This list contains books that I read in January through June of 2025. All of them are no-spice romance (clean to closed door, nothing fade to black or spicy). It is organized by subgenre and what order I read them in. They’re not ranked, although a handful have an extra * which signals that I extra super-duper loved them. (Just being on this list means I loved them.) (And as always, it should be noted that reading is subjective, and what I loved or didn’t might be the opposite of your preferences. But hopefully this list helps you find a new favorite book.)
For part 2 of my no-spice romance reads, click here.
Romcom
Romancing the Grump—Jenny Proctor
Runaway Bride and Prejudice—Emma St. Clair
*A Make Out to Remember—Dulcie Dameron
What Happens In The Archive Room (novella)—Marion De Re
Isabelle and the Beast—Marie Soleil
When Alec Met Evie—Jenny Proctor
The Backpack Bride—Dulcie Dameron
The Serendipity—Emma St. Clair
The Cupid Chronicles—Courtney Walsh
Petals and Plot Twists—Jenny Proctor
Misfortune and Mr. Right—Savannah Scott
The Spy Who Ghosted Me—Jennifer Peel
Clean Out of Luck—Carina Taylor
Off The Wall—Julie Christianson
Signed, Sealed, and Smitten—Melanie Jacobson
When You Renovate a Grump—Lia Huni
*Never With You—Kortney Keisel
Her Runaway Vacay (novella)— Jen Atkinson
The Overdue Kiss—Callie Thomas
Her Hot Hockey Date (novella)—Dulcie Dameron
The White Chocolate Christmas Wish (novella)—Jess Mastorakos
Somebody to Lean On—Jess Mastorakos
As The Crow Flies—Jess Mastorakos
Write What You Know—Jess Mastorakos
Better Late Than Never—Jess Mastorakos
How I Love You—Jess Mastorakos
Sweet Romance
Falling for His Fake Girlfriend—Gabrielle Landi
Resisting Rose—Tara Grace Ericson
Love is a Dance Step—Michelle MacQueen
Historical Romance
An Inconvenient Mail-Order Bride—Charlotte Dearing
Fantasy Romance
The Dancer and the Dragon Speaker—Laurie Lucking
Love and a Bit of Disorder (short novella)—Elaine Canyon
A Vow of Honor—Ashley Willingham
Unbetrothed—Candice Pedraza Yamnitz
Rescuing A Supervillain—H.L. Burke
Once Upon a Pumpkin—Gabrielle Landi
Tress of the Emerald Sea—Brandon Sanderson
Callista and the Elf—Anabelle Raven
A Season of Magic—Sarah Courtney
Frey and the Icy Orchard—Scarlett Luna Strange
*Arrows and Gems—Erin Halbmaier
*A Dragon Inside—Anabelle Raven
The Clockwork Fae Lord—Kimberly A. Rogers
*What Comes of Attending the Commoners Ball—Elisabeth Aimee Brown
Voice of a Siren—Kassidy Kameron
*Rapunzel’s Gambit—Mary Mecham
A Curse for Christmas (novella)—Anna Christine
Prince of Frogs—Amberlyn Holland
