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Heartstopper: Volume Five
Alice Oseman
young adult romanceHeartstopper #5
(200k)
Nick and Charlie are deeply in love — but university looming threatens to change everything.
The Lost Fisherman
Jewel E. Ann
contemporary romanceFisherman #2
(15k)
Five years later, she's not the naive girl he knew — and he's not the man who broke her. Can they finally be enough?
Someday, Someday
Emma Scott
contemporary romance
(9k)
A recovering addict turned caretaker falls for the closeted heir to a corrupt dynasty — but love costs everything.
Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2)
Diana Gabaldon
historical romanceOutlander #2
(388k)
Twenty years after escaping 18th-century Scotland, Claire returns to reveal the truth about the warrior she left behind.
The Law of Moses (The Law of Moses, #1)
Amy Harmon
new adult romanceThe Law of Moses #1
(39k)
A girl drawn to a broken, gifted outsider discovers love, loss, and a connection that defies explanation.
Poppy Jenkins
Clare Ashton
contemporary romance
(4k)
The only gay in her Welsh village, Poppy's heart is thrown into chaos when her long-lost best friend returns.
The Silent Waters
Brittainy C. Cherry
new adult romanceElements #3
(41k)
She lost her voice at ten; he was the only one who heard her — until tragedy drowned them both.
Part of Your World
Abby Jimenez
contemporary romancePart of Your World #1
(889k)
A big-city surgeon falls for a small-town carpenter — but her family's legacy may cost her everything.
Blue Lily, Lily Blue
Maggie Stiefvater
young adult romanceThe Raven Cycle #3
(182k)
Blue has finally found her people — but the boy she loves is fated to die if she kisses him.
The Thorn Birds
Colleen McCullough
historical romance
(366k)
A woman loves a priest across a lifetime — a bond as beautiful and doomed as a thorn bird's song.
The Raven King
Maggie Stiefvater
young adult romanceThe Raven Cycle #4
(161k)
Blue was told she'd kill her true love with a kiss — and now she's falling for him anyway.
When You Least Expect It
Haley Cass
contemporary romanceWhen You Least Expect It
(19k)
A divorce attorney falls for her client — her work rival's soon-to-be ex-wife.
Dotted Lines
Devney Perry
contemporary romanceRunaway #5
(9k)
She drove across the country to find closure — but the boy she never stopped loving is still there.
Mistress Suffragette
Diana Forbes
historical romance
(5k)
In Gilded Age Newport, a penniless suffragette must choose between her principles and a charming, dangerous millionaire.
The Stationery Shop
Marjan Kamali
historical romance
(129k)
Sixty years after a coup tore them apart on the eve of their wedding, Roya finally gets to ask Bahman why.
The Wreck
Marie Force
romantic suspense
(7k)
Fifteen years after tragedy tore them apart, new clues about the crash bring him back to the girl he never stopped lovin
Bone Island: Book of Danvers
Nicole Fiorina
gothic romanceTales of Weeping Hollow #2
(4k)
Two forbidden hearts steal secret moments in a crumbling town — but carnage was always their destiny.
Heart Bones
Colleen Hoover
new adult romance
(685k)
A girl escaping poverty spends one last summer with a brooding rich stranger — and both their hearts pay the price.
Every Summer After
Carley Fortune
contemporary romanceBarry’s Bay #1
(883k)
After a decade of running, Percy returns to the lake — and the man she never got over.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V.E. Schwab
gothic romance
(1.5M)
Cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets, Addie LaRue finds the one man who remembers her name.
Beautiful Dreamer
Melissa Brayden
contemporary romance
(2k)
A driven city broker returns to her small hometown and falls for the warm, sweet woman she once overlooked.
A Winter by the Sea
Julie Klassen
regency romanceOn Devonshire Shores #2
(4k)
An aspiring author on the Devonshire coast must choose between her past and a dashing new suitor.
Swear on This Life
Renee Carlino
contemporary romance
(60k)
A woman recognises her own painful childhood in a bestselling novel — and realises her lost first love wrote it.
How Sweet It Is
Melissa Brayden
contemporary romance
(3k)
A small-town baker falls for the younger sister of the woman she lost — and must navigate love, loyalty, and grief.