12 of the best romance books you need to read

There’s nothing quite like reading a super fun romance book. Here are 12 of my all-time favourites.

Two Can Play – Ali Hazelwood

Viola Bowen has the chance to design a video game based on her all-time favourite book series. The only problem is that the one other company that might get the chance to do it employs Jesse – her kinda-nemesis that seems to hate her for now reason.

But then both companies agree to work together… so their bosses force them on a wintery team-building retreat.

Wildfire – Hannah Grace

Russ Callaghan and Aurora Roberts meet at a party to celebrate the end of the academic year where they end up having a one night stand.

Aurora quickly rushes out in the morning and heads to the summer camp where she will be a camp counselor for the summer. But, when she arrives she learns that Russ is also a counselor and now they’re forced to work together for the entire summer in a place that has a very strict ‘no staff fraternising’ rule.

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.

Stars Collide – Rachel Lacey

Eden Sands was a teen pop star but 20 years into her career she’s struggling to stay relevant. Her last album flopped and her upcoming tour still hasn’t sold out. Her team suggest that she collaborate 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.

Make A Scene – Mimi Grace

Retta Majors has told her entire family that she has a handsome boyfriend that she’ll be taking to the wedding of her cousin and her ex. But he doesn’t exist.

Duncan has just opened up a boxing gym next to Retta’s bakery and she convinces him to be her fake date for the wedding. However, some flirting and shared kisses soon start to blur the lines in the relationship.

Famous For A Living – Melissa Ferguson

When her business partner is accused of serious financial crimes, influencer Cat Cranwell goes into hiding. She accepts an offer from her uncle to work at a National Park in Montana – about as far from her real life as she’s ever known it.

Moving from her Manhattan loft to a tent-sized cabin with a roommate is a big change but she begins to reacquaint herself with the most honest parts of herself… and also begins to fall for the ruggedly handsome park ranger.

You Had Me At Hola – Alexis Daria

After a very messy public breakup, soap opera actress Jasmine Lin Rodriquez finds herself splashed across the tabloids. She’s just been cast in a new romcom for a leading streaming service and plans to keep her head down and just do the work.

Until a last minute change sees Ashton Suarez cast as her love interest.

Ashton’s latest telenovela character was killed off and now he’s convinced his career is over. He’s given one final chance to show off his acting to American audiences.

With both of their careers on the line, Jasmine and Ashton agree to rehearse together in private… which leads to both of them quickly developing feelings.

Knot My Type – Evie Mitchell

Frankie is a sexologist in a wheelchair who hosts a podcast all about sex. A listener wants to learn about accessible rope play and she has no idea what to say so she enlists the help of Jay Wood who knows more than most about the topic.

Jay’s not a one-girl type of man… but he soon finds himself becoming more and more attracted to Frankie.

Book Lovers – Emily Henry

Nora Stephens is a city girl whose entire life is books but she’s not the typical heroine. She always seems to be the woman that is left behind for a man to find his perfect true love.

Her beloved little sister, Libby, convinces Nora to go on a trip to Sunshine Falls, a small town straight out of their favourite romance novel. But when she gets there, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a brooding book editor that she’s clashed with in the city.

Love, Rosie – Cecelia Ahern

Rosie and Alex have been best friends since they were children and their relationship gets closer with every year they get older. But then Alex decides to go to college in the US, and Rosie gets news that will change her life forever: she’s pregnant.

Over the years, we see Alex and Rosie find their way back to each other and lose each other over and over again.

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 compatibility. She doesn’t believe that he’s actually her soulmate but the company offers 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.

Uncoupling – Lorraine Brown

Hannah is travelling to Amsterdam with her boyfriend, but she accidentally ends up on the wrong carriage of her train which lands her stranded in Paris.

She meets Leo on the station platform and ends up spending the day with him exploring the city. He is everything her boyfriend isn’t and she soon finds herself questioning everything she knows about herself and her relationship.