SOME OF THE ROMANTIC BOOKS TO READ FOR VALENTINE’S DAY

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It’s Valentine’s eve, and so naturally, we have to look at some romantic reads you can enjoy. Unusual to most lists I create here, I don’t own most of the books on our list. I try to know something about the books I share though I certainly haven’t read all of the books featured, whereas with this list neither rule applies. But since it’s Valentine’s Day, we have to features some romantic Valentine’s Day books. It just feels like a rule not to break. And on the same note of romantic literary things, one of these years we want to update this site with a new list of favorite literary couples. It’s just that such a list requires more time, and I’m not always long on the time that we need for such a list.

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Let’s dive right into our list, which will hopefully take on a Barbie-esque aesthetic with its romanticism.

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ROMANTIC VALENTINE’S DAY BOOKS

note: some of these are secular novels, and would be PG-13 reading

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SO, THIS IS LOVE, TRACY ANDREEN

A sequel to the author’s So This Is Christmas, we’re kicking off with a book I own (and I discovered that I do, surprisingly, own quite a few below). Goodreads

ONCE UPON A WINTER’S HEART, MELODY CARLSON

I did own this one, probably the only one I did in this section, years ago and did read the book. It’s a quick and fun read about a Scrooge-ish heroine who hates Valentine’s Day. Goodreads

YOUR HEART’S DESIRE, MELODY CARLSON

This one doesn’t specifically say it’s Valentine’s Day, but how can it not be with that cover, right? Plus it begins on New Years Day (in the 40s) and features a heroine working in a chocolate factory. Goodreads

P.S. I STILL LOVE YOU, JENNY HAN

Yes, I own this one, but did forget that this has a Valentine section, in which Lara Jean bakes her boyfriend a dessert and makes him a card, and he gives her a poem that aren’t his words. But still, I don’t take issue with that, it’s still cute. Goodreads

11 PAPER HEARTS, KELSEY HARTWELL

Part of the YA collection from Underlined, this novel is one I own! It sounds interesting about a teen who was in a car accident a year ago around Valentine’s Day and this year begins to receive mysterious paper hearts from an admirer. Goodreads

MY FAKE VALENTINE, KELLIE MCALLEN

I guess I fibbed because here’s another book I did own once upon a time. I think I donated it at some point because I didn’t fall head over heels in love with it after reading the novel, but I think it’s still a cute read. The trope is the “fake dating” romance, and while the characters are fun, the plot itself didn’t hold my interest. Goodreads

THE NO-SHOW, BETH O’LEARY

Another one I actually own! I’m doing better with books I own than I thought. But anyway, this one says it centers on Valentine’s Day and is about a man who stands up three women on Valentine’s Day. Or does he? Goodreads

THE DO-OVER, LYNN PAINTER

This one is like a Groundhog Day premise only it centers on Valentine’s Day, and Lynn Painter seems to be a well-liked author right now. Goodreads

HE’S SO NOT MY VALENTINE, SAVANNAH SCOTT

Don’t know a thing about this one, but it’s obviously very on theme with that title and I do know readers on my Instagram page love Savannah’s books. Goodreads

MY PHONY VALENTINE, COURNTEY WALSH

I don’t own this one, but its title and pink hues is just too perfect not to include. Plus I did just buy four Kindle copies to share in my content updates for free downloads. So, I mean technically I did purchase this one, and everywhere I turn there are readers gushing about this one (and likely its upcoming March sequel) including high Amazon ratings. Goodreads

LONELY HEARTS DAY, KASIE WEST

Only released as an ebook from what I can see, this is a novella that covers four Valentine Days. Goodreads

A SUGARLOAF VALENTINE, ROSEMARY WHITTAKER

A bakery owner must confront her past when her ex commissions her bakery to create sweet message cookies for his girlfriend. Goodreads

ROYAL VALENTINE, SARIAH WILSON

A short novella (71 pages I think) read, this is part of a collection of shorts written by popular authors. Goodreads

BONUS! ROCKY ROAD, BECKY WADE

This one isn’t Valentine’s Day per se, but it releases today, so we have to give it a shout-out! Plus, it’s one I’m super excited to read having loved the main character, Jude, from the pervious book. As a bonus, it also matches our vibes perfectly. Goodreads

Have you read any of these? Would you? Which ones do you recommend? Which ones should I ditch? Comment all of your thoughts below! Let’s talk.

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