The Top Trending Romance Books Right Now

A junior at Stanford and a student-athlete who specializes in platform diving, Scarlett Vandermeer prefers to keep her head down. She has no time for relationships — at least, that’s what she tells herself. Swim captain, world champion, all-around aquatics golden boy, Lukas Blomqvist thrives on discipline. Until a well-guarded secret slips out, and everything changes. So they start an arrangement. And as the pressure leading to the Olympics heats up, so does their relationship. But when staying away from Lukas becomes impossible, Scarlett realizes that her heart might be treading into dangerous water …

Chiamaka is a Nigerian travel writer living in America. Alone in the midst of the pandemic, she recalls her past lovers and grapples with her choices and regrets. Zikora, her best friend, is a lawyer who has been successful at everything until — betrayed and brokenhearted — she must turn to the person she thought she needed least. Omelogor, Chiamaka’s bold, outspoken cousin, is a financial powerhouse in Nigeria who begins to question how well she knows herself. And Kadiatou, Chiamaka’s housekeeper, is proudly raising her daughter in America — but faces an unthinkable hardship that threatens all she has worked to achieve. A trenchant reflection on the choices we make and those made for us, Dream Count pulses with emotional urgency and poignant, unflinching observations of the human heart.

Avery Jensen is almost thirty, fresh off a breakup, and she’s tired of always being so uptight and well-behaved. One problem: Avery doesn’t know where to start. Enter Taylor Cameron, Napa Valley’s biggest flirt and champion heartbreaker who offers to give Avery flirting lessons. At first, Avery is stiff and nervous, but Taylor is patient and encouraging, and soon, Avery looks forward to their weekly lessons. With Taylor’s help, Avery finally has the life she always wanted. The only issue is: Now she wants Taylor …

Jennifer Worth lives to escape into the world of her favorite romantasy series Elytheum Courts, where the romance is sweeping and the men are brave, chivalrous … and winged. Newly single and craving connection, she travels to an immersive fan experience celebrating all things Elytheum, only to see the last face she expected — Scott Daniels, her work nemesis. But as the immersive convention activities force them together, they’re surprised to discover magic like none Jennifer has ever read about. But is enemies-to-lovers romance only for books, or can Jennifer and Scott bring the trope to life?

In the fifth novel of the thrilling Bridge Kingdom series, a princess promised in marriage falls for the wrong brother, and their forbidden love threatens to destroy a fragile peace between kingdoms — from the New York Times bestselling author of A Fate Inked in Blood.

Aiden Valentine has a secret: He’s fallen out of love with love. And as the host of Baltimore’s romance hotline, that’s a bit of a problem. But when a young girl calls in to the station asking for dating advice for her mom, the interview goes viral. Lucie Stone thought she was doing just fine. But when all of Baltimore is suddenly scrutinizing her love life — or lack thereof — she begins to question if she’s as happy as she believed. Everyone wants Lucie to find her happy ending … even the handsome, temperamental man calling the shots. But when sparks start to fly behind the scenes, Lucie must make the final decision between the radio-sponsored happily ever after or the man in the headphones next to her.

Lila Kennedy has a lot of her plate. A broken marriage, two wayward daughters, a house that is falling apart, and an elderly stepfather who seems to have quietly moved in. Her career is in freefall and her love life is … complicated. So when her real dad — a man she has barely seen since he ran off to Hollywood thirty-five years ago — suddenly appears on her doorstep, it feels like the final straw. But it turns out even the family you thought you could never forgive might have something to teach you: About love, and what it actually means to be family.

A young woman with Bollywood roots hires a barista to act as her boyfriend for her cousin’s wedding — only to learn you can’t fake chemistry like theirs — in this desi romance from the author of Match Me If You Can.

Like the blazing Chicago sun, the drama is heating up for the Davenports and their social set. Before the summer of 1910 drops its last petal, the lives — and loves — of these four women will change in ways they never could have imagined.

Vice Principal Brianna Rogers has been told a time (or six) she needs to stop jumping into things head first. But when the principal rescinds his approval for a library upgrade, deciding to spend the money on a football field instead, she sees red. Literally. Brianna throws her hat in the ring and joins a team of teachers who will spend their summer in a Mars simulation for a chance at prize money that will cover all of the school’s needs. As the sister of an astronaut, this should be easy, right? What she didn’t count on was the last-minute addition to the team — Roman Major: Science teacher, son of the principal, and too handsome for his own good …

Kaliya Wilson has paid her dues. But all the years behind the reception desk at a flashy film studio have only pushed her movie-making dreams further out of reach. That is, until a surprise reunion presents an opportunity that could make her career, or break her heart … a second time. It’s been seven years since Kaliya’s whirlwind college romance with Danny Prescott went up in flames. While her passions have stalled, his career is taking off. So when the hot shot director reappears to offer her a job on his next production, it’s a shock to the system. Working with Danny may recapture the intensity of their film school days, but trusting him again won’t come as easily …

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents three of her favorite tales of love and magic — together in one volume for the first time. In The Witching Hour, a kingdom is plagued by tragedy until a wizard-god’s spell brings forth a courageous and beautiful young woman who must follow her heart in love and follow her destiny in battle. In Winter Rose, a young queen heals a wounded soldier on a remote island cursed with eternal winter — and warms her heart with the joys of true love. And in A World Apart, a ravishing medieval Demon Slayer arrives in 20th century New York to brave a strange new world — and a man who will be her destiny.