Contemporary Romance

Contemporary Romance

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Definition of "Contemporary Romance": While technically a subgenre of the Romance category, that category is much too large to not be broken down. Contemporary Romance, by definition, is set in the time in which it was written.  The ebooks in this category are largely focused on the relationship and romantic love shared by two people.  Typically, ebooks in this category reward characters that are good people, punish those that are bad, and end with an upbeat, positive conclusion.  But, that "formula" is always being altered by excellent authors--which is why we read their ebooks, right?

 

Some examples of the best Contemporary Romance ebooks past and present include Nicholas Sparks (The Longest Ride), Tracy Brogan (Crazy Little Thing), Jojo Moyes (Me Before You), Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook), Lisa Kleypas (Blue-Eyed Devil).

Mile High Miracle: A Grumpy Billionaire Silver Fox Christmas Romance

by J. S. Kingsley


All I wanted for Christmas was a flight home to my Grandma’s cookies.
 Instead, I got unwrapped by a silver fox billionaire at 30,000 feet.

The flight was a disaster until Marcel Dubois saved me. Older. Sophisticated. Richer than sin.
He offered his private suite. I gave him my virginity.
The rule was simple: One night. No names. No strings.

But the holidays are full of surprises. When I walk into my new job to save my grandmother's town, I freeze.
The ruthless developer bulldozing our library? 
It's him. The Grinch stealing our Christmas? Him.

Now I’m working side-by-side with the enemy. He’s cold, calculating, and hates the holidays. I’m fighting to save my family’s legacy. But every time we get snowed in at the office, his possessive gaze melts my defenses.

I can fight him in the boardroom. I can try to resist him in the bedroom. Yet I can’t hide the truth forever:

I’m carrying the Grinch’s baby. But can a ruthless tycoon who destroys homes ever build a real family with the woman standing in his way?

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Breakout: The King Brothers Rockstar Romance

by Toni Kenyon


He's chasing fame. She's chasing a future. But their colliding hearts could destroy them both.

Dylan King has one shot to break free of his parents' suffocating expectations and become a rock legend. But his rising star comes with an impossible price—losing Destiny Hughes, the only person who's ever seen past his carefully constructed walls.

Trapped on her parents' predetermined path to law school, Destiny has never had a choice about her future. But Dylan's voice has always been the soundtrack to her soul, awakening something wild she can't ignore. As his star rises and her future pulls her in the opposite direction, she's trapped between two devastating truths: stay and watch her carefully planned life unravel, or walk away from the only man who's ever made her feel alive.

Sometimes the hardest part of following your dreams... is watching them tear apart the one person you can't live without.

If you like the emotional depth of Colleen Hoover and the musical passion of Vi Keeland, then Breakout: A King Brothers Rockstar Romance is the perfect read for you.

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When in Rome: A Novel

by Sarah Adams


Opposites certainly attract for the stranded pop star and small-town baker in this charming slice of romance from the author of the TikTok sensation The Cheat Sheet.

“This modern take on the Hepburn classic Roman Holiday is a quick, fun, slow-burn rom-com.”—Abby Jimenez, bestselling author of The Friend Zone

ONE OF NPR’S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR

Amelia Rose, known as Rae Rose to her adoring fans, is burned-out from years of maintaining her “princess of pop” image. Inspired by her favorite Audrey Hepburn film, 
Roman Holiday, she drives off in the middle of the night for a break in Rome . . . Rome, Kentucky, that is. 

When Noah Walker finds Amelia on his front lawn in her broken-down car, he makes it clear he doesn’t have the time or patience for celebrity problems. He’s too busy running the pie shop his grandmother left him and reminding his nosy but lovable neighbors to mind their own damn business. Despite his better judgment, he lets her stay in his guest room—but only until her car is fixed—then she’s on her own. 

Then Noah starts to see a different side of Rae Rose—she’s Amelia: kindhearted and goofy, yet lonely from years in the public eye. He can’t help but get close to her. Soon she’ll have to return to her glamorous life on tour, but until then, Noah will show Amelia all the charming small-town experiences she’s been missing, and she’ll help him open his heart to more. 

Amelia can’t resist falling for the cozy town and her grumpy tour guide, but even Audrey had to leave Rome eventually.

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The Dreamweaver’s Pact Complete Series Boxed Set

by Michael Anderle


 

Illusions can't hide true love.

