Two new teen romance novels to read now

Love teen romance? Then you will love these romantic novels curated by the Playance review team. Get ready for your young heart to start racing with these books!

A Million Junes by Emily Henry

In Henry’s latest novel — a sort of Romeo and Juliet meets One Hundred Years of Solitude — teens Jack “June” O’Donnell and Saul Angert are famed names of two Five Fingers, Michigan families: famed because the O’Donnells and Angerts are meant to hate one another. Magic, tall tales, and mystery weave together in a story that’s already swoon-worthy.

Romancing the Throne by Nadine Jolie Courtney

Sibling rivalry and royalty: The stage is set for a divine romantic comedy, no? In the case of author Courtney’s YA debut, the answer is an assured yes. Charlotte and Libby Weston have never attended the same school, but when a scandal at Libby’s all-girls school looks like it could ruin her shot at the higher education of her dreams, Libby winds up at social-climbing Charlotte’s elite boarding school. The boarding school where Prince Edward, the next heir to the British throne, happens to be a student. Maybe sisters aren’t supposed to fall for the same guy, but who can mess with chemistry?

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Great romance to heat up your nights

Love romance? Then you will love these romantic novels curated by the Playance review team. Get ready for your heart to start racing with these books!

A Very Special Christmas

Author: Mary Balogh

Sit back with your eggnog and enjoy six stories that celebrate the Christmas season, including the story of Edgar Downes, who is being pressured to marry, but only has eyes for a feisty widow that he knows his family won’t approve of. All of the stories will warm your heart, and make you wish the Christmas season was a little bit closer.

A Shot at Peace

Author: C.A. Edwards

Colfar March lands on earth to escape the Nadeen soldiers, and he quickly becomes smitten with a young woman who snatches his heart. The Nadeens are ruthless, but Colfar is determined to come out a winner in the end and get the two things he desires most – the love of his life and an end to the war.

The Laird of Blackloch

Author: Amy Rose Bennett

After Alexander reclaims his forfeited estate, he becomes the new Laird of Blackloch. But, he desperately wants to ruin the man who took his estate from him in the first place, and when his plan to make this happen goes awry, he nonetheless finds a way out of the darkness and gets what he wants in the end.

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A favourite romance author to read now

If you are looking for a new romance author, then why not consider Susan Elizabeth Phillips, the Queen of Romantic Comedy. Here the Playance review team describe her style and a great book she authored you need to pick up now.

Susan Elizabeth Phillips has been hot on the romance scene since the early eighties, and is credited with creating “sports romance,” in which the characters and plot revolve around some sort of athletics. She’s also been called the “Queen of Romantic Comedy” within the genre — at a time when most romance writers took the historical route, Phillips wasn’t afraid to get a little goofy. As the Nora Ephron of romance novels, Phillips is an essential addition to any self-proclaimed romance lover’s reading list.

Must-read: It Had to Be You

New York girl Phoebe Somerville has just inherited the Chicago Stars — an entire football team of sexy-but-also-sexistmen, the worst of whom is head coach Dan Calebow. Dan isn’t exactly happy with Phoebe’s takeover, nor does Phoebe appreciate Dan’s constant snide remarks… yet neither of them can stay away from each other long enough to stop bickering. With warmth, humor, and irresistible chemistry, It Had to Be You is a veritable Super Bowl of a novel.

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The best romantic movies to watch now

Looking for a good romantic movie to watch tonight? Then why not choose one of these curated by the Playance review team?

Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)

Crazy, Stupid, Love came out in the era when ensemble romantic movies were trying their damnedest to be a thing. Of all of them though, the Steve Carrell-led comedy might have gotten the closest. It’s extremely easy to watch, and if you’re not invested in one of the stories, don’t worry: there’s at least two more to watch.

San Junipero (2016)

Is it a movie? Maybe not. But the near feature-length story from Black Mirror might as well be. One of the few stories from the dark anthology series to end without tragedy, "San Junipero" is deserving of a place on the list. And you can watch it on Netflix.

A Star is Born (2018)

At first, it seems a little preemptive to put a movie released three months ago into the most romantic films category, but when you account for the fact that it’s been made a total of four times, it’s not hard to justify its status as a romantic must-watch.

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Romance reads to add some heat to your nights

Looking for a great romantic read tonight? Why not get your hands on one of these good ones curated by the Playance review team.

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

They say you never forget your first love. Test that theory by taking a trip down memory lane with Eleanor and Park, two lovestruck misfit teens in 1986. They're smart enough to know young love never lasts, but brave enough to try.

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

This 1847 classic tells the tale of courageous governess and heroine Jane Eyre and her brooding employer with a terrible secret, Mr. Rochester. Groundbreaking for its time, the first-person narrative set a new standard for what romance could be — no wonder readers still love it more than 170 years later.

Love at First Like: A Novel by Hannah Orenstein

Eliza co-owns a jewelry shop with her sister, and accidentally Instagrams herself wearing a diamond ring on you-know-which finger. The photo blows up, and she realizes even a fake engagement is good for the ol' bottom line. But then she meets Blake. He's great, except for one thing: Blake doesn't know about her ruse, and Eliza doesn't know how much longer she can keep it all up.

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Great romance to get your hands on now

Looking for a great romantic read? Why not get your hands on one of these good ones curated by the Playance review team.

The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

Revisit Noah and Allie in the 1996 book about a South Carolina socialite separated from her summer love before their letters (and later notebooks) bring them back together.

When Katie Met Cassidy by Camille Perri

Native Kentuckian Katie has just been dumped by her fiance when she finds herself across the bargaining table from Cassidy, a New Yorker in a power suit. At first, Katie's not sure how to read Cassidy, until a chance meeting finds them both at a local lesbian bar. It opens Katie's heart and mind to new possibilities, ones in which Cassidy might just play a starring role.

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

In this novel from Helen Hoang, Stella Lane is the genius mathematician who puts herself in remedial romance — by hiring escort Michael Phan to teach her the ins and outs of sex. We consider it the perfect equation for a great read.

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What love means to many people

Take it from these famous folks and the Playance review team who know a thing or two about love. Here is a great list on this powerful emotion curated for your enjoyment.

"I wish I'd done everything on earth with you." — F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Great Gatsby"

“The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love.” — Henry Miller

"It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight." — Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita

"'I love you' means I want you to be happy.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

"All that you are is all that I'll ever need." — Ed Sheeran, "Tenerife Sea"

“Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart, and the senses.” — Lao Tzu

"If I had my life to live again, I'd find you sooner." — Kobi Yamada

“I love you. I’ve always loved you. And I’ll go on loving you until I don’t anymore.” ― Katy Regnery, "Playing for Love at Deep Haven"

“It's not the end if you're too shy to say 'I love you.' It's only the beginning; because you're first meant to show it anyway.” ― Criss Jami

"You were made to be loved — and surely I have loved you, in the idea of you, my whole life long." — Elizabeth Barrett Browning

“To be your friend was all I ever wanted; to be your lover was all I ever dreamed.” — Valerie Lombardo

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