Book Spice Level Reference 🌶 - hosted by honyombooks

🌶 Level: 4
Hot and Heavy Romance. These books push the envelope just a little past what is considered conventional. Physical relationships between characters include 3-5 descriptive open door love scenes. The intimate acts described in these books often veer toward creative or unconventional. Although these characters are often experimental in the bedroom, they typically don’t consider themselves part of the BDSM community or lifestyle.

Examples: Marriage and Murder by Penny Reid, most of the Ice Plant Barbariansseries by Ruby Dixon, Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade, Dangerous by Minerva Spencer, and Don’t Hex and Drive by Juliette Cross. 
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The Devil's Deal by Lilian Harris

The Devil's Deal

Cavaleri Brothers #1

Lilian Harris

377 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction erotica romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Black Ties and White Lies by Kat Singleton

Black Ties and White Lies

Black Tie Billionaires #1

Kat Singleton

399 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
The C*ck Down the Block by Amy Award

The C*ck Down the Block

The Cocky Kingmans #1

Amy Award

7 hours, 54 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance sports funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

The Kiss Quotient

The Kiss Quotient #1

Helen Hoang

324 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
A Ruin of Roses by K.F. Breene

A Ruin of Roses

Deliciously Dark Fairytales #1

K.F. Breene

386 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
Psycho Shifters by Jasmine Mas

Psycho Shifters

Cruel Shifterverse #1

Jasmine Mas

330 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
Viciously Yours by Jamie Applegate Hunter

Viciously Yours

Fae Kings of Eden #1

Jamie Applegate Hunter

278 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance funny lighthearted fast-paced
Blood Price by Vela Roth

Blood Price

Blood Grace #0.5

Vela Roth

300 pages • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Blood Sanctuary: Part One by Vela Roth

Blood Sanctuary: Part One

Blood Grace #3

Vela Roth

476 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional hopeful slow-paced
Blood Union: Part Two by Vela Roth, Vela Roth

Blood Union: Part Two

Blood Grace #6

Vela Roth, Vela Roth

629 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional medium-paced