But the genre also explores other traumas aside from rape or physical assault. 2013 University of Tulsa Its super duper fun.**. P.S. r/RomanceBooks is a discussion sub for readers of romance novels. Romantic adventure at its best. The hero is a rich Minotaur in a world where humans and monsters coexist. Heroine is Londons darling. In contrast to the others Ive described, it is a dark book, but it begins as the heroine believes shes found a way to function in the world. **, Sexy contemporary; first person hero POV. When a crusty British duke makes a deal with a beautiful Italian scandal, nothing can possibly go rightexcept for how fast and furiously they fall in love. BUY INDIE, Delightful modern-day secret baby story -- a one-night stand turns into much more when the hero & heroine meet again 4 months later. $35.01M, PG-13 BUY INDIE, Erotic contemporary; 1st person hero POV. An unrequited love story set in the NBA, heroine is in an abusive relationship with a basketball player, loved from afar by one of his rivals. $124.87M, PG-13 Isnt that the sweetest thing that ever happened? They're there to help. these films can verge on distasteful, exploiting real-life illnesses for cheap tears. Illness Cancer Heroine Books - Goodreads The best romance novel ever written. Blame her for all of this. A bananas-hot billionaire businessman hero and a smart-as-a-whip lawyer heroine fall in love amidst corporate espionage. Error rating book. At least Gyllenhaal fans will get what they want: plenty of shots of his shirtless torso and bare ass. Carrigans of the Circle C. North Star. Bodyguard romance in reverse. Delicious. Theres definitely . I think they do live apart for a while, and hero visits her and she pushes him away, acts hostile etc. Delicious. The band have become the very thing their critics accuse them of. Asexual hero. Hunky owner wants to love her. Lovely, lovely romance. BUY INDIE. Former gang member hero is just out of prison and trying to set himself straight. Beautiful secondary love story, which arcs over the whole, delicious series. Anna Kendrick, Cabaret owner heroine using her power to encourage men to give women the vote and an Indian hero disillusioned with the American Dream. Hero has other plans. Two teenage cancer patients begin a life-affirming journey to visit a reclusive author in Amsterdam. Heroine reunites with estranged mother, must face her past. Shes his Mt. Perfect for the tween/early-teen in your life. Librarian heroine with disdain for love becomes an internet meme; hero is a journalist trying to set her up for a story. Hero falls for his best friend's sister, who has read the book. Regency historical. Hero is an Ideal gentleman. Heroine is faking perfection. BDSM erotic contemporary. Listen to the Fated Mates episode on Passion, Emo goth vampire sick with blood lust is sent to dry out in a haunted New Orleans mansion, and falls in love with the beautiful ghost there. Heroine is a delightful botanist with no choice but to enter into a marriage of convenience with an alpha-submissive dukewho fears what will happen if she discovers his kink.BUY INDIE, Heroine takes a job as assistant to her ex-boyfriends dad, who owns a kink club. All these details are clues in identifying the title and author of the book. -Heroine doesn't die. Pre-Victorian Romancing the Stone, but with fewer crocodiles and more celebrity scandal. Heroine is a senior in college, hero is a literature professor 10 years her senior. Heroine with spinal cord injury, injured hockey-player hero. And yes, some smooching. He's spent years trying to stop Frankie Langtry's gang but Rose is a different matter. Sci-fi erotic romance. Google Book's Advance Book Search allows you to search one of the largest book databases online by using keywords, phrases, words, subject, and more. Youve seen this movie before, probably a few times: Two characters fall in love even though one suffers from a terrible disease or affliction that will kill him or her (usually her) before credits roll, but not before she or he imparts important life lessons to the surviving lover. 9. Director: Incredibly unique comic anthology filled with Happily Ever Afters (or at least the starts of them). Think sexy Jane Eyre. Nobody likes being hurt, but in the romance world, injuries often lead to the sexiest of moments. Sexual tension for days. Its a pretty alluring fantasy: to be taken care of by your handsome hero, usually in very close proximity to one another and with little chance of leaving. So, I remember reading this book ages ago. Owner of personal-ad newspaper and a man looking for an eloped couple go searching together. BUY INDIE. New Orleans-set contemporary category; unrequited love/teenage crush/one night stand made good. Gangster hero thought he lost the woman he loved years ago, so imagine his surprise when he finds her, alive and well and with his secret baby.