Going back to school doesn’t mean we only have to read textbooks. We can enjoy ourselves too with a little spicy romance. Don’t feel ashamed! We enjoy it just as much as everyone else, and we’re giving you six recommendations to add to your college TBR.
The Graham Effect by Elle Kennedy
Elle Kennedy is famous for her spicy college romance series books. The Graham Effect features Gigi Graham, a girl striving for Olympic gold on the women’s national hockey team. Luke Ryder is co-captain of the Briar U’s hockey team. Luke and Ryder work together to achieve a mutually beneficial goal. She needs help making the national team, and he needs her to put in a good word for him with her dad, the legendary Garrett Graham. Buy this spinoff of Kennedy’s BookTok famous Off-Campus series and see if Luke and Gigi’s chemistry gets in the way of their dreams.
The Hook Up by Kristen Callihan
Kristen Callihan is a favorite on SpicyTok with this football romance. Anna Jones and star quarterback Drew Baylor definitely do not like each other. Well, at least they don’t want to like each other. They have rules for their attraction, but the most important is not falling in love. Will Anna be able to deny all the hot and heavy looks Drew gives her and stop imagining all the things they could do together? Read The Hook Up and root for team #Danna.
Corrupt by Penelope Douglas
Dive into a darker college romance with Corrupt. Falling for her boyfriend’s older brother? Not ideal for Erika. But, she can’t help it. He’s dangerous and has some dangerous friends who just got out of prison. Erika’s boyfriend leaves for the military, and she’s all alone in the face of his brother, Michael. Michael rejoices in the opportunity and is intrigued by how much she fears him. Will she indulge in her darkest desires with the star of the basketball team? We certainly hope so.
Top Secret by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy
When a college guy reaches out on a hookup app to fulfill his girlfriend’s dream of having a threesome, he has to promise not to fall in love. New experiences and deep desires pop up and could potentially change his life forever. Yes, his girlfriend requested this, but he might actually want it more than her. Enjoy this male-male romance written by Sarina Bowen and the college romance queen Elle Kennedy.
Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
Beautiful Disaster is your typical good girl falling for the bad boy trope. As of 2023, this has also been turned into a movie you can watch on Hulu. Abby Abernathy is in her freshman year and doesn’t drink, swear, or wear revealing clothes. She meets Travis Maddox — Eastern University’s Walking One-Night Stand — and is intrigued by his naughty appeal. They get into a bet where he remains abstinent for a month, or she lives in his apartment, depending on who wins. It’s beautiful, perfect, and an intense disaster.
God of Fury by Rina Kent
Enjoy another male-male romance with God of Fury, where the MMC never thought he was attracted to men. Once he meets Nikolai Sokolov — mafia heir, notorious bastard, and violent monster — he quickly changes his tune. With Nikolai being the enemy’s twin brother, Brandon must figure out if Nikolai is worth it or if he will destroy Brandon in the end. Kent pushes boundaries and blurs lines in this college romance.
We listen and we don’t judge here at Bookstr, so we do encourage you to pick up all of these if they are what you’re interested in. Have some fun and get lost in a fictional college world while you ride out the semester.
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