When Grumpy Met Sunshine has a very Roy Kent-esque hero, but the similarities to “Ted Lasso” don’t stop there: Warmth and joy permeate the entire book.
Nicki Payne’s modern spin on Sense and Sensibility is part family drama, part romance and all deep emotion.
Tia Williams broke out in a big way in 2021 with her emotional second-chance romance, Seven Days in June, and her follow-up novel sounds like a intriguing change of pace. A romantic and exuberant tale set around a flower shop in Harlem, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde follows the titular character as she attempts to strike out on her own, away from her wealthy and judgmental Atlanta family, only to encounter a mysterious and charming musician.
Anita Kelly is one of those authors who gets better with every book, topping their own high standard with each deeply felt new romance. A basketball romance so charming that even benchwarmers will fall head over heels, How You Get the Girl follows high school coach Julie Parker and her new assistant, Elle Cochrane, a former pro player who offers to help Julie practice dating when they’re not on the court.
Jenny Holiday’s engaging, introspective Canadian Boyfriend is everything a romance novel should be.
In Abby Jimenez’s superb Just for the Summer, two people cursed a la “Good Luck Chuck” try to break their unlucky streaks by dating each other—only to fall in love.
Paranormal romance fans will swoon over Ali Hazelwood’s Bride, which follows a marriage of convenience between a vampire and an alpha werewolf.
Felicia Grossman’s Wake Me Most Wickedly is a genderswapped spin on Snow White set in the Jewish community of 1832 London.
Featuring laugh-out-loud banter and flawed but lovable characters, Funny Story is Emily Henry at her best.
Tessa Bailey’s grumpy-sunshine golf romance is a total delight: witty, hot and laugh-out-loud funny.
After her reality TV show-set debut rom-com (The Charm Offensive), Alison Cochrun surprised readers with the 180-degree turn of Kiss Her Once for Me, a sweet and gently melancholic holiday romance. Her third novel is yet another switch-up in tone, a roadtrip rom-com starring two ex-best friends who reunite to drive their former English teacher and mentor across the country after he reveals he only has a few months to live.
Jenny Holiday’s Regency romance Earls Trip may be tongue-in-cheek, but this tale of childhood friends-turned-lovers also has real heart.
Julie Anne Long exquisitely captures sensuous, romantic longing in My Season of Scandal, a love story between an innocent debutante and a notorious politician.
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