Lovey Dovey Romances to spend your Valentines Day with (or that’ll make you want to ditch your date!) by Emma Coton

With a glass of red in one hand and a novel in the other, making you swoon like the romantic you are! <3


By Emma Coton


Every month has an emotion connected to it, and if it wasn’t for the commercialised ‘V Day’ celebration, it would be right now that we all need a romance read to help warm our frozen hearts and bodies due to the weather.


Don’t worry shes, hes, and theys, I got your back and will help you delve into these books so hard, you’ll be crying into your pillows for why you don’t have a romance like that (just me? Oh ok…).









The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood


THEMES: Enemies to lovers, fake relationships, romance,

                 power, past trauma, assault.


                                            

Olive, a third year Phd student, doesn’t believe in romance, 

but feeling intimated by her friend Anh, she lies to say she has

found someone. The only thing is, she points out and kisses the 

first guy she sees. Not the best way to start a fake 

relationship. But who said anything about it staying fake?



Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid | 9781787462144. Buy Now at Daunt Books


Daisy Jones & THE SIX by Taylor Jenkins Reid


THEMES: Love, addiction, love triangle, group dynamics,

                 multiple POV’s, set in the 1970’s.


Did I mention this as the movie is coming out next month? Yes

I did. The beauty of this story is that it is set in an interview 

style, decades after Daisy Jones & THE SIX have split. 

You want music? Drama? Romance? Read it.


P.S. Listen to the album alongside the book whenever the songs appear

In the story. Your heart will be crushed (but in a good way?).



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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller


THEMES: Greek mythology, romance, history, war,

                 LGBTQ+, Fantasy.


You’ve heard about the Trojan War when everyone fought 

over the beautiful Helena? Well in this story, Achilles only cares

about one thing, keeping Patroclus, a young Greek prince, safe throughout this war,

and making sure they stay together, even in the afterlife.

Little do they know; fate and history are not on their side. 

A love story that will defy what you might have been taught in

History class.




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The Duke and I by Julia Quinn


THEMES: Romance, historical fiction, regency, series, 

                 fake relationships.


Of course, I wouldn’t dare leave out the famous Bridgeton 

Series! And where to start but at the beginning with 

Daphne Bridgeton entering the London season for the first

time with all the eligible men competing at winning her heart. 

What better time to begin a (fake) relationship with player

Simon Bassett who refuses to get married. This season

is sure to be filled with secrets and scandals. 



Happy Romance Reading!

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