It’s always a good time for some classic smut. There’s absolutely no reason to be embarrassed by your love for erotic romance. Certainly, millions of readers and billions in sales can’t be wrong!
So, why not pick a good old-fashioned steamy read this cold winter and cozy up for the season? Here are nine of our favorite smutty reads.
Hate to Want You
Every year, Livvy Kane and Nicholas Chandler agree to share one perfect night of pleasure then move on with their lives. It's their secret to keep and a way to let them forget the tragedies that haunt their pasts, and the last names that make them sworn enemies. But one night, Livvy just didn't show up.
Many years later, Nicholas has moved on and is unprepared for Livvy's return to his life. The heat is still there but so is Nicholas' anger at her disappearance. Livvy didn’t come home for Nicholas, but fate seems determined to reunite them. They're still divided by family loyalty, but being together is just too good to resist.
The Priest
Søren has been suspended from the Jesuits for a minimum of one year after confessing to fathering a child. Now, he's able to do whatever he wants, and he's overwhelmed by his sudden newfound freedom.
Kingsley is about to be a father again and is convinced something very bad is about to happen. The Sinners must pay for their sins.
A private detective knocks on Mistress Nora's door and tells her that a priest has just died by suicide, and she was the last person he tried to call. He would like to know why. She doesn't know, and now it's up to Nora to navigate the seedy, mystical, and seductive underworld of New Orleans to find out the truth.
A Lesson in Thorns
When librarian Poe Markham takes the job at Thornchapel, she hopes it will allow her to find out what happened to her mother, who was here 12 years ago. Her work requires her to look after the majestic building's crumbling library and to look into the mystery of its owner, Auden Guest. But Thornchapel has other plans for her.
As Poe begins uncovering the house’s secrets, both new and old, she stumbles into the seductive charms of Auden. He's brooding, reclusive, and a man of unique desires. He cannot help but draw the beautiful Poe into his arms... and into those of his worst enemy, the magnetic and mysterious St. Sebastian.
Beyond Shame
Within the walls of Eden live the most privileged and self-righteous of the elite. Its citizens live under stifling rules, none more so than Noelle Cunningham, the daughter of a councilman. After breaking the law, Noelle is cast out of Eden and abandoned in one of the sectors beyond the borders, lawless remnants of the city that were destroyed by solar storms decades earlier. In Sector Four, Jasper McCray, bootlegger and cage fighter, has established order.
In this seemingly uncivilized world, Noelle finds herself opening up to new freedoms and desires. Jas wants her, but if Noelle is to fit into his world, she'll have to open herself to the gang, to a dangerous world of sex, lust and violence. Within submission lies freedom.
Wicked Ties
Morgan O’Malley works as the hostess of a cable sex talk show. It's a position that's given her a unique first-person insight into the world of BDSM and she's seen it all. But she's never seen a man like Jack Cole before. He's the ultimate alpha dominant, a man of intense power and control. He's the exact man you want in your corner when, like Morgan, you have a stalker after you.
Jack is the perfect bodyguard but Morgan feels anything but safe in his presence because, slowly and seductively, Jack is bringing her deepest fantasies to the surface. It doesn't take long before she's bending to his will and playing his most wicked games.
Mile High (Windy City Series Book 1)
Zanders is a hockey player with a bad boy reputation. He loves to play the villain on and off the ice, even if it means spending the majority of any game in the penalty box. It certainly helps him to find a hot new woman ever night. No woman can resist him.
Except for Stevie, the flight attendant who works on his team's private plane. He thinks she's arrogant. She thinks he's an egomaniac. Zanders is up for the challenge of pushing her buttons with every trip, but Stevie has promised herself she'll never hook up with another athlete again. How long until that promise is broken?
The Perfect Fit
West Archer, Ezekiel Cavanagh, and Xander King are nicknamed The Unholy Trinity. They're all ruthless, ambitious, and share dark desires beyond most women's tastes. For over a decade, they've been searching for the perfect partner with whom they can indulge in their unique lifestyle. Nobody has ever gone the distance. Not until Lily Sloane.
For the first time ever, the trinity believe they've found The One. But she isn’t the penniless girl from Brooklyn they think she is. She has her own secrets that she's desperately tried to hide for many years. She's too perfect for words, but what will happen when the truth comes out?
Try
Logan Mitchell is utterly insatiable. He's all too happy to use his good looks and sex drive to his advantage on men and women alike. If he wants something, he gets it, and right now, he wants Tate Morrison.
Now out of a nightmare marriage with a nasty ex-wife, the last thing Tate wants is a new relationship. Night after night Tate fends off the persistent advances of Logan, even though he can't get the gorgeous man out of his head. Logan doesn’t do relationships. Tate doesn’t do men. But what would happen if they both gave into their deepest desires?
At Her Feet
During a night of Web surfing for celeb gossip and masturbatory material, digital marketing producer Suzanne Kim stumbles across an intriguing thread while checking her profile on kinklife.com. The request for a very specific type of submissive from the alluring mistress, Mami-P, is tough to resist, even though she's not in the market for a new dom. Though the two hit it off during their first online conversation, Suzanne never imagines how strong their real life attraction will be.
Pilar, her new mistress, is something special, and coming home to her at the end of a tough day is exactly what she needs. But before they can make that next big step, a figure from Suzanne's professional life threatens to reveal all to the world and ruin her career.