Contemporary Romance

Contemporary romance is broadly described as the time period for romance set after World War II, and is sometimes referred to as "modern romance". It is the most popular classification in the Romance genre, with Historical coming in at a close second. One of the most popular forms in Contemporary is Category Romance.

The themes and sub-genres are varied with a wide range. Popular Contemporary sub-genres include Christian Romance, Erotica, Fantasy Romance, Romantic Suspense, and Paranormal Romance. Romances also have sub-division types such as Young Adult Contemporary, M/M Contemporary, Lesbian
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Racing Hearts
Love and Other Brain Experiments
Still Into You
A Little Buzzed
It's All in Your Head
And the Crowd Went Wild (Chicago Stars, #11)
Honey Bee Mine
The Ex-Perimento
Top Shelf Stud (Chicago Players, #3)
In Her Spotlight (Out in Hollywood)
This Ain't Our First Rodeo
Between the Lines: A Slow-Burn Small-Town Romance About Finding Home (Great Missenden Ever After Book 1)
The Heat of the Moment (The Meet Cute, #2)
The Evidence of Us (The Study Room Series, #1)
Sticks & Stones
Reminders of Him
The Love Hypothesis
Everybody's Favorite Guy
Just for the Summer (Part of Your World, #3)
Mistakes Were Made (Story Lake, #2)
Happy Place
Law Maker (Aristocrats of London, #1)
This Book Made Me Think of You
Just Friends
The Summer of Broken Rules
The Wild Card (Vancouver Storm, #5)
More than Friends (Pembroke Hills, #3)
The Heir Apparent
First Witches Club
The Rom-Commers
Beard Necessities by Penny Reid99 Percent Mine by Sally  ThorneThe Bride Test by Helen  HoangThe Kiss Thief by L.J. ShenBeard with Me by Penny Reid
Most Anticipated Romance Novels of 2019
945 books — 3,278 voters

In the Unlikely Event by L.J. ShenDirty Letters by Vi KeelandWhite Lies by Autumn Jones LakeThe Fall of Legend by Meghan MarchViolent Triumphs by Jessica Hawkins
November 2019 Most-Anticipated Romances
192 books — 1,861 voters
Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie KinsellaWallbanger by Alice ClaytonBet Me by Jennifer CrusieMatch Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsNatural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Humorous Romance Books
3,178 books — 6,707 voters

Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireHopeless by Colleen HooverEasy by Tammara WebberThe Edge of Never by J.A. RedmerskiSlammed by Colleen Hoover
Best YA/New Adult Contemporary Romance
2,211 books — 4,548 voters
Angry God by L.J. ShenThe Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby JimenezThe Hunter by L.J. ShenThe Villain by L.J. ShenThis Is Forever by Natasha Madison
Most Anticipated Romance Novels of 2020
935 books — 2,671 voters

The Love Hypothesis
Beach Read
The Hating Game
Book Lovers
People We Meet on Vacation
The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1)
The Unhoneymooners (Unhoneymooners, #1)
The Deal (Off-Campus, #1)
It Happened One Summer (Bellinger Sisters, #1)
It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
Archer's Voice (Pelion Lake, #1)
The Spanish Love Deception (Love Deception, #1)
Love on the Brain
Funny Story

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