As a lifelong reader, a bookseller, and a basic lover of affection, I spend lots of time round rom-coms—both on my TV display screen or within the pages of a guide. At any time when I don’t know what to learn or watch subsequent, romance is among the first genres I’m going to, and if you happen to’re something like me, a guide that reminds you of your favourite films is often a very good signal. This listing has guide suggestions impressed by a mixture of traditional rom-coms and newer flicks and provides you with loads of studying materials for no matter your coronary heart needs. I’ll admit, I’m dishonest a little bit bit—a few of these books are both retellings of those films or are immediately marketed to followers—however I promise, they’ll go away you simply as happy on the web page as they do on the display screen.

1. Should you love The Proposal

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Emily Henry

Nora Stephens is not a romantic lead. She’s a shark for her shoppers as a literary agent, and the one individual she’s ever had a mushy spot for is her little sister, Libby. When the 2 women take a month-long trip within the small city of Sunshine Falls, North Carolina, Libby creates a small-town bucket listing to assist Nora see herself because the heroine she is. However issues develop into difficult when Nora retains operating into Charlie Lastra, her unstated literary rival. With characters that work in publishing and a “metropolis lady goes to small city” storyline, followers of The Proposal will certainly fall in love with E book Lovers.

2. Should you love Candy House Alabama

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Ashley Herring Blake

When Delilah Inexperienced begrudgingly returns to her hometown to {photograph} her stepsister Astrid’s wedding ceremony, she finds herself reconnecting with Claire Sutherland, certainly one of Astrid’s greatest buddies. They couldn’t be much less alike—Delilah belongs in New York and by no means sleeps alone, whereas Claire is a single mom who doesn’t like surprises—and so they don’t get alongside regardless of understanding one another for years. However after being thrown collectively a number of occasions whereas getting ready for the marriage, they’ll uncover that there may be one thing greater than annoyance between them. Candy House Alabama is one other iconic metropolis lady/small city rom-com with among the best enemies-to-lovers storylines, and Delilah Inexperienced Doesn’t Care takes these tropes to the subsequent degree.

3. Should you love 13 Going On 30

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Sophie Cousens

Fed up with unhealthy dates, lazy roommates, and never being taken severely at work, 26-year-old Lucy needs to skip to “the nice half” of her life. However when she wakes up the subsequent morning, she finds herself in her 40s and married with two children. As she adjusts to her new surroundings, part of her can’t assist questioning what she missed by leaping forward. The Good Half is probably not marketed as a 13 Going On 30 retelling, however it’s exhausting to not see the similarities between the 2. If that is certainly one of your favourite rom-coms, you’ll have a good time studying this guide.

4. Should you love You’ve Received Mail

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Uzma Jalaluddin

Hana Khan desires nothing greater than to inform tales. She’s an intern on the metropolis radio station and has her personal podcast, which she makes use of like a diary—and he or she even varieties a relationship with certainly one of her listeners. Hana additionally waitresses part-time at her mom’s struggling halal restaurant, which turns into much more threatened when a competing restaurant is about to open close by. As she tries to stability serving to her household with pursuing her personal goals, the very last thing she wants is to begin falling for Aydin, the opposite restaurant’s proprietor… Followers of You’ve Received Mail will fall in love with this Twenty first-century reimagining.

5. Should you love Loopy Wealthy Asians

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Jesse Q. Sutanto

Dial A for Aunties has all of it: luxurious weddings, difficult household dynamics… and homicide. Meddy Chan’s household runs a profitable wedding ceremony enterprise, however when she by chance kills her blind date and calls on her aunties to assist her do away with the proof, their popularity is thrown into jeopardy when the physique will get despatched to a high-profile shopper’s venue as a substitute. To make issues even worse, Meddy’s past love returns amidst all of the chaos, and he or she’s unsure she ever acquired over him. If you need one thing to tide you over till we hear extra information a few Loopy Wealthy Asians sequel (simply me?), look no additional!

6. Should you love When Harry Met Sally

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Kate Goldbeck

Josh and Ari hate one another once they first meet—partly as a result of they don’t have anything in frequent but in addition as a result of they uncover that they’ve each been sleeping with the identical girl. As their paths preserve crossing, their hatred for one another begins to melt till it’s exhausting to inform whether or not they’re simply buddies or one thing extra. You, Once more is a deliberate When Harry Met Sally retelling, however it nonetheless has just a few tips up its sleeve. Josh and Ari take turns narrating, which provides to their chemistry, and the enemies-to-friends-to-lovers storyline hits similar to its on-screen supply materials.

