The most popular romance books of 2025

Romance puts a love story at the center of the book. Whatever else happens, the question is how two people find their way to each other, and the ending almost always delivers. From slow burns to whirlwind affairs, sweet to steamy, historical ballrooms to small towns today, there is a romance for every taste. This list shows the ones first published in 2025.

Results

Unshaken
Cover of Unshaken

Unshaken

Shelley Shepard Gray

Published 2025

300 pages

Hero
Cover of Hero

Hero

Katie Buckley

Published 2025

192 pages

Higher Magic
Cover of Higher Magic

Higher Magic

Courtney Floyd

Published 2025

432 pages

The Last Poem
Cover of The Last Poem

The Last Poem

Courtney Peppernell

2025 · 2026 edition

400 pages

Lord of Ruin
Cover of Lord of Ruin

Lord of Ruin

K. M. Enright

Published 2025

464 pages

Let Me In
Cover of Let Me In

Let Me In

Callie Croix

Published 2025

93 pages

When We Dare
Cover of When We Dare

When We Dare

J. H. Croix

Published 2025

234 pages

Stand-In Star
Cover of Stand-In Star

Stand-In Star

Rachael Johns

Published 2025

182 pages