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The Best Romance Books On My Bookshelf
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items The best romance books I've ever read! Heartwarming romances never go out of style!! All the tropes. Enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, one bed, fake dating, forced proximity and more!! Links to Barnes & Noble for easy shopping! I've also high...
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Ali Hazelwood Books
Taylor Jenkins Reid Books
General Romance Books
Ali Hazelwood Books
My favorite romance author! Every book is a banger! Every time I read a book by her I feel like the FMC becomes a friend! Did I mention her books are also always laugh out loud funny? Most of her books are “steminist” so a combination of stem and fem...
The first of Ali's books, has the fake dating trope. This was the first book I read by her and I absolutely fell in love with her writing and characters!
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
My favorite romance book of all time! This book has great reflection on learning to love yourself!! All about Elsie and Jack, still a steminist novel! ;)
Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
Ali's first paranormal romance! Vampyres and werewolves! SOOO good! Has great world-building and a great way to dip your toes into romance & fantasy (romantasy if you will)
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
The follow up to Bride and it has the fated mates trope. Again, a great paranormal romance. I loved Koen, such a great MMC.
Mate (Bride, #2) by Ali Hazelwood
Hands down Ali's spiciest book! Has great romance too. I loved the exploration on childhood trauma and learning to heal.
Deep End by Ali Hazelwood
What starts as just friends with benefits blossoms into more! Has a really interesting FMC that is different from Ali's other characters. Still super funny!
Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood
Age gap trope! The follow up book to Not In Love! Set in beautiful Italy, so has a great atmosphere too!
Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood
Taylor Jenkins Reid Books
One of my favorite romance authors. She expertly mixes historical fiction with romance. Her books are crafted so well. Every story is so emotional and her characters are well developed, they feel like real people! My favorite has to be The Seven Husb...
Set in the 80s, Joan risks it all to be one of the first female astronauts at NASA. Will it be worth it? Emotional romance. A real tear-jerker so grab your tissues!
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
All about fictional Golden Age Hollywood icon Evelyn Hugo and her seven husbands of course! So amazing. My first TJR book and my favorite too!
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Follows the fictional world famous band Daisy Jones and the Six. All about their origins and explosive break up. Amazing romance too. The dynamics of the band are so interesting!
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Set in 1983 on the night of the annual famous Riva house party, this book focuses on the four Riva siblings, their romances, and overall lives. One of my favorites by TJR.
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Your childhood sweetheart and first husband disappears on a work trip and is thought to be dead. After years of healing you have a new fiance, and then you get the call that your first husband is alive. Who do you choose? This book broke my heart tha...
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
General Romance Books
Some of my favorite romance books. Come find a ton of new favorite authors. Reading romance is the best feeling in the world! Make sure to take a look at the description notes not only for the tropes but also to see why I love each book so much! Some...
Deals with grief and learning to love again! Single mom romance. Very compelling romance and lovable MMC.
Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan
Grown up childhood star Jane wants to get her first Hollywood picture made. Has a great enemies to lovers trope! Monaghan's books always deal with real things, like family and learning to accept yourself.
It's a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan
The first in a series. Amazing cowboy romance. He's a professional bull rider, she's the daughter of his agent. Grumpy/sunshine and small town vibes! Also a slight enemies to lovers!
Flawless (Chestnut Springs, #1) by Elsie Silver
Florence no longer believes in love. She's home for her father's funeral when she sees an infuriatingly handsome ghost. Small town and slight rivals to lovers. This is one of my favorite romance books of all time!
The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
Clementine finds a man in her Aunt's apartment, who exists 7 years in the past, will they make it work? Cool fantasy element in the romance! The MMC is so adorable!
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
Aiden no longer believes in love despite running a romance hotline. Along comes Lucie, his new partner for the radio hotline. Will his belief in love be restored? Fun premise and super cute! Friends to lovers.
First-Time Caller (Heartstrings, #1) by B.K. Borison
Henry and Halle both need help. Henry needs a tutor, and Halle needs lessons in dating. Fake dating trope and friends with benefits. Really cute.
Daydream (Maple Hills, #3) by Hannah Grace
Love, rivalry, and friendship meet the fast paced world of ice dancing! This sort of mixes general fiction with romance! Really compelling and high stakes!
The Favorites by Layne Fargo
Tara loves love. When her fiance dumps her she's forced to move in with a friend of a friend, a hot firefighter. Has forced proximity and friends to lovers. The second in a series!
Exes and O's (The Influencer, #2) by Amy Lea