Best Romance of 2022

D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia C. Higgins

D’Vaughn & Kris Plan A Wedding
by Chencia C. Higgins

To elevate her brand, a closeted social media influencer goes on a reality TV show where she must convince her family and friends she’s getting married to the love of her life in six weeks.

The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

The Dead Romantics
by Ashley Poston

Florence Day, a romance writer who no longer believes in love, returns to her hometown for her father’s funeral. There, she sees a ghost whose unfinished business has her second-guessing everything she’s ever known about love stories.

Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey

Hook, Line, and Sinker
by Tessa Bailey

Hannah Bellinger is immune to king crab fisherman Fox Thornton’s charm and good looks. He has a reputation as a flirt, so she enlists his help with her crush on her colleague, yet the more time she spends with Fox, the more she wants him instead.

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Book Lovers
by Emily Henry

Cutthroat literary agent Nora Stephens and her little sister Libby take a sisters’ trip to Sunshine Falls, NC, from the city. On their trip, Nora keeps running into editor Charlie Lastra, with whom she’s never had a cute moment with before. Yet they keep running into each other and are thrown together again and again.

By the Book by Jasmine Guillory

By the Book
by Jasmine Guillory

A young, black woman working in publishing makes a surprise connection with an author who has failed to deliver his highly anticipated manuscript.

Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood

Love on the Brain
by Ali Hazelwood

Bee Königswasser is offered the lead on a neuro engineering project with NASA, and has to co-lead with Levi Ward, her archenemy from grad school. When everything at her job seems to be going wrong, Bee thinks Levi is softening into an ally. When the time comes for her to put her heart on the line, what will Bee do?