No discussion of this genre is complete without nodding to the algorithmic miracle of (the book community on TikTok). The platform has resurrected the publishing industry by turning "lusty romance sweet entertainment" into a multi-million dollar print industry.

And when he finally kissed her, it wasn’t sweet. It was desperate, searching, two people trying to remember a language they’d both forgotten. Her fingers tangled in his hair. His palm pressed flat against her back, right over the racing heart she’d tried to hide.

Interesting.