8 Romance Books You’ll Love This Summer

June White’s mother is packing them up yet again—this time, to Laguna Beach, California. A new city means a new school, and all the drama to follow. But June would rather watch true crime than go out with some boy.

At least that’s what she thinks, until she meets James Hunter. James is as handsome as he is reckless, and June knows she should stay away. As hard as she tries, she can’t help but fall for him, and soon exposed secrets threaten to ruin not only what they have, but pasts they’ve worked hard to hide…

Four women, on enchanting journeys, embark into new worlds and great loves. Thea has been lured into the world of fae by Devin and his mysterious past. Soon, their explosive connection threatens to burn not only them, but all they hold near and dear.

Dani is a witch without a coven, when a dragon shapeshifter flies into her life and shakes up her entire world—for better and worse. Juniper finds herself in the world of werewolves, faced with an impossible choice: join the fiery leader and his pack, or return home as a newly bitten werewolf.

Maddie is wandering aimlessly through life, until a charming stranger shows her who she really is: a siren, with powers she must use to save this new world. 

Valerie Peng has dealt with many an eccentric as an event planner—but her new client is taking her places, and making her do things she’s never done before. After an embarrassing mishap, her wealthy older client proposes a deal: come to his incredible estate and pretend to be the long-lost daughter, whom he believes his family has been hiding. 

A summer away from her life? It’s an offer Valerie can’t refuse. That’s when Nico Hever enters the picture, her client’s ever-present assistant, tasked with giving Valerie a makeover. Equal parts organized and annoyingly handsome, Nico takes every chance he can get to tell Valerie this plan is a mistake. 

But the chemistry between them soon becomes impossible to ignore, and Valerie struggles to pretend—in more ways than one. 

Dog trainer Chloe Rivers can’t stop thinking about her fiery one-night stand—who happens to be her new landlord at the town’s new doggy day care! The chemistry is there, but Chloe is all sunshine, and Sawyer is all serious. It’s best they both pretend nothing happened.

That is, until Chloe’s dog training business starts picking up celebrity clients, and Sawyer’s daycare becomes the place for a news TV show, meaning they’ll be working together. 

When Chloe has to do a charity dance number, she blackmails Sawyer into it, hoping to loosen him up. Once behind closed doors, and in close quarters, the pair can’t deny their feelings for one another…

Struggling artist Beatrice Baker is nearing rock bottom when she decides to follow her boyfriend to New Orleans—only to find him with another woman. 

Stuck in a new city, she decides to work for Huxley Marlow of the Marvelous Marlow Boys, squeezing into boxes as a magician’s assistant.

She soon begins to wonder what else Huxley can do…but no, she won’t fall for him! Even if he’s finally pulled her out of her creative slump. Will Beatrice let herself take a second chance on love?

Persephone Fraser has spent the past decade trying to forget the biggest mistake she’s ever made. Once, passing her summers lakeside with her childhood friends, she’s taken on the big city, never opening herself up to be hurt again.

But when a funeral calls her back to Barry’s Bay, she’ll come face to face with Sam Florek yet again. From working at his family’s restaurant together to curling up with books, Sam was once her entire world for six summers.

That was until their friendship turned into something neither of them was ready to handle. Now, Beatrice is back, and she’ll have one weekend to make it right. 

It’s the day before his ex’s wedding festivities begin, and Drew needs a date. Fate intervenes when he finds himself trapped in an elevator with Alexa Monroe, and she agrees to be his fake girlfriend.

Together, they have a whirlwind weekend, only for Drew to fly back to Los Angeles for his job as a pediatric surgeon, and Alexa to Berkeley, where she’s the mayor’s chief of staff. 

When they can’t stop thinking about each other, Drew and Alexa will have to make a choice: do they leave what they have had as a fling, or follow their hearts and go the distance?

Alex Backwood knows how to get the girl—she’s just not good at keeping them around. Molly Parker, on the other hand, is only comfortable talking with her mom. All Molly wants is for the incredibly cool Cora Myers to notice her.

Alex and Molly could not be more different when they run into each other the night before classes start. Alex is going through a bad breakup and wants to win her back. When she uncovers Molly’s secret crush, Alex decides that maybe if she helps her get the girl, her ex will see she’s not a flirt after all. 

And so that’s how it begins, trying to get different girls to fall for them, but maybe what they really want is each other…