ROMANCE BOOK LIST
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PENN HILLS LIBRARY PRESENTS<br />
CUDDLE UP WITH A<br />
<strong>ROMANCE</strong> NOVEL
This book list is organized into popular romance tropes.<br />
Many of the books can fit into several different categories,<br />
but we put them where we thought they would best fit.<br />
Additionally, each book comes with a "Spice Rating" to let<br />
readers know the level of sexual content that is in a given<br />
book. Many of these spice ratings were taken from the<br />
website romance.io, where readers submit reviews for books<br />
that include their spice rating. To visit romance.io scan the<br />
QR code below.<br />
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As usual, the buzzwords included with each book are from<br />
the website and app Story Graph. You can download Story<br />
graph using the QR code below!<br />
Romance.io<br />
Story Graph
ONE PEPPER<br />
No sexual content or references to sexual content<br />
TWO PEPPERS<br />
Some references to sexual content, but no explicit<br />
on-page sexual content<br />
THREE PEPPERS<br />
Contains at least one intimate scene where the<br />
reader is present<br />
FOUR PEPPERS<br />
Contains two or more intimate scenes where the<br />
reader is present and has explicit sexual language<br />
FIVE PEPPERS<br />
Contains several intimate scenes where the reader is<br />
present and has explicit language throughout the book
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey<br />
McQuiston<br />
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+<br />
romance funny hopeful lighthearted<br />
medium-paced<br />
Only When It’s Us (Bergman Brothers<br />
#1) by Chloe Liese<br />
fiction contemporary romance<br />
emotional funny lighthearted<br />
medium-paced<br />
Get a Life, Chloe Brown (Brown Sisters<br />
#1) by Talia Hibbert<br />
fiction contemporary romance<br />
emotional funny medium-paced
Beach Read by Emily Henry<br />
fiction contemporary romance<br />
emotional funny lighthearted<br />
medium-paced<br />
It Happened One Summer (Bellinger<br />
Sisters #1) by Tessa Bailey<br />
fiction contemporary romance<br />
lighthearted relaxing medium-paced<br />
You Deserve Each Other by Sarah<br />
Hogle<br />
fiction contemporary romance funny<br />
lighthearted medium-paced
Fight or Flight by Samantha Young<br />
fiction contemporary romance<br />
emotional funny lighthearted fastpaced<br />
Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean<br />
fiction contemporary romance young<br />
adult funny hopeful lighthearted<br />
medium-paced
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily<br />
Henry<br />
fiction contemporary romance<br />
emotional funny lighthearted<br />
medium-paced<br />
Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly<br />
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+<br />
romance emotional funny lighthearted<br />
medium-paced<br />
Kamila Knows Best by Farah<br />
Heron<br />
fiction contemporary romance funny<br />
hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Truth or Beard (Winston Brothers #1) by<br />
Penny Reid<br />
fiction contemporary romance funny<br />
lighthearted medium-paced<br />
The Deal (Off-Campus #1) by Elle<br />
Kennedy<br />
fiction contemporary romance funny<br />
lighthearted slow-paced<br />
Unmasked by the Marquess (Regency<br />
Imposters #1) by Cat Sebastian<br />
fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance<br />
emotional funny lighthearted mediumpaced
When Sparks Fly by Helena Hunting<br />
fiction contemporary romance<br />
emotional funny lighthearted<br />
medium-paced
Love and Other Words by Christina<br />
Lauren<br />
fiction contemporary romance<br />
emotional slow-paced<br />
The Bromance Book Club (Bromance<br />
Book Club #1) by Lyssa Kay Adams<br />
fiction contemporary romance funny<br />
lighthearted medium-paced<br />
Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa<br />
Cole<br />
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance<br />
funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Count Your Lucky Stars by Alexandria<br />
Bellefleur<br />
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance<br />
emotional funny lighthearted mediumpaced<br />
The Shaadi Set-Up by Lillie Vale<br />
fiction contemporary romance<br />
emotional funny lighthearted mediumpaced<br />
A Cowboy to Remember (Cowboys of<br />
