Best Books On Love Stories
Garcia Miller
Grab the box set so you won't have to frantically order the second installment of this smash hit from Colleen Hoover. If you haven't read her books yet, start with these two and then work your way through the back catalog. In them, you'll meet Lily, a woman who finds herself in a bit of a love triangle as she grapples with her new relationship with Ryle, and re-meeting her ex lover, Atlas. It contains a lot of heartbreak, as domestic violence is a critical part of Lily's story, but it's also extremely touching.
I can hardly believe it myself, but we first watched *that* rain scene over 15 years ago. Revisit Noah and Allie in the book about a South Carolina socialite separated from her summer love before their letters (and later notebooks) bring them back together.
Allende is one of the best romance writers of our time, and her latest doesn't disappoint. This epic story of a woman who perseveres through two pandemics, war, the Great Depression and the battle for equal rights is not only a passionate love story but a testament to the strength of the human spirit.
The first in an extensive repertoire of Singh's bestselling paranormal romance series, stand-alones, and short stories, Slave to Sensation is the introduction to her 15-book "Psy-Changeling" series. It follows Sascha and Lucas, who are on opposite sides of a looming war between their races. Sascha is a member of the Psy, a society that sees desire as a flaw, while Lucas is a Changeling, who proves to bring out the very emotion in Sascha that she's been forced to deny.
A sprawling epic that takes readers across continents in the name of love, Anna Karenina is one of the longest books on this list, coming to an intimidating 800+ pages. But those who persevere with this colossus of a novel are richly rewarded. In what is considered by many to be the best romance novel of all time (and, we think, one of the best books to read in a lifetime), Tolstoy tells the story of an extramarital affair and its fallout in Imperial Russian society. When Anna runs away with the handsome Count Vronsky, excitement gives way to paranoia, isolation, and regret, as we witness the unravelling of their relationship, and of Anna herself. As much a cautionary tale as it is a romance novel, Anna Karenina is a richly imagined portrait of both the agonies and ecstasies of love.
I can honestly say I'm a chaotic reader, and most readers won't like that I sometimes read series out of order. But I only do this when it's a series of stand-alone books, so the focus is on a different couple in each book. Marrying Winterborne is the second book in the Ravenels series. Fall in love with a ruthless tycoon, a sheltered beauty, and a marriage that could change their lives.
This year has brought back my love for hockey romance books. Jaqueline Snowe writes them magnificently. From the Top is not a hockey romance per se, but the Central State series is a hockey romance series. In the second book, we make a detour to meet Cami and Freddie. Cami has been her school's "it girl" for a while, but after a string of bad decisions, she loses her boyfriend, captainship of the dance team, and her fancy apartment. This forces her to move into the co-ed dorms on campus. Unfortunately for her, her next-door neighbor is none other than Frederick Brady the IV, and she's pretty sure he secretly hates her.
It's no a secret that I'm head over heels in love with Hazelwood's romance novels. She took the world by storm when her debut novel, The Love Hypothesis, came out. Now, she's published her sophomore novel, Love on the Brain, which is just as enthralling and swoony as the first one. Hazelwood creates wonderful stories featuring women in STEM falling in love, and I'm charmed by all of them. Love on the Brain tells the story of Dr. Bree, who suddenly lands her dream job working alongside engineers at NASA to create a helmet for astronauts. But sometimes good news goes hand in hand with bad news, and unfortunately for her, she has to work with her college nemesis, Levi.
BK Borison's novels are filled with sunshine, love, and lots of sweet moments. The Lovelight series easily can become a comfort series for many, and it definitely became one for me. Lovelight Farms is the first of four books set in small-town Inglewild where love appears in unexpected ways. In the case of this one, we meet Stella Bloom and her crumbling Christmas tree farm. In order to save it, Stella signs up for a contest created by social media influencer Evelyn St. James. If she wins the cash prize, she can quickly save her home and business. But to make her farm appear as a romantic destination, she claims that she owns the farm with her boyfriend. And she does not have a boyfriend. Enter best friend Luka Peters!
Heartless introduces Cade Eaton, a single father who's looking for a nanny to take care of his kid during the summer. His brother's fiancé asks her best friend to do it, and that's the beginning of Cade and Willa's love story. He's grumpy and she's sunshine. She's everything he wants but cannot have. His kid adores her, and he adores that they have the best relationship. This forbidden romance is sure to shake up your world as well.
