Love stories for every mood

This Valentine’s Day, we’ve hand-picked some of our top books that’ll suit any mood. From heartbreak, to trope-fueled, to dark and spicy, we’ve got you covered.

Erica and Laure meet for the first time in Paris, 1978. A spark becomes much more than just a summer romance. Over the next few decades, we see them pulled apart and reunited, long for the paths not taken, long for the lives they almost lead. This is a stunning book full of the nuances that make love beautiful, even when it breaks your heart. And trust us, your heart will break with this one.

In the Lives of Puppets is a tale of robots and androids, and yet is one of the most human books we’ve read - filled with so much heart, hope, and humour.
Is this a romance in the traditional sense? No, probably not. But it is a love story that encompasses all the little quirks that make people become family. And yes, there might also be some romance between a boy and an android…

Quicksilver took the romantasy world by storm this year, and took us along with it. Saeris Fane, our protagonist, survives by pickpocketing and stealing water from the Undying Queen’s reservoir. When trying to escape from a royal guard, she comes face-to-face with Death himself and unwittingly opens a portal to a new world where the Fae reside. It turns out Death has a name: Kingfisher. He is grumpy. He hates Saeris. And he’s her only ticket out…

Enter Emily Henry, the queen of the romcom. Great Big Beautiful Life is her newest offering to us, and if the grumpy sunshine trope had a theme tune, this would be it.
When Margaret Yves, famous yet reclusive heiress, gets in touch with eternally optimistic Alice Scott to tell her story, the young writer thinks that this is her big break. The only issue? She’s also offered this opportunity to Hayden Anderson, Pulitzer prize-winning human thunderstorm, and only one will get the story. Rivalry grows between the two, but so does undeniable chemistry and tension. We can sense the spark from here…