Seeds of Love: Romance

Ah, the seeds of love! When they're planted, what will grow? Romance and true love for everyone, of course. Swoon away, fellow readers! Plant a seed, read!

Updated May 7, 2026
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Seeds of Love: Romance

Ah, the seeds of love! When they're planted, what will grow? Romance and true love for everyone, of course. Swoon away, fellow readers! Plant a seed, read!

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I was told there would be romance
Arnold, Marie
Paper Book
For fans of Never Have I Ever and To All the Boys I've Loved Before comes a hilarious and heartfelt novel about a young Haitian girl navigating high school, friendship, and crushes. Fifteen-year-old Fancy Augustine is a Haitian American girl with...
Pride and prejudice
Austen, Jane
Paper Book
When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister...
In love : a memoir of love and loss
Bloom, Amy
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A powerful memoir of a love that leads two people to find a courageous way to part--and a woman's struggle to go forward in the face of loss--that "enriches the reader's life with urgency and gratitude" (The Washington Post) "A pleasure to...
The romance
Chesney, Marion.
Paper Book
SHE WAS DETERMINED TO RECLAIM HER CHERISHED HOME--AT ANY COST. . . .As one of the two remaining unmarried Beverley sisters, Belinda considered herself the last hope for Mannerling, the beloved estate gambled away by their father. Each of her four elder sisters had hoped--even schemed--to marry one...
Payal Mehta's romance revenge plot
Chhibber, Preeti
Paper Book
This laugh-out-loud debut romance introduces perfectly imperfect Payal Mehta, whose plan to get her longtime crush to finally notice her is destined for success, but only if she ignores her budding feelings for her archnemesis... Payal Mehta has had a crush on popular, athletic,...
Bonded by Evolution: The New Science of Love and Connection
Eastwick, Paul
Paper Book
A groundbreaking look at the science of attachment and compatibility, challenging our most fundamental assumptions about love and attraction and revealing the real keys to lasting connection and deeper relationships. "Riveting insights . . . on the idiosyncratic, contingent...
Healing hearts
Eden, Sarah M.
The neighbor favor
Forest, Kristina
Paper Book
Shy, bookish, and admittedly awkward, Lily Greene has always felt inadequate compared to the rest of her accomplished family, who strive for Black excellence. She dreams of becoming a children's book editor, but she's been frustratingly stuck in the nonfiction division for years without a promotion...
Problematic summer romance
Hazelwood, Ali
Paper Book
The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! What is wrong meets what feels right in this romance set in Italy by the New York Times bestselling author of Deep End. Maya Killgore is twenty-three and still in the process of figuring out...
False colours
Heyer, Georgette
Paper Book
The Honourable Christopher Fancot is forced into an outrageous masquerade by the tangled affairs of his wayward family.
The geographer's map to romance
Holton, India
Paper Book
Geography professors in a failed marriage of convenience inconveniently reconnect for an emergency mission in this swoony historical-fantasy rom-com. Professor Elodie Tarrant is an expert in magic disasters. Nothing fazes her--except her own personal disaster, that is: Professor...
Somehow : thoughts on love
Lamott, Anne
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of Publishers Weekly's Best Religion Books of 2024 "Anne Lamott is my Oprah." --Chicago Tribune From the bestselling author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, Wow, a joyful celebration...
The romance rivalry
Lee, Susan
Paper Book
USA TODAY BEST SELLER! She's read every romance...except her own. "Clever and delightful; a standout in the genre." - ⭐KIRKUS STARRED REVIEW  "A must-have flirtation-via-tropes tale with all the swooning and...
Love across borders : passports, papers, and romance in a divided world
Lekas Miller, Anna
Paper Book
One of The Boston Globe's Best Books of 2023 * "Powerful and unforgettable" --Qian Julie Wang, author of the New York Times bestseller, Beautiful Country We are told that love conquers all, but what happens when you don't have...
A rare find
Lowell, Joanna
Paper Book
Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR! When an aspiring archaeologist teams up with her childhood enemy for a treasure hunt, they find it impossible to bury their growing feelings, in a charming queer historical romance from the author of A Shore Thing. Elfreda...
How to sell a romance
Martin, Alexa
Paper Book
AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER! Romance is the biggest scheme of them all in this laugh-out-loud romantic comedy from beloved author Alexa Martin. Emerson Pierce loves everything about being a kindergarten teacher except the painfully low salary. It isn't...
Kissing kosher
Meltzer, Jean
Paper Book
"An unflinchingly honest romance." --Kirkus, starred review From the author of THE MATZAH BALL and MR. PERFECT ON PAPER comes this hilarious and emotional rivals-to-lovers romance. Step 1: Get the secret recipe. Step 2: Don't fall in love......
No fault : a memoir of romance and divorce
Mlotek, Haley
Paper Book
One of NPR's 2025 "Books We Love" A Vogue & Vulture Best Book of the Year (So Far) "Enigmatic, opalescent, so precise." --Jia Tolentino "An investigation, an invocation, a mood." --Becca Rothfeld, The Washington Post ...
Adam & Evie's matchmaking tour : a novel
Nguyen, Nora
Paper Book
A rollicking, unforgettable enemies to lovers romance about two strangers finding love despite their best efforts as they embark on a sweeping matchmaking tour through Việt Nam, perfect for readers of Carley Fortune and Abby Jimenez. What's a few weeks to a lifetime of...
The pharisee's wife
Oke, Janette
Paper Book
From the beloved author of Love Comes Softlycomes an inspiring work of historical fiction about a young Jewish woman, plucked from obscurity and thrust on a perilous journey, only to witness the world's most life-changing story. Like most young women in ancient Israel, Mary...
Heartstopper. Volume 1
Oseman, Alice
Paper Book
Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. A sweet and charming coming-of-age story that explores friendship, love, and coming out. This edition features beautiful two-color artwork. Now streaming on Netflix! Shy and softhearted Charlie Spring sits next to...
You should be so lucky : a novel
Sebastian, Cat
Paper Book
An emotional, slow-burn, grumpy/sunshine, queer mid-century romance for fans of Evvie Drake Starts Over, about grief and found family, between the new star shortstop stuck in a batting slump and the reporter assigned to (reluctantly) cover his first season--set in the same...
Love every day : 365 relational self-awareness practices to help your relationship heal, grow, and thrive
Solomon, Alexandra H.
Paper Book
Redefine what it means to love and be loved. Love has the power to wound us . . . and the power to heal us. And modern love is complicated. Which is why the ability to cultivate healthy relationships is the key to joy, peace, and a meaningful life. In Love Every Day,...
How to love better : the path to deeper connection through growth, kindness, and compassion
Yung Pueblo (Writer)
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The beloved author of Lighter offers a blueprint for deepening your compassion, kindness, and gratitude so you can truly grow in harmony with another person and build stronger connections in all your relationships. "A beautiful offering from...
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