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Must-Read Romance Books for Hopeless Romantics
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items From slow burns to intense love stories, this list is packed with emotional moments, swoon-worthy characters, and romances that stay with you long after the last page.
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Contemporary Romance
Small Town Romance
Dark Mafia Romace
Sports Romance
Contemporary Romance
These are the books that made me fall in love all over again. Each story is soft, cute, and full of heart the kind of love that gives you butterflies, makes you smile at random moments, and reminds you why romance will always be special. Perfect if y...
I loved The Spanish Love Deception because it’s the perfect mix of funny and romantic. Lina and Aaron’s fake relationship is full of awkward moments, cute banter, and slow-burn chemistry that kept me hooked. It’s the kind of love story that makes you...
The Spanish Love Deception: A Novel
I couldn't stop reading—every chapter felt like a rush of emotions. The tension, the secrets, and the chemistry made me fall deeper into the story. It’s intense, addictive, and completely unforgettable. Twisted Love gave me all the drama and romance ...
Twisted Love
Twisted Lies pulled me into a slow-burn love that’s messy, intense, and unforgettable. Christian is cold, mysterious, and completely obsessed with Stella — and the chemistry between them just crackles. What starts as a fake-dating deal slowly turns i...
Twisted Lies
Dante Russo thrives on control, both personally and professionally. The billionaire CEO never planned to marry - until the threat of blackmail forces him into an engagement with a woman he barely knows: Vivian Lau, jewelry heiress and daughter of his...
King of Wrath (Kings of Sin #1)
Regal, strong-willed, and bound by the chains of duty, Princess Bridget dreams of the freedom to live and love as she chooses. But when her brother abdicates, she's suddenly faced with the prospect of a loveless, politically expedient marriage and a ...
Twisted Games (Twisted Series #2)
Twisted Hate by Ana Huang is about the enemies-to-lovers romance between cocky medical intern Josh Chen and determined law student Jules Ambrose, who start a no-strings-attached deal to hide their true feelings but find their dark pasts and intense p...
Twisted Hate (Twisted Series #3)
Small Town Romance
These are the cute small town romance books I’ve read—sweet, cozy, and heartwarming. And yes, I’m obsessed with cowboy romance too.
This is a marriage of convenience trope, cowboy MMC. Beau gets a break from his concerned family's prying, and Bailey gets a chance to shed her family's reputation while she saves up to ditch this small town for good. All she has to do is wear his ri...
Hopeless (Chestnut Springs,# 5)
Reckless by Elsie Silver is the third book in the Chestnut Springs. This book follows Winter, Summer's estranged sister, who becomes pregnant after a one-night stand with bull rider Theo Silva. When Theo doesn't return her calls, Summer assumes she w...
Reckless (Chestnut Springs Series #4)
Heartless is about a rancher and a nanny and plenty of sparks in between. Working as a nanny for the world's grumpiest single dad should be simple… except she can't keep her eyes off him. And he can't keep his hands off her.
Heartless (Chestnut Springs Series #2)
This book is a cowboy romance, grumpy/sunshine trope. Rhett Eaton lives for three things: riding bulls, causing trouble, and doing exactly what he wants. But when a viral outburst threatens his career, his team brings in a professional problem-solver...
Flawless (Chestnut Springs Series #1)
A childhood rival and interior designer returns to Lake Wisteria, sparking denied attraction when a billionaire offers to renovate a historic house together. This is a childhood rivals to lovers trope.
Love Redesigned
Dark Mafia Romace
These dark mafia romance books I’ve read are full of morally grey men. I know they’re not perfect, but I’m obsessed with their dark charm and intense chemistry.
This is a enemies to lovers and families rival trope. He is a lethal mob enforcer and a rival family's computer genius daughter clash when she infiltrates his house, uncovering unexpected connections and a larger threat.
The Predator: A Dark Contemporary Mafia Romance
This is a book 2 of the predator by runyx, this actually has more mysteries and more actions and more challenges for the couple, Tristan and Morana.
The Reaper (Dark Verse)
The Emperor is the third book in the 'Dark Verse' series that follows the story of Dante & Amara. This book takes the crown as the best one in the entire series. Dante & Amara lives in the same estate all their lives. Amara is the daughter of...
