10 Sexy and Single Daddy Novels
By: Hidden Gems | Posted on April 7, 2017
Whether a father’s best friend, a teacher, a boss, or simply a man that likes to role play, our recent look at romance trends would be remiss if we skipped the fresh surge of sexy dad books that have been roaring through the Amazon charts lately. While not for everyone, it is interesting to note that these books never have any sort of actual incestual couplings but rather are just essentially older man/younger woman romances that usually involve some sort of power dynamic. At most, they involve a consensual daddy/daughter role-play situation, but often just involve a man who happens to be a single dad. Whatever the case, reading them can often be a guilty pleasure – or just provide you with a new and interesting twist – so here are the top 10 daddy based romance books we’ve found. Like these types of books? Then let us know – we won’t… Read More >
10 Secret Babies and the Men That Love Them
By: Hidden Gems | Posted on March 22, 2017
What is it that makes the secret baby genre so popular? Is it an innate, biological need to propagate the species that drives us to want to read about sexy alpha men stepping up to care for our young? Or maybe it’s something about how the innocence of a child brings out the softer side of our normally rough-around-the-edges hero? Whatever it is that allows this fantasy to have sparked a whole sub-genre of romance novels, we’ll be happy to have it stick around. So here are 10 of the best secret baby romance novels around! And after you read our picks, feel free to visit this post on our Facebook page and sound off about what it is you think makes these book work so well – or if you think we missed any other great books! Happily Ever All-Star – Sosie Frost Every new sub-genre has an origin story… Read More >
10 Hot Threesomes We Wouldn’t Mind Joining
By: Hidden Gems | Posted on March 10, 2017
Whoever said three’s a crowd probably wasn’t referring to the bedroom. Threesome romances are all the rage right now, and although we here at Hidden Gems know that trends come and go, we’re hoping that this latest ménage craze is here to stay. While these books come in many different flavors, for this list we’re focusing on two hot men and one lucky woman. Still, even within that there are a couple different variations. MFM books focus solely on the men satisfying the woman, but MMF books mean everyone is playing with everyone else. We’ve noted which type each book is, for those of you that have a preference. So without further ado, here are 10 steaming ménage romance novels that will keep you glued to your tablets! Double Team (MFM) – Sabrina Paige Sabrina is a trend setter, and her threesome book was one of the first ones we… Read More >
The Hottest Sex Scenes You May Have Missed In Popular Fiction
By: Hidden Gems | Posted on February 9, 2017
It’s easy to find kinky, steamy scenes in romance or erotica mega-hits like 50 Shades of Grey, but sometimes some of the most surprising, and sexy, bits of literature can be found in places not so obvious—and we’re not just talking about works by the Marquis de Sade or Henry Miller. You can find plenty of spicy, scintillating scenes of sin within more contemporary writing—enough to leave you blushing and hiding your books from the person in the next chair over—as long as you know where to look… Exit to Eden, Anne Rice Writing under the name Anne Rampling, Vampire novelist Anne Rice scandalized the literary world with scenes of BDSM years before we allowed ourselves to get down and dirty in the billionaire offices of Mr. Grey. Rampling’s The Club resort allowed visitors to experience life as a Master or Domme, and the POV was through Head Female Trainer… Read More >
9 Surprising Facts About Bestselling Romance Novels
By: Craig | Posted on December 12, 2016
You may have read all the top romance books, but do you know the whole story? Specifically, the “behind the scenes” anecdotes about your favorite bestselling romance novels, which may challenge your notions of what the author was thinking or how the story even came into being in the first place? Consider these nine true but hard-to-believe stories that will make you cry, scream and break things all in the name of love. Twilight is actually a “better love story” than most because you’ve heard it before. Twilight may not be your first association for great literature, but Stephenie Meyer credits the classics for inspiring the work. Each book in the series was inspired by and loosely based on all of your favorite required reading for high school—Pride and Prejudice, Romeo and Juliet, Wuthering Heights, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In addition to classic literature, which eschewed sexual content much… Read More >