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Emma from drinking by the shelf did this the other day and I decided it looked really fun. I’m going to try my very best to give you 26 romance recommendations that have fewer than 1,000 ratings on Goodreads in a sort of speed round with just a sentence or two about the plot. Let’s see how it goes!

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A – Adjacent by Alexandra Warren – m/f, neighbors with an antagonistic relationship slowly fall for each other, hilarious and also sexy

B – Beginner’s Luck by Kate Clayborn – m/f, home renovation, found family, poignant

C – Can’t Help Falling by Cara Bastone – m/f, explores family, found and otherwise, and also is just really, really good (ARC Review)

D – Desire and the Deep Blue Sea by Olivia Dade – m/f, fake dating for a reality TV sponsored vacation

E – Erstwhile by H. E. Trent – sci-fi polyam m/f/f, space shenanigans are not right so there’s also a mystery/suspense element

F – Forbidden Promises by Synithia Williams – m/f, soap opera-esque levels of drama, the angst is real because it’s a woman going after her ex-brother-in-law (ARC Review)

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G – Get It Right by Skye Kilaen – f/f, heavy content so check CWs, but a really lovely and sweet romance overall

H – The Hitman by Katrina Jackson – m/f, this book is a ROMP, there’s train sex and it’s spicy af

I – It’s the Chase for Me by Christina C. Jones – m/f, CCJ is hilarious, this is a fun and quick novella with a top notch grandma character

J – Just One More by Jodie Slaughter – m/f, Valentine’s Day novella, but read it whenever, so sexy, also cupcakes

K – A Kiss for Midwinter by Courtney Milan – so this has more than 1,000 ratings, but it’s the least amount from the ‘k’ books I’ve read and recommend. This m/f historical novella is a hate to love with some trauma in the past.

L – Love Scammed by Rilzy Adams – m/f, two people are tricked into a vacation as a date without having ever met, sexy and sweet

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M – A Midnight Feast by Emma Barry & Genevieve Turner – m/f, historical marriage in trouble set during the space race, dual timelines

N – Nothing to Fear by Juno Rushdan – m/f, romantic suspense, but a series best read in order!!, essentially a bodyguard romance

O – One Last Chance by Therese Beharrie – m/f, told in alternating past and present timelines, takes place over 24 hours in the present and it works (ARC Review)

P – Party Favors by Erin McLellan – f/f, set around the NYE holiday, friends to lovers, sexy and sex positive

Q – Queen Move by Kennedy Ryan – m/f, this has many more ratings than 1k, but I haven’t read many Q books so… Anyway, if you haven’t read this estranged childhood friends to lovers romance, you should. It’s beautiful.

R – A Reunion of Rivals by Reese Ryan – m/f, second chance romance, the TENSION (ARC Review)

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S – Serving Pleasure by Alisha Rai – m/f, sexy af, across the street neighbors and some voyeurism, family stuff

T – That Could Be Enough by Alyssa Cole – f/f, historical novella, very sweet with gorgeous writing, originally part of Hamilton’s Battalion (ARC Review)

U – Undone by the Ex Con by Talia Hibbert – m/f, I mean, really Issac is coming undone here and as we all know, that is the best thing that could happen to a romance lead. CWs apply

V – Vixen in Velvet by Loretta Chase – m/f, great title, but really the women in this dress making shop are great, the whole series is fun, also a wager

W – Wild Rain by Beverly Jenkins – m/f, historical set in the western U.S., childfree heroine(!!), Spring is amazing (ARC Review)

X – The X-List by Evie Mitchell – m/f, a short novella, a really cute cast of characters/setting, fun and light

Y – Yes & I Love You by Roni Loren – m/f, anxiety and Tourette’s Syndrome representation, fun and funny with serious undertones, a loose love triangle (ARC Review)

Z – Zoe’s Workshop by Nalini Singh – a short in the Guild Hunter’s universe that is adorable and sweet

And there you have it! I hope you enjoyed. Please tell me what underrated books you would have included on this list!

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