EmberReads Romance Books

Search 8,000+ romance books by trope, spice level, and content warnings.

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What it can do

  • Search Romance Books: Search EmberReads' database of 8,000+ romance books. Filter by trope tags (enemies-to-lovers, grumpy-sunshine, dark-romance, etc.), spice level (1-5 flames), and exclude content
  • Get Book Details: Get full details for a specific romance book from EmberReads, including spice rating, trope tags, content warnings, and description.
  • List Tropes: List all 85+ romance tropes available on EmberReads, organized by category (relationship, character, setting, plot, tone).

What data it sees

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

Search 8,000+ romance books by trope, spice level, and content warnings. Powered by community-rated data from https://www.emberreads.app.

4 tools available:

  • search_romance_books — Filter by 85+ tropes (enemies-to-lovers, grumpy-sunshine, dark-romance, etc.), spice level (1-5 flames), and exclude content warnings
  • get_book_details — Full book info with tropes, spice rating, and content warnings
  • list_tropes — Browse all 85+ romance tropes by category
  • get_trending_books — See what's trending on BookTok right now

No configuration needed. Free and public.

How to connect

How to connect EmberReads Romance Books to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://romance-books--emberreads.run.tools

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect EmberReads Romance Books to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://romance-books--emberreads.run.tools

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect EmberReads Romance Books to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://romance-books--emberreads.run.tools

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (4)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

search_romance_booksSearch EmberReads' database of 8,000+ romance books. Filter by trope tags (enemies-to-lovers, grumpy-sunshine, dark-romance, etc.), spice level (1-5 flames), and exclude content warnings. Returns books with community-rated spice levels, trope tags, and direct links to EmberReads. Use this when someone asks for romance book recommendations.
get_book_detailsGet full details for a specific romance book from EmberReads, including spice rating, trope tags, content warnings, and description.
list_tropesList all 85+ romance tropes available on EmberReads, organized by category (relationship, character, setting, plot, tone).
get_trending_booksGet currently trending romance books on EmberReads based on community activity and social media signals.