The Top 25 Best Romantic Comedy Books

Great Big Beautiful Life Emily Henry

Alice has one month on a sun-drenched island to land the story of a lifetime — if she can beat infuriatingly brilliant rival Hayden to it. But their reclusive subject is drip-feeding clues to both of them, and the most complicated plot twist of all? Each other.

Funny Story Emily Henry

Daphne never imagined her happy ending would unravel or that she'd end up sharing a flat with Miles, the one person who understands exactly how she feels. A little tequila and a lot of bad decisions later, their fake adventures are starting to feel dangerously, inconveniently real. 

People We Meet On Vacation Emily Henry

Every summer, Poppy and Alex embark on a trip together, continuing a long-standing tradition that has become both a running joke and foundation of their friendship. But ten summers of late nights, near misses and unspoken feelings have a way of adding up. This final trip might just force them to face what's been there all along. 

Beach Read Emily Henry

January believes in love stories. Gus thinks they're fiction. Ironically, they're both stuck writing them — and completely broke. Their solution: a genre-swap bet to shake loose their writer's block. But somewhere between drafting each other's happily-ever-afters, the line between storytelling and real life starts to blur dangerously.

Book Lovers Emily Henry

Nora knows her role: the ambitious literary agent and the woman men date before they meet ‘the one’. A month in a picture-perfect small town was supposed to change her love story, not keep delivering the same infuriating plot twist. Namely, Charlie, her work nemesis.

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Can You Keep A Secret? Sophie Kinsella

Emma has secrets. Mortifying, never-to-be-repeated secrets. So when she unloads every single one to a charming stranger on a flight, it feels safe — liberating, even. He's nobody. She'll never see him again. Until Monday morning, when he walks into her office as her new CEO.

I've Got Your Number Sophie Kinsella

One disastrous night sets everything in motion. A missing engagement ring and an abandoned phone that absolutely should have stayed in that bin only make matters worse. Poppy's already spiralling when she accidentally inherits a stranger's entire digital life — and his irritation. Sam wants his phone back. Poppy just wants to survive the week. Neither gets what they bargained for.

The Other Bridget Rachael Johns

Bridget Jones (the librarian, not the diary) has a gift for matching readers to their perfect book. Finding her own perfect match, however, is another story. Between a charming Italian barista and an infuriating neighbour who seems determined to get under her skin, love is proving considerably harder to shelve.

The Bad Bridesmaid Rachael Johns

Fred wrote the rulebook on not falling in love — literally. So teaming up with the groom's equally reluctant son to derail their parents' wedding seems perfectly sensible. Operation Break-Up is foolproof. What isn't? The inconvenient, rule-breaking, completely unscripted feelings developing for her co-conspirator along the way.

The Matchmaker Saman Shad

Saima has built her career on spotting perfect matches, so accepting a secret assignment to find one for a handsome, unsuspecting bachelor should be straightforward. Except that Kal is nothing as she expected. Somewhere between orchestrating his love life and dismantling her defences, this matchmaker has made a terrible miscalculation.

Heart and Seoul Jen Frederick

After a lifetime of feeling like she doesn't quite fit, Hara boards a plane to Seoul searching for answers about who she is. What she finds instead is something she never expected: a city that feels like home, a connection that feels like fate and a love that complicates everything.

Faker Sarah Echavarre Smith

Emmie has mastered the art of playing tough at her male-dominated workplace. But faking indifference to her infuriatingly gorgeous colleague, Tate? That's proving impossible. When a charity project forces them together, their simmering rivalry starts to look a lot like something else entirely – something neither of them planned for.

Star-Crossed Minnie Darke

Justine doesn't believe in horoscopes, but she does believe in Nick. Enough to quietly rewrite his stars before the magazine goes to print. It's a harmless tweak, a tiny nudge from the universe. Except meddling with fate, it turns out, has a wonderfully chaotic way of rewriting everyone's story.

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After the Siren Darcy Green

Theo needs this second chance. Jake needs nobody to know his secrets. Forced into training together, the last thing either of them planned was actually liking each other. But inconvenient feelings have a way of ignoring perfect timing, and what's building between them is starting to look a lot like everything to lose.

Someone I Used To Know Paige Toon

One unforgettable summer, three teenagers formed a bond they were certain nothing could break. But life had other plans, and now, years later, an unexpected homecoming brings Leah face to face with both the past she left behind and the two people who shaped her more than she ever admitted.

Truth or Beard Penny Reid

Jessica has spent years pining for the wrong Winston twin — the charming, golden Beau. So when a case of mistaken identity throws her into Duane's orbit instead, everything she assumed about him starts to unravel fast. As it turns out, her sworn adversary has been paying very close attention. And she's completely unprepared for it.

One Night on the Island Josie Silver

Cleo has been assigned to marry herself on a remote Irish island. This is a bold statement for her column, and it’s a solo adventure that she can absolutely handle. What she can't handle is the infuriatingly tall American who insists the cabin is his. One storm, one night and one very unexpected beginning.

One Day in December Josie Silver

One fleeting moment through a snow-fogged window, and Laurie is certain — impossibly certain — that she's just seen him. Her person. Then he's gone, until he isn't. Now he's standing in her best friend's kitchen, introduced as the new love of her life. Laurie has to let him go.

Romantic Comedy Curtis Sittenfeld

Sally has written enough punchlines to know exactly how the world works, including the unspoken rule that men like him don't end up with women like her. She even turned it into a sketch. Then Noah walked in and made her laugh, and suddenly her sharpest material felt dangerously naive.

Mr Wrong Number Lynn Painter

Olivia's accidental text to a stranger kicks off the most unexpectedly addictive conversation of her life. Colin has always written off his flatmate's little sister, until she moves in and ruins that theory completely. The real problem is that he's just realised she's the mystery number he can't stop messaging.

A Long Time Coming Meghan Quinn

Agreeing to be Lia's man of honour seemed simple enough. Battle her terrifying future mother-in-law, keep the peace and get her down the aisle. Straightforward. What wasn't in the plan? He realises that somewhere between seating charts and dress fittings, he's completely, catastrophically, inconveniently in love with the bride.

Yinka, Where is Your Huzband? Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

Yinka has a plan and an army of well-meaning aunties praying her into a relationship. With her cousin's wedding looming, Operation Find A Date is officially in motion. But between family pressure, modern dating and her own quiet convictions, Yinka might be searching for entirely the wrong thing.

The Flip Side James Bailey

In one evening, Josh loses his girlfriend, his job and his flat. Clearly, careful planning isn't working. So he tries something different: every decision is left entirely to a coin flip. It's chaotic, irrational and probably a terrible idea. But then again, so was the London Eye proposal.

Last Time We Met Emily Houghton

At fifteen, Eleanor and Fin made a pact that felt unbreakable. At thirty-five, they haven't spoken in fifteen years. But Fin is suddenly and unexpectedly back — and that promise they made as kids is still technically on the table.

Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell Tobias Madden

Noah is in love with someone he's never actually met, just their gaming avatar. When a chance to secretly cross that line appears, he takes it, even if it means joining a musical, lying to his best friend and performing in front of real humans. What could possibly go wrong?