Lusting for a steamed-up romance with a side of complications? author Miranda Cowley Heller is on the same page and says she’s all about a novel that tangles with love and entanglements. With that in mind, we asked Miranda for her lust-reads. Think: characters being pulled apart and clothes being ripped off.
Miranda says, “I have always been drawn to novels that tangle with love and entanglements – a character being pulled apart in two directions. Sometimes those pulls end in tragedy, the echo of voices on the wind. Sometimes it’s a fairy tale ending. But for me, those internal struggles and passions are the heartbeat of a great novel. These five very different books each have a love triangle at their core, and beautifully examine the pulls of two paths, two loves.”
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Choosing between a wild passion vs. money and stability.
Like Water For Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Choosing between being faithful to family vs. being faithful to true love.
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Choosing between honoring an old commitment vs. honoring a new commitment.
Bridget Jones Diary by Helen Fielding
Choosing between rakish charm vs. hidden depths.
The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
Choosing between coming to terms with your past only to let go of your future.
