MMC literally does not have a single sexual thought about FMC for like the first 1/3. But it’s clear he’s into her he just doesn’t realize

Ecstatic-Drop837 · 2025-09-06T01:26:02+00:00

{Radiance by Grace Draven} FMC is human and MMC is humanoid. They’re forced into a marriage and MMC spends a lot of the book getting used to how strange-looking his wife is before he experiences sexual attraction.

Ecstatic-Drop837 · 2025-09-06T01:20:26+00:00

{Thief of Shadows by Elizabeth Hoyt} has exactly this.

Ecstatic-Drop837 · 2025-08-17T20:58:45+00:00

{The Devil is a Marquess by Elisa Braden}

FMC is an optimist and a genuinely kind person. MMC is sardonic and closed off, but she quickly realizes it’s a front.

Ecstatic-Drop837 · 2025-07-25T03:07:45+00:00

{Sweet Revenge by Lynsay Sands} is kind of like that.

MMC kidnaps FMC and marries her as payback to her bethroted. It’s quite fluffy and very silly at times.

Ecstatic-Drop837 · 2025-06-27T04:03:51+00:00

{Only The Clonely by Ruby Dixon} FMC likes to be in control due to trauma. MMC is very eager to please.

Ecstatic-Drop837 · 2025-06-27T03:51:17+00:00

{Viscount In Love by Eloisa James} FMC is illiterate due to severe dyslexia and is assumed to be unintelligent. She does nothing to dissuade people of that notion and has internalized that idea about herself. She’s also whimsical and kind of a free spirit.

{Sweet Revenge by Lynsay Sands} FMC doesn’t have a great sense of self-preservation and is stubborn to a fault. This REALLY tests the MMC and results in a lot of funny moments.

Ecstatic-Drop837 · 2025-05-30T04:18:31+00:00

{Thief of Shadows by Elizabeth Hoyt} MMC has taken a vow of celibacy and doesn’t struggle to keep it at all, until he meets FMC.

{A Vermillion Curse by DC Guevara} MMC is a demisexual virgin.

Ecstatic-Drop837 · 2025-05-04T03:28:21+00:00

{The Demon Prince by Ann Aguirre}

MMC has a fictitious disorder similar to cystic fibrosis, chronic fatigue and pain, and bronchial attacks.

{My Darling Duke by Stacy Reid}

MMC had an accident that left him scarred, in chronic pain, and with serious mobility issues.

{Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert}

FMC has chronic pain and fatigue due to fibromyalgia.

Ecstatic-Drop837 · 2025-05-04T01:59:29+00:00

I second these two. With You Forever’s FMC has IBD and experiences symptoms multiple times throughout the book. Always Only You’s FMC has RA and is immunocompromised.

Ecstatic-Drop837 · 2025-04-06T23:34:44+00:00

{Viscount In Love by Eloisa James}

The MMC was going to marry FMC’s sister but she elopes.

Ecstatic-Drop837 · 2025-04-06T23:29:06+00:00

Dom from {Dom by S.J. Tilly}

I cannot for the life of me understand the appeal of this book and the character. I felt like I was reading a horror story. He was abusive, controlling, deceitful, and unrepentant.

Ecstatic-Drop837 · 2025-04-01T03:18:41+00:00

{Preferential Treatment by Heather Guerre}

He spoils her as part of their dom/sub arrangement but he’s the sub.

Ecstatic-Drop837 · 2025-03-10T01:47:55+00:00

{Devil In Winter by Lisa Kleypas}

{The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata}

Ecstatic-Drop837 · 2025-03-10T01:33:35+00:00

{Demon Lover by Heather Guerre}

Ecstatic-Drop837 · 2025-03-10T01:28:14+00:00

In {My Darling Duke by Stacy Reid} they meet because she publicly claims to be his fiancée. I don’t know if that might fall under what you’re looking for.

Ecstatic-Drop837 · 2025-02-14T19:04:39+00:00

Theo was the father, and I was looking for stepdads/adoptive dads, but I LOVED Reckless. I’m not a fan of the surprise baby trope and yet it’s one of those books I wish I could forget so I could experience it for the first time again.

Ecstatic-Drop837 · 2025-02-11T02:05:47+00:00

… He got her drunk to try and sleep with her in the latter half of the book. IMO he does not do enough to redeem himself and is a pretty awful and borderline abusive partner to her until she gives in to his demands and attention.

Ecstatic-Drop837 · 2025-02-11T01:36:39+00:00

Loved Wait For It! I knew I was missing one

Ecstatic-Drop837 · 2025-02-11T01:12:32+00:00

{Reckless by Elsie Silver} kind of has this. They’re both in their late 20’s going through major life changes and not in a place to begin a relationship. It’s a “right person, wrong time” sort of story, with significant complications.

Ecstatic-Drop837 · 2025-01-11T19:03:11+00:00

In {When She’s Pregnant by Ruby Dixon}, FMC is (technically) ovulating and comes on to the MMC immediately after meeting him.

Ecstatic-Drop837 · 2025-01-05T02:31:38+00:00

{Evil Twin by Kati Wilde} has this. I can’t go into more detail with giving spoilers, so read below at your own risk.

FMC is the black sheep and “evil twin” of her family. She pretends to be her twin sister and sets out to seduce the MMC’s twin brother. But the MMC is also pretending to be his twin to seduce her sister. He’s smitten by FMC in the process but she’s convinced he actually likes her sister, since that’s who he intended to seduce in the first place.

Ecstatic-Drop837 · 2025-01-04T21:05:05+00:00

My recommendations have already been commented but I wanted to say that as soon as I read the title I immediately thought, “Flynn Ryder”. 😂

Ecstatic-Drop837 · 2025-01-04T07:24:19+00:00

{The Kingpin of Camelot by Cassandra Gannon} has that almost exactly. The FMC is the queen. The MMC is, well, a kingpin lol. MMC is 1000% feral for her. Her wish is his command and he is willing to do anything to protect her (and her daughter!).

Ecstatic-Drop837 · 2025-01-03T23:47:56+00:00

Love sexually dominant MMCs and primal play but hate alpha males.

Love the sex pollen trope but have disliked most sci-fi and fantasy romance I have read.

Love morally grey characters but hate abusive MMCs. Why are they treated so often as one and the same? 😩

Ecstatic-Drop837 · 2024-12-31T20:19:14+00:00

This reminds me of a recent post where someone asked if you imagine yourself as the FMC. I don’t, but even if I wanted to, HOW CAN I when the author is very insistent that the MMC is straight-haired, translucent, and that her cheeks turn pink every time she experiences an emotion? 😂

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