Fall in love with a romance book for new adults that is full of your favorite romantic tropes.
New Adult Romance is a newer book genre that features main characters between the ages of 18 and 29. These books are perfect for high school graduates and beyond. These readers are most likely looking for books that are a bit more mature than young adult fiction.
Many of these books are love stories and feature sports romance, fake dating or fake relationships, small towns, and more. One thing they have in common - they are all about falling in love!
Butcher & Blackbird: The Ruinous Love Trilogy by Brynne Weaver
This viral TikTok friends-to-lovers dark romantic comedy is full of murder, chaos, and sizzling chemistry.
A chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan. They find a unique friendship of two like-minded, pitch-black souls who just happen to enjoy killing other serial killers.
But as their friendship develops into something more, the restless ghosts left in their wake are only a few steps behind, ready to claim more than just their newfound love.
Never Never: A Romantic Suspense Novel of Love and Fate by Colleen Hoover - Tarryn Fisher
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
Colleen Hoover, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Starts with Us joins forces with Tarryn Fisher, the New York Times bestselling author of The Wives. Together, they have created a gripping, twisty, romantic mystery unlike any other.
Charlie Wynwood and Silas Nash have been best friends since they could walk and have been in love since the age of fourteen. But as of this morning...they are complete strangers. Their first kiss, their first fight, the moment they fell in love...every memory has vanished. Now Charlie and Silas must work together to uncover the truth about what happened to them and why.
Heart-stopping and utterly captivating, the complete Never Never series, now available in one volume, will leave readers breathless and believing in the power of love.
A Not So Meet Cute by Meghan Quinn
"How did you two meet?"
It's the quintessential question asked to every couple, and the answer is usually some bubbly, lovey-dovey tale of being struck in the bum by Cupid's arrow. But Lottie Gardner's meet-cute was a little different.
She was trolling a wealthy neighborhood in Beverly Hills, searching for someone to take her as his bride. And billionaire Huxley Cane was conveniently stomping around the block like some sort of gorgeous ogre, mumbling about a business deal gone wrong.
That's when they bump into each other.
No sparks. No fireworks. Not even the first seed of blossoming love.
It's ridiculous, but people do ridiculous things when they're desperate. And Lottie and Huxley both reek of desperation. So, she strikes up the deal. Except her one mistake might be accidentally falling for the incomparable, insufferable Huxley Cane.
Magnolia Parks: The Long Way Home by Jessa Hastings
How many loves do you get in a lifetime?
It's been nearly a year since everything happened between Magnolia Parks and BJ Ballentine on the steps of the Mandarin Oriental, and since then it seems like everything has changed.
Magnolia has a life in New York now and BJ appears to have finally let go and moved on.
But when they both wind up back in London and are thrust together once again, they find themselves asking their age-old question: How many loves do you actually get in a lifetime, and, most importantly--are they each other's?
Skin of a Sinner by Avina St Graves
No one tells you what to do when the boy who shattered your heart comes back to steal it.
Roman Riviera was my everything once upon a time. I found my knight in shining armor in the form of a fellow foster kid. He protected me and promised to stand by my side forever.
But Roman Riviera is a liar. He left me with monsters.
Love Redesigned
by Lauren Asher
Julian
The faster I help Dahlia find her creative spark, the sooner she will leave town. But while I was busy getting rid of Dahlia, I overlooked one potential problem. What happens if I want her to stay?
Dahlia
I vow to steer clear of him while recovering from my broken engagement, but then the billionaire makes an irresistible offer. Renovate a historic house together and triple our profits.
Our temporary truce becomes compromised as we face years' worth of denied attraction and mixed emotions. Giving into our desire is inevitable...but falling in love? That isn't part of the plan.
Pine River by Tijan
Pine River was supposed to be a new start for me. And it was for the most part while attending school with my three overprotective cousins. They happen to be triplets at the top of the social hierarchy.
Except they weren't alone there, and the first day when I came to school, I saw him.
Scout Raiden.
The Graham Effect by Elle Kennedy
The first book in the delicious, icy-hot Campus Diaries series, a spinoff of BookTok sensations Off-Campus and Briar U, by New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy.
Gigi Graham has exactly three goals: qualify for the women's national hockey team, win Olympic gold, and step out of her famous father's shadow. So far, so good, except for two little things.
- She needs to improve her game behind the net.
- She needs help from Luke Ryder.
Ryder is six-foot-five, built, rude...and sexy as hell. But he's still the enemy.
An unlikely compromise between Ryder and Gigi is a win-win. He helps her make the national team, she puts in a good word with her dad.
