French heroine with abusive past is now chef at ski resort. The emergence of this subgenre both reflects and participates in a shift of what is acceptable to say about breast cancer and expands the range of romance novel topics, including, among other innovations, cancer narratives for lesbian and African American characters. Consensual rape fantasy (check CWs). **, Sexy contemporary; first person hero POV. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. Romantic suspense. Her mother passed away, and she's recently undergone a major body transformation after losing a lot of weight. Club owner and cancer survivor hero falls for a heroine before realizing that her father is his enemy. Heroine is having the worst week of her life when an actor moves into her apartment and makes everything more complicated. She is stronger than he is and he knows it. They fall in love, he dies, and her tennis game suffers (and, along with it, her chances for that scholarship), so she takes to driving Keiths beat-up yellow truck around and entering it in a car show. published 2014, avg rating 4.05 This email will be used to sign into all New York sites. Listen to the The Hating Game episode of Fated Mates. Hero is an Ideal gentleman. Heroine is faking perfection. 126 min Sexy local carpenter helps. Comedy, Drama, Fantasy. Online resources can help with your search for a half-remembered book, even if all you have is a basic plot line. Listen, I know. The hero has known her for years and loves her, but her struggle is that she must feel complete again, if not physically, emotionally, first. Second book (How Not to Let Go) required for happily ever after. 15. There might be ghosts? Theres definitely . Regency historical; Charlie & the Chocolate Factory meets the Bachelor. The last book in the series, This Duchess of Mine, is one of my favorite estranged lovers romance. Old School (ish). Old School Romance. -Heroine's illness/disability isn't magically cured. Itsthe story of a divorced woman recovering from an abusive marriage. Gus Van Sant directs Henry Hopper as Enoch, who visits other peoples funerals for no apparent reason. Forthright mathematician heroine and a terribly handsome duke work together to unlock a cipher that promises wild riches. Jemma and Elijah's emotional reunion (I know I always cry, but I cried . BDSM. BUY INDIE. Heroine is the domme who helps him let go. My first historical. The whole Ink series delivers on that big romance family trope that I love so much, but heres the eldest, Ill-never-get-married brother who falls for a woman with a broken heart and is willing to wait for her to see hes the one to mend it. High fantasy romance. $0.01M, PG-13 Stars: Exceedingly competent workaholic heroine bent on revenge ends up accidentally pregnant by her nemesis. 1. 95 min A little bit D/s romance, a little bit boss/employee romance and a really terrific, uniquely structured romance. When the Stars Fall Down by Anne Stuart, which won the 1986 Single Title Romance RITA when it was named Banish Misfortune, tackles the everyday sexual harassment that women encounter at work (sadly the sexual harassment described in the book is all too depressingly current), and shows the emotional cost of this harassment. Listen to the Fated Mates Best Romance of 2021 episode. And do not read about it before you read it.BUY INDIE. BUY INDIE, Two doctors in 1830s New York City, one trans himself, work together to help a trans patient in one of the Citys mental hospitals and fall in love. NYC-set sexy contemporary; New York police officer hero, rich-girl heroine. Gothic Regency -- grave robbers sell the hero to the heroine's father for anatomy research, not realizing he's not actually dead (he's actually a duke!). Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature BUY INDIE, Stunning erotic historical debut with hints of gothic and modern. Its sweet and lovely and deeply kinky, matching a curvy girl with a wounded warrior and the Kansas farmer who loves them both. Love is the best medicine in these hurt/comfort stories. By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive email correspondence from us. Gybbon will care for this feisty woman who wants justice for her family. Plus-sized heroine horribly bullied in high school falls for her bully in college. I scrolled through listed books on good reads tagged with heroine sick/has breast cancer but i wasnt able to look through all of them. D. Nichole King (Goodreads Author) (shelved 2 times as illness-cancer-heroine) avg rating 4.31 1,971 ratings published 2014. | Gross: Witty banter, sexy hero, kissing over donuts and some of the most honest fat rep Ive read. That scene is probably one of the funniest openings to a romance novel ever. The ebook comes bundled with Welcome to Temptationanother of my favorites! Includes older maid finding her sexy self! Spending a few weeks together in his brother's keep is proving to be a deeply alluring prospect, but surely they can't put their hearts before their carefully-laid plans? Daryl Hannah, Votes: Its bonkers and I tore through it. BUY INDIE, Steampunk paranormal;Dirty talking hero has metal heart that is killing him. Hells Belles Book 1 -- A little bit girl gang, a little bit sisters best friend-to-lover, a little bit scandalous heroine meets secretive heroand a lot fierce, sexy fated mates. In It Had To Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, winner of 1994 Best Romance Award, the first chapter is set at the funeral of the heroines father, a ruthless businessman and owner of the Chicago Stars NFL team. I don't remember how old it was or a lot but here is what I remember, heroine had cancer and she runs away from the hero to live in a different city i think. He's spent years trying to stop Frankie Langtry's gang but Rose is a different matter. Absolutely magnificent Chicago-set contemporary. This stunning Gilded Age romance novel is proof. Beautiful, honest, sexy book. She draws up a bucket list, which includes finding love with her neighbor Adam (Jeremy Irvine) even though hes caring for his ill mother and mourning his fathers death. Heroine needs a fake-boyfriend to fend off irritating family questions, and finds one in sexy single-dad contractor. Look it up. | At turns deeply romantic and wildly funny, this asks the question: what if "the perfect match" wasn't just a hopebut actual science? Small-town contemporary. Hero is DA. A badass bartender heroine and a professor work are at odds on the future of her grandmothers bar. It's a dangerous job, maybe the most treacherous in the Pacific Northwest, but it's the perfect way for Jesse to give up the real world and reject all social contact. (2001): Baz Luhrmanns masterpiece is a love-it-or-hate-it kind of movie, but between the killer mashup soundtrack, the glorious art direction, and one of the best performances of Nicole Kidmans post-Cruise resurgence, its probably more loved than it is hated. All these details are clues in identifying the title and author of the book. Georgian historical. I know how it sounds. Plus-sized heroine bullied and mocked by her peers. Delicious and sexy and very very old school. Elizabeth Shue plays Sera, the prostitute whose love isnt quite enough to save him. Leaving Las Vegas (1995): Nicolas Cage may have made a few stinkers after starring in this film, but he certainly deserved his Oscar for playing Ben, an alcoholic who goes to Las Vegas to literally drink himself to death. But when Merry is injured, she searches for warmth in an isolated building. Sexy, honest romance. Me Before You (2016): Will (Sam Claflin) is paralyzed in a motorcycle accident and decides to commit assisted suicide. Merman hero, forced to hunt heroine who can foretell death. Adam Shankman Which is a lot. Chicago-set contemporary romance;Bollywood star heroine returns to US to face emotional past & childhood love. RELATED: 14 Western Romance Books to Make You Yearn for a Cowboy of Your Own. This one is a decades-long childhood friends to star-crossed lovers story, and when HEA happens, youll be breathless with it. Delicious, emotional erotic contemporary. Love Story (1970): It is probably because of this old gem one of the saddest and most romantic movies of all time, which was nominated for a slew of Oscars, won five Golden Globes, and conquered the box office that we have this entire genre in the first place. | She disagrees.BUY INDIE, First in a contemporary duology. 2,113 ratings **, BUY INDIE; Listen to the Best Romance of 2020 Fated Mates podcast. Seth Rogen, Imagine if the XMen were less superhero-y and also sexy, broken men. Shailene Woodley gives an excellent performance as Hazel, a teen with thyroid cancer who meets the love of her life, Augustus (Ansel Elgort), at a support group for teens with terminal illnesses. 1,212 ratings You probably started on Google, typing in everything you could remember about the title, book cover, plot, and characters. Astonishingly, that circle of life ending is one of the least hoary tropes in this movie. Guilt-stricken, Morgan decides to take care of her. Bareknuckle Bastards Book I - Absolute scoundrel reprobate hero bent on revenge seduces the heroine out from under his enemyand falls head over heels in love. Heroine finally shows him and they reconcile. (Buy Indie), Delicious secret billionaire story. First in a delicious, catnippy series. Harry Connick Jr., But it seems that no one else is liking the minty-fresh look. $35.01M, PG-13 Not Sell My Personal Information. Chef heroine has escaped an abusive relationship and returned home to start a food truck; falls for the gruff-but-kind chef next door. (Rules of Scoundrels Book 1), Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover: The Fourth Rule of Scoundrels (Rules of Scoundrels), The Day of the Duchess: Scandal & Scoundrel, Book III, Wicked and the Wallflower: Bareknuckle Bastards Book 1, Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord (Love by Numbers Book 2), One Good Earl Deserves a Lover: The Second Rule of Scoundrels (Rules of Scoundrels), The Rogue Not Taken: Scandal & Scoundrel, Book I, Brazen and the Beast: The Bareknuckle Bastards Book II, Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart (Love by Numbers Book 3), No Good Duke Goes Unpunished: The Third Rule of Scoundrels (Rules of Scoundrels Book 3), A Scot in the Dark: Scandal & Scoundrel, Book II, How the Dukes Stole Christmas: A Holiday Romance Anthology, Daring and the Duke: The Bareknuckle Bastards Book III, A Duke Worth Falling For: A Secret Duke Novella. The pair fall in love, but he offs himself anyway, which inspired a boycott and the hashtag#MeBeforeEuthanasiaon Twitter. Leaving Las Vegas (1995): Nicolas Cage may have made a few stinkers after starring in this film, but he