So I’ve recently sunk (gleefully) elbow deep into the Why Choose (also known as Reverse Harem) genre/trope. The reason for my deep dive ‘research’ will become exceedingly clear later in the year (or perhaps in early 2024) when I (finally) release the second book in my upcoming Space Opera/Sci-Fi Romance series. But also, because I specifically discovered The Bonds that Tie series and really enjoyed it!
Since I’ve been really, really slacking in sharing my current reads, I thought I offer up this list of recent favs (and otherwise enjoyable reads) all at once!
These are all multiple partner (some polyamorous) reads and (in general) come with a list of trigger warnings. Please double-check those and read the sample pages before digging all the way in!
This is in no way a sponsored post, but to make it easier on myself, the links below lead to book one of the series on Amazon.com (simply replace the .com with .ca or .co.uk to find the book in your region) and are affiliate links. FYI, I reinvest any $$ I make into paperback (etc) giveaways.
The Bonds That Tie (Broken Bonds) by J Bree. This (complete) series totally sucks you in and keeps you guessing, full of sexy times (Why Choose?), magic, enemies to lovers, and traumatic histories. Great depth of character and interesting world-building.
I also enjoyed J Bree’s mafia-inspired, Hannaford Prep (complete) series (Just Drop Out) but I admittedly really tuned out the actual age of the characters and just went with my own interpretation:
Another read ‘outside my typical genre’ was the WITSEC (ongoing) series (Find Me) by Ashley N. Rostek (Instagram link). Trigger warnings abound! And holy cliffhangers (like ACTUAL cliffhangers). I’ve got the last book in the series preordered (August 2023).
So the ‘Twisted Sisters’, aka Caroline Peckham and Suzanne Valenti, are rather well-known for their bully romances, and Zodiac Academy specifically, (which I honestly tapped out of midway through book 6 because all the ongoing strife and despair was just personally too much for me) but I really enjoyed their (complete) Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac series (Dark Fae).
So Lola Rock has to be a pseudonym for another well-established writer, right? Because the Pack Darling duology (complete) does not read like an indie debut in the least! This is a Why Choose (Omegaverse), rife with trigger warnings (!!), which I really, really enjoyed.
Lola and the Millionaires is book two in the Sweetverse Series by Kathryn Moon but technically it and part two can be read as a complete duology. I’ve already purchased book 1, and will likely gobble up the rest of the series. Another Omegaverse-type series, lots of trigger warnings (all listed on Kathryn’s site). Very enjoyable!
If you are interested in a list of a wider range of books that I recommend, click here for my ongoing list of fav reads!
You might enjoy the PowerUp! series by Marie Harte or Monère: Children of the Moon by Sunny.
Thanks for all the recs!
Oh, thank you!!
I am a huge Kathryn Moon fan!! I’m so glad you discovered her yourself. I also hugely enjoyed and highly recommend the Emerald Lakes series by Britt Andrews and the Steel Demons MC series by Crystal Ash.
I have a feeling I’m going to be a little busy reading all of Kathryn’s books in 2023!
I envy you your first meeting with Owen! And if you read Crystal’s series, then you have Shadow to look forward to!
I am a big fan of kelsey Leigh. she has several series that are fantastic. her latest 3 book is crazed candy and the first 2 books end on cliffhangers. Ophelia Bell is also an author you might like. All her dragons are shifters and most are poly. her more contemporary books are also poly. Maya Nicole has 4 groupings of books that are intertwined. In the groupings of books the first books are cliffhangers with the last book settling out the series. Stephanie Brother is another fantastic author of why choose or poly books. i am saying authors instead of specific books because i have found that most people can find books they love from an author but may not like just a suggested book.
Have you ever read Rise of the Iliri series by Auryn Hadley?? It is fantastic, funny, heart breaking, and unexpected, and I am still nagging her once yearly to Audible them
I haven’t!!
Wait wait wait. Second book? I missed the first one? I was reading a book in this genre but it’s sci-fi to the extreme Dragon Found by Sam Hall.
I knew you were my favorite writer for a reason 🙂 and yes Ashley N Rostek is Ah-Maze-Ing
Definitely checking some of these out! Thanks!
J. Bree is also one of my favorites and I really like the other books you mentioned. Some other authors you might enjoy are Kaydence Snow (the Evelyn Maynard trilogy), Erica Woods ( her series starts with Hunted), V.E.S. Pullen (a post-pandemic world), H.A. Wills, and Ivy Asher (the Lost Sentinel series and Order of the Scorpion).
Will be definitely checking these out!! One for you MCD Midlife Bounty Hunter by Shannon Mayer I’ve just binged the audiobooks in a couple of weeks and have the physical books on order! Absolutely amazing xx
Love the twisted sisters, they’ve got a new series coming out soon, maybe more your cup of tea if Zodiac Academy wasn’t, the Darkmore Penitentiary series is also very good (though not complete)
Yes! I believe I’ve read the first two Darkmore books.
Illona Andrews, clean sweep series!! Love them almost as much as all your stuff!!