Romantic fiction has a bad reputation in some quarters. While many are devoted readers of romances, there is much scorn out there for the modern romance, particularly the kind with the lurid "bodice-ripper" picture on the cover. However, no less than the illustrious Jane Austen is considered a pioneer of the genre, and romantic fiction comes in
many forms.
Booklist's
Kaite Mediatore Stover suggests that "Unexpected love in unusual places with unlikely people can make for fine romance
and rewarding reading" and another Booklist writer,
David Wright, asserts that "most guys enjoy a good love story, especially if it
doesn’t proclaim itself too blatantly, sidling in under cover of some other
topic or milieu, such as war, history, or humor". Here's a list of some
Booklist recommendations of recent romantic fiction that you might not have considered for men, women, &
teens. Give them a try - you might actually enjoy yourself!
He Reads
The Coldest Night by Robert Olmstead
The Various Flavors of Coffee by Anthony Capella
The Song is You by Arthur Phillips
She Reads
The English American by Alison Larkin
The Memory Palace by Mira Bartók
Fragile Beasts by Tawni O'Dell
The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt by Caroline Preston
Teen Reads
The Boy on Cinnamon Street by Phoebe Stone
Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony
Every Day by David Levithan
Keeping the Castle by Patrice Kindl
The Story of Us by Deb Caletti
Why We Broke Up by David Handler
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