108 New Romance Recommendations for (Nearly) Every Kind of Reader

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108 New Romance Recommendations for (Nearly) Every Kind of Reader

Posted by Sharon on February 1, 2024
528 likes · 144 comments



With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, it’s that magical season when people’s thoughts turn to love and romance…and also to the romance genre! While we think romances make for great reading year-round, it's undeniable that some readers go hunting for them especially now.
 
Well, we're here to help, with this specially curated guide to romance for (nearly) every kind of reader. Yes, even those who think they might not be romance readers at all! On offer, you'll find some classic tropes, sustained subgenres, and wacky premises from new arrivals to the genre and old flames alike. The idea is to help you find something new, or exciting, or just plain great.
 
The 108 books featured in the categories below are relatively recent, published within the last few years or upcoming later in 2024. We hope that you find the categorizations useful…or at least entertaining. Click on the book cover images for more details about each book, add any good new leads to your Want to Read shelf, and feel free to let us know what kind of romance reader YOU are in the comments section below.


I go weak in the knees for second-chance romance

Aphrodite and the Duke (The DuBells, #1)
Happy Place
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Before I Let Go (Skyland, #1)
A Dish Best Served Hot (Vega Family Love Stories #2)
Same Time Next Summer
Meet Me at the Lake
Where We End & Begin
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Hands Down
 


I love a romance where the complication is TIME ITSELF

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
The Seven Year Slip
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One Last Stop
This is How You Lose the Time War
 


I'd like to read a historical romance NOT set in Regency or Victorian England

Red Blossom in Snow (The Pingkang Li Mysteries, #4)
A Caribbean Heiress in Paris (Las Leonas, #1)
To Catch a Raven (Women Who Dare, #3)
We Could Be So Good
 
Kit McBride Gets a Wife (The McBrides of Montana, #1)
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Never Cross a Highlander (The Shadow Lairds)
One Night in Hartswood
Solomon's Crown
   


OK, but don't leave us Regency/Victorian romance readers hanging!

Knockout (Hell's Belles, #3)
The Marquess Makes His Move (Clandestine Affairs, #3)
A Matter of Temptation (Unforgettable Love, #1)
The Hellion's Waltz (Feminine Pursuits, #3)
 
Remember Love (Ravenswood, #1)
Isabel and the Rogue (The Luna Sisters, #2)
A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting
A Lady for a Duke
 


I'm a sucker for a contemporary Jane Austen retelling!

Much Ado about Nada
Sex, Lies and Sensibility
Just as You Are
The Emma Project (The Rajes, #4)
 


Falling in love for the first time is THE BEST—show me some of this year's debut romances!

The Truth According to Ember
When I Think of You
Say You'll Be Mine
Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)
 
Match Me If You Can
How to End a Love Story
The Lady He Lost (The Lucky Ladies of London, #1)
The Emperor and the Endless Palace
The Kiss Countdown
The Prospects
Four Weekends and a Funeral
Maya's Laws of Love



Is there a Himbo Hall of Fame?

Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters, #2)
The Roommate (The Shameless Series, #1)
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A Marvellous Light (The Last Binding #1)
Time to Shine
 


I'm really into neighbors who bang

Next-Door Nemesis
Hannah Tate, Beyond Repair
At First Spite (Harlot's Bay, #1)
The Neighbor Favor



Give me some great marriage-of-convenience plots

In Which Winnie Halifax Is Utterly Ruined (Halifax Hellions, #3)
Portrait of a Scotsman (A League of Extraordinary Women, #3)
Not That Duke (Would-Be Wallflowers, #3)
Devil in Winter (Wallflowers, #3)
Xeni (Loose Ends, #2)
Would You Rather
The Fiancée Farce
The Paradise Problem



And don't forget about those of us who love fake dating!

The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1)
The Dating Plan (Marriage Game, #2)
The Wedding Crasher
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Boyfriend Material (London Calling, #1)



Show me some protagonists in their 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond, please!

Royal Holiday (The Wedding Date, #4)
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Role Playing
Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure (The Worth Saga, #2.75)
The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle



Whisper in my ear about forbidden love…

The Art of Scandal
Priest (Priest, #1)
Hate to Want You (Forbidden Hearts, #1)
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty
 
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Twisted Games (Twisted, #2)
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West Side Love Story (Queens of Mariachi #1)
Mickey Chambers Shakes It Up
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Mistakes Were Made



Oh hi, dark romance

Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)
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Hooked (Never After, #1)
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Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1)
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Credence



Reality-TV romances really get to me

D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding
The Charm Offensive (The Charm Offensive, #1)
Take the Lead (Dance Off, #1)
Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)
Love & Other Disasters
The [Fake] Dating Game
The True Love Experiment
Here for the Wrong Reasons



I'm ready to dip a toe into romantasy and spicy paranormal…

The Hurricane Wars (The Hurricane Wars, #1)
Lore of the Wilds (Lore of the Wilds, #1)
Faebound (Faebound, #1)
Exodus 20:3
Bride
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon (Mead Mishaps, #1)
Wolfsong (Green Creek, #1)
Full Moon Over Freedom (Milagro Street, #2)



Can you recommend some romantic literary fiction?

Cantoras
In the Country of Others
Romantic Comedy
In Memoriam



I love young love! Show me some great YA reads.

Ander & Santi Were Here
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute
Heartstopper: Volume One (Heartstopper, #1)
Her Good Side
Forget Me Not
The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
This Time It's Real



Have a great romance recommendation? Be sure to share it with your fellow readers in the comments below. 
 

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 · 528 likes · 144 comments
annabelle thank you for adding a young adult section!! i would really love to see more lists that are specifically for that age group :)
  • 28 days ago
Sarah Sajadi Would love to also see a list of closed-door romances in the future!
  • 28 days ago
Maja Milocanovich the covers... why are they ALL so horribleeee ahhh
  • 27 days ago
Nina Maja wrote: "the covers... why are they ALL so horribleeee ahhh" Except for one: This Time it's real. I lowkey agree tho
  • 27 days ago
Caroline Oxley Can we have Dystopian romance recommendations?
  • 27 days ago
Marina Shankle Caroline wrote: "Can we have Dystopian romance recommendations?"

Yeeeeeessssss
  • 27 days ago
Claire Handscombe One Star Romance by Laura Hankin is really good and there are lots of upcoming romances featuring books/authors!
  • 27 days ago
Emilia Aldape What about enemies to lovers romance pleaseeee
  • 27 days ago
📚 Alana (professional book nerd) ✝️ Sarah wrote: "Would love to also see a list of closed-door romances in the future!"

Thats what I was looking for!
  • 27 days ago
Lyra Aw, how about a category for poly romances? I will gladly make a love triangle sacrifice to the trope gods in exchange!
  • 27 days ago