Who’s in the mood for some witches, vampires, werewolves, zombies and other creepy crawly creatures that go bump in the night? You don’t have to answer. We totally know you are. Nothing to be ashamed of. So, go ahead and grab some candy (the good stuff, not the candy corn and off-brand taffy), crawl under the covers, turn off the lights, and settle in for some spooktacular romances this Halloween! Here are our top recommendations:
(Listed in no particular order. And just so you know, some of these books might not be marketed as “romance”, per se. But they all have a strong romantic element that greatly impacts the plot—so, that’s why they’re on the list. Let’s not argue about category classifications, m’kay? ‘Cause I’m ready and willing to whip out the “It’s my list, I do what I want, no one is the boss of me" argument if I have to. And no one wants that.)
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A girl-meets-wolf Halloween short story by author Amanda Carney
Sarah Merriman had never considered book blogging to be a dangerous job, yet here she was, crouched behind a scraggly juniper bush in Great Seal State Park, clutching her pepper-spray-on-a-keychain with white knuckles as a werewolf stalked the shadowed, beautifully maintained grounds. She blinked again. Despite her best efforts to convince herself she was hallucinating, it was still there; a dark, shaggy, lumbering beast loping over the grass under the pale moonlight, sniffing for something. Probably her. 
I don’t know why, but I love a good romance about a sexy recluse. (Extra points awarded if he’s a grumpy, sexy recluse) Maybe it’s because I’m fairly antisocial and avoid the outside world as much as possible except for when I’m out of food? Maybe it’s because I like dogs more than I like most people? I dunno. Regardless, I gobble up every book I can find that includes sexy recluse heroes. So, with that in mind, here are my picks for the top 11 sexy recluse heroes you wouldn’t mind hiding away from the world with.
(Listed in no particular order)
Because we all need a little more security in our reading lives, Romance Rehab brings you the 1-click wonders author spotlight series. The authors featured here are totally safe, meaning you can download any of their books and be thoroughly entertained. Seriously, there’s not a stinker in the bunch. You can go ahead and 1-click with total confidence.
Today, we’re spotlighting Emma Chase, a USA Today and NYT bestseller who writes contemporary romance that can make you laugh and cry all at the same time. I call her the “book slump buster” because I know that whenever I’m on a bad book streak, I can pick up an Emma Chase book and she’ll fix everything for me. Her dialogue is some of the best in the genre (snappy, hilarious, snarky, and smart). And her stories told from the male point of view are some of the best you’ll ever find. (They don’t read like a woman writing a man—they read like REAL men. Awesome, sexy, swoon-worthy men.) As we said, you can 1-click any of her books with confidence, but here are 6 of our all-time favorites:
I admire the author for taking the totally classy route with an artsy cover. (Not that I have anything against muscly lumberjack dudes with open flannel shirts and rock-hard abs. They’re quite lovely really. But I digress…)
 Let’s face it. If The Walking Dead was a romance novel, Daryl Dixon would be the hero. I mean, sure, Rick is handsome and smart and sexily ruthless at times, but his track record with women is pretty awful. (I say a little prayer in every episode that Michonne won’t suffer the same fate as Lori or Jessie. My heart couldn’t take it.) And Aaron is an awesome guy, but he’s clearly taken. Jesus is an option, but he’s still a little too mysterious at this point for me to make a final decision about his book boyfriend status. I really enjoy Ezekiel and LOVE that he has a pet tiger, but I’m not a huge fan of the whole “king” act he has to put on to keep his people happy, so he’s not my first choice. Don’t even get me started on Morgan and his pacifist tendencies. (The zombie apocalypse is no place for pacifists!!) That pretty much leaves Daryl, which, as it turns out, isn’t a bad thing at all. So, without further ado, here’s why Daryl Dixon would make an exceptional book boyfriend:
Here at Romance Rehab, we’re SUPER huge fans of The Walking Dead. (Well, I’m a big fan. The Design Dude fell off TWD bandwagon at the end of season 6, but I don’t hold that against him. Not much, anyway.) We’re also pretty serious about our zombie apocalypse planning, because, hey, we all know it’s gonna happen one of these days, right? So, with that in mind, and given our HUGE love for romance novels, here are our top 11 picks for romance novel characters we’d draft to our official zombie apocalypse team immediately:
Note: no magical characters are included. That’d be cheating. And these are listed in no particular order.
Because we all need a little more security in our reading lives, Romance Rehab brings you the 1-click wonders author spotlight series. The authors featured here are totally safe, meaning you can download any of their books and be thoroughly entertained. Seriously, there’s not a stinker in the bunch. You can go ahead and 1-click with total confidence.
Today, we’re spotlighting Melanie Harlow, a USA Today bestseller who writes funny, sexy (really, really sexy) contemporary romance with heart. Her heroines are smart, quirky women you’d want to be friends with in real life, and her heroes are, well, swoony. (There’s really no better word for it than that) Her books have the perfect ratio of humor to emotional times to sexiness, which isn’t something you find too often in Romance Land. As we said, you can 1-click any of her books with confidence, but here are 6 of our all-time favorites:
Javier on Good Behavior is the sexiest hitman ever to grace a television. Sorry to all you other hitman hotties in TV Land, but Javier is my favorite. That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it. So, in honor of Good Behavior’s season 2 premiere (yay!), here are my favorite hitman (and hitwoman) romances that will be keeping me company while I (impatiently) wait for my Javier’s return.
(Listed in no particular order) Top 6 reasons why Dean Winchester would make a great book boyfriend, but a lousy real one10/12/2017 
I’ve watched every episode of Supernatural. Through the good and bad, the deaths and rebirths, the tears and laughs, I’ve remained loyal to the show and to (my future second husband) the incredibly talented Jensen Ackles (aka: Dean Winchester). And as a fan of the show who is also a HUGE fan of romance novels, I can say without a shadow of a doubt that Dean Winchester would make a phenomenal book boyfriend. But in real life...well...not so much. Now, before all you Dean fans jump on me with both feet, hear me out:
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