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Annual Romance Book Favorites
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My favorites published in 2025. Aiming for diversity and representation whenever possible.
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2025 Contemporary Romance
 
2024 Historical Romance
 
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2023 Historical Romance

2025 Historical Romance

My favorite historical romance books published in 2025

 
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When you're looking for love after your children are grown
Remember When: Clarissa's Story|Paperback
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If you need a scene with yearning, this book has it
My Best Friend's Earl|Paperback
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Teaming up to solve crime
The Duke and Lady Scandal: A Novel|Paperback
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She's obsessed with him, but also hates him, and then he loses his memory
Scoundrel Take Me Away (Dukes in Disguise, #3)|eBook
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She kinda hates him, but mostly how much she's attracted to him
Gabriela and His Grace|Paperback
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Wow, they're such opposites, but it still works
The Lady Sparks a Flame|Paperback
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I love an independent woman who wants a fling
The Scot's Seduction: A Novel|Paperback
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Sort of arranged match
The Trouble with Anna|Paperback
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The lady doctor impresses the duke
A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke|Paperback
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He hires a mistress for the week
When the Marquess Needed Me|Paperback
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Compromised into marriage and teaming up to solve a mystery
The Marriage Method|Paperback
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An affair with a wanted criminal
An Unladylike Secret: A Marleigh Sisters Novel|Paperback
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I love this set up where she's engaged to a man in a coma and falls in love with his brother
While the Duke Was Sleeping|Paperback
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Angsty second chance romance
The Earl That Got Away: A Novel|Paperback
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Teaming up to find her missing cousin
A Waltz on the Wild Side|Paperback
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Anastasia retelling
The Gilded Heiress: A Novel|Paperback
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Gotta love a fake courtship
Is This Real or Just Pretend?|Paperback
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Rival authors who were childhood crushes
Ladies in Hating|Paperback
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Time to steal some jewelry from a gambling hell
To Heist and to Hold|Paperback
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Second chance
Remember When by Mary Balogh Narrated by Rosalyn Landor Audiobook on Libro.fm
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Time to catch a jewel thief
The Duke and Lady Scandal Audiobook on Libro.fm
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The duke is also a highwayman
Scoundrel Take Me Away Audiobook on Libro.fm
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2025 Contemporary Romance

My favorite contemporary romance books published in 2025

 
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Loved this fake dating romance
Summer in the City (Deluxe Limited Edition): A Novel|BN Exclusive
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Super cute single parent romance
First-Time Caller|Paperback
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Great self-discovery romance
Every Step She Takes: A Novel|Paperback
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A one night stand turns into dating lessons
Unromance|Paperback
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Beautiful and angsty second chance romance
Left of Forever: A Spunes Novel|Paperback
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Brother's best friend, age gap romance, at a wedding in Italy
Problematic Summer Romance|Paperback
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One night stand turned work enemies-ish and a secret relationship
Sparks Fly|Paperback
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More fake dating
Yin Yang Love Song by Lauren Kung Jessen, Paperback
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Loved this spicy friends to lovers romance
Game Point: A Novel|Paperback
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Super cute fake dating romance
Christmas Fling|Paperback
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Worth reading just for the supportive himbos
Ellie Hayes and the Himbos by Vanessa King, Paperback
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Second chance romance with Asian representation
Love in Focus|Paperback
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Dating lessons with a childhood friend
Julia Song Is Undateable|Paperback
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One night stand and an MLM
How to Sell a Romance|Paperback
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From rivals to spouses to secure a partner hire
An Academic Affair: A Novel|Paperback
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Pop star in exile
Love Is a War Song|Paperback
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Nice retreat for the heartbroken and the landlord isn't so bad either
The Heartbreak Hotel|Paperback
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Racquetball club and a sleepy retirement town
All's Fair in Love and Pickleball|Paperback
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Getting the band back together
Never Been Shipped|Paperback
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Rivals to lovers during a work conference in Hawaii and they're in the honeymoon suite
Not Safe for Work|Paperback
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2024 Historical Romance

historical romance faves from 2024

 
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2024 historical romance
2024 Historical Romance Favorites: Twenty Books to Add to Your TBR
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2024 Contemporary Romance

contemporary romance faves from 2024

 
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2024 contemporary romance
2024 Contemporary Romance Favorites: Twenty Books to Add to Your TBR
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2023 Historical Romance

historical romance faves from 2023

 
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2023 round up
2023 Historical Romance Favorites: Twenty Books to Add to Your TBR
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