Best contemporary romance books

1243 books in the database.

Whether you are looking for a slow burn, fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, or second chance romance, there’s something for everyone in this list of the best contemporary romance books!

1
6 Times We Almost Kissed [and One Time We Did] Tess Sharpe
384 pages Standalone Published by Little, Brown
Mental health Gay Lesbian LGBT
2
A Cross-Country Christmas Courtney Walsh
254 pages Book 1 of the Road Trip Romance Series Published by Tyndale House
Christmas Holiday
3
A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow Laura Taylor Namey
336 pages Standalone Published by Atheneum Books
Small town Travel
4
A Deal with the Devil Elizabeth O'Roark
384 pages Book 1 of The Grumpy Devils Series Self-published
Enemies to lovers Forced proximity Slow burn Workplace
5
A December to Remember Jenny Bayliss
384 pages Standalone Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons
Christmas Holiday
6
A Dirty Business Tijan
400 pages Standalone in A Dirty Business series Self-published
Enemies to lovers Mafia Dark
7
A Ferry Merry Christmas Debbie Macomber
320 pages Standalone Published by Ballantine Books
Christmas Holiday
8
A First Time for Everything K.L. Walther
420 pages Standalone Published by Sourcebooks Fire
Friends to lovers Summer
9
A Good Neighborhood Therese Anne Fowler
384 pages Standalone Published by St. Martin's Press
Race
10
A Guide to Being Just Friends Sophie Sullivan
336 pages Standalone Published by St. Martin's Griffin
Friends to lovers
11
A Guy Walks Into My Bar Lauren Blakely
320 pages Standalone Self-published
Hockey Gay LGBT
12
A Heart for Christmas: Advent Romance Sophie Jomain
338 pages Standalone Published by Simon & Schuster
Christmas Holiday
13
A Heart for Christmas: My Advent Novel Sophie Jomain
256 pages Standalone Published by Simon & Shuster
Christmas Holiday
14
A Holly Jolly Diwali Sonya Lalli
320 pages Standalone Published by Berkley
Christmas Holiday
15
A Holly Jolly Ever After Julie Murphy
432 pages Part of A Christ Notch series Published by Avon
Christmas Holiday
16
A Hundred Other Girls Iman Hariri-Kia
304 pages Standalone Published by Sourcebooks Landmark
17
A Language of Limbs Dylin Hardcastle
304 pages Standalone Published by Dutton
Lesbian LGBT Queer
18
A Little Bit Country Brian D. Kennedy
320 pages Standalone Published by HarperCollins
Music Gay LGBT Queer
19
A Little Hope Ethan Joella
304 pages Standalone Published by Scribner
Grief
20
A Little Tempting Kelsie Rae
350 pages Book 2 of The Little Things Self-published
Friends to lovers College Hockey