There's just something about angsty, forbidden, slow-burn romances that *chef's kiss* just makes sense. JL Seegars knows how to do it. In Restore Me, you'll meet two people who've hated each other for a good amount of years. But why? You'll soon realize that Dominic doesn't really hate Sloane... He's been in love with her, but she fell in love with his best friend. Sloane eventually marries him, leaving Dominic to pine after her. But when Sloane's husband dies, things become further complicated between the two.
Most of the books I read come from Twitter recommendations. I follow the best kind of people, and they read books that become fast favorites of mine. So when I read Meet Me Halfway, I wasn't surprised I loved it. It's about a single mom who recently moved into a new place with her kid and suddenly finds herself involved with her next-door neighbor. It's the type of book that you cannot stop reading until you reach the final page.
This is literally the book of the summer. Silver Lining made me crave going on a cruise with my best friend and finding a hot, older professor who doesn't mind taking charge. Look, if a guy wants to spend money on me, I won't object. So, when I met Sylvester in Chassilyn's work, I was ready to fall in love.
A rivals-to-lovers romance novel that made me smile on every page! Water Under the Bridge is hands down one of my favorite books of this year. No doubt. Kels and Denise Stone wrote a book that fully captured my attention from start to finish, and, to be honest, when I reached the finished line...I didn't want it to end.
It's not a secret that I'm a sucker for romance books where estranged best friends reunite and eventually fall madly in love. It's the angst! It's the pining! The yearning! All those unresolved feelings come into play when they see each other again. You cannot tell me that doesn't make you want to read a book.
This lush and sweeping queer historical romance follows Viola, who was presumed dead at Waterloo. She takes that opportunity to finally have the life she's always wanted. But freedom like that doesn't come without a price, and because of it, she lost not only her title and wealth, but also her best friend. From that moment, Gracewood has been shattered without her, so when Viola finds out about her dear friend, she strives to bring Gracewood back to himself. But she never expected to fall in love.
I cannot talk about romance books I loved this year without mentioning that I read an early copy of Henry's upcoming novel, which releases this spring. (Please, don't come for me!) Happy Place completely changed me. The story of Harriet and Wyn is about second chances and reunions, and it's one people need to read. It's a story about finding the place you fit the best. It's about a group of friends who've become found family and shared many years' worth of memories. And it's also about Harriet and Wyn, two people who love each other so much they want the best even if it means not being together.
Childhood nemeses have a one-night stand on Christmas only to find out they're completely addicted to the feeling of being together. Doesn't that sound incredible? Smash Into You took me by the hand and gave me one of the best rides of my life. It's one of the most entertaining books I've ever read, and it definitely made my year much better.
I had to include a Jodie Slaughter book on this list. Whenever she releases a new book, I cannot help but love it. I've read almost all of her books, and each day my love for her stories and writing continues to grow. Bet on It is a steamy rom-com about two characters who make a bingo-based sex pact in order to prevent themselves from falling in love. Oh, yeah, you heard right. Aja and Walter know that they can't be together because Walter won't be staying in town. When his grandmother gets better, he's out of there. So they decide to create this bingo-based sex pact in order to keep things simple and free of commitment. As you can probably imagine, it doesn't quite work out.
With Writers & Lovers, Lily King became one of our most acclaimed writers of contemporary fiction. And now, with Five Tuesdays in Winter, she gathers ten of her best short stories. These intimate literary stories tell of a bookseller who is filled with unspoken love for his employee, an abandoned teenage boy nurtured by a pair of housesitting students and a girl whose loss of innocence brings confident power. Romantic, hopeful, raw and occasionally surreal, these stories riff beautifully on the topic of love and romance.
From the no. 1 international bestselling author of The Atlas Six, comes the unmissable Alone With You in the Ether. Aldo and Charlotte meet in Chicago's Art Institute by chance. He is a doctoral student who manages his destructive thoughts with compulsive calculations about time travel; she is a bipolar counterfeit artist undergoing court-ordered psychotherapy. Once they meet, those things do not change. But everything else, is slightly different. Both obsessive, eccentric personalities they instantly struggle to be apart, and the deeper they fall in love, the more troubling their reliance on each other becomes . . .
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