The Best Romance Books of 2025

A haunted manor, a family’s dark past, and one woman’s relentless quest for peace. Gothic romance and mystery collide in this spellbinding conclusion to the Lost Bride Trilogy.

An elusive heiress, a love story and a mystery. Cathartic, romantic, tragic and charming, Emily Henry told her readers this book challenged her like no other. Grab an extra copy — you’ll want to share it with everyone you know.

A small-town serial killer romance meets amateur sleuthing in this darkly funny, heart-racing first installment that flips the script on a traditional love story.

If you, like many others, fell in love with Conor and Maya in Not In Love, then get ready for some Sicilian heat in Problematic Summer Romance. Desire, temptation and secrets collide in this slow-burn summer romance.

With thousands of miles between them, can this pair find love — or was it all a fluke? A big-hearted story about family, memory, love and heartbreak, Abby Jimenez’s latest can’t be missed.

The author of The Wedding Date and By the Book is back with a red-hot romance that takes two women out of their comfort zones and into each other’s hearts. This is perfect for fans of Kennedy Ryan and Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers.

After over a decade together, Ingrid and Cory decide to pause their relationship and reconsider their direction. But with her future up in the air, Ingrid welcomes an opportunity for new beginnings in this charming adult debut from Stephanie Perkins.

Forbidden romance, female friendship, apt social commentary and so much more from romance superstar Kennedy Ryan. Passion and sacrifice collide and hearts are about to be tested.

Dark romance, spicy secrets and steamy seduction power this addition to the Into Darkness series. Second chances can be risky but irresistible. Great for fans of Brynne Weaver.

Hannah Grace took forced proximity into the rink in Icebreaker, amped up the heat in Wildfire and turned friends into lovers in Daydream — now she’s about to deck our bookshelves with a brand-new holiday romance. Small town charm meets enemies-to-lovers tension and hearts are about to melt — even if things start off icy.

We’re on the fifth deadly sin out of seven — and this one is the steamiest of all. This burly billionaire can’t get no satisfaction (and neither can we).

Meghan Quinn delivers a small-town romance filled with holiday hijinks. Working at rival tree farms, Max and Betty should hate each other, but fate has other plans.

A dark hockey romance? You read that right. Packing on the suspense and enemies to lovers tension, this second installment of the Vipers series pulls Violet into a dangerous game of obsession.