Happily ever after. These three words form the backbone of the romance genre. Because no matter how fraught the journey, in ...

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Looking for a few spring romance books to add to your bookshelf? Here are the best romance books we're picking up to read this spring.

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Love stories are deeply personal. The ones that stay with us tend to arrive at just the right moment, speak to something tender or unresolved in us, and then quietly reshape how we understand intimacy ...

The holidays were made for love stories. It’s the time of year when unexpected sparks and rekindled flames feel not only possible but inevitable. (At least on the Hallmark Channel, but we’re allowed ...

It doesn’t matter if you’re spending Valentine’s Day alone or with a significant other, the best gift is a romance novel. The idea of romance looks different for every reader these days. While some ...

The beloved Regency-era love story remains a fan favorite more than two centuries later and now it's free to read.

These vintage books introduce the archetypes, settings and lavishly bonkers sensibility that are the hallmarks of great romance. By Olivia Waite Every now and again some starry-eyed optimist tries to ...

Whether you're looking for a classic or the latest and greatest, start here. By The New York Times Books Staff Her best-selling romances have made her a new standard-bearer of the genre. By Joumana ...