#Romance/Erotica

New romance books are coming out every week, and we’re here to help you find the best, no matter which genre of romance novels you’re into. Regencies, contemporaries, queer romance from all time periods, paranormals—you name it, we’re reading it. Read on to find the most compelling romance novels out there, for all steam levels! Go on, get your trope on.

Hot Or Not: Trends in Popular Romance

Fifty Shades is out, cowboys are in.

10 Upcoming Romance Books to Get Excited About

10 upcoming romance books to try.

Reading Romance: Perception versus Reality

Rioter Amanda D. analyzes the difference between how the media perceives reading a romance novel and the reality of reading romance.

The 11 Best Things I Heard at RWA 2015

For all you writers and reviewers out there who couldn't attend, here's a round-up of the best things I heard at RWA 2015.

10 Essential Reads for Romance Newbies

A look at ten romance novels that make a good starting point for new readers in the genre, including historical, contemporary, and paranormal romances.

How Reading Thomas Hardy Led Me to Romance Novels

How taking a Thomas Hardy summer seminar led one Rioter to embracing romance novels.

Romance Novel Think Pieces For Dummies

A tongue in cheek guide to writing articles about romance novels

Romance 101: Wedding Settings

A discussion of wedding settings in romance along with some reader recommendations from Rioter Amanda.

Discussions of Trauma & Kink in Romance

How Lilah Pace's Asking For It sparked a discussion about kink, sexual violence, and trauma in romance.

Top Responses to the New Fifty Shades of Grey Book

Internet reaction to the new Fifty Shades of Grey novel