California #1) by Rebekah<br />
Weatherspoon<br />
fiction contemporary romance<br />
emotional lighthearted slow-paced
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams<br />
fiction romance emotional hopeful<br />
medium-paced
A Holly Jolly Diwali by Sonya Lalli<br />
fiction contemporary romance<br />
emotional lighthearted reflective<br />
medium-paced<br />
The Mistletoe Motive by Chloe Liese<br />
fiction contemporary romance funny<br />
lighthearted fast-paced<br />
Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey<br />
fiction contemporary romance<br />
lighthearted medium-paced
Lighting Her Flame: A Kwanzaa Kisses<br />
Holiday Romance by Zaria Knight<br />
fiction contemporary romance erotica<br />
Wrapped Up in You by Talia Hibbert<br />
fiction contemporary romance<br />
lighthearted medium-paced<br />
The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer<br />
fiction contemporary romance<br />
emotional hopeful lighthearted<br />
medium-paced
A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year<br />
(Holidays with the Wongs #3) by Jackie Lau<br />
fiction contemporary romance emotional<br />
funny lighthearted slow-paced<br />
Checking It Twice: A Lesbian Christmas<br />
Romance Novella by Lucy Bexley<br />
fiction lgbtqia+ romance lighthearted<br />
slow-paced<br />
Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison<br />
Cochrun<br />
fiction lgbtqia+ romance emotional<br />
funny hopeful medium-paced
Kwanzaa Angel by<br />
Shirley Hailstock<br />
emotional lighthearted reflective slowpaced<br />
Eight Nights of Flirting by Hannah<br />
Reynolds<br />
fiction romance young adult
Heartbreaker by Sarah MacLean<br />
fiction historical romance<br />
adventurous emotional mysterious<br />
medium-paced<br />
One Bed for Christmas (Baldwin Village<br />
#0.5) by Jackie Lau<br />
fiction contemporary romance<br />
lighthearted fast-paced<br />
The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker<br />
fiction contemporary romance<br />
adventurous emotional slow-paced
The Charm Offensive by Alison<br />
Cochrun<br />
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance<br />
emotional funny hopeful fast-paced<br />
From Lukov with Love by Mariana<br />
Zapata<br />
fiction contemporary romance<br />
emotional slow-paced<br />
The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary<br />
fiction contemporary romance hopeful<br />
lighthearted medium-paced
Well Matched (Well Met #3) by Jen<br />
DeLuca<br />
fiction contemporary romance<br />
emotional funny lighthearted mediumpaced<br />
All the Feels (Spoiler Alert #2) by Olivia<br />
Dade<br />
fiction contemporary romance<br />
emotional funny lighthearted mediumpaced
You Made a Fool of Death With Your<br />
Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi<br />
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance<br />
emotional hopeful lighthearted<br />
medium-paced<br />
Call Me By Your Name by André<br />
Aciman<br />
fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional<br />
reflective sad slow-paced<br />
Love Your Life: A Novel by Sophie<br />
Kinsella<br />
fiction contemporary romance funny<br />
lighthearted medium-paced
The Unhoneymooners by Christina<br />
Lauren<br />
fiction contemporary romance funny<br />
lighthearted fast-paced<br />
Shipped by Angie Hockman<br />
fiction contemporary romance funny<br />
lighthearted medium-paced<br />
Jewels of the Sun (Gallaghers of<br />
Ardmore #1) by Nora Roberts<br />
fiction fantasy romance funny<br />
lighthearted medium-paced
The Governess Game (Girl Meets Duke<br />
#2) by Tessa Dare<br />
fiction historical romance lighthearted<br />
fast-paced<br />
The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue<br />
(Montague Siblings #1) by Mackenzi Lee<br />
fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance<br />
young adult adventurous funny<br />
lighthearted medium-paced<br />
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by<br />
Malinda Lo<br />
fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance<br />
young adult emotional hopeful mediumpaced
Something Fabulous (Something<br />
Fabulous #1) by Alexis Hall<br />
fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance<br />
adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced<br />
The Duke Who Didn't (Wedgeford<br />
Trials #1) by Courtney Milan<br />
fiction historical romance hopeful<br />
lighthearted medium-paced<br />
