Best Recent IR read

[Paganalexandria]

I've been out of the IR loop lately. Thinking of coming back in the fold but don't want to get scared away again. What was best recent IR book you've read recently because I need some recs?

[Tamekia]

With This Ring by Aliyah Burke- just read and enjoyed!!!

[TinaNoir]

I have pushed the pause button on IR reads for awhile, but some that I have enjoyed recently:

- BW, NAM
- BW, WM (also this is a first in the series. The follow up book is also good, not IR but this couple is still present because they are the Alpha couple)
- BW, WM (I don't do YA, but this was a stand out)

[AKA]

I really enjoyed . It's bw/wm.

[Lissy]

I really like this book
Have Mercy

[Indigo.plume]

What kind of romance books do you enjoy most? Fun and sassy? Serious? Sexy? Sweet? Books that explore issues other than just the relationship between the main characters? Simple plot? Complex plot? Suspenseful?

Depending on your preferences, I might be able to recommend one or two :-)

[Paganalexandria]

JV wrote: "I really enjoyed . It's bw/wm."

That cover is so pretty to me.

[Paganalexandria]

Indigo.plume wrote: "What kind of romance books do you enjoy most? Fun and sassy? Serious? Sexy? Sweet? Books that explore issues other than just the relationship between the main characters? Simple plot? Complex plot?..."

Indigo, I'm pretty open to anything not YA or too clean. I tend to get more invested in the emotional, or action based. I love bad boys, like mobsters, bikers, or kinky billionaires (lol). A can have humor, but not overly silly plots. No IR UF or PNR please.

[A.W.]

The Boss Lady by Lolah Lace was really good.

[Taida]

A-W wrote: "The Boss Lady by Lolah Lace was really good."

I second this rec. I really liked this book

[Megan]

Tethered! I laughed, I cried, I wish I had the super power to reread because I would have.

[Paganalexandria]

Megan wrote: "Tethered! I laughed, I cried, I wish I had the super power to reread because I would have.

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Megan, that blurb looks really interesting. Y'all are giving me lots of interesting options. Keep them coming please.

[Indigo.plume]

Before Sunrise

This one was a pretty emotional read with some action in it. It didn't strike me as too sweet or too clean. I haven't read enough IR to be able to recommend much that you haven't read already. I noticed that Sienna Mynx has a lot of fans in this community of readers.

Also, I just published a book that has a pretty dark, emotional, and suspenseful storyline. My book doesn't have a bad boy type in it, instead the heroine is a bad girl with a tragic past that comes back to haunt her when a stalker starts following her around. I'm not sure if it's polite to post my own book on this thread, so I'll just mention it and leave it at that, lol. If you are interested in mine, I guess you will find a way to let me know.

[A.W.]

Love Before Sunrise! My first and by far my favorite by Sienna Mynx.

[Paganalexandria]

Indigo.plume wrote: "Before Sunrise

This one was a pretty emotional read with some action in it. It didn't strike me as too sweet or too clean. I haven't read enoug..."


I have had that book on my to read list forever, have no reason for not getting to it, since Sienna is my favorite IR author.

[Indigo.plume]

My favs so far are Sienna Mynx and Nana Malone.

[Connie]

Indigo.plume wrote: "Before Sunrise

This one was a pretty emotional read with some action in it. It didn't strike me as too sweet or too clean. I haven't read enoug..."

Indigo, what's the name of your book? I looked on your profile and I didn't see it.

[Anino]

& were really good ☺

[The FountainPenDiva, Old school geek chick and lover of teddy bears]

I just can't rave enough about . This little gem had it all. I'm still looking for a book on the level of this one.

I also finished , and while far from perfect, it was compulsively readable. Not to mention the book was a nice 300-plus pages. No insta-love here. The heroine drove me crazy, but she was still likeable in a strange sort of way.

[Megan]

TheFountainPenDiva wrote: "I just can't rave enough about . This little gem had it all. I'm still looking for a book on the level of this one."

Natural Beauty was good! It was a novella but you got a full story which some novellas sometimes lack.

[Michelle, Mod with the Bod]

Thanks for starting this thread Pagan. I'm getting some good ideas!

[Erika]

I recommend Thursdays in Savannah, The Rebel's Own and The Game of Love.

[Connie]

was a good book of acknowledgement of Domination and submission. It was light, but it showed a very good aspect of what the hero wanted out of a woman, but the heroine was not weak. It is hard line to draw between being strong and being just stubborn for no good reason. Ms. Azod did a good job of creating a strong woman.

I also just finished reading and that was just as good, but this storyline is about a lonely author and an inmate becoming pen pals and falling for one another despite their differences. The kicker to this story is that the hero is racist.

