Indie Romance Hotlist (6.23.25)
The latest trending indie romances!
The top 20 trending entirely self-published romances for the week ending June 21, 2025.
#1 FILTHY PROMISES by Nicole Fox | Mafia Romance |🌶️x 51 —↔️2
A devoted assistant finally catches the attention of her ruthless billionaire boss, only to find herself caught in a tangled game of seduction, power plays, and an unexpected pregnancy.
#2 MILE HIGH by Liz Tomforde | Sports Romance |🌶️x 4 —↔️
A hot-headed NHL enforcer and the no-nonsense flight attendant assigned to his team clash at 30,000 feet.
#3 DUPLICITY by Elodie Hart | Billionaire Romance |🌶️x 5 —↔️
To save her daughter, a desperate single mother takes a high-paying job as an executive assistant with a dark twist, falling for the ruthless billionaire who must never learn the truth.
#4 FILTHY LIES by Nicole Fox | Mafia Romance |🌶️x 5 —⬆️
She married her mob boss, got pregnant, and became his partner in power. When their enemies come for their family, she proves she's every bit as dangerous as the man she loves.
#5 THE BUTCHER by Penelope Sky | Mafia Romance |🌶️x 5 —⬆️
After a brutal breakup, a heartbroken woman seeks one night of escape,only to fall into the arms of Paris’s most feared crime boss.
#6 KING OF DEPRAVITY by Tammy Andresen | Mafia/Billionaire Romance | 🌶️x 4 —⬆️
When a waitress witnesses a brutal murder, the only person who can protect her is the dangerous billionaire who's been stalking her.
#7 THE RITUAL by Shantel Tessier | Dark Romance |🌶️x 5 —⬆️
At an elite university ruled by a violent secret society, a young woman is chosen to serve one of its most powerful members.
#8 HAT TRICK by Chelsea Curto | Sports Romance |🌶️x 4 —⬇️
After a career-ending injury, an NHL player grapples with his identity and recovery, while an unexpected connection with his athletic trainer complicates everything.
#9 THE RIGHT MOVE by Liz Tomforde | Sports Romance |🌶️x 4 —↔️
When an NBA star asks his sister’s best friend to fake-date him for the sake of his image, playing pretend gets complicated.
#10 THE WOLF KING by Lauren Palphreyman | Romantic Fantasy |🌶️x 4 — 📈
When a rebellious princess is kidnapped by a ruthless alpha, a brutal war ignites between humans and wolves.
#11 CAUGHT UP by Liz Tomforde | Sports Romance |🌶️x 4 —⬆️
A single-dad baseball player reluctantly agrees to a temporary nanny, his coach’s free-spirited daughter.
#12 FORGED IN BLOOD by Sadie Kincaid | Paranormal Romance |🌶️x 5 —↔️
When orphaned foster kid Ophelia Hart earns a spot at an elite university, she enters a world of magic, secrets, and danger.
#13 PLAY ALONG by Liz Tomforde | Sports Romance |🌶️x 4 —📈
A driven athletic trainer wakes up married to her team’s charming shortstop and agrees to fake it for a season to save her job.
#14 HEART OF A DEVIL by Sadie Kincaid | Mafia Romance |🌶️x 5 —⬇️
A woman fleeing her past finds herself drawn to her best friend’s father, a dangerously charming man with dark desires of his own.
#15 THE RISK by S.T. Abby | Dark Romance |🌶️x 3 —↔️
By day, he hunts killers. By night, he sleeps beside one. As a relentless vigilante exacts revenge on those who destroyed her, she must decide if love can survive the truth.
#16 UNBOUND by Penelope Bloom | Romantic Fantasy |🌶️x 4
At a brutal academy where students bond magical beasts and master elemental powers, a girl with a forbidden gift must hide her true identity, survive deadly trials, and resist the pull of a dangerous rival.
#17 BOURBON AND PROOF by Victoria Wilder | Romantic Suspense |🌶️x 4—⬇️
In a town ruled by legacy and secrets, a bourbon heir enters a marriage of convenience with the one woman he was sworn to avoid, his brother’s best friend.
#18 A CLAIM OF FORTUNE by Jaymin Eve | Paranormal Romance, Reverse Harem |🌶️x 5 —⬇️
When a rogue dragon shifter disrupts her bonded pack, a runaway must unite five powerful alphas to stop a rising evil.
#19 EMPIRE OF FLAME AND THORNS by Marion Blackwood | Romantic Fantasy |🌶️x 4 — 📈
In a deadly magical trial, a fae rebel must fight for her freedom while hiding her secret from the ruthless dragon commander determined to break her.
#20 AVENGING ANGELS: TENDERFOOT by Kristen Ashley | Romantic Suspense |🌶️x 3 🆕
When a fierce investigator finally catches the attention of the brooding man she’s been crushing on, sparks fly, just as a murder tied to a dating app scam pulls them into a dangerous case.
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Heat Scale:
🌶️x 1 = No sex romance. There may be other forms of physical affection or none at all.
🌶️x 2 = Closed door / fade to black romance.
🌶️x 3 = Open door romance, but not particularly explicit.
🌶️x 4 = Explicit romance.
🌶️x 5 = Very explicit romance. This can refer to plenty of explicit scenes or sex scenes that push the envelope.
🆕 = Newly published title (within past week).
⬆️ = Up on the list since last week.
⬇️ = Down on the list since last week.
↔️ = Same spot ont the list since last week.
📈 = Title was not on the list last week and climbed into the rankings this week.