Romance

According to the Romance Writers of America, "Two basic elements comprise every romance novel: a central love story and an emotionally-satisfying and optimistic ending." Both the conflict and the climax of the novel should be directly related to that core theme of developing a romantic relationship, although the novel can also contain subplots that do not specifically relate to the main characters' romantic love. Other definitions of a romance novel may be broader, including other plots and endings or more than two people, or narrower, restricting the types of romances or conflicts.

Ever the Hunted (Clash of Kingdoms, #1)
Until Ashlyn (Until Her, #3)
Everything for Her (For Her #1)
Someone like You (Oxford, #3)
The Secret of a Heart Note
Rules of Contact (Play by Play, #12)
Moonshadow (Moonshadow, #1)
Bad Boy
The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill (Tales from Ivy Hill, #1)
Nico (Ruin & Revenge, #1)
The Trouble with Dukes (Windham Brides, #1)
Lost Girl (The Neverwood Chronicles, #1)
Hooked
Vicious (Sinners of Saint, #1)
Alterations

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  • Everything We Keep
    It Ends with Us
    Everything, Everything
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    After You (Me Before You, #2)
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