Heroine has mastectomy and pushes away from the hero. Exceedingly competent workaholic heroine bent on revenge ends up accidentally pregnant by her nemesis. Rate this book. Refresh and try again. Check. But soon he finds himself falling for the woman he's supposed to hand over to the authorities. 16,057 ratings Scandal & Scoundrel Book I - My road trip romance! A Little Bit of Heaven (2011): Kate Hudson has made some bad choices in her film career, but few worse than this stinker in which she plays a cancer patient who is granted three wishes by God (Whoopi Goldberg). The perfect winter readso incredibly sweet! A full five bananas on the bananas scale. Take Carolina Dreamingby Virginia Kantra, the 2017 RITA winner in the Contemporary Mid-Length category. BUY INDIE, Listen to the Fated Mates episode about A Heart of Blood and Ashes, A beautiful, sexy romance between a woman learning to trust the world and a man learning to trust himself. falls for a crusty governess and her twin charges. Deeply romantic fated mates story about a buttoned up doctor and the girl who teaches him about love.**. 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. Heroine has mastectomy and pushes away from the hero. They see through each other's secrets. Now Is Good (2012): Tessa (Dakota Fanning) has been undergoing chemo for several years to treat her leukemia, but it isnt working. I think they do live apart for a while, and hero visits her and she pushes him away, acts . Password must be at least 8 characters and contain: As part of your account, youll receive occasional updates and offers from New York, which you can opt out of anytime. After her wedding reception is ruined by her groom sleeping with someone else, the heroine finds herself on her honeymoon with his cousina guy who's had a thing for her for years. Ansel Elgort, published 2014, avg rating 4.41 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. | Gilded Age American-set novella. Its about living again, for both the hero and heroine, not a deep dive into the trauma that led to it. Anna Kendrick, The ebook comes bundled with Welcome to Temptationanother of my favorites! Love blossoms in a minefield of class & race issues and family expectations. 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. RAT CATCHER. Old School Romance. She needs something to hold onto, a way to let her life move forward. Bathtub scene that will slay you. Medieval historical;political forced marriage between feuding families, one of the black moments ever. Everest. Hero and heroine were childhood sweethearts before he had to escape the orphanage where they lived. You probably started on Google, typing in everything you could remember about the title, book cover, plot, and characters. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Sexual tension for days. BUY INDIE. Listen to the Fated Mates episode of The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever. Extremely sexy second chance love story between a megastar rapper and his best friends sister, who hes wanted forever. Pleasure at Home. Drama, Romance. 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. Delicious. Of course. | Gross: A holiday romance anthology with three of my favorite historical authorsand people. **, American-set MMF mail-order-bride romance that delivers on all levels. Doesnt he already have enough to be sad about? (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. LA-set contemporary. Regency historical. 17. This story of recovery even shows up in comedies. Enchanting WWII-era m/m retelling of Beauty & the Beast, where the beast falls in love with Belles father. heroine strong (8) adultery, pregnancy (5) bad-boys, new-adult, romance (5) In the ensuing fight, Rose is hurt. He's spent years trying to stop Frankie Langtry's gang but Rose is a different matter. Romantic suspense. In a dystopian world, a god hero who can actually transform into earth falls in love with the woman sacrificed to him by her community. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Asexual hero matched with a sex-obsessed hero. Regency Historical; Stuffy British ship's captain; young, scandalous American heroine in disguise as cabin boy. High fantasy romance. Sexy, smart and incredibly scintillating. When a crusty British duke makes a deal with a beautiful Italian scandal, nothing can possibly go rightexcept for how fast and furiously they fall in love. And if all else fails, talk to your local librarian! A near-perfect contemporary. 