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My Favorite Low/No-Spice Romance & Romantasy Book Recs
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items These are books where spice is not the main objective, and you still get a swoonworthy romance. I have this broken down into two sections so you can gauge the spice level accurately. Books in the “low spice” category have between 2 and 4 open-door sc...
Sections
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Low spice
No spice/Closed door
Low spice
These include 1-3 spicy open-door scenes.
An emotional and swoony romcom set in a small town, featuring a baby goat and lots of laughs!
Part of Your World (Part of Your World, 1)
One of my favorite romance books EVER. This one tugged on my heart strings and had me crying one minute and laughing out loud the next.
Just for the Summer
A rivals-to-lovers set in a dreamy beach town!
Beach Read
An unexpected strangers to friends to lovers that made me laugh and cry more than I care to admit.
Funny Story
Two writers compete to write the story of a former celebrity who disappeared from the spotlight suddenly. This one was just beautiful and so well-written. A little more spice-heavy than Emily Henry's other books, though!
Great Big Beautiful Life: Reese's Book Club
A beautiful magical realism romance with a time-warping apartment and love that can span the distance of time! So many quotes from this book live rent-free in my head. One of my all-time favs.
The Seven Year Slip
A magical realism featuring a ghost and an unusual love story. This one gives great fall/October vibes.
The Dead Romantics: A GMA Book Club Pick
A one-night-stand turns into an accidental pregnancy and a sweet love story full of laughs. This one is a little heavier on the spice.
Out on a Limb: A Novel
No spice/Closed door
These are all no spice/closed door/fade-to-black.
An indie-author debut novel that I still think about all the time. This small-town romance, grumpy/sunshine love story is full of heartache, growth, and self-discovery.
The Burns We Carry (Lost and Found in Wallowpine)
The second book in the Lost & Found in Wallowpine series, following the brother Nolan! This one gives big Sweet Home Alabama, Glenn Powell vibes.
The Light We Lost (Lost and Found in Wallowpine)
A YA romantasy series set in a whimsical fantasy world. This one is truly for the hopeless romantics and the writing is stunning.
Caraval Paperback Boxed Set: Caraval, Legendary, Finale
A YA romantasy (heavier on romance than fantasy). This London-based historical romance features a magical typewriter, a rivals-to-lovers, and a magical war.
Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment)
When a girl essentially disappears, she has to work with the only person who can see her to try and get her life back. This features light romance, and a beautiful story.
Wish I Were Here
An epic story of love, survival, and the Alaskan wilderness. This historical (light) romance novel is incredibly atmospheric and hauntingly beautiful.
The Great Alone: A Novel
A YA fantasy/dystopian series featuring a bachelor-style competition for the crown. No spice, lots of romantic tension and yearning!
The Selection 5-Book Box Set: The Complete Series
A clean, cozy, sweet romance set in a small-town and a love that blooms between the grumpy/sunshine neighbors.
But He's My Grumpy Neighbor: Cozy RomCom
Hands-down my favorite romantasy. This series is a YA TRUE enemies-to-lovers romance set in a fae world with an impending war on the horizon. No spice, lots of tension.
The Folk of the Air Complete Paperback Boxed Set