Behold: a bird-watching romance
Sarah T. Dubb’s charming, mature romance delights our columnist, plus the latest from Felicia Grossman and Virginia Heath.
View ArticleYour Pride reading list for 2024
Call your queer bookclub—we've rounded up the 24 best LGBTQ+ books of 2024 so far!
View ArticleThe Mistress Experience
A romance between a bawdy courtesan and the shy nobleman who wins a month with her, The Mistress Experience is a sparkling conclusion to an already dazzling series.
View ArticleThe 15 best romance novels of 2024—so far
Surprise, surprise: Rom-coms still dominate. But moodier contemporary romances are on the rise and historicals are venturing into less-commonly seen eras.
View ArticleTessa Bailey scores with an incredibly hot, grumpy-sunshine hockey romance
Plus, two swoony trips (a Victorian seaside bike ride! a food tour of Italy!) round out this month’s romance column.
View ArticleSlow Dance
Witty, insightful and uncompromising, Rainbow Rowell’s Slow Dance is an emotionally charged and beautifully real romance.
View ArticleHow Rainbow Rowell learned to stop worrying and love prom
“Shakespeare ended so many of his lighter plays with weddings only because he didn't have prom at his disposal.”
View ArticleThe Pairing
A bacchanalian romp from Monaco to Pisa to Paris, The Pairing is a testament to Casey McQuiston’s talent.
View ArticleHot Earl Summer
Erica Ridley’s latest Wild Wynchesters romance is a wonderful and wacky opposites-attract love story between a dashing female bodyguard and a shy inventor.
View ArticleWhat if ‘Downton Abbey’ was a gothic romance?
Iona Grey’s The Housekeeper’s Secret is a dark delight, plus Eloisa James kicks off an adorable new Regency series.
View ArticleRules for Ghosting
A gentle, ghostly love story with a queer Jewish relationship at its center, Rules for Ghosting will make you laugh and make you cry, maybe even at the same time.
View ArticleRise and Divine
Lana Harper brings Thistle Grove, her beloved paranormal romance series, to a close with the richly crafted, eerie yet warm Rise and Divine.
View ArticleGet nostalgic with your book club
Take a trip back in time with four novels that revisit the ’80s and ’90s. The Gen Xers in your book club will have a blast.
View ArticleAlexis Hall does fantasy romance as only he can
The author’s latest, Confounding Oaths, comes complete with an evil fairy godmother, plus sweet new releases from Emma R. Alban and Katie Shepard in this month’s romance column.
View ArticleBest Hispanic and Latinx titles of 2024 (so far)
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15) by reading one of these excellent books by Hispanic and Latinx authors.
View ArticleThe Royals Upstairs
Karina Halle’s The Royals Upstairs is a transportive pleasure for us commoners.
View ArticleMay we interest you in some hot bodyguards?
Two romances give the popular trope a royal twist and a gender flip.
View ArticleSwordcrossed
Freya Marske’s dazzling Swordcrossed is an immersive fantasy with a rich love story at its heart.
View ArticleIs romantic suspense back?
Pyae Moe Thet War makes a convincing argument for the subgenre with her thrilling debut, plus Lynsay Sands’ latest Highland Brides romance.
View ArticleGood Duke Gone Wild
Bethany Bennett’s Good Duke Gone Wild is a sweet but still sexy romance starring a bookseller heroine with a secret life as an erotica writer.
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