Favorite chick-lit/romance books?

[dancingirl21]

I’m reading easy, beach-y type books lately and need more suggestions. With the state of the world currently, I want light and fluffy. A little romance is always good.

I’ve read a lot of the more recent books so anything older is fine (bonus that it might be available at the library quickly!)

[gardengal]

I’ve enjoyed several Penny Reid books but I think my favorite of hers might be Neanderthal Seeks Human.

[nancybotwin]

I enjoy anything Jennifer Weiner.

I recently read Counterfeit and enjoyed that as well.

[turkletsmom]

Last month I read Book Lovers by Emily Henry and thought it was really cute.
Another recent rom com I liked was The Highland Fling by Meghan Quinn

[luckystar2]

Nora goes off script is really new but not a well known author so you might not have read it. I got an ARC and loved it! Perfect light summer read.

Some of my other faves
The Unhoneymooners
Waiting for Tom Hanks
Just haven’t met you yet
The flatshare
One to watch
This time next year
Evvie drake starts over

[TR]

Ditto Jennifer Weiner, esp her older stuff. The Rosie Project and sequel were good and not typical romance.

[Jalapeñomel]

Jul 9, 2022 18:48:09 GMT -5 nancybotwin said:

I enjoy anything Jennifer Weiner.

I recently read Counterfeit and enjoyed that as well.

I’m reading Counterfeit now and really like it.

[devonpow]

Elin Hildebrand - perfect chick lit beach reads

[eb777888]

I second The Flatshare. Loved it.

[scribellesam]

Early Kristan Higgins is really fun silly romances, her more recent stuff is still good but more serious subject matter.

Jenny Colgan writes super cute British romances set in little coastal towns.

Jasmine Guillory books are steamier but fun and main characters are all Black women.

Other contemporary romance authors I like: Avery Flynn, Sonali Dev, Jen DeLuca, Mhairi McFarlane, Helen Hoang, and Talia Hibbert.

[erbear]

When I want pure fluff, I read Sophie Kinsella and Jane Green.

[expectantsteelerfan]

The Engagements by J. Courtney Sullivan

[ssmjlm]

I read Trish Dollar’s The Float Plan and The Suite Spot. Both so good.

I prefer a bit more smuttier stuff, but do also enjoy Meghan Quinn and Lucy Score.

[notoriousmeg]

Jul 9, 2022 19:15:25 GMT -5 devonpow said:

Elin Hildebrand - perfect chick lit beach reads

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She’s my favorite for beach reading.

[Wallflower]

dancingirl21, Jackie Lau is a current favorite. I found her from a post on a site you might check out ... Smart Bitches, Trashy Books.

And I'm going to include my very favorite horrible review from the site, just to give you a laugh. 

[estrellita]

The Love Hypothesis
People We Meet on Vacation
Evie Dunmore's books (I've read A Rogue of Ones Own and Bringing Down the Duke)
Talia Hibbert's books (Get a Life Chloe Brown and Take a Hint Dani Brown are the ones I've read)
Ties That Tether (she has another book called The Sweetest Remedy but I didn't like that one quite as much)
Well Met (there are 2 others in the series I haven't read yet)

[abs]

Older ones/less known:

Things You Save in a Fire
The Charm Offensive
One to Watch
The Friend Zone
The Royal We
The Newcomer
Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating

Otherwise I agree with The Float Plan, Elin Hilderbrand, Tessa Bailey, Emily Henry.

[mcsangel2]

I loved Red, White, and Royal Blue.

[lo]

I love Marian Keyes!

[Jalapeñomel]

Jul 9, 2022 20:32:06 GMT -5 mcsangel2 said:

I loved Red, White, and Royal Blue.

I read this and The Kissing Quotient by the pool last year.

[underwaterrhymes]

I really enjoy same-sex romance.

Red, White, and Royal Blue, The Charm Offensive, and One Last Stop have all been great.

[dancingnancy]

Jul 9, 2022 20:36:16 GMT -5 lo said:

I love Marian Keyes!

She just came out with a sequel to Rachel’s Holiday, which was always my favorite.

[lemoncupcake]

I've blown through many of Julia Quinn's books (author of the Bridgerton series). I think her writing and regency romance in general is something you either like or don't, but I really enjoy them and there's some fun interplay of characters between her series.

[dancingirl21]

Thank you, all! I've read some of these, but there are a lot of authors I haven't read before. Many were available for my Kindle.

[scout8]

Jul 9, 2022 21:03:30 GMT -5 dancingnancy said:

Jul 9, 2022 20:36:16 GMT -5 lo said:

I love Marian Keyes!

She just came out with a sequel to Rachel’s Holiday, which was always my favorite.

Thank you for this news!!

[whitemerlot]

Jul 9, 2022 19:15:25 GMT -5 devonpow said:

Elin Hildebrand - perfect chick lit beach reads

These are my summer favorites!

[Whitecaps]

On the Island by Tracy Garvis Graves

[Pibs]

Jennifer Crusie's books are total fun, trashy, fluff and hilarious at times.

[arehopsveggies]

Jul 9, 2022 19:00:17 GMT -5 turkletsmom said:

Last month I read Book Lovers by Emily Henry and thought it was really cute.
Another recent rom com I liked was The Highland Fling by Meghan Quinn

Not my usual genre choice, but I randomly grabbed Highland Fling on Kindle Unlimited and blew through it in a day.

[namasteak]

I’m blanking on the name but the guy that wrote The Crazy Rich Asians trilogy wrote another book. I think is called Sex & Vanity.