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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    Just a Highland Fling
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    Release date: Jul 21, 2026
    Sparks fly on a road trip through the Scottish highlands in this delightful forced proximity romance from the bestselling author of Flirting With Disa ...more
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  • The Love Variations by Victoria  Lee
    The Love Variations: A Novel
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    Release date: May 05, 2026
    Two rivals. One competition. No escape from the music—or each other.
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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
    This Story Might Save Your Life
    The Love Hypothesis
    In Her Own League
    Shield of Sparrows (Shield of Sparrows, #1)
    Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)
    Great Big Beautiful Life
    Funny Story
    Half His Age
    It Starts with Us (It Ends with Us, #2)
    The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTwilight by Stephenie MeyerCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareThe Truth About Forever by Sarah DessenJust Listen by Sarah Dessen
    Young Adult Romance
    4,106 books — 9,714 voters
    Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesEasy by Tammara WebberThoughtless by S.C. StephensBared to You by Sylvia Day
    Hottest Adult & Young Adult Romance Books
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    Bet Me by Jennifer CrusieCan You Keep a Secret? by Sophie KinsellaIt Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsMatch Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsNobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
    Best Ever Contemporary Romance Books
    4,839 books — 8,287 voters
    The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
    Must Read Books- Different Genres
    14,804 books — 10,968 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
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    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
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    The Love Hypothesis
    Beach Read
    Book Lovers
    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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