Nerd/geek
Characters who are passionate about intellectual pursuits, specialized hobbies, or niche interests — their expertise and enthusiasm make them irresistibly attractive to the right person.
Discover 48 romance books featuring nerd/geek.
24 of 48 books

Beard Science (Winston Brothers, #3)
Penny Reid
Tennessee's Banana Cake Queen blackmails the town's resident mastermind — and gets more than she bargained for.

Something Wild & Wonderful
Anita Kelly
Two men keep crossing paths on the Pacific Crest Trail — one grumpy and nerdy, one golden and charismatic.

Here For The Cake: A fake dating, beach wedding romance
Jennifer Millikin
Fake dating her sister's wedding frenemy: one contract, one bed, and way too many real kisses.

Learning Curve
N.R. Walker
A popular football player and his nerdy tutor-roommate trade lessons — and accidentally fall in love.

Heaven and Earth (Three Sisters Island, #2)
Nora Roberts
A witch-denying deputy and a paranormal researcher collide on a secretive island with a dangerous magical legacy.

The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Elizabeth O'Roark
She went to Hawaii to give her ex another chance — not to fall for his infuriating older brother.

Deke
Eden Finley
A closeted hockey player agrees to a fake boyfriend scheme — not realising his 'boyfriend' is a reporter covering his te

Succubus Dreams (Georgina Kincaid, #3)
Richelle Mead
A succubus in love with a mortal writer — but one touch of real passion could kill him.

The Charm Offensive
Alison Cochrun
A hopeless romantic TV producer goes off-script when he falls for the awkward tech billionaire he's supposed to be coach

Dungeons and Drama
Kristy Boyce
A theatre girl fakes flirting with a D&D nerd — and ends up rolling for real feelings.

Scythe & Sparrow
Brynne Weaver
A nerdy small-town doctor takes in a circus performer with a broken leg — and a body count.

Behind The Veil
Kathryn Nolan
A tough detective and a brilliant librarian go undercover as married to recover a priceless stolen book.

A Rogue in the Making
Stacy Reid
A bookish earl suspects his suspiciously attractive new valet might actually be a woman in disguise.

The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam
Megan Bannen
An immortal demigod and an uptight portal inventor get trapped together — and he's hiding something big.

Twilight of Embers (Dragons of Ember Hollow, #1)
Tessa Hale
A premed student at a mysterious university discovers her five compelling classmates are dragon shifters — and all five

Let's Get Textual
Teagan Hunter
A wrong-number text leads to flirting, a baby goat, and maybe the right guy after all.

Imago
N. R. Walker
A bow-tie-wearing butterfly scientist visits a sleepy Tasmanian town and meets a man worth catching.

Sex Ed
Kristen Bailey
She helps her nerdy best friend lose his virginity — then realises she wants him for herself.

Seeds of Betrayal: A fake dating, new adult college romance
Lola Lockhart
She kissed her brother's best friend and now owes community service — with him. Fake dating was supposed to be safe.

What Happens in London (Bevelstoke, #2)
Julia Quinn
She spies on her neighbor to catch a killer — he spies back and catches feelings instead.

Today Tonight Tomorrow
Rachel Lynn Solomon
Bitter high school rivals team up for one wild last night in Seattle — and fall for each other by sunrise.

The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)
Graeme Simsion
A socially challenged genetics professor designs a scientific wife-search — then meets the woman who breaks every rule.

First of Her Kind: Polyamorous Fantasy Romantic Suspense
Scottie Kaye
A dragon-hating servant falls for her mage lord's son — just as the dragons come hunting for legends.

The Time Traveler's Wife
Audrey Niffenegger
She's always known him, but he keeps vanishing through time — their love story told from both sides of the clock.