Omegaverse Romances

as the title suggests, any romance books with female dominant (femdom). with or without bdsm

if you have some kinks you found new in that book do mention it kindly

something like cheek pinch is also fine with me. non smut books where she domineeringly pinches his chin/cheek (preferably frequently).

anything like bald head rub, hair pulling, playing with a chain he is wearing around his neck, anything his fine. but only romance books female dominant.

en: truly helpless by joey w hill. : honestly i have never read such a well wrtiiten pony play scene.

Yesterday I checked my wishlist to see if anything on there was on sale and to my surprise almost everything was on sale for $14 or less, most was $7-$9, and it said the sale was going away in 7 days. Naturally, I bought a few books and I figured I would come back over the next week and get more. I first saw the sale around 8:30am cst, checked out around 1:30pm cst, and by the time I got home around 2:30 to continue looking through my wishlist all the sale prices were gone. Weird right? The same thing happened about a week and a half ago when they randomly had a sale- not quite as good of a sale- but it said the sale was going on for the next 10 days. I bought one book, then a few hours later the sale went away. On both occasions there was no landing page for the sale or any kind of indication of the sale. I get them having random flash sales, but don’t advertise it as it being a sale that lasts days when it will be gone in a matter of hours! Anyway, I guess I’ll consider myself lucky that I got the books at a discounted price, but I just wondered if I was the only one that noticed. I think I’ll just post in here the next time they have these random sales so everyone else can get the discounts too!

Book with sister assassins

Hi! I read a series I think on KU and I really liked it but I cannot remember what it is. I remember that she was an assassin with her sisters (I don’t think they’re actually related) and I think that she was involved with the prince of the series because she sneaks into the castle. Does anyone have any idea what it could be? Thanks!!

You guys, I just need to scream into the void for a minute.

I loved the book Homebound by Lydia Hope. I'm a sucker for sci-fi, especially with a post apocalypse feel and a captured hero. Lydia Hope rarely comes out with new books, so I made sure to buy a physical copy of her new release, Seven Oars. Guys, this book disgusted me so much, I think the author is going to be on my Do Not Read EVER list. The book is about a group of women who are held captive together. Our FMC is half human, half alien, and her life has been filled with prejudice and hardship because of this. One of the women she's captured with, Daphne, is the daughter of a mother daughter pair, and she's written as someone who has a developmental disability. The way the author described this character sickened me. My career has been supporting individuals with developmental disabilities in various capacities. I have worked with people who engaged in behaviors like Daphne's when they weren't able to communicate in other ways. I never once thought of those people in any way close to the way this character is written, and imagining the idea of someone treating them like this author seems to think is appropriate breaks my heart. Daphne is written much more like an animal than a human. Not one positive thing about her was said, not one facet of her personality outside of her disability was mentioned. Every time Daphne is talked about, its in statements like this:

"She was an odd one, Daphne. They all knew the girl had challenges, but it was her habit of staring that unsettled them. More than once, Rosamma found herself the object of Daphne’s intense, unblinking scrutiny, her eyes wide-open, her face slack and unemotional."

"Eze was checking on Daphne, who appeared dazed. “What can I feed her? And she wet her pants.” Alyesha cursed but doggedly dug through the pile of garbage in the corner, locating some rags. “Here, make a diaper out of it or something.”

"Daphne’s fist closed over Anske’s face, twisting her nose and cheek as if trying to tear them off. “Daphne, no, stop it!” Eze screeched. “Look at the yellow square. Look! And the purple!” She picked up the book, waving it around frantically."

I was shocked that an author in today's world would write someone with a disability much more like a thing than a person. For years, people with developmental disabilities and their loved ones have advocated tirelessly to be treated as whole and complex people, and this book felt like a huge step back to those ideals. So many times Daphne is described as odd, or weird, without any positive adjectives at all. And Lydia Hope's books are literally about how aliens get treated as less than at times just because they're different, and about how wrong that is!

Then, near the end of the novel, the author actually had the women jokingly call each other the r word as an insult.

I dont know if I'm reading too much into this, or if anyone will relate at all. Im just having big feelings about this and dont know where else to vent my sadness at feeling so let down by an author.

