Looking For a Steamy Read? These Books Will Put Even a Heat Wave to Shame

"Rough, Raw and Ready by Lorelei James ($14). The whole book is steamy! The first scene with Trevor and Ed, you can feel their desperation for each other. I've reread this book so many times."

"Holy steaming hot tubs Batman! Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese ($14) turns up the heat as the two main characters dance around their attraction to each other. Very sensual read, and you can't help but love Willa and Ryder."

"The Crossfire Series ($56). They get down and dirty so fast. Because seriously, the scene in the back of the car when he asks her about waxing."

"Priest by Sierra Simone ($15), sacrilegious sex 10 times steamer than anything I've ever read before, could not finish it. Anything by Sierra Simone counts though."

"The Idea of You by Robinne Lee ($16). Experienced younger man, woman 20 years older. Hottest book I've ever read and a debut novel. Here's an example: 'He took his time. His mouth moving at the inside of my thigh again, higher, closer. His tongue teasing. And then he stopped and waited, hovering, letting me feel his breath. I didn't dare move. And at the point where I thought I could no longer bear it, he dove in . . .'"

"I am currently reading Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert ($15). It has a scene where Red is fingering Chloe in an alley . . . Phew! I'm a lesbian and I was feeling it. I've actually appreciated all the sex scenes in this book because the author never uses cringy, romance-novel euphemisms (like his passion rod) and instead uses language that might border on crass for traditional romance readers, but I appreciated."

"Call Me By Your Name ($16). WOW. 'He came. He left. Nothing else had changed. I had not changed. The world hadn't changed. Yet nothing would be the same. All that remains is dreammaking and strange remembrance.'"

"Zsadist and Bella's needing scene in JR Ward's Lover Awakened ($7). Not just them, but the reactions of other males when the house energy changes. Me-ow."

"Not romance but erotica but The Dare by Harley LaRoux ($4) was really steamy!! Definitely acquired kinks though."

"The hottest while also being very sweet was To Seduce a Sinner by Elizabeth Hoyt ($8). This book doesn't get enough attention imo!!"

"Easy: Kushiel's Dart ($8), Phedre and Melisande's first time together. Hot and steamy. A book/series not for the faint hearted, it makes Fifty Shades of Grey look amateurish, and it's Fantasy (my favorite)!"

"I just read Haven by Rebekah Weatherspoon ($15), and DAMN. The BDSM scene was SPICY."

"Hands down Jack's proposal to Lady Clarice in Stephanie Laurens' A Fine Passion ($8). It is the most romantic proposal ever followed by hot celebratory loving. In fact, the entire book steams and sets you on fire, not just the lusty sex, but the intense passion and attraction that these two display for each other from the first moment Jack sees her and names her to himself as Boadicea, Warrior Queen."

"Misadventures With a Professor ($12) is basically 'stuck in an English cottage with Professor Hiddleston who enjoys spanking you.'"

"Alexandria House McClain Brothers series ($20) . . . the second book was wowza. I missed a book club meeting listening to this book."

"ACOMAF ($11), Chapter 55. If you're part of the fandom, this needs no further explanation."

"K. A. Mitchell's Bad Attitude ($9). (M/M) the party scene . . . whoa!! Bowchickawowow."

"The steamiest scene I've ever read is 'The Pink Dress' scene in Dirty Like Me by Jaine Diamond ($15). A fake relationship fueled by a real attraction leads to this incredibly breathtaking scene where the lines blur between fantasy and reality as Katie tries her best to fight against the magnetic pull she feels toward the rockstar she was hired to date. This one scene left me breathless and begging for more — and clothes never even came off!"

"Fifty Shades of Grey ($15). I know it's not award-winning literature, but it's [fire emoji]."

"Meghan March never disappoints. My favorite is Beneath These Lies ($14)."

"I loved Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore ($14) and Well Met by Jen DeLuca ($14) had a good one too!"

"Anything by Stephanie Laurens and Lisa Kleypas for fans of historical romance! There are plenty of steamy scenes, elevated by the chemistry between the characters. I love historical romance especially because the stakes tend to be higher which heightens the drama and (sexual) tension."

What to read: The Inevitable Fall of Christopher Cynster by Stephanie Laurens ($21) and Devil's Daughter: The Ravenels Meet the Wallflowers by Lisa Kleypas ($7)

"Jess Vonn has incredible stories and definitely steamy lines also!"

What to read: The Summer I Saw You by Jess Vonn ($6)