The Ultimate Romance Starter Pack (If You're New Here, START WITH THESE)

Okay so you want to get into romance but you don't know where to start?? I GOT YOU. These are the books that will make you a romance reader for life. Tested on three reluctant friends who are now fully converted. You're welcome.

7 books in this list

1. Beach Read by Emily Henry — THE gateway romance. If this doesn't convert you, nothing will. January and Gus invented chemistry.
2. Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston — For when you need PURE SEROTONIN. Also the best queer romance ever written, I will not be taking questions.
3. The Hating Game by Sally Thorne — Classic enemies-to-lovers office romance. Sally Thorne wrote the blueprint. Short king energy included.
4. The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood — STEM romance done RIGHT. Olive is every bookish girl's self-insert and I refuse to apologize for that.
5. Icebreaker by Hannah Grace — Hockey romance that has NO RIGHT being this addictive. Hannah Grace really said "let me write the perfect comfort read" and then DID THAT.
6. The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang — Neurodivergent rep + the SPICIEST scenes. Helen Hoang changed the game with this one.
7. The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams — Best friends to lovers. Sports romance. The YEARNING in this book is physically painful. You will scream at your phone reading this.