Love Stories for Adults

Love stories are for all ages and all experiences. Enjoy a mix of true stories, fictional romances, and more in this list to celebrate the season of love.

Updated January 29, 2024
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Happily ever after & everything in between
Tung, Debbie
Paper Book
The comics in Happily Ever After (And Everything in Between) may be inspired by Debbie Tung's marriage to her extrovert husband, but any couple can relate to increasingly relaxed anniversaries, slowly seeing more of each other's weird sides, or the punishment for taking care of your sick...
Gray Love: Stories about Dating and New Relationships After 60
Bauer-Maglin, Nan
Gray Love narrates stories about the most common themes - searching for and (perhaps) finding love. Forty-five men and women between ages 60 and 94 from diverse backgrounds talk about dating, starting or ending a relationship, embracing life alone or enjoying a partnered one. The longing...
I didn't know I needed this : the new rules for flirting, feeling, and finding yourself
Rallo, Eli
Paper Book
From TikTok star Eli Rallo, an irreverent, laugh-out-loud funny, and searingly honest take on modern dating and romance with tips, tricks, and survival-guide style rules. I Didn't Know I Needed This is the dose of confidence every girl needs to live their life on their...
Kiss me in the Coral Lounge : intimate confessions from a happy marriage
Ellis, Helen
Paper Book
Even twenty years into marriage, Helen Ellis's husband still makes her heart pitter patter. TheNew York Timesbestselling author paints a portrait of true romance for our times in these surprising, sexy, and hilariously frank essays about love, marriage, and her last first kiss. ...
Her own happiness
Appiah-Kubi, Eden
Paper Book
It's never too late to come of age in this compassionate and refreshing novel about friendship, self-discovery, and moving on by the author of The Bennet Women. Maya Davis is living in paradise until her apartment, her career, and her dreams fall away in a horrible and...
Technically yours
Williams, Denise
Paper Book
"You'll laugh, you'll swoon, and you'll root for Pearl and Cord's happy ending."--New York Times bestselling author Carley Fortune LibraryReads Pick Eight years ago, he fell in love with a stranger he couldn't have--today, she's back in his life and the sparks...
On the plus side (Large Print)
Howe, Jenny L.
Paper Book
The Mis-Arrangement of Sana Saeed: A Novel
Mughees, Noreen.
Paper Book
Thirty-three-year-old hijabi Sana Saeed has put away her childhood dream of ishq - an all-consuming, sweeping love. The arranged dates she's agreed to have failed time after time, and she has responsibilities to consider - namely her sweet, autistic younger brother, Zia. Sana and Zia are a package...
People we meet on vacation
Henry, Emily
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Book Lovers and Beach Read comes a sparkling novel that will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations. Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall...
Behind the scenes
Stetz-Waters, Karelia
Paper Book
Fans of Abby Jimenez and Meryl Wilsner will fall in love with this hilarious and refreshingly authentic novel about second chances, pugs, and finding the perfect muse . . . Business consultant Rose Josten might not have officially reached "pug lady" middle age, but...
This spells love : a novel
Robb, Kate
Paper Book
GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK * "A romcom-meets-magic delight!"--Sarah Adams, New York Times bestselling author of Practice Makes Perfect A young woman tries to heal her heartbreak by casting a spell to erase her ex from her past, but she wakes up in...
Black love matters : real talk on romance, being seen, and happily ever afters
Pryde, Jessica P.
Paper Book
For Black people in the United States and across the diaspora, it hasn't often been easy to find Black romance joyfully showcased in entertainment media. In this collection, revered authors and sparkling newcomers, librarians and academicians, and avid readers and reviewers consider the mirrors and...

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