Obsessive and Smitten Heroes in Romance Books | Romance Recommendations

[@iminmypjs3428]

Cheating is a hard no for me, doesn't matter the reason/excuse why or the insane chemistry- if cheating happens there's no going back from that in my eyes.

[@rociohenriquez5552]

I feel the same way about that!

[@jelcyinnocenti1799]

Fuck I thought I was the only one😅😁

[@Chetana108]

Same

[@disappeared3803]

Yeah , it's kind of unforgivable

[@deepadhiran6708]

Same..its unforgivable

[@CottageMery]

Thank you so much for the cheating trigger warning! I really tried to read a groveling harlequin romance about a husband who cheated on his wife. The whole book was him groveling and ddoing everything to earn forgiveness. When it was ending and she gave in and forgave him, I was still thinking, "but he cheated on you with his secretary!". I just can't do it. Cheating is always a deal breaker.

[@rajashreeborah3130]

Same!! I can never forgive a cheating hero like if he's cheated on his gf even though he claims to be in love with her then what's the guarantee that he'll not do it again🙄

[@CottageMery]

@@rajashreeborah3130 Agreed! It's for me the ultimate act of betrayal and heartbreak. Even if it's a plot point in a second chance romance, I still get to the end of the book screaming in my head, "but you still CHEATED!!"

[@CottageMery]

@Nandini Mouya I can't remember the name, I read it so long ago! There is another one I read with a husband coming home feeling guilty about cheating on his wife. It is called "The Ultimate Betrayal", by Michelle Reid. It is a second chance groveling 'romance'.

[@abi5410]

I feel you !!! It's a big NO for me. If I find it in some book, I drop right there. I don't know, I try reading further but I just can't !!!! I sometimes feel guilty that I'm leaving the book but I just can't move on from there !!!! NEVER !!!!

[@angelabina1629]

@@CottageMery thankyou i can stay away from that book hahaha

[@thebooklife0399]

You should read the maddest obsession by Danielle Lori... It's the best of the best of obsessed/smitten hero trope

[@kamakshijolly4156]

Rafe

[@newculturetalent2053]

the maddest obsession literally became one of my favorite reads... it had me MELTING ! christian was so swoonworthy and gianna is one of the best heroines i've ever read

[@ella.1012]

The Darkest Temptation is just as good!

[@thebooklife0399]

@@newculturetalent2053 ikr😭

[@belloutmaissa3484]

I prefer the first book " the sweetest oblivion". But yes the seconde book "the maddest obsession" is good too.

[@dessertcomes1st]

Obsessive possessive is my favorite trope, if you could call it that, to read! What a great list.

[@amywade2753]

Cheating is a hard no for me but Forget Me Not sounds good .. I’m conflicted

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

I don’t mind cheating in a book as long as the hero is at fault and he grovels, which I think this book did well!

[@samwan3491]

@@PeaceLoveBooksxo Forget me not sounds like a lot of groveling will be happening and im up for it!

[@marinaespana6187]

This is my favorite trope. Adding some of these to my TBR. Hope you make a part 2 later in the year.

[@mellylouwho]

Try the dark series by Christine Feehan

[@treifrogy]

I LOVE that cover for Then Came You omg. You're going to love Dreaming of You!

[@liveafictionallife4084]

FORGET ME NOT!!!! on my tbr I'm gonna read it thanx for the positive overview

[@lunaxlucyxxx3028]

Finally!!! Someone talks about The Risk!!! I loved that series hands down amazing.

[@blueeyedgirlS]

"forget me not" and "the happy ever after playlist" sounds awesome!

[@mellylouwho]

I'm reading Transendence, right now, and am loving it. You really need to read the dark series by Christine Feehan. They're all like this and more.

[@kenyarivas8463]

I just finished reading Transcendence. It was soooo good and my favorite book of all time!!!! I cried sooo much at the end!! I’m still crying!!

[@vijaylakshmirathore2746]

'Forget me not' by Ellie Terry is also a novel worth reading. Actually, it's about accepting ourselves as how we are. I know this topic is completely different from what you are recommending but I searched for the first book on your recs on Amazon and Amazon recommended me this which is literally awesome.

[@timbaj1262]

I am editing my novel and preparing for my PhD Viva and your recommendations just knock everything out of my hands. Thankyou!

[@xoxofox232]

Just finished Transcendence and it’s so good!!!

[@jaanagoldberg]

Ive read The Risk series years ago, still love it and is also one of the only serial killer books where I sympathize with the serial killer 😂

[@rociohenriquez5552]

I love this kind of heroes! Tools of Engagement by Tessa Bailey is my recommendation to you!