Bringing Down the Duke (A League of<br />
Extraordinary Women #1) by Evie<br />
Dunmore<br />
fiction historical romance adventurous<br />
hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Nobody's Princess (The Wild<br />
Wynchesters #3) by Erica Ridley<br />
fiction historical romance adventurous<br />
funny lighthearted medium-paced<br />
Mine Till Midnight (The Hathaways<br />
#1) by Lisa Kleypas<br />
fiction historical romance emotional<br />
lighthearted medium-paced
Run Posy Run by Cate C. Wells<br />
fiction contemporary erotica romance<br />
adventurous dark emotional mediumpaced<br />
Promises and Pomegranates (Monsters<br />
and Muses #1) by Sav R. Miller<br />
fiction contemporary crime romance<br />
dark emotional fast-paced<br />
Desperate Measures (Wicked Villains<br />
#1) by Katee Robert<br />
fiction erotica fantasy lgbtqia+ romance<br />
adventurous emotional fast-paced
Neon Gods (Dark Olympus #1) by<br />
Katee Robert<br />
fiction erotica fantasy lgbtqia+ romance<br />
adventurous dark emotional fast-paced<br />
The Sweetest Oblivion by Danielle<br />
Lori<br />
fiction contemporary romance dark<br />
emotional tense medium-paced<br />
The Master (The Game Maker #2) by<br />
Kresley Cole<br />
fiction erotica romance lighthearted<br />
fast-paced
Brutal Prince (Brutal Birthright #1) by<br />
Sophie Lark<br />
fiction romance adventurous dark<br />
emotional fast-paced
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of<br />
Thorns and Roses #1) by Sarah J. Maas<br />
fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark<br />
medium-paced<br />
A Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla<br />
Vane<br />
fiction fantasy romance adventurous<br />
slow-paced<br />
A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals<br />
After Dark #1) by Kresley Cole<br />
fiction fantasy romance adventurous<br />
dark emotional fast-paced
Radiance (Wraith Kings #1) by Grace<br />
Draven<br />
fiction fantasy romance adventurous<br />
lighthearted slow-paced<br />
Lakelore by Anna-Marie<br />
McLemore<br />
fiction lgbtqia+ magical realism young<br />
adult emotional hopeful mysterious<br />
medium-paced<br />
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas<br />
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance young<br />
adult adventurous emotional mysterious<br />
medium-paced
Dance of Thieves (Dance of Thieves #1)<br />
by Mary E. Pearson<br />
fiction dystopian fantasy young adult<br />
adventurous medium-paced
The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient<br />
#1) by Helen Hoang<br />
fiction contemporary romance emotional<br />
lighthearted medium-paced<br />
Boyfriend Material (London Calling<br />
#1) by Alexis Hall<br />
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance<br />
emotional funny lighthearted mediumpaced<br />
Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown<br />
Sisters #2) by Talia Hibbert<br />
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance<br />
emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Love Hypothesis by<br />
Ali Hazelwood<br />
fiction contemporary romance funny<br />
lighthearted fast-paced<br />
Two Wrongs Make a Right by<br />
Chloe Liese<br />
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance<br />
emotional funny lighthearted mediumpaced<br />
That Kind of Guy by Talia Hibbert<br />
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance<br />
emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison<br />
fiction contemporary romance emotional<br />
funny lighthearted medium-paced<br />
She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly<br />
Quindlen<br />
fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult<br />
emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Duchess Deal (Girl Meets Duke<br />
#1) by Tessa Dare<br />
fiction historical romance emotional<br />
lighthearted medium-paced<br />
With You Forever (Bergman<br />
Brothers #4) by Chloe Liese<br />
fiction contemporary romance emotional<br />
funny lighthearted medium-paced<br />
A Proposal They Can’t Refuse (Vega<br />
Family Love Stories #1) by Natalie Caña<br />
fiction contemporary romance<br />
emotional funny lighthearted mediumpaced
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin<br />
fiction fantasy romance young adult<br />
adventurous emotional medium-paced<br />
Burn for You by J.T. Geissinger<br />
fiction contemporary romance funny<br />