7. Should you love 27 Clothes

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Amal Awad

As an assistant at a bridal journal, Samira Abdel-Aziz is aware of a factor or two about weddings. She’s been on extra first dates of her personal than she will be able to depend, however no one has ever lived as much as her requirements—a lot to the chagrin of her conventional Muslim household. It doesn’t assist that her cousin (and nemesis) Zahra is about to be married earlier than her. However when Samira meets Menem at a piece retreat, she finds herself desirous to know extra—and the chaos continues when she results in a love triangle with him and her childhood greatest pal, Hakeem. Courting Samira has all the marriage drama we love about 27 Clothes, with a Muslim twist.

8. Should you love Notting Hill

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Elissa Sussman

Chani Horowitz will get the prospect of a lifetime when she’s employed to write down a profile of well-known actor Gabe Parker. When a easy interview over drinks turns right into a whirlwind weekend, she’s acquired loads of good materials to make use of in her story—a lot in order that even 10 years later, all anybody desires to speak to her about is Gabe. However Chani’s modified quite a bit since being in her 20s and needs to give attention to her newer writing… till Gabe’s PR workforce desires a reunion interview. As these two reconnect, it’s exhausting for both of them to disregard the sentiments they nonetheless have. Humorous You Ought to Ask does the “movie star falls for an everyday individual” fantasy proper, and can absolutely resonate with followers of Notting Hill.

9. Should you love Anybody However You

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Nisha Sharma

Bobbi Kaur couldn’t be extra excited to plan her greatest pal’s wedding ceremony. The one drawback? The groom’s greatest pal, Benjamin “Bunty” Padda, is the chef serving to her with the menu. Oh, and any person’s making an attempt to sabotage the marriage. Bobbi’s job is on the road if the night time isn’t a complete success, and Bunty has quite a bit on his personal plate (pun supposed). When these two must workforce as much as save the day, they’ll uncover one thing deeper, bringing them collectively. Tastes Like Shakkar is one other A lot Ado About Nothing retelling similar to Anybody However You, and it’s in excellent firm alongside all the opposite iconic rom-coms based mostly on Shakespeare’s performs.

10. Should you love How To Lose A Man In 10 Days

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Devon Daniels

After going by means of an terrible breakup, author Cassidy Sutton decides to show a Fifties relationship information referred to as “125 Tricks to Hook a Husband” into an article about “what to not do” whereas relationship for the favored ladies’s journal Siren. Secretly utilizing her nemesis, Jack Bradford, as the person to check the tips about is simply an added bonus. However what occurs when the article’s recommendation truly works, and her faux relationship with Jack begins to really feel actual? The Rom Con is brazenly marketed to followers of How To Lose A Man In 10 Days and can make you chortle and swoon all the identical.

11. Should you love My Greatest Buddy’s Wedding ceremony

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Naina Kumar

Meghna Raman realizes she’s in love together with her greatest pal Seth on the worst attainable time—when he will get engaged to another person. To high all of it off, Seth asks her to be his greatest man, and he or she says sure. Wanting to maneuver on, she lets her dad and mom introduce her to a possible match, Karthik Murthy, who’s solely agreed to be set as much as make his mom joyful. A faux engagement is the best choice for each of them—it’ll assist Meghna really feel higher as Seth’s wedding ceremony approaches, and it’ll preserve Karthik away from extra matchmaking makes an attempt. However as they develop nearer, it turns into more durable to inform what’s actual and what’s not. Say You’ll Be Mine has an identical premise to My Greatest Buddy’s Wedding ceremony and can test all the fitting bins if you happen to love this film.

12. Should you love Soiled Dancing

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Carley Fortune

Ten years in the past, Fern Brookbanks and Will Baxter spent 24 hours collectively, which may solely be described as magical. They discover their metropolis and share secrets and techniques, however once they made a pact to fulfill up once more a yr later, Won’t ever reveals up. Now, as Fern runs her mom’s trip resort, she has loads of her personal troubles—the largest one being that she swore she’d by no means return. The very last thing she wants is Will’s reappearance. However when he reveals up prepared to assist her revive the resort, each of them must face what they left behind. Soiled Dancing followers will love the lakeside setting of this guide, and there are many references to the film, too.