New Romance Releases To Heat Up Your TBR

If your Kindle is looking a little too well-behaved, these new releases are ready to cause trouble—in the best way. From task-force chaos and small-town possessive heroes to high-stakes MM romantic suspense and a tequila-soaked second-chance rom-com, here are four fresh romances to add to your one-click list. Smoke and …

Beginner’s Guide To Motorcycle Club Romance

So you’re MC-curious… Maybe a friend pressed a biker romance into your hands. Maybe your FYP keeps whispering “patched antihero.” Either way—welcome. Motorcycle Club (MC) romances serve grit with devotion, danger with found family, and a heat level that doesn’t apologize. Real talk: this guide was a long time coming. …

Collage of spicy, high-rated contemporary romance picks across MC, mafia, sports, billionaire, rockstar, small-town, rom-com, single-parent, Western—featuring V. Theia, Ana Huang, Penelope Douglas, Elle Kennedy, Danielle Lori, Christina Lauren, Helen Hoang, Ashley Jade, Lorelei James, Elsie Silver, Maya Banks, Claudia Connor, Sierra Simone.

Contemporary Romance Subgenres

Updated 11/25/2025 A Reader’s Guide Some romances hook you with plot. Contemporary romance hooks you with vibe. Do you want small-town comfort and meddling neighbors? Glamorous billionaire chaos? A locker-room slow burn or an outlaw’s “ride or die”? Subgenres are the shortcut—they shape the world, the mood, and how the …

Top 5 Romance Genres Readers Can’t Get Enough Of

When you reach for a romance, you’re usually reaching for a feeling first—comfort during the week and also after a long week, heat that delivers, tension that snaps, or a clean escape from real life. Genres are the shortcuts to those feelings. They come with quiet promises: historicals offer slow-burn …

Best Spicy MC Romance Picks

Looking for MC romance that hits fast and hard? This list comprises only the high-heat staples that readers still rate highly on Goodreads and purchase on Amazon. What you’ll find: explicit on-page heat, filthy banter, and thick club politics. What you won’t: fade-to-black, timid pacing, or endless will-they/won’t-they indecisiveness. When …

Holiday Romance Kindle Deals

Holiday Romance Kindle Deals Here we are in the middle of the week…and only 5 days before Christmas. This is my favorite time of the year, how about you?  I love getting presents, almost as much as I love giving them.  There I was searching for more books to read on …

Holiday Romance Freebies

Free Holiday Romance Kindle Books

I’m so excited!  This is my very first post on Raunchy Reads! All my holiday shopping is done…but here comes the gift wrapping part.  I hope your holiday shopping is complete or almost… I know this time of year, we are busy hitting the malls or spending all our time …