Romance fiction

  • The cinnamon bun book store : Dream Harbor, book 2

    Creator

    Gilmore, Laurie

    Abstract

    From the author of the viral TikTok phenomenon, The Pumpkin Spice Cafe – comes a new seasonal spicy romance. 'Unputdownable, I devoured [it] within days... Dream Harbor is not short of a vibrant and hilarious cast of characters to help breathe life into the already charming town'. Every book in the Dream Harbor series can be read as a standalone. 'A charming break from reality' – Publishers Weekly. When a secret message turns up hidden in a book in the Cinnamon Bun Bookstore, Hazel can't understand it.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Glasgow

    One More Chapter

    [London, England]

    One More Chapter

    Not specified
  • Six more months of June

    Creator

    Garrison, Daisy

    Abstract

    A romantic debut about the exhilarating highs and messy lows that swirl together when high school comes to an end. Perfect for fans of Carley Fortune and Jenny Han. Golden boy Caplan and bookish Mina have been unlikely soulmates since third grade. Bound by growing up in single-mother households on the same cul-de-sac in Two Docks, Michigan, their friendship exists miraculously outside their high school's social order.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Flatiron Books

    New York, NY

    Flatiron Books

    Not specified
  • Ex marks the spot

    Creator

    Chao, Gloria

    Abstract

    A swoony rivals-to-lovers romance – Family secrets that can't stay buried – A globe-spanning treasure hunt with puzzles to solve. This latest YA novel by acclaimed writer Gloria Chao takes readers on a soaring adventure through love, loss, and the lively streets of Taiwan. For Gemma's whole life, it has always been her and her mom against the world. As far as she knew, all her grandparents – and thus her ties to Taiwanese culture – were dead.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Viking Books for Young Readers

    New York, New York

    Viking

    Not specified
  • The calculation of you and me

    Creator

    Kaylor, Serena

    Abstract

    A calculus nerd enlists her surly classmate's help to win back her ex-boyfriend, but when sparks start to fly, she realizes there's no algorithm for falling in love. Marlowe Meadows understands a lot of things. She understands that calculus isn't overwhelmingly beautiful to everyone, and that it typically kills the mood when you try to talk Python coding over beer pong. She understands that people were surprised when golden boy Josh asked her out and she went from weird, math-obsessed Marlowe to half of their school's couple goals.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Wednesday Books

    New York

    Wednesday Books

    Not specified
  • The long game : Green Oak, book 1

    Creator

    Armas, Elena

    Abstract

    A New York Times Bestseller. A disgraced soccer exec reluctantly enlists the help of a retired soccer star in coaching a children's team in this small-town love story in the vein of It Happened One Summer—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Spanish Love Deception. Adalyn Reyes has spent years perfecting her daily routine: wake up at dawn, drive to the Miami Flames FC offices, try her hardest to leave a mark, go home, and repeat. But her routine is disrupted when a video of her in an altercation with the team's mascot goes viral.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Atria Books

    New York, NY

    Atria Paperback, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc

    Not specified
  • I was told there would be romance

    Creator

    Arnold, Marie

    Abstract

    For fans of Never Have I Ever and To All the Boys I've Loved Before. A hilarious and heartfelt novel about a young Haitian girl navigating high school, friendship, and crushes. Fifteen-year-old Fancy Augustine is a Haitian American girl with three simple desires. She'd like to trade in her floppy, oversize boobs for cute, perky ones. She'd love a boyfriend. And she is desperate for an invite to the biggest event of the school year: Imani Park's birthday party.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

    New York

    Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

    Not specified
  • The palace of Eros

    Creator

    De Robertis, Caro

    Abstract

    "It's a literary gift to see gender expansiveness depicted in an ancient myth with such grace and ease." – Electric Literature – Fans of Circe and Black Sun, "prepare to be astonished" (R.O. Kwon, author of The Incendiaries) with this bold and subversive feminist and queer retelling of the Greek myth of Psyche and Eros. Young, headstrong Psyche has captured the eyes of every suitor in town with her tempestuous beauty, which has made her irresistible as a woman yet undesirable as a wife. Secretly, she longs for a life away from the expectations of men.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Atria/Primero Sueno Press

    New York

    Atria/Primero Sueno Press

    Not specified
  • Gentlest of wild things

    Creator

    Underwood, Sarah

    Abstract

    "A tapestry of mysteries, myths, and machinations, all held together by a shimmering thread of love between women." – Samantha Shannon, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree. This stunning Greek mythology-inspired sapphic fantasy blends the story of Eros and Psyche with legends of the enthralling, vampiric empousa—from the New York Times bestselling author of Lies We Sing to the Sea. Desire binds them. Hunger compels them. Love will set them free...

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperTeen

    New York

    Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

    Not specified
  • The pumpkin spice café : Dream Harbor, book 1

    Creator

    Gilmore, Laurie

    Abstract

    Winner of the TikTok Shop Book of the Year 2024 – Sunday Times and USA Today bestseller. As seen on Good Morning America. 'Gives off the same level of endorphins as taking a sip of an actual pumpkin spice latte... all the makings of a top tier Hallmark movie that happens to include a nice dash of spice' – People. 'With a name this cute and a cover this autumnal, how could I not cozy up with my blanket and relax with this adoring book?' – New York Post.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Glasgow

    One More Chapter

    London

    One More Chapter

    Not specified
  • Playing for keeps

    Creator

    Dugan, Jennifer

    Abstract

    From the author of Some Girls Do comes another heartfelt YA sapphic romance – starring a baseball pitcher and a student umpire who are definitely not supposed to fall for one another. "Sapphic sports romance perfection. Swoony and romantic, but unafraid to tackle grief, family expectations, and fighting for your dreams, this is a home run of a book." – Rachael Lippincott, coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Five Feet Apart and She Gets the Girl.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers

    New York

    G.P. Putnam's Sons

    Not specified