Romance
January 2026

For Fans Of: Sports Romance
Fangirl down : a novel by Tessa Bailey
Fangirl down : a novel
by Tessa Bailey

Once golf's fastest rising star, Wells Whitaker's career craters before his eyes, despite the ongoing support of a beautiful redhead who always cheers him on from the sidelines, who he eventually invites to be his new caddy. 
Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev
Recipe for Persuasion
by Sonali Dev

Chef Ashna Raje joins the cast of reality TV competition Cooking With the Stars and gets paired with soccer player Rico Silva, who once broke her heart.

 
The Cheat Sheet  by Sarah Adams
The Cheat Sheet 
by Sarah Adams


Bree Camden is helplessly in love with her longtime best friend and extremely hot NFL legend, Nathan Donelson. The only problem is . . . he clearly sees her as a best friend with no romantic potential.

 
Pucked by Helena Hunting
Pucked
by Helena Hunting

With a famous NHL player for a stepbrother, Violet Hall is well-acquainted with the playboy reputation of many a hockey star. She isn't interested in legendary team captain Alex Waters or his pretty, beat-up face and rock-hard six-pack abs. 
For Fans Of: Emily Henry
With Netflix's long-awaited adaptation of Emily Henry's People We Meet on Vacation dropping on January 9th (and additional adaptations currently in the works), fans of the author will be eager to dive into some similarly heartfelt and witty romances. Try one of these!
 
The Love Haters by Katherine Center
The Love Haters
by Katherine Center

It's a thin line between love and love-hating in the laugh out loud, all the feels rom-com by New York Times bestselling author Katherine Center. 
The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
The Paradise Problem
by Christina Lauren

A swoonworthy novel following the buttoned-up heir of a grocery chain and his free-spirited artist ex as they fake their relationship in order to receive a massive inheritance. 
Secretly Yours
by Tessa Bailey

Reuniting with her teenage crush Julian Vos while redoing the gardens at his family's Napa Valley vineyard, Hallie Welch is shocked when he doesn't remember her, channeling her confusion into drunk-writing a secret admirer letter. 
How to End a Love Story
by Yulin Kuang

In this heart-wrenching but hopeful debut by director and People We Meet on Vacation screenwriter Yulin Kuang, author Helen Zhang moves to Los Angeles to write for the TV adaptation of her bestselling YA series and encounters producer Grant Shepard, who played a role in the death of her younger sister.
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