Elara is just a simple seamstress struggling to survive in the Tapestry Guild until her needle begins to glow with mysterious power.

When her magical thread creates a connection to Prince Caelum—trapped for five years in an enchanted sleep by the treacherous royal advisor Malakar—Elara discovers she's a dreamweaver with the rare ability to enter dreams and shape reality.

She wants nothing more than to free Caelum from his curse and explore the powerful connection growing between them. Malakar's dark illusions are everywhere, manipulating the court and feeding on the prince's imprisoned consciousness.

To save Caelum, Elara must master her untamed dreamweaving powers and uncover the ancient runes binding the prince before Malakar completes his ritual and permanently merges the dream realm with reality.

The fate of the kingdom—and Elara's heart—hangs by a thread.

If she succeeds, she might free the prince who has become her soul's match. If she fails, both worlds will unravel in nightmare.

Will Elara's love be powerful enough to break the curse? Or will Malakar's dark illusions consume them all?

Included in this boxed set:

  1. Whispering Dreams
  2. Shattered Nightmares
  3. Dawn Awakening
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Vodka and Chocolate Drops: A Blueberry Springs Sweet Romance

by Jean Oram


One woman. One cheating ex. One life do-over.

Amber Thompson always thought she wanted a superstar boyfriend—until he kicked her to the curb on the eve of his big break.

When Amber’s best friend, Scott Malone, comes running in to save her once again, she realizes he’s the man she truly wants. The only problem? Scott isn’t interested in pursuing a woman on the rebound.

Determined to prove she’s ready to commit, Amber comes up with a plan to woo Scott, only to have it derailed by explosive family secrets. With her assumptions about everything—including herself—dismantled, she finds herself torn between a need for answers and protecting her mother’s past. But Amber knows if she has any hope of a meaningful relationship with Scott, she needs to figure out who she is—and that means unearthing even more secrets.

Will Amber find what she’s looking for? And if she does, will she find it in time to help her win the man of her dreams?

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Wrecking Ball

by Pamela Summers


*From the award-winning author of Naked Interview and The Uninvited Guest - Alice Re: Wonderland*

Love letters spark the heart, but when white lies smother the flame, Bethany and Leon encounter a mountain of trouble!

Bethany works in the office conducting safety inspections. Leon sweats it out in construction wielding heavy machinery. The two couldn’t be more different, and an initial encounter in a parking lot leaves both fuming.

However, pen and paper bring the awkward couple together in ways that surprise them both. From terms of endearment to shy feelings, Bethany and Leon explore an undefined relationship through the written word.

Unfortunately, secrets and misunderstandings shatter their connection before things really heat up. Add a smooth-talking, conniving ex into the picture and things really go south fast. Can Bethany and Leon sift through the madness and mistakes to salvage the delicate beginnings of love, or will a hypothetical wrecking ball leave their emotions in the dust for good?

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A Moment on the Lips: An Enemies to Lovers Small Town Romance (A Whistle Stop Romance Book 3)

by Jennifer Faye


A bakery. A coffeeshop. And a sweet dog in need of a new home.

Baker Piper Noble owns the Poppin’ Fresh Bakery. With its huge popularity, she’s ready to expand into the vacant retail space next door. But when the property is sold before she can make an offer, her grand plans grind to a sudden halt.

Barista Joe Montoya has taken a big risk returning to Whistle Stop with his plans to open Fill-It-Up-Joe. But with his disastrous marriage over, it’s time for a fresh start, including opening a coffee shop. Though his neighbor, with her honeyed smile for everyone but him and her curvy goodness, is none too happy about his business moving in next door to hers.

However, when Piper and Joe are elected as co-chairs of Autumn Fest to help the town’s revitalization project, they must find a way to work together. In the process, they just might find a new appreciation for each other and perhaps a lot more…

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The Rancher and His Unexpected Daughter (And Baby Makes Three Book 4)

by Sherryl Woods


From the author of Feels Like Family, a Netflix Book Club Pick!

Fatherhood is filled with all kinds of unexpected surprises in this acclaimed Adams Dynasty story from New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods.

