\n\tIn case you missed this viral<\/a> affair (emphasis on affair), allow us to recap. On Wednesday night at Coldplay\u2019s Gillette Stadium show, tech CEO Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot<\/a> \u2014 the head of HR at Byron\u2019s company \u2014 appeared on the kiss cam. Instead of playing it cool, the two promptly ducked out of sight. Chris Martin, Coldplay\u2019s frontman, commented mid-performance that the pair looked like they were \u201chaving an affair.\u201d Plot twist: they were.<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbest-seller\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas\t\t<\/p>\n \n\tWhile Byron is reportedly married, Cabot divorced her husband in 2022. Not exactly an HR-approved office romance. Naturally, the internet spiraled. And honestly? So did we. Not because we want to cheat on our partners, but because \u2014 admit it \u2014 forbidden drama is fun. It\u2019s messy. It\u2019s NSFW. And moments like this remind us just how entertaining it is to dive into stories that are surrounded by scandal, which brings us to smut books<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tSmut books<\/a>, a steamier version of romance novels, are full of dirty talk and plotlines that\u2019ll make you blush in public (maybe even on the A train). And hey, If Byron and Cabot had just stuck to reading spicy fiction instead of starring in it, they might\u2019ve avoided this whole PR disaster. <\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tButcher & Blackbird Collector\u2019s Edition: The Ruinous Love Trilogy by Brynne Weaver\t\t<\/p>\n \n\tClearly, we\u2019re not alone in this obsession, either. In 2024, LoveHoney<\/a> reported that, \u201csearches for smut books are up 78% over the past year,\u201d thanks in large part to #BookTok, an online community where readers review, dissect, and obsess over the most unhinged and seductive books the internet has to offer.<\/p>\n \n\tFrom taboo office romances to mythical creatures doing down-and-dirty things, we\u2019ve rounded up the best smut books you can get online right now. They\u2019ll give you \u2014 as Coldplay might say \u2014 \u201cA Rush of Blood to the Head.\u201d Shop below.<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTop rated\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tTwisted Love by Ana Huang\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tPraise (Salacious Players\u2019 Club, 1) by Sara Cate\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tnsfw\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tThe Dare (Losers) by Harley Laroux\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tBeautiful Bastard (1) (The Beautiful Series) by Christina Lauren\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tLucky Night by Eliza Kennedy\t\t<\/p>\n![\"Best](\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-rollingstone-2022\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\")
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