Honey and Spice, an enemies-to-lovers romance set on a British university campus, hums with author Bolu Babalola’s energetic, intelligent voice.
Sonali Dev’s contemporary, gender-flipped Emma is a sprawling and emotional grumpy-sunshine romance.
A Proposal They Can’t Refuse is a mouthwatering delight with cooking as foreplay and two romantic leads worth rooting for every step of the way.
Two women deal with career, family and romantic turmoil in The Romance Recipe by Ruby Barrett.
Lucy Score’s adorable rom-com featuring a house-flipper and a hunky landscaper will especially delight lovers of HGTV and will charm practically everyone else.
If you enjoy the soap opera-esque twists and turns of the British royal family, Tracey Livesay‘s American Royalty is the romance for you.
Akwaeke Emezi’s first romance novel, You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty, is a hot and sultry read. As she told us, “It’s not a literary novel pretending to be a romance. Like, no, I wrote it for the genre.”
Emily Henry does it again and makes it look easy: Book Lovers is a delightful romance that both dismantles and celebrates the “career woman” archetype.
The No-Show is a terrific read, with keen insight into all the phases of romance and three very compelling female characters.
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