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Indie Romance Books That You Should Read

Indie Romance Books That You Should Read

April 4, 2023 Posted by angelreads Top Ten Tuesday 4 Comments

This week I’m sharing indie romance books that you should read. Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and Bookish and is hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl. 

It’s all about indie books this week and you all know that I love those. 90% of what I read these days is independently published/self-published books. Not for any reason other than it’s where I can find what I am looking for. So let’s just say I am very excited about this week’s Top Ten Tuesday. There are still a lot of readers out there that don’t know where to start with indie books. So today I thought I would share the romance books that I think you should read. 

I am not going to lie, this post took me some time. I’ve read hundreds of indie romance books over the last few years and I could name way more than 10, so it did take me a while to dwindle it down. I tried to pick at least one book for nearly everyone.

So let’s get right into it. These are the indie romance books that I think you should read and hope that you enjoy. And like always these are in no order. Please check all trigger warnings before you read any of the books on this list. 

Unhinged (Necessary Evils, #1) by Onley James | The Wrong Bride (The Windsors, #1) by Catharina Maura. | A Little Too Late (Madigan Mountain, #1) by Sarina Bowen. | Brutal Prince (Brutal Birthright, #1) by Sophie Lark. 

The Longing of Lone Wolves (Fae Guardians, #1) by Lana Pecherczyk. | Broken Bonds (The Bonds that Tie, #1) by J. Bree. | The Never King (Vicious Lost Boys, #1) by Nikki St. Crowe. | A King so Cold (Royals, #1) by Ella Fields. 

Reason to Believe (Legacy, #1) by Rebecca Yarros. | Under Locke by Mariana Zapata.

And there we go. Those are only just some of the indie books that I have loved and think you should give a go. Have you read any of these? What did you think of them? What indie books made it to your list? Ley’s chat! 

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  • Astilbe
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    April 4, 2023 at 11:56 PM

    It’s so cool you read so much self-published and indie stuff! Good for you. 🙂

    My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-self-published-books-i-plan-to-review/

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  • Deanna @ A Novel Glimpse
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    April 5, 2023 at 12:36 AM

    I think about 90% of my reads are indie romance, too. I had to make it easier on myself and only do ones I’ve read this year. I love seeing Yarros, Zapata, Bowen, and Larke books on here. I haven’t read the others yet.

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  • Erica @ ThatOneErica
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    April 5, 2023 at 3:02 AM

    I’ve been really bad about reading some self-published/indie reads, so thank you for the list. There’s a few on there that I’ll immediately be adding to my TBR.

    My TTT where I showcase books from my favorite self-published author.

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  • Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
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    April 5, 2023 at 10:20 AM

    While I haven’t heard of any of these, I have heard of Mariana Zapata. For some reason, I never realized she was an indie author.

    Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
    https://readbakecreate.com/fewer-than-1000-ratings-recent-reads/

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