Dim those lights as low as you want.
Confess by Colleen Hoover
When Auburn Reed gets a job at a big-time Dallas art studio, she doesn't plan on falling for artist Owen Gentry. She knows it's a big risk to be with him, but she does it anyway — only to find out his secret past could threaten their future.
Quote: "He kisses me like he's giving me every kiss he wishes he could have given me the past, and every kiss he'll wish he could give me in the future. All at once."
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Sweet Ruin by Kresley Cole
The Immortals After Dark series continues with (super sexy) immortal assassins, outcast orphans, vampires, and possible spies crossing paths.
Quote: "When two people form an unbreakable bond, it’s like a reactor, feeding them power and heat and a sense of belonging. It makes them strong. They’re the true superheroes."
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Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Carry On is the tamest title on the list, for sure, but the YA fantasy is plenty sweet. Simon Snow, the "Chosen One," is having a rough go of it: his girlfriend broke up with him, his mentor is letting him down, he can't get his magic quite right, and the evil vampire Baz (who is Simon's nemesis, but who also has a crush on Simon) is MIA. There's a lot of kissing.
Quote: "Sharing a room with the person you want most is like sharing a room with an open fire. He's constantly drawing you in. And you're constantly stepping too close. And you know it's not good — that there is no good — that there's absolutely nothing that can ever come of it."
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