Romance

According to the Romance Writers of America, "Two basic elements comprise every romance novel: a central love story and an emotionally-satisfying and optimistic ending." Both the conflict and the climax of the novel should be directly related to that core theme of developing a romantic relationship, although the novel can also contain subplots that do not specifically relate to the main characters' romantic love. Other definitions of a romance novel may be broader, including other plots and endings or more than two people, or narrower, restricting the types of romances or conflicts. ...more

King of Gluttony (Kings of Sin, #6)
Into the Blue
Cherry Baby
Happy Ending
Thistlemarsh
The Paris Match
Annie Knows Everything
I Could Give You the Moon
The Wicked Sea (The Wicked Sea, #1)
Deathbringer (Deathbringer, #1)
Death Meets Cute
Honor & Heresy
The Name Game
Stranger Things Have Happened
Stay for a Spell
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    Scent of Hope (Call of the Wild #2)
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    Sheriff's daughter Harley Tatum hates injustice, as it hits particularly close to home. Her trauma-riddled past made her vow never to return to Copper ...more
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    Revelation (Royally Forbidden, #2)
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  • Another Life by D.M. Natalias
    Another Life
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    This is a long slowburn with explicit content set in the mid-2000s. Best for readers who enjoy character-driven, emotional, and lush romance.
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  • The Night We Met (Say You'll Remember Me, #2)
    Rites of the Starling (Shield of Sparrows, #2)
    Atmosphere
    Heart the Lover
    Reminders of Him
    People We Meet on Vacation
    The Love Hypothesis
    This Story Might Save Your Life
    Shield of Sparrows (Shield of Sparrows, #1)
    In Her Own League
    Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)
    Great Big Beautiful Life
    It Starts with Us (It Ends with Us, #2)
    Funny Story
    Part of Your World (Part of Your World, #1)
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    Pride and Prejudice
    People We Meet on Vacation
    It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
    Red, White & Royal Blue
    The Fault in Our Stars
    Twilight (Twilight Saga, #1)
    A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
    The Hating Game
    Happy Place
    The Unhoneymooners (Unhoneymooners, #1)
    Funny Story
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