Hi everyone! I'm visiting the Chamblin Bookmine in Jacksonville FL tomorrow and I'm super excited. I would love book suggestions (mostly romance but I'm open to horror/thrillers) that may be more common to find in used bookstores.
Every video I see is about books that have recently come out and most books in used stores came out 10-20 years ago. If anyone knows any good books/authors for me to look for I would appreciate it! I'm listing here tropes I like/dislike just to give an idea of what I'm looking for. I'm also trying to find less YA books to read because I'm becoming more picky about the writing of characters of they feel immature.
Like: forced proximity, friends to lovers, opposites attract, monsters/fae/werewolves and especially vampires, arranged marriage,
Meh/depending on how well executed: enemies to lovers, fake relationships, workplace romance
Dislike: bully dynamic, third act breakup, cheating, second chances, getting back together after a break up, pregnancy, military, sexual assault on page (mentioned with no detail is okay)
Here is also a list of books I've read and loved:
-Souls trilogy by Harley Laroux
-Little stranger by Leigh Rivers (I'm a little ashamed of this one but I just can't stop thinking about how crazy it was)
-Lights Out by Navessa Allen
-Bride by Ali Hazelwood
-Phantasma by Kaylie Smith
-Fablehaven series (childhood favorite)
-Twilight (also childhood favorite)
-Shadow and Bone trilogy
-Six of Crows duology (amazing!!)
-My lovely wife by Samantha Downing
TLDR: What are romance/thriller/horror books/authors would you recommend looking for in a used book store that has older books?
by BlakeThing