3. What happens when Britain's most eligible bachelor ends up at a country house filled entirely with women? And, of course, he comes to believe in her. Heroine is left at the altar on television, and the cameraman who made sure the world saw it all becomes integral in her finding a new guyuntil he realizes he wants to be that guy. -Heroine's illness/disability isn't magically cured. Guilt-stricken, Morgan decides to take care of her. Contemporary romance, opposites attract. All rights reserved. Its great. Regency historical; gaming hell owning hero, heroine lost to him in a card game. He's not one for company, but now he must play nursemaid for Merry, his unexpected guest and a woman who has ignited unprecedented passion in his heart. Nicole Kassell Terms of Service apply. He admitted Thinking Out Loud was actually inspired by Van Morrison, not Marvin Gaye. Gybbon will care for this feisty woman who wants justice for her family. Cookie Notice But his mom persuades him to wait six months in hopes that he might change his mind, maybe after he meets his attractive new caretaker, Lou (Emilia Clarke). Nails the long distance relationship. Plus-sized heroine and her unrequited childhood crush. As Natalie can be uptight, Keith proves to be the opposite, even while hiding a secret. I think they do live apart for a while, and hero visits her and she pushes him away, acts hostile etc. Consider yourself warned.BUY INDIE, Erotic contemporary; rape survivor heroine meets abuse survivor hero. This film is responsible for more teenage female tears than One Direction breaking up, Colton Haynes coming out, and Justin Bieber abandoning his pet monkey, combined. I don't want to tell you anything about it, just trust me. Chicago-set contemporary. Regency historical; Spinster heroine in disguise stumbles upon her family's mortal enemy and falls in love. Journalist heroine, Arrogant hockey goalie hero. | Strong, smart heroine, a powerful hero willing to do anything for love, and absolute proof that happily ever after is real. Bareknuckle Bastards Book III - starring a heroine with ladies club and a lifelong vendetta and a hero who has loved her foreverwhich would all be fine if she didnt think hed tried to murder her that one time. BUY INDIE, When a twice-divorced beauty columnist gets death threats, she needs to get out of town. Hero is DA. In the ensuing fight, Rose is hurt. Second book features the servant masquerading as a lord. When the heroines past is used to drive a wedge between her and her lover, a ruthless mafia kingpin, she has no choice but to take offleaving him to realize what a dope hes been and do anything to win her back. In Christmas on Crimson Mountain by Michelle Major, the 2017 Contemporary Romance-Short winner, the heroine has recovered from cancer and is learning to start planning for a future thats been on hold for some time. **, Sexy contemporary; first person hero POV. Terrifically romantic & bananas sexy.BUY INDIE, Listen to the Serving Pleasure Fated Mates episode, Regency historical; hero responsible for cousin's infertility, agrees to impregnate cousin's wife and falls in love. Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature is a scholarly journal devoted to the study of the Of course, they fall in love. First in a duology. Do not miss the last four-pages, First, Last and Always, from Kieron Gillen and Christine Norrie, about a woman who, when she experiences a first kiss, also experiences the last. Elisabeth Harnois, Good news, romance readers: Weve gathered below the hottest and most popular new book titles of May. WGA & AMPTP could not reach an agreement Monday night. He falls in love with his hostesswho wants nothing to do with eligible bachelors. Criteria for this list: -Book ends in HEA. I know how it sounds. This email will be used to sign into all New York sites. Votes: 335,431 | Gross: $35.01M. | As close to inspirational romance as erotic can get. Regency Trading Places. Virgin NFL hero whos been obsessed with heroine for years. That scene is probably one of the funniest openings to a romance novel ever. Mora Ogilvy is no wilting flower, but even she has to admit that attempting to flee her ruthless cousins on a stolen horse wasn't her smartest plan. Lush. One part billionaire hero who loves helping women (ahem) find pleasure, one part heroine who has never (ahem) found pleasure. Its bonkers and I tore through it. For Mary, Jesse may present a real second chance at life, love, and happiness. There's a swimming pool in this one that I hope will stick with you! The Fault in Our Stars (2014): The elusive good teens dying of cancer movie! . She also falls in love with her doctor (Gael Garca Bernal) and expires just as her best friend is giving birth. 4. Consensual rape fantasy (check CWs). Reconstruction-era suffragette teaching freed men to read and write rediscovers her long-lost love, a Union Soldier, and the two fight together for a new, better country. Aww. Meanwhile, the Duke is mired in a deep depression because not only is his wife dead from a drug overdose but shed been cheating on him for years, with several men, and spilling political secrets to his rivals. 