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Book Recommendations for Romance Readers
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items A list of books that I recommend you read, split into two categories: contemporary and non-contemporary/fantasy romance.
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Contemporary Romance
Non-Contemporary Romance
Contemporary Romance
Here are some contemporary romance books that I recommend for readers
Exes must come together and act like there’s nothing wrong between them when their mutual friend is getting married.
The Ex Vows by Jessica Joyce
A flower shop owner who’s never dated anyone seeks dating advice from the bodyguard of her pop star best friend.
Practice Makes Perfect (When in Rome, #2) by Sarah Adams
A librarian has to fake date a candidate for governor when she’s seen leaving his hotel after a night together.
The Boyfriend Candidate (Fool Me Once, #2)
A sex worker is injured by previous clients and is taken in by a current (sweetheart) client of hers when she can no longer live on her own. One of my absolute favorite books!
Most of All You by Mia Sheridan
An NFL player’s personal assistant is spun for a whirl when she’s presented with an opportunity she can’t pass up: fake-marrying the man she works for.
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata
An enemies-to-lovers, slow burn romance that revolves around a figure skater who must form a pair with her enemy or face retiring from the sport.
From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata
A friends-to-lovers romance that’s on my TBR before the movie comes out!
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
A PhD candidate is thrown into the world of fake dating when she kisses a professor on accident and must keep up her lies for both of their good.
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
The U.S. president’s son must play nice and act like he’s best friends with his mortal enemy (the Prince of Wales) when they get into a scrap at the Royal Wedding. This is my all-time favorite book!
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Non-Contemporary Romance
Here are some non-contemporary romance books I recommend for readers
This is a dark academia, slow burn, enemies-to-lovers, romantasy book with a tarot magic system. Some of my favorite tropes!
Arcana Academy by Elise Kova, Hardcover
A great enemies-to-lovers romantasy with all the yearning you could ask for!
Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1) by Lauren Roberts
The first part of a duology in which a woman must fight to save her kingdom, but realizes she might be the monster she’s needed to fight all along.
One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1) by Rachel Gillig
When the apocalypse begins on Earth, a woman is faced with the being of her nightmares: Pestilence, one of the Four Horsemen.
Pestilence (The Four Horsemen, #1) by Laura Thalassa
A college student has an enemies-to-lovers relationship with the son of her utmost enemy.
Nightshade (Sorrowsong University, #1) by Autumn Woods