Hello, lovely people. If you could spare me some of your time and help me find this book, I would be most grateful as I have quite the craving for it. My brain is itching for me to read it again. I read it a while ago, so I don’t remember all the details. The mmc and fmc definitely knew each other since they were children. Their houses sat next to each other. I remember a particular scene involving a book about etiquette (or something like, how to be a duchess?) being left on the bench by the young mmc. I think the mmc is a duke? While the fmc is the daughter of a businessman or something… It’s not much but that’s all I can remember. I think there’s also a scene where they communicate by handkerchiefs (?) hung on their windows (?). Please help this girl out 🥺

I'm reading {Chasing Shelter by Catherine Cowles} and she has yanked me straight out of the scene where MCs finally kiss with the line "I moaned as his tongue dueled with mine." 😂

What clichés have you been amazed to actually see on the page?

I know this seems a little odd for some but I'm looking for another way to read smut other than my KU. I understand that KU has the rights to some books but if I can't read at least some smut it isn't worth the hassle for me being disabled to try and go get a card.

TIA 😊

This is a SHOT IN THE DARK lol.

I had a flash this weekend of a book I read probably 20 years ago-- contemporary at the time, so written in the 90s or early 2000s. I do remember that it was a contentious relationship between the FMC and MMC and perhaps the heroine had curly dark hair. I bet there was a scene where they both got super wet/sodden like a rainstorm or getting dunked in a pool.

The thing that stands out in my memory though is how the FMC's physical strength (lack of) was emphasized constantly. I KNOW the phrase "puny fists" was used multiple times-- something like she was railing at him but her "puny fists" were making no difference in his bulk. I also *think* there was a moment she flexed her bicep (FOR the MMC) and it was like a tiny lump. Truly this woman was described as being so weak and tiny-- I think ultimately it became a thing between the two of them that he was trying to get her stronger??

So curious if anyone has a mind like mine where these little bits float to the surface!!

This author is a hit or miss for me- I’m hearing good things about her newest though and I’m interested. What are the ages in the book? Including her ex, since from what I’ve read it doesn’t seem like the age gap is too big between the two MC’s?

{Wild Card by Elsie Silver}

I read this book maybe 5-ish years ago, but it could have been as recent as 3 years ago. It was an MC series and I think it took place in the western US, possibly California.

The FMC was the teacher of the MMC's child (a daughter I believe, maybe around age 8-12) and the MMC was a single dad and some kind of officer in the MC. I don't think he was the president, but maybe.

I remember the house the MC lived in was all guys (and in gross condition) and when the teacher started staying over, she began cooking for the guys.

I feel like there was a side character named Viking or maybe Ice (and was said to have resembled a Viking) and he got his own book later in the series and he may have been into illegal fighting for money?

Around the same time I read another book, different from the teacher one, that was definitely about a MC in California and one of the books had an FMC who was a carnie! She lived in a trailer as part of the carnival and she managed games. I can't remember if the carnie book was the same series as the one with the teacher or not.

The MC was located near a stop of the carnival and that's how FMC and MMC met.

I'm not sure if the teacher FMC and carnival worker FMC were in the same series. I don't think so, but the memories of both books blur a bit together.

I want to re-read both books, but can't find either in my library now, so they were likely KU books at some point.

Any help appreciated!!

I'm currently on chapter 6 of {The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni}. I’m enjoying parts of it but struggling a little bit to finish. For those who’ve read it, does it get better?”

Saw a scene from the serie Working Moms where the FMC Jenny roasts a dad on their kids playground, and he matches her energy back. Unfortunately can't link the clip due to autobot. Just an example of the roast level: "Did someone legit let you put a baby inside them, or did you just stole him so you could compared dick sizes?" And his reply: "looool 😂 Same questions for you but for boobs!"

So, just 2 mature, stable adults with a dark, sarcastic sense of humor (playfull banter) who can let out their full blown "mean" sense of humor around eachother because they know the other can handle it easily.

Also ok with a MMC who is kinda a sunshine and can appreciate the roasts comments of the FMc

I read this book a year or so ago about a single mother on the run from her abusive ex. A cop ends up helping her child and he is instantly drawn to the mother and wants to help them. She tries to leave but the cop keeps convincing her to stay with him. The ex eventually finds her there and the cop has to protect her and the child. It’s clearly a HEA. Any recommendations would be great!!

Hey, folks! I want a book where the leads are in the same or closely related fields -- maybe they're both chefs, pro gamers, academics in the same field, spies from different countries, salespeople at rival firms, or lawyers who routinely face each other in court -- and who are incredibly competitive with each other.

But despite desperately wanting to win over the other one, they don't hate each other. Instead, they have a ton of professional respect for each other and see the other one as the measuring stick by which they judge themselves.

