Lizzy's Top Contemporary Romance Picks

Wild Card

FROM THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR*, ELSIE SILVER! SET IN THE SAME BELOVED UNIVERSE AS SMASH-HIT SERIES CHESTNUT SPRINGS: SMALL-TOWN, BIG CHARACTERS, FOUR ADDICTIVE LOVE STORIES . . . MEET THE SINGLE DADS OF ROSE HILL. 'Elsie Silver's writing is a true revelation!' ALI HAZELWOOD'This book contains a hero to die for' TESSA BAILEY---- Sebastian Rousseau is a grumpy, hot as hell fire pilot who is too damn good with his hands. It's the perfect combination. But unfortunately for me, he's also my ex-boyfriend's dad.A chance meeting brought us together and a missed connection has kept us apart.One year later, a stroke of fate has us living under the same roof-which makes everything between us downright messy. Because even after all this time, he's still the...

The Daisy Chain Flower Shop

A brand new romance set in Dream Harbor from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Café and The Strawberry Patch Pancake House! The greatest love is the one you never expected to find Daisy is fed up with being unlucky in love, and after several weddings she has done the flowers for end in divorce, her beloved flower shop has gained a reputation of being cursed, thanks to Mayor Kelly and his infamous visions. Dream Harbor newcomer, Elliot, has been adjusting to town life following his own relationship turmoil. And until now he’s avoided the flower shop at all costs. If the mayor is correct, he doesn’t need any more bad luck in his life. But with his family coming to visit, Elliot finds himself reluctantly in front of Daisy’s...

The Pumpkin Spice Café

The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore is a charming romance set in a small-town café during the autumn season. It follows the story of an aspiring entrepreneur who inherits the café and finds herself navigating the challenges of running a business. Along the way, she encounters an unexpected romance with a mysterious local, which adds warmth and intrigue to her journey.

Fever Dream

Rewind It Back

Rewind It Back is the fifth book in the hugely popular Windy City Series! Stay tuned for more details on Rio's book...

Wild and Wrangled

She's the one that got away. He's the one that never let her go. From the bestselling author of Done and Dusted and Swift and Saddled, the next book in the Rebel Blue Ranch series, a small-town romance in which past lovers get a second chance to rediscover what they lost. Camille Ashwood has always loved a plan. But when her groom doesn't show up to their wedding, Cam's life is turned upside down—she doesn't even have a place to live. That is until she finds out the house she's loved since high school is available to rent. There's only one problem: the neighbour. Dusty Tucker has spent nearly all of his adult life running from Cam—the girl who was his first, well, everything. But when she moves...

Problematic Summer Romance

What is wrong meets what feels right in this romance set in Italy by the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of Deep End. Maya Killgore is twenty-three and still in the process of figuring out her life. Conor Harkness is thirty-eight, and Maya cannot stop thinking about him. It's such a cliché, it almost makes her heart implode: older man and younger woman; successful biotech guy and struggling grad student; brother's best friend and the girl he never even knew existed. As Conor loves to remind her, the power dynamic is too imbalanced. Any relationship between them would be problematic in too many ways to count, and Maya should just get over him. After all, he has made it clear that he wants her gone...

Meet Me at the Lake

Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune is a heartfelt romance that follows the lives of Fern and Will, who share a single, magical day together. Years later, as they navigate their own separate paths, their unexpected reunion forces them to confront old feelings and the choices they've made. This beautiful story explores themes of love, second chances, and the complexities of life.

The Name Game

A fresh start is waiting for Charlie Jones. But another Charlie Jones wants it too... The Isle of Ormer: population 500, soon to be 501. Charlie Jones has landed on the island to embark on her brand new life. As the manager at Ormer's only farm shop, this job will be her perfect next chapter. Good riddance to the mainland, this is it - fresh air, and a clean slate. Except there is one small issue ... Charlie Jones has also just arrived on the Isle of Ormer, to embark on his brand new life. His job at the farm shop feels like fate, and could not have come at a better moment. On Ormer, Charlie has promised himself he'll escape old friends, bad habits and heartbreak. This...

People We Meet On Vacation

SET TO BE A MAJOR NETFLIX RELEASE STARRING EMILY BADER AND TOM BLYTH! 'One of my favourite authors' — Colleen Hoover, It Ends With Us 'A gorgeous romance' — Beth O'Leary, The No-Show 'Loveable characters, hilarious wit and steamy sexual chemistry' — Laura Jane Williams, Our Stop Also known as People We Meet On Vacation Two friends. Ten trips. Their last chance to fall in love... 12 YEARS AGO: Poppy and Alex meet. They hate each other and are pretty confident they'll never speak again. 11 YEARS AGO: They're forced to share a ride home from college and by the end of it a friendship is formed. And a pact: every year, one vacation together. 10 YEARS AGO: Alex discovers his fear of flying on the way to...

Magnolia Parks

Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings is a captivating romance that explores the tumultuous yet magnetic relationship between Magnolia Parks, a London socialite, and her on-again, off-again love interest, BJ Ballentine. The narrative delves into their glamorous lives filled with fashion, parties, and heartbreak, revealing how their undeniable chemistry battles against the challenges they face. As they navigate the complex world around them, the story captures the intensity and beauty of a love that is both passionate and chaotic.

Cover Story

The unputdownable, brilliant new novel from the Queen of Romcom. Bel's joined the tiny Manchester office of a national paper from her indie podcast. Thirty-something Connor is going back to the start as the new intern. The latest office news? They can’t stand each other. So of course, Bel bumps into Connor when she’s working undercover on the biggest scoop of her career. And of course, she’s forced to improvise, pretending they’re a couple. A couple deeply in love. Two rivals. One fake romance. The headline writes itself…

The Pairing

#1 New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston's delicious romantic comedy The Pairing. Theo and Kit have been a lot of things: childhood best friends, crushes, lovers and now estranged exes. After a brutal breakup on a flight to their dream European food and wine tour, they exited each other's lives. Time apart has done them good. Theo is a bartender and aspiring sommelier with a long roster of lovers. Kit graduated as the reigning sex god of his pastry school and now bakes at one of the finest restaurants in Paris. All that remains is the unused voucher for the European tour that never happened. Four years later, it seems like a great idea to finally take the trip. Solo. Separately....

It Happened One Summer

It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey is a romantic comedy about Piper, a Hollywood "It" girl who finds herself exiled to a small Pacific Northwest town. There, she meets Brendan, a gruff sea captain, and the two must navigate their undeniable attraction amidst personal growth and self-discovery.