New YA Romance Books for Your Summer TBR

With summer months just around the corner, let’s look ahead to the new YA romance book releases we can’t wait to read in the summer sun! We’ve compiled all the summer 2026 YA romance new releases we’re looking forward to. Check them out!

Summer 2026 | YA Romance Books

Stars, Stripes & Summer Nights

By Celeste Dador

Coming 05.12.26

A swoony, patriotic romance with Gilmore Girls charm—follow First Daughter Abby as she dives into a summer of surprises, small-town magic, and sparks with the boy who shakes up her world.

What if the person who turns your world upside down is exactly who you’re meant to find?

Rebel Heiress

By Amalie Howard

Coming 05.19.26

A young heiress must disguise herself to attend a prestigious, all-male university, where she unexpectedly falls for her handsome tutor, in this swoony historical romance by the USA Today bestselling author of Queen Bee.

Jin Young, In Between

By Ellen Oh

Coming 05.26.26

In this follow-up to The Colliding Worlds Of Mine Lee, a boy discovers he can travel into parallel worlds to be with his girlfriend. But each time their paths collide, the fabric of their universes frays a little more. Is their love worth the unraveling of reality?

Love on Ice

By Sara Ney

When a San Francisco treasure hunt ropes two ex-besties back together, they’ll end up digging into their own complicated, buried feelings in this queer YA rom com!

“A delightful romance, treasure hunt, and celebration of queer history all rolled into one.”—Kelly Quindlen, bestselling author of She Drives Me Crazy

Ancient History Between Us

By Kaitlyn Hill

Coming 06.23.26

Three years since they last saw each other. Two months to untangle their complicated past. One unforgettable Italian summer.

Meet Me at Midnight

By Brianna Bourne

Coming 06.30.26

If I Stay meets Taylor Swift’s Midnights album in this breathtaking love story about a girl who sees the same boy every night in her dreams.