14 Great Romantic Books To Cozy Up With In 2020

The Worst Best Man By Mia Sosa

We’ve all worked with challenging people. Carolina has us beat, though, because she’s about to work with the man who convinced her fiancé to leave her at the altar. Talk about workplace drama. It’s been years since her failed wedding and while Max makes Carolina see red, he also might be…charming. And Max knows Carolina is off limits, but that doesn’t stop him from admiring her from afar. 

Out now. HarperCollins

In Five Years By Rebecca Serle

Where do you see yourself in five years? Dannie has the perfect answer to this question and manages to nail the most important interview of her career. Then she goes home and accepts her boyfriend’s proposal. Perfect day! That night she falls asleep and wakes up next to a different man and five years in the future. Whoa! After a confusing hour, Dannie wakes again back in her normal life and forgets all about her weird dream. Until four-and-a-half years later when she meets the man from her dream. 

Release date: March 10, 2020. Simon & Schuster 

To Have and To Hoax By Martha Waters

Lady Violet Grey and Lord James Audley married for love five years ago. And then they had a fight. A big one. So big that few words have been exchanged since. Until Violet gets a letter that her husband was thrown from his horse. She rushes to his side to find that he is perfectly fine—and there was no accident. So she makes up her own illness—starting a battle of fake illnesses, mistresses and more between the two. Is it just fun and games or is there a rekindling of romance between the Lord and the Lady? 

Release date April 7, 2020. Simon & Shuster

Girl Gone Viral By Alisha Rai

Nothing is cuter than a tweet-cute. At least that’s what a stranger thinks when she sees Katrina having a conversation at a coffee shop with a hottie. The stranger tweets the exchange to the world and now everyone is shipping #CafeBae and #CuteCafeGirl. Problem is, Katrina wasn’t actually into #CafeBae and now the internet is intent on them being a couple and figuring out her identity. Thank goodness for her friend Jas who takes her away to his family’s home. Jas and his beautiful eyebrows are Katrina’s true #CafeBae and now she’s all alone with him (waggles eyebrows suggestively).  

Release Date: April 21, 2020. HarperCollins

Real Men Knit By Kwana Jackson 

Jesse has commitment issues—that is until his adoptive mom passes away. His three brothers want to sell his mom’s beloved knitting store and move on, while Jesse is determined to keep it open. But he needs Kerry’s help. She works at Strong Knits and knows about the day-to-day of keeping it running. She’s also had a massive crush on Jesse since they were kids. Even though she and Jesse are getting closer, she knows his reputation—he’s the heartbreaker of Harlem—and she’s sure that won’t change for her. 

Release date: May 19, 2020. Penguin Random House 

The Henna Wars By Adiba Jaigirdar 

Nishat just came out to her strict Muslim parents—and they told her she can be anything she wants to be, except gay. So she’s hiding who she is for the sake of her family. And then Nishat meets Flávia, who she likes instantly. That is, until a school competition where both girls decide to create henna businesses. This means war (and love). 

Release date: May 12, 2020, Page Street Publishing

Ask Me Anything By P.Z. Reizin

Daisy needs help—with work, love and especially her aging mom who seems to be kind of losing it. Her saving grace is her smart fridge. Hey Daisy, you’re out of milk. Oh, and pasta too. What if her smart fridge, toothbrush, fitness tracker and microwave could not only organize her life, but also help her find love?

Release date: June 2, 2020. Hachette 

The Switch By Beth O’Leary

Leena is on sabbatical after blowing a major presentation and her grandmother Eileen is single and ready to mingle at eighty. So they swap houses. Leena heads to quiet Yorkshire for some rest in her grandma’s idyllic cottage. Meanwhile, Eileen is heading to London to learn about swiping left (and right!). Is a change of location all they needed to find love or was it right in front of them at home and they just never noticed?  

Release date: June 9, 2020. Macmillan 

The Marriage Game By Sara Desai 

What do you do when your life has completely fallen apart—you’ve lost your home, boyfriend and job. Obviously, you go home to the comfort of your parents. That’s what Layla Patel does and her dad is thrilled to have her back. He just wants her to be happy, which is why he secretly creates her a profile on an online dating app. And when the blind dates start showing up? Well, Layla needs a chaperone and that’s where Sam, a calm and confident CEO, comes in. Sparks are going to fly in unexpected places. 

Release date: June 9, 2020. Penguin Random House 

Party of Two By Jasmine Guillory

Olivia moved to L.A. to open her own law firm, not to find love (especially not with some hotshot senator). After a night of flirting, Olivia is horrified to discover that Max is exactly that. But when he sends her a cake with a flirty message, she knows she’s falling for him. Who can say no to chocolate cake? When the two go public, Olivia is horrified at the criticism she faces (of her job, her past and everything about her). Now she has to figure out if she can handle the spotlight. 

Release date: June 23, 2020. Penguin Random House

Take A Hint, Dani Brown By Talia Hibbert

All Dani wants is professional success and a little stress relief through casual sex. Is that too much to ask? She may have found the perfect friend-with-benefits when Zaf rescues her from a school fire drill gone wrong. Problem: Zaf is not a casual guy and wants real romance. Since someone (of course) filmed Zaf’s rescue of Dani, he proposes they fake a relationship to boost their careers. Dani hopes she can seduce her pretend boyfriend. But is she actually the one being seduced into a real relationship?

Release date: June 23, 2020. HarperCollins 

Not Like The Movies By Kerry Winfrey

Chloe doesn’t have time for romance. She’s too busy taking care of her dad who has early-onset Alzheimer’s. That doesn’t stop best friend Annie from writing a whole movie about Chloe’s life—and her imagined relationship with her very handsome boss. Now the world is in love with Nick and Chloe…who aren’t really dating. Awkward. Is optimistic Chloe crazy to hope that maybe her happy ending won’t just happen in the movie? 

Release date: July 7, 2020. Penguin Random House

The Heir Affair By Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan

The sequel to The Royal We, which is a rather juicy interpretation of William and Kate’s courtship, is finally here and full of more royal scandal than ever. After Bex and Prince Nicholas’s secret wedding, they are in serious trouble. The Queen is very angry with them. So the couple ditch the royal jewels and go into self-imposed exile away from prying eyes—and media. The honeymoon is quickly over as a crisis brings the new Duke and Duchess back to London, and back to all the drama they left behind. Little do they know that all the palace closets are just bursting with secrets that could ruin everything. 

Release date: July 7, 2020. Hachette