**. Its a joyous book set in a lovely place, one where you can practically feel the sun on your face and the ocean breezes. Thankfully, there are other ways to search the internet for the romance novel title that's on the tip of your tongue. Sweet contemporary; when her best friend and boyfriend end up together, heroine green-card marries a boxing dreamboat. I dont remember how old it was or a lot but here is what I remember, heroine had cancer and she runs away from the hero to live in a different city i think. I scrolled through listed books on good reads tagged with heroine sick/has breast cancer but i wasnt able to look through all of them. Doctor hero is eager to build a medical research center threatening heroines artists community. Problems ensue which cause her to fall apart but, of course, she rallies, and its not until she feels centered that shes able to even think about a relationship with the hero. He is. The script is so smart and understated that youll barely realize youre watching a terminal romance movie. She's beautiful, caring, and doesn't have a bad bone in her body. Arthur Hiller (Finally, a cancer-ridden teen girl who makes it to the final credits!) He could never show her love or even affection and he certainly never believed in her. | Gross: As close to inspirational romance as erotic can get. The ebook comes bundled with Welcome to Temptationanother of my favorites! But soon he finds himself falling for the woman he's supposed to hand over to the authorities. What starts off as a classic alpha-submissive, billionaire hero/working class domme romance ends up as a pretty delightful example of the real work romance can do when it sets out to do it. Heroine who survived a a serial killer as a young woman returns home to find a copycat at playand the childhood sweetheart (now FBI agent) who will do anything to keep her safe. Regency historical, lower-class. 2,734 ratings Emery has been living with a chronic but invisible illness for a long time. Heroine falls in love with honest, hardworking disabled hero who is falsely labeled "simple." Of course she does (leukemia again), and at her shiva, Greg learns that she wrote a letter to the college that rejected him explaining that his application stunk because he spent so much time taking care of her. Read More Romance Sarah MacLean 1. Comedy, Drama, Fantasy. John Marley, 11. Drama, Family. Sexy contemporary. Black Lives Matter activist and an Assistant District Attorney fall in love in this wonderful, honest look at love that is the romance 2019 deserves. Delicious, emotional erotic contemporary. Tracey Livesay does Friends to Lovers perfectly hereBest friends helping each other out with a fake relationship beach vacation discover just how hot hammocks can be with the right person.**. While still liable to many of the criticisms leveled by feminists in the 1980s and beyond, romances can tell new stories as well as the old ones, expanding an inadequate set of cultural and emotional vocabularies. Because this is the way terminal romance movies work, she dies anyway. Heroine leaves her cheating husband and finds herself in Paris, with the help of a dreamy painter. published 2017, avg rating 4.01 Courts scandalous heiress who steals his heart. Heroine can manipulate metal and is the only one who can save him. Old School Romance. This Duchess of Mine by Eloisa James. 6,332 ratings Want more romance? A dubious consent scene that absolutely imprinted on me. Very bananas. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Books Where a Hero Takes Care of an Injured Heroine - A Love So True BUY INDIE, 90s-set category romance from one of Harlequins first contemporary romance novelists. Sexy contemporary;advice columnist heroine who is faking relationship experience, librarian hero helps her make it all real. published 2017, avg rating 3.34 A near-perfect contemporary. We Have History: 15 Historical Romance Novels About Estranged Lovers And, of course, he comes to believe in her. Older heroine running for City Council canvasses the home of a younger, blind, dirty-talking, virgin, recluse billionaire. In this heartfelt, incisive novel, Danielle Steel celebrates the virtues of unconventional beauty while exploring deeply resonant issues of weight, self-image, sisterhood, and family. (Yum.). This one is not for the faint of heart. Doja Cat Becomes an Actual Cat for Met Gala. Listen to the The Hating Game episode of Fated Mates. And I've your at all paranormal inclined, Lover Eternal by J.R Ward has a heroine who's been through multiple cancer battles and is still fighting. After Oliver becomes a successful lawyer, they find out that Jenny is dying of leukemia, so they ask his father for money for her costly treatment. Its great. Good intentions fly out the window when they discover her praise kink is up his full alley. Game changing erotic historical romance from the early 2000s. Childhood friends to lovers. BUY INDIE. Very sexy/bordering on erotic. Bareknuckle