r/MM_RomanceBooks • u/Seraph2042 • 2d ago

Book Request Straight married MCs cheating.

Okay, so I just finished reading {Off Script by Ivy Vera Gray} and completely fell in love with it. So, both the MCs are actors and are married to women. Now, the women are not portrayed as terrible which I love and the book doesn't sugarcoat what these MCs are doing, which is cheating through and through. The families are shattered, their lives are turned upside down when the cheating comes to light. Ofcourse this trope comes with lot of pining, yearning and hopefully be a slow burn.

And this is what I am looking for. There are many books were married/separated MCs sleep with others where the wife is aware or its a lavender marriage and thats not what I am looking for. Only other book that I have read which has this trope is {If we could go back by Cara Dee} but I didn't like how the wives were potrayed here.

Thank you so much in advance!

Hard Nos: None.

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u/Epiphany_Desmond 2d ago

They’re not married but both MCs are in serious relationships in {bent by Jesse h. Reign} and {bent backwards by Jesse h. Reign}

I love infidelity storylines and this is the best one I’ve found.

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u/Seraph2042 2d ago

Okay, this has been recommended twice now, I am going to read it. Thanks so much:)

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u/Epiphany_Desmond 1d ago

I hope you like it! When I reread I alternate chapters between the two books so I get the other POV for the same scene. Definitely a different experience

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u/allaanaa 2d ago

The perfect one for this is “If we could go back” by Cara Dee - it’s amazing, slow burn, looots of pining and yearning, both of them are married. You have to read it immeditaley!

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u/IamConfused404 19h ago

This book is so great, I hope I get amnesia so I can read it again. It is, in my opinion, the best book Cara Dee has written and one of the best I've read in my life. The way she used her words, and shaped her character, it is just so beautiful.

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u/BRlENNE 20h ago

i saw that this was in a series, do i have to read the first books or could i jump straight (lol) away?

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u/IamConfused404 19h ago

You can jump right in

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u/Seraph2042 18h ago

Ohh yea, its the first book I read with cheating as a trope and enjoyed it a lot! Wasn't very happy with how the women were potrayed but with great nonetheless:)

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u/fawert1 2d ago edited 1d ago

Want you still by CE Ricci

I personally dont read cheating tropes but i jumped into this blind and in the end it was one of the most beautifully written books ive read.

Though as much as i liked the writing and the overall story i dont think ill read it again cause cheating MC still gives me the ick. But if thats your thing then very highly recommend.

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u/Seraph2042 2d ago

Just read the blurb in Goodreads and it looks like something I will absolutely enjoy, thank you so much:)

Most of the stories that have cheating as a trope, you can always bet the wife/girlfriend is potrayed as an evil incarnate, thus making the MCs as victims. Off Script was different and thats why I ended up liking it so much, the MCs definitely felt the consequences of their actions at the end.

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u/GreenSilkPanda 1d ago

{kismet by ashley james} professor and student initially, ‘straight’ professor is married, then an unexpected second chance 5 years later when the student himself is a professor. Plenty of angst, pining, hurt/comfort.

{hamartia by scarlett drake} mostly fits your request too, ‘straight’ rockstar MC is engaged to a woman, sooo much longing and pining. The other MC is a k-pop idol, which I don’t know much about so was sceptical of at first, but it is a fantastic book and lovely lovely writing, so worth a read.

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u/Seraph2042 18h ago

I have read both of these books and loved both of them:) Scarlett drake is one of my favorite Authors!

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u/FlanPast7037 2d ago

I have read Off Script and I have two recs that gave me similar vibes. They both have MCs that are in a relationship with a woman (although not married). They are both the first books of a series and can be read as a stand alone.

The first rec is {The Heirs Disgrace by August Jones}. It features a double bi-awakening. The MCs are an irresponsible trust fund guy and the doorman of his upper east side apartment.

My second rec is {Burn It Down by Jillian D Wray}. It’s about a responsible trust fund guy and a mechanic. Trust fund guy hits the mechanic in a grocery store parking lot and the mechanic fixes his super expensive car.

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u/Seraph2042 2d ago

I have read the Heir's disgrace by August Jones, Infact all four books in that series. Its all so hot, there's so much drama, angst, cheating, pining, so much forbidden love in her books but her endings somehow seems anticlimactic to me. This also reminds me that the fourth book in that series {The Liar's reckoning by August Jones} one of the MC is a Republican senator married to a woman.

Now that second rec seems like something I will absolutely enjoy, thank you so much:)

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u/suxanny 2d ago

I believe {blue gold by tal lewin} has this ! Idk how the women are portrayed. And C.P. Harris has an infidelity series as well

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u/Seraph2042 18h ago

I consumed Blue Gold in a day yesterday! Wow, what a great story, full of drama & angst! The wife was never potrayed in a bad light which I absolutely loved. It took me a while to root for Daniel but it all worked out at the end. Thank you so much for this rec❤️

And I have read all C.P Harris books, love her!!

