Romantic Reads in the Leisure Lounge

By Annie Colby-McKeon on January 30, 2025
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If you're anything like me, you're looking forward to the end of a long, cold January and the beginning of more cheerful months. February may still be cold and gray, but at least we have Valentine's day to look forward to and, no matter how you're planning on spending the day itself, we at the Hirsh Library have plenty of reading suggestions for you if you're looking for a love story or a romance novel!

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne (enemies-to-lovers set in a world of corporate espionage)

The DNA of You and Me by Andrea Rothman (romance between two scientists working on a project together)

Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann (a coming-of-age exploration of romance and asexuality)

Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn (a regency romance in the Bridgerton series)

Twilight by Stephanie Meyer (vampires that sparkle . . . need I say more?)

The Bride Test by Helen Hoang (a romance between a mail-order bride and a man who doesn't want to get married)

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (romance, time travel, and history)

How To Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry (intertwining stories of p

eople falling in love)

Atomic Love by Jennie Fields (a story of lost love set against the backdrop of the Manhattan Project)

Play to Win by Jodie Slaughter (a woman must share lottery winnings (and her heart) with an estranged husband)

It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover (a woman struggles with old feelings even as she works to survive her present)

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (a man tries to use an algorithm to find the perfect partner)

So come on down to the Hirsh Leisure Lounge, and pick out a book!