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

I have that one on my tbr!

[@alondraglessing5166]

Ice Planet Barbarians is the best! At first I thought it would be silly and cheesy but I freaking LOVE it

[@jeonghanniest]

The Happy Ever After Playlist is one of my all time faves!

[@smalldoses6380]

I love how all 3 are connected I read life's too short first and so it was out of order I didnt know their was 3 books then i read her new book and it was just as good

[@janixiaguifarro3003]

The friend zone by Abby Jimenez is also stunning book with an utterly smitten hero. The heroine has fertility issues and he's just so patient and the way he takes care of her and helps her out with the awful cramps she gets and everything was 😍😍. Perfection that book was.

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

I really enjoyed that one too!

[@booklover8872]

I appreciate the cheating warning so much but I love QB Tyler so I'm adding this one on my tbr 😍 Also, I think you'll like Dante Maroni from The Emperor. He's exactly as you said 'I LOVE YOU AND THAT'S THAT'.

[@mairaiftikhar9723]

You are definitely spoiling me with all of these recommendations videos.

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

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[@shrutisinha8242]

OMG I love SMITTEN heroes ❤️😍 Thank you so much for these recommendations Immediately adding them to my TBR ..😁😉

[@RenHRbooklover]

I can’t wait for your reaction to dreaming of you It’s one of my favorites from Lisa Kleypas. I know everyone loves Derek which I do of course but my girl Sara is my favorite 🖤 now I feel like I hyped it up a lot lol I hope you enjoy it.

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

I am so excited to get to that book!!

[@rebeccaholley6689]

The Mindf*ck series is so good!!

[@brittney8529]

Sooo good! Too bad she doesn’t write anymore.

[@moneciasinclair88]

Absolutely amazing

[@edilyaaang6107]

I've read The Risk randomly out of boredom one day and the stroy was so good!! Definitely recommended

[@MsDianaJean]

OMGosh I just started Forget Me Not & I find myself re-reading & wanting to highlight every few pages. 🥰🥰 I was nervous Bc cheating is a MAJOR NO for me, but OMGosh he’s so in love. I’m nervous to see what happened 😣

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

I think the amnesia trope really helps with the cheating plot! He’s SO broken up that he would ever have done that.

[@tronomagic]

Rafe looks like a good read and I’m going to give it a go. Thanks!!

[@LMParmer]

Ruby Dixon's new book Bad Guy definitely fits into this trope! I'm not usually into the whole alien/sci-fi romance genre but it was really really good!

[@hannafayelaag6621]

Omg, you literally read my mind jess. This is what i'm looking for. Thank youuuu!!! ❤

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

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[@jujulevie4057]

I loved The Risk!!! So good!

[@weelasswithabook3489]

Ohhhhhh I just picked up The Happy Ever After Playlist from the library, I'm really looking forward to it now 🥰 Also, I didn't really get along with fated mates until Ice Planet Barbarians 😍 Consider me converted.

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

Yes!!!! Ice Planet Barbarians really does that trope perfectly 👏🏻

[@ilovebooks718-noelia8]

I love Happy Every After Playlist, swoon!!

[@sarahbee4596]

The best is The maddest Obsession by Lori ...its in the title

[@MinaGonza]

Hands down my favorite contemporary smitten hero will always be Bear from Truly, Madly, Whiskey by Melissa Foster.

[@nasjiaglenn1869]

Fun fact if anyone was curious transcendence by Shay Savage started out as a twilight fanfiction

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

I didn’t know that!

[@dattebayo1656]

ehd = edward beh = bella

[@allisonchristie3734]

I loved changing roles. My library had the forbidden man. Excited to read since this is my age gap with my guy.

[@crystalsbookishlife]

Ok, ok I'm picking up the QB Tyler one 😍

[@alenemarie1726]

I love this trope! I just read Tempt me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas and oh my gosh Harry was SO smitten from the moment he talked to Poppy and I loved every second of it.

[@jahanvisharma1016]

Hey? Is it a standalone?

[@pom11pom]

@@jahanvisharma1016 Yes and no. It's a series that follows a family but you can read just this one and you would be perfectly fine. This was definitely my favorite in the series.

[@supermodelwannabe]

I loved that book! Lisa Kleypas is the best at historical romance

[@abidavies154]

I just reread the Ice planet barbarians and I love them so much 😍😊

[@stusto]

I really loved forget me not. I loved the memory loss, the marriage in trouble, and a little cheating. I’ve read many of them. Can you give me some older recommendations? Love your videos!

[@kristiejenner9693]

Transcendence is my number one book and I don’t know how many times I’ve read it.

