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My fav books of 2026
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items All the books I’ve read (and loved) in 2026. In 2025 I read over 100 books and so far in ‘26 I’m at around 60 books so I’ve read lots of good and bad books. Enjoy my personal selection of great ones you have to read sorted by main tropes 🫶
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Fake dating
Enemies to lovers
Small town
Friends to lovers
Billionaire
Cowboys
Fake dating
Catherine Walsh does Christmas Romance like no-one else. Every time I start one of her stroies, I'm immediately pulled in and swept up in the holiday feeling. I got so involved, I forgot it was January 25th and almost said Merry Christmas to someone ...
Holiday Romance
This book gave me serious high school nostalgia in the best way. Marley’s self-pity moments were frustrating at times, but her journey of self-discovery, friendships, and rekindled romance made it all worthwhile. And let’s talk about Vicky—she was ab...
Rock Bottom Girl
Yesssssss !!!! This was soooooo good. It had me feeling all of my emotions. I was happy and sad and laughing out loud. These two are perfect for each other. I loved every second of this. And those side characters were so great. I really hope there’s ...
Red Queen
Enemies to lovers
I’m relatively new into F1 so this grabbed my attention quickly with the slow burn love story! I felt like it was going too slow at one point but I appreciated the way the author made me feel like I was in the paddock watching the story unfold! I hav...
Throttled (Deluxe Edition)
This book had me in a complete and total chokehold from page one! When I say that I absolutely could not wait for Vincent to get his just desserts, I meant it. Huang gave us a total slow burn that had me simmering on the edge! That tension was purely...
The Defender (Deluxe Edition) (B&N Exclusive Edition) (Gods of the Game #2)
I love a strong female main character and this book did not disappoint. As the first woman baseball franchise owner, it was awesome seeing how much of a badass Reese could be. It was encouraging to read a story that showcases someone with strength an...
In Her Own League
Collide is a passionate, sweet tale featuring the intelligent, feisty Summer who is more than happy to use a hockey player as a subject for her research paper but is more than confident that she would never date one, and the responsible, hunky Aidan ...
Collide
I love a good grumpy/sunshine book as much as the next girl, and this one was amazing. I absolutely love the characters of the Knockemout series and everything that has gone along with it!
Things We Never Got Over (Knockemout Series #1)
Elsie Silver brings us back to the ranch with banter and angst in this first book in the all new Emerald Lake series. Emmett signs up to be in a dating reality tv show. He doesn't actually want love. Just the paycheck to help his families farm. But h...
Fever Dream: A Novel (B&N Exclusive Edition)
If you’re into hockey romances with heart, heat, and just the right touch of emotional depth, Breakaway scores big. Grace Reilly gives us a strong-willed heroine, a swoony athlete, and banter that actually delivers.
It’s a slow burn that pays off, w...
Breakaway: A Novel
Small town
What a cute hockey story and a great start to the series! I just went back to reread some of my favorite moments, and I forgot how much I enjoyed this book.
Fake-dating is one of my favorite tropes, and I thought Reed and Violet were precious as they...
Rival Darling
This was such a heartfelt and sweet read. I loved every piece of it and adored Anna and Brody so much.
I loved seeing them get to know one another in a way we don't typically get to see and the random questions and playful banter was just so fun. Th...
Strung Along
The complete and total 180 I did for Garrison was astonishing. Going into this book I was convinced I would feel kind of meh about him but, as always, Hannah changed my mind COMPLETELY. Cherry Peak is gearing up to be my favorite series by Hannah and...
Catching Sparks
Don’t you just love when a book makes you feel like part of the story? ✨ While reading Choosing Forever I felt like one of the friends right there in the mix.
Watching these characters fall in love, fall out of love, and find their way back again was...
Choosing Forever Special Edition
I was so excited to see book two was Zoey and Gage. The opposites attract vibes were strong which made them a very entertaining couple. Gage was able to bring some structure and order to Zoey’s life while Zoey encouraged him to be more spontaneous, l...
Mistakes Were Made (Deluxe Edition)
Lucy Score has quickly become one of my favorite authors, and the Knockemout series really knocked it out of the park for me—especially this second book.
One of the things I loved most about Things We Hide From the Light is how grounded it feels. If...
Things We Hide from the Light (Knockemout Series #2)
Theo. THEO!!!!! I genuinely cannot wrap my head around the perfection that is this man. He is the blueprint. Him finding out about Vivian actually broke me in a way I was not expecting, my heart hurt so much for him!!! And the way this man stepped up...
Reckless (Chestnut Springs Series #4)
Friends to lovers
I am so embarrassed to say, I put off reading this book thinking it was not going to be a great book. Liana Cincotti, I was very very wrong. I loved the story line and the sweet love story. Yes, there was love, unnecessary heartache, laughter, and cr...
Picking Daisies on Sundays
To say that I loved this book would actually be an understatement considering I devoured it in less than 24 hours. I couldn't put it down!
I adored Blake and Wyatt (like I knew I would) so much. Their banter, their angst, the tension, and just how s...
Love Song (Deluxe Edition) (B&N Exclusive Edition)
The Vancouver Storm series has been one of my favorite hockey series and Stephanie definitely finished it with a bang in The Wild Card. This story features Tate Ward, the coach and Jordan Hathaway, the Storm's owner's estranged daughter. I loved the ...
The Wild Card: A Vancouver Storm Novel
I couldn’t put this book down! I loved the sweet nostalgia of teenage summers at the lake—lazy days of enjoying the sun, jumping off the dock into the water, taking the boat out, talking for hours about everything and nothing, dreaming of the future,...
Every Summer After
Billionaire
i finished reading the dreamland billionaires series last month and fell in love with Lauren ashes writing. her characters and plot's and wording is perfect. i was super excited about this book, bought it instantly and fell in love again. Lauren does...
Love Redesigned
Love Arranged is a beautifully written novel that perfectly balances romance, emotions, family dynamics, and personal growth. The characters feel real and relatable, making it easy to connect with their journey. The slow-burn chemistry, heartfelt con...
Love Arranged (B&N Exclusive Edition)
Cowboys
I loved everything about this book. It took just the right amount of time for them to figure it out, and it happened just the right way. Duke fell hard for Wheeler pretty much the moment he laid eyes on her. I enjoyed the progress both of them made t...
Duke (Deluxe Edition)
I just love a good cowboy romance and Jessica Peterson knows exactly how to write ‘em! Colt was a fantastic story packed with all the tropes I love: single dad, age gap, forced proximity, grumpy/sunshine, enemies to lovers and cowboy/city girl. The b...
Colt (Deluxe Edition)
Secret relashionship
From a summer fling. . . What's a little summer fling between athletes? That's the premise of Nikolai and Izzy. He's a college senior with a foot in the door at the NHL. She's a college sophomore trying to improve her volleyball game. There's a lot o...
Wicked Serve: A Novel
This was so good! Will and Callie were just the sweetest! I love that Will let Callie be so independent, while still supporting her. All of the side characters were fantastic too! This has been on my tbr for a while and I’m so glad I finally had a ch...
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