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From Secret Office Affairs to NSFW Scenes, Sales of ‘Smut’ Books Are Soaring
A CEO canoodling with the head of HR? It's every erotica enthusiast's dream. Shop our editor's favorite smut books below
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If your week’s been a trainwreck, here’s the silver lining: at least you’re not a CEO who got caught canoodling with the head of HR on a jumbotron during a Coldplay concert.
In case you missed this viral affair (emphasis on affair), allow us to recap. On Wednesday night at Coldplay’s Gillette Stadium show, tech CEO Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot — the head of HR at Byron’s company — appeared on the kiss cam. Instead of playing it cool, the two promptly ducked out of sight. Chris Martin, Coldplay’s frontman, commented mid-performance that the pair looked like they were “having an affair.” Plot twist: they were.
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A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
$17.59 $30.00 41% off
$9.98
While Byron is reportedly married, Cabot divorced her husband in 2022. Not exactly an HR-approved office romance. Naturally, the internet spiraled. And honestly? So did we. Not because we want to cheat on our partners, but because — admit it — forbidden drama is fun. It’s messy. It’s NSFW. And moments like this remind us just how entertaining it is to dive into stories that are surrounded by scandal, which brings us to smut books.
Smut books, a steamier version of romance novels, are full of dirty talk and plotlines that’ll make you blush in public (maybe even on the A train). And hey, if Byron and Cabot had just stuck to reading spicy fiction instead of starring in it, they might’ve avoided this whole PR disaster.
Butcher & Blackbird Collector’s Edition: The Ruinous Love Trilogy by Brynne Weaver
$17.91 $30.69 42% off
$6.96 $9.30 25% off
Clearly, we’re not alone in this obsession, either. In 2024, LoveHoney reported that “searches for smut books are up 78% over the past year,” thanks in large part to #BookTok, an online community where readers review, dissect, and obsess over the most unhinged and seductive books the internet has to offer.
From taboo office romances to mythical creatures doing down-and-dirty things, we’ve rounded up the best smut books you can get online. The picks listed below are a combination of Amazon best-sellers, buzz-worthy #booktook selects, and our editor’s favorite reads, that’ll give you — as Coldplay might say — “A Rush of Blood to the Head.” Shop now.
Flawless by Elsie Silver
$7.49 $17.99 58% off
$7.49 $8.93 16% off
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Twisted Love by Ana Huang
$11.15 $17.99 38% off
$7.99 $17.99 56% off
Praise (Salacious Players’ Club, 1) by Sara Cate
$7.47 $16.99 56% off
$7.37 $9.34 21% off
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The Dare (Losers) by Harley Laroux
$9.29 $9.99 7% off
$9.99
Beautiful Bastard (1) (The Beautiful Series) by Christina Lauren
$15.24 $18.99 20% off
$16.99 $18.99 11% off
Lucky Night by Eliza Kennedy
$19.93
$25.00 $28.00 11% off
Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse Duet) by H.D. Carlton
$25.24
$20.00
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