YA Summer Romance Reads
Summer is the perfect time to get sucked into a YA romance novel.
These young adult romance books are perfect for poolside reading, taking to the beach, or enjoying on a long, lazy summer day at home!
Whether you enjoy enemies-to-lovers, Romeo and Juliet re-tellings, or small-town romances, there’s a love story for everyone on this summer reading list!
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Add to BookshelfStars, Stripes & Summer Nights
by Celeste Dador
This charming novel is perfect for Gilmore Girls fans! First Daughter Abby wants some normalcy as she heads to a small town for the summer. She hopes for some teen pool parties, plenty of time outside, and possibly, her first kiss. When sparks fly with an unpredictable boy, can all her bucket list items still come true?
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Meet Me Under the Lights
by Cassie Miller
Everyone in the farming town of Fairfield loves baseball, except for high school junior Eliza Crowley. When Reed Fulton, the rival team’s star pitcher and her former childhood friend, returns to town, Eliza’s plan to focus on community theater is thrown into chaos. As Reed’s and Eliza’s families try to run each other out of town, the two teens find themselves torn between family loyalty and a budding romance.
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Summer Official
by Rebekah Weatherspoon
Saylor and Heaven might be the same age, but they have nothing in common. Saylor is outgoing and always in a relationship, while Heaven is grumpy, artistic, and prefers being single. When they are forced to spend the summer together, no one is more surprised than they are when they hit it off.
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Summer Nights and Meteorites
by Hannah Reynolds
Jordan has been in too many messy relationships, so she swears off boys for the summer as she heads to Nantucket with her father for his research project. However, she quickly breaks her pact when she kisses a cute, mysterious boy on the ferry. Determined to start fresh, Jordan soon finds out the boy isn’t a stranger at all. He’s her father’s longtime research assistant, whom she has loathed from afar for years.
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The Matchbreaker Summer
by Annie Rains
Sixteen-year-old Paisley feels sad that this will be her last year at Camp Starling. She has helped run the camp since she was little, but now that her mom is engaged, everything is about to change. Fortunately, or maybe unfortunately, Hayden (Paisley’s complete opposite) hears about the situation and decides to help Paisley act as an official matchbreaker.
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Sunkissed
by Kasie West
Avery doesn’t know how to get over a deep betrayal from her best friend. To make things worse, her parents take her and her sister to a remote family camp for the entire summer. Avery is miserable until she meets camp staffer, Brooks. Although Brooks is off-limits, he is just what she needs. This delightful novel is full of self-discovery and romance.
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Boot Camp
by Gina Musa
Whitney hates being the only non-athlete in her family. To confront her fears of physical activity, she signs up for a summer boot camp. As she works alongside her dreamy trainer Axel, her feelings for him start to grow. However, since relationships between trainers and campers are forbidden, Whitney is unsure whether she should let her feelings fade or pursue them.
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Give Me a Sign
by Anna Sortino
Lilah has hearing loss and often feels caught between the Deaf and hearing worlds. Lilah decides to brush up on her ASL skills over the summer and becomes a counselor at a camp for the deaf and blind. There, she meets Isaac, a handsome Deaf counselor who is more than willing to help Lilah with her ASL. Will Lilah lean into the romance even though she hadn’t planned on a relationship?
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Viva Lola Espinoza
by Ella CerĂłn
Filled with romance, travel, and a dash of magic, tweens will love this debut young adult novel. Lola thinks she might be cursed. But are curses a real thing? When Lola visits her grandmother in Mexico City, she learns that magic is very real and she must break the curse to truly fall in love.
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Love Requires Chocolate
by Ravynn K. Stringfield
If you’re looking for a YA romance series, try this first installment in the Love in Translation series. Whitney can’t wait for her summer in Paris and has curated the perfect itinerary. However, once she arrives, she struggles with the language, schoolwork, and missing her family. Desperate for help, Whitney finds a French tutor who not only challenges her but also wants to show her Paris from a local’s perspective.
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