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Our Favorite Star-Crossed Lovers Romance Books Like Romeo and Juliet

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Ahhhhhhhh… forbidden love. Always so angsty, and painful, and intense (and sometimes, so tragic) and yet sooooooo satisfying. The ultimate guilty pleasure! Forbidden can be for so many reasons (age issues, positions of power, and even more risqué stuff) but this version of “forbidden love” is a classic!! Forbidden to be together due to family feuds and loyalties… such unfairness for the two that are so in love.

Julie asked for this particular list and I AM THRILLED to compile it with our favorites. 😀 read more

Our Favorite Books with Older Main Characters & Couples – 30s & 40s and on…

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We’re looking to fall in love with older main characters and older couples (that are in love or almost there 😉 ), so we made a list! But what do we call this genre? I did a bit of research!

Eloquently labeled in this USA Today article, this genre is being dubbed seasoned romance, mature romance and midlife love. They all sound right to me. But basically, romance books featuring main characters in their 30s, 40s, 50s and beyond is what this list is all about. 😀

Anna: Hi Maryse- I’ve been following your blog for years and i love all the reviews and recommendations.   I’m looking for books featuring older characters – say in their 40’s, or even late 30’s.  I know Kristen Ashley had the Magdalene series, which I just re-read for the third or fourth time.  Any others out there you’d recommend? read more

Reader Favorites – In the Mood for Age Gap Romance Books? I have a list for that!

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It’s time for “May-December romance” after our own hearts!! Whether you’re in the mood for an older woman and a younger man, or an older man with a younger woman, we’ve built lists of book recommendations for you to pick and choose from to your hearts content! 😀

This particular trope (Age Gap Romance) seems to be one of my most popular list requests these days, but each time I get a reader request for another Age Gap list, it gets even more defined.

Serena: yes!!! So many great books on this list. read more

Our Favorite Age Gap Romance Books

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This trope is becoming a fast favorite (or has been for some time now) but the requests for reader recommendations have been numerous, all of the sudden!! AND I AM ALL IN!

Nikki: Hi Maryse! Any chance we could see a list of popular age gap romance? I feel like I’m in a year long hangover from Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas so definitely more recommendations for books like that! Lol.

Michele: I love age gap books with the man a lot older , I added the two to my kindle , do you have any more suggestions for age gap books. read more

Our Favorite Dark and Gritty Biker Romance Books

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Time for an update on our favorite biker & MC (motorcycle club) books. We made quite the list a few years ago (our Ultimate List of Biker Books), which I will be updating soon, but then I received this very specific request for recommendations (and a sort of reader confession in itself), and I’m THRILLED to put this together for her (and us).

Okay so… April is looking for some biker book recommendations (HEA NOT necessary). Ooooooh she’s got a dark streak! She asks:

April: I’m hoping you can help me. Looking for a good M.C. book. And something that is a little darker. I’m not a HEA girl. So the darker the better… read more

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