[@cherrieannjagmis3900]

I love forget me not by Q.B. Tyler!!! Yay!

[@_www3207]

Read Love In Blind but thats a novel in an app called LikeRead, and dont worry its not about the guy cheating on his wife or anything but it does contain some mental ab*se and the novel indeed got a happy ending but the whole thing is still pretty much depressing till the very end but the read is very worth it Just a lil bit of the plot but its about a girl who was super into this one guy but the guy didnt like her at all and then stuff happened and so one day the guy suddenly fell in love with her but it was too late (because the guy has been ab*sing her pretty much and he's the reason that her life changed upside down, you could say that a lot of damage has been done at this point) so he got pretty obsessive and he used the wrong way to keep her with him so yeah. The whole novel is really heartbreaking and depressing till the very end that i cried A LOT. But imma say it again, the ml is VERY loyal so he doesnt keeps other girl with him or anything but you will still find your blood boils everytime you read it

[@nickycake]

I read Ice Planet on you recommendation. And I cannot stop reading them. I'm not even into this genre (fantasy or sci fi) or into series in general but OMG.

[@ewokallie]

Favorite line in On The Way To The Wedding was "I fluttered"

[@mellystorms7759]

My summer TBR has grown ☺️ Besides sports romances I could binge read most of these.

[@ErikaLM10]

Heroes pining? I love this trope!

[@Priyanshi-td6sm]

Please do make a part 2 with this trope.😊😊

[@kamakshijolly4156]

Winds of the storm,on the way to wedding!

[@atikahpattinson1708]

I found your video when you discussed about the over protective hero and I love it! Can you talk about anti hero on the next video? ♥ from 🇲🇾🇲🇾

[@bringmetheblackveilbrides7361]

I need recs on possessive heroines

[@guinea_pig_lover2286]

OMG yes I need that too!

[@mreads491]

Read Rina Kent. The Deception Trilogy was amazing

[@blossom_n_gin]

Oh My Goodness, "Then Came You" absolutely LOVED this book - broke my heart, teared up in several parts. I read it straight through. It was so interesting to see how Derek behaved in this book, literally pushing Lily into Alex's arms. I read "Dreaming of You" first, out of order. Now I'm going to go back and re-read "Dreaming of You," and am so excited. *Devil's Bride by Stephanie Laurens* is another great one of this trope - one of my favorites! Awesome video, Jessica!

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

I almost included Devil’s Bride!!! But I included that one on my “touch her and you die” video, so I left it out of this one!

[@blossom_n_gin]

@@PeaceLoveBooksxo so true, lol. That video was the best video in which to include Devil - you are so good at what you do! 😉

[@darlion]

Thank you, Jessica. I love this book “ Forget Me Not”

[@aubriesenn7581]

I can not recommend the illusion series by D Kelly enough! You love rockstar hero’s and this follows a rock band!

[@blythe2872]

I WAS LITERALLY THINKING OF THIS!! i was like “i want a simp bf profess your love bf dagger to the throat trope badass gf”

[@ruthfernandez8801]

The Happily Ever After Playlist is so good Jason is so darn sweet ❤️

[@SA-oh8vh]

If you like obsessive love romances check out Anna Zaires and Chairmaine Pauls books. A little more hard-core on the obsession but they're so good imo

[@taylorsreadingcorner]

The amnesia romance sounds absolutely amazing!

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

It was!!

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

Ooo I need the forbidden man

[@lauracabezas_]

AHH i always look forward to your videos Jess! you always give me so many books to put on my tbr

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

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[@stephaniem1107]

If anyone has read the Ice Plant Barbarians series and wants more of the same I recommend Evangeline Anderson. there's more variety in the alien front but it's pretty much the same but different. Super good guilty pleasure reading and they're generally quick stories too.

[@trishcomey6322]

Halfway through listening to Much Ado About You. Sweet and funny

[@stacypienaar4365]

I just finished reading Karina Halle's "The Forbidden Man" and Oh...my...goodness it was good. Alejo was just the ultimate book boyfriend. And the passion!!!! Amazing. Now I need to read everything else from Karina Halle

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

Yes! Loved that book and you can’t go wrong with Karina Halle!

[@tibbysj4846]

Hi. I'm so glad to found your channel. Can you please recommend books that are similar to Kathryn Shay's books?

[@ChengetoMayowe]

Got a trilogy i’m releasing soon and a poetry book I self published in 2019. What’s a girl got to do to be reviewed by you?

[@lifebetweenthepages1220]

You should check out Heartsick by Chelsea Cane if you like The Risk- ST Abby series

[@booklover8872]

Also if you liked Transcendence, you'll LOVE Bastian from Surviving Raine by the same author Shay Savage.

