New Romance Books To Read This Year

A one-of-a-kind novel that grapples with the supernatural mysteries of life, death, and human connection — an unprecedented collaboration between the globally bestselling author of love stories like The Notebook and the renowned writer and director of blockbuster thrillers like The Sixth Sense. Coming soon as a major motion picture directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Phoebe Dynevor!

Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve in this dazzling and sweeping novel from Emily Henry. Now in paperback!

A woman with no past. A warrior with no future. Their love could save the world — or burn it down … Fourth Wing — by way of Chinese mythology — meets The Hunger Games in a perilous world where a young woman with no memory and little magic may hold the key to uniting the Dominions and saving the mortal realm, from the New York Times bestselling author of Read with Jenna pick Searching for Sylvie Lee and Girl in Translation.

New York Times bestselling author Ali Hazelwood’s intoxicating paranormal romance novella duology — together for the first time in print and ebook! Read the captivating dark academia romance in Bound where a reluctant con artist and a professor with too many secrets are bound by an arcane text — in more ways than one. Then flip your book over to unleash the dangers of forbidden love in Unbound which follows a 5,000-year-old woman who has outlived empires and a doctor who has spent his life fighting death, whose fates collide in a blood game of vengeance.

Fantasy meets sports romance in this sizzling slow-burn novel in which the disgraced star of a brutal magical sport must team up with the rival who destroyed her career, from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The God and the Gumiho.

Best friends have one week in paradise to fix their friendship or fall apart in this heart-stopping, utterly romantic new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After and One Golden Summer.

An unexpected spark between a hockey player and the coach’s daughter might cause them to cross the line in the next Dalton University book from international bestselling author Bal Khabra.

Two rivals from opposing families fight their forbidden attraction to each other in the brand new romance from New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas.

You’re invited to the most romantic, chaotic wedding of the season! “Prepare to be dazzled” (BookPage) when family drama meets love story in this tender, “warm, witty comedy of manners in which family members matter as much as the marriage plot” (Kirkus). Charming, tender, and hilarious, Leave and Come Back asks what it means to open up to love, what makes a family, and how to honor the past while embracing the present.

A young woman bargains with a demon to save her brothers, only to lose her heart in this slow-burn romantasy about dark magic, unlikely love, and the imperfect beauty of mortality. Rich with gothic atmosphere, sharp wit, and simmering romantic tension, Reap & Sow is a fantasy debut and the first in a duology, perfect for fans of Rachel Gillig, Hannah Whitten, and Heather Fawcett.

For fans of The West Wing and When Harry Met Sally, a heartwarming enemies-to-lovers romance featuring two campaign staffers who agree on their politics but disagree on everything else — from the bestselling author of One to Watch. With breakneck banter, sizzling chemistry, and clear-eyed optimism, See You Next Tuesday is an uplifting and addictive portrait of two lovers passionately working to make history — if only they can overcome their own.

In the heart-pounding sequel to Silver Elite, lines will be crossed, loyalties will be tested, and the fight for the Continent is only just beginning as Wren Darlington finds herself caught in the middle of two wars: One for the fate of her home and another for the fate of her heart.

A yearly New Year’s Eve game pushes two lifelong best friends to change their lives forever in this gorgeously sweeping romance, told through past and present timelines, from critically acclaimed author Katie Naymon.

The stakes are high, the love is forbidden, and the slow burn turns steamy in this swoony, witty, and heart-stoppingly romantic sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy.

A summer job at a lake-town resort brings together two women with an unlikely connection in this new contemporary romance by USA Today bestselling author Ashley Herring Blake.

The new head gardener at the enchanting Lilymoor House stumbles upon a secret garden … with a mysterious man trapped inside, in the next magical novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Sounds Like Love and The Seven Year Slip.

The next book in the Fated for Hael series is “a dazzling fantasy adventure that will make you want to grab your own sword and fight. De la Force wraps a spell around your heart and squeezes” (Kristen Vale, bestselling author of A Tale of Mirth and Magic). As Cahra’s power grows, so do the threats against her …

To understand who controls the present, one must look to the past … Welcome to Beneath, the next installment in the Conform series that takes place hundreds of years before Emeline is forced to conform. “A dystopian love story that will have you yearning for more” (Us Weekly).

Fed up and burnt-out, a woman leaves the city to take on the challenge of owning a sunflower farm but finds that her biggest trial is facing her first love in this charming second-chance romance by USA Today bestselling author Danica Nava.

In this achingly romantic dark academia fantasy a young woman must embrace Dark Magic and an alliance with a deadly Wielder to fight a powerful threat cloaked in shadow.

When you lose your way in life, the Elsewhere Express just might find you. Step on board the train that may take you to your life’s purpose in this wistful, Ghibli-esque fantasy from the bestselling author of Water Moon.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Rebel Blue Ranch series returns to the haunted town of Sweetwater Peak for another love story, this one featuring an antiques shop owner and a farmer who fake a relationship to save their legacies … but will they be able to fool the ghosts of their past?

She knows what her happily ever after looks like. And it’s not him … “A wildly good time … a swoony, funny, romantic novel” (Rebecca Serle, New York Times bestselling author of In Five Years) about a woman thrown a curveball by fate, and the family secret that makes her question everything.

From bestselling author Debbie Macomber comes an uplifting story of an unforgettable chance encounter between a successful yet jaded businessman and a woman who sees — but also expects — the best in everyone, sparking an unlikely romance that challenges their assumptions about generosity, trust, and the gifts of unforeseen love.

Vanessa Cordero used to run a profitable side gig: For a reasonable fee, she’d date your crush … and make his life miserable. Too clingy? Check. Jealous? Check. A parent’s worst nightmare? Triple check. By the time Vanessa was done with him, your guy was practically begging for you. But has this best worst girlfriend finally met her match?

An unsuspecting heiress with a target on her back must enlist the protection of a vampire whose wealth and secrets rival her own, in a brand-new paranormal romance series from New York Times bestselling author Elena Armas.

A sexy and emotional romance from the New York Times bestselling author of Out on a Limb and People Watching about two childhood friends reconnecting, healing from their past, and falling for the people they’ve become.

A hardworking single mom returns to her seaside hometown and stumbles into a fake dating situationship with a wealthy, workaholic scion, from the New York Times bestselling author of Nora Goes Off Script.

Two competing meteorologists are forced to find common ground in this opposites attract, When Harry Met Sally inspired romance, from #1 New York Times bestselling author B.K. Borison.