The Bible may be the bestselling book of all time, but annual sales of romance novels now outpace the Scriptures.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Romance novels have always spiced up quiet nights. Now, a genre that has sometimes been dismissed as a guilty pleasure is bringing readers and writers together through social ...

Delicate florals in pink, red and blue hues trail the overhang of Lovestruck Books like vines covering Sleeping Beauty’s castle. The charming romance bookstore sits on Brattle Street filled with ...

Our critic on the best new books this month. Credit...Michela Buttignol Supported by By Olivia Waite Olivia Waite, the Book Review’s romance fiction columnist, writes queer and historical romance, ...

Here are the books our columnist loved the most this year. Credit...Photo illustration by Sebastian Mast Supported by By Olivia Waite Olivia Waite is the Book Review’s romance fiction columnist. She ...

Today’s romantic fiction is less about horny couplings and happy endings, and more about emotional connections and power ...

Spicy books have taken over BookTok, and the Publishers Association says the genre drove a rise of 18% in UK fiction revenue in 2024 (that year, according to The Guardian, romance and saga fiction ...