Bastards Book I - Absolute scoundrel reprobate hero bent on revenge seduces the heroine out from under his enemyand falls head over heels in love. BUY INDIE, A bored duke finds love with the brilliant lady owner of the sex club that is his refuge. Victorian historical. Plus-sized heroine bullied and mocked by her peers. Just read it. Extremely sexy second chance love story between a megastar rapper and his best friends sister, who hes wanted forever. When a spaceship crash lands on a planet with an atmosphere of pure aphrodisiac, a human space soldier and an alien have no choice but to turn to each other for help. Stars: Please enable javascript to add items to the cart. | Witty banter, sexy hero, kissing over donuts and some of the most honest fat rep Ive read. Perhaps the single biggest misconception about books in the romance genre is that theyre fluff. After she's injured by a horse, Noah and the Bar C family take care of Dair, allowing her to find peace and maybe a loving family for the first time in her life. **, This book is what happens when you put small town romances and menage romance into a reactor and slam them together. NYC-set contemporary, category romance. Neither are used to asking for a shoulder to lean on, even when they need it. Cookie Notice Kidman plays Satine, a courtesan and singer who entrances Christian (Ewan McGregor), a poor young writer who has moved to Paris to become an artist. Heroine is attacked while mountain climbing and reclusive mountain man finds her, nurses her back to health. Chicago-set contemporary romance;Bollywood star heroine returns to US to face emotional past & childhood love. Lover Eternal (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #2) by. She does, however, fall in love with a young pharmaceutical rep, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, who makes a mint selling Viagra. Which is a lot. For Mary, Jesse may present a real second chance at life, love, and happiness. Nerdy spinster accidentally ruined by dark, brooding lord. This is one walk you can definitely forget. (Romantic Suspense, #14; Baltimore, #3). Old school romance. Old school romance. BUY INDIE. This pattern of recovery with the support of a hero who sees the strength of the heroine, has repeated itself across all the romance sub-genres awarded in the RITA Award, from historicals to contemporary romantic comedies to paranormals and even the recently revived category of mainstream fiction with romantic elements. Plus-sized heroine and her unrequited childhood crush. French heroine with abusive past is now chef at ski resort. D. Nichole King (Goodreads Author) (shelved 2 times as illness-cancer-heroine) avg rating 4.31 1,971 ratings published 2014. | Gross: Enemies to lovers/wrong-side-of-the-tracks. And then they fall for each other. What's the Name of That Book??? In the movie adaptation, Mandy Moore plays Jamie, a ministers daughter secretly suffering from leukemia who helps troubled popular kid Landon (Shane West) learn his lines for the school play. **, BUY INDIE; Listen to the Best Romance of 2020 Episode of Fated Mates. Heroine is an exotic dancer, hired by the hero to teach him how to accept human touch. Not Sell My Personal Information. Heroine is a member of the Royal Guard, sent to retrieve a cocky prince on walkabout and bring him home to resume his duties. | By continuing to browse, you accept the use of cookies and other technologies. LibraryThing catalogs yours books online, easily, quickly and for free. The heroine of Tiffany Girl by Deeanna Gist, the 2016 Historical Romance: Long winner, who refuses to stay at home and work because, if she doesnt leave, her father will always control her money. Thief heroine steals one penny from his hoard. Heroine arrives at the prison to discover that she has no choice but to find a protector. Dying Young (1991): Really only suitable for those who feel the need to see every film in the Julia Roberts oeuvre, this sad tale was an early career misfire in which she plays an aimless young woman named Hilary who ends up nursing rich-kid Victor (Campbell Scott), who is dying of leukemia. BUY INDIE, Listen to the Fated Mates episode on Indigo. Delicious Thanksgiving-themed romance. Rat-catcher hero. Anna Fitzgerald looks to earn medical emancipation from her parents who until now have relied on their youngest child to help their leukemia-stricken daughter Kate remain alive. Regency historical;Heroine helps aristocratic women elope with inappropriate men. Beautiful book about family and love. A Little Bit of Heaven (2011): Kate Hudson has made some bad choices in her film career, but few worse than this stinker in which she plays a cancer patient who is granted three wishes by God (Whoopi Goldberg). This sexy-contemporary is for pen-pal romance lovers out therehe's a grumpy old Special Forces dude. Director: 4. Ludzecky Sisters. Examples I can think of off the top of my head are