Romance, a little on the wild side
Romance lovers looking for... ahem... more have many options these days. From Harlequin's Blaze series, to steaming hot books called erotic romance by authors such as Angela Knight, Kresley Cole, Lora Leigh, and Sherrilyn Kenyon. This quote from USA Today says it all. "More women want more fiction about what's going on between the sheets...." From the sudden glut of publishers publishing erotic romance and erotica, it's clear the market is there—but in my opinion, the market's been there all along, untapped by the big New York publishers until now.
My view of erotic romance is my own, but maybe you'll share it with me.
My only guarantee for what you'll find here is my personal likes and dislikes. Although not every book is something I personally love, they all intrigue, and where I can, I make recommendations for reading—or avoiding!
Highly Recommended List
These books currently have my heart. Any sequels are on my to-be-read-immediately list and I can recommend these stories wholeheartedly as hot and sexy romance reading!
- Immortal Sea (Berkley Sensation) by Virginia Kantra - Highly Recommended
Absolutely wonderful reading. Morgan isn't human, and Virginia Kantra captures his otherworldliness perfectly as he comes to accept love.
Read my review - Body Master (Berkley Sensation) by C.J. Barry - Highly Recommended
Sexy and great! This book is one of my favorites of the year.
Read my review - Jungle Heat (Carina Press) by Bonnie Dee - Highly Recommended
I loved this story. I can't say exactly why, but the take on Tarzan was absolutely wonderful, with none of the silliness one might expect. Two guys, but absolutely delicious romance!
Read my review - Burning Up (Berkley Sensation) by Angela Knight, Meljean Brook, Nalini Singh, Virginia Kantra - Highly Recommended
Sexy, sexy book with four stories of paranormal romance. I do love anthologies and this is an excellent one!
Read my review - Song of the Fallen: Counterpoint (Guiltless Pleasure) by Rachel Haimowitz - Highly Recommended
Really great book—but I have to warn you...there is a serious cliffhanger ending and the next book is not going to be released for nearly a year! Read it anyway. :)
Read my review - Don't Kill the Messenger (Berkley Sensation) by Eileen Rendahl - Recommended
Entertaining and different, this paranormal tale kept me glued to the page. Very light on the sex, though, so be warned.
Read my review
There's more... see all the recommended books. (Authors, your best chance to get on this list is to send your book for review!)
Pages to visit
- The Erotic Reader Newsletter: Receive reading recommendations by email. Periodic publication.
- Harlequin Blaze Books: Blazing the way into the world of spicy hot romance, the Blaze line brought a new level of heat to series romance and we love it.
- Erotic Romance Novels: An author list that leads you to some of the best erotic romance novels available for reading.
- Erotic Romance Anthologies: Sometimes shorter is better! You'll find sexy short stories in some of the best anthology offerings available.
- Berkley Sensation: Sensual, full length novels from Berkley. The Berkley Sensation book list has been updated to include a large number of the sexy romance novels. Not all these books are "erotic" romance though, so the heat level varies wildly between books.
- Berkley Heat: Almost purely erotic romance, these books are hot, hot, hot!
- NAL Heat: Most are erotic romance, but some of these books are pure erotica. Watch out if you're like me and you need that HEA ending. :)
- Avon Red Books: Erotic romance, just slightly hotter than the Brava line, but usually romance focused.
- Kensington Brava Books: Sensual, full length novels, by authors who know how to write about sex and love.
- Red Sage Books: Anthologies like no other. Each Red Sage book is a treat to read. Hot, hot, hot.
- Black Lace Books: Women's erotica, but many of the books have true romance at heart! And the ones that don't will still curl your toes with delight.
- Erotica Novels & Anthologies: The romance may not always be there, but the sex sure is! Purely sinful fantasies.
More pages to visit
- The Erotic Reader Blog: Keep up to date with site news and erotic romance book news. Read the blog. For an even easier way to keep in touch, subscribe to the RSS feed.
- Harlequin Temptation: The line was discontinued, but many of the Temptation authors can be found in Blaze now.
- Erotic Toys, Games, & Stuff: For those who want to live with hot and spicy romance in the real world.
- Hot Stuff: Sometimes we need to visualize those heroes to make a story come alive!
- In Celebration of Men: Books dedicated to the male physique.
- Recommended Reading: Don't know where to start? Start by reading these recommended books. Also see my current reading list.
- Romantic (Erotic?) Art: Erotic / romantic art prints and posters.
- Writer Resources: Maybe you want to write your own erotic romance stories, but don't know where to begin. Check out these books for erotica writers.
