Romantic Comedy Books

Discover 694 romantic comedy books on TropeScope.

Romance with laugh-out-loud moments and a light emotional arc. The modern rom-com novel is where witty banter, meet-cutes, and third-act misunderstandings live.

Romantic comedy sits as a tonal subset within contemporary romance — the setting is modern but the approach is comedic. Emily Henry is the current doyenne; Jasmine Guillory, Christina Lauren, and Sophie Kinsella work the space regularly. The genre tends toward lower spice and higher dialogue-to-angst ratios.

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Most Popular Romantic Comedy Books

The Love Hypothesis

Ali Hazelwood

384 pagesromantic comedy

(1.9M)Steamy

A panicked PhD student kisses a grumpy professor and accidentally starts a fake relationship with him.

fake dating boss/employee workplace romance

The Unhoneymooners (Unhoneymooners, #1)

Christina Lauren · Unhoneymooners #1

432 pagesromantic comedy

(1.1M)Warm

Sworn enemies forced to fake a honeymoon in Hawaii — what could possibly go wrong?

enemies to lovers fake dating forced proximity

Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1)

Helen Fielding · Bridget Jones #1

337 pagesromantic comedy

(1.0M)Warm

A chaotic, self-deprecating singleton navigates her disastrous love life between a cad and a seemingly stuffy lawyer.

love triangle workplace romance opposites attract

The Hating Game

Sally Thorne

387 pagesromantic comedy

(839k)Steamy

Two rival executive assistants play petty office games — until a stopped elevator changes everything.

enemies to lovers workplace romance rivals to lovers

Great Big Beautiful Life

Emily Henry

384 pagesromantic comedy

(753k)Steamy

Two rival biographers, one island, one legendary woman's story — and feelings neither of them planned for.

rivals to lovers forced proximity island/beach

The Spanish Love Deception

Elena Armas · Love Deception #1

487 pagesromantic comedy

(821k)Steamy

She needs a fake boyfriend for her sister's wedding in Spain — her infuriating office nemesis volunteers.

fake dating enemies to lovers workplace romance

Confessions of a Shopaholic (Shopaholic, #1)

Sophie Kinsella · Shopaholic #1

322 pagesromantic comedy

(813k)Mild

A shopaholic finance journalist is drowning in debt — and falling for the one man who might find out.

workplace romance opposites attract

The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)

Graeme Simsion · Don Tillman #1

304 pagesromantic comedy

(599k)Mild

A socially challenged genetics professor designs a scientific wife-search — then meets the woman who breaks every rule.

strangers to lovers opposites attract workplace romance

The Paradise Problem

Christina Lauren

352 pagesromantic comedy

(462k)Steamy

A starving artist must pretend to be the perfect wife to her not-so-ex-husband — a secretly rich Stanford prof.

marriage of convenience forced proximity second chance

The Flatshare

Beth O'Leary

336 pagesromantic comedy

(462k)Warm

They share a flat, a bed, and sticky notes — but Tiffy and Leon have never once met.

roommates strangers to lovers forced proximity

Can You Keep a Secret?

Sophie Kinsella · Shopaholic

372 pagesromantic comedy

(479k)Steamy

She spills her deepest secrets to a stranger on a turbulent flight — who turns out to be her boss.

strangers to lovers workplace romance boss/employee

The Bodyguard

Katherine Center

302 pagesromantic comedy

(412k)Warm

A no-nonsense bodyguard must protect a Hollywood heartthrob — while pretending to be his girlfriend.

fake dating bodyguard romance celebrity/normal person

Life's Too Short

Abby Jimenez · The Friend Zone #3

353 pagesromantic comedy

(302k)Steamy

A globe-trotting YouTuber suddenly raising a baby finds unexpected love — and hope — in her lawyer next door.

strangers to lovers single parent romance small town

The Undomestic Goddess

Sophie Kinsella · Shopaholic

386 pagesromantic comedy

(315k)Warm

A high-powered London lawyer accidentally becomes a housekeeper — and can't even work the oven.

strangers to lovers mistaken identity forced proximity

The Cheat Sheet

Sarah Adams · The Cheat Sheet #1

306 pagesromantic comedy

(349k)Warm

She's secretly in love with her NFL best friend — then a tipsy confession forces them into a fake relationship.

