BookCrushin Recommends: Hellishly Hot Rom-Coms

Some romances are complicated…and then there’s falling for the actual prince of hell. These paranormal rom-coms take the classic love story formula (banter, fake dating, opposites attract) and layer in a whole lot of fire, brimstone, and chaos. If you love your swoons with sparks (both figurative and literal), these Hellish recs are for you! The Not Your Average Hot Guy duo is out now and My Roommate From Hell is out November 11th!

My Roommate From Hell

by Cale Dietrich
on November 11, 2025
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A swoon-worthy YA rom com about an ambitious college student whose plans get derailed when he discovers his roommate is the prince of hell.
Owen is not going to college to have fun. Nothing is going to stop him from achieving his goals: study hard, get a good job, and set himself up for the rest of his life. The last thing he needs is to have a loud, obnoxious, and infuriatingly hot roommate. Especially since said roommate just so happens to be the prince of hell.
Prince Zarmenus has come to Point University for the first-ever Earth/hell exchange program, and he's determined to make the most of it. Which may or may not include wild parties, bringing in random boys to his and Owen's room, and accidentally setting Owen's furniture on fire. Sparks fly (literally) as Owen and Zar clash, but Zar's actions threaten to not only ruin Owen's peaceful college life, but demon-human relations as well. To clean up his image, he asks Owen to be his fake boyfriend and teach him how to be a better human in exchange for an internship that will secure Owen’s future. That, and Zar will consider being a better roommate.
A deal is struck, and the two start pretending to be in a relationship where they each have agendas of their own. Only Owen has a secret―dating his mortal enemy, even if it’s fake, is the most fun he's ever had.
Charming and fun, My Roommate from Hell is a rom com with a magical twist. Think just one bed, but that bed is in hell, surrounded by fire and brimstone.

Spotlight: My Roommate from Hell by Cale Dietrich

Owen is not at college to have fun; he’s there to study, grind, and lock down his future. But plans rarely survive contact with your roommate…especially if your roommate is Zar, the actual prince of hell.

Zar is loud, impulsive, and loves a good party. He’s also a walking disaster when it comes to blending into the mortal world. When his antics start threatening not only Owen’s sanity but also demon-human relations, Zar proposes a wild solution: fake-date his grumpy human roommate to clean up his image.

A deal is struck, and sparks fly (literally). But the closer Owen gets to his infernal enemy, the more he realizes that dating the prince of hell (even if it’s fake) might be the most fun he’s ever had.

Think: fake dating, “just one bed” (in hell!), and the ultimate grumpy/sunshine pairing.

If You Liked That, Try: Not Your Average Hot Guy by Gwenda Bond

Callie thought she was in for a chill weekend running her family’s escape room business. Instead, a Satanic cult showed up, stole a spellbook, and summoned a demon. A very hot demon.

Enter Luke Morningstar, son of the devil himself. With the fate of the world on the line, Callie teams up with Luke to stop the apocalypse, all while fighting a growing attraction that’s…inconvenient, to say the least.

Gwenda’s signature humor and sharp banter make this a hilarious paranormal rom-com about love, chaos, and saving the world (no big deal).

Whether you’re in the mood for college dorm drama with a supernatural twist (My Roommate from Hell) or an escape-room-turned-apocalypse (Not Your Average Hot Guy), these stories prove that sometimes the fastest way to heat up a romance…is to set the world on fire.