Books like Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades of Grey brought a whole new crowd to the romance genre. Readers were hooked by the power, money, and sex in the story and wanted to read more of the like in the genre. Thankfully, there’s plenty for them to find-romance is a genre with something for everyone, and authors keep writing excellent books to keep your To Be Read list ever-growing.
The power dynamics in Pool Boy is the opposite of 50 Shades, and you’re going to love this switch-up. Erika is having a midlife crisis after finding her husband of decades cheating on her with his boss. His male boss. She decides to play hooky and spend all day in the pool, naked, because why not? Well, because today is the day that the 20-something pool boy is coming by. He catches her and likes what he sees. Her best friend keeps telling her to get back out there, but Erika doesn’t think that starting with her pool boy son is exactly what she meant.
Trey Devereaux has something to prove to her father at his billion dollar company. But Jeremiah Benton, her father’s second-in-command, is not about to let a spoiled daddy’s girl mess up years of hard work. The attraction between them is undeniable. Readers looking for the corporate setting, high power, high heat that hooked them in 50 Shades won’t be able to put LaQuette’s novel down.
If you thought that the power dynamics in 50 Shades were strong, get ready for god-like power plays in Wicked Beauty. Modern day Olympus has a new opening in its elite ranks, and Helen Kasios plans to get it, no matter the cost. In a fierce life or death competition, she teams up with Achilles Kallis and Patroclus Fotos, competitors who are also long-time lovers. One of the ways they want to help each other is outside the arena, inside the bedroom. It gets steamy between the three of them and they come to deeply care for each other, but only one can win Ares’s place.
CEO Nico Morgan has more than business aspirations; he has a revenge plot in the works. Planning to infiltrate his father’s elite circles to avenge his brokenhearted mother, Nico enlists the help of Athena Evans. The more time they spend together, the more emotions surface. Once they get close to their prize, Athena isn’t so sure that taking down his father’s company is going to give him happiness. But she’s pretty sure she can. The high stakes, both emotionally and financially, make this book unputdownable.
Everything about Max Westin is sexy. The way he smells. His voice. The heat in his stare. Victoria can feel that he wants her. Lingering touches, lasting looks. She’s undeniably drawn to him. He can feel her nature calling out to him. She needs to be tamed, and he’s just the man to do it. This book is both kinky and sweet, if by sweet you mean addicting and indulgent.
Jessi Teresa Blake, or JT, is used to managing high powered men in her job as a sports agent. So when her Lexus breaks down on the side of the highway, she’s ready to manage the situation and any man that may come along with it. She doesn’t count on that man being Reese Anthony, a trucker and partner in his family’s billion dollar company. Through a series of circumstances, they have to work closely together. When JT’s safety is threatened, Reese will do everything in his power to keep her safe and happy, including tending to her pleasure. Jenkins keeps readers coming back to her books because they are full of intrigue and big personalities.
Eleanor, a trained submissive, trusts her master explicitly and will do whatever he commands. Even spending a week with another dom, who’s a complete stranger. Daniel has been isolating himself ever since his wife died, and Eleanor’s master thinks spending time with her will be therapeutic for him. While she lets Daniel have her body, she’s determined to keep her heart all her own, even though he wants to keep her permanently. The Gift is spicy and fast. Make sure you set aside a day off for it, because you’ll want to read this one in one sitting.
Politician and Mafiya boss Maksimilian Sevastyan has very specific sexual tastes: tall, blonde, and obedient. Catarina Marín is curvy, brunette, and strong willed. She’ll do anything to survive after her husband forces her out, including working as an escort. Maksimilian is her first client, and she must admit, he’s handsome, strong, and obviously rich. But she’s not what he ordered, she won’t take his lip, and they can’t keep their hands off each other.
Originally published at https://www.kobo.com on April 16, 2023.
