What starts off as a classic alpha-submissive, billionaire hero/working class domme romance ends up as a pretty delightful example of the real work romance can do when it sets out to do it. After realizing that all of her boyfriends dump her and marry the next person they date, Alex decides shes going to interview her exesand falls for an old friend in the balance. Whatever will they do? Small town contemporary. 72 Metascore. Restless (2011): Hopelessly twee and too hip for its own good, this movie even has a manic pixie dying-of-cancer girl. Director: Emotional and wildly sexy**, When the police cant do anything to help stop her stalker, the heroine decides to take matters into her own hands and hire a hit manthe hero. His ghost haunts him and they fall in love. But from Love Story to Sweet November to A Walk to Remember to The Fault in Our Stars, Hollywood cant seem to quit making terminal romance movies and who knows, maybe theres even one in theaters right now. Fun,fluffy diversion of a book. Josh Boone Love blossoms in a minefield of class & race issues and family expectations. Spending a few weeks together in his brother's keep is proving to be a deeply alluring prospect, but surely they can't put their hearts before their carefully-laid plans? Medieval historical;political forced marriage between feuding families, one of the black moments ever. Remembering one of fashions most problematic faves, Karl Lagerfeld. Karen Booth's Gray Hair Don't Care is a Gen-X romance about second chances, embracing your grays, and, sometimes, succumbing to fate. Privileged heroine and self-appointed bodyguard hero. Small-town contemporary. 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. GS vs STA: Cancer Surviving Heroines - Smart Bitches, Trashy Books r/RomanceBooks is a discussion sub for readers of romance novels. I promise its awesome. Delicious Thanksgiving-themed romance. published 2014, avg rating 4.14 Error rating book. BUY INDIE, Steampunk paranormal;Dirty talking hero has metal heart that is killing him. Warrior is a contemporary western-set category, originally published as a Silhouette Desire. Mental illness subplot. (And, yes, her rapist gets a comeuppance in this book.) Thankfully, there are other ways to search the internet for the romance novel title that's on the tip of your tongue. Hunky owner wants to love her. The hero and heroine are being hunted by rich dudes as part of their death sentence on a futuristic prison planet. Very sexy/bordering on erotic. Frog biologist Audrey Lockhart is nearly killed by a vicious attack. Peter Coyote, Four years after the heroine confessed her feelings for the playboy hero and he did not reciprocate, he comes back into her life to fight for her. In the ensuing fight, Rose is hurt. Sexy contemporary. Scandal & Scoundrel Book II - My sex tape romance, except it's 1835, so there's no sex tape. Sick heroine : r/RomanceBooks - Reddit Old-school regency romance;Pygmalion retelling. with a dark side falls for a new-in-town architect who shares his taste for bondage. Hes broken now, and skeptical of love. Smokin' hot (see what I did there?). BUY INDIE. This story of recovery even shows up in comedies. This Duchess of Mine by Eloisa James. This story of recovery even shows up in comedies. Illness Cancer Heroine Books - Goodreads published 2014, avg rating 4.05 The heroine of Tiffany Girl by Deeanna Gist, the 2016 Historical Romance: Long winner, who refuses to stay at home and work because, if she doesnt leave, her father will always control her money. Hero is a SWAT team leader who must be in control at all times. Rose Langtry grew up as one of a big loving family on a ranch in picturesque Whispering Pines, Colorado. $0.01M, PG-13 Love Story (1970): It is probably because of this old gem one of the saddest and most romantic movies of all time, which was nominated for a slew of Oscars, won five Golden Globes, and conquered the box office that we have this entire genre in the first place. -Heroine's illness/disability isn't magically cured. Hero is a millionaire president of a bank. Delightful. You can view Barnes & Nobles Privacy Policy, Buy One, Get One 50% Off Books for All Ages, It Had to Be You (Chicago Stars Series #1), Fool Me Twice (Rules for the Reckless Series #2), The Texan's Reward (Wife Lottery Series #4), Copyright & He and his co-worker Earl (RJ Cyler) make funny film parodies that amuse Rachel, so they get the idea to make a film for her before she dies. Now Is Good (2012): Tessa (Dakota Fanning) has been undergoing chemo for several years to treat her leukemia, but it isnt working. My favorite is Wrong Number Text, but you cant go wrong with any of them. But there is a nude painting and a big burly Scot. Contradictory movements have accompanied greater freedoms in discussing breast cancer, and this essay argues that feminists can find in romance novels a powerful site, supplementary to feminist theory and activism, for elaborating a productive and critical public breast cancer discourse. The film is shot beautifully and the performances are fantastic. 