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In a romantic slump? How about a rom-com romp through the best romance books so far this year!
Updated August 29, 2023
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Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out
Love, Ryan.
Paper Book
The feel-good read of 2024. Perfect for fans of Mike Gayle, Beth O'Leary and Alice Oseman's Heartstopper. Selected as one of the Independent's 19 debut authors set to make their mark in 2023 'Gentle, honest and beautifully authentic' Julietta Henderson ...
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Beach Rivals
Tilney, Georgie.
Paper Book
Clare thought that by now she would have her life figured out. Instead, she's living with her parents, working a job she hates and has absolutely no idea what she wants to do with the rest of her life. When she sees a viral job advert for a three-month bookseller position on a...
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Best served hot
Elliot, Amanda
Paper Book
Two restaurant critics learn their opposing tastes might make for a five-star relationship in the next foodie romantic comedy from the author of Sadie on a Plate. By day, Julie Zimmerman works as an executive assistant. After hours, she's @JulieZeeEatsNYC, a social media...
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Happy place
Henry, Emily
Paper Book
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Heart bones
Hoover, Colleen
Paper Book
Life and a dismal last name are the only two things Beyah Grim's parents ever gave her. After carving her path all on her own, Beyah is well on her way to bigger and better things, thanks to no one but herself. With only two short months separating her from the future she's built and the past she...
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Just as you are : a novel
Kellogg, Camille
Paper Book
Equal parts wittyand steamy, this debut rom-comis "filled with fun" (People) andbrings a healthy dose of queernessto a Pride and Prejudice-inspired enemies-to-lovers romance. "Brims with heart, spice, and humor."-Ashley Herring Blake,author of Delilah Green...
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Loathe To Love You: Under One RoofStuck With YouBelow Zero
Hazelwood, Ali.
Paper Book
Three irresistible short stories by the global phenomenon Ali Hazelwood, now available together in paperback for the first time, with an exclusive bonus chapter. Mara, Sadie, and Hannah are friends first, scientists always. Though their fields of study might take them to...
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Long time coming
Quinn, Meghan.
Paper Book
This hilarious and swoony new rom-com will follow long-time neighbours and co-workers who finally fall for each other
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Looking Out For Love
Money-Coutts, Sophia.
Paper Book
But will she find it where she least expects it? Stella Shakespeare isn't having a good day, or month come to think of it. She's been unceremoniously dumped by her boyfriend,cut off from the bank of dad and at thirty-two years old, she doesn't know what she's doing with her life. ...
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Once more with feeling
Sussman, Elissa.
Paper Book
'A pitch-perfect second chance romance with off-the-charts tension and chemistry' Carley Fortune, New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After A former pop star finds herself back in the spotlight - along with an old flame from her past - in this...
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Practice makes perfect
Adams, Sarah
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A small-town sweetheart and an emotionally unavailable bad boy try to find some common ground in this chemistry-filled romance from the author of The Cheat Sheet and When in Rome. A POPSUGAR AND CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY...
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Queen charlotte: a prequel
Quinn, Julia.
Paper Book
Go beyond the original Shondaland series on Netflix, Queen Charlotte, with this lushly romantic Bridgerton prequel novel written by New York Times bestselling authors Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes as the marriage of Queen Charlotte and King George of England leads to an unexpected love...
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The Rom-Com Agenda
Denker, Jayne
Paper Book
Beach Read meets When Harry Met Sally in this vibrantly funny and endearingly sweet story of two lonely people who find love when they least expect it. A love letter to classic rom-com movies, and to anyone who has ever pined for the wrong person. ...
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Romantic Comedy
Sittenfeld, Curtis.
Paper Book
THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Reese's Book Club Pick 2023 'A hilarious, sweet, smart read that you're going to love!' REESE WITHERSPOON 'A rollercoaster of modern love and dating' STYLIST A...
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Secretly yours : a novel
Bailey, Tessa
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Tessa Bailey--#1 New York Times bestselling author, TikTok favorite, and "the Michelangelo of dirty talk" (Entertainment Weekly)--comes a spicy small town rom-com about a grumpy professor and the bubbly neighbor he clashes...
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The true love experiment
Lauren, Christina.
Paper Book
The True Love Experiment, the next escapist romance from Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of TikTok favourite, The Unhoneymooners, is the book their fans have been waiting for, ever since Fizzy's debut in The Soulmate Equation!...
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