[@kdrama_allday]

Fallen crest high series by tijan...must read❤️😭 Mason & Samantha ❤️❤️

[@anniemay4416]

I loved that series the rivalry was just good. But I love Logan more💌💌

[@kdrama_allday]

@@anniemay4416 oh yes Logan ❤️😍

[@farahiah1]

i love the younger man, coz i ve read it. amazing. i looked for this book after reading "all grown up ford donovan" so good.

[@beforobama]

For obsessive and possessive heroes try Kresley Cole’s Immortals after dark series

[@estadoagridulce]

ohhhh i love these recommendations!!!!!

[@emia8119]

Ugh that first one sounds interesting but the cheating is such a hard no for me... Has anybody read it? Is the infidelity situation unforgivable or kind of in the grey area? I don’t mind spoilers I just wanna know if imma be able to deal 😂😭😭

[@avasromancebooks]

Yesss IPB heroes are sooo smitten!!

[@isalvacaoclaro]

I loveeeeddd Rafe ❤️

[@debraboldan7372]

The Ruby Dixon Ice Planet Barbarians series is great, if you like aliens and humans this series is the one to read!

[@mahafarooq.k1181]

I also loved The Bad Guy by Celian Aaron. absolutely delicious!

[@diyanissac9862]

Hi Jess, have you read For Lucy by author Jewel E Ann...would love to hear your review on this book.

[@nourake341]

Love these kinds of guys ❤

[@ebonym667]

Basically ALL of Jesse Kane books. All obsessive, crazy and NEVER changing their mind kind of men. In ALL of her books. Y’all check her out. Her books are cheap especially digitally

[@nibeditadeogharia106]

Read The Bad Guy by Celine Aaron 👌. I am smitten over that book ❣❣

[@giudt1463]

DEAN COLE from RUCKUS by LJ Shen!!💞

[@nehemiah00255]

The mindfuck series is so gooooood

[@nyahharden6786]

U should definitely check out rina Kent’s deviant king trilogy it is hands down my fav obsession hero book ever

[@paredhigupta6637]

Oh my God.. I read that one and it was so awsome..in fact rina has now become my go to author....

[@nyahharden6786]

@@paredhigupta6637 same after finding her I binge read her entire back list in like three weeks and am so excited for her new book have u read it yet?

[@paredhigupta6637]

@@nyahharden6786 Red Thorns...yes!! I read it as soon as it was available....!!

[@nyahharden6786]

@@paredhigupta6637 I am waiting for the second one to come out before I read it because I hate cliffhangers is it good?

[@paredhigupta6637]

@@nyahharden6786 well...not exactly my favorite Rina kent book.... still it was 3.5 stars worthy and the cliffhanger was a bomb...so highly awaiting the next book in the series.....

[@farahiah1]

Oh cmon, i have a thesis to write. so tempted lol... you are my utmost favourite Jessica. Are you really a twin Jessica? i'd read it somewhere.. in goodreads i think..you really are? what does she do? she teaches too?

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

I am a twin! She’s a nurse ☺️

[@francescab6636]

Dragos from the Elder Races by Thea Harrison,

[@Quettasbedhead]

Your my kindle unlimited queen

[@wandapaul7367]

You should read Marrying Mr. Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas...you will really like that book

[@PeaceLoveBooksxo]

That’s definitely on my tbr already!

[@kimbutler6912]

Favorite favorite favorite ! I adored him , read it so many times

[@hyacinthh6900]

Yes! That hero reminded me of Hugo from "The Proposal", by Mary Balogh.

[@sandhyathakur9883]

Munshi Premchand Novel 😄

[@masiwlove4449]

YAY!

[@kamakshijolly4156]

Than came you

[@kamakshijolly4156]

40 you ❤️

[@Quettasbedhead]

That kind of hero is my boyfriend lol

[@sanafaisal8083]

Forget me not was so cringy , not for the hero not for the heroine no for the other women , the hero used her and his friends and the female lead were ok with it , I could not finish it.

[@attiyahnaidoo8045]

I felt the same! I could not finish it as well

[@Barbraotten]

I didn’t like Forget Me Not, the guy is pretty cruel to the girlfriend he had before his amnesia, also quite violent and mean. He is not a “hero” to me.

[@hyunyoungmoon2858]

cheating : I'm French

[@rafiachowdhury5081]

I m so sorry .U should put a sticker Spoiler alert on the screen...U actually told everything about every book .

[@dedysuryaofficial448]

Lanjutkan

[@dedysuryaofficial448]

Mantap

[@annduruibe625]

Pride and prejudice

[@alis5514]

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