Contemporary Romance

Anna FrenchAnna and the French Kiss / Stephanie Perkins

Who wouldn’t jump at the chance to spend her senior year at a boarding school in Paris? Anna Oliphant, that’s who. Besides barely speaking French, Anna is perfectly happy at home in Atlanta, Georgia. But Anna’s father insists, so Paris it is. And Anna does warm up to the city…especially after she meets gorgeous Etienne St. Clair, who seems to return her interest but already has a girlfriend.

Blind SpotA Blind Spot for Boys / Justina Chen

After a bad breakup and the discovery that her father is quickly going blind, sixteen-year-old photographer Shana and her parents travel to Machu Picchu for an adventure, where Shana meets Quattro, a boy with secrets of his own.

 

BreatheBreathe / Abbi Glines

When Sadie takes a summer job working in the house of teen rock star Jax Stone, she finds herself falling quickly for him, but Jax’s wild rock star world makes having a relationship with him difficult.

 

Catch FallingCatch a Falling Star / Kim Culbertson

Carter Moon is expecting to spend a quiet summer working in her parents’ restaurant and hanging out with her best friends Alien Drake and Chloe–but when a Hollywood company arrives to film a movie, her sleepy California town is suddenly transformed, and Carter finds herself playing an unexpected part in it all.

 

Catching JordanCatching Jordan / Miranda Kenneally

Jordan Woods, captain and quarterback of her high school football team, seeks an athletic college scholarship, but when Ty Green joins the team and takes her position, her scholarship chances and her camaraderie with the team are threatened.

 

Eleanor ParkEleanor and Park / Rainbow Rowell

Set over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits–smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try.

 

EverythingEverything, Everything / Nicola Yoon

The story of a teenage girl who’s literally allergic to the outside world. When a new family moves in next door, she begins a complicated romance that challenges everything she’s ever known. The narrative unfolds via vignettes, diary entries, texts, charts, lists, illustrations, and more.

 

Fault StarsThe Fault in Our Stars / John Green

Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life.

 

HeartbreakersThe Heartbreakers / Ali Novak

When her triplet sister Cara is diagnosed with leukemia, eighteen-year-old Stella puts her dreams on hold to move home and be with her family, but when she starts spending time with the lead singer of Cara’s favorite band, will Stella resent him for taking her attention away from her sister–or will he help Stella find the courage to live her own life?

I'll MeetI’ll Meet You There / Heather Demetrios

Skylar Evans, seventeen, yearns to escape Creek View by attending art school, but after her mother’s job loss puts her dream at risk, a rekindled friendship with Josh, who joined the Marines to get away then lost a leg in Afghanistan, and her job at the Paradise motel lead her to appreciate her home town.

 

Improbable TheoryThe Improbable Theory of Ana & Zak / Brian Katcher

Ana is an honor student obsessed with being successful at everything academic, Clayton is her thirteen-year-old genius brother, the youngest student in their high school and Zak is gamer who is forced to join the quiz team by his teacher–but when Clayton sneaks off to a science fiction convention in Seattle while they are all there for a quiz bowl tournament, Ana is forced to rely on the unreliable Zak to find him.

Just Like MoviesJust Like the Movies / Kelly Fiore

Pretty, popular Marijke Monti and over-achieving nerd-girl Lily Spencer have little in common–except that neither feels successful when it comes to love. Now they have a budding friendship and a plan–to act out grand gestures and get the guys of their dreams.

 

Love LucyLove, Lucy / April Lindner

After accepting a trip to Europe as a bribe from her parents to attend the college of their choice as a business major, seventeen-year-old Lucy discovers she is unwilling to give up her dream of being an actress–or Jesse, the boy she met in Italy.

 

My Life NextMy Life Next Door / Huntley Fitzpatrick

When Samantha, the seventeen-year-old daughter of a wealthy, perfectionistic, Republican state senator, falls in love with the boy next door, whose family is large, boisterous, and just making ends meet, she discovers a different way to live, but when her mother is involved in a hit-and-run accident Sam must make some difficult choices.

Never AlwaysNever Always Sometimes / Adi Alsaid

Resolving to avoid high school cliches, friends Dave and Julia maintain a list of everything they vow to never do, but he has already broken a rule by secretly pining for her, a situation complicated when Julia suddenly decides to break every rule.

 

On the FenceOn the Fence / Kasie West

Sixteen-year-old Charlie has always been a tomboy, but when she accidentally becomes a makeup model, her newfound femininity draws her into an unknown social world, complete with guy troubles she’s never had before.

 

Open Road SummerOpen Road Summer / Emery Lord

Follows seventeen-year-old Reagan as she tries to escape heartbreak and a bad reputation by going on tour with her country superstar best friend–only to find more trouble as she falls for the surprisingly sweet guy hired to pose as the singer’s boyfriend.

 

Perfect ChemistryPerfect Chemistry (series) / Simone Elkeles

When wealthy, seemingly perfect Brittany and Alex Fuentes, a gang member from the other side of town, develop a relationship after Alex discovers that Brittany is not exactly who she seems to be, they must face the disapproval of their schoolmates–and others.

 

Pushing LimitsPushing the Limits (series) / Katie McGarry

Former popular girl, Echo, finds herself mysteriously cast as an outsider at school and has scars on her arms with no memory of how they got there. When she meets bad boy, Noah Hutchinson, she is surprised that he is able to understand. Sparks fly and the two have a hard time fighting their attraction despite secrets they are both keeping.

 

Rock and HardRock and a Hard Place / Angie Stanton

Left in small-town Wisconsin with a controlling aunt after her mother’s death, Libby is very unhappy until she meets Peter and sparks fly, but when she learns that he is a rock star with his own family problems, her life changes forever.

 

Statistical ProbabilityThe Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight / Jennifer E. Smith

Seventeen-year-old Hadley’s father is getting remarried, and while Hadley is (much) less than thrilled about it, she’s traveling to England to be a part of his wedding. After missing her flight to London by just four minutes, Hadley gets rebooked on another flight…where she meets Oliver.

 

To All BoysTo All the Boys I’ve Loved Before / Jenny Han

Lara Jean writes love letters to all the boys she has loved and then hides them in a hatbox until one day those letters are accidentally sent.

 

 

Contemporary Romance