Looking for heartwarming, hilarious reads? These 10 rom-com books will keep you giggling, swooning, and smiling with delightful stories of love, laughter, and unforgettable characters. Perfect for fans of enemies to lovers, fake dating, and quirky romances.
Rom-Com Books-These heartwarming books will keep you smiling with no utter boredom, only giggles and butterflies all over. Delve right into reading and chilling, the chunks would purely get your eyes glued to the pages rather than the screen, far better than binge watching Netflix.
1. The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
Sally Thorne’s debut novel, The Hating Game, is a perfect fit for rom-com fans. This snarky office-based romantic comedy revolves around Lucy Hutton, an optimistic, quirky, and artistic soul, and Joshua Templeman, a sharp-tongued, ambitious guy who despises her people-pleasing nature. When they both vie for the same promotion, a battle ensues. Things jazz up as they engage in a series of escalating pranks, their hate turns into something more.
Read more to uncover what happens next, who wins the promotion or do they end up in something that’s beyond all this hate? This charming novel is a must-read, with its witty banter, quirky characters, and lovable nemesis-to-lovers romance. Get ready for a hilarious and heartwarming ride!
2. The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
In this irresistible rom-com, Ali Hazelwood masterfully crafts a tale of undeniable chemistry between Olive Smith, a PhD candidate, and Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor. When Olive’s social life hits a hitch, she proposes a fake relationship to Adam, but as they navigate the façade, they grapple with growing attraction.This heartwarming work is truly a bliss vacating you with a smile.
3. Beach Read by Emily Henry
This top notch work by Emily is a must read this summers to sparkle things up, following the story of January Andrews and Augustus Everett… In a nutshell this is- Two writers, one vacation, a bestseller to complete and their rocky relationship blossoming into romance. You’ll definitely love this romantic chemistry & enemies to lovers trope, this rom-com will grab all your attention.
4. The Flat share by Beth O’Leary
Tiffy and Leon share a flatTiffy and Leon share a bedTiffy and Leon have never met…
This debut work of Leary is a joyful, quirky rom-com revolving around Tiffy and Leon sharing an apartment with haven’t met a single time. In this course of days, nights and weekends, this duo starts writing notes to each other, slowly falling for each other but is falling in love with your roommate not a dreadful idea? especially when you haven’t even met once?… Will this unusual arrangement bring love or plant something else??
5. Book lovers by Emily Henry
Another bestseller rom-com of Emily is book lovers, the story has Nora Stephens, a literary agent and a book geek on one hand and on the other hand is Charlie Lastra, her work rival and an editor. They keep bumping into each other in a month’s holiday in Sunshine Falls and things spice up right there. In a nutshell it’s heartfelt, funny and joyful inclusive of two rivals, one holiday…
6. The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
This fun and light hearted rom-com, penned down by the writing duo, Christina and Lauren, meeting enemies to lovers romance trope is beautifully written and well crafted. The story follows Olive and her enemy Ethan pretending to be newlyweds on an all expenses paid honeymoon instead of her twin sister. This roller-coaster of fake marriage, enemy to lovers trope, slow build romance would be a perfect choice to just escape the reality.
7. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
This humourous read combining science and romance is a complete charm. In the pages is Don Tillman, a socially awkward professor, in quest of finding a perfect match devises The Wife Project and Rosie- a chaos entering the Professor’s life. Read further to know whether the chaos blossoms or merely withers. Don’t forget to read on the next parts The Rosie Effect and The Rosie Result to know what happens next!!
8. Funny Story by Emily Henry
Falling in love with your ex-fiance’s new fiancee’s ex?? Interesting, right?… This is just another rom com banger by Emily Henry dealing with an opposite pair, Daphne and Peter, who fell in love with each other on a blustery day over an errant hat at just to Peter’s realisation of feelings for his childhood best friend, Petra. Here comes the chaotic move where Daphne initiates her new story in Michigan proposing to be roommates with Miles, Petra’s ex. Avoiding each other since then, they form a shaky friendship and a plan, will their plan work out or there’s something else serving for their plate, read in to decode this complex yet delightful novel.
9. Get a life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
This heartwarming rom com dealing with Chloe Brown, a computer geek with a definite plan and a bucket list to utter, pushing her to confront her fears, in this guides Redford “Red” Morgan, a handsome personality, in exchange of help in his art website. Things steam up between them in this span abiding a deep connection.
10. Happy Place by Emily Henry
Another must read for the rom com fans is Emily Henry’s Happy Place, how far can you pretend being in love? Wyn and Harriet, the perfect inseparable couple have broken up six months ago. Having not told this to anyone, how far can they fake it? Spending the holidays, with their favourite people, at the cottage, for the last time, enough of lies & pretending in the way… In a nutshell- two exes, one contract, a holiday, can the lie persist or will the tables turn? Read in to find out…
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