
Spicy Books for the Smart
I like spicy books and I cannot lie. Readers of all romance books and lovers of smut, here’s a list of books with tons of spicy but also great plots for you.
The Devil
by Ashley Jade
Devil’s Playground #1 duet

➥ Erotica
Tropes:
- love triangle
- suspense
- enemies to lovers
- age gap
- vengeance
- cheating
- spicy books
- bisexuality
- polyamorous
Blurb:
The Devil is the first book in the Devil’s Playground duet
They’ll tell you I seduced them. Used my looks and body to lure them into my playground.
They’ll tell you I’m a sinner. A demon who held them captive with temptation and lust.
They’ll tell you I’m evil. A monster obsessed with the both of them.
They’ll tell you they made a deal with the devil.
What they won’t tell you…is how much they liked it.
Please note: This story contains content that may be offensive to some readers.
The Devil is a prelude novel that is part of the Cards of Love Collection. You do NOT need to read any other books in the collection to read The Devil.
For the Fans
by Nyla k.

➥ New Adult
Tropes:
- stepbrother
- forbidden love
- enemies to lovers
- college
- sports
- abuse
- grumpy & sunshine
- m/m romance
- spicy books
- angst.
Blurb:
Kyran Harbor is everything I’m not.
Rich. Popular. A superstar football player who’s awfully broody for someone who has it all. Basically, he’s a preppy jock who hates me. Oh, and he’s also my stepbrother.
That’s right. We’re stuck together, sharing a school, a house… A bathroom. Honestly, I wouldn’t care… If he wasn’t such an uptight control-freak who messes with me just because we’re different.
I had every intention of avoiding him when we got to college… Until abrupt misfortune forces us both into a compromising position.
Now the grouchy jerk I was hoping to evade might be the only person who can help me out of it.
Avi Vega is everything I despise.
A dreamer. A flake. An artist who smokes too much weed and thinks aliens exist. And by some sick cosmic joke, he’s now my stepbrother, following me on what should’ve been my escape plan.
It was already a disaster. Add a sudden financial disruption to the mix, and let’s just say my options are heavily limited.
If I want to stay an all-star quarterback on the way to the NFL, I’ll need to do something drastic. Unfortunately for me, and my desperate desire for control, the perpetually smiling stoner has a plan.
Maybe we can stop hating each other just enough to pull this off. As long as we remember we’re only doing it… for the fans.
** For The Fans is a full-length standalone MM forbidden romance with an HEA. This book contains sensitive subject matter that could make some readers uncomfortable. Please heed foreword warnings and proceed with caution.
Complicates Hearts
by Ashley Jade
Complicated Hearts #1 duet

➥ New Adult
Blurb:
- love triangle
- friends to lovers
- sports
- polyamorous
- other man/woman
- angst
- spicy books
- slut shaming
- college
Blurb:
Breslin —I was in love with Asher Holden the moment I saw him…and I knew nothing would ever be the same.
Then he hurt me. He wrecked me. He ruined me.
I spent three years putting myself together—fixing what he broke.
I never thought I’d see him again after that day.
I was counting on it.
Little did I know—life had other plans…and things were going to become a lot more complicated.
Asher —I finally know who I am. I own it, I embrace it…I’m no longer afraid.
I live my life with no regrets now, because I’ve learned my lesson—the hard way.
I thought I had it all figured out.
But then my past collides with my present…and things become complicated.
Turns out I don’t really know myself after all.
Landon — My life was all mapped out.
I knew exactly what direction I was heading in—I didn’t have time for any roadblocks or obstacles.
Then I meet her.
And him.
Now, my heart is split right down the middle.
She controls the rhythm. He controls the melody.
Complicated doesn’t even begin to cover it…and there’s only one way this can end.
This story is for mature readers only. This duet contains language and explicit content featuring m/f, m/m, m/f/m.
Trigger
This story is strange and unconventional. It’s everything you hate. That’s the only warning I can offer you.
American Queen
by Sierra Simone
American Queen #1 Trilogy

➥ Erotica
Tropes:
- dark romance
- polyamorous
- love triangle
- forbidden love
- insta-love
- friends to lovers
- virgin heroine
- military
- politician hero
- spicy books
- BDSM
Blurb:
It starts with a stolen kiss under an English sky, and it ends with a walk down the aisle. It starts with the President sending his best friend to woo me on his behalf, and it ends with my heart split in two. It starts with buried secrets and dangerous desires…and ends with the three of us bound together with a hateful love sharper than any barbed wire.
My name is Greer Galloway, and I serve at the pleasure of the President of the United States.
This is the story of an American Queen.
Misconduct
by Penelope Douglas

➥ Contemporary Romance
Tropes:
- forbidden love
- age gap
- sports
- enemies to lovers
- single father
- angst
- politician hero
- spicy books
- workplace.
Blurb:
Former tennis player Easton Bradbury is trying to be the best teacher she can be, trying to reach her bored students and trying to forget her past. What brought her to this stage in her life isn’t important. She can’t let it be. But now one parent-teacher meeting may be her undoing…
Meeting Tyler Marek for the first time makes it easy for Easton to see why his son is having trouble in school. The man knows how to manage businesses and wealth, not a teenage boy. Or a young teacher, for that matter, though he tries to. And yet…there is something about him that draws Easton in—a hint of vulnerability, a flash of attraction, a spark that might burn.
Wanting him is taboo. Needing him is undeniable. And his long-awaited touch will weaken Easton’s resolve—and reveal what should stay hidden…
Our Way
by TL Swan

