Romance Book Trends

Current Trends in Romance

Contemporary romance is increasingly centering diverse protagonists and inclusive relationship dynamics. 'Spicy' romance with explicit content has seen massive growth, particularly in the 'enemies-to-lovers' and 'forced proximity' tropes. Romance blending with other genres like fantasy and thriller continues to grow in popularity.

Top Romance Books

It Ends with Us

It Ends with Us

by Colleen Hoover

4.7 (124,680 reviews)

A woman must confront her painful past when she meets a charming neurosurgeon who reminds her of her first love.

Notable themes:

emotional healingdomestic abusecomplex relationshipspersonal growth
The Spanish Love Deception

The Spanish Love Deception

by Elena Armas

4.3 (28,790 reviews)

A woman convinces her workplace nemesis to pretend to be her boyfriend at her sister's wedding in Spain, only for real feelings to emerge.

Notable themes:

fake relationshipenemies to loversworkplace romancefamily dynamics