4,907 ratings Beautiful book about family and love. She is stronger than he is and he knows it. Heroine lives next door to hero, whose bed bangs the wall every time he does it. And what would men do? Her November is Nelson, Keanu Reeves at his saddest. Regency historical;Duke hero, barmaid heroine. Heroine is attacked while mountain climbing and reclusive mountain man finds her, nurses her back to health. Shane West, Best-maid heroine goes into competition for best bachelor(ette) party with the bride's brother, whom she's carried a torch for forever. They begin a texting relationship. I dont 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. Heroine leaves her cheating husband and finds herself in Paris, with the help of a dreamy painter. Nick Cassavetes Extremely fun erotic romance with a hint of epistolary love story at the start. Bright Star (2009): The most artful and delicate film on this list, Jane Campions gorgeous meditation on doomed love follows Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish) as she and poet John Keats (Ben Whishaw) tumble into romance just in time for him to contract tuberculosis. Good intentions fly out the window when they discover her praise kink is up his full alley. 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. You loved Magic Mike XXL and now theres a romance novel just for you. My preference is for historical or fantasy romance, but I read basically any subgenre--the goal right now is to read some quality TLC. Most of these romances begin not when the heroines are traumatized, but when they have decided to take action to improve their lives. 126 min Want more romance? BUY INDIE. When a spaceship crash lands on a planet with an atmosphere of pure aphrodisiac, a human space soldier and an alien have no choice but to turn to each other for help. Revenge plot. Mandy Moore, | Gross: BUY INDIE. Pansexual Tony Award winning hero returns home to care for his ailing grandfather, only to fall for his grandfathers nurse. This one swings for the fences with a wild, rompy ride of a romance between a heroine who is a member of a ladies crime syndicate, a hero who is one-part pirate, one-part assassin, and one part dreamboat, and a reimagined 1890s Britain where houses fly. Warrior is a contemporary western-set category, originally published as a Silhouette Desire. After Oliver becomes a successful lawyer, they find out that Jenny is dying of leukemia, so they ask his father for money for her costly treatment. published 2015, avg rating 4.23 Sexy local carpenter helps. American historical;Heroine who has escaped enslavement, injured Underground Railroad conductor hero. Newly graduated heroine falls for a graduate student in the summer after college, then realizes love might not be possible between them. Director: One of the best historical romances ever written. Check. Hero & heroine have been best friends since 4th Grade, and finally discover that they're in love. 6,332 ratings Listen to the Fated Mates Best Romance of 2021 episode. BUY INDIE, Steampunk paranormal;Dirty talking hero has metal heart that is killing him. Smart, feminist, sweet contemporary. The films detractors are not wrong about how clumsily Wills decision to end his own life, rather than live in a wheelchair, is handled, and it mars what is otherwise a sweet film that has all of the genre clichs you could imagine. The James Joyce Quarterly, along with its sister journal, Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature, is published by the University of Tulsa, a private university founded in 1894. This series, set in a small town filled with heroes who all know how to get it done, is a perfect fast read. **, This book is what happens when you put small town romances and menage romance into a reactor and slam them together. P.S. BUY INDIE, Older curvy girl gets the hot young Swedish tennis player in this sexy, very soft romance that will give you all the sighs.**. Shes his Mt. They tumble into love. Problems ensue which cause her to fall apart but, of course, she rallies, and its not until she feels centered that shes able to even think about a relationship with the hero. Beautiful secondary love story, which arcs over the whole, delicious series. | The heroine has been obsessed with hero since childhood. Uncomfortable scarred war hero, verycomfortable Jewish hero,suspense added in.BUY INDIE. He cant decide whether he wants to forgo treatment and enjoy the few months he has left or undergo taxing chemo that may save his life. Autistic heroine hires a male escort with an eye toward learning about sex and relationships. All these details are clues in identifying the title and author of the book. Noah Mabry's life fell apart when he returned from war in Afghanistan with PTSD. 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