New Romance Books To Read in 2023
Find that first-crush feeling with these endlessly romantic stories. Get lost in new fiction that will leave you swooning.
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Add to BookshelfKiss Me, Mi Amor
by Alana Quintana Albertson
It turns out that a fake relationship is the perfect recipe for a love that sizzles hotter than Santa Barbara’s spiciest salsa — when it’s between enemies…
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Mortal Follies
by Alexis Hall
A young noblewoman must pair up with an alleged witch to ward off a curse in this irresistible sapphic romance from the bestselling author of Boyfriend Material.
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Sammy Espinoza’s Last Review
by Tehlor Kay Mejia
A music critic stuck in a spiral of epic proportions targets her teenage crush for a career comeback and a chance at revenge. What could possibly go wrong?
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Love, Theoretically
by Ali Hazelwood
Rival physicists collide in a vortex of academic feuds and fake dating shenanigans in this delightfully STEMinist rom-com from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis and Love on the Brain.
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Mrs. Nash’s Ashes
by Sarah Adler
A starry-eyed romantic, a cynical writer, and (the ashes of) an elderly woman take the road trip of a lifetime that just might upend everything they believe about true love.
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Verity and the Forbidden Suitor
by J.J. McAvoy
An heiress and an outcast — a match made for scandal … A forbidden romance blossoms as Verity Eagleman and Theodore Darrington give in to their all-consuming passion, with any thought of scandal flung to the side. But when the concerns of their friends and family begin to loom over their love, will they truly be able to break the rules of society?
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Much Ado About Nada
by Uzma Jalaluddin
Nada Syed is stuck. Nothing in her life has turned out the way it was supposed to, and Nada feels like a failure. Something needs to change, but the past is holding on too tightly to let her move forward. Nada’s best friend Haleema is determined to pry her from her shell … and what better place than at the annual Muslim conference, where Nada can finally meet Haleema’s fiancé, Zayn. And did Haleema mention Zayn’s brother Baz will be there? A sparkling second-chance romance inspired by Jane Austen’s Persuasion.
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A Shot in the Dark
by Victoria Lee
A passionate and powerful romance featuring a transgender man and an ex-Orthodox woman who find each other through their devotion to art, and fall in love despite all odds, from bestselling author Victoria Lee.
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Must Love Flowers
by Debbie Macomber
Two women at different stages of life find themselves on a journey of renewal after undergoing hardships in this uplifting novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.
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The Seven Year Slip
by Ashley Poston
An overworked book publicist with a perfectly planned future hits a snag when she falls in love with her temporary roommate … only to discover he lives seven years in the past, in this witty and wise new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Dead Romantics.
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Jasmine and Jake Rock the Boat
by Sonya Lalli
An impulsive decision to join an Alaskan cruise getaway brings the chance for an onboard romance in this new enemies-to-lovers romance from the author of A Holly Jolly Diwali.
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Love at 350°
by Lisa Peers
Food is their love language, but can they follow a recipe for romance? When an unexpected and forbidden attraction starts to simmer between judge and contestant on the set of a TV baking competition, both women must decide what they’re willing to risk for the ultimate prize in this debut rom-com.
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Do Your Worst
by Rosie Danan
Sparks fly when an occult expert and a disgraced archeologist become enemies-with-benefits in this steamy romance from “go-to author” Rosie Danan (The New York Times Book Review).
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Ana María and The Fox
by Liana De la Rosa
A forbidden love between a Mexican heiress and a shrewd British politician makes for a tantalizing Victorian season.
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Countries of Origin
by Javier Fuentes
This stunning debut chronicles a tumultuous, passionate love affair between two young men from vastly different worlds during one, extraordinary summer in Spain, in what is ultimately a meditation on identity, class, belonging, and desire.
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Real Love
by Rachel Lindsay
Reality-TV love may look tempting, but real love could change everything in the debut novel from the Bachelorette star and author of Miss Me with That.
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Hunt on Dark Waters
by Katee Robert
A stern captain meets his witchy match in this captivating first fantasy romance novel in the Crimson Sails series from Katee Robert, the New York Times bestselling author of the TikTok smash-hit Neon Gods.
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A Winter in New York
by Josie Silver
A young chef stumbles on a secret family recipe that might lead her to the love — and life — she’s been looking for in this stunning novel.
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Practice Makes Perfect
by Sarah Adams
A small-town sweetheart and an emotionally unavailable bad boy try to find some common ground in this chemistry-filled romance from the author of The Cheat Sheet and When in Rome.
