The 17 best contemporary romance novels of 2024, per avid romance readers
If you walk into any bookstore these days, you’ll likely be greeted with at least one table of brightly illustrated romance novels.No matter how you feel about the animated cover trend (and the opinions are definitely strong), it’s hard to ignore that romance is having a moment.
How do you sum up a year in romance? Goodreads lists and best-seller charts make an excellent starting point, but personally, I’m more likely to take a book recommendation from people who know romance — and read lots of it.RELATED: I’ve been an Audible member for 2 plus years — here’s why you should joinMeet Bad Bitch Book Club, a fully virtual book club founded by lit consultant Mackenzie Newcomb with over 61K followers on Instagram and an active Facebook community of over 32,000 members.
In addition to the main Facebook group, there are sub-groups for most genres, in addition to interest-and-identity-specific groups.As a member of BBBC myself, I knew there would be no better place to source a list of wonderful, diverse contemporary romance novels other than the romance-specific sub-group Bad Bitches in Love.
So, I put out a call to the people I love reading with the most, asking members to share their favorite contemporary romance released in 2024.This is how you sum up a year in romance, by rounding up the books that romance readers genuinely loved reading.
Without further ado, here are the best contemporary romance novels of 2024, per the seasoned romance readers in Bad Bitches in Love.Goodreads rating: 3.68/5 starsAbout the book: Two writers with a complicated history end up working on the same TV show… Can they write themselves a new ending? A sexy and emotional enemies-to-lovers romance guaranteed to pull on your heartstrings and give you a book hangover.“How to End A Love Story” comes recommended by Brittany Arreguin, a co-admin of Bad Bitches in Love who has been a part of the book club for four years.“There are many reasons I love this book, but I just th...