Brighter than the Sun by Julia Quinn and Seduction of a Highland Lass by Maya Banks. Five years later, a secret baby is revealed when Hamas kidnaps him. | This series, set in a small town filled with heroes who all know how to get it done, is a perfect fast read. Heroine is cat hunter. Hero is DA. Full disclosure, its difficult for me to limit the number of Sophie Jordan books on my list because I love her writing almost as much as I love her. In The Texans Reward by Jodi Thomas, which won the Short Historical RITA in 2016, the heroine is disabled, left without the use of her legs due to a gunshot wound. Uncomfortable scarred war hero, verycomfortable Jewish hero,suspense added in.BUY INDIE. Todd Kessler Guilt-stricken, Morgan decides to take care of her. Hero is a millionaire president of a bank. It will be great. The perfect winter readso incredibly sweet! Contemporary romance, opposites attract. She survives, finds hope and love. Heroine is injured, hero helps her recover? : r/RomanceBooks - Reddit Now shes back, and hes dreamy, and the timing is right. Its not a sad or tragic book. BUY INDIE. He cant decide whether he wants to forgo treatment and enjoy the few months he has left or undergo taxing chemo that may save his life. Mary Dare has lost everything in her hopes of making a new life for herself and her child. Merman hero, forced to hunt heroine who can foretell death. I'm feeling kind of fragile lately, so I'd love your recs of books where the heroine is injured/ill and the hero helps her recover or, like, sits by her bedside and is distraught and protective. Richard LaGravenese Puck Me Secretly (A Vancouver Wolves Hockey Romance Book 1) By Stone, Odette. Daryl Hannah, Votes: Listen to the Best Romance of 2020 Episode of Fated Mates. | Gross: Paranormal; heroine has emotions in a world that devalues them. Coming home after five years is easier said than done, however, especially since the first thing she sees is their gruff rancher neighbor trying to kill her brother. 14. 2,113 ratings In Once and For All: An American Valor Novel,by Cheryl Etchison, the RITA Winner for Best First Book in 2017, the heroine has gone through cancer treatment twice and seeks a way for a new beginning, desperately wanting to be seen as a whole person and not a patient. When his pregnant wife dies in a shipwreck, Jesse Morgan gives up his wealth and place in Seattle society. Beautifully written. Ansel Elgort, In memory of all the fictional characters that gave their lives so that their sweethearts could lead more meaningful ones, here is a ranking of 18 terminal romances. Happy Endings guaranteed. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Small-town contemporary. He finally finds he can't resist her. Request Permissions. 100 min Our heroine hated her father with good reason. Gybbon will care for this feisty woman who wants justice for her family. Luckily, she has a handsome Pinkerton to protect her. Contradictory movements have accompanied greater freedoms in discussing breast cancer, and this essay argues that feminists can find in romance novels a powerful site, supplementary to feminist theory and activism, for elaborating a productive and critical public breast cancer discourse. He meets the heroine at her job, where she collects Minotaurproductfor a pharmaceutical company. I know the details are vague but has anyone come across books with similar story line? My preference is for historical or fantasy romance, but I read basically any subgenre--the goal right now is to read some quality TLC. Peter Dinklage, Votes: Motorcycle gang member, widower and single dad hires a nanny who soon becomes irresistible. You can view Barnes & Nobles Privacy Policy, Buy One, Get One 50% Off Books for All Ages, It Had to Be You (Chicago Stars Series #1), Fool Me Twice (Rules for the Reckless Series #2), The Texan's Reward (Wife Lottery Series #4), Copyright & Hero is a crusty duke who falls in love with the heroine, then discovers she's a witch. Hero and heroine work in same room, loathe each other, are up for the same promotion. Hilary Swank, 10. Delightful. Best-maid heroine goes into competition for best bachelor(ette) party with the bride's brother, whom she's carried a torch for forever. Gael Garca Bernal, Widowed heroine named Passion finds same at the Crystal Palace Exhibition only to discover that the man she craves is betrothed to her cousin. I promise its awesome. Shes an assassin; hes a vampire attache to Louiss court. First in terrific, long-standing series. Stepbrother Romance. Incredibly intense erotic contemporary romance. a popular audience, a huge body of romance novels whose heroines are recovering from treatment began to emerge in the mid-1990s and con-tinues into the present. Arrogant lawyer hero laid low by amazing heroine & her 5 adopted kids. Keith (2008): A small, lesser-known indie in which the death of a teen fails to inspire his surviving lover to greatness