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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The Shampoo Effect
The Missed Connection
Tropesick
Good at Being Alive
Romantic Hero
Chase Me If You Can
The Summer Girlfriend (Heart Beach #1)
Not Good Neighbors
North Country
The Great Outdoors
In Every Possible Way
You Won't Forget Me
Leave and Come Back
Games: A Love Story
Worse Than Strangers
The Love Hypothesis
Dolly All the Time
Reminders of Him
Just for the Summer (Part of Your World, #3)
Happy Place
Rules for the Summer
S'more of You (Summer Lovin' collection)
The Summer of Broken Rules
Meet Me at the Lake
Bad Boy Era (Mountain Men Matchmaker #4)
The Rom-Commers
Our Secret Summer
Lift Me Up
The Gingerbread Bakery (Dream Harbor, #5)
The Tomorrow Tree
The Hunter by L.J. ShenA Secret for a Secret by Helena HuntingSecret Keeper by Christopher   HarlanQueen Move by Kennedy RyanCocksure Ace by K. Webster
May 2020 Most-Anticipated Romances
248 books — 2,602 voters
Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireHopeless by Colleen HooverEasy by Tammara WebberThe Edge of Never by J.A. RedmerskiSlammed by Colleen Hoover
Best YA/New Adult Contemporary Romance
2,244 books — 4,684 voters

Bet Me by Jennifer CrusieCan You Keep a Secret? by Sophie KinsellaIt Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsMatch Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsNobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Best Ever Contemporary Romance Books
4,934 books — 8,597 voters
N9ne by T.M. FrazierLetters to Molly by Devney PerryStay by Tia LouiseTeardrop Shot by TijanMalum by Amo Jones
June 2019 Most Anticipated Romances
195 books — 2,109 voters

The Love Hypothesis
Beach Read
The Hating Game
Book Lovers
People We Meet on Vacation
The Deal (Off-Campus, #1)
The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1)
The Unhoneymooners (Unhoneymooners, #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 (Pelion Lake, #1)
Funny Story
The Spanish Love Deception (Love Deception, #1)
Love on the Brain

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