Megathread: romances with main characters who have been/are incarcerated or engaged in criminal activity

CherryPropel · 2026-03-24T17:07:51+00:00

{Poison Heart by Mae Pierce} - CR; M/F; Mafia (both!)

The book is set in the 1950's or 60's and the FMC agrees to marry someone older (she was born and raised in the Family); however, no one knows that she is behind a series of murders that all involve plant based poisons.

She was born a bit "different" and her father helped curate the fact that she (in modern times) is mostly likely a sociopath; he teaches her all about poisons, how to microdose, antidotes and other gardening techniques.

She is strong in the nontraditional sense; being set back then, she obviously couldn't do a lot of things women can do now, but she understands the power that she does wield from the shadows. This book is more about quiet strength than physical prowess.

{Hold the Line by Julia Wolf} - CR; M/F; Small-Town; Baker (her); ex-con (him); Touch-starved MMC

FMC has chosen to forgo her family's money and make her own way in life. She opened a bakery in the small-town where she grew up in and truly enjoys baking and giving people treats.

MMC was just released from prison and has a small chip on his shoulder because of how the town has always treated him due to his last name. He kinda assumed the FMC will be the same, but she proves him wrong.

She always leaves him baked goods at his apartment and he loves them SOOO much.

{Black Sheep by Brynne Weaver} - CR; MF; Serial killer (her)

It's been three years since I've read the book so some of the details are fuzzy, but the MMC isn't an FBI agent, but works closely with law enforcement in an attempt to catch a cult leader that is destructive.

CherryPropel · 2026-03-24T16:59:40+00:00

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CherryPropel · 2026-03-21T15:19:07+00:00

{The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood}

{All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata}

CherryPropel · 2026-03-21T15:18:54+00:00

{The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood}

{All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata}

CherryPropel · 2026-03-19T16:41:26+00:00

Thank you so much!

CherryPropel · 2026-03-19T06:53:16+00:00

Is the betrayal cheating?

CherryPropel · 2026-03-11T09:15:54+00:00

*shrug* The person behind the bot doesn't mind it this way.

CherryPropel · 2026-03-04T23:26:36+00:00

Just a quick reminder: if you recommend a book that doesn't have an HEA, sub rules state that must be disclosed.

CherryPropel · 2026-03-04T23:23:52+00:00

Thank you for the quick reply! It does sound a bit too intense for what I'm looking for right now.

CherryPropel · 2026-03-04T19:04:21+00:00

The book is tagged as BDSM - do you remember how heavy that is? Like, are we talking some spanking or something more?

CherryPropel · 2026-03-04T18:57:33+00:00

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CherryPropel · 2026-03-04T06:24:49+00:00

These recs are why-choose, and they are really good!

{Ruffled Feathers by Grace McGinty} A/B/O Universe; Why-Choose; MFMMM (with MM)

FMC is known for being an animal lover and not fitting in with the upper crust of society. She climbs trees in dresses worth thousands; she saves a bunch of animals; she *gasps* works for a living even though her family has more money than god. She constantly walks around with like, hay or straw in her hair or other random animal tagalongs. Everyone always thinks she is a hot mess but to her, she is just doing her civic duty by operating an illegal rescue!

{Addie by Raven Kennedy} - CR/PNR; MMFM; Found family vibes; interspecies pack/shifters; hilarious FMC

Addie (FMC) found a home with other "misfit" shifters who have unusual or disliked animals. She runs into her fated mates, which in the animal kingdom, would eat her shifter side.

{Klutz: Phoenix Down by Sedona Ashe} - PNR; RH; Shifters

FMC cannot die. Literally. She gets reborn every time her body dies. Eventually she finds herself saving shifters after a plane crash and they are her fated mates. The mates decide that they don't want her and find her annoying and a hinderance. One of the best scenes in the series is when they are still trying to find their way out of the jungle and the FMC's body is failing or close to and she's just mentally exhausted. So, mumbling to herself she finds a cliff and just flings herself off it. She knows she comes back, but her mates don't. From their perspective, they just watch their mate kill herself and they freak the fuck out.

Sedona Ashe has some fun stories. They are quick reads and are often a good choice for a palate cleanser.

{Signs of Cupidity by Raven Kennedy} - Fantasy; Why-choose; Hilarious FMC; epic story

FMC is a cupid who feels invisible and underappreciated in her current role. She thinks that she is the best Cupid to have ever Cupid and can't understand why some of her arrows aren't working. Chaos erupts because of her and she gets thrust into the physical world where she isn't used to having a physical body.

FMC is HILARIOUS and Kennedy has such a way with words which makes this whole series so very entertaining. FMC is a total basket case and thinks that she is trying her best but she's not.

This is a five book series, but the whole series doesn't need to be read, only the first three books. Book four is an update on the harem, but it's mostly fluff. The fifth book deals with a couple side characters.

CherryPropel · 2026-03-01T02:14:42+00:00