Like, if they're chefs, I want the FMC to want the MMC's opinion first once she's made a new dish, because she knows he cares too much about food to ever lie to her. And if you gave him the choice between her approval and a Michelin star, he would freeze up and be like, "I'm THINKING, okay?"

Obviously something has got to happen to catalyze their feelings for each other, but I'm not picky about that. I just want them to be super competitive, but in an admiring way. It would be especially awesome if, after one wins, they tell the other how they did it in order to lift up their rival and stay on a level playing field.

I'd prefer MF romances (including with bi leads), because I'm jonesing for some on-page gender equality. However, professional respect is hot enough that if you've got good queer recs, hit me up with them, too.

Ok here’s what I remember. The MMC is convicted of a rape he didn’t commit. Served 10 years and is released into a small coastal town where everyone hates him. The FMC lives down the road from him and becomes friends with him. She moved to the town so doesn’t know his story. It’s a slow burn, the first in a series that follows his friends from the night of the party when he was accused. Driving me crazy, I want to read the other books if they’re out but cannot find the name anywhere.

Hello :D

I'm looking for books where the MMC is a single dad, but on the younger side, since I feel like I don't see it a lot and I'm craving for it. I saw a post from about a year ago with a similar request, and, well, I WANT MORE.

MMC can be in university, or not, I'm okay with either. Preferably, MMC's kid(s) are around toddler aged, since I love toddlers in books, but also because that would make MMC have the kid(s) in his teens/early 20s, which, is another thing I don't see a lot in books.

I want none of that put together single dad with a business empire. I want this man to be a mess and trying to figure out his own life while trying to care for his kid lol.

Contemporary romance is preferred :D

I’ll admit up front, I don’t even think I like dark romances, so maybe this rant isn’t totally fair. But I’ve been noticing this more and more lately. I used to be able to trust Goodreads ratings, and now I just can’t. Some of my favorite books are sitting under 3.5 stars, and then these 4+ star books end up completely unreadable.

Lights Out was the breaking point!!! I feel like i’ve lost all hope for a good book this year? It honestly felt like it was written by a 12-year-old (no shade to actual 12-year-olds who could probably do better). The writing was clunky, the pacing dragged, and then the second half came out of nowhere?! It started off trying to be a dark romance, then suddenly flipped into something completely different. Even the romance parts felt forced and awkward. Ugh!!! I just hated this book so much im so upset hahaha

And the wildest part? I read this while high as a kite, and even that couldn’t distract me from how messy it was. I genuinely CAN NOT wrap my head around how almost half a million people rated this, and it still sits at 4.15.

Also hate to yuck and ones yum so if you like it i’m really happy for you for real.

I have just finished reading through Sarra Mannings back catalogue after coming across several recommendations for {Unsticky by Sarra Manning}. I have to be upfront: the summary, the title and the ridiculous, at least to my eyes, cover, put me off several times. Boy, was I wrong to have put it off for months! overall, I read 5 standalone books from her, all set in London, with characters and settings making repeat appearances in some of the books.

Unsticky is a perfect depiction of a relationship of two people with their own backstory, concerns and ticks, and the development of their relationship. it features adults who do not have their shit together, and don’t communicate as if they have decades of therapy speak experience behind them (I love the idea of open and respectful communication, but honestly, how often does it happen consistently in relationships, particularly at the beginning?). Note that below I provide some details (generic enough not to be spoilers, but you might not want to see them if you like a perfectly clean slate before reading a book).

The story features age difference (FMC is mid twenties, though, and a functional adult, so it didn't bother me at all), class/money differences, and plays on the tropes of secret relationship/contractual dating/fake dating in a unique way I haven’t really seen before. the book is often compared to pretty woman, but I have to disagree, as the only parallels are in the tropes and not the execution. “Unsticky” is the ultimate slow burn, though sex occurs early on, the relationship progresses but remains ’in flux’ until the last chapter. This is somewhat of a theme with all Manning’s books: all of the book is relationship development, and once characters are in a happy place, the book fades to black. I know that some readers can be let down by this, but in this author’s case this structure avoids a lot of issues with tension common in romance, and saves the author from doing convoluted third act break up/drama to move the plot along and maintain the pacing.

