Book Recommendations

I feel like there’s a lot of people who struggle with where to start with romance novels or are lost about what to read next. So, I decided to offer some recommendations for those in need of directions. They’ll be divided into two sections: The Gateway Drugs (the recommendations for newbies—these are broken down by preferences) and The General (the omg so good everyone should read them books).

Gateway Drugs

Geeks

  • Iron Duke by Meljean Brook

  • Night of Fire by Nico Rosso

  • Status Update by Annabeth Albert

  • A Week to Be Wicked by Tessa Dare

  • A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole

  • The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

  • Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

  • All the Feels by Olivia Dade

  • Well Met by Jen DeLuca

Sports Fan

  • The Perfect Play by Jaci Burton

  • Flirting with Fire by Kate Meader

  • See Jane Score by Rachel Gibson

  • Tell Me Something Good by Jamie Wesley

  • It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

  • Playing to Win by Jaci Burton

  • The Dating Playbook by Farrah Rochon

History Buff

  • His Very Own Girl by Carrie Lofty

  • Rebel by Beverly Jenkins

  • The Chief by Monica McCarty

  • An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole

  • Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean

  • The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig

  • For the Duke’s Eyes Only by Lenora Bell

  • A Scandalous Deal by Joanna Shupe

Dark/Thriller/Suspense

  • Hard As It Gets by Laura Kaye

  • The Bourbon Thief by Tiffany Reisz

  • Naked in Death by JD Robb

  • The Lucky Ones by Tiffany Reisz

  • Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai

  • The Collector by Nora Roberts

 

Other Entry Level Books

  • The Bride Quartet by Nora Roberts

  • A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

  • Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

  • The Bridgerton Series by Julia Quinn

  • When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James

  • By the Book by Jasmine Guillory

  • The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai

  • Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas

 

General Awesomeness

Note: The full series for all of these books are amazing.

These are just starting points.

  • The Takeover Effect by Nisha Sharma

  • Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev

  • Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas

  • The Ones Who Got Away by Roni Loren

  • The Night Mark by Tiffany Reisz

  • Silk is For Seduction by Loretta Chase

  • Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare

  • Something About You by Julie James

  • What A Difference a Duke Makes by Lenora Bell

  • Devil’s Bride by Stephanie Laurens

  • A Daring Arrangement by Joanna Shupe

  • Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins

  • A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole

  • The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

  • The Gown by Jennifer Robson

  • Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma

  • A Lot Like Adios by Alexis Daria

  • Bombshell by Sarah MacLean