➥ Contemporary Romance
Tropes:
- friends to lovers
- love triangle
- cheating
- spicy books
- rich hero
Blurb:
Nathan Mercer, the only man in my life.
Loving him was never an option.
We met ten years ago, when we started at the same company on the same day.
Both new in town and with nobody else to rely on, we quickly became friends.
And while Nathan went on to rule San Francisco, I’m still doing the same job with the same people.
We finish each other’s sentences, we spend Christmas together and he sleeps at my house more than his.
He’s beautiful…. beyond belief.
In another life, he’s probably my soul mate.
However, lately things have changed. He’s started looking at me differently.
His eyes drop to my lips as I speak.
His hugs are tighter…. longer.
Our fights are more passionate, his jealousy insane.
I know it’s all in my head….it has to be.
They say to never love someone who treats you like you’re ordinary.
I don’t. To him I’m a queen.
But our story is complicated.
And as much as I love Nathan Mercer with all of my heart. . .
He’s the one man I can never have.
Flock
by Kate Stewart
The Ranvenhood #1 Trilogy

➥ New Adult
Tropes:
- mafia
- age gap
- from hate to love
- bad boys
- suspense
- angst
- rich hero
- vengeance
- polyamorous
- ménage
- forbidden love
- spicy books
- nontraditional HEA
Blurb:
Can you keep a secret?
I grew up sick.
Let me clarify.I grew up believing that real love stories include a martyr or demand great sacrifice to be worthy. Because of that, I believed it, because I made myself believe it, and I bred the most masochistic of romantic hearts, which resulted in my illness.
When I lived this story, my own twisted fairy tale, it was unbeknownst to me at the time because I was young and naïve. I gave into temptation and fed the beating beast, which grew thirstier with every slash, every strike, every blow. Triple Falls wasn’t at all what it seemed, nor were the men that swept me under their wing. But in order to keep them, I had to be in on their secrets. Secrets that cost us everything to keep.
That’s the novelty of fiction versus reality. You can’t re-live your own love story, because by the time you’ve realized you’re living it, it’s over. At least that was the case for me and the men I trusted my foolish heart to. Looking back, I’m convinced I willed my story into existence due to my illness. And all were punished.
Top Secret
by Sarina Bowen

➥ New Adult
Tropes:
- m/m romance
- enemies to lovers
- college
- secret relationship
- rich hero
- bi-awakening
- spicy books
Blurb:
LobsterShorts, 21. Jock. Secretly a science geek. Hot AF.
So. Here goes. For her birthday, my girlfriend wants…a threesome.
Then you’ve come to the right hookup app.
Have you done this sort of thing before? With another guy?
All the time. I’m an equal opportunity player. You?
[crickets!]
SinnerThree, 21. Finance major. Secretly a male dancer. Hot AF. Well, I’m down if you are. My life is kind of a mess right now. School, work, family stress. Oh, and I live next door to the most annoying dude in the world. I need the distraction. Are you sure you want this?
I might want it a little more than I’m willing to admit.
Hey, nothing wrong with pushing your boundaries…
Tell that to my control-freak father. Anyway. What if this threesome is awkward?
Then it’s awkward. It’s not like we’ll ever have to see each other again. Right? Just promise you won’t fall in love with me.
Now wouldn’t that be life-changing…
Q&A about Top Have we met these characters before in another book?
No! These guys are brand new, and we can’t wait for you to meet them.
Is this story MM? Or is it a MMF / MFM / menage?
This book is MM.
Is this a love triangle story?
Not really. You’ll see.
You & Me
by Tal Bauer

➥ Contemporary Romance
Tropes:
- m/m romance
- friends to lovers
- single dads
- sports
- slow-burn
- secret relationship
- spicy books
- small town
- bi-awakening.
Blurb:
A single dads, friends-to-lovers, bi awakening MM Romance.
We’re a puzzle made of two pieces.
Landon Larsen is the envy of all the dads in Last Waters, Texas. He’s cool, confident, and put together. He and his son—the high school’s all-star quarterback—have the perfect father-son relationship. He’s such a Super Dad, it’s almost sickening.
I’m not cool, or confident, and my relationship with my son couldn’t be worse. He’s barely speaking to me, and a year after my wife died, we’re both clinging to the wreckage of our family.
Landon’s son and mine are best friends and—of course—Landon is the football Team Dad. And though I know nothing about football, Landon convinces me to volunteer to be closer to my son. Volunteering might give him and me a chance to rebuild what’s broken between us. Now I’m spending all my free time with the team—and with Landon—and the more we’re together, the deeper our friendship grows. My son is opening up, too, little by little. I think I’m getting him back.
There’s just one giant problem.
I’m head over heels for Landon.
I’ve never been attracted to men in my life… until him. Landon draws me in without even trying, and the harder I fight this, the deeper I fall.
Crushing on my son’s best friend’s father must be my biggest parenting failure ever, but I can’t get enough of Landon. Falling for him puts each fragile moment I’ve rebuilt with my son at risk. What would he think if he knew I craved his best friend’s dad? I’m playing with fire, but I can’t turn off these feelings Landon has unlocked inside of me.
Of course, a guy like Landon could never fall for someone like me. It’s pointless to even imagine we could be something together.
So why did I just kiss him?
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You & Me is a single dads, friends-to-lovers, bi awakening MM romance, full of dads and their exasperating teenage sons, high school sports shenanigans, and #FoundFamily. Come for the epic love, stay for the forever feels.