friends to lovers fake dating sports setting

A Not So Meet Cute

Meghan Quinn · Cane Brothers #1

404 pagesromantic comedy

(277k)Steamy

Desperate and just-fired, she agrees to be his fake fiancée — then accidentally falls for the gorgeous ogre.

fake dating enemies to lovers opposites attract

The Rom-Commers

Katherine Center

336 pagesromantic comedy

(229k)Warm

A rom-com-obsessed writer rewrites a cynical screenwriter's terrible script — and accidentally rewrites her own love sto

workplace romance forced proximity opposites attract

Practice Makes Perfect

Sarah Adams · When in Rome #2

335 pagesromantic comedy

(233k)Steamy

A small-town florist asks her brooding bodyguard crush to teach her how to be dateable — big mistake.

fake dating small town friends to lovers

Remember Me?

Sophie Kinsella · Shopaholic

356 pagesromantic comedy

(266k)Warm

She wakes up with no memory of the last 3 years — or her hot millionaire husband.

amnesia marriage of convenience strangers to lovers

The American Roommate Experiment

Elena Armas · Love Deception #2

400 pagesromantic comedy

(272k)Steamy

A blocked romance writer and her best friend's ridiculously charming cousin are accidentally sharing a NYC apartment.

roommates strangers to lovers forced proximity

I've Got Your Number

Sophie Kinsella · Shopaholic

466 pagesromantic comedy

(241k)Warm

She loses her fiancé's priceless family ring — then steals a stranger's phone to find it.

strangers to lovers workplace romance

The Cinnamon Bun Book Store

Laurie Gilmore · Dream Harbor #2

384 pagesromantic comedy

(271k)Warm

A quirky bookseller and her fisherman crush follow a trail of secret codes through a cozy small town.

small town strangers to lovers

The True Love Experiment

Christina Lauren · DNA Duo #2

409 pagesromantic comedy

(197k)Steamy

A romance novelist joins a reality dating show — and falls for the documentarian running it.

celebrity/normal person workplace romance forced proximity

Wallbanger (Cocktail, #1)

Alice Clayton · Cocktail #1

385 pagesromantic comedy

(212k)Scorching

Her new neighbor's nightly escapades are ruining her sleep — until she meets the infuriatingly hot man behind the wall.

enemies to lovers roommates forced proximity

Enemies-to-Lovers Rom-Com

Banter-forward hate that becomes love. The Hating Game is the type specimen.

The Unhoneymooners (Unhoneymooners, #1)

Christina Lauren · Unhoneymooners #1

432 pagesromantic comedy

(1.1M)Warm

Sworn enemies forced to fake a honeymoon in Hawaii — what could possibly go wrong?

enemies to lovers fake dating forced proximity

The Hating Game

Sally Thorne

387 pagesromantic comedy

(839k)Steamy

Two rival executive assistants play petty office games — until a stopped elevator changes everything.

enemies to lovers workplace romance rivals to lovers

The Spanish Love Deception

Elena Armas · Love Deception #1

487 pagesromantic comedy

(821k)Steamy

She needs a fake boyfriend for her sister's wedding in Spain — her infuriating office nemesis volunteers.

fake dating enemies to lovers workplace romance

A Not So Meet Cute

Meghan Quinn · Cane Brothers #1

404 pagesromantic comedy

(277k)Steamy

Desperate and just-fired, she agrees to be his fake fiancée — then accidentally falls for the gorgeous ogre.

fake dating enemies to lovers opposites attract

Wallbanger (Cocktail, #1)

Alice Clayton · Cocktail #1

385 pagesromantic comedy

(212k)Scorching

Her new neighbor's nightly escapades are ruining her sleep — until she meets the infuriatingly hot man behind the wall.

enemies to lovers roommates forced proximity

By a Thread

Lucy Score

584 pagesromantic comedy

(180k)Steamy

A grumpy boss got her fired — now she's his employee, his problem, and his obsession.

enemies to lovers workplace romance boss/employee

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Workplace Rom-Com

Coworkers, competing law firms, rival publishing assistants. Office romance mined for its comedy.

