Our Bookstore Romance Day Reads

The Seven Year Slip

By: Ashley Poston
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

“I thoroughly enjoyed the book! Ashley Poston's The Seven Year Slip - it was the ideal feast of writing that tugs at your heartstrings, characters to root for, and a plot that drew me in. I enjoy books with magic realism. This tale is fundamentally about mourning loss, accepting change, and understanding that falling in love comes at the right... Read more

Tastes Like Shakkar

A Novel

If Shakespeare Were an Auntie: Book #2

By: Nisha Sharma
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani & Vikas Adam
Length: 9 hours 58 minutes

“Ready to get ALL your senses activated?? Nisha Sharma does it with immersing descriptions of tastes, smells, sights, sounds, and definitely feels. A Shakespeare retelling at its best, this novel is hilarious, hot, and full of hijinks! So. Much. Fun. I listened nonstop on Libro.fm - the dual narration was perfect, from the internal monologs to... Read more

Love, Theoretically

By: Ali Hazelwood
Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer
Length: 12 hours 33 minutes

“I love this book so much! I cried halfway through at the job offer reveal because I felt so emotionally connected and related to Elsie that it was too much not to feel what she felt. This is by far my favorite Ali Hazelwood book yet - so much STEM, so much spice, many laughs, terrible jokes, and heartfelt connections. I really enjoyed Elsie and... Read more

Happy Place

By: Emily Henry
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 11 hours 2 minutes

“What a gem! This remarkable story about friendship, love, and growing up has laugh-out-loud moments (the ferris wheel scene!) paired with deeply emotional explorations between each character. What happens when you start growing apart? What would happen if you decided to fight for what you have instead? This book made me feel all the feels and... Read more

The Summer Girl

An Avalon Bay Novel

Avalon Bay: Book #3

By: Elle Kennedy
Narrated by: Caitlin Elizabeth & Teddy Hamilton
Length: 12 hours 8 minutes

Elle Kennedy's next spicy and emotional romance in the blockbuster Avalon Bay series.

College student Cassie Soul hasn’t spent an entire summer in Avalon Bay in years, not since her parents divorced and her mother spitefully whisked her away to Boston. Now that her grandmother is selling the boardwalk hotel that’s been in their family for five... Read more

Mrs. Nash's Ashes

By: Sarah Adler
Narrated by: Mara Wilson
Length: 9 hours 28 minutes

A Most Anticipated Summer Read by Today ∙ Barnes & Noble ∙ BookRiot ∙ GoodReads ∙ Culturess ∙ and more!

A starry-eyed romantic, a cynical writer, and (the ashes of) an elderly woman take the road trip of a lifetime that just might upend everything they believe about true love.

Millicent Watts-Cohen is on a mission. When she promised her... Read more

With Love, from Cold World

By: Alicia Thompson
Narrated by: Lindsey Dorcus
Length: 11 hours 58 minutes

ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES' BEST ROMANCES OF THE YEAR!

"One of the most perfect books I’ve read this year."—New York Times

A USA Today Bestseller!
An Amazon's Best Romances of August!
One of the New York Public Library's Best Books of 2023!

She has a to-do list a mile long and falling for her coworker isn't on it—yet somehow he’s become her top... Read more

Thick of Love

By: Danielle Marcus
Narrated by: Sable Lyn
Length: 8 hours 30 minutes

A flirty, feel-good novel that takes you on a journey of love, heartbreak, and self-discovery. Perfect for fans of Mary B. Morrison and Briana Cole.
"I gave you fifteen years, two kids, and my everything. You still chose to give a woman you barely knew the ring, the house, and my happily-ever-after."
Dallas once believed in forever love, but that... Read more

The Only Purple House in Town

By: Ann Aguirre
Narrated by: Carly Robins
Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

Iris Collins is the messy one in her family—the chaos bunny. Her sisters are all wildly successful while she can't balance her budget for a single month. It's no wonder she's in debt to her roommates. When she unexpectedly inherits a house from her great aunt, her plan to turn it into a B&B fails—as most of her plans do. She winds up renting... Read more

You've Been Served

By: Kristen Alicia
Narrated by: Jasmin Walker
Length: 7 hours 10 minutes

One woman puts love—and law school—into the hands of fate in this spirited rom-com, perfect for fans of Legally Blonde and The Hating Game
It’s the Magic 8 Ball’s fault. All of it. One teeny little question, and suddenly Simone Alexander is chucking her whole life out the window. So long, being a chef in California—it’s time for law school. In... Read more

Even If the Sky is Falling

By: Taj McCoy, Farah Heron, Lane Clarke, Charish Reid, Sarah Smith & Denise Williams
Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo, Soneela Nankani, Karen Murray, Marissa Hampton, Donnabella Mortel, Joy Beharie & Teddy Hamilton
Length: 9 hours 50 minutes

Includes a special introduction by USA TODAY bestselling author, Mia Sosa, author of The Worst Best Man and The Wedding Crasher!

It’s the end of the world as they know it—or so they think…

When an international warning siren accidentally goes off, convincing everyone that a meteor shower may just be the end of life as they know it, six... Read more

A Lady's Guide to Scandal

A Novel

By: Sophie Irwin
Narrated by: Imogen Church
Length: 13 hours 26 minutes

“Sophie Irwin is an exciting and original voice. She's a must-buy author for me.”―Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Carrie Soto Is Back

Internationally bestselling author Sophie Irwin brings us another delightful, escapist historical romance, led by an audacious heroine who has suddenly inherited a fortune—but it has... Read more

All the Right Notes

By: Dominic Lim
Narrated by: Aaron J Albano
Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

In this hilarious and joyous rom com, sparks fly when a piano genius and a Hollywood heartthrob are thrown together for a charity performance of solos, heartfelt duets, and a big, showstopping finale.
 
Quito Cruz might be a genius piano player and composer in New York City now but it doesn’t mean that he’s any closer to his Broadway dream.... Read more

Charm City Rocks

A Love Story

By: Matthew Norman
Narrated by: Kristen DiMercurio
Length: 9 hours 5 minutes

When a single dad meets the former rock-star crush of his youth, everything they thought they knew about happiness and love is thrown into chaos in this hopeful, heartwarming romantic comedy.

“Bound to charm readers from page one . . . You’ll root for everyone in this sweet love story.”—Elissa Sussman, bestselling author of Funny You Should... Read more

In the Case of Heartbreak

Fern Falls: Book #2

By: Courtney Kae
Narrated by: Melissa Moran
Length: 10 hours 32 minutes

Ben has been baking his grandma's cinnamon rolls at the family café for years. He's been quietly in love with Adam Reed, his musician-slash-mechanic neighbor, for just as long. But Ben's done waiting behind the pastry case. He's entered a make-or-break competition to show off his own recipes. He's going to buy his overprotective family out of... Read more

Chef's Choice

A Novel

Chef's Kiss

By: TJ Alexander
Narrated by: Nicky Endres
Length: 12 hours 2 minutes

“Luna was my favorite character in Alexander’s debut novel, and she shines off the page in this standalone sequel as she cooks up her own love story, complete with fake dating, bed sharing, relatable kitchen disasters, and true depiction of trans & queer communities written with nuance and depth. I’ve already told everyone I know to read... Read more

Wild Things

A Novel

By: Laura Kay
Narrated by: Abigail Hardiman
Length: 9 hours 10 minutes

NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR'S PICK • Two best friends. One huge crush. A year that could change everything...

A warmhearted, hilarious queer rom-com about what happens when a group of friends are actually brave enough to live the dream and give up their dreary city apartments to buy a house in the country together. • “Real Emily Henry vibes but gay.... Read more