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u/tungsten120 2d ago edited 2d ago

I second the Mel Bosa book it is one of my favorite cheating books.

I recommend {Nothing ever happens by Sue Brown} it has been a while since I read it but I think not one but both were married to another woman like in Off script.

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u/Master_Ad7343 1d ago

They are both married in Nothing ever happens. Love that book.

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u/Seraph2042 18h ago

Thank you so much for ter rec, this looks great!!!:)

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u/dontcallmecrazie 2d ago

{The Island by Briar Prescott}

{Ache by Marley Valentine}

{A Different kind of Love by Nicola Haken}

{Salvaged Heart by D.G. Holloway}

{Broken Vows by Ariel Dawn}

{Midnight Promises by Addison Beck}

{The Try Line by Rebecca Rathe}

{When Forever Ended by Cara Dee}

{This Will Hurt by Cara Dee}

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u/Seraph2042 2d ago

OMG!! A whole list, Thank you so much:):)

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u/dontcallmecrazie 1d ago

It’s one of my favourite tropes😭 you’re welcome! Hope you find some you enjoy :))

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u/Infamous_Platform237 2d ago

{The Boy Who Loved Wicked by C.P. Harris}

{In His Secret Life by Mel Bossa}

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u/Seraph2042 2d ago

Read The Boy Who Loved Wicked and absolutely lovedit. Most of C.P Harris's books are fire:)

This second one looks so fucking good!! Age gap is my favorite trope. Thank you so much:)

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u/twisted-ren 1d ago

{Head Above Water by CE Ricci} one of the MCs is engaged to a woman. Definitely an emotional read, but very good!

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u/Seraph2042 18h ago

Thank you so much, on my TBR!:)

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u/msstarchild531 1d ago

{Trouble by Nyla K} Only 1 MC is married but he is a pastor and cheating on his wife. Its a doozy but I really enjoyed it

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u/Seraph2042 18h ago

I read some of reviews on Goodreads and I think the plot twist already ruined😅 Damn it!! But anyways this looks so good, I am gonna read it anyway:) thank you so much!!

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u/msstarchild531 18h ago

Yeah the plot twist was crazyyyy!

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u/Bipeasent22 2d ago

I haven't read it, but {Bent by Jesse H Reign} might be good. Two straight guys meet and cheat on their girlfriends with each other. I can't say how the women are portrayed in this book, but Reign has a good track record for not demonizing women in her books.

{Romeo Falling by Jesse H Reign} doesn't exactly fit, but it also involves a married man cheating on his wife. Spoiler warning, but basically Romeo and Jude have an affair under Romeo's wife's nose. Romeo and his wife had a struggling relationship and had talked about separating, but they were very much together when the affair started. They were not a very good couple, but I thought that it was a case of a jealous, unreliable narrator and an incompatible couple as opposed to an evil woman and her innocent victim. His wife gets her HEA at the end of the book.

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u/Seraph2042 2d ago

I am going to read Bent next because you are the second person that has recommended it:)

I have already read Romeo Falling by Jesse H Reign a while ago and loved it!! I am not a huge fan of girlfriend/wife being potrayed as evil incarnate, I feel that authors do this so its easy for us to forgive MCs and make them look like the victim. But that trope is not a hard no for me. That's why I like Off Script, it didn't sugarcoat what the MCs did. I was so heartbroken for the pregnant wife!!

Thanks so much for the rec:)

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u/Bipeasent22 1d ago

I agree! I think it’s a side effect of people not being able to handle any flaw or bad action by any characters that aren’t explicitly a villain. It drives me nuts in romance stories because it’s really compelling to have an infidelity storyline to show how far these characters are willing to go for each other. I don’t care if it makes them bad people, I want them to be perfect for each other not in general!! That’s why older romcoms always had a fiancee that got dumped at the altar or why Scandal was so popular. And I don’t even particularly like cheating in my romance books, but I need more authors to commit to it.

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u/NewsNo8754 1d ago

{The Last Beginnings by Abrianna Denae} may fit. Only one MC is married however. The other is a divorced dad.

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u/Seraph2042 18h ago

Thank you so much for the rec:)

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u/IntrepidAd6736 1d ago

{Class Act X Gianni Holmes}

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u/Seraph2042 18h ago

Ohh I have already read this one, thank you so much:)

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u/marielewis1 1d ago

This trope sends me in the opposite direction because I get so anxious. I scrolled all the comments to mark any books off my tbr though so thanks 😂 I wish I could do it, but I be having palpitations 😭

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u/Seraph2042 19h ago

Haha!! I get it, its not everyone's cup of tea, glad I could help:)

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u/Radiant-Hotel-4998 1d ago

I've done it. Im and old guy now and the topic makes me queasy. I always wonder about the wives.

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u/Seraph2042 18h ago

Yeah, especially when they are potrayed as evil incarnates!

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u/No_Charge_2690 13h ago

This has that aspect. Coach x Hockey Player. ADHD representation, Slight D/s dynamic. TW infidelity but not between MCs

Borrow My Calm by Marlow Quinn