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Looking for love? We've selected some of our favorite romantic books. These titles are classified as Teen High School (TH) and can be found in the Teen section of the library.
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The Ballad of Darcy & Russell
by Matson, Morgan
Stranded at a bus station the day before she leaves for college, Darcy is convinced that nothing good can come of this night until she meets Russell and wonders if it's possible to fall in love in just one day, in an encounter that changes both their lives forever.
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The Darkness Within Us
by Levenseller, Tricia
A wealthy duchess with all the freedom, money and safety she's ever wanted after her elderly husband dies, Chrysantha Stathos plans to upstage her soon-to-be-queen sister at her own wedding and must deal with a mysterious man who lays claim to her inheritance.
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When the World Tips Over
by Nelson, Jandy
Told in alternating voices, the Fall siblings each encounter the mysterious Cassidy at integral points in their lives, helping them untangle their relationships and uncover the truth about their father's disappearance.
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On the Bright Side
by Sortino, Anna
After her deaf boarding school shuts down, Ellie is mainstreamed into public high school, which is extremely difficult, especially when she's paired with Jackson, a boy who gets it all wrong, but when he receives a life-changing diagnosis, they unexpectedly become each other's lifeline.
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A Thousand Broken Pieces
by Cole, Tillie
Traveling abroad to help other teens stricken by loss, 17-year-old Savanna, who lost her beloved sister three years before, meets Cael, who is angry after losing his older brother. Together they heal the fractured fragments of their hearts, piece by broken piece, as they fall in love.
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Better Than the Movies
by Lynn Painter
Michael, to whom Liz Buxbaum gave her heart long ago, has returned but to get his attention and, perhaps, a prom date, she must scheme with her nemesis Wes, her next-door neighbor.
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Tokyo Ever After
by Emiko Jean
Discovering in her senior year of high school that the father she has never met is the Crown Prince of Japan, Izzy is introduced to the realities of being a princess while trying to understand conniving relatives, a hungry press, a handsome bodyguard, and thousands of years of tradition.
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One True Loves
by Elise Bryant
While on a post-graduation Mediterranean cruise with her family, Lenore Bennett meets a hopeless romantic with a 10-year plan who helps her find something she's been looking for - love, in this companion novel to Happily Ever Afters.
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An Improbable Season
by Rosalyn Eves
While in Regency London for their first Season, Thalia, her sister Kalli, and their cousin Charis find their big plans to discover their own happily-ever-afters thwarted by scandal, love, and the expectations of high society.
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Postcards From Summer
by Cynthia Platt
When she secretly receives a chest filled with her late mother's keepsakes, 17-year-old Lexi is led to Mackinac Island in Lake Superior where she follows in her mother's footsteps and learns that some secrets are better left buried.
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See You Yesterday
by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Stuck in a time loop with her nemesis, college student Barrett Bloom agrees to work with Miles to find a way out, and when they start falling for each other, they wonder what will happen to their relationship if they make it to tomorrow.
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Beauty and the Besharam
by Lillie Vale
High-achieving Kavya Joshi has always been told she's a little too ambitious, a little too mouthy, and overall just a little too much. In one word: besharam. So, when her nemesis, Ian Jun, witnesses Kavya's very public breakup with her loser boyfriend on the last day of junior year, she decides to lay low. Exhausted by Kavya and Ian's years-long feud, their friends hatch a plan to end their rivalry by convincing them to participate in a series of challenges that leads to romantic tension.
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Zyla and Kai
by Kristina Forest
Told in alternating perspectives, this epic star-crossed love story follows Zyla, a cynic about love, and Kai, a hopeless romantic, as they run away together while on a school trip, leaving their friends and family confused.
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Blaine for the Win
by Robbie Couch
To prove to his ex-boyfriend Joey that he can be serious, Blaine decides to run against Joey's new boyfriend for senior student council president and must decide if he is willing to sacrifice everything he loves about himself to do it.
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The Charmed List
by Julie Abe
Gifted with special abilities, shy Ellie Kobata must complete 13 things on her Anti-Wallflower list, but when number four on the list goes horribly wrong, she is forced to go on a road trip with her former-friend-turned-enemy.
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More Than Just a Pretty Face
by Syed Masood
Enduring family disapproval and the possible cancellation of his arranged marriage because of his ambition to become a chef, Danyal Jilani competes in a school-wide academic championship, where his efforts to prove his intelligence are complicated by his crush on a teammate who loves his cooking.
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A Song of Wraiths and Ruin
by Roseanne A. Brown
A first entry in a planned duology inspired by West African folklore finds Karina, a grieving princess with a mission, and Malik, a refugee desperate to save his sister, on a collision course to destroy each other despite their growing attraction.
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Now That I've Found You
by Kristina Forest
Blacklisted from Hollywood for badmouthing a famous director, a disgraced teen star enlists the help of a cute delivery boy when her eccentric, once-famous grandmother goes missing in New York City on the eve of receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award. By the author of I Wanna Be Where You Are.
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It Only Happens in the Movies
by Holly Bourne
Turning cynical about love in the face of her parents’ acrimonious divorce, her own shifting relationships, and the fictional portrayals of love in movies, Audrey bonds with a flirtatious co-worker, Harry, who encourages her to take a chance in the real world.
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You Say It First
by Katie Cotugno
Volunteering at a voter registration call center, a teen who has planned out her entire Ivy League life clashes with an underprivileged caller with opposing political views over a series of conversations that gradually lead to a friendship and something more. By the best-selling author of 99 Days.
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