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Colorful Book Spines

fave books
you won't see
on TikTok, pt 1

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It's a crime that these
contemporary romances
aren't better known

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Former Olympic swimmer Eamon Roy is one of my favorite MMCs ever (and inspired Nick from Parallel). He's the one-night stand Sarina never forgot, and though she's now with someone else, their chemistry is fire.

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Alice Clayton is known for Wallbanger. I love the Redhead series so much more, and have read it multiple times. Reverse age gap between struggling actress Grace and British heartthrob Jack.

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Looks like YA and I guess it sort of is (it's a college student and her TA) but this one has the fuck-it moment to end all fuck-it moments.

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If you don't like cheating books, this isn't for you. It's HOT and also really unexpected. You'll understand why she's cheating and start falling in love with her husband (who she still adores) at the same time. Unlike any other book.

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I don't even especially like friends-to-lovers or roommates-to-lovers but I ate this book up in one sitting.

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I don't think I've ever read a bad book by Megan Hart. This one is a HEAVY read but so worth it. By night, Mary takes care of her paralyzed and bitter husband. At work each day, her friendship with Joe is blossoming & she's living vicariously through his debauched tales of one night stands. This sounds like it can't have a happy ending or even a bittersweet one but trust me on this.

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I loved this story of Ally, a young professor who allows herself a steamy weekend with Jake, a hot student, while her teen daughter is away. One decade later, he comes home with her daughter. (True story...I KNOW SOMEONE THIS HAPPENED TO.)

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It's possible this one should have gone on the spicy list because it's VERY spicy, but I'm putting it here because it's foremost a romance between two broken people: Olivia, an almost-virgin getting sex/dating lessons from her playboy buddy Nate.

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