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A sun-drenched, psychic-laced romantic suspense where fake honeymooners dodge danger and discover real sparks. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Running Hot.

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01
Sizzle and Burn
Jayne Ann Krentz · 2008
A crackling blend of psychic mystery and sharp banter where two guarded equals find refuge in each other.
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- suspenseful
- romantic
02
Fired Up
Jayne Ann Krentz · 2009
A crackling blend of psychic mystery and steamy romance where a dark family legacy meets its match in a fiercely competent heroine.
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- wry
- suspenseful
- romantic
03
The Perfect Poison
Amanda Quick
A shadowy Victorian mystery where deadly botany and psychic secrets pave the way for a fiercely equal romance.
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- wry
- suspenseful
- romantic
04
Second Sight
Amanda Quick
A delightful blend of gaslamp mystery, crackling romantic tension, and eccentric psychic societies.
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- wry
- suspenseful
- romantic
- playful
05
Ghost Hunter
Jayne Castle · 2006
A snappy, futuristic paranormal romance where sharp banter and second-chance sparks fly against a backdrop of alien ruins and eerie mysteries.
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- wry
- suspenseful
- romantic
- playful
06
After Dark
Jayne Castle · 2000
A snappy, futuristic romantic suspense that blends quirky paranormal worldbuilding with a cozy-noir mystery.
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- wry
- suspenseful
- healing from past trauma
07
Shield's Lady
Amanda Glass · 1996
A sweeping, fated romance that throws a coolly ambitious outcast into the inescapable orbit of a feared mercenary.
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- romantic
08
Raven's Prey
Stephanie James · 2005
A high-stakes, forced-proximity thrill ride where survival depends on trusting the very man hired to hunt you down.
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- tense
- escapist
- suspenseful
- romantic
09
Gambler's Woman
Stephanie James
A high-stakes game of hearts where a calculated, logical mind meets an unpredictable, smoldering passion.
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- hidden depths
10
Burn
Linda Howard
A high-stakes, enclosed-setting romantic thriller where survival and seduction blur on the open ocean.
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- tense
- suspenseful
- romantic
11
Visions of Heat
Nalini Singh
A dangerous collision of cold psychic isolation and raw, predatory desire that threatens to shatter the mind even as it awakens the soul.
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- suspenseful
12
White Hot
Sandra Brown · 2004
A sweltering, high-stakes Southern romantic thriller where family corruption and forbidden attraction collide.
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- tense
- suspenseful

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