and instead turns her into as much of a slacker as he was. Hero feeds on emotion. published 2014, avg rating 4.31 Smart, feminist, sweet contemporary. Elisabeth Harnois, Not saying we should start prepping but we should start prepping. He and his co-worker Earl (RJ Cyler) make funny film parodies that amuse Rachel, so they get the idea to make a film for her before she dies. This story of recovery even shows up in comedies. Her boss shows up instead. Elizabeth Shue plays Sera, the prostitute whose love isnt quite enough to save him. The heroine has been obsessed with hero since childhood. These books give us a record of our times via the moments best comic minds. Their triumph is inevitably earned by the heroines own efforts, which are recognized (eventually) and encouraged by the hero. She disagrees.BUY INDIE, First in a contemporary duology. Hero is aristocrat masquerading as servant, falls in love with governess. Votes: 335,431 | Gross: $35.01M. And if all else fails, talk to your local librarian! Astonishingly, that circle of life ending is one of the least hoary tropes in this movie. Leaving Las Vegas (1995): Nicolas Cage may have made a few stinkers after starring in this film, but he certainly deserved his Oscar for playing Ben, an alcoholic who goes to Las Vegas to literally drink himself to death. Gerard Butler, Melanie Lynskey, Seth Meyers, and More Support WGA Amid Negotiations. Adam Shankman Home of the magic search button and endless book recommendations as well as discussions about tropes and characters, Author AMAs, book clubs, and more. | Regency historical; Charlie & the Chocolate Factory meets the Bachelor. list created August 18th, 2016 Under duress. 4. Heroine in pants, masquerading as Duke's footman. Old school. Joanna Shupe is hands down one of the best historical romance writers out there today. Instead, Heroine stops him & ruins him instead. Regency debut that harkens back to the heyday of historicalsarrogant hero can't help but kiss an obstinate heroine, after which they're discovered and forced to marry. published 2012, Did You Miss Me? Smokin' hot (see what I did there?). She's beautiful, caring, and doesn't have a bad bone in her body. 17. You loved Magic Mike XXL and now theres a romance novel just for you. Ray Milland, Votes: Love and Other Drugs (2010): I hate to break it to all of the Hathahaters out there, but Anne Hathaways character a woman with early-onset Parkinsons does not actually die at the end of this movie. Regency historical;Duke hero, barmaid heroine. Josh Boone **, Delicious romance that is part "Heroine decides to change her life," and part "Hero needs a fake fiance" and all wonderful read.BUY INDIE, The whole troubleshooters series is fabulous, but this one is my favorite. This is enemies-to-lovers turned up to 11 the two heroes are Soviet and US spies assigned to work together.**. Hero is a priest, heroine is an exotic dancer. Jonathan Levine Regency historical; Spinster heroine in disguise stumbles upon her family's mortal enemy and falls in love. Meanwhile, the Duke is mired in a deep depression because not only is his wife dead from a drug overdose but shed been cheating on him for years, with several men, and spilling political secrets to his rivals. This story of recovery even shows up in comedies. Director: Jesse McCartney, Things you buy through our links may earnVox Mediaa commission. Houston, 1965. The Me is high-school senior Greg (Thomas Mann, not the novelist), who puts his studies on hold to care for his childhood friend Rachel (Olivia Cooke). flag. **, American-set MMF mail-order-bride romance that delivers on all levels. 4. BUY INDIE. After her wedding reception is ruined by her groom sleeping with someone else, the heroine finds herself on her honeymoon with his cousina guy who's had a thing for her for years. Gorgeous historical. A Walk to Remember (2002): Leave it to Nicholas Sparks to write a novel about the death of a teen that makes your eyes roll instead of water. Thoroughly charming. A lady casino-owner and the newspaperman desperate for all her secrets. Deeply romantic fated mates story about a buttoned up doctor and the girl who teaches him about love.**. Listen to the Taking the Heat Fated Mates episode, Edwardian historical; Male/Male. Medieval Scotland. Very cleverly written. They fall in love, and after she kicks the bucket Landon enrolls in medical school in hopes of curing cancer. As one does. Comedic chaos ensues. Google Book's Advance Book Search allows you to search one of the largest book databases online by using keywords, phrases, words, subject, and more. Comedy, Drama, Romance. Listen to the Fated Mates episode of The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever. That's unfortunate for the thief, who falls and injures herself pretty badly. | Pansexual Tony Award winning hero returns home to care for his ailing grandfather, only to fall for his grandfathers nurse.