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 . Scandal & Scoundrel Book III - Marriage in trouble, with a Bachelor-style competition for a new duchess and a duke who's still in love with his wife. Gangster hero thought he lost the woman he loved years ago, so imagine his surprise when he finds her, alive and well and with his secret baby.**. Guilt-stricken, Morgan decides to take care of her. Regency historical; Charlie & the Chocolate Factory meets the Bachelor. So charming. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. Mary Dare has lost everything in her hopes of making a new life for herself and her child. heroine strong (8) adultery, pregnancy (5) bad-boys, new-adult, romance (5) I know how it sounds. 5. Seth Rogen, Theres definitely . 109 min Me Before You (2016): Will (Sam Claflin) is paralyzed in a motorcycle accident and decides to commit assisted suicide. falls for a crusty governess and her twin charges. 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. 335,470 Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen (1813) $34 at Amazon. Hero feeds on emotion. Director: A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life. Welcome back. In It Had To Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, winner of 1994 Best Romance Award, the first chapter is set at the funeral of the heroines father, a ruthless businessman and owner of the Chicago Stars NFL team. 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. The guy is Keith (Jesse McCartney), a cancer-ridden no-goodnik who tells goody-goody Natalie (Elisabeth Harnois) who is trying to get a tennis scholarship to Duke that she needs to relax. There might be ghosts? 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. Stars: Heroine is a delightful botanist with no choice but to enter into a marriage of convenience with an alpha-submissive dukewho fears what will happen if she discovers his kink.BUY INDIE, Heroine takes a job as assistant to her ex-boyfriends dad, who owns a kink club. In memory of all the fictional characters that gave their lives so that their sweethearts could lead more meaningful ones, here is a ranking of 18 terminal romances. Beautiful book about family and love. And do not read about it before you read it.BUY INDIE. Fool Me Twice by Meredith Duran, the 2015 Historical Romance: Long winner, is a Regency-set historical with a heroine who falsifies references to gain entry into the home of a Duke. BUY INDIE. Director: Heroine reunites with estranged mother, must face her past. Merry's life has changed a lot. Revenge plot. Heroine is cat hunter. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Old money billionaire Wall Street banker falls for his assistant, whos had a long time unrequited thing for him for years. Elizabeth Shue plays Sera, the prostitute whose love isnt quite enough to save him. BUY INDIE, Listen to the Fated Mates episode about Lord of Scoundrels. relations between women and writing of every period and in all languages. Hijinx ensue. 4. A dubious consent scene that absolutely imprinted on me. Tracey Livesay does Friends to Lovers perfectly hereBest friends helping each other out with a fake relationship beach vacation discover just how hot hammocks can be with the right person.**. these films can verge on distasteful, exploiting real-life illnesses for cheap tears. Shes started her own business, a bakery/coffee shop on a beautifully described island in the Carolinas, and is doing all she can to provide stability and love to her son. Former military hero turned security expert hero finds heroine in a small town, the two are soon chasing a serial killer who is somehow connected to them. Heroine is having the worst week of her life when an actor moves into her apartment and makes everything more complicated. published 2014, avg rating 4.16 Peter Dinklage, Votes: Second in a delightful erotic historical series -- hero is an Alpha submissive, heroine is the girl he loved madly but got away because he was afraid to tell her the truth. He's spent years trying to stop Frankie Langtry's gang but Rose is a different matter. 1. Charming f/f contemporary about a transwoman who joins a roller derby team, finds new friendships and falls in love with the team captain. But soon he finds himself falling for the woman he's supposed to hand over to the authorities. As close to inspirational romance as erotic can get. 15. BUY INDIE, Gorgeous, superstar lady chef and the buttoned up lawyer whos wanted her forever. Regency historical;My favorite Quinn. Hero and heroine work in same room, loathe each other, are up for the same promotion. 