Ahhh, it’s that time of year again. The sweet smell of over-priced roses, the restaurants being over-crowded (which is a whole other issue this year as it is), adorable plushies (Gracie will fully admit that she’s a sucker for dragon and octo squishies), and chocolate, chocolate everywhere.
Which is a plus.
Honestly, it’s not the idea of romance and love that some of us (mostly Gracie *cough*) that we have an issue with. It’s the enforced romance feeling of Valentine’s Day that we give some side-eye to. That kind of judgmental feeling that’s in the air if you aren’t with someone or perfectly happy alone.
So, to celebrate Valentine’s our way we’ve compiled a list of the sweet, the steamy, the bloody and the beautiful. So we can celebrate the day in all of our own ways.
Alien Contact for Kid Sisters by Edward Hoornaert
Chosen by Lilyn
Sweet & Steamy
Cats Like Cream by Renee Miller
Chosen by Tracy
Yikes!
Check out Olly’s review of Cats Like Cream
If You Died Tomorrow I Would Eat Your Corpse by Wrath James White
Chosen by Tracy
Bloody and Beautiful
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Chosen by Sam
Yikes!
Knight of a Trillion Stars by Dara Joy
Chosen by Lilyn
Steamy
“I will never not promote this book and I will never loan out another copy either because I never get it back.” – Lilyn
Check out Lilyn’s review of Knight of a Trillion Stars
Let the Right One In
Chosen by Shawn
Sweet
Love for Slaughter by Sarah Tantlinger
Chosen by Tracy
Bloody and Sweet
The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling
Chosen by Lilyn
Yikes!
Check out Tracy’s review of The Luminous Dead
My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due
Chosen by Tracy
Beautiful and Bloody
Nekromantic
Chosen by Olly
Yikes!
Check out Sammy’s review of Nekromantik 2
Pitch Dark by Courtney Alameda
Chosen by Lilyn
Sweet
Check out Lilyn’s review of Pitch Dark
Property of a Lady by Sarah Rayne
Chosen by Gracie
Sweet
Ready or Not
Chosen by Sam
Bloody Funny
Check out Sam’s review of Ready or Not
Reception by Kenzie Jennings
Chosen by Tracy
Bloody
The Spirit Chaser by Kat Mayor
Chosen by Gracie
Sweet and Steamy
“One of the few paranormal romances that I have and the chemistry between the two leads was great.” – Gracie
Check out Lilyn’s review of The Spirit Chaser
The Stark Divide by J. Scott Coatsworth
Chosen by Lilyn
Sweetly Diverse
Check out Lilyn’s review of The Stark Divide
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein
Chosen by Bill
Free Love
To Be Devoured by Sarah Tantlinger
Chosen by Bill
Dark and Bloody
Check out Sam and Gracie’s double review of To Be Devoured
Whispers in the Dark by Laurel Hightower
Chosen by Eliza
Romantic
Check out Sian’s review of Whispers in the Dark
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Chosen by Gracie
Yikes!
Let us know what are your favourite Valentine’s Day reads? Whether they be sweet as milk chocolate, bitter dark, or spicy!
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GracieKat was the first co-host of Sci-Fi & Scary, Lilyn’s partner-in-crime, and sub-head of the Kali Krew. She reviews horror books, movies, and games for the site. She also does a weekly Focus on the Frightful feature, and is the site list-maker. She is also in control of the Sci-Fi & Scary podcast which will relaunch soon.
I like a number on this list. Let me add an oldie: C. L. Moore’s “Shambleau” from 1933, one of the first stories with a believable alien psychology, and a horrifying love story!