Steamy and Sweet: 10 Must Read Lori Foster Books for Any Romance Lover

Looking for classic romance with a modern update? You’ve come to the right place.

Four covers of Lori Foster books included in this article.

New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster has mastered the art of the romance novel. She has found the perfect formula of compelling characters, funny dialogue, contemporary settings, and realistic and suspenseful storylines. 

Her stories are centered around real human connections and contain a good helping of sexy and romantic action. You’ll be drawn right into each of her books until you turn the very last page. You’ll just have to pick up the next one!

Here are ten of the best Lori Foster romances to get you started.

No Limits

No Limits

By Lori Foster

Three years ago, mixed martial arts fighter Cannon Colter rescued Yvette Sweeney from kidnappers. He knew she wanted him, but he denied her. Now, due to a surprise inheritance, they are thrown back together. Yvette is older now, and not so naive as she once was. As passion deepens between them, they are aware of the threat of danger in the small town. Cannon gets into his most important fight yet: the fight of protecting Yvette. 

Holding Strong

Holding Strong

By Lori Foster

Heavyweight MMA fighter Denver Lewis isn’t looking to be tied down to any woman, especially not the enticing Cherry Peyton. But he can’t resist her forever…

Cherry is a girl who gets what she wants, and what she wants is Denver, for his sculpted body and good heart. But Cherry is also a girl running from her past. When trouble from her past makes its way back into her life, Denver is ready to fight for her. But can she trust him and let him see the real her?

Tough Love

Tough Love

By Lori Foster

Vanity Baker has a few tricks up her sleeve, and she’s not afraid to use them to hook the man she wants: MMA fighter Stack “The Wolf” Hannigan. She knows that if she insists on keeping it casual, Stack might drop his resistance to attachments, as he’s always wanting more. 

Vanity’s plan works perfectly, until Stack’s no-good family steps back on the scene and puts everything he knows and loves into jeopardy, including Vanity, who is much more than just a friend with benefits.

Driven to Distraction

Driven to Distraction

By Lori Foster

Mary Daniels is on assignment for her job collecting rare artifacts for her boss. She’s a woman who carries herself with control behind a carefully put together facade—or at least she tries to. 

Brodie Crews needs his job as Mary’s driver for this expedition, but he can’t help being curious about his passenger, and the growing chemistry between them. When a dangerous enemy comes after the pair, he must protect her, the artifacts, and all that matters. 

Slow Ride

Slow Ride

By Lori Foster

As Ronnie Ashford is feeling the heat with a sexy stranger at the bar, he leans in and ruins the moment. He says he’s Jack Crews, the man to whom she offered a job helping her on her trips to collect rare artifacts. 

Ronnie makes herself clear. If he takes the job, nothing can happen between them. But Jack won’t back down that easily. Ronnie is fierce but Jack is determined to get close to her, in more ways than one.

Don't Tempt Me

Don't Tempt Me

By Lori Foster

Honor Brown moves to a new town to get a fresh start. Jason Guthrie is trying to inspire some new starts himself, by helping his widowed brother and rebuilding his beloved hometown. When Honor accepts Jason’s offer to help remodel her new house, something might just start up between them. 

Meanwhile, Honor’s friend Lexie Perkins has caught the attention of Sullivan Dean, a martial arts teacher who works to mentor troubled kids. He has moved on from his tumultuous past, but he can’t resist the pull of party girl Lexie.

Worth the Wait

Worth the Wait

By Lori Foster

Single dad Hogan Guthrie is working on the weekends as a “barbecue master” at a local diner in a small Ohio town. Hogan desperately wants Violet Shaw, the strong willed and wild owner of the restaurant where he works. Violet is determined to show him some excitement in their little town.

Nathan Hawley left the SWAT team for the more relaxed and regulated life of a small town sheriff. New neighbor Brooklin Sweet switches up his new routine life. Can he convince her to give him a chance and overcome her past with him?

Under Pressure

Under Pressure

By Lori Foster

Leese Phelps is a body guard working for the renowned Body Armor agency. His new assignment is proving to be more complicated than he expected. He’s been hired to protect the strong and fierce Catalina Nicholas. Despite her obvious attraction, he is trying to hold up their professional relationship.

Catalina is harboring a terrible secret about her stepfather. In the face of danger, Leese has made her feel safe. Now they just have to expose the truth together, while keeping themselves alive. 

Hard Justice

Hard Justice

By Lori Foster

Due to trouble in her past, heiress Fallon Wade has been extremely sheltered by her parents. She is naive and caring, and she desperately wants to go and explore more of life. Fallon’s parents hire former MMA fighter turned bodyguard Justice Wallington to look after Fallon as she spreads her wings. 

Justice is drawn to Fallon and interested in how different her innocence is from his own tough, alpha-male personality. When Justice is required to pretend to be Fallon’s boyfriend, their connection starts to heat up. 

Cooper's Charm

Cooper's Charm

By Lori Foster

Phoenix Rose has taken a job at Cooper’s Charm, a beautiful resort on a lake in Ohio. After tragedy had destroyed everything she had and wreaked havoc on her life for months, she is looking to find some fun and peace of mind over the summer. 

Ridley Rose is Phoenix’s older sister, who comes to check on her at Cooper’s Charm. Ridley takes a job as a housekeeper, trying to move on from her own past troubles. The sisters find friendship, love, and joy over the course of one special summer in one special place.