Widower Harlan Adams had plenty of experience with children—male children, anyway. So when a rebellious teenage girl stole his truck and went for a joyride, Harlan was baffled. Then he confronted her intriguing, sassy mother and was totally thrown for a loop. While he might not know anything about girls, he thought he knew everything about women. Trouble was, Harlan had no experience with a woman who told him no…

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Claimed by my Stepbrothers: A Reverse Harem Romance (Eggplant Canyon)

by Sylvie Haas


Princess…it’s a nickname I could do without.
It’s a reminder that I’m always in the public eye. I’m defined by my father. I’m expected to fulfill a role I didn’t ask for. And while I’m loved by all, I’m truly loved by none.
Then a stranger whispers “princess” into my ear and everything changes. Princess sounds different, feels different, it is different coming from his lips.
He’s only in town for the weekend and could be just the outlet I need. Then his brothers show up. If I’m going to risk one wild weekend, why not go all out?
It’s the perfect plan until my dad reveals his big surprise… He got married and my three new stepbrothers are in town.
Will I finally reap the benefits of being someone’s princess, or will my lonely heart cost me everything?

If you love dirty-talking men who have over-the-top ideas of how to please their woman and want to give her babies, let these guys feed your inner princess!

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Now You See Her

by Linda Howard


New York Times bestseller Linda Howard brings scintillating sensuality and high-voltage thrills to this novel following a painter as she embarks on a sizzling romance while also coming under suspicion for a shocking murder.

A talented painter in her early thirties, Paris Sweeney has achieved enviable success: her work sells at an exclusive New York City gallery, and her popularity is at an all-time high. Life is good, and Sweeney, as she prefers to be called, is content.

But lately, Sweeney’s dreams seem to echo a growing restlessness that has taken hold of her. Suddenly, impulsively, Sweeney falls into a night of intense passion with millionaire Richard Worth. Now, the true dangers of her all-consuming urges are about to be revealed where Sweeney least expects it: in her paintings.

After a creative frenzy she can barely recall, Sweeney discovers she has rendered a disturbing image—a graphic murder scene. Against her better instincts, she returns to the canvas time and again, filling out each chilling detail piece by piece. But when a shattering, real-life murder mirrors her creation, Sweeney falls under suspicion.

With every stroke of her brush, she risks incriminating herself with her inexplicable knowledge of a deadly crime. And every desire—including her hunger for Richard—is loaded with uncertainty as Sweeney races to unmask a killer.

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Serpents (The Serpents of Cinderhart Academy Book 1)

by Logan Fox


 

They call them the Serpents.

Knox, Mason, Silas.

These sick, twisted psychos are the untouchable elites at Cinderhart Academy.

I'd never get involved with such dangerous guys despite how gorgeous, rich, and influential they are.

But after I witness them committing a sadistic crime, I'm dragged kicking and screaming into their dark, depraved world.

If they plan to break me, they're late to the party.

Nim Winters isn't the same girl who stumbled onto their crime scene a few months ago.

I have nothing to left to lose.

The Serpents? They have everything...but not for long.

Serpents is a dark college bully romance where the heroine has multiple love interests…and gets a HEA with all of them in book three.

TW: This book contains scenes depicting graphic violence, mature content, and plenty of triggers.

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Bombshell: A Hell's Belles Novel

by Sarah MacLean


 

New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean returns with a blazingly sexy, unapologetically feminist new series, Hell’s Belles, beginning with a bold, bombshell of a heroine, able to dispose of a scoundrel—or seduce one—in a single night.

After years of living as London’s brightest scandal, Lady Sesily Talbot has embraced the reputation and the freedom that comes with the title. No one looks twice when she lures a gentleman into the dark gardens beyond a Mayfair ballroom…and no one realizes those trysts are not what they seem.

No one, that is, but Caleb Calhoun, who has spent years trying not to notice his best friend’s beautiful, brash, brilliant sister. If you ask him, he’s been a saint about it, considering the way she looks at him…and the way she talks to him…and the way she’d felt in his arms during their one ill-advised kiss.

Except someone has to keep Sesily from tumbling into trouble during her dangerous late-night escapades, and maybe close proximity is exactly what Caleb needs to get this infuriating, outrageous woman out of his system. But now Caleb is the one in trouble, because he’s fast realizing that Sesily isn’t for forgetting…she’s forever. And forever isn’t something he can risk.

