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Spicy and Steamy Reads
Discover books where the chemistry sizzles and romance unfolds without restraint—with no steamy details spared! These tantalizing stories are for readers who love their romance red-hot and unfiltered.
If you're in the mood for something even more scorching, check out our Guide to Erotic Romance for other spicy reads.
Flirty Rom-Coms
Love and laughter are the perfect combination in romantic comedies! Throw in fun romance storylines like enemies-to-lovers, fake dating and friends becoming so much more and you've got an irresistible romance read guaranteed to make you smile and swoon.
Sweet and Wholesome Romance
If spicy romance isn't your thing, these romantic books are lower on the sensuality scale and can be referred to as sweet, clean, closed-door or wholesome romances. For more about faith-based romance, check out our Guide to Inspirational Romance.
Romance Stars and Bestsellers
Discover books by well-known authors who made romance history and heated up the bestseller lists, including some early works by top authors who got their start writing Harlequin Series romance now re-released in print or ebook.
Start a Beloved Miniseries
The only thing contemporary romance readers love even more than a great book is a whole bunch of them! Here are the first books and binge-worthy box sets from some reader-favorite series to help you get started. Visit our Miniseries page to explore even more can't-miss stories.
- Maisey Yates Copper Ridge Series Books 1-3 Plus 2 Bonus Novellas
- by Maisey Yates
- Format: eBook
- $9.99
Small-Town Romance
Sweet or sexy, small town romance stories are a staple of contemporary romance! Readers love these books for their sense of community, characters who find love and belonging, and casts of neighbors who just might return in a romance novel of their very own. Click here to explore more small-town and rural romance.
Sports Romance
Sexy athletes, the heat of competition and more-than-friendly rivalries are some of the things readers love about romance novels set in the world of sports. Explore books where scoring takes on a whole new meaning and view more Sports Romance here.
Western Romance
Lasso up a cowboy, cowgirl, rancher or rodeo rider with Western romances set in small towns and wide open spaces that range (pun intended!) from sweet to spicy. Click here to explore more Western Romances.
- Harlequin Fortunes of Texas Spring 2024 - Box Set 1 of 1
- by Michelle Major, Tara Taylor Quinn, Nina Crespo
- Format: eBook
- $11.99
Destination Reads
The next best thing to a real vacation? A reading one! Go on an armchair escape with romantic books with exotic and international settings.
Glossary of Terms
Meet Cute? Marriage of Convenience? Talk the talk with this glossary of romance terms that will help you find your perfect romance story and become an HEA expert!
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| HEA: | Short for Happily-Ever-After, the perfect end to a romance! Some books end with a HFN or 'Happy for Now', with characters together and happy with their budding relationship. |
| Meet-Cute: | The scene where love interests meet for the first time in a funny or "cute" way. |
| Black Moment: | The crisis point in the story where all hope seems lost for our couple to get together—but in romance, an HEA is guaranteed! |
| Trope: | A popular theme or plot set-up, such as marriage of convenience or friends to lovers. |
| Friends to Lovers: | Two friends take their relationship to the next level—and discover their feelings for each other go way beyond friendship! |
| Enemies to Lovers: | Stories of rivals finding romance and passion with the most unexpected partner. Sometimes there's a thin line between hate and love! |
| Marriage of Convenience: | A plot in which the hero and heroine are forced to marry "in name only" to achieve a goal (such as a business deal or to claim an inheritance)—but convenience gives way to love… |
| Secret Baby: | When the heroine has had the hero's baby but kept it a secret. While "secret baby" stories have been popular for decades, it takes a skilled author to make this plot device believable in today's world. |
| Reunion Romance: | A "second chance" love story where the main characters were romantically involved in the past and their love is rekindled. |
| Marriage in Jeopardy: | Stories starring a couple who is already married, but must overcome new challenges to rediscover their love and commitment. |
| New Adult: | A genre featuring characters around 18-25 years old, often in college or experiencing some kind of monumental first—first love, first time away from home or first real job. |
| Rom-Com: | Short for Romantic Comedy. These funny books will appeal to fans of films like Set It Up or Plus One. |