{"id":7353,"date":"2024-12-21T14:18:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T19:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/?p=7353"},"modified":"2024-12-21T14:18:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T19:18:51","slug":"17-best-contemporary-romance-novels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/2024\/12\/21\/17-best-contemporary-romance-novels\/","title":{"rendered":"17 Best Contemporary Romance Novels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Best Contemporary Romance Novels of 2024: A List from the Bad Bitch Book Club<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Contemporary Romance Novels of 2024:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These are the top romance novels of 2024, as recommended by the members of the Bad Bitch Book Club, a fully virtual book club with over 61,000 followers on Instagram and an active Facebook community of over 32,000 members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&quot;How to End a Love Story&quot; by Yulin Kuang<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Goodreads rating: 3.68\/5 stars<\/li>\n<li>About the book: Two writers with a complicated history end up working on the same TV show&#8230; Can they write themselves a new ending?<\/li>\n<li>Recommended by Brittany Arreguin, a co-admin of Bad Bitches in Love<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&quot;Marriage and Masti&quot; by Nisha Sharma<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Goodreads rating: 4.11\/5 stars<\/li>\n<li>About the book: An ode to &quot;Twelfth Night&quot; is the perfect friends-to-lovers romp featuring an accidental wedding, meddling families, and plenty of sizzling chemistry.<\/li>\n<li>Recommended by Mackenzie Newcomb, the founder of Bad Bitch Book Club<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&quot;Rules for Ghosting&quot; by Shelly Jay Shore<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Goodreads rating: 3.91\/5 stars<\/li>\n<li>About the book: To save his family&#8217;s failing funeral home\u2014and his own chance at a queer love story\u2014a reluctant clairvoyant must embrace the gift he&#8217;s been ignoring.<\/li>\n<li>Recommended by Sarah Martin, a member of Bad Bitches in Love<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&quot;You Should Be So Lucky&quot; by Cat Sebastian<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Goodreads rating: 4.34\/5 stars<\/li>\n<li>About the book: An emotional, slow-burn, grumpy\/sunshine, queer mid-century romance about grief and found family between the new star shortstop stuck in a batting slump and the reporter assigned to cover his first season.<\/li>\n<li>Recommended by Angela Tricarico, author of this article<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&quot;One Last Stop&quot; by Casey McQuiston<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Goodreads rating: 3.9\/5 stars<\/li>\n<li>About the book: August Landry is a cynical pseudo-detective who has just moved to NYC; she keeps spotting the same mysterious woman on her Q train commute and the two quickly form a connection. 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The woman, Jane, is literally displaced in time\u2014pulled straight from the 1970s and bound to the Q.<\/li>\n<li>Recommended by Teresa, a member of Bad Bitches in Love<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&quot;Reel&quot; by Kennedy Ryan<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Goodreads rating: 4.5\/5 stars<\/li>\n<li>About the book: A Broadway actress has a chance at stardom when cast by a major Hollywood director, but the role of her dreams may cost her the love of a lifetime.<\/li>\n<li>Recommended by Martin, a member of Bad Bitches in Love<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&quot;You, Again&quot; by Kate Goldbeck<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Goodreads rating: 3.6\/5 stars<\/li>\n<li>About the book: A commitment-phobe and a hopeless romantic clash over and over again, but heartbreak and chemistry bring them together in this romance.<\/li>\n<li>Recommended by O&#8217;Donnell, a member of Bad Bitches in Love<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&quot;The Seven Year Slip&quot; by Ashley Poston<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Goodreads rating: 4.2\/5 stars<\/li>\n<li>About the book: An overworked book publicist with a perfectly planned future hits a snag when she falls in love with her temporary roommate&#8230; only to discover he lives seven years in the past.<\/li>\n<li>Recommended by Marissa, a member of Bad Bitches in Love<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&quot;In the Likely Event&quot; by Rebecca Yarros<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Goodreads rating: 4.2\/5 stars<\/li>\n<li>About the book: From the author of &quot;Fourth Wing&quot; comes a sweeping romance about the sustained power of chance encounters that sees two people meeting on a plane and their lives becoming inextricably linked by that moment.<\/li>\n<li>Recommended by Mescall, a member of Bad Bitches in Love<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&quot;The Right Move&quot; by Liz Tomforde<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Goodreads rating: 4.4\/5 stars<\/li>\n<li>About the book: In this book, a romantic wonders if sharing a roof with her best friend&#8217;s brother was the right move after all, especially as they pretend to be a couple.<\/li>\n<li>Recommended by Amber, a member of Bad Bitches in Love<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These contemporary romance novels have been praised by the members of the Bad Bitch Book Club for their unique storytelling, memorable characters, and emotional depth. Whether you&#8217;re a longtime fan of the genre or just discovering it, these books are sure to captivate and leave you feeling satisfied.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FAQs:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Q: What is the Bad Bitch Book Club?<br \/>\nA: The Bad Bitch Book Club is a fully virtual book club with over 61,000 followers on Instagram and an active Facebook community of over 32,000 members.<\/p>\n<p>Q: How did you choose these romance novels?<br \/>\nA: The authors of this article chose these romance novels based on recommendations from the members of the Bad Bitch Book Club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best Contemporary Romance Novels of 2024: A List from the Bad Bitch Book Club Best Contemporary Romance Novels of 2024: These are the top romance novels of 2024, as recommended by the members of the Bad Bitch Book Club, a fully virtual book club with over 61,000 followers on Instagram and an active Facebook community [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":7354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7353","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-shopping"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/contemporary-romance-novels.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1024&w=1024&resize=1024,682&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7353"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7353"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7355,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7353\/revisions\/7355"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}