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young women split by time (and, secondarily, the complex male characters they each love as family or romantic

Donati has also written a series of four books in her Wilderness series, which sounds like an epic romantic

She encounters Nathaniel Hawthorne, a romantic, aspiring author who is struggling to cope with his family's

This is the type of romantic fantasy I adore. A Romantasy Without Excessive Swooning 06 Silver Elite by Dani Francis While I probably should stop reading "romantasy" because I prefer my fantasy and romance to remain separate, I was taken with the double-edged Other great 2025 fantasy novels with some romance that are not swooning romantasy: Shield of Sparrows

She hadn't discussed their romantic relationship until this book, and she seems to still be considering

Thirty-two-year-old Fern Brookbanks has pinned most of her romantic dreams on Will Baxter--despite the connection and a pact to meet up one year later at her family resort...but while Fern showed up to their romantic

fiction or rom-com books I've loved, check out these Greedy Reading Lists: Six More of my Favorite Romantic

for exploration--and for passion itself--became a foundation for his life in all areas: professional, romantic

But somehow, letting go of expectations about realistic cause and effect in order to buy into a romantic difficult for me than suspending my disbelief to buy into the outlandish or supernatural aspects of a romantic

head down, work on his dilapidated house, get an occasional beer at the pub, not get forced into a romantic

I recently listed some of my favorite romantic, light stories in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Light

I recently listed some of my favorite romantic, light stories in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Light

Robin and Edwin's love is romantic and sweet and heartbreaking and sexy; the mystery at the heart of 03 See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon Rachel Lynn Solomon crafts another sweet, quirky, funny, romantic

Jean's story is lighthearted, romantic, and sometimes poignant with frequently silly, teenaged comments

chance to write material for his sets--and, against her friends' advice, she sets her sights on him romantically

realizations that a septuagenarian achieves around her health, children, past secrets, friendship, romantic

next in a great historical fiction mystery series with a feminist heroine; a great lakeside summertime romance story is lovely, and Veronica's matter-of-fact approach to this relationship as well as cross-class romance off-putting to me in his arrogance at first, but Carley Fortune is the best at developing a lakeside romance I loved the romantic connection between Joan and Sander, Joan's scientific pursuits--particularly the

heartwarming, earnest, light, and sweet, with a vision of an in-between afterlife that is surprisingly romantic

king rebuilding the kingdom of Ravka following a long civil war--and with twists and turns, intrigue, romance Here he offers a literary fiction story in which Krishan examines his young life, analyzes his romantic

Harper allows for Falk to develop more fully as a character--as a friend, a romantic interest, a father

Conversations with Friends, Sally Rooney's book about a young poet hyper-focused on her interactions and romantic

Back, we see Carrie fleshed out as a gloriously unapologetic competitor, an emotionally closed off romantic

She considers the ease with which she could enter a casual romantic entanglement--while she desperately

The romantic aspect is less essential than the fantasy elements, which I appreciated. I don't love an overly swoony, melodramatic "romantasy" story in which characters' energy is spent on a spare yet satisfying fantasy world with a limited number of characters and an essential engaging romance

full review of Migrations. 03 Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon Solomon offers a sweet, romantic Today Tonight Tomorrow is a sweet, ultimately romantic story that celebrates essential teenage touchstones

boarding school and beyond; a Norse-inspired fantasy saga; a fun young adult, queer, medieval adventure romance Familiar . 02 A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang I love Liang's books, and this departure from her romantic Gods . 05 Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher Croucher's young adult queer medieval adventure romance things get complicated for both Mariel and Clem in this sassy, fun, queer historical fiction young adult romance

I would have been in favor of having the romantic element being tied up without the Eve aspect, or having

Hazelwood Ali Hazelwood brings her wonderful banter and an intriguing mystery to this steamy interspecies romance Emma Wheeler writes romantic comedies, and she longs to be a screenwriter.

Each of their romantic relationships is unconventional, and various players involved struggle to let resources, our main protagonist is swept up into a relationship she never anticipated--the cooking and romance

Mortal Heart offers a melding of tidier-than-likely resolutions and dramatic romantic situations that

The Groundhog Day -type setup for this playful, romantic young adult story is irresistible.

A chaste attraction involves lots of romance and a love that must not be (in order to save lives)--and school setting reminded me of Naomi Novik's A Deadly Education, although the tone of this book is more romantic

’ and Beyond by Bethonie Butler From Hollywood with Love: The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of the Romantic

01 Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft I love the setup of Saft's romantic young adult fantasy novel

out-of-wedlock pregnancy; involvement in the much-maligned and persecuted women's suffrage movement; and a romantic

I would have been in favor of having the romantic element being tied up without the Eve aspect, or having

Interspecies relations are prickly, comfortable, romantic, puzzling, or all of the above.

Their romantic connection is passionate but clandestine, and they manage to evade the scandal and punishment mother and her three grown daughters as Lara recounts the surprisingly layered story of her youthful romance due to the virus, and to make the time pass, the girls beg Lara to share the story of her youthful romance

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a brand-new romance-and-music book that's gotten lots of buzz; novel The Girl with the Stars in her Eyes is about a young woman and her quest for musical stardom (and romantic

It was exceptionally romantic, yet I couldn’t get grounded within it or feel anything in particular about

Chosen One premise, a fight for respect and to trust others, action, Norse-inspired elements, and a romantic This is my kind of "romantasy": adventure, fate, a strong main female character, a Chosen One setup-- with a slow-build attraction and romance in the background.

A chaste attraction involves lots of romance and a love that must not be (in order to save lives!) school setting reminded me of Naomi Novik's A Deadly Education, although the tone of this book is more romantic

Ironically, Bonner's theft opens the door to romantic love and building trust with others in his life

I was glad that the potential work romance between Strike and Robin was hinted at but not consummated excellent partners, they couldn't ever jeopardize the career setup so important to each of them by becoming romantically

I've reviewed Lauren's fun and romantic Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating on this site, as well as

but as in Writers & Lovers, the characters felt sometimes-competing professional desires and clashing romantic

Bardugo's story line offered great twists and turns, intrigue, romance, and, as always, characters I Practical Zoya struggles with her inconvenient romantic feelings for Nikolai (and vice versa) and begins

full review, check out The Silent Companions. 06 Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft I adored the romantic all in place here: magic, healing, a defiant main protagonist with a conscience, loyalty, drawn-out romance aspect, wonderfully structuring the reasons for (and the prolonged tension surrounding) the forbidden romance

With romantic notions in his head about noble work in a field hospital filled with brilliant surgeons

Light, romantic fiction like this is a genre that's working well for me during Pandemic Times.