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Est. 2026 — Adults 18+Vol. I

For readers who want their
romance with heat.

A catalog organized the way you actually shop, by the trope, the heat level, and the content warnings that matter. Spicy hockey, dark mafia, slow burn fantasy. Filter ruthlessly. Be honest about what you like.

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Romantasy · Book One
Cinder & Crown
Vesper Hale
Hockey Romance
The Heat Between
Mara Quinn
Small-town Witches
Wax & Wick
Tess Iyer
Dark Fae · Book Two
Crown of Briars
Avia Soto
By heat level

Five rungs of the ladder.

01
Sweet

Fade to black. The yearning lives in the language.

02
Behind closed doors

Door closes. You know what happened, you didn't watch.

03
Warm

On-page but tender. Skin, breath, no choreography.

04
Steamy

Explicit and frequent. Choreographed. Heat is the plot.

05
Explicit

Extended, anatomical, kink-forward. Read with the door locked.

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Hand-picked. Not algorithmic.

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Her Soul to Take
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Water Bound
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Paranormal Romance Starter Pack

Vampires, werewolves, demons, and the readers who fall for them. Start here.

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Libertine in Love
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The Lonely Earl
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When Love Awaits
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Friday's Child
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Spicy Historical Picks

Regency dukes and Victorian rakes. For when you want corsets and consequence.

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The Cruel Prince
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Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter)
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Her Soul to Take
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The Darkest Pleasure
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Fantasy Romance Must Reads

Romantasy that delivers world building plus a slow burn payoff.

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