my favorite romance books!!

in no particular order and not saying that they are good just that i enjoyed reading them and just keep coming back to reread them

1. the hating game by sally thorne

i feel like most people that are into romance have already read this and loved it and i am one of them. this books is just so cute, there’s some angst and also the sexual tension..

2. midnight blue by l.j. shen

i. love. this. one. so. much. i mean i really can’t believe that l. j. shen actually wrote this. i’ve never really liked any of her other work (vicious was okay) but this one just stuck w me and i keep coming back to read it again and again

3. the trouble with love by lauren layne

layne’s books are a hit or miss for me but this one was definitely a hit. there’s just something so sweet and sensual about old love coming back to u and i can’t get enough of the story and characters

4. you deserve each other by sarah hogle

one word. adorable. that’s how i’d describe the main character, the love story, the whatever town they’re living it, the whole book. it’s just so cute. and honestly if u like the hating game this one is definitely for you. not only is it enemies to lovers but it’s LOVERS TO ENEMIES TO LOVERS.

5. after i do by t. j. reid

this one if for everyone who likes old lovers reconnecting, it’s about a marriage between 2 people and how they grew apart and also how they’re dealing w it. it’s heartwarming, angsty and also shows us that marriage w the one u love isn’t just a straight road and there are gonna be some bumps.

6. blue-eyed devil by lisa kleypas

first of all this book won’t be for everyone, the love interest is kind of animalistic (irdk how to describe him?) but not in the weird way, at least for me. it’s not really visible until a certain part in the book but from the whole series this one is the one i keep coming back to. not only does it show the ugliness of domestic abuse it shows a woman getting out of it and then falling in love again.

7. before we were strangers by renee carlino

absolutely heartbreaking and so well written. this book is packed with nostalgia, young people falling in love, the college life and reminiscing about those years. i read this in like 2 hours because i couldn’t put it down and most of the time when i read/watch smth that fast i just forget about it but this. book. is still to this day in the back of my mind. i can’t describe how i feel about this one but the energy that comes from this one when the main characters are remembering their past is undeniably heart-wrenching. so if you like old lovers coming back together this is the one you need to pick up

i think these are all the ones that i consider v much worth the read, some i think are really good in the ‘so beautifully written and will be forever thinking about’ way and others in the ‘this is so fun to read i can’t put the book down’ way.

no one’s probably gonna see this but no one is talking about one day in december by josie silver anymore, like that book is amazing?? it’s just so sentimental and nostalgic and even tho there are some things i’d change (the ending was too cheesy) it’s still an amazing read for anyone who likes romance. it goes through 10years of longing and yearning for the one even if they are not really aware of it, i’m so glad i picked it up and it’s just a a wholesome winter read that you can snuggle up with