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Dog Days of Summer Love: A Sweet Romantic Comedy

by Steven F. Freeman


Featuring an enemies-to-lovers sweet romance and a super-smart canine, this romantic comedy will keep you turning the pages.

Dating is for the dogs…

Allan is a brilliant neurologist who has a secret: the creation of a genetically engineered dog smarter than most humans. When he falls for science podcaster Trish, the naive scientist seeks out dating advice from everyone in his circle: his old-fashioned mother, his work friends, and even Louie, his experimental canine. Only after a series of catastrophic dates is the best source of advice revealed…

Cardiologist Heather is Allan’s no-nonsense colleague, forced to work with him on a company project despite his disorganized manner and striking similarity to her ex. Determined to never be played again, she encourages the match between Allan and his romantic interest. But as she comes to know him—and as Trish's character comes to light—her feelings begin to turn.

Can these two opposites—one too trusting, the other disillusioned with relationships—find their way into each other's hearts?

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The Pumpkin Spice Café

by Laurie Gilmore


When Jeanie’s aunt gifts her the beloved Pumpkin Spice Café in the small town of Dream Harbor, Jeanie jumps at the chance for a fresh start away from her very dull desk job.

Logan is a local farmer who avoids Dream Harbor’s gossip at all costs. But Jeanie’s arrival disrupts Logan’s routine and he wants nothing to do with the irritatingly upbeat new girl, except that he finds himself inexplicably drawn to her.

Will Jeanie’s happy-go-lucky attitude win over the grumpy-but-gorgeous Logan, or has this city girl found the one person in town who won’t fall for her charm, or her pumpkin spice lattes…

The Pumpkin Spice Café is a cozy romantic novel with a grumpy x sunshine dynamic, a small-town setting and a HEA guaranteed!

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Handsome Devil: A Dark Mafia Romance (Forbidden Love Book 3)

by L.J. Shen


I made a deal with the devil to save my mother…

But is it really hell if I love the way it burns?

Gia
The monster from my nightmares crawled into my reality, masquerading as my boss.
Tatum Blackthorn is Lucifer, personified.
When he discovers my weakness, he makes me an offer I cannot refuse, and I become his wife.
I always knew he was depraved, but as his twisted vendetta unfurls, so does my darkest secret.
Now we’re both the target of very nefarious people…
They’re about to find out no one matches my husband’s wrath.


Tate
I am a man of a few pleasures, one of which is destroying Gia Bennett.
Slowly. Patiently. Systematically.
My fixation with my secretary has an origin, but no limits.
When my revenge spree sparks into an all-consuming Mafia war, I expect nothing but a good time.
After all, death cannot come too soon.
Alas, it isn’t just my life that’s on the line now.
In this chess name, the king protects the queen.
Even at the price of burning down his entire empire.


Handsome Devil is a mafia-themed, enemies-to-lovers standalone romance. It deals with sensitive subject matters and includes violence, gore and explicit scenes some might find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised.

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The Plot Twist: A book lovers romcom perfect for fans of David Nicholls and Emily Henry

by Eleanor Goymer


This love story is a work in progress…

When romcom author Allie Edwards crosses paths with bestselling crime novelist – aka publishing dinosaur – Martin Clark at a party, they discover they both have crippling writer’s block, overdue manuscripts and precisely zero words to show to their respective editors.

With deadlines looming, Allie and Martin decide to switch plots and tell each other’s stories. In the writing process, Allie not only gains a father-figure in Martin, but also meets gorgeous events caterer Will, the answer to the leading man-shaped hole in her life and her lack of spicy material.

Caught between love and her career, what could possibly go wrong?

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Savage Hero: A dark mafia romance (A Crime Family Affair Book 1)

by Logan Fox


I should have killed her. Instead, I kept her.

Savage
What does the son of a drug lord usually do with the assassin who tried to kill his father?
I'll tell you what they 
don't do.
They don't 
kidnap them. They don't lock them up and keep them as a pet.
But I've always been ruled by my impulses, by my need for violence and release.
Nyx Gray only has herself to blame for landing on my radar.
I didn't even know she existed...now she's all I can think about.
Her fierce eyes, her delicious curves.
The right hook that broke my nose the first time we met.
I should get rid of her, but I'm enjoying her company too much to release her back into the wild.
She'll just have to accept that she belongs to me. That she's 
mine.
And if it takes another broken nose...it'll be worth it.


