Books We Love, formerly known as NPR's Book Concierge, is back for 2021. Here are a handful of romance novels that NPR staffers and independent critics named as some of their favorites of the year.
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First Comes Like, by Alisha Rai. ★★★ (out of four.)
Out now. A perfect blend of modern dating in the digital age and some good old-fashioned courting, First Comes Like is the latest in Rai s modern love series. Instagram beauty influencer Jia Ahmed is cutting edge when it comes to promoting herself on social media but fails to realize she has been catfished until it is far too late. Not until she is standing in front of Bollywood soap star Dev Dixit, her supposed beau, that Jia figures out there is a problem. Dev has no idea who Jia is. After Jai storms off Dev makes an effort to clear up the confusion only to add to it thanks to some well-placed and pesky paparazzi and prying parents. As a result, a whirlwind fauxmance to romance is born. But don t let the old-fashioned descriptor fool you. While clearly chaste at the start, this is a romance that builds to a slow, sweet, and at times steamily, satisfying end. –
Updated March 1, 2021
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It’s February, folks! It’s a whole new month and there are books aplenty. Every month, I –
Steff Tan, hello! – will be dishing out a list of fresh releases. Think: fiction, non-fiction, romance, young adult, mystery, gothic thrillers, and fantasy. Whatever tickles your pickle, there’s a good chance it’ll end up on the list.
Catch a case of the butterflies with five new contemporary romances
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Is love in the air this February season? Perhaps, but the rosy glow of romance is probably strained for many couples who don’t live together and for singles trying to find their person during the COVID-19 pandemic.
For the most part, everyone wants to be loved. Humans crave affection, and while we know love might not be able to resolve every problem we face (love might not be able to help us with our taxes), it certainly makes the world feel lighter.