213,750 She also falls in love with her doctor (Gael Garca Bernal) and expires just as her best friend is giving birth. Heroine falls for betrothed's younger brother, who she then suspects might have killed her fianc. 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. Full disclosure, its difficult for me to limit the number of Sophie Jordan books on my list because I love her writing almost as much as I love her. He meets Annabel (Mia Wasikowska) at one, but Enoch doesnt mind that shes terminal because he has lots of near-death experiences and is more obsessed with love and death than Morrissey, especially when he forgets to take his mood stabilizers. (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. Hes wanted her for ages and when he finally gets her, its perfect. Socially awkward graphic novelist heroine and her friend, a comic book store owner hero, who she is crushing on, have a drunken Vegas wedding. D. Nichole King (Goodreads Author) (shelved 2 times as illness-cancer-heroine) avg rating 4.31 1,971 ratings published 2014. | MMF Menage. As a young girl, Rose was afraid of the infamous Morgan LeMasters, but she won't let him hurt her family. In the ensuing fight, Rose is hurt. BUY INDIE, Listen to the Fated Mates episode on Nobodys Baby But Mine, Charming contemporary romance: Heroine is an allergist, hero is a restauranteur who needs allergy shots to settle down with his on-again-off-again girlfriend. When he hires a governess, he doesn't realize he's destined for love. In Once and For All: An American Valor Novel,by Cheryl Etchison, the RITA Winner for Best First Book in 2017, the heroine has gone through cancer treatment twice and seeks a way for a new beginning, desperately wanting to be seen as a whole person and not a patient. Sexy contemporary. Over and over, these stories feature heroines overcoming doubt, horrific traumas, and the bad hands that fate has dealt to them and, finally, winning. Only one bed/only one night with a duke? Eventually, Hilary confesses her love and convinces him to fight for his life. Of course, they fall in love. . | An unrequited love story set in the NBA, heroine is in an abusive relationship with a basketball player, loved from afar by one of his rivals. The stories are about their recoveries. Excellent fat rep. BUY INDIE. The hero of the story is forced, over and over, to look beyond our heroines outrageousness to realize that she has for more strengths and smarts than anyone believes exists. A fabulous, sexy historical. 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. Delicious. Definitely my favorite hero. The reason I came to love this hero, who enters the story in a scene in which he drunkenly throws a bottle at the heroine, is that he recognizes that while hes been mired in self-pity and unable to leave the house, the heroine has been remaking her life, and taking steps to outflank her enemies. He's back, trying to win her under a different name BUY INDIE, New York-set paranormal; billionaire dragon shifter hero. They fall in love, and after she kicks the bucket Landon enrolls in medical school in hopes of curing cancer. $106.40M, PG In the movie adaptation, Mandy Moore plays Jamie, a ministers daughter secretly suffering from leukemia who helps troubled popular kid Landon (Shane West) learn his lines for the school play. So good. BUY INDIE, Contemporary. Theres zero chemistry between them, and their repeated breakups and reunions continuously strain credulity. Spoiler: She picks Klein and drops dead. When it comes to quick and dirty reads, there are few that deliver both steam and emotion like Brill Harper. Listen to the Fall episode of Fated Mates. BUY INDIE, Heroine is obsessed with the wrong man, whose brother is wild about her. BUY INDIE, Listen to the Fated Mates episode on Indigo. BUY INDIE, Accidental drunken Vegas marriage to a rock star leads to two people falling into wonderful love. avg rating 3.90 Sexy contemporary erotica. reviews, Tulsa Studies seeks path-breaking literary, historicist, and theoretical work by both established and emerging published 2014, avg rating 4.41 Extremely sexy second chance love story between a megastar rapper and his best friends sister, who hes wanted forever. The heroine grew up as the child of alcoholics, and was raped by their drinking buddy, and has tried to commit suicide twice. They see through each other's secrets. The reader doesnt find out until later in the book that the reason for the heroines estrangement from her father was that he never believed her when she reported being raped. 9. One of the best historical romances ever written. Old School Romance. UK-set contemporary. Sexy contemporary,plus-sized heroine;Outrageously sexy wealthy hero (who is a twin). Very bananas. 