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Raiders of the Lost Heart
by Jo Segura
Rival archaeologists must team up on a secret Aztec expedition, or it could leave their careers — and their hearts — in ruins.
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Just as You Are
by Camille Kellogg
The only thing worse than hating your boss? Being attracted to her … Equal parts witty and steamy, this debut rom-com brings a healthy dose of queerness and a whole lot of spirit to a Pride and Prejudice-inspired enemies-to-lovers romance.
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The Déjà Glitch
by Holly James
To break out of a 24-hour time loop, all Jack needs is for Gemma to fall in love with him in a single day. All Gemma needs is to remember him first…
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Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date
by Ashley Herring Blake
A fake relationship after a horrible one-night stand is anything but an act in this witty and heartfelt new romantic comedy by Ashley Herring Blake.
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The Wake-Up Call
by Beth O'Leary
Two hotel receptionists — and arch-rivals — find a collection of old wedding rings and compete to return them to their owners, discovering their own love story along the way.
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The Good Part
by Sophie Cousens
Lucy Young is twenty-six and tired. Tired of fetching coffees for senior TV producers, sick of going on disastrous dates, and done with living in a damp flat with roommates who never buy toilet roll. After another disappointing date, Lucy stumbles upon a wishing machine. Pushing a coin into the slot, Lucy closes her eyes and wishes with all her might: Please, let me skip to the good part of my life…
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Talking at Night
by Claire Daverley
Secret walks and late-night phone calls. An undeniable chemistry. A tragedy that haunts them both. A powerful yet tender love story between two people who can’t help but be pulled back to each other.
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Not the Plan
by Gia De Cadenet
An ambitious chief of staff risks her career and her heart when she falls hard for her new colleague in this steamy workplace romance from the author of Getting His Game Back.
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The Neighbor Favor
by Kristina Forest
A shy bookworm enlists her charming neighbor to help her score a date, not knowing he’s the obscure author she’s been corresponding with, in this sparkling and heart-fluttering romance by Kristina Forest.
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The Beginning of Everything
by Jackie Fraser
After escaping a bad relationship, Jess Cavendish is looking for a new start. When she unexpectedly meets Gethin Thomas, he surprises them both by offering to let her stay in the fixer-upper he just bought. They strike a bargain: Jess will help with the restoration, furnishing, and decorating in exchange for room and board. An irresistible friends-to-lovers novel of resilience, hope, and new beginnings from the author of The Bookshop of Second Chances.
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Once More with Feeling
by Elissa Sussman
From the bestselling author of Funny You Should Ask comes a “pitch-perfect second chance romance with off-the-charts tension and chemistry” (Carley Fortune, author of Every Summer After).
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Same Time Next Summer
by Annabel Monaghan
Sam’s life is on track. She has the perfect doctor fiancé (his strict routines are a good thing, really), a great job in Manhattan (unless they fire her), and is about to tour a wedding venue near her family’s Long Island beach house. Everything should go to plan, yet the minute she arrives, Sam senses something is off. Wyatt is here. Her Wyatt. But there’s no reason for a thirty-year-old engaged woman to feel panicked around the guy who broke her heart when she was seventeen. Right?
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Will They or Won’t They
by Ava Wilder
Onscreen, they’re in love. Offscreen, they can’t stand each other. From the author of How to Fake It in Hollywood comes a “sexy lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers romance that smolders then bursts into flames” (Abby Jimenez, author of Part of Your World).
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This Spells Love
by Kate Robb
A young woman tries to heal her heartbreak by casting a spell to erase her ex from her past — but she wakes up in an alternate reality where she’s lost more than she wished for — in this witty, whimsical friends-to-lovers debut.
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With Love, from Cold World
by Alicia Thompson
She has a to-do list a mile long and falling for her coworker isn’t on it — yet somehow he’s become her top priority in this romantic comedy from the national bestselling author of Love in the Time of Serial Killers.
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To Have and to Heist
by Sara Desai
To exonerate her best friend, one woman must mastermind a jewelry heist during the wedding of the season in this hilarious romantic comedy caper from the author of The Dating Plan.
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Exes and O’s
by Amy Lea
A romance novel-obsessed social media influencer revisits her exes on her hunt for true love in this romantic comedy from the author of Set on You.
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Wanderlust
by Elle Everhart
People We Meet on Vacation meets The Unhoneymooners in this sparkling debut romantic comedy about two near strangers — and complete opposites — who win a radio contest for a trip around the world.
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You, Again
by Kate Goldbeck
A commitment-phobe and a hopeless romantic clash over and over again — until heartbreak and unexpected chemistry bring them together in this clever enemies-to-friends-to-lovers debut romance.
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