Spicy Romance & Romantasy Booktok Books I Recommend (2025)

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace is a mostly spicy and sometimes sweet college sports romance between a figure skater and a hockey player.

Anastasia Allen has been working her butt off for years, trying to get on the Olympic figure skating team. Living with her skating partner and best friend, life seems pretty good until the hockey facility is damaged, forcing her to share her skating rink. 

Enter Nate Hawkins, captain of the hockey team; arrogant, good-looking, and a pain for Anastasia. Forced proximity can cause unwanted feelings to develop, but that isn't a possibility, right?

I love a good ice hockey romance by itself, but throw in a figure skater?? I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book as someone who once wanted to be a figure skater (never got the chance though). 

This was such a wonderfully sweet, spicy, and funny read. Some themes are a little dark, so don't go in expecting rainbows and sunshine everywhere. 

The Charlie Method by Elle Kennedy is about three college students who seem to be unsure of what they want in or from life.

Charlotte Kingston, aka Charlie, is living a double life. By day, she's Charlotte, the perfect adoptive daughter, STEM student, and Sorority sister. By night, she's Charlie, someone who likes to take risks and have fun on a track and on a dating app. 

Will Larsen has Daddy issues, and Beckett Dune has trauma from an ex-girlfriend, but life is fine since they enjoy sharing girls in the bedroom. As the three get to know each other and grow closer (in more ways than one), secrets begin to pile up, and sometimes not everyone gets a happily ever after.

It was so much fun to be back in this world and read about the next generation of Briar-U students. While I did enjoy reading this, it didn't quite suck me in the way The Deal and the other books from the Briar-U series did. I really liked reading about Charlie and her two hockey players; their relationship dynamic is everything.

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver is the first book in a series of wonderfully gruesome interconnected standalones that are best read in series order.

Sloane Sutherland and Rowan Kane are like-minded rival murderers. After a chance encounter at the estate of Sloane's latest victim, Rowan helps Sloane escape from her cage of little orzo pastas, and the two decide to go for some lunch. 

There, they part ways after arranging an annual murder competition. Every August, these two serial killers meet at remote locations and play a game of cat and mouse with their clueless serial killing prey and do their best to eye-bang each other discreetly. 

I absolutely LOVED reading Butcher & Blackbird. This book devoured me in four days, skipping the various TBR lines I have on my bookshelves. This book exceeded my already high expectations, delivering a murderously captivating read that's perfect for readers seeking a dark horror romance.

Lights Out by Nevessa Allen is about a trauma nurse who online stalks a masked man, then gets hot and bothered when he stalks her back in real life.

Being a trauma nurse is stressful for Aly Capellucci, and what better way to let off some steam than by scrolling through thirst traps of your favorite masked man? 

Josh Hammond looks like his infamously handsome dad, and it's an issue. While Josh isn't murderous in any way, he doesn't feel like he can show his face to the public without someone screaming bloody murder, hence why he enjoys posting masked thirst traps on social media. But when Josh notices Aly…Things start to heat up fast. 

The Cat is easily one of the best things about this book, along with the spice and banter. Lights Out is a great place to start if you're new to stalker and dark(er) romance books. It was pretty humorous and didn't feel too heavy to me despite the topics it covers. 

The Awakening by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti is set at a school called Zodiac Academy, a place where you can eat or be eaten, and only the most powerful can rule. 

Twin orphan sisters Tory and Darcy are supposedly two human girls just scraping by in the mortal realm. Then comes a vampire who (basically) abducts the girls and tells them that they're Fae and heirs to a throne they know absolutely nothing about. The vampire tells the twins—who are Geminis, go figure—that knowing your star sign actually does matter and that magic is real. 

Throw in some vampires, shape-shifters, sirens, and needy college students, and you have yourself a whole lot of addicting drama. 

When I first heard about Zodiac Academy, I knew I would love this spicy romantasy nine-book series. No wonder these books are recommended on BookTok! I was immediately sucked into this gripping world full of magic and mayhem, and it didn't let me go until I finished the series. Or maybe the series finished me. Hopefully, you come along for this long and wild ride.