Savage Hero is the first book in the Crime Family Affair Series, a dark mafia romance series. This book ends on a cliffhanger, and contains scenes of graphic violence, murder, and other mature content. Reader discretion is advised.

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The Huntress: A Novel

by Kate Quinn


Don’t miss the thrilling new novel from Kate Quinn, The Briar Club, coming July 9th!

"...compulsively readable historical fiction…[a] powerful novel about unusual women facing sometimes insurmountable odds with grace, grit, love and tenacity.” - Kristin Hannah, The Washington Post

Named one of best books of the year by Marie Claire and Bookbub

“If you enjoyed “The Tattooist of Auschwitz,” read “The Huntress,” by Kate Quinn." The Washington Post

From the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel, THE ALICE NETWORK, comes another fascinating historical novel about a battle-haunted English journalist and a Russian female bomber pilot who join forces to track the Huntress, a Nazi war criminal gone to ground in America.

In the aftermath of war, the hunter becomes the hunted…

Bold and fearless, Nina Markova always dreamed of flying. When the Nazis attack the Soviet Union, she risks everything to join the legendary Night Witches, an all-female night bomber regiment wreaking havoc on the invading Germans. When she is stranded behind enemy lines, Nina becomes the prey of a lethal Nazi murderess known as the Huntress, and only Nina’s bravery and cunning will keep her alive.

Transformed by the horrors he witnessed from Omaha Beach to the Nuremberg Trials, British war correspondent Ian Graham has become a Nazi hunter. Yet one target eludes him: a vicious predator known as the Huntress. To find her, the fierce, disciplined investigator joins forces with the only witness to escape the Huntress alive: the brazen, cocksure Nina. But a shared secret could derail their mission unless Ian and Nina force themselves to confront it.

Growing up in post-war Boston, seventeen-year-old Jordan McBride is determined to become a photographer. When her long-widowed father unexpectedly comes homes with a new fiancée, Jordan is thrilled. But there is something disconcerting about the soft-spoken German widow. Certain that danger is lurking, Jordan begins to delve into her new stepmother’s past—only to discover that there are mysteries buried deep in her family . . . secrets that may threaten all Jordan holds dear.

In this immersive, heart-wrenching story, Kate Quinn illuminates the consequences of war on individual lives, and the price we pay to seek justice and truth.

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Dark Hunter

by Logan Fox


His obsession is her addiction.

After a torrid evening spent with the billionaire founder of her rehab institute, Clover expects a gourmet breakfast in bed.

Instead, she finds herself abandoned in an overgrown forest, an unwilling participant in a twisted game.

He claims all she has to do is follow the rules. If she wins, she'll be free.

But Clover's never been one to bow to authority, even with her life at stake.

And who's to say her dark hunter is playing fair?

Red Riding Hood meets Alice in Wonderland in this darkly twisted, steamy psychological thriller by USA Today bestselling author Logan Fox.

 

Trigger warning: A full list of trigger warnings can be found on the author's website.

"...sordid, sensual, animalistic and disturbing..." Amanda King (Reedsy Discover)

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Rivers Between Us: A Small-Town Western Romance (Wisper Dreams Book 1)

by Greta Rose West


From internationally bestselling author of the Cade Ranch Series, Greta Rose West, the first book in the Wisper Dreams Series, Rivers Between Us…

A woman finds safety in the one man she hurt the most.

Sheriff of Teton County, Carey Michaels, puts everyone else's needs before his own—always—but when his ex-best friend shows up in his life again, with a ten-year-old daughter and a mountain of problems in tow, he has to decide if he can handle his heart being broken.

Again.

Francesca Morris feels safer back in her Wyoming hometown, and her daughter Grace is certainly safer than she was in Texas, but the threat in their lives lingers, even in Wisper. The boy she used to love wants to protect her, but doubts and insecurities hit hard, and Frannie can't stand to hurt Carey again, even if he is the big bad sheriff. Carey’s all M.A.N. now, and he never leaves home without his handcuffs, but it isn’t locks Frannie’s afraid of.

It's her heart.


Fall in love with Carey and Frannie in the first book in the Wisper Dreams Series, with new characters and some of your favorites from Cade Ranch. Rivers Between Us is a standalone, but there will be many books to follow in this charming small town, each with its own HEA.

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