In addition to “Unsticky”, I read {You don’t have to say you love me by Sarra Manning}, which features one of the best depictions of an FMC after massive weight loss (dealing with food issues, but also psychological issues, and how they can impact relationships of the character not only with their romantic interest, but also family and friends). The plot loosely revolves around the FMC practicing her relationship skills on a willing and promiscuous man with commitment issues (there is a somewhat loose love triangle but no cheating the MMC and FMC decide to have a relationship focused on building up their romantic skills only, with an expiration date, and MMC knows the FMC is pining for friend who is about to move back to UK after a long stint overseas).

{It felt like a kiss by Sarra Manning} features a sudden paparazzi scandal and a romance between the paparazzi hounded FMC, who would have referred to avoid any media attention, and a super ambitious solicitor helping other affected parties limit reputational damage. Features forced proximity and conflicts of interest. Also features a background romance plot in the past, which as it is revealed slowly starts to change our understanding of the present situation.

{Nine uses for an ex-boyfriend by Sarra Manning} is the least romantic romance of the lot, as it deals with cheating. Not a spoiler, revealed on the first pages. The FMC is in a happy place by The end of the book, but the book itself beautifully depicts a relationship in trouble and the FMC choices/feelings on the subject. Tropes: loosely second chances, cheating, other woman, other man.

Finally, the last book I read came out just this year, and it’s {Last days of summer by Sarra Manning}. It’s an uplifting story set in a pretty sad/depressive circumstances incurable cancer of close friend of the FMC and MMC. It’s a second chance romance, with class and age difference, when the MMC does a fair bit of groveling and growth. It also features tropes of second chances and fake relationship.

Hope you check out at least some of her books, and they bring you as much excited squeeling, happiness and tears as they did for me! Mostly I write this because I realized the last post with her name in the title was 4-5 years ago, and she just got another book out.

Hey friends!

So I went down a rabbit hole last night and decided I needed to do some more research. For science.

What I’m looking for specifically - a cock chastity cage and orgasm denial. Maybe he’s a professional athlete or rock star with a playboy reputation, and she doesn’t believe he can keep it in his pants, so he makes her his key holder. I don’t generally love second chance romance, but maybe he’s an addict, cheated while loaded and gets clean, and she says she’ll take him back only if he locks it up.

I’ve read {The Only One by Daisy Jane} and {Preferential Treatment by Heather Guerre}, and that seems to be all that I’ve found on the subject of cock cages.

{June First by Jennifer Hartmann}

Spoiler-free rave below!

Have you ever read a book where the love between the two MCs is so palpable that you almost feel like you’re intruding? The characters feel so real that your brain and emotions forget they aren’t. The story takes over your mind and you’re left thinking about it days/weeks after finishing. This book was all of that and more.

When the author first takes us through the lives of the main characters as kids, she captures the magic of childhood and the love and bond between siblings so beautifully that it made me grieve my own childhood.

Another thing I loved is that the majority of the story is told from the perspective of the MMC, and boy does your heart break for him. The love between him and the FMC is so brutally raw and pure, I’m at a loss for words.

It’s definitely not for the faint of heart. There are some truly heartbreaking things that happen to the main characters. But if you want something that will make you feel and cry and swoon, this is it. I can’t even write this without tearing up.

I’m not great at expressing myself in writing, so I’m sure I’m not doing this book justice. But, gah… this book affected me! Don’t get me wrong, it’s not perfect. But if you like the tropes listed below and don’t mind something angsty that will make you ugly cry… this is it.

Tropes: adopted sibling, forbidden, age gap, tortured hero, tortured heroine

Spice: 4/5 (slow burn, takes a while to get there but worth it when it finally does)

There are sensitive topics, so def do a little research before diving in if you need that.

Also if you have any recs for what I should read next, please share! I’ve already read {Older by Jennifer Hartmann} and {Still Beating by Jennifer Hartmann}.

Might as well thrown my niche request in the mix lol. I'm looking for a book with forced proximity, but with the MMC(s) initiating it while still respecting sexual limits and the FMC overall. Like they have to share a bed or cuddle but he doesn't force anything else on her. Bonus if they know each other and she's already into him but just mad or holding back for some reason. Darker romances are ok too, but nothing with non-con or abuse between the MCs.

Yall …I can not even. I’ve only been reading romance for a year and lord have mercy this book!! First monster romance First RH First of …. Well many many acts. And I loved the absolute shit out of it. I loved that it was HR adjacent but so much more fun 😜 I loved that the women had agency and the whole setup of the manor and how it operated I double triple quadruple loved the spice. The amount of it and all the crazy things these folks did.

I’m looking forward to book 2 and hoping Hoping HOPING it lives up to the first 🥵🥵🥵🥵