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Have you watched these and wondered if you might like the books as well? If you're new to the romance genre we want to help you start exploring all of the titles, authors and subgenres that are available.
First, what exactly is a romance novel? Romances must have happy endings to be considered a true romance. Conventional romances feature a single couple, erotic romance may feature additional characters; more recently, polyamorous and why choose romances are being published and sought after: self-published Kathryn Moon's Baby & the Late Night Howlers was just picked up by Bloom Books and the series will be getting a traditional release, this could be a recommendation if you enjoyed Jasmine Mas' why choose series Psycho-shifters and/or Villains of Lore.
Subgenres:
This isn't a comprehensive or exhaustive list but should give you a foundation for romance subgenres and quick go-to authors.
Amish/Christian Romance (Beverly Lewis, Beth Wiseman, Karen Kingsbury)
Cowboy (Diana Palmer, Elsie Silver, Paisley Hope)
Cozy Romantasy (Julie Leong, Sarah Beth Durst, Travis Baldree)
Dark Romance (Navessa Allen, Brynn Weaver, Shantel Tessier)
LGBT (Alexandria Bellefleur, Cat Sebastian, Rachel Reid),
Historical (Lisa Kleypas, Tessa Dare, Julia Quinn)
New Adult (Chloe Walsh, Mia Sheridan, Elle Kennedy)
Paranormal (Christine Feehan, Ali Hazelwood, Kresley Cole)
Rom-Coms (Sarah Adams, Talia Hibbert, B.K. Borison)
Romance/Women's Fiction (Abby Jimenez, Emily Henry, Mhairi McFarlane)
Romantasy (Rachel Gillig, Sarah J. Maas, Sangu Mandanna)
Romantic Suspense (Shailee Thompson, Nora Roberts, Julie Garwood)
Popular Tropes (helpful search terms)
Friends to Lovers, brother's best friend, second chance, fake relationship, enemies to lovers, grumpy/sunshine, fated mates, workplace rivals, slow burn
Lists
Dark Romance
Historical Romance
LGBT Romance
No Spice/Low Spice
Polyamorous aka Why Choose Romances
Romantasy
Romances that started out self published
Tarot & Astrology Based Romances
Mutual Pining Trope
Grumpy/Sunshine Trope
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Websites
Library Journal - Sure Bets
Romance.io
Fated Mates
Bookshop
Reddit - Romance
Goodreads - Romance
Novelist - Read-a-likes
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