This is a list of pairings in YA books that have a romance aspect but it does not signify that those pairings have a happy ending; for that, click on over to Romance.
All characters are cis and allo unless otherwise stated.
F/F
- Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler~ (Amz) – L
- Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler – B/Q
- Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli – B+
- The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum – L
- Practically Ever After by Isabel Bandeira
- This is What it Feels Like by Rebecca Barrow
- Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust – L
- Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust – B
- Far From the Tree by Robin Benway~
- Kaleidoscope Song by Fox Benwell – L
- Starting From Here by Lisa Jenn Bigelow
- How to Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake – B+
- Dare Truth or Promise by Paula Boock
- Nothing Happened by Molly Booth
- Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown (Amz)
- The Meaning of Birds by Jaye Robin Brown
- The Key to You and Me by Jaye Robin Brown
- Style by Chelsea M. Cameron
- Out of the Blue by Sophie Cameron
- Echo After Echo by AR Capetta
- The Lost Coast by AR Capetta
- Look Both Ways by Alison Cherry
- Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova – B
- Of Fire and Stars and Of by Audrey Coulthurst – B (Amz)
- The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily Danforth (Amz)
- Winning by Lara Deloza~
- Lunaside by J.L. Douglas
- Unbecoming by Jenny Downham
- Secret Heart by Danielle Dreger
- Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan
- Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan
- *Melt With You by Jennifer Dugan
- Otherbound by Corinne Duyvis – B (Amz),~
- If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan (Amz)
- Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan (Amz)
- The Cursed Queen and The True Queen by Sarah Fine – B
- Noble Falling and Noble Persuasion by Sara Gaines
- The Resolutions by Mia Garcia – B+
- Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden
- The Difference Between You and Me by Madeleine George – B
- Girl Mans Up by M-E Girard
- Love and Other Carnivorous Plants by Florence Gonsalves – Q
- Sister Mischief by Laura Goode
- The Flywheel/Get it Together Delilah by Erin Gough
- Amelia Westlake Was Never Here by Erin Gough
- Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins
- Freshman Year by Annameekee Hesik
- Girl, Crushed by Katie Heaney
- Ask Me How I Got Here by Christine Hepperman – B
- The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
- Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar
- The Last Beginning by Lauren James
- You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
- Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson
- The Afterward by EK Johnston
- The Gallery of Unfinished Girls by Lauren Karcz
- The Love & Lies of Rukshana Ali by Sabina Khan
- Ask the Passengers by AS King
- Dear Rachel Maddow by Adrienne Kisner
- The Confusion of Laurel Graham by Adrienne Kisner
- Radical by E.M. Kokie
- Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour
- You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour and David Levithan
- Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee
- A Clash of Steel by CB Lee
- A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
- Being Fishkill by Ruth Lehrer
- A&B by J.C. Lillis – B+
- Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno
- Ash by Malinda Lo
- Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
- The Spy with the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke
- Ship It by Britta Lundin
- Like Other Girls by Brita Lundin
- We Awaken by Calista Lynne – A+
- 10 Things I Can See From Here by Carrie Mac
- 37 Things I Love (in No Particular Order) by Kekla Magoon
- Colorblind by Siera Maley
- The Noble of Sperath by Siera Maley
- Dating Sarah Cooper by Siera Maley (Amz)
- Taking Flight by Siera Maley
- Without Annette by Jane B. Mason
- We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
- A Good Idea by Cristina Moracho – B
- Keeping Her Secret by Sarah Nicolas (Amz)
- This is Where it Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
- Meg & Linus by Hanna Nowinski
- Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro
- Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne Peters
- Lies My Girlfriend Told Me by Julie Anne Peters
- *From Dust, A Flame by Rebecca Podos = B
- Her Name in the Sky by Kelly Quindlen
- Late to the Party by Kelly Quindlen
- She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen
- Scars by Cheryl Rainfield (self-harm tw for cover)
- Final Draft by Riley Redgate – P+
- Cherry by Lindsey Rosin – B~
- Trouble Girls by Julia Lynn Rubin
- Empress of the World by Sara Ryan – B
- Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi
- Far From You by Tess Sharpe – B+
- The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe
- It Ends in Fire by Andrew Shvarts
- The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie
- The Last to Let Go by Amber Smith
- The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth
- Not My Problem by Ciara Smyth
- It’s Not Like It’s a Secret by Misa Sugiura
- The Summer of Jordi Perez by Amy Spalding
- We Used to Be Friends by Amy Spalding
- *No Boy Summer by Amy Spalding
- These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling
- *The Coldest Touch by Isabel Sterling
- Under Threat by Robin Stevenson
- Sadie by Courtney Summers
- Trust Me, I’m Trouble (sequel) by Mary Elizabeth Summers – B
- Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley
- Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley – B+
- As I Descended by Robin Talley – B+
- Pulp by Robin Talley
- The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre by Robin Talley
- Outrun the Wind by Elizabeth Tammi
- The Summer I Wasn’t Me by Jessica Verdi
- The Summer of Us by Cecilia Vinesse~
- Bleeding Earth by Kaitlin Ward
- *Briar Girls by Rebecca Kim Wells
- Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld~
- Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde – B+,~ (Amz)
- Dirty London by Kelley York
M/M
- Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
- What if it’s Us? by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
- The Wicker King by K. Ancrum
- One Man Guy and Hold My Hand by Michael Barakiva
- Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo – B~
- The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd
- This is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kacen Callender
- Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender – T
- Boy Robot by Simon Curtis
- The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich
- The Friend Scheme by Cale Dietrich
- *If This Gets Out by Cale Dietrich and Sophie Gonzales
- The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle
- The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons – T
- The Resolutions by Mia Garcia
- Picture Us in the Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert
- Whatever. by S.J. Goslee
- Been Here All Along by Sandy Hall
- The Past and Other Things that Should Stay Buried by Shaun David Hutchinson
- The State of Us by Shaun David Hutchinson
- Openly Straight and Honestly Ben by Bill Konigsberg
- The Music of What Happens by Bill Konigsberg
- Avi Cantor Has Six Months to Live by Sacha Lamb – T
- Autoboyography by Christina Lauren – B+
- Seven Tears at High Tide by CB Lee
- The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
- The Fever King by Victoria Lee
- Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
- Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
- How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by J.C. Lillis
- The Spy with the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke
- True Letters From a Fictional Life by Kenneth Logan (Amz)
- Proxy by Alex London
- Black Wings Beating by Alex London
- The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths and Magic by F.T. Lukens
- In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens
- Spy Stuff by Matthew J. Metzger (Amz) – T
- The Art of Starving by Sam J. Miller
- By Any Means Necessary by Candice Montgomery
- Gone, Gone, Gone by Hannah Moskowitz
- I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
- Meg & Linus by Hanna Nowinski
- Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro
- Perfect Ten by L. Philips
- Sometime After Midnight by L. Philips
- Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig
- White Rabbit by Caleb Roehrig
- The Fell of Dark by Caleb Roehrig
- Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) by L.C. Rosen
- Camp by L.C. Rosen
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
- Fans of the Impossible Life by Kate Scelsa
- Jerkbait by Mia Siegert
- History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera (Amz)
- Infinity Son by Adam Silvera
- You Asked for Perfect by Laura Silverman
- Our Year of Maybe by Rachel Lynn Solomon~ -B+
- Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria
- The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper
- As Far As You’ll Take Me by Phil Stamper
- The Dangerous Art of Blending In by Angelo Surmelis
- Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas – T
- Don’t Let Me Go by J.H. Trumble
- Date Me, Bryson Keller! by Kevin van Whye
- On a Summer Night by Gabriel J. Vidrine
- Running With Lions by Julian Winters
- How to Be Remy Cameron by Julian Winters
- The Summer of Everything by Julian Winters
- *Right Where I Left You by Julian Winters
M/F
- Looking for Group by Rory Harrison (gay m/bi-pan trans f)
- Jess, Chunk, and the Road Trip to Infinity by Kristin Elizabeth Clark (trans f/pan m)
- Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert (m/bi f)
- Top Ten by Katie Cotugno (m/bi f)
- Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthurst (m/bi f)
- Belly Up by Eva Darrows (questioning bi cis f/demi cis m)
- Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan (bi cis f/bi cis m)
- I Hate Everyone But You by Gaby Dunn and Alison Raskin (queer cis f/trans m)
- The Impostor Queen by Sarah Fine (m/bi f)
- Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann (biromatic asexual f/m)
- We Regret to Inform You by Ariel Kaplan (cis f/bi cis m)
- That’s Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger (heteroromantic cis f/cis m)
- Squad by Mariah MacCarthy (questioning cis f/trans m)
- When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore (queer cis f/trans m)
- Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore (f/trans m)
- Home and Away by Candice Montgomery (f/bi m)
- Not Otherwise Specified by Hannah Moskowitz (bi cis f/cis m)
- Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy (questioning cis f/cis m)
- Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee (heteroromantic cis f/cis m)
- Jaya and Rasa by Sonia Patel (trans m/cis f)
- Noteworthy by Riley Redgate (c
- Over You by Amy Reed (bi cis f/cis m)
- If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo (Amz) (trans f/cis m)
- Kissing Ezra Holtz by Brianna Shrum (bi cis f/cis m)
- The Liar’s Guide to the Night Sky by Brianna Shrum (aro polyam m/bi f)
- Rebel Boys and Rescue Dogs by Brianna Shrum (trans m/f)
- Something Like Gravity by Amber Smith (cis f/trans m)
- Coda by Emma Trevayne (bi cis m/cis f)
- Follow Your Arrow by Jessica Verdi (cis m/bi cis f)
F/NB
- Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake – B+
- Spellhacker by M.K. England
- Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin (Amz)
- Mask of Shadows and Ruin of Stars by Linsey Miller
- Like Water by Rebecca Podos – B+
- When You Get the Chance by Tom Ryan and Robin Stevenson
- The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde – B+
M/NB
- The Heartbreak Bakery by AR Capetta
- I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver – B
- Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee
NB/NB
- Brooklyn, Burning by Steve Brezenoff
- The Brilliant Death by AR Capetta
M/IF
- None of the Above by I.W. Gregorio
M/F/IF
- That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston – B
M/F/M
- 3 by Hannah Moskowitz
- This Song is (Not) For You by Laura Nowlin