The books mentioned in this article are not necessarily published in 2018 but are those that I read this year & LOVED. I hope you get the chance to pick them up & give them a read! Maybe you’ve even read a few (or all) of them, if you have; be sure to let me know what you thought!
There obviously are more contemporary romances that I loved & narrowing them down to 5 was really tough but these were ones that became really memorable to me & I really recommend you giving them a read. I did a Top 5 Thrillers post last year, I thought I should make it into a series of sorts. So here we are with my 5 Favorite Romance books in no particular order:
1- The Hating Game – Sally Thorne: The Hating Game was one of those books that was so popular on Bookstagram, so many raving reviews for it & there was just so much hype behind it. Usually, books that are so hyped up honestly put me off because I don’t want to have an unpopular opinion on the book but DUDE THE HATING GAME WAS INCREDIBLE! I read this book in a few hours, it’s so cute, so cheesy & such a cliche but honestly, who can say no to these guilty pleasures.
If you’re interested; here’s the synopsis:
Nemesis (n.)
1) An opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome;
2) A person’s undoing;
3) Joshua Templeman.
Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman hate each other. Not dislike. Not begrudgingly tolerate. Hate. And they have no problem displaying their feelings through a series of ritualistic passive-aggressive maneuvers as they sit across from each other, executive assistants to co-CEOs of a publishing company. Lucy can’t understand Joshua’s joyless, uptight, meticulous approach to his job. Joshua is clearly baffled by Lucy’s overly bright clothes, quirkiness, and Pollyanna attitude.
Now up for the same promotion, their battle of wills has come to a head and Lucy refuses to back down when their latest game could cost her her dream job…But the tension between Lucy and Joshua has also reached its boiling point, and Lucy is discovering that maybe she doesn’t hate Joshua. And maybe, he doesn’t hate her either. Or maybe this is just another game.
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2- All Your Perfects – Colleen Hoover: Now we all know that when it comes to Colleen’s books, her books could’ve been the entire list buuuuut I thought only to include one of her books so I can give you a little variety? 😂😂 All Your Perfects has just recently published & it immediately jumped to the top works of Colleen Hoover.
If you’re interested; here’s the synopsis:
Colleen Hoover delivers a tour de force novel about a troubled marriage and the one old forgotten promise that might be able to save it.
Quinn and Graham’s perfect love is threatened by their imperfect marriage. The memories, mistakes, and secrets that they have built up over the years are now tearing them apart. The one thing that could save them might also be the very thing that pushes their marriage beyond the point of repair.
All Your Perfects is a profound novel about a damaged couple whose potential future hinges on promises made in the past. This is a heartbreaking page-turner that asks: Can a resounding love with a perfect beginning survive a lifetime between two imperfect people?
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3- How To Walk Away – Katherine Center:
If you’re interested; here’s the synopsis:
Margaret Jacobsen has a bright future ahead of her: a fiancé she adores, her dream job, and the promise of a picture-perfect life just around the corner. Then, suddenly, on what should have been one of the happiest days of her life, everything she worked for is taken away in one tumultuous moment.
In the hospital and forced to face the possibility that nothing will ever be the same again, Margaret must figure out how to move forward on her own terms while facing long-held family secrets, devastating heartbreak, and the idea that love might find her in the last place she would ever expect.
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4- Broken Beautiful Hearts – Kami Garcia: One of those books that I still think of, I absolutely loved it. The message sticks with its readers several books & days later!
If you’re interested; here’s the synopsis:
Her heart has to break before it can open.
When star soccer player Peyton Rios receives an offer from her first-choice college, senior year starts off exactly as planned. But when Peyton uncovers her boyfriend’s dark secret, she confronts him—and finds herself falling down a flight of stairs. Peyton’s knee—and maybe her dream of going pro—is shattered. Everyone is talking: Was she pushed, or did she fall? Peyton knows the truth, even if no one believes her.
He has to let someone in before it’s too late.
With her future on the line, Peyton goes to stay with her uncle in a small Tennessee town to focus on her recovery. Dating is the last thing on her mind—until she meets sweet, sexy Owen Law.
But Peyton doesn’t trust her heart, especially when she senses that Owen is hiding something. When their secrets are finally exposed, Peyton has to decide if love is worth fighting for.
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5- The Kiss Quotient – Helen Hoang: Absolutely loveeeeeeed this! It was one of those books that I kept seeing on my bookstagram feed & I picked it up & ended up finishing it within 3 hours! Laughed & cried so much!
If you’re interested; here’s the synopsis:
Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases–a job that has given her more money than she knows what to do with, and way less experience in the dating department than the average thirty-year-old.
It doesn’t help that Stella has Asperger’s and French kissing reminds her of a shark getting its teeth cleaned by pilot fish. Her conclusion: she needs lots of practice–with a professional. Which is why she hires escort Michael Phan. The Vietnamese and Swedish stunner can’t afford to turn down Stella’s offer, and agrees to help her check off all the boxes on her lesson plan–from foreplay to more-than-missionary position…
Before long, Stella not only learns to appreciate his kisses, but to crave all the other things he’s making her feel. Soon, their no-nonsense partnership starts making a strange kind of sense. And the pattern that emerges will convince Stella that love is the best kind of logic…
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❗️Have you read these books? What were your thoughts? Ooooooor if you haven’t, uhhhhh why not?
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OMG So many great recs on this list!!!
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