Hi! I’m new here but a long time lover of the fantasy romance genre!! I know my title may be a little confusing, so I’ll try to explain better: I’m looking for novels/longer works that are spicy (like ACTUALLY spicy, beyond just a “fade to black…” moment) but are also beautifully written, almost in the style of a classic. Imagine like Pride and Prejudice or Lord of the Rings, but with GOOD spice. also love sjm but already read it lol. besides that pleaseee flood me with ur top recs!

Some examples of what i like story/writing style wise: Song of Achilles, Harry Potter, GOT, Manacled (fanfic). Love classic/victorian romance, fantasy & scifi, mythology, heists, vampires, fae, etc. Some Fifty Shades/ Mafia-ish stuff. i love an obsessed man & morally grey characters On my ‘to read’ list rn i have: Six of Crows, Blood and Ash, Once Upon a Broken Heart, Captive Prince, or the Picture of Dorian Gray— any thoughts if you’ve read them?

what i DONT like— when one partner is actually shitty to the other, corny writing, & the trope where the female lead has to be not feminine’ at all to be “badass”😐

lol thank you in advance for all the great recs!! 🤍