Here are 11 incredible amazing romance books that you NEED to read
A Merry Little Meet Cute – Julie Murphy + Sienna Simone
Bee Hobbes is a successful plus-size adult film star. She has a huge following but when her favourite producer casts her to star in a Christmas movie he’s making for the squeaky-clean Hope Channel, her career begins to take a turn in the more family-friendly direction.
She’s forced to keep her work a secret which turns out to be harder than expected when she discovers her co-star is her childhood crush, Nolan Shaw, an ex-boyband member in desperate need of career rehab, and turns out he’s also a fan of her work!
They’re filming in a tiny Christmas town where things quickly begin to heat up. And things just get worse when the reporter that ruined Nolan’s career begins sneaking about on set.
Funny You Should Ask – Elissa Sussman
Chani is a journalist hired to write a profile of Gabe Parker, a movie star that’s just been cast as James Bond who needs some good press. The interview turns into a whirlwind weekend where Chani spends every moment with Gabe and when the profile goes viral it seems to the public that something might have happened between them.
10 years later, Chani has always denied that anything happened and is asked to re-do the the interview for it’s anniversary. She knows that meeting Gabe again will force feelings to the surface that she’d rather forget.
Happy Place – Emily Henry
Harriet and Wyn have been the seemingly perfect couple ever since they met in college. Except that they broke up 6 months ago and still haven’t told their friends.
When they’re both invited on the annual friend group trip, they agree to keep their relationship status a secret until the end in order to not ruin the trip so are forced to pretend that they’re still the perfect couple for the duration of the trip.
Stars Collide – Rachel Lacey
Eden Sands was a teen pop star but 20 years into her careeer she’s struggling to stay relevant. Her last album flopped and her upcoming tour still hasn’t sold out. Her team suggest that she collab with up-and-coming singer Anna Moss.
Anna has always idolised Eden so she considers this a dream come true and when they start rehearsing they realise they might have more in common than just their musical talents.
The Idea of You – Robinne Lee
Solene Marchand is a 39-year-old mother and the owner of an LA art gallery who reluctantly takes her daughter to see world-famous boyband, August Moon, where they get the opportunity to meet the band. The last thing Solene expects is to make a connection with any of the members, but Hayes is clever, kind, confident and pretty posh and she’s attracted to him immediately. He’s also only 20 years old.
Solene and Hayes quickly begin a secret but passionate relationship that takes Solene all over the world, but as the relationship is forced into the public eye they’re forced to deal with rabid fans … and the fact that her daughter is obsessed with Hayes.
The Soulmate Equation – Christina Lauren
Jess is a single mother who loves and works with data and statistics but refuses to get back into the dating game. That is… until she hears about GeneticAlly, a new match-making company that promises to find your perfect soulmate based on your DNA.
But then she’s matched with the founder of the company and they have an unheard-of 98 percent compatility. She doesn’t believe that he’s actually her soulmate but the company offer her money to get to know him but as she begins to be dragged around from one event to the next to prove how good the service is she begins to feel more for him than she ever could’ve imagined.
The View Was Exhausting – Mikaella Clements & Onjuli Datta
Win is a British-Indian actress who is no stranger to scandal. But everytime she nears controversy, her team bring out Leo Milanowski, a jet-setting playboy, who has acted as her on-again, off-again boyfriend for the past decade. Their romance has captured the interests of the media and public for years. But it’s all fake.
Win needs his help again, so he agrees to show up. But this time he’s hiding a secret that could ruin everything.
Three Holidays and a Wedding – Uzma Jalaluddin & Marissa Stapley
In the year 2000, Christmas, Ramadan and Hanukkah all fall within a few days of each other. A few days before, strangers Maryam and Anna are flying to Toronto when severe turbulence scares them into confessing their deepest hopes and fears to each other.
An emergency landing forces them to stay at a quirky small town inn where Maryam is forced to open her heart to a childhood friend, whilst Anna meets the star of her favourite Christmas movie.
American Royals – Katharine McGee
When America won the Revolutionary War, George Washington was offered the crown and 2 centuries later, the House of Washington still sits on the throne.
Princess Beatrice is preparing for life as America’s first queen regnant. Princess Samantha is the spare so doesn’t care for much other than breaking the rules, and Prince Jefferson is the devastatingly handsome youngest with girls vying for his attention.
Dial A For Aunties – Jesse Q. Sutanto
Meddelin Chan accidentally kills her date on a blind date gone wrong. Instead of calling the plice she decides to call her aunties who immediately agree to help her hide the body.
But the only way they can do it is ship the body in a cooler to the wedding of a billionaire that they’re all working at. And things get even more complicated when they discover that Meddelin’s first love (and the one that got away) is also working the wedding.
Hail Mary – Kandi Steiner
Mary and Leo meet (online) as teenagers where they both play the same video game and talk every single day. But Leo is popular while Mary is not, and when Mary tries to introduce herself, Leo ignores her and then allows his friends to make fun of her all throughout high school.
Years later, Mary needs somewhere to live and Leo has a cheap room to rent. Mary has no other options so decides to take him up on his offer – but she soon realises he has no idea who she is.
