(For Spec Fic by Subgenre, see here.)

Coming of Age

• Late to the Party by Kelly Quindlen

Contemporary (Non-Romance)

These are books that may or may not have romances, but do not have romance as the central plot.

Female Protag

• This is What it Feels Like by Rebecca Barrow
• Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert
• If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan
• Love & Other Carnivorous Plants by Florence Gonsalves
• Paperweight by Meg Haston
• Let’s Call it a Doomsday by Katie Henry
• Run by Kody Keplinger
• That’s Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger
• Dear Rachel Maddow by Adrienne Kisner
• We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
• Being Fishkill by Ruth Lehrer
• It Goes Like This by Miel Moreland
• Final Draft by Riley Redgate
• Not My Problem by Ciara Smyth
• We Used to Be Friends by Amy Spalding
• Odd One Out by Nic Stone
• Fresh by Margot Wood

Male Protag

• The Chandler Legacies by Abdi Nazemian – G
• Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) by L.C. Rosen
• History is All you Left Me by Adam Silvera
• Deposing Nathan by Zack Smedley
• Between Perfect and Real by Ray Stoeve – T
• Me, Myself & Him by Chris Tebbetts
• How to Be Remy Cameron by Julian Winters

Nonbinary Protag

• Sasha Masha by Agnes Borinsky
• Brooklyn, Burning by Steve Brezenoff
• Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin

Contemporary Romance

F/F

• Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler
• Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler
• *Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler
• *How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow
• Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli – B+
• Kaleidoscope Song by Fox Benwell
• How to Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake – B+ (Amz)
• Dare Truth or Promise by Paula Boock
• Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown (Amz)
• The Key to Me and You by Jaye Robin Brown
• Style by Chelsea M. Cameron
• Secret Heart by Danielle Dreger
• Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan
• Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan
• *Melt With You by Jennifer Dugan
• Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan (Amz)
• Girl Mans Up by M-E Girard
• The Flywheel/Get it Together Delilah by Erin Gough
• Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins
• The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
• Hani & Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar
• You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
• Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson
• Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour
• A&B by J.C. Lillis – B+
• Dating Sarah Cooper by Siera Maley (Amz)
• Taking Flight by Siera Maley
• The Stars and the Darkness Between Them by Junauda Petrus
• Her Name in the Sky by Kelly Quindlen
• She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen
• Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi
• You Don’t Live Here by Robyn Schneider
• The Summer of Jordi Perez by Amy Spalding
• It’s Not Like It’s a Secret by Misa Sugiura
• Love & Other Natural Disasters by Misa Sugiura
• The Summer I Wasn’t Me by Jessica Verdi
• Going Off Script by Jen Wilde
• Dirty London by Kelley York

M/M

• Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
• This is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kacen Callender
• *If This Gets Out by Cale Dietrich and Sophie Gonzales
• The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons
• Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales
• Whatever. by S.J. Goslee
• Been Here All Along by Sandy Hall – B+,~ (Amz)
• Social Intercourse by Greg Howard
• We Are Totally Normal by Naomi Kanakia
• Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala
• Autoboyography by Christina Lauren
• How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by J.C. Lillis
• By Any Means Necessary by Candice Montgomery
• Camp by L.C. Rosen
• Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
• Running With Lions by Julian Winters

M/F

• Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan (bi F/bi M)
• Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales (bi F)
• Technically, You Started It by Lana Wood Johnson (demi F/bi M)
• Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann (biro ace F)
• I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee (bi F/bi M)
• Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith (trans M)
• Wild by Hannah Moskowitz (bi F/bi M)
• Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy (queer F)
• Noteworthy by Riley Redgate (bi F)
• Birthday by Meredith Russo (trans F)
• Follow Your Arrow by Jessica Verdi (bi F)

F/NB

• Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake
• The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde

M/NB

• I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
• Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
• The Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee

Historical Romance

F/F

M/M

• The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee – B

Mystery/Thriller

Female Protag

• The Truth About Keeping Secrets by Savannah Brown
• The Things We Don’t See by Savannah Brown
• Echo After Echo by Amy Rose Capetta – B+
• Throwaway Girls by Andrea Contos
• Vanished and Avenged by E.E. Cooper – B+
• All Eyes on Us by Kit Frick
• *Dig Two Graves by Gretchen McNeil
• People Like Us by Dana Mele – B
• A Good Idea by Cristina Moracho – B
• Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig
• I Hope You’re Listening by Tom Ryan
• Far From You by Tess Sharpe

Male Protag

• Swipe Right for Murder by Derek Milman
• Even if We Break by Marieke Nijkamp – T
• Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig
• White Rabbit by Caleb Roehrig
• Keep This to Yourself by Tom Ryan
• Surrender Your Sons by Adam Sass

Non-Binary Protag

• *The Honeys by Ryan La Sala (Genderfluid)
• Even if We Break by Marieke Nijkamp
• *At the End of Everything by Marieke Nijkamp

Psychological Thriller

• The Wicker King by K. Ancrum
• A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo

Romantic Contemporary

*These are books that are not Romances by the genre definition (HFN/HEA) but have main romantic storylines

F/F

• The Meaning of Birds by Jaye Robin Brown
• Look Both Ways by Alison Cherry
• Sister Mischief by Laura Goode
• The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth

M/M

• As Far As You’ll Take Me by Phil Stamper

M/F

• Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan