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Books Like Beautiful Bastard

by Christina Lauren

Contemporary Romance 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 SteamyWittyFun

A steamy, witty Adult contemporary romance built around boss/employee, enemies with benefits, office. 304 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

The Beautiful Bastard book hangover is real, and scrolling through "readers also enjoyed" lists isn't going to cut it. We read Beautiful Bastard, tagged every mood and trope that made it click, and hunted down books that match on the things you actually cared about — not just "it's also Contemporary Romance." Steamy energy? Check. Boss/Employee? Check. That can't-stop-reading pacing? We've got you.

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12 Books Matched to Beautiful Bastard

Grouped by the elements that made Beautiful Bastard unforgettable.

The Steam That Fogged Up Your Screen

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Boss in the Bedsheets
by Kate Canterbary
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 · 320p · Contemporary Romance
Looking for more steamy and witty and boss/employee after Beautiful Bastard? Boss in the Bedsheets by Kate Canterbary is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Fair warning: it's spicier.
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By a Thread
by Lucy Score
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 · 554p · Contemporary Romance
By a Thread hits the same steamy and witty and boss/employee notes that made Beautiful Bastard impossible to put down. Lucy Score brings steamy and witty to every page.
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King of Pride
by Ana Huang
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 · 432p · Contemporary Romance, Billionaire
Looking for more steamy and fun and boss/employee after Beautiful Bastard? King of Pride by Ana Huang is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Fair warning: it's spicier.
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The Tension That Set Your Kindle on Fire

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The Score
by Elle Kennedy
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 · 332p · Sports Romance, New Adult
The steamy and witty and enemies with benefits that made Beautiful Bastard unforgettable? The Score channels that exact energy. 332 pages of fun, steamy that'll fill the void.
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Our #1 Pick After Beautiful Bastard

Boss in the Bedsheets by Kate Canterbary — 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 spice, 320 pages

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FAQ

Questions About Books Like Beautiful Bastard

Based on mood, trope, and pacing analysis, the most similar books to Beautiful Bastard include Boss in the Bedsheets, By a Thread, The Score. Each matches on specific elements like steamy and witty that made Beautiful Bastard resonate with readers.

We recommend starting with Boss in the Bedsheets by Kate Canterbary — it shares Beautiful Bastard's core Steamy energy while bringing something fresh to the table.

Beautiful Bastard is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.

Beautiful Bastard has a spice level of 4/5. The recommendations on this page range across spice levels — each one is labeled so you can find your comfort zone.

Yes — several recommendations on this page have lower spice levels while keeping the same Steamy energy. Look for the ❄️ or 🌶️ (1/5) tags.

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