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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Well, Actually
For the Record
If Not for My Baby
Let's Give 'Em Pumpkin to Talk About
Love at First Sighting
Heart Strings (Love in Galway, #2)
The Build-a-Boyfriend Project
He Falls First (Colburn Brothers, #1)
The Sun and the Moon
Leaving the Station
The Blessings of Ethan Blackstone (The Blackstone Affair, #5)
Hoax and Kisses
When We Were More (Aron Falls #1)
The Ecstasy of Sin (Brutal Brotherhood, #1)
Love Is a War Song
Just for the Summer (Part of Your World, #3)
Beach Read
Happy Place
Reminders of Him
My Favorite Lost Cause (The Favorites, #2)
Outlier (Daydreamer, #3)
The Summer of Broken Rules
The Rom-Commers
Chasing Headlines (Chasing Victory #1)
Dating After the End of the World
Vows We Never Made: A Grumpy Sunshine Romance
My Return to the Walter Boys (My Life with the Walter Boys, #2)
Save Me (The Wolf Hotel Mermaid Beach, #2)
Chasing Forever (Plain Daisy Ranch, #4)
Burn Bright (Cobalt Empire, #1)
Lover Awakened by J.R. WardBeautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireDark Lover by J.R. WardFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesLover Eternal by J.R. Ward
So you love a Bad Boy or Tortured Hero
3,555 books — 5,683 voters
In the Unlikely Event by L.J. ShenDirty Letters by Vi KeelandWhite Lies by Autumn Jones LakeThe Fall of Legend by Meghan MarchViolent Triumphs by Jessica Hawkins
November 2019 Most-Anticipated Romances
190 books — 1,862 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
2,165 books — 4,519 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
188 books — 2,104 voters
It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsNobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsSee Jane Score by Rachel GibsonThis Heart of Mine by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsNatural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Sports Romances
1,267 books — 1,917 voters

The Love Hypothesis
The Hating Game
Beach Read
Book Lovers
The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1)
The Unhoneymooners (Unhoneymooners, #1)
People We Meet on Vacation
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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