Library Journal Best Books - Contemporary Romance (Awarded by Library Journal)

Awards List

2025

Temple of Swoon
(*)
Jo Segura

Unromance
(*)
Erin Connor

First-Time Caller
(*)
B.K. Borison

The Love Lyric
(*)
Kristina Forest

Yin Yang Love Song
(*)
Lauren Kung Jessen

Code Word Romance
(*)
Carlie Walker

My Big Fat Fake Marriage
(*)
Charlotte Stein

Promise Me Sunshine
(*)
Cara Bastone

Any Trope But You
(*)
Victoria Lavine

Great Big Beautiful Life
(*)
Emily Henry

Say You'll Remember Me
(*)
Abby Jimenez

Can't Get Enough
(*)
Kennedy Ryan

Crossing Paths
(*)
Katie Ruggle

Give Me a Shot
(*)
Gia De Cadenet

What Happens in Amsterdam
(*)
Rachel Lynn Solomon

What If It's You?
(*)
Jilly Gagnon

Along Came Amor
(*)
Alexis Daria

Finders Keepers
(*)
Sarah Adler

Last Night Was Fun
(*)
Holly Michelle

Writing Mr. Wrong
(*)
Kelley Armstrong

The Dirty Version
(*)
Turner Gable Kahn

How Freaking Romantic
(*)
Emily Harding

Love Is a War Song
(*)
Danica Nava

Only Lovers in the Building
(*)
Nadine Gonzalez

Roll For Romance
(*)
Lenora Woods

Scotch on the Rocks
(*)
Elliot Fletcher

The Spirit of Love
(*)
Lauren Kate

The Blonde Who Came In from the Cold
(*)
Ally Carter

Heart Strings
(*)
Ivy Fairbanks

If Not for My Baby
(*)
Kate Golden

Once Upon a Time in Dollywood
(*)
Ashley Jordan

The Dating Prohibition
(*)
Taj McCoy

People Watching
(*)
Hannah Bonam-Young

We Met Like This
(*)
Kasie West

An Academic Affair
(*)
Jodi McAlister

The Marriage Narrative
(*)
Claire Kann

Secret Nights and Northern Lights
(*)
Megan Oliver

Some Kind of Famous
(*)
Ava Wilder

How to Grieve Like a Victorian
(*)
Amy Carol Reeves

The Love Audit
(*)
Lucy Eden

Love Letters for Other People
(*)
Shaylin Gandhi

Award Categories

Christian Fiction

Contemporary Romance

Crime Fiction

Crime Fiction: Mystery

Crime Fiction: Suspense

Crime Fiction: Thriller

Fantasy

Graphic Novels

Historical Fiction

Historical Romance

Horror

LGBTQIA+ Romance

Literary Fiction

Paranormal Romance

Pop Fiction

Romance

Romantasy

Science Fiction

SF/Fantasy

Short Stories

World Literature

Award Years

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018