Happy Romance Awareness Month! To celebrate, we asked some of our authors to round up their favorite romance recs…and they did NOT disappoint. From tangled secrets to scorching chemistry, our authors have you covered!
Sophie Sullivan, author of You Make It Feel Like Christmas, recommends…
Always Her Love by Melissa Foster “The characters and chemistry are unforgettable.”
Ki Stephens, author of Game On, recommends…
In the Veins of the Drowning by Kalie Cassidy “If you like your romance with a heartbeat of danger, a tangle of secrets, and kisses that feel like gasping for air—In the Veins of the Drowning will absolutely wreck you in the best way.”
Iva-Marie Palmer, author of Christmas People, recommends…
Heavy Hitter by Katie Cotugno “In Katie Cotugno’s Heavy Hitter, the devastating prose has you intimately connected with leads as they intimately connect with each other—the chemistry is so scorching, I was surprised the pages weren’t hot to the touch.”
Emma Lord, author of For the Record, recommends…
The No-Show by Beth O’Leary “This is one of the most satisfying, heartfelt, deeply clever and unflinchingly human romances I have ever read—I can’t say much more than that, because it’s best to go in without any details, and you’ll know why when you read it.”
Alexandra Vasti, author of Ladies in Hating, recommends…
A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell “I have spent the last year shoving this swoony, charming, wildly romantic trans historical romance at everyone I meet—a sexy, thoughtful, absolutely PERFECT summer read!”
Clare Gilmore, author of Never Over, recommends…
The Heartbreak Hotel by Ellen O’Clover “The Heartbreak Hotel is a lush, cozy, achingly stunning novel about healing after all kinds of heartbreak and why love is always worth the risk.”
Sarah Chamberlain, author of Love Walked In, recommends…
Rebel by Beverly Jenkins “Historical romance at its finest—equally swoony and enlightening!”
Kaylee Archer, author of Witch of the Wolves, recommends…
Pugs and Kisses by Farrah Rochon “A joyful and sweet second-chance romance…with dogs—perfection.”
Timothy Janovsky, author of A Mannequin for Christmas, recommends…
Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun “Swoony vibes abound in this tear-jerking, heart-stirring, sapphic roadtrip romance that holds a special place in my heart for both its central love story and its beautiful messaging about the importance of our queer elders.”
Stephanie Perkins, author of Overdue, recommends…
The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery “For fans of Anne of Green Gables, check out the author’s delightful adult novel about an old maid (of twenty-nine!) with a reputable but awful family who finally TELLS them they’re all awful and then peaces out to meet other miscreants, move to a quiet island, and fall in love.”
Charlotte Stein, author of Dealing with a Desperate Demon, recommends…
Witchful Thinking by Celestine Martin “Just an absolutely charming, rich and hilarious start to a wonderfully witchy paranormal romance series.”
Madeline Bell, author of The Austen Affair, recommends…
Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett “I’m a sucker for any whimsical, cozy romance with a sprinkle of magic—plus Wendell is such a breath of fresh air as a love interest!”
Rachel Runya Katz, author of Isn’t It Obvious?, recommends…
August Lane by Regina Black “Every sentence, every character detail, every plot point is written with an unbelievable amount of care—so simply put, this is one of the best second chance romances of all time, period.”
