Romance Books for Fans of “You’ve Got Mail”

When a baker meets the bookshop owner of her dreams, and he turns into her nemesis, they’ll both have to read between the lines to avoid a career-ending recipe for disaster.

Growing up with a father who is an A-list actor and a socialite mother, venture capitalist Karter Redford lives in the world of the rich and famous. Karter is used to his life revolving around work, but when he decides he wants someone to share it with, he falls for someone his mother would never approve of: hilarious, quirky Dreamy, who has goals of her own…but also isn’t a wealthy, upper-crust socialite. Though it’s clear they’re from different worlds, their relationship might just be his greatest investment yet.

Talent agent Charlie Francisco has three problems: a divorce that ended his screenwriting career, a business he never planned to inherit, and a take-your-breath-away romance novel whose author wants nothing to do with its publication. The book is a surefire hit if only his agency can find someone to “play” author on its summer book tour. Enter Kate Elliott, a former soap actress who’s miraculously right for the part at the very moment her life seems to be going all wrong. Kate is still recovering from her own divorce, and Charlie’s job offer is a lifeline.  Can they stick to their lines … or will they go off-script?

In this sweeping, second-chance romance, a twist of fate forces two former roommates back into their beloved New York City brownstone where they must confront the events that led to their estrangement — and the unresolved feelings lingering between them.

The most popular, provocative, and unforgettable essays from the past fifteen years of the New York Times “Modern Love” column–including stories from the anthology series starring Tina Fey, Andy Garcia, Anne Hathaway, Catherine Keener, Dev Patel, and John Slattery.

Natasha is a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Daniel has always been the good son, the good student, living up to his parents’ high expectations. Never the poet. Or the dreamer. But when they meet on a crowded New York City street, it feels as if every moment in their lives has brought them to this single moment. A million futures lie before them. Which one will come true?

Love isn’t always by the book in this charming romantic comedy about a bookseller discovering how to be the main character in her story. As a self-proclaimed book hater and a firm believer that the movie is always better, Drew Young didn’t anticipate inheriting her grandma’s bookstore, the Book Nook. Bestselling author Jasper Williams is a hopeless romantic. When he meets Drew at his Book Nook signing event, he becomes determined to show her the beauty of reading.

Katie Daniels, a twenty-eight-year-old Kentucky transplant, has just been dumped by her fiancé when she finds herself seated across a negotiating table from native New Yorker Cassidy Price, a sexy, self-assured woman wearing a man’s suit. As they learn about each other’s lives, their undeniable chemistry will push each woman to confront what she thinks she deserves–and what it is she truly wants.

Divorce attorney RJ would never describe herself as romantic. But when she ends up officiating an unplanned wedding for a newly engaged couple in a park, her life is turned upside down. The video of the ceremony goes viral, and she finds herself in the unlikely position of being a sought-after local wedding officiant. Spending her free time overseeing “I dos” isn’t her most strategic career move, but she enjoys it, except for the type A dude-bro wedding planner she’s forced to work with. Surrounded by love at every turn, their physical attraction pulls them together despite their best efforts to stay an arm’s length apart.

Management consultant Lucie Yi is done waiting for Mr. Right, and she signs up for an elective co-parenting website to find a suitable partner with whom to procreate. Collin Read checks all of Lucie’s boxes; he shares a similar cultural background, he’s honest and most important, he’s ready to become a father. When they match, it doesn’t take long for Lucie to take a leap of faith for her future. So what if her conservative family might not approve? Lucie will have to decide how to juggle the demands of the people she loves while pursuing the life she really wants.

Lily left a red notebook full of challenges on her favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. Dash happens to be the first guy to pick up the notebook and rise to its challenges. What follows is a whirlwind romance as Dash and Lily trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations across New York City. But can their in-person selves possibly connect as well as their notebook versions?

Sometimes fireman Lucas Strong feels like he can only find any peace and quiet at the local laundromat, where every day is rinse and repeat–until a fateful run-in with his high school crush.

He’s American royalty. She comes from a troubled past. Is their love story meant to be? This “lively page-turner” (The New York Times) offers a nostalgic, hopelessly romantic escape–from the author of Something Borrowed and The Lies That Bind.

A woman desperate to turn a new page heads to the Scottish coast and finds herself locked in a battle of wills with an infuriatingly aloof bookseller in this utterly heartwarming debut, perfect for readers of Evvie Drake Starts Over.

The cozy comforts of an English village bookstore open up a world of new possibilities for Evie Starling in this charming new romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Samantha Young.

Marnie Fairchild is the owner of Wish & Co., a boutique store that offers a bespoke gift-buying service to wealthy clients with complicated lives. Brian Charlesworth is Marnie’s most prized customer, and today she’s wrapping the perfect anniversary gift for his wife, Suzanne…and a birthday present for his mistress, Leona. When Marnie makes an uncharacteristic mistake, the whole situation gets complicated. And the last thing Marnie needs is to fall for Brian and Suzanne’s gorgeous son, Luke.

A bridesmaid and groomsman put their differences aside to get their friends down the aisle in this opposites-attract steamy romantic comedy. As they collaborate on wedding cake, karaoke parties, and with the wedding underway, maybe more than one happily ever after is in the future.

Xavier Reynolds is doing less than stellar. He just got dumped, was passed over for a prestigious fellowship, and to top it all off he’s right back home in Harper’s Cove, Maine (population: 9,000). The last thing he wants to do is to work as a prep chef in the kitchen of the hip new restaurant in town, The Wharf. Especially since the hot, single-father chef who owns it can’t delegate to save his life. Stuck between a stove and a hot place, Logan and Xavier discover an unexpected connection. But when the heat between them threatens to top the Scoville scale, they’ll have to decide if they can make their relationship work or if life has seasoned them too differently.

Is it possible to write a sidesplitting novel about the breakup of the perfect marriage? If the writer is Nora Ephron, the answer is a resounding yes. For in this inspired confection of adultery, revenge, group therapy, and pot roast, Heartburn proves to be a sinfully delicious novel, as soul-satisfying as mashed potatoes and as airy as a perfect soufflé.

Wonderfully tender and hilariously funny, Eligible tackles gender, class, courtship, and family in Curtis Sittenfeld’s retelling of Pride and Prejudice, reaffirming herself as one of the most dazzling authors writing today.

Nora Stephens’ life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. The only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby. Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away. But Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. As they are thrown together again and again, what they discover might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they’ve written about themselves.

Andy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy. And he can’t work out why she stopped. Set adrift on the sea of heartbreak, Andy clings to the idea of solving the puzzle of his ruined relationship. Because if he can find the answer to that, then maybe Jen can find her way back to him. But Andy still has a lot to learn, not least his ex-girlfriend’s side of the story. In this sharply funny and exquisitely relatable story of romantic disaster and friendship, Dolly Alderton offers up a love story with two endings, demonstrating once again why she is one of the most exciting writers today, and the true voice of a generation.