r/paranormalromance

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Hi everyone!

I'm looking for paranormal, fantasy, or sci-fi romance books where the Male Main Character (MMC) shares his mind/body with a literal inner beast or separate entity that has its own distinct voice and personality.

Ideally, I want a dynamic where:

•The inner beast/entity has its own thoughts and actively talks to the MMC.

•The inner beast is absolutely feral or deeply possessive over the Female Main Character (FMC), claiming her as his "mate" or "mine" before the human MMC even realizes it or accepts it.

•The FMC sometimes interacts with or notices the shift when the "other side" takes the driver's seat.

I don't care about the specific species—he can be a werewolf, dragon, fae, demon, alien, or monster. I just really want that distinct dual-mind vibe where the monster inside him is completely unhinged and obsessed with her.

!! My only drawback is monster smut !!

Drop as many recommendations as possible please because I've read many books and can't name all of them 😭Thank you!

hiii so i've always loved paranormal romance. i JUST finished Emma Hamm Deep Water series and would LOVE more books like that. her world building imo was just the right amount of story and lore to keep me interested but not too much i got bored. i loveddd how she wrote the fmc.
ive read a lot of Jeanine Frosts Night Huntress and Night Prince novels, again LOVEDDDDDUHH 10/10
Alien books like Ruby Dixions Ice Planets Aliens or Obsidian by Jen L Armentrout.
Love the whole angel concept too, like Hush Hush or Fallen. only i want that just an adult smutty version😭 vampires, werewolves, aliens, and now mermen. i'm literally so obsessed i need more merman recs but anything else is welcome PLEASEEE
i read another merman book that i found on here abt an ex model w agoraphobia who messages her merman online but i cannot remember the name or find it in kindle anymore

Ok im looking for funny books with vampires, or witches or heck even werewolves going on a vacation. Any length book is ok, bonus if its kindle unlimited

I really would like to find these type of books, because unlike any men who wants to defeat a dragon and save the princes, I would like to in the other hand choose dragoness over a princess.

If anyone have a title in mind, pls share them with me, I'll add them to my list.

I'm new to paranormal romance. (I usually read high fantasy romance). But I love shifters, and there's honestly not many in high fantasy tbh, besides dragon shifters.

I have Bride and Mate already on my TBR, but I want to know what else is out there. I've tried searching on romance.io but the "werewolves" tag isn't specific enough, since a book could technically *have* werewolves in it but neither the fmc or mmc is one themselves. So it makes a lot to sort through.

I'm looking for shifter mmc, i.e. werewolf or other, and the fmc is either human, or a shifter as well. If she is human, she needs to either become a shifter by the end of the book, or atleast, have her life extended to match the mmc. Needs to be spice level of 3 or higher.

Things I don't like:

- absolutely no non/con, or consenual non con. I can tolerate a little bit of dub con, but would rather avoid that as well. If the mmc attempts something like this I want the FMC to immediately put him in his place.

- no rejected mate trope, *Unless*, the rejection is because the one rejecting is trying to protect the other mc, but in the end, those two still end up together.

-No love triangle, or om/ow. I cannot stand it when one of the mcs has s*x with someone other than eachother once the series starts. It's an immediate dnf for me. I can only tolerate om/ow if the mmc and fmc only have eyes for eachother, and the om/ow is only there to cause jealousy and tension.

-no breeding kink / pregnancy trope. I want the focus to be on their desire for eachother. Not their desire to procreate. It's ok if they have children in the epilogue, or something, but I don't want it to be the main focus of their relationship.

-no poly or reverse harem. MxF only, no MxM please. .... I could take some FxF recs tho if any exists.

-(Content Warning) The FMC cannot have been r*ped in her past. I can handle past SA that didn't involve penetration, but any more than that makes me extremely uncomfortable. I can handle it if it is a third party character, just not the FMC.

Things I do like:

I really enjoy fated mates, but it is not a requirement.

I enjoy it when there is a good amount of scenes with MMC (and even FMC) in their shifted forms. Whether they are playing, hunting, or fighting.

I much prefer sweet/kind mmcs over mean/alphahole mmcs, but I'll read all sorts.

Thank you for the recs in advance!

Just saw a post asking if anyone was interested in reverse ago gap. I’ve been really into reverse age gap lately but I can’t find many. I tried romance.io but didn’t find much. Can anyone suggest some? Preferably on KU, but doesn’t have to be. Would prefer half decent writing and plot, not all smut just to have it. Bonus points if FMC is curvy or has chronic illness.

I’m not really into really dark romance, or mafia, or MC. I’ll read them if they’re good, though.

Monster, alien, PRN and RH are fine, too.

Kink is fine.

MF or MFM, MMF and reverse harem are fine.

Thank you!!

I’m looking for more series similar to the Crave and Vampire Academy series.

Okay I need some help. I didn’t realize I’m tired of the fated mate trope that is easily predictable even if the FMC experiences some horrific trauma that might make her reject.
The wolf king has a couple of things I like

1. >!A “mate” that does not end up being a true mate!<
2. Very complicated political intrigue
3. Otherworldly issues
4. FMC undergoes trauma.
   \->!imprisonment, silver burns!<
   \-honestly >!due to my own trauma issues I wish there was more sexual trauma.!<

Idk the entire series seems so much more complicated.
I really am only very familiar with dark romance like still beating by Jennifer hartmann or Los diablos syndicate by Bex Dawn.

But I really like the shifter trope especially where a mate feels what the other does.
Helpppppp