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Romance Books to Add to Your TBR

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Calling all romance lovers!! Here are some top reads that are must haves for your to be read list. Varying levels of spice for all different tastes. What are your top reads for this year??
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Wholesome/Sweet

 
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Emily Henry is a great author when it comes to wholesome romance books
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When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws one woman's carefully calculated theories on love into chaos. Cute college romance story
The Love Hypothesis - by Ali Hazelwood (Paperback)
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Very charming and sweet story. Ava Campbell, a pragmatic and fiercely independent woman, is house sitting for her newlywed sister Serena, whom she practically raised. Struggling with the void left by her sister's departure and the feeling that life i...
Hopelessly Romantic (A heartwarming and humorous contemporary romance)|eBook
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He's an injured firefighter. She bakes the most delightful treats. When their worlds collide will the baker help heal the firefighter with a mix of blueberry muffins and her caring way?
Love Blooms: A Firefighter Small Town Romance|eBook
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When You Bake with the Enemy is a sweet, closed-door, enemies-to-more, small-town romantic comedy with plenty of chemistry, a dash of kitschy "Bavarian" atmosphere, and a side order of delicious pastry. Plus a guaranteed happily ever after.
When You Bake with the Enemy: A sweet romantic comedy|eBook
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A fun and sweet romance story with a fun setting
Harvest Moon Homecoming (Sweet Haven Farm Sweet Small Town Romance Book 1)|eBook
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Another cute baker themed story
Sweet Saturdays by Pamela M Kelley, Paperback
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Aspiring writer Raegan Farrow learns about a tell-all on her famous mother's life that could tear their family apart but keeps it a secret as they embark on a cross-country road trip. While trying to uncover who's behind it, she learns their handsome...
The Roads We Follow - (A Fog Harbor Romance) by Nicole Deese (Paperback)
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Anna can’t wait for her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. So she’s less than thrilled when her father unexpectedly ships her off to boarding school in Paris—until she me...
Anna and the French Kiss Collector's Edition|Hardcover
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah Dessen comes a big-hearted, sweeping novel about a girl who reconnects with a part of her family she hasn’t seen since she was a little girl—and falls in love, all over the course of a magical summer.
The Rest of the Story|BN Exclusive
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Sensual

 
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If you enjoy reading class differences, lovable rogue, duchess, and intrepid heroine love stories with a pinch of mystery, a dash of humor, and gripping emotion, then you'll adore Collette Cameron's enthralling SEDUCTIVE SCOUNDRELS SERIES. Buy DUCHES...
Duchess of His Heart: Collette Cameron: 9781954307636
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A very sensual story of a model and other fun characters
Angelica: A Sensual Romance a book by Leo Birch
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Former Marine Colton Brody may be the local "bad boy," but he knows his little sister's best friend is off limits. (Even if Olivia's curves inspire an endless supply of fantasy fodder.) With only a few days until he leaves town after the holidays, t...
Sleigh My Name: A Best Friend's Older Brother/Sensual Education Romance a book by Lili Valente
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It's the summer before senior year of college, and Grace is about to make the worst decision of her life in this "sexy, sun-drenched cocktail of chaotic good fun and heartfelt hilarity" (Sarah Kuhn, author of the Heroine Complex series) that captures...
The Breakup Vacation - (Beach House) by Anna Gracia (Paperback)
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The latest in the TikTok sensation and deliciously "swoonworthy" (Elena Armas, New York Times bestselling author) Maple Hills series follows two summer camp counselors who reconnect after a sizzling one-night stand.
Wildfire - (The Maple Hills) - by Hannah Grace (Paperback)
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Christina Lauren, the instant New York Times bestselling and "reigning romance queens" (PopSugar), returns with a delicious new romance between the buttoned-up heir of a grocery chain and his free-spirited artist ex as they fake their relationship in...
The Paradise Problem - by Christina Lauren (Hardcover)
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An intoxicating and sparkling new romance by New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory.
Drunk on Love - by Jasmine Guillory (Paperback)
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A New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller about a good girl dangerously drawn to the ultimate bad boy.
Beautiful Disaster (Paperback) by Jamie Mcguire
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Marianne Daventry will do anything to escape the boredom of Bath and the amorous attentions of an unwanted suitor. So when an invitation arrives from her twin sister, Cecily, to join her at a sprawling country estate, she jumps at the chance. Thinkin...
Edenbrooke|Paperback
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A woman of modest means meets a society man skilled in the art of seduction, and both become embroiled in a scandal within London society, in this latest novel from a truly talented storyteller
Mine Till Midnight ( Hathaway) (Paperback) by Lisa Kleypas
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Steamy

 
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From New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Ana Huang comes a billionaire brother's best friend romance! He has a heart of ice...but for her, he'd burn the world A diverse new adult steamy romance from Tiktok sensation and USA Today ...
Twisted Love (Paperback)
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A baking competition for the Happily Ever After channel could bring success to my small-town bakery... and one night of toe-curling passion that would keep me warm for years to come. But could it bring me love, too?
# Sweets For Love: A steamy grumpy book boyfriend romcom|eBook
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A steamy fake relationship story
Wilder With You: A Steamy Small Town Romantic Comedy|eBook
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Definitely NOT Lovers: Sometimes, the only thing steamier than the town's crab feast is the couple arguing at table five...
Definitely NOT lovers: A Steamy Small-town RomCom (Damian & Maddie #1)|eBook
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A steamy fantasy novel for those who love unique
Lord of Gold and Glory: Lisette Marshall: 9789083256863
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True love comes from the most forbidden places in this TikTok smash hit from New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas, now with bonus material!
Birthday Girl - by Penelope Douglas (Paperback)
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Curl up this Christmas with a sparkling romance filled with: Irresistible friends-to-lovers romance The kiss that changed everything Warm nights on the family Christmas tree farm All your favorite Christmas songs!
Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist - (Mistletoe Romance) by Codi Hall (Paperback)
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"The road trip was definitely a bad idea. Having already flambâeed her culinary career beyond recognition, Rita Clarkson is now stranded in God-Knows-Where, New Mexico, with a busted-ass car and her three temperamental siblings, who she hasn't seen i...
Too Hot to Handle - (Romancing the Clarksons) by Tessa Bailey (Paperback)
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​Building to an unforgettably emotional climax, Where Love Lies delves into the longings and lies of falling in love, the slippery slope of controlling relationships, and the strength it takes to find your own voice, reminding us of how hard it is to...
Where Love Lies: A Novel|Paperback
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Can opposites attract? This summer sublet rom-com answers that question and several others. So many surprises within these pages!
The Roommate|Paperback
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Erotic

 
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When Shane and Eva meet unexpectedly at a literary event, sparks fly, raising not only their past buried traumas, but the eyebrows of New York's Black literati. What no one knows is that twenty years earlier, teenage Eva and Shane spent one crazy, to...
Seven Days in June - by Tia Williams (Hardcover)
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From BookTok sensation J.T. Geissinger comes Ruthless Creatures, a scorchingly hot mafia romance about two people bound together by a debt that must be collected. No matter the cost.
Ruthless Creatures: Queens and Monsters Book 1|eBook
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In this Georgian-era romance by the #1 bestselling author of the Crossfire Series, a woman meant for another man succumbs to temptation.
A Passion for Him|eBook
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Immerse yourself in this utterly addictive forbidden love story that has conquered thousands of readers around the world.
Blossom in Winter|eBook
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An intriguing paranormal queer erotic romance novel
Wet Dream: A Paranormal Interracial Erotic Romance a book by Lexi Esme
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This book features plenty of warm, loving sapphic kindness and care contrasted with equally intense and passionate experiences. Some scenes feature intense BDSM, but with full enthusiastic consent from all parties as well as kind, loving cooldowns. M...
The Mansion: An intensely sapphic, very passionate, erotic romance novel a book by Chloe Slate
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Asher's the son of not one, but two billionaires and he's spoiled rotten. As a youngster, he feels untouchable. When his father finally put his foot down and cut him off, Asher set out in the world to make his own way. But limiting his communication ...
Billionaire Addiction: Veronica Miller: 9781532871924
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Trevino and Bashir are lovers, five years deep, and solid as a rock. But both of them also believe they're still missing a piece, another person to round out their hearts. It's been proven to be hard to find, until they run into Nasima, Trevino's chi...
The Air Between Us: Shameka S. Erby: 9798990426504
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Turn up the heat (and the spice) in this best-friend's-brother romance and try to stifle your sighs reading this one in public. The kitchen has never been hotter.
Truly Madly Deeply (Deluxe Edition)|Paperback
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How hot is too hot? Get lost in the sultry world of the Game Maker series with The Master, book two, and The Player, book three!
The Professional|Paperback
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