[A.W.]

Connie thanks for the postings! I am definitely going to check out Incarcerated for sure.

[Connie]

No problem A.W.

[Paganalexandria]

Michelle wrote: "Thanks for starting this thread Pagan. I'm getting some good ideas!"

You're welcome Michelle. There are tons of goodies to choose from.

[Meka♥books]

Thanks Megan & Connie. & sound intriguing so I purchased them. I can't wait to read them both.

[Connie]

No problem Meka. :)

[A.W.]

@Connie I just wanted to say thank you again. I'm reading Incarcerated now and I am really enjoying it.

[Connie]

No problem A.W. :D

It is definitely intriguing to say the least. :)

[A.W.]

Love Letters and Shades of Spring (Letters to My Daughter) by M.O. Kenyan.

[Channasl]

I actually have read two that are pretty good. They are Tiana Laveen -The Fight Within and Ava Thorn-Bitter Hearts.

[Channasl]

Tamekia wrote: "With This Ring by Aliyah Burke- just read and enjoyed!!!"

I loved this one too!

[Meka♥books]

Really enjoyed reading Beast

[AKA]

Meka wrote: "Really enjoyed reading Beast"

One of my favorites, too, Meka!

[Meka♥books]

JV wrote: "Meka wrote: "Really enjoyed reading Beast"

One of my favorites, too, Meka!"

I also read Juicy & Babygirl and the Mean Boss. I really like Pepper Pace's writing sytle. The other two were good but Beast is my favorite so far.

[Erika]

Beast is a definite keeper!

[AKA]

I loved Juicy, but it isn't the easiest read. I want Pepper Pace to do more twisted fairytales!

[Meka♥books]

Both Juicy and Babygirl and the Mean Boss had endearing Epilogues that tied up any lingering questions I had which I appreciated. But, I'm with you JV... more fairytales, please!

[Justine]

Do Pepeper Pace's books have HEA endings?

[Meka♥books]

Yes

[AKA]

Meka wrote: "Both Juicy and Babygirl and the Mean Boss had endearing Epilogues that tied up any lingering questions I had which I appreciated. But, I'm with you JV... more fairy..."

I would love to read her take on Red Riding Hood or Snow White. Her mind must be a fun place, lol.

@Justine, every book by Pepper Pace that I have read has an HEA, but it takes work to get there. It's one of her newer books but a great place to start if you don't want to begin with the heavier stuff is . This one was had angst, but nothing outside of the romance norm and is really great!

[Vallsykes]

Meka wrote: "Really enjoyed reading Beast"

Loved Beast. Great beta hero. Nuances between being vain and being fine with how you are were well-treated in the story.

[Vallsykes]

I liked . At least, it is a decent read. At most, it involved a focus on the relationship dynamic that included social politics. The hero was done well. The heroine wasn't too annoying and the setting had an appeal.

3 to 4 stars ( I gave it 4), but not a stellar read, as it is a little rough around the edges (w/ elements of resolution, backstory and detail, I found a tad-bit lacking).

I do recommend it though. My review

[Justine]

Thanks everyone for the information on P Pace. I have always glanced at her work on Amazon, but never read any. Thought they would be full of angst and non HEA.

I'll certainly check them out now.

[Tamara]

I recently read the Club Reclamation series by Erosa Knowles. There's a great balance of suspense with the romance. I enjoyed the hero and heroine's relationship. Both have trust issues but the two fit so well together.

[Ines]

Best IR I read in 2014, Agnes Moor's Wild Knight. Best IR book I'm reading right now, The Calum. Anytime where there's a tense scene with a black women's hair, you know you're in for a good time!!!

[The FountainPenDiva, Old school geek chick and lover of teddy bears]

Ines wrote: "Best IR I read in 2014, Agnes Moor's Wild Knight. Best IR book I'm reading right now, The Calum. Anytime where there's a tense scene with a black women's hair, you k..."

was indeed awesome. It was short, but I felt like the author actually told a complete and filling story with amazing characters. I wish more authors would write historicals in this vein.

I started , and even though it plays heavily on my "so done with the light-skin preference" trope, I love the characters, especially the lead heroine and her best friend. And being a huge Jamie Fraser fangirl from way back when, what's not to love about a book that lovingly plays up that whole Outlander obsession?

[Meka♥books]

The best IR this week for me was Remember Me by Michelle N. Onuorah.

Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Ines]

TheFountainPenDiva wrote: "I wish more authors would write historicals in this vein.

Its on my to do list to research more of the African and Asian presence during this time period so that I can write in this world. I think Alyssa Cole has opened a door for IR authors and I too hope a lot of us follow her in!