We all love books brimming with lusting, yearning, and are simply dead sexy. Below I have some steamy recs that take dead sexy to the extreme in more ways than one. Some action packed filled with high stakes where death is one the line, some about avenging the dead, even one where a love interest is resurrected from the dead..? One thing all have in common though, is they bring the heat. And you’re guaranteed to eat them UP because they deliver on the sexy.
Starting out with a graphic novel that takes the dead in dead sexy a bit literally with a love triangle between a necromancer, a resurrected bride, and her very-much-alive groom. This graphic novel sucks you into its world with gorgeous illustrations, magical elements, and a heart-stopping love story (wink wink). The love triangle is messy and beautiful and so different from a lot of books out there now, I highly highly recommend you give this one a go!!
A Beauty and the Beast meets Labyrinth romantasy about a deadly dream world. Our leading lady, Esmer, bares it all to save her family from its wickedness. But of course, this rec wouldn’t be here without the dreamy dark prince who—despite her best efforts—she begins to fall in love with. Filled with sinister magic, vivid world building, secrets, and of course romance it is a dead sexy must read.
Enemies-to-forbidden-lovers UGH it doesn’t get much better than that folks. When a young forest princess befriends a lonely boy from the underground, he gifts her a seemingly harmless amber ring… but the second the ring slips onto her finger war breaks out between their two worlds. Coincidence? Unfortunately, not. Thus begins her journey with him (as insufferable as he may be at first) to fix the mistake…
Oh, Dire Bound, how I cannot shut up about you! Meryn Cooper throws herself in to the world of the Bonding trials in a valiant attempt to save her stolen sister. With no other choice she risks her life, and her heart to get her back by becoming one of the survivors of the bonding trials. Bound to a direwolf with terrible communication, and seemingly everyone out to get her—everyone except the absolutely stunning crown prince—her journey is intense. This book is rough and steamy with secrets around every corner get ready for jaw dropping reveals, you must read this NOW!!!
Ok elephant in the room… yes vampires are ~technically~ dead, but I will not let a technicality keep you or anyone who will talk to me away from this series. Let me start by saying it is revered and talked about endlessly for a reason. Edward Cullen is the OG yearner!! And despite his best efforts to keep Bella Swan safe he simply cannot stay away. If you still 20 years later have not read this book, let this be your sign, and if like me you have picked this book up many a time, also let this be your sign to reread because it simply never gets old!
Don’t let the fact that there are mermaids in this story mislead you… this is not Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Like the title of this blog The Wicked Sea is dead sexy. Emphasis on dead and sexy;) A dark and sultry romantasy about a mermaid who battles hatred (and lust;)) for the wretched warlock who saved her life, after sentencing her to death (yes their relationship is a bit complex). As they embark on a journey to find a mystical heart they must learn to fight and trust each other, or there are worse things awaiting them than just death…
Dangerous fae bargains, yes, please, sign me up immediately. I know, I know but they’re DANGEROUS. Well, if a handsome fae prince was the one offering ME a bargain in order to find my missing sister, sorry seems like a win-win to me. Ok I’m sounding a bit naïve, and I should know better after reading this and seeing how that worked out for Sabrina. Like we all know there is always a cost, and if this bargain doesn’t cost Sabrina her life, it will certainly cost her heart.
Please note: Dream by the Shadows, Love Me to Death, The Forest King’s Daughter, Twilight, and The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire are Young Adult titles. Dire Bound and The Wicked Sea are New Adult titles.
