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To the Green-eyed Lovebird:We met fifteen years ago, almost to the day, when I moved my stuff into the NYU dorm room next to yours at Senior House.You called us fast friends. I like to think it was more.We lived on nothing but the excitement of finding ourselves through music (you were obsessed with Jeff… Continue reading Before We Were Strangers by Renee Carlino
Let’s Make a Scene is a swoon-worthy, open-door romance that absolutely delivers on charm, chemistry, and character growth. If you love the sparkling banter of Jane Austen and the emotional depth of Emily Henry (yes, she gets a shoutout in the book!), this one’s for you. The story follows actress Cynthie Taylor, who, at the… Continue reading Let’s Make a Scene by Laura Wood
“I began to realize that love wasn't dead, but it wasn't forever, either. It was something in between, a moment in time where two people existed at the exact same moment in the exact same place in the universe.” Florence Day is the ghostwriter for one of the most prolific romance authors in the industry,… Continue reading The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
The setup for The Unwedding is irresistible: a high-end resort perched on the cliffs of Big Sur, a woman grieving the collapse of her marriage, a glamorous wedding gone suddenly and tragically wrong, and a storm that traps everyone on the grounds with no communication to the outside world. Ally Condie delivers a moody, atmospheric… Continue reading The Unwedding by Ally Condie
“She said if you are looking for answers you can’t find, you need to change the question.” Liam Noone was many things to many people. To the public, he was an exacting, self-made hotel magnate fleeing his past. To his three ex-wives, he was a loving albeit distant family man who kept his finances flush… Continue reading The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave
If you're looking for a cute summer romance, look no further. Summer in the City delivers all the charm and swoon of a great rom-com, with the added bonus of a New York City backdrop that practically breathes on the page. This one was a delightful mix of forced proximity and enemies-to-lovers tropes—two of my… Continue reading Summer in the City by Alex Aster
I devour every Abby Jimenez book she releases, so I was super excited about this one—and of course, she delivered. Jimenez can write a romance like nobody’s business. She always knows exactly how to make me care about her characters so deeply that I have to stop adulting just to finish the book. And this… Continue reading Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
“I’m just saying that you’re allowed to exist separately from your family. If you want. Many of us feel indebted to our parents, but the truth is, parenthood is a choice they made. We can’t dedicate our lives to pleasing others. Love isn’t transactional like that.” Evie Lang’s life is in shambles. On the heels… Continue reading Adam & Evie’s Matchmaking Tour by Nora Nguyen
“But here is the nature of life. That we must love things with our whole selves, knowing they will die.” Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising,… Continue reading Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Anyone who has ever felt stuck in their twenties, unsure of their purpose or still healing from loss, Passion Project will feel like a comforting, witty hug wrapped in a hopeful love story. London Sperry’s debut novel is a romantic comedy that’s just as much about rediscovering joy as it is about falling in love—and… Continue reading Passion Project by London Sperry