On Reading Romance

Staff Pick: Book Lovers by Emily Henry

A delightful enemies to lovers, small-town romance featuring two big-city, bookish people who keep running into each other while summering in the small town of Sunshine Falls. It's a plot twist they didn’t see coming, one that might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they’ve written about themselves.

Staff Pick: The Ripple Effect by Maggie North

An uplifting second-chance love story set in the Canadian wilderness. A grumpy, burnt-out physician and a sunshine psychologist must fake an engagement to save his whitewater canoeing/relationship therapy startup in this novel about starting over.

Staff Pick: Devil in Winter (Wallflower series) by Lisa Kleypas

Desperate to escape her romance-scheming relatives, Evangeline Jenner seeks a marriage of convenience with a sinfully handsome viscount. Little did she know that they would strike up a deal of their own and soon find out if they would defy their perilous fate for the sake of love.

Staff Pick: The Duke and I (Bridgerton Series) by Julia Quinn 

The Duke and I is the first romance novel in the Regency-era Bridgerton series, which has since grown in popularity through the Netflix show. Daphne Bridgerton is honest, kind and witty but lacks the charm and willingness to play the romantic games that captivate gentlemen. Simon Basset intends to shun marriage and society completely until he meets his best friend’s sister, Daphne, and agrees to a fake courtship. The plan works like a charm, but will true love grow for real?

Staff Pick: Time to Shine by Rachel Reid

Shy backup goalie Landon Stackhouse and his confident teammate Casey Hicks discover that friendship and love can be as transformative as a winning season. Warm and uplifting, this story celebrates personal growth, trust, and stepping into the spotlight. 

Staff Pick: The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

The Pairing is a delicious second-chance love story featuring exes Theo and Kit, who accidentally book the same European food-and-wine tour. They immediately challenge each other to a hookup competition to prove they’re over each other, but spoiler alert - they're not, and sometimes a taste of everything makes you crave what you lost.

Staff Pick: Bride (Book 1) by Ali Hazelwood

Misery Lark, only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is forced to enter a dangerous marriage of convenience alliance with Alpha Werewolf Lowe Moreland, but she has her own reasons, too. What starts as an unsettling new life for Misery in Were territory soon becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into. 

Staff Pick: Soul Searching by Lyla Sage

Soul Searching is set in the quiet little town where Collins grew up, filled with her charming family, memories of her past, Brady Cooper (the town's handsome new upholsterer and outsider) and... ghosts! This paranormal romance is entertaining, heartwarming, quirky, and spicy.

Staff Pick: A Court of Thorns and Roses (Book 1) by Sarah J. Maas

When Feyre is dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from stories, she soon learns that her captor is Tamlin, High Lord of the faeries and that she is incredibly drawn to him. This is a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.

Staff Pick: A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna

An enchanting tale about Sera Swan, a witch who has a second chance to get her magical powers and her life back on track. In her quest to regain her powers, Sera consults the gorgeous historian Luke Larsen about an old spellbook that could be the key to unlocking her magic...and his icy heart.

Staff Pick: Whiteout by Adriana Anders

Chef Angel Smith and gorgeous glaciologist Ford Cooper are running for their lives in the most inhospitable and beautiful place on earth, Antarctica. With nothing but their fiery passion to keep them warm, will they make it out alive? 

Staff Pick: Grace Under Fire by Julie Garwood

From the queen of romantic suspense comes Grace Under Fire. When Grace Isabel MacKenna gets herself into a sticky situation, she finds herself being rescued by Michael Buchanan, navy seal turned lawyer and now, self-proclaimed bodyguard to Grace. Despite disliking him for years, Grace now finds a sizzling attraction growing between them. But before they can do anything about it, they’re fighting for their lives.