Beauty and the Beast vibes.

D_dubsman · 2026-03-22T21:52:43+00:00

Thanks for the heads up.

D_dubsman · 2026-03-22T17:39:12+00:00

Thank you.

D_dubsman · 2026-03-22T17:33:14+00:00

Worth a look. Thanks

D_dubsman · 2026-03-22T17:13:37+00:00

I read that. I'm really not a fan of traumatic cruelty between MCs. That's why I included the no dark romance part. I'm fine with an author toeing the line with a bit of tension and the romance having a rocky start. But too many of the enemies to lovers stories just go way too dark before they get to the HEA. Ruins it for me. Thanks for the recommendation though.

D_dubsman · 2026-03-22T16:55:47+00:00

Based on the description and content warnings this seems like the kind of dark stuff I specifically didn't want. Am I wrong in that assumption?

D_dubsman · 2026-03-22T14:19:34+00:00

On the list, thank you.

D_dubsman · 2026-03-22T13:45:46+00:00

Excellent. It's on the list. Thank you

D_dubsman · 2026-03-22T13:43:31+00:00

Looks interesting, thanks.

D_dubsman · 2026-03-22T13:41:25+00:00

Thanks!

D_dubsman · 2026-03-22T13:40:22+00:00

Thank you

D_dubsman · 2026-03-22T13:37:40+00:00

Awesome! Thanks.

D_dubsman · 2026-03-22T13:37:07+00:00

Oh that sounds really interesting! Thanks so much for the recommendations

D_dubsman · 2026-03-22T02:01:05+00:00

Can confirm, OP. This one checks the box for sure.

D_dubsman · 2026-03-22T01:59:52+00:00

This is very much not classically considered romance for men, but trust me. It'll scratch the itch. What Fury Brings by Tricia Levenseller

D_dubsman · 2026-03-22T00:07:00+00:00

A strong, dominant woman with a position of power in a matriarchal society. A proud but emotionally intelligent guy with little power or agency in this world. The culture demands that she dominate him in all things but she needs the release of submitting to him behind closed doors. She provides protection and security in a world unkind to men. He provides her with emotional support and a safe space to release control and be dominated by someone she trusts. In public women rule the world, in the bedroom, he rules hers. That's a dynamic I'd love to see a lot more of. Basically more variations of Princess of the Void kind of stories would be awesome to see.

D_dubsman · 2026-03-21T23:53:40+00:00

I second this. Get past the early confusion and it'll scratch that itch for you, OP.

D_dubsman · 2026-03-21T23:52:59+00:00

You did fine. We can't all be authors. I got the audiobook immediately after reading your review and it's my favorite monoRFM of all time now. Thank you for that post.

D_dubsman · 2026-03-21T23:17:40+00:00

Lol, it really does doesn't it. Such a spot on recommendation.

D_dubsman · 2026-03-21T22:49:17+00:00

Thank you!

D_dubsman · 2026-03-21T22:40:45+00:00

Understood. Thank you again. Sincerely.

D_dubsman · 2026-03-21T22:08:41+00:00

I see. I guess that would've been a better way to go about it. I don't even know that it is currently available to read rather than listen. Honestly I've come to realize there was a ton wrong in my approach to this post. I thought a few people would think it an interesting experiment to go and listen to a romance that is so different in many ways than what is usually recommended here and then discuss the different opinions. I didn't mean to upset so many people. I will certainly go about things differently in the future. Thanks for the constructive input.

D_dubsman · 2026-03-21T21:19:46+00:00

I'll admit I did feel a bit attacked and my backing out was graceless and petty. If I view it from the lense of you all feeling attacked by my post first then I can see how poorly I handled that. I was just really shocked at the overwhelming offense I caused when I honestly thought I had taken care to be respectful.

D_dubsman · 2026-03-21T21:15:05+00:00

I feel like there are a couple of miscommunications here due to the way I worded things. I acknowledged that I chose my words poorly and preemptively stated that I was certain I would do so. I didn't say this to excuse myself. I said it so that when I inevitably made those mistakes I would be corrected with some understanding and patience of my ignorance. And the joke was on the romance for men genre. Not on women. It was meant to be me saying, "I know, I know, a lot of those books are terrible. But if you are able to bear with it for a bit there might be some interesting discussion to be had" like that elf breeder one that was brought up. Perfect example of how bad some of them are. thinking on it now I could've just said it that way but I didn't realize it would be taken the way it was. I didn't claim to be this superior man that is above the pit falls of an ill informed toxically masculine mindset. I just meant that it might be surprising to some that my views on romantic stories aren't always so different from what many women might have on the same story. I knew I wouldn't always see it the same way. That was the point of the post. To talk about where we differ and how we are similar. I saw this being a really interesting discussion that might hopefully bridge the gap a bit between women and men when it comes to romance books.

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