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Romance Books for Teens and Young Adults

Books that will speak to the heart through crushes, first loves and yes, even a bit of heartache. 

Cover of  Ander & Santi Were Here
Jonny
Garza Villa
2023

Nonbinary teen Ander is ready to leave their family's taquerâia and focus on their art, but when Santi, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, begins to work at the restaurant, the two teens spark a romance made complicated by immigration police.

Cover of As You Walk On By
Julian
Winters
2023

After a disastrous promposal at a party, seventeen-year-old Theo has an existential crisis in an empty bedroom, but as the night progresses, various classmates also seek refuge from the party, and Theo finds he is not as alone as he thinks he is.

Cover of Batter Royale
Leisl
Adams
2022

When seventeen-year-old small-town waitress Rose impresses a famous food critic, she and her best friend, Fred, find themselves thrust into the tough world of competitive baking. The contest is an intense ten days of bizarre challenges, and the competition is cutthroat. Some competitors are willing to lie, cheat, and sabotage their way to the top. Rose may be in over her head, but she is determined to show that she can become a top chef. 

Cover of Better Than the Movies
Lynn
Painter
2022

A hopeless romantic teen attempts to secure a happily-ever-after moment with her forever crush, but finds herself reluctantly drawn to the boy next door.

Cover of Chaos Theory
Nic
Stone
2023

A gripping romance about two teens: a certified genius living with a diagnosed mental disorder and a politician's son who is running from his own addiction and grief. Don't miss this gut punch of a novel about mental health, loss, and discovering you are worthy of love.

Cover of Chloe and the Kaishao Boys
Mae
Coyiuto
2023

Seventeen-year-old Chinese-Filipina Chloe's father sets her up on a marathon of arranged dates in hopes of convincing her to stay close to their Manila home for college.

Cover of Drizzle, Dreams, and Loves
Maya
Prasad
2022

The Singh sisters grew up helping their father navigate the bustle of the Songbird Inn. Nestled on dreamy and drizzly Orcas Island in the Pacific Northwest, the inn's always been warm and cozy and filled with interesting guests. But things are about to heat up now that the Songbird has been named the Most Romantic Inn in America. The magic of the inn leads the tight-knit Singh sisters to new passions and breathtaking kisses--and to unearth the truest versions of themselves.

Cover of Highly Suspicious and Unfa
Talia
Hibbert
2023

Forced to work as a team for the chance to win a grand prize, Celine Bangura and Bradley Graeme must trudge through not just mud and dirt but their messy past. As this adventure brings them closer together, they begin to remember the good bits of their history. But has too much time passed or just enough to spark a whole new kind of relationship?

Cover of Love from Mecca to Medina
S.K.
Ali
2022

Adam and Zayneb embark on the Umrah, a pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina, in Saudi Arabia, but as one wedge after another drives them apart while they make their way through rites in the holy city, Adam and Zayneb start to wonder if their meeting was just an oddity after all.

Cover of Love Times Infinity
Lane
Clarke
2022

This heartfelt coming of age story follows Michie, a high school junior who begins to grapple with big questions of love, purpose, and family while working on something that could change her life.

Cover of Never Ever Getting Back To
Sophie
Gonzales
2022

Eighteen-year-old Maya Bailey enters a reality dating competition to get revenge on her cheating, royal-adjacent ex-boyfriend, and she ends up falling for another girl on the show--in fact, the girl he cheated on her with.

Cover of The Princess and the Grill
Deya
Muniz
2023

Cam disguises herself as a man to inherit her father's money and estate, and though she tries to keep a low profile, she ends up falling for Crown Princess Brie.

Cover of This Time It's Real
Ann
Liang
2023

When seventeen-year-old Eliza Lin's entirely fictional essay about meeting her perfect boyfriend goes viral at her international school in Beijing, she has to make a deal with the handsome and charming Caz Song to play the part--but when the relationship starts to feel real all her career plans are suddenly threatened.

Cover of This Woven Kingdom
Tahereh
Mafi
2022

In this epic, romantic trilogy inspired by Persian mythology, there are clashing empires, a forbidden romance, and a long-forgotten queen destined to save her people.