Romantic Fiction (YA)

If you’re a fan of love, try one of these. This is but a small selection of novels with a romantic bent. If we haven’t included your absolute favourite then email us to tell us about it!

Updated June 19, 2024
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I loved you in another life
Arnold, David
Paper Book
A sweeping romantic novel about the power of soulmates and love. Pitch-perfect for the TikTok YA crowd.
Forever
Blume, Judy
Paper Book
After decades in print, Forever remains a brave, honest account of first love, first sex and first heartbreak. From Judy Blume, author of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Katherine and Michael met at a party. The attraction was instant, and pretty soon they...
Jane Eyre
Bronte?, Charlotte
Paper Book
'The masterwork of a great genius' William Makepeace Thackeray A novel of intense emotional power, heightened atmosphere and fierce intelligence, Jane Eyre dazzled and shocked readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom on her own...
Wuthering Heights
Bronte?, Emily
Paper Book
Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. There he discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before- of the intense passion between the foundling...
The summer I turned pretty
Han, Jenny
Paper Book
Everything that happened this past summer, and every summer before it, has all led up to this. To now.Every year Isabel spends a perfect summer at her favourite place in the world - the Fisher family's beach house. It has everything a girl could want- a swimming pool, a...
Check & mate
Hazelwood, Ali
Paper Book
In this clever and swoonworthy new novel from the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis, life's moving pieces bring rival chess players together in a match for the heart. Mallory Greenleaf is done with chess....
Hani and Ishu's guide to fake dating
Jaigirdar, Adiba
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE YA BOOK PRIZE 2022! Hani and Ishu couldn't be less alike - and they definitely don't like each other. But when fates collide and they pretend to date each other, things start to get messy... A heart-warming queer YA love story for fans of Becky Albertalli. ...
Fake dates and mooncakes
Lee, Sher
Paper Book
Fake-dates, mooncakes and rich people problems. But love wasn't meant to be on the menu . . .Dylan Tang wants to win a Mid-Autumn Festival mooncake-making competition for teen chefs - in memory of his mom, and to bring much-needed publicity to his aunt's struggling Chinese takeout in Brooklyn.Enter...
Ryan and Avery
Levithan, David
Paper Book
"David Levithan is an icon of queer young adult fiction. Romance, realism, and relationship drama - Levithan's stories are where my love for queer YA was born." - Alice Oseman From the New York Times bestselling author of EVERY DAY, this is a queer love story for the ages...
Red, white & royal blue
McQuiston, Casey
Paper Book
* Instant NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestseller * * GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER for BEST DEBUT and BEST ROMANCE of 2019 * * BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR* for VOGUE, NPR, VANITY FAIR, and more! * What happens when America's First Son falls in love with the...
Heartstopper. Volume 1
Oseman, Alice
Paper Book
*Now an acclaimed live-action Netflix series!* *Winner of Best Book I Wish I Could Read Again For The First Time - TikTok Book Awards* Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. A bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and...
Better than the movies
Painter, Lynn
Ebook
A USA TODAY and New York Times bestseller Perfect for fans of Kasie West and Jenn Bennett, this "sweet and funny" (Kerry Winfrey, author of Waiting for Tom Hanks) teen rom-com follows a hopelessly romantic teen girl and her cute yet obnoxious neighbor as...
Wilder girls
Power, Rory
Paper Book
'Your new favourite book' - CosmopolitanAn instant New York Times bestseller, Wilder Girls is Rory Power's visceral and unputdownable YA debut. The Power meets We Were Liars in this compelling story of survival and the power of female friendships, perfect for fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder...
The statistical probability of love at first sight
Smith, Jennifer E.
Paper Book
Shiver
Stiefvater, Maggie
Ebook
Grace is fascinated by the wolves in the woods behind her house; one yellow-eyed wolf in particular. Every winter, she watches him, but every summer, he disappears. Sam leads two lives. In winter, he stays in the frozen woods, with the protection of the pack. In summer, he has a few precious months...
All about romance
Tawse, Daniel
Paper Book
'Brilliant, intriguing and fast-paced ... I loved Roman and Beau and I think their story is going to find a lot of hearts!' L. D. Lapinski, author of Jamie Roman Bright has always loved love stories. But being a non-binary teenager in a small northern town means their...

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