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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The Fall Affair
Fallin' Tides (Holly River #1)
The Best I Never Had
The Matchmaker's Cottage
You'll Be the Death of Me
The Cozy Nook Bookshop (Heart's Hope Crossing #1)
I Haunt It That Way
In What World
I Kissed Her First
Mutual Discord
Experiments in Offline Dating
Want Me, Take Me, Haunt Me, Make Me
Love Me Like a Rock Song
Old Flames
Take My Soul (Willow Branch Mountain #4)
The Love Hypothesis
Dolly All the Time
Love Antidote
Reminders of Him
Happy Place
Just for the Summer (Part of Your World, #3)
Picture This (Haven River Ranch, #2.5)
Hollywood, Ending
The Summer of Broken Rules
Peaks and Promises (The Haven Brothers #6)
Meet Me at the Lake
Cross Check (D.C. Stars, #6)
Every Version of You
The Christmas Tree Farm (Dream Harbor, #3)
Falling Like Leaves (Bramble Falls, #1)
The Hunter by L.J. ShenA Secret for a Secret by Helena HuntingSecret Keeper by Christopher   HarlanQueen Move by Kennedy RyanCocksure Ace by K. Webster
May 2020 Most-Anticipated Romances
252 books — 2,605 voters
Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesThoughtless by S.C. StephensBared to You by Sylvia DayFifty Shades Darker by E.L. James
Intense And "Angsty" Romance
2,989 books — 7,272 voters

Lover Awakened by J.R. WardBeautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireDark Lover by J.R. WardFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesLover Eternal by J.R. Ward
So you love a Bad Boy or Tortured Hero
3,704 books — 5,861 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
198 books — 1,865 voters

N9ne by T.M. FrazierLetters to Molly by Devney PerryStay by Tia LouiseTeardrop Shot by TijanMalum by Amo Jones
June 2019 Most Anticipated Romances
197 books — 2,111 voters
Dirty Headlines by L.J. ShenBlock Shot by Kennedy RyanThe Glue by K. WebsterWhen We Kiss by Tia LouisePerversion by T.M. Frazier
September 2018 Most-Anticipated Romances
164 books — 2,349 voters

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

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