slow-paced<br />
To Marry and to Meddle (The Regency<br />
Vows #3) by Martha Waters<br />
fiction historical romance funny<br />
lighthearted medium-paced
Marriage for One by Ella Maise<br />
fiction contemporary romance emotional<br />
medium-paced<br />
Xeni (Loose Ends #2) by Rebekah<br />
Weatherspoon<br />
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance<br />
lighthearted fast-paced
Delilah Green Doesn’t Care (Bright<br />
Falls #1) by Ashley Herring Blake<br />
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance<br />
emotional funny medium-paced<br />
Always Only You (Bergman<br />
Brothers #2) by Chloe Liese<br />
fiction contemporary romance emotional<br />
funny hopeful medium-paced<br />
Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas<br />
fiction contemporary romance<br />
emotional slow-paced
Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins<br />
fiction historical romance emotional slowpaced<br />
To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra<br />
Christo<br />
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous<br />
dark medium-paced<br />
Seduction of a Highland Lass (McCabe<br />
Trilogy #2) by Maya Banks<br />
fiction historical romance adventurous<br />
emotional fast-paced
Everything for You (Bergman Brothers<br />
#5) by Chloe Liese<br />
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance<br />
sports emotional hopeful lighthearted<br />
medium-paced<br />
The Dating Playbook (The Boyfriend<br />
Project #2) by Farrah Rochon<br />
fiction contemporary romance emotional<br />
lighthearted medium-paced<br />
Scoring With the Wrong Twin by Naima<br />
Simone<br />
fiction contemporary romance<br />
emotional lighthearted fast-paced
Intercepted (Playbook #1) by Alexa<br />
Martin<br />
fiction contemporary romance<br />
lighthearted medium-paced<br />
Set on You by Amy Lea<br />
fiction romance emotional funny<br />
lighthearted medium-paced<br />
Blindsided by Amy Daws<br />
fiction contemporary romance<br />
lighthearted fast-paced
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by<br />
Mariana Zapata<br />
fiction contemporary romance emotional<br />
funny lighthearted slow-paced<br />
Home Field Advantage by Dahlia<br />
Adler<br />
fiction lgbtqia+ young adult emotional<br />
funny lighthearted medium-paced
Heated by Naima Simone<br />
fiction romance emotional funny<br />
lighthearted medium-paced<br />
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne<br />
fiction contemporary romance emotional<br />
funny lighthearted fast-paced<br />
Meet Cute Club by Jack Harbon<br />
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance<br />
emotional reflective fast-paced
The Boyfriend Project (The Boyfriend<br />
Project #1) by Farrah Rochon<br />
fiction contemporary romance<br />
emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced<br />
The Right Swipe (Modern Love #1)<br />
by Alisha Rai<br />
fiction contemporary romance emotional<br />
lighthearted medium-paced<br />
Heartbeat Braves by Pamela<br />
Sanderson<br />
fiction contemporary romance emotional<br />
informative lighthearted slow-paced
Heartstopper Vol 1 by Alice Oseman<br />
fiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ romance<br />
young adult funny hopeful lighthearted<br />
fast-paced<br />
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by<br />
Jenny Han<br />
fiction contemporary romance young<br />
adult lighthearted medium-paced<br />
The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar<br />
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance<br />
young adult emotional lighthearted<br />
reflective medium-paced
You Should See Me in a Crown by<br />
Leah Johnson<br />
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young<br />
adult emotional funny lighthearted<br />
medium-paced<br />
One True Loves by Elise Bryant<br />
fiction romance young adult emotional<br />
funny lighthearted medium-paced<br />
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets<br />
of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz<br />
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance<br />
young adult emotional hopeful reflective<br />
medium-paced
The Stars and the Blackness Between<br />
Them by Junauda Petrus<br />
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young<br />
adult challenging emotional hopeful<br />
reflective fast-paced
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