Browse all our articles, featuring books that contain an element of romance, whether that be simmering romantic tension or a full blown love affair — heartwarming, heart breaking or heart racing!
Recent standout reads for us in the romance genre are Ashley Poston’s The Seven Year Slip, Pip Williams’ The Bookbinder and Mhairi McFarlane’s Last Night. And, it would be hard to go wrong with some of our all time top romance reads such as the iconic One Day, The Flatshare and The Time Traveller’s Wife, the quirky under-appreciated gem Resistance Is Futile and the uplifting Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand.
Finally, if you too think romance and humour make the perfect match, then we recommend checking out our most popular Book List: 30 Top Romantic Comedy Novels.
Karen Lord’s The Best of All Possible Worlds is a stunning science-fiction epic that is also a beautifully wrought, deeply moving love story. Read on for our full review. The Best of All Possible Worlds Synopsis A proud and reserved alien society…
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon has that special something that transforms bestsellers into modern classics, incl. quotes.
With the publication of Kitchen, the dazzling English-language debut that is still her best-loved book, the literary world realized that Banana Yoshimoto was a young writer of enduring talent whose work has quickly earned a place among the best of contemporary Japanese…
Madeleine St John’s The Women in Black is the much-loved classic novel that inspired the movie Ladies in Black. The Women in Black Synopsis Written by a superb novelist of contemporary manners, The Women in Black is a fairytale which illuminates the extraordinariness of…
In crime thriller Talking to the Dead Harry Bingham perfectly balances entertainment with heart and authenticity. Talking to the Dead Synopsis: A mesmerizing and thrilling novel—perfect for fans of Tana French and Stieg Larsson—that introduces a modern, unforgettable rookie cop whose past…
The Miracle Inspector Synopsis A darkly comic dystopian novel set in the near future. England has been partitioned and London is an oppressive place where poetry has been forced underground, theatres and schools are shut, and women are not allowed…
The Bat Synopsis Harry is out of his depth. Detective Harry Hole is meant to keep out of trouble. A young Norwegian girl taking a gap year in Sydney has been murdered, and Harry has been sent to Australia to assist…
WHIP SMART Lola Montez Conquers the Spaniards Synopsis: A wild and sexy romp through history based on the real-life adventures of the audacious, Lola Montez.It is 1842, London, and the gorgeous, ever-capricious twenty-two year old Eliza Gilbert, (aka Lola Montez) is…
Tug of War Synopsis April – May 1942 Captain John Garrett of the Australian Army has been ordered back to Melbourne from Townsville to investigate a suspected intelligence leak in Central Bureau. Garrett and an American Captain, Al Tucker are placed…
Shadow of the Rock Synopsis A humid summer night in Gibraltar. Lawyer Spike Sanguinetti arrives home to find an old friend, Solomon Hassan, waiting on his doorstep. Solomon is on the run. A Spanish girl has been found with her throat…
Sweet Tooth Synopsis Cambridge student Serena Frome’s beauty and intelligence make her the ideal recruit for MI5. The year is 1972. The Cold War is far from over. England’s legendary intelligence agency is determined to manipulate the cultural conversation by funding writers whose politics…
Grand Days is the first book in Frank Moorhouse’s critically-acclaimed Edith Trilogy. Grand Days Synopsis On a train from Paris to Geneva, Edith Campbell Berry meets Major Ambrose Westwood in the dining car, makes his acquaintance over a lunch of six…
The Geneva Trap Synopsis Geneva, 2012. When a Russian intelligence officer approaches MI5 with vital information about the imminent cyber-sabotage of an Anglo-American Defence programme, he refuses to talk to anyone but Liz Carlyle. But who is he, and what is…
Assassin is the 6th and final novel in Tara Moss’ fabulous Makedde Vanderwall PI series. Assassin Synopsis: Former model turned forensic psychologist and PI Mak Vanderwall is missing, presumed dead in Paris. By hiring a hit man to kill her, the…
Elza’s Kitchen Synopsis For years, Elza has managed to get by. She has her own little restaurant in the Hungarian city of Delibab cooking quality versions of her country’s classics and serving them with a smile. But lately her smile…
Today Booklover Book Reviews is hosting the TLC Book Tour for Blood Zero Sky by J Gabriel Gates. Blood Zero Sky Synopsis Unprofitables are banished to work camps to pay off their credit. Other tie-men and women look on apathetically. Fair…
