Love Is in the Summer Air

Make your perfect reading list with these swoon-worthy, sweet summery romances!

Summer love is timeless, and we’re falling head over heels for these YA romance novels.

Get ready to meet your next heartthrob, yearn for that first kiss, and get entangled in breakups and makeups. Whatever your favorite romance trope—enemies to lovers, second chances, forbidden love, or fake relationships—we’ve got you covered. So grab your beach towel and slather that SPF or settle into your favorite reading nook, and get ready to meet your new summer crush.

Rolls and Rivalry

Rolls and Rivalry

Roll the dice, strike up the band, and get ready for a swoon-worthy summer! A charming gaming romance that blends the magic of D&D with the camaraderie of band camp—from the bestselling author of Dating and Dragons!

Love Makes Mochi

Love Makes Mochi

A teen goth fashion designer travels to Tokyo, Japan, where she meets a tattoo artist apprentice who may just be the one to change her mind about love—part of the international Love in Translation series of standalone YA romances.

Hearts Overboard

Hearts Overboard

A STEM-loving overthinker and an easygoing jock are stuck together in this banter-filled rivals-to-lovers romance with just the right amount of chaos under the cruise ship stars.

Smash or Pass

Smash or Pass

For 16-year-old Ellie, beach volleyball camp is a disaster until she’s paired with Sierra, an athletic prodigy who teaches her that volleyball…and love are about taking the right shot in this sporty sapphic romance.

Ancient History Between Us

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.

Stars, Stripes & Summer Nights

Stars, Stripes & Summer Nights

When First Daughter Abby is banished from the White House, she dives into a summer of surprises, small-town magic, and sparks with the boy who shakes up her world in this swoony, patriotic romance—just in time for America’s 250th anniversary!

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