YA Romance

11+ hour, 17+ min ago   (971+ words) From historical to contemporary love stories, familiar authors to new names taking on the fan favorite genre full of seasonal festiveness, here are a few of the cozy books you may find yourself reading this season. Sorted by release date,…...

6+ hour, 58+ min ago   (1376+ words) women.com Goodreads' Top 15 Most Read Fantasy Books Of 2026 (So Far), Ranked By Reviews We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The huge surge in popularity of fantasy novels is pure magic. Romantasy books (romance combined with…...

3+ hour, 26+ min ago   (902+ words) omnivorous.substack.com Swoony Sunday Reading Update: “Sweetbitter Song” The second half of Rosie Hewlett’s sapphic retelling of the story of Penelope and Melantho is even more beautiful, heart-wrenching, and exquisite than the first. Warning: Full spoilers for the book…...

16+ hour, 39+ min ago   (209+ words) Visiting Assistant Professor of English Vince Omni’s short story “Mine Own” was published August 4 in Virgin Islands Noir, a new anthology from Akashic Books. Set on St. Croix in 1973, the story follows Desmond, a young man who returns to the…...

21+ hour, 28+ min ago   (55+ words) The Times The mad life of Barbara Cartland, the Queen of Romance who hated women Every element of the prolific author’s life was bizarre, comical or grotesque – and often all three. Matthew Sweet’s The Great Dictator is a gem of…...

6+ hour, 50+ min ago   (37+ words) Part Two: Prep Time Beyond the Story The Actual Meaning Novels have a meaning behind the bare story being told. The deep meaning of a story is known as the …...

17+ hour, 43+ min ago   (317+ words) Preeti Shenoy’s fiction is a literary detox from the messiness of our lives. Her romance stories are grounded in recognisable emotions, but remain relatively uncomplicated. That is why her latest book, People We Love, reads like an undemanding romantic fiction…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (456+ words) Best-selling author Kate Mosse has said Sussex in autumn is "like nowhere else" as she marks the publication of her latest book exploring the season. The Chichester-based writer said Autumn: The Story of a Season draws inspiration from Sussex landscapes…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (84+ words) I sent out about twenty queries before I realized that my query letter SUCKS. It probably still SUCKS. But there’s definitely progress. Religious progress. And, of course …...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (163+ words) u201cTollund Man,u201d an impressive short story collection by Jeff Esterholm, has something for everyone, ranging from classic crime noir to contemporary stories, including vignettes. The collection is slated for October publication by Cornerstone Press, an imprint of the University of Wisconsin…...