The Emperor by Runyx
This book is a second chance romance: The story follows Zephyr, a vibrant woman who reconnects with her first love, Alpha, a powerful and scarred figure in the city's underworld who suffers from amnesia and doesn't remember their shared past.
The Finisher by Runyx
This is book 5 of the Dark Verse series and the book dives deep into the human trafficking network as we finally meet who (we assume to be) Tristan's missing sister as her nightmares and trauma come full screen as well as the shadow that's been follo...
The Annihilator by RuNyx Paperback Book
This is the final book of the Dark Verse series. Years ago, four dangerous men and a mysterious negotiator gathered in the shadows to broker a deal that would shape the future of the Tenebrae Outfit forever. That's all I can say this series is defini...
The Syndicator by RuNyx
The female main character Rory Carter confesses sins to "Sinners Anonymous" while engaged to an elderly mafia boss. His dangerous nephew Angelo holds her darkest secrets, leading to a forbidden attraction.
Sinners Anonymous: A Forbidden Love Dark Mafia Romance
Killian Carson is a predator cloaked in charm. His charisma fools everyone—except Glyndon King. She sees the psychopath beneath and knows she should run. But a dark part of her craves the danger, knowing he'll chase her . . . and she might just want ...
God of Malice
A mafia prince stalks and possesses a woman after she infiltrates his gang's initiation. Despite her ability to stay unnoticed, he discovers her darkest desires through a kink app match.
God of Wrath
This is the book 2 of Sinners Anonymous this follows the story of Rafe and Penny, it is a enemies to lovers, slow burn trope so check this out.
Sinners Condemned: An Enemies to Lovers Mafia Romance (Sinners Anonymous)
This is my most favorite dark mafia romance series of all time and I love this series with all of my heart. Elena Abelli, a mafia princess expected to marry dangerous boss Nicolas Russo, her sister's fiancé, leading to forbidden passion, family duty ...
The Sweetest Oblivion
This is my most favorite book of the series. It is a dark, intense romance that delves into the lives of Gianna Russo, a young woman tangled in the mafia world, and Christian Allister, a brooding and obsessive man.
The Maddest Obsession
A woman travels to Moscow and falls for a mysterious man with tattoos and secrets, but soon finds herself captive and fighting for her freedom. It gets better I promise you just have to trust the process and the flow of the story.
The Darkest Temptation
After being sold to The Vipers, a mafia family with dangerous intentions, one woman bares her fangs and indulges in her own twisted fantasies in this dark romance from K.A. Knight.
Den of Vipers: A Dark Romance
A dark mafia romance about a woman seeking revenge and the man who'll introduce her to carnage, where secrets and manipulation lurk beneath the surface. This book was like a Mulan retelling a strong FMC in the military.
Blood of My Monster
Sports Romance
These sports romance books I’ve read gave me butterflies and made my heart race—pure chemistry and unforgettable love.
This is a cute sports romance book a flight attendant and a hockey player they have a mutual dislike for each other and the more they spend time with each other the more they develop feelings for each other.
Mile High by Liz Tomforde
This book is fake dating a roommate, an NBA player and sister's best friend this book is chef's kiss.
The Right Move by Liz Tomforde
This book is a single dad and starting pitcher for Chicago's MLB team falls for his coach's daughter, a high-end pastry chef, who is too wild, too young, and too unattached.
Caught Up by Liz Tomforde
This book is a marriage for convenience and work romance. After drunkenly getting married while vacationing in Vegas, Isaiah and Kennedy decide to pretend it was a planned elopement to protect Kennedy's job. All they have to do is pretend to be marri...
Play Along by Liz Tomforde
This is a Hockey romance in Briar University this is the Book 3 of the off-campus series and my most favorite
The Score (Off-Campus, # 3)
This is a hockey player and a Harvard Law couple this book had a really nice plot twist and I love the couple.
The Goal (Off-Campus, # 4)
This is the second book in the Off-Campus Series focusing on college hockey player John Logan and freshman Grace Ivers, telling their steamy, angsty romance as Logan tries to win back Grace after a thoughtless error pushes her away, featuring his cha...
The Mistake (Off-Campus, # 2)
This is the first in the Off-Campus series, is a popular college romance about studious Hannah Wells and hockey player Garrett Graham making a tutoring-for-fake-dating deal that turns into real love, exploring themes of overcoming past trauma, findin...
The Deal (Off-Campus, #1) by Elle Kennedy