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

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An Academic Affair
Seven Deadly Thorns
Daddy Issues
And Then There Was You
Hollow (Crown of Hearts and Chaos, #1)
Ship of Spells
Next Time Will Be Our Turn
Son of the Morning
Second Chance Romance (Harlot's Bay, #2)
The Sacred Space Between
Secret Nights and Northern Lights
As Many Souls as Stars
Not You Again
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    Definitely Maybe Not a Detective
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    Release date: Jan 06, 2026
    In this delightfully charming rom-com mystery, a woman becomes accidentally entangled in a murder investigation (and with a handsome stranger) when he ...more
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  • Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman
    Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon

    Release date: Oct 14, 2025
    Can a holiday movie marathon heal two broken hearts?
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    Giveaway dates: Dec 01 - Dec 31, 2025

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    Enter for a chance to win this twisty mystery rom-com filled with outrageous characters, laugh-out-loud jokes, & a swoony, opposites-attract romance.

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    Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal (Kringletown Christmas, #2)
    Great Big Beautiful Life
    Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)
    A Heart for Christmas: My Advent Novel
    Reminders of Him
    It Starts with Us (It Ends with Us, #2)
    People We Meet on Vacation
    Merry and Bright (Home Sweet Holidays)
    All Wrapped Up in You (Home Sweet Holidays)
    Heart the Lover
    Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2)
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