The only potential snag? This bone-deep, body-numbing, mind-spinning chemistry they're trying to ignore. It's a dangerous game they're playing, but the risks just might be worth it.
A Dawn of Onyx by Kate Golden
A 2023 Romantasy Goodreads Choice Award Nominee!
The breakout TikTok fantasy romance, now with special bonus material!
Captured by the king of darkness, she was forced to find the light within.
Arwen Valondale never expected to be the brave one, offering her life to save her brother's. Now she's been taken prisoner by the most dangerous kingdom on the continent, and made to use her rare magical abilities to heal the soldiers of the vicious Onyx King.
To make it out of enemy territory, she'll have to navigate back-stabbing royals, dark magic, and deadly beasts. But untold power lies inside Arwen, dormant and waiting for a spark. If she can harness it, she just might be able to escape with her life--and hopefully, her heart.
Woke Up Like This by Amy Lea - Mindy Kaling
"Amy Lea's Woke Up Like This reminded me that the exciting and complicated feelings of our teenage years never truly fade away. The book perfectly captures high school nostalgia . . . It's a feel-good story for the young and young at heart." --Mindy Kaling
For two high school seniors, it's seventeen going on thirty in a magical romantic comedy about growing up too fast and living in the moment.
Navigating a series of adventures and a confounding new normal, Charlotte and Renner will do whatever it takes to find a way back to seventeen. But when--and if--they do, what then?
King of Greed by Ana Huang
Kind, intelligent, and thoughtful, Alessandra Davenport has played the role of trophy wife for years.
She stood by her husband while he built an empire, but now that they've reached the top, she realizes he's no longer the man she fell for.
When it becomes clear that she'll always come second to his work, she finally takes charge of her life and puts herself first--even if it means leaving the only man she's ever loved.
But what she didn't count on was his refusal to let her go...or for him to fight for their marriage, no matter what it takes.
Long Shot
by Kennedy Ryan
From award-winning author Kennedy Ryan comes the soul-gripping, unforgettable first installment of the Hoops trilogy.
Iris DuPree meets August West in a sports bar during her last semester of college. It's the conversation of a lifetime and sends sparks flying in every direction.
The two go their separate ways, but they often recall that electric night and what could have been.
When August re-enters her life, the world seems briefly bright again, but Iris's darkest nights are not over yet. To survive, she must build her own strength and trust that her bond with August can endure after all this time.
Even when her fraudulent prince has vowed never to let her go.
The Summer Girl: An Avalon Bay Novel by Elle Kennedy
Elle Kennedy's next spicy and emotional romance in the blockbuster Avalon Bay series.
College student Cassie Soul hasn't spent an entire summer in Avalon Bay in years. Not since her parents divorced and her mother spitefully whisked her away to Boston. Now that her grandmother is selling the boardwalk hotel that's been in their family for five decades, Cassie returns to the quaint beach town to spend time with her family. She is also there to ring in her twenty-first birthday...and maybe find herself a summer fling.
On her first night in town, she finds the perfect candidate: Tate Bartlett, Avalon Bay's fun-loving golden boy.
As Cassie and Tate walk the line between friends and lovers, they're about to discover that their situation is the least complicated part of this equation. Because Avalon Bay is full of secrets--and their relationship might not survive when those secrets come to light.
Behind the Net by Stephanie Archer
He's the hot, grumpy goalie I had a crush on in high school... and now I'm his live-in assistant. Beneath his surliness, though, Jamie's surprisingly sweet and protective. He could break my heart, but it might be worth it.
Behind the Net is a grumpy-sunshine pro hockey romance with lots of spice and a HEA. It's the first book in the Vancouver Storm series and can be read as a standalone.
The Ritual by Shantel Tessier
Barrington University is home of the Lords, a secret society that requires their blood in payment. They are above all - the most powerful men in the world. They devote their lives to violence in exchange for power. During their senior year, they are offered a chosen one.
I chose to be his. He made me believe that anyway, but it was just another lie. A way that the Lords manipulate you into doing what they want.
After being sucked into the dark, twisted world of the Lords, I embraced my new role and allowed Ryat to parade me around like the trophy I was to him. What started out as a game soon became a fight for survival. And the only way out was death.
Eyes Turned Skyward - Book #3 in the The Flight & Glory Series by Rebecca Yarros
Life's too short to play it safe...
Since her sister's death, twenty-year-old Paisley Donovan has been treated like delicate glass by her parents. She may share her sister's heart condition, but nothing will stop her from completing her Bucket List, even if it kills her. And it almost does, until Jagger Bateman pulls her from the ocean and breathes more than air into her lungs--he sets her soul on fire.
They're flying through dangerous territory--and one wrong move could make them crash and burn...