The Love Hypothesis

Ali Hazelwood

384 pagesromantic comedy

(1.9M)Steamy

A panicked PhD student kisses a grumpy professor and accidentally starts a fake relationship with him.

fake dating boss/employee workplace romance

Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1)

Helen Fielding · Bridget Jones #1

337 pagesromantic comedy

(1.0M)Warm

A chaotic, self-deprecating singleton navigates her disastrous love life between a cad and a seemingly stuffy lawyer.

love triangle workplace romance opposites attract

The Hating Game

Sally Thorne

387 pagesromantic comedy

(839k)Steamy

Two rival executive assistants play petty office games — until a stopped elevator changes everything.

enemies to lovers workplace romance rivals to lovers

Great Big Beautiful Life

Emily Henry

384 pagesromantic comedy

(753k)Steamy

Two rival biographers, one island, one legendary woman's story — and feelings neither of them planned for.

rivals to lovers forced proximity island/beach

The Spanish Love Deception

Elena Armas · Love Deception #1

487 pagesromantic comedy

(821k)Steamy

She needs a fake boyfriend for her sister's wedding in Spain — her infuriating office nemesis volunteers.

fake dating enemies to lovers workplace romance

Confessions of a Shopaholic (Shopaholic, #1)

Sophie Kinsella · Shopaholic #1

322 pagesromantic comedy

(813k)Mild

A shopaholic finance journalist is drowning in debt — and falling for the one man who might find out.

workplace romance opposites attract

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Fake Dating Rom-Com

The classic rom-com vehicle — performing a relationship until it becomes real.

The Love Hypothesis

Ali Hazelwood

384 pagesromantic comedy

(1.9M)Steamy

A panicked PhD student kisses a grumpy professor and accidentally starts a fake relationship with him.

fake dating boss/employee workplace romance

The Unhoneymooners (Unhoneymooners, #1)

Christina Lauren · Unhoneymooners #1

432 pagesromantic comedy

(1.1M)Warm

Sworn enemies forced to fake a honeymoon in Hawaii — what could possibly go wrong?

enemies to lovers fake dating forced proximity

The Spanish Love Deception

Elena Armas · Love Deception #1

487 pagesromantic comedy

(821k)Steamy

She needs a fake boyfriend for her sister's wedding in Spain — her infuriating office nemesis volunteers.

fake dating enemies to lovers workplace romance

The Paradise Problem

Christina Lauren

352 pagesromantic comedy

(462k)Steamy

A starving artist must pretend to be the perfect wife to her not-so-ex-husband — a secretly rich Stanford prof.

marriage of convenience forced proximity second chance

The Bodyguard

Katherine Center

302 pagesromantic comedy

(412k)Warm

A no-nonsense bodyguard must protect a Hollywood heartthrob — while pretending to be his girlfriend.

fake dating bodyguard romance celebrity/normal person

The Cheat Sheet

Sarah Adams · The Cheat Sheet #1

306 pagesromantic comedy

(349k)Warm

She's secretly in love with her NFL best friend — then a tipsy confession forces them into a fake relationship.

friends to lovers fake dating sports setting

Browse all Fake Dating Rom-Com →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is romantic comedy the same as rom-com?

Yes. "Rom-com" is just the shortened form. In publishing, both terms cover romance novels with a comedic tone — dialogue-led humour, lighter emotional stakes, happy endings with minimal angst.

Where should I start with rom-com books?

Emily Henry's Beach Read or Book Lovers for writerly rom-com; Sally Thorne's The Hating Game for classic enemies-to-lovers; Christina Lauren's catalogue for consistent hits; Helen Hoang's The Kiss Quotient for neurodivergent-rep rom-com; Elena Armas's The Spanish Love Deception for Spanish-set enemies-to-lovers.

How spicy are rom-coms?

Generally mid — less than adult contemporary or new-adult sports romance, but rarely closed-door. Emily Henry leans mild-to-mid; Christina Lauren mid; Hannah Grace's comedic entries sit higher. Expect one or two explicit scenes rather than scenes-throughout.

Rom-com vs contemporary romance — what's the difference?

Rom-com is a tonal subset of contemporary romance, not a separate sub-genre. The label signals comedic voice, lighter emotional stakes, and dialogue-heavy chemistry. A book can be contemporary romance without being rom-com (Colleen Hoover's emotional dramas); a rom-com is always also contemporary.

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