Romance Book Guide

Here are 21 books you should read if you loved Fourth Wing.

The first book in Rebecca Yarros’s romantasy series, Fourth Wing is a social media sensation and has been hugely popular since its release in 2023.

One of the romance genre’s most beloved tropes, enemies to lovers is a common relationship dynamic that follows a couple from loathing to love.

Best Enemies to Lovers Books

This blog post explores exactly what the enemies to lovers trope is, and suggests some of the very best romance books that use it.

There’s something irresistible about sports romance novels.

I’m not sure whether it’s the elite athletes or high stakes competition, but the combination of passion and ambition just hits different for me. In this post I’ve put together a list of some of the very best sports romance books, to help you decide which title to pick up next.

Best known for her spicy ice hockey romance series, Heated Rivalry, Rachel Reid is a Canadian writer based in Nova Scotia.

With a total of nine books to her name, including two standalone novels, Rachel’s bestselling series was adapted into a hugely popular TV show in 2025. Directed under the watchful eye of Jacob Tierney, Heated Rivalry stars Hudson Williams and Connor Sturrie star as Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, who share a secret romance while playing for opposing hockey teams.

After publishing her first romance book in 2020, Emily Henry quickly became a literary superstar. Since then her books have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold over 10 million copies around the world.

It’s easy to see why her books have been so popular. Henry blends feel good romance with deeper topics; each of her books providing food for thought with a happy ending.

Here are all of Sarah Hawley’s Books in order, separated by series.

Bestselling author of the Glimmer Falls series, Sarah Hawley is known for her whimsical love stories with a fantastical twist.

Outside of writing, Sarah has a master’s degree in archeology, and has excavated at a number of interesting locations including an Inca site in Chile and a Bronze Age palace in Turkey.

Here is everything you need to know about Lyla Sage’s books.

As a self-proclaimed hopeless romantic, Lyla Sage published her first book, Done and Dusted, in 2023. This series is known for its stunning Wild West themed covers, making the perfect read for fans of cowboy romance.

Based in North Carolina, Mazey Eddings is a bestselling romance author who originally began her working life as a dentist. In fact, her first published book features a romance between two dental students!

As well as writing a number of books for adults, Mazey has also written one book for young adults, Tilly in Technicolor.

Romance novelist Alicia Thompson is based in Florida and published her first book, Love in the Time of Serial Killers, in 2022. Since then she’s had a book out each year - her latest being Never Been Shipped, which I absolutely loved.

Here are all of her books in publication order.

Beginning her writing career as a self published author, Borison followed in the well trodden footsteps of Colleen Hoover and Ana Huang. She was then picked up by a traditional publisher, Berkley, after the Lovelight series took off on social media.

When writing, Borison specialises in cosy contemporary romances with emotionally vulnerable characters and swoon worthy settings. She currently lives in Baltimore with her husband, toddler and giant dog.

Bal is a Canadian romance author who published her first book in 2024. Her spicy sports romances are sprinkled with references to her South Asian roots, celebrating the beauty of being raised within two cultures.

With three published books and one more to come in 2026, Bal is certainly a writer to watch.

Here is everything you need to know about Talia Hibbert’s books.

With more than 15 novels to her name, Talia is a bestselling romance author currently living in Nottinghamshire.

In a similar way to many other romance writers, Talia started out by self publishing their first novella before being picked up by a traditional publisher. They specialise in writing diverse and inclusive romance stories, inspired by their own long term relationship and experience of living with fibromyalgia.

Here is everything you need to know about Lucy Score’s work.

Now a New York Times bestselling author, Lucy Score originally self published her first novella, selling 36 copies before it was picked up by a small publisher.

Several years later, Lucy signed a print publishing deal with Things We Never Got Over, which became hugely popular on TikTok and was the first of her books to hit the New York Times bestseller list.

Abby Jimenez writes fantastic contemporary romance novels, publishing her first in 2019 and bringing out a new book each year. I’ve only read a few so far but love what I’ve read and plan to finish reading through her backlist this summer.

Here are each of her books in order, starting with the most recent.

One of TikTok’s favourite romance authors, Colleen Hoover is a prolific writer who has sold more than 20 million books worldwide.

Born in Sulphur Springs, Texas in 1979, Colleen Hoover initially worked in child protection services before penning her first novel Slammed in 2012. This book, along with many others, was initially self published and enabled Hoover to work full time as a writer.