Contemporary Romance

Contemporary romance is broadly described as the time period for romance set after World War II, and is sometimes referred to as "modern romance". It is the most popular classification in the Romance genre, with Historical coming in at a close second. One of the most popular forms in Contemporary is Category Romance.

The themes and sub-genres are varied with a wide range. Popular Contemporary sub-genres include Christian Romance, Erotica, Fantasy Romance, Romantic Suspense, and Paranormal Romance. Romances also have sub-division types such as Young Adult Contemporary, M/M Contemporary, Lesbian
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In Your Dreams (When in Rome, #4)
The Bodyguard Affair
Love in Plane Sight
Seeing Other People
Sparks Fly
The E.M.M.A. Effect
Her Time Traveling Duke
Champagne Taste on a Bad Boy Budget
In a Second (Friendship, Rhode Island #3)
Silent Flames (Dark & Silent Night, #4)
Bad Medicine (Avenging Angels, #4)
How to Grieve Like a Victorian: A funny, heartwarming love story
Audrey Lane Stirs the Pot (Winner Bakes All, #3)
Not Exactly Mr. Darcy (The Silver Teapot #1)
Silent Promises (Dark & Silent Night, #3)
Reminders of Him
The Love Hypothesis
Just for the Summer (Part of Your World, #3)
Happy Place
The Gingerbread Bakery (Dream Harbor, #5)
Snow Place Like Home (Home Sweet Holidays)
Merry and Bright (Home Sweet Holidays)
A Heart for Christmas: My Advent Novel
All Wrapped Up in You (Home Sweet Holidays)
The Summer of Broken Rules
You Better Not Pout (Home Sweet Holidays)
Bluebird Gold (Lost Legends, #1)
Meet Me at the Lake
Holiday Romance (Fitzpatrick Christmas, #1)
Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon
Unleashed by J.L. DrakeHeath by K. WebsterI Bet You by Ilsa Madden-MillsJust Breathe Anthology by Michelle     BrownWar of Hearts by Nina Levine
October 2018 Most-Anticipated Romances
192 books — 2,518 voters

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Romance Debuts 2013
470 books — 3,818 voters
Angry God by L.J. ShenThe Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby JimenezThe Hunter by L.J. ShenThe Villain by L.J. ShenThis Is Forever by Natasha Madison
Most Anticipated Romance Novels of 2020
937 books — 2,667 voters


The Love Hypothesis
The Hating Game
Beach Read
Book Lovers
People We Meet on Vacation
The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1)
The Unhoneymooners (Unhoneymooners, #1)
The Deal (Off-Campus, #1)
It Happened One Summer (Bellinger Sisters, #1)
It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
Archer's Voice
The Spanish Love Deception (Love Deception, #1)
Love on the Brain
Love, Theoretically

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