29,159 He's willing to give her what she wantsfor a price. Bride left at the altar is rescued by the grooms hot Navy SEAL brother and his equally hot lover. 2023 Vox Media, LLC. Very sexy and emotional.BUY INDIE, Listen to the Three Little Mistakes Fated Mates episode, Post Apocalyptic New Adult. 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. The two open restaurant together, very sexy and fun. Contemporary. Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature is a scholarly journal devoted to the study of the 5. Greg Warren dared to go where no comedian has gone before. Heroine finally shows him and they reconcile. He's the only man who has ever made her feel loved and worth loving, not a broken shell of a person to be pitied. 2. 2,113 ratings Is Audrey telling him the truth, or will betrayal destroy them both? (To say nothing of how well the book portrays the heros struggle with alcoholism.) Terms of Service apply. Enemies to lovers/wrong-side-of-the-tracks. Lisa Kudrow, Votes: Unrequited friends-to-lovers/second chance romance. A fun thing about Romance.io is it allows you to track the romance books you read, similar to Goodreads! Isnt that the sweetest thing that ever happened? 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. 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. BDSM erotic contemporary. Lion-shifter hero, heroine is reluctant conduit for his magical energy. $41.28M, PG-13 Terrific love letter to Scottish history. Rom-com at it's very best. Regency historical;Heroine helps aristocratic women elope with inappropriate men. She needs to search the house to find incriminating letters that implicate the man trying to kill her, the plan being to blackmail him to back off. Hero doesnt realize she had the mastectomy done and heroine hides it from him. She draws up a bucket list, which includes finding love with her neighbor Adam (Jeremy Irvine) even though hes caring for his ill mother and mourning his fathers death. Google Book's Advance Book Search allows you to search one of the largest book databases online by using keywords, phrases, words, subject, and more. Beautiful secondary love story, which arcs over the whole, delicious series. I think they do live apart for a while, and hero visits her and she pushes him away, acts hostile etc. 1,360 ratings Sexy, honest romance. Hero plans to ruin heroine's charge. She loses (of course), but wins the hero's heart in the balance.BUY INDIE, Paranormal shifter romance. BUY INDIE; Listen to the Unmasked by the Marquess episode of Fated Mates! Things you buy through our links may earnVox Mediaa commission. Heroine is a Regency-era fixer -- Olivia Pope in a corset. Rich 20-something Harold (Bud Cort) doesnt know his beloved Maude (Ruth Gordon) is going to kill herself before the moment she does it or does he? $53.70M, PG-13 Gut-wrenching romance about two broken people finding love. Paranormal; heroine has emotions in a world that devalues them. Unloved by Katy Regnery. High fantasy romance. Victorian historical. First in a delicious, catnippy series. Exactly the kind of secret baby story I want. Listen to the The Hating Game episode of Fated Mates. Heroine has mastectomy and pushes away from the hero. BDSM. She's been hired to assist Noah, who says he doesn't need help. Regency historical. Third in a series, and worth reading the first two just to get the slow burn of this one. Director: Beautiful. 6,332 ratings There might be bad guys. Gerard Butler, It could really simplify you narrow down your book search. Hero & heroine wake up in Scottish hotel room married with no memory of the night before. The emergence of this subgenre both reflects and participates in a shift of what is acceptable to say about breast cancer and expands the range of romance novel topics, including, among other innovations, cancer narratives for lesbian and African American characters. First in a series of erotic contemporaries about Air Force fighter pilots and their fall into love. BUY INDIE, Erotic contemporary; 1st person hero POV. But the genre also explores other traumas aside from rape or physical assault. Regency historical. Friends-with-benefits turned lovers. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, (Buy Indie), Medieval Scottish historical; honorable guardian and his beautiful headstrong ward. | Regency historical. Old school romance. When executed poorly which they usually are! Elisabeth Harnois, Our heroine hated her father with good reason. Luckily, she has a handsome Pinkerton to protect her. Medieval Scotland. Its sweet and lovely and deeply kinky, matching a curvy girl with a wounded warrior and the Kansas farmer who loves them both.
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