Smutty books that are well written

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Beachreadsandbubbly has a whole “beach reads after dark” recommendation highlight on instagram!

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I really like Kristen Callihan’s rock star series, in particular Managed and Fall. I’m also a Christina Lauren fan, and I like Ali Hazelwood. I also recommend Carley Fortune’s This Summer Will be Different.

I’ve gotten some good recommendations from the Fated Mates podcast.

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Anonymous wrote:The Outlander series, especially the eponymous first book! (This is the most serious/varied in tone of my recos, lighter below).

Emily Henry, start with Book Lovers.

Christina Lauren books if you want modern, snappy writing with a wide, frequently open bedroom door.

Oh! You might enjoy India Holton…many tongue in cheek literary allusions, funny and clever and plenty of open doors (it also has a dash of Victorian Britain, light witchcraft, a very empowered women). Start with the Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels.

And +1 to Bridgerton, well written and light (though not deeply literary).

I tried to read Outlander and it was terrible. Could not get into it because it was not written well. The show is much more ky jam.

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Older authors that were popular at Judith McNaught and Julia Garwood.

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Would you read fanfiction? If you go to archiveofourown.org, you can search by Kudos, which allows the very best works to filter to the top. The quality of the work varies widely, so searching by kudos is crucial to finding well written stories.

Here’s a short story about Pansy and Neville to give you an idea:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/21109976/chapters/50231597

And my very favorite Draco/Hermione story by an author who got a publishing deal:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/15766221

Lots of good novel-length works too, but I thought you’d prefer to try short works first.