certainly deserved his Oscar for playing Ben, an alcoholic who goes to Las Vegas to . **, American-set MMF mail-order-bride romance that delivers on all levels. Its a fitting end for the bizarre romance between this death-obsessed pair. Aww. Sometimes that yields the results you're looking for, but other times you end up hitting a brick wall. Its not a sad or tragic book. Thief heroine steals one penny from his hoard. But the genre also explores other traumas aside from rape or physical assault. It could really simplify you narrow down your book search. with a dark side falls for a new-in-town architect who shares his taste for bondage. I love you) that lead her on a scavenger hunt to his native Ireland, where he throws her into the arms of his childhood best friend, William (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). Heroine lives next door to hero, whose bed bangs the wall every time he does it. Sexy contemporary. Things you buy through our links may earnVox Mediaa commission. Second-chance inspirational romance story in 1935 Georgia between a teacher and the boxer who left to make his fortune so he could return worthy of her. Whatever will they do? Heroine leaves her cheating husband and finds herself in Paris, with the help of a dreamy painter. Lion-shifter hero, heroine is reluctant conduit for his magical energy. Request Permissions. Puck Me Secretly (A Vancouver Wolves Hockey Romance Book 1) By Stone, Odette. Intense and romantic and complex. A love story set against the backdrop of family responsibility and expectation.BUY INDIE. Aro hero. I also want to get Early Bird Books newsletter featuring book deals, recommendations, and giveaways. Very bananas. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. Heroine is cat hunter. Friends-with-benefits turned lovers. BUY INDIE, Four beautiful historical novellas set in post-Civil War and Civil Rights Era America. Hes a hockey star, shes the daughter of the team owner, training to take over. Her November is Nelson, Keanu Reeves at his saddest. Hero & heroine wake up in Scottish hotel room married with no memory of the night before. The first in a truly bananas hockey series this one begins with the hero & heroine surviving a plane crash only to discover that they work together. A full five bananas on the bananas scale. Pleasure at Home. BUY INDIE, Delightful modern-day secret baby story -- a one-night stand turns into much more when the hero & heroine meet again 4 months later. score: 989 , and 10 people voted. Impossible Love. 1,952 ratings Sometimes, crowdsourcing can take a little time, but it can be really helpful. Hero is sentenced to 200 hours of community service at a non-profit run by the heroine. Unloved by Katy Regnery. Guilt stricken and smothered by grief, he moves to a tiny coastal community and takes up the position of the local lighthouse keeper. Each book features a different kink; explored with sexiness and emotion. NYC-set contemporary romance; chef hero, heroine trying to prove herself to her celebrity chef mom. Josh Boone Arranged marriage to hot Scotsman. Isnt that the sweetest thing that ever happened? Hero (in love with another) agrees to marry her for her reputation. He's a hockey star, she's the daughter of the team owner, training to take over. You\'ll receive the next newsletter in your inbox. Stars: Sexy contemporary. Billionaire heroine makes a deal to get her brother out of prison,FBI agent hero plays her fake boyfriend. He goes to Italy to recover but never makes it home. Drama, Romance. College-set contemporary;Poor heroine & billionaire hero trade places. Four-volumes about young Ivy Leavold, who turns up at her cousin's home to find her dead, and her husband deeply compelling. Usually in breast cancer romances, the heroine has lost a breast (and sometimes hair) to cancer, feels unattractive in her altered body, and fears she will never be loved or desired again. Romance.io is a website that suggest . Most of these romances begin not when the heroines are traumatized, but when they have decided to take action to improve their lives. Second in a delightful erotic historical series -- hero is an Alpha submissive, heroine is the girl he loved madly but got away because he was afraid to tell her the truth. Paranormal;Little Mermaid retelling. Warrior is a contemporary western-set category, originally published as a Silhouette Desire. This one isn't for everyone, but it was definitely for me. Neither are used to asking for a shoulder to lean on, even when they need it. Incredibly intense erotic contemporary romance. 3. Smart, feminist, sweet contemporary. Instead, Heroine stops him & ruins him instead. Doctor hero is eager to build a medical research center threatening heroines artists community. Im up to 70 books in my Great RITA Read, and I cannot stress how wrong this assumption is. Erotic contemporary; artist heroine paints tattoo on movie star hero, and they can't get enough of each other. A vampire romance set in the reimagined court of Versailles, in a world where vampires exist and everyone knows. Shes started her own business, a bakery/coffee shop on a beautifully described island in the Carolinas, and is doing all she can to provide stability and love to her son. Hunky owner wants to love her. | Peter Coyote, BUY INDIE, 18th C. Caribbean-set historical; pirate hero &innocent heroine seek a missing jewel.