Book Spice Level Reference 🌶 - hosted by honyombooks

🌶 Level: 3
Conventional Romance. I feel like most modern mainstream adult romance novels are on this level. Physical relationships between characters include 1-3 descriptive open door love scenes. The intimate acts described in these books are usually what is considered conventional (a.k.a. second base, third base, home run, etc.)

Examples: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne, The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, the Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn, To Have and to Hoax by Martha Waters, He’s a Keeper by Stacy Travis, and most books by Penny Reid. 
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Wrong For You by Harloe Rae

Wrong For You

Harloe Rae

295 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
Never His Mate by Sarah Spade

Never His Mate

Claws and Fangs #1

Sarah Spade

354 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Wrong Bride by Catharina Maura

The Wrong Bride

The Windsors #1

Catharina Maura

382 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional tense fast-paced
Mother Faker by Brittanée Nicole

Mother Faker

The Momcoms #1

Brittanée Nicole

340 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
Man Handle by Vanessa Vale

Man Handle

On A Manhunt #6

Vanessa Vale

434 pages • missing pub info (editions) user-added

fiction romance adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Abandoned by A.M. Wilson

Abandoned

Powell Sanctuary #1

A.M. Wilson

302 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional medium-paced
The Auction by L. Knight

The Auction

Kings of Ruin #1

L. Knight

285 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance dark emotional tense medium-paced
What's Left of Me by Kristen Granata

What's Left of Me

Kristen Granata

300 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional slow-paced
The Risk by S.T. Abby

The Risk

Mindf*ck #1

S.T. Abby

3 hours, 28 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary crime romance thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Accidental Wife by Shayla Hart

The Accidental Wife

The Accidental Wife #1

Shayla Hart

454 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction erotica emotional fast-paced