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Book Lovers

Literary agent Nora Stephens and book editor Charlie Lastra bring their ambitions with them into Emily Henry's Book Love...

Contemporary Standalone Small Town Enemies To Lovers

8.35 Great

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Beach Read

Two writers facing stalled books become neighbors in Emily Henry's Beach Read, a contemporary romance published in 2020....

Contemporary Standalone Writers Enemies To Lovers

8.25 Great

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Just for the Summer

Just for the Summer is a 2024 contemporary romance novel by Abby Jimenez. It follows Emma and Justin, two people who bel...

Contemporary Standalone Summer Romance Fake Dating

8.20 Great

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The Kiss Quotient

The Kiss Quotient is a 2018 contemporary romance novel and the debut of Helen Hoang. It follows Stella Lane, an autistic...

Contemporary Standalone Slow Burn Neurodivergent

8.15 Great

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Yours Truly

Yours Truly is a 2023 contemporary romance novel by Abby Jimenez and the second book associated with the Part of Your Wo...

Contemporary Standalone Epistolary Enemies To Lovers

8.10 Great

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Red, White & Royal Blue

Red, White & Royal Blue is a 2019 contemporary romance novel by Casey McQuiston. It follows Alex Claremont-Diaz, the son...

Contemporary Standalone Lgbtq+ Royalty

8.05 Great

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The Hating Game

The Hating Game is a contemporary romantic comedy novel by Sally Thorne and her debut novel. It follows Lucy Hutton and...

Contemporary Standalone Bestseller Office Romance

7.85 Good

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The Flatshare

The Flatshare is a 2019 contemporary romance novel and the debut of British author Beth O'Leary. It follows Tiffy Moore...

Contemporary Standalone Epistolary Flatmates

7.80 Good

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The Heart Principle

The Heart Principle is a 2021 contemporary romance novel by Helen Hoang and the third book connected to The Kiss Quotien...

Contemporary Standalone Slow Burn Neurodivergent

7.70 Good

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The Happy Ever After Playlist

The Happy Ever After Playlist is a 2020 contemporary romance novel by Abby Jimenez and the second published book in the...

Contemporary Series Grief Second Chance

7.55 Good

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Better Than the Movies

Better Than the Movies is a 2021 young-adult romantic comedy by Lynn Painter. The story follows high-school student Liz...

Contemporary Standalone Small Town Ya

7.55 Good

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Almost Heaven

Almost Heaven is a historical romance novel by Judith McNaught, published in 1990 and set primarily in Regency-era Brita...

Standalone Historical Regency Second Chance

7.55 Good

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It Happened One Summer

It Happened One Summer is a contemporary romance novel by Tessa Bailey and the first book in the Bellinger Sisters serie...

Contemporary Series Forced Proximity Small Town

7.45 Good

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The Unhoneymooners

The Unhoneymooners is a contemporary romantic comedy by the writing partnership Christina Lauren. After most members of...

Travel Contemporary Standalone Fake Dating

7.45 Good

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After I Do

"After I Do" is a contemporary fiction novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, published in 2014. The story follows Lauren and Rya...

Contemporary Standalone Second Chance Marriage

7.25 Good

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One True Loves

One True Loves is a contemporary fiction and romance novel written by Taylor Jenkins Reid, published in 2016. The narrat...

Contemporary Standalone Second Chance Love Triangle

7.15 Good

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The Road Trip

The Road Trip is a 2021 contemporary romance novel by Beth O’Leary. Addie and her sister are traveling to a friend’s wed...

Contemporary Standalone Forced Proximity Second Chance

6.55 Fair

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Twice in a Blue Moon

Twice in a Blue Moon is a contemporary second-chance romance by Christina Lauren, published in 2019. It follows a young...

Contemporary Standalone Hollywood Second Chance

6.35 Fair

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November 9

November 9 is a 2015 contemporary romance novel by Colleen Hoover. It follows Fallon O'Neill and Ben Kessler, who meet i...

Contemporary Standalone Second Chance Colleen Hoover

6.20 Fair

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The American Roommate Experiment

The American Roommate Experiment is a contemporary romance novel by Elena Armas, published in 2022. It follows Rosie Gra...

Contemporary Standalone Forced Proximity Roommates

6.05 Fair