Romance

In “The Art of Loving You,” Natasha Bishop Proves Love Can Bloom Through Grief

In this powerful memoir, Lyn Barrett recounts her journey through Dissociative Identity Disorder, revealing how a family crisis unearthed her long-buried childhood trauma. Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory is a story of resilience and transformation — the reclaiming of a life once fragmented by trauma.

Kristin KeatonApril 14, 2026

Fiction Romance

A Love Story That Slowly Steeps in “A Latte Like Love”

In this powerful memoir, Lyn Barrett recounts her journey through Dissociative Identity Disorder, revealing how a family crisis unearthed her long-buried childhood trauma. Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory is a story of resilience and transformation — the reclaiming of a life once fragmented by trauma.

Ashley IveyMarch 17, 2026

Listicles Romance

5 Library Love Stories for National Library Lovers Day (and Valentine’s Day, Too)

Is it a coincidence that National Library Lovers Day shares a calendar square with Valentine’s Day? Perhaps not. If candy hearts and prix-fixe dinners feel a little too treacly, consider rekindling your first and truest love: books. Libraries have always been places of quiet devotion — to ideas, knowledge, memory,…

BookTribFebruary 14, 2026

Fiction Romance

Love Becomes the Strongest Spell in Ellen A. Roth’s “Ten Fingers Touching”

Fairy tales promise that love can conquer the darkest forces, but Ellen Roth’s Ten Fingers Touching invites readers to consider an even more tantalizing possibility: that true love might be the most powerful magic of all. Roth’s debut novella opens with a wager between Good and Evil — a cosmic…

Cynthia ConradDecember 18, 2025

Fiction Romance Thrillers

A Wickedly Smart Page-Turner About the Price of Literary Fame

A disillusioned banker returns to his Appalachian hometown and walks straight into a family tragedy everyone refuses to name. Lost in the Holler blends Southern gothic atmosphere with a tightly wound mystery about memory, loyalty, and the price of silence.

Linda HitchcockFebruary 23, 2026

Fiction Romance

When Harry Met Sally… at the Weather Desk

A disillusioned banker returns to his Appalachian hometown and walks straight into a family tragedy everyone refuses to name. Lost in the Holler blends Southern gothic atmosphere with a tightly wound mystery about memory, loyalty, and the price of silence.

Kristin KeatonFebruary 26, 2026

Fiction Listicles Romance

Romance-Infused Women’s Fiction

This month at BookTrib, we are celebrating women’s fiction books featuring emotionally rich romance. These novels explore love, resilience, reinvention and the courage to choose one’s own destiny across eras and continents.

Women's Fiction Writers AssociationFebruary 25, 2026

Recommended Romance

Dark Slow-Burn Romance Explores Trauma, Trust and the Complicated Ties That Bind

Famed composer William Mayes has dedicated his life to helping survivors of human trafficking. But the silent, broken stranger he brings into his home will test the limits of William’s own scars and secrets. Only the Small Bones by C.P. Harris is a deeply emotional, slow-burn romance about two wounded…

BookTribFebruary 24, 2026

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Stealing Back What Was Lost: Romance and Reckoning in “It Happened One Heist”

Some audiobooks are content to entertain you, but It Happened One Heist wants to flirt with you, pull you across three continents, hand you a priceless artifact and dare you to run. It Happened One Heist by Shenee Howard is romantic suspense with a glossy, cinematic edge. In audio, it…

Monique SnymanFebruary 19, 2026

Fiction Romance

Sparks and Small-Town Swoon in “Maybe This Once”

What happens when the daughter of a legendary rockstar moves in with her uncle at the resort that he lives and works at in a northern Michigan town? And she subsequently meets the - ahem - super gorgeous owner of said resort and develops feelings that she should NOT have?…

Krysti OstermeyerFebruary 13, 2026

Popular Romance

The True Second Chance Romance: Divorced Characters in Romance Novels

Who does the HEA, or happy ever after, in romance novels pertain to? Is it simply for the young and carefree single person, the character who appears on the page with their hearts wide open and ready for love? Or, can it also be for the late-in-life character, who had…

Tif MarceloFebruary 16, 2026

Miscellany Popular Romance

Montgomery & Taggert’s Romance Revelations

This Valentine’s Day, Montgomery & Taggert, the charming independent romance bookstore in Chester, Connecticut, isn’t just reflecting trends in the genre … it’s setting them. Readers are discovering romance in new ways, from lifelong aficionados to those freshly liberated from reading slumps. While some readers “are looking for a temporary…

BookTribFebruary 9, 2026

Fiction Listicles Romance

Valentine’s Books to Fall For in 2026

February is the month of love, yet with this selection of love-themed books, you’ll find a variety of types – unhinged, unimaginable, unforgettable! Because after all, what’s love without a little bit of drama and dysfunction? These selected books are publishing this year and all feature love in some way.…

Stephanie ElliotFebruary 11, 2026

Fiction Romance

Madeline Taylor Debuts Sizzling Dark Romantasy, “Heir of Illusion”

“She is not the pet they tamed. She is the beast they let inside.” Madeline Taylor’s Heir of Illusion is a heart-pounding new dark romantasy novel that will leave you more than a little breathless. Hot on the heels of its success in the self-publishing market, Heir of Illusion receives the…

Kiersten BjorkFebruary 10, 2026

Listicles Popular Romance

Game On: 5 Football Romances That’ll Hit Harder Than the Super Bowl

The snacks are fire, the commercials are iconic, the halftime show slays … but let's be real: sometimes the real thrill isn't on the field. It's in the stories where sweat-soaked egos collide with raw longing, where the playbook gets thrown out the window for one electric glance and love…

BookTribFebruary 6, 2026

Book Club Network Romance

The Inspiration Behind Brae’s “Eight Goodbyes”

Eight Goodbyes by Christine Brae is no different. The idea came to me after a chance encounter on a flight to New York two years ago. Since it started on an airplane, I decided to immortalize that one event and build a story around it. As with all my…

Christine BraeSeptember 5, 2018

5 Library Love Stories for National Library Lovers Day (and Valentine’s Day, Too)

Love Becomes the Strongest Spell in Ellen A. Roth’s “Ten Fingers Touching”

Romance-Infused Women’s Fiction

Dark Slow-Burn Romance Explores Trauma, Trust and the Complicated Ties That Bind

Stealing Back What Was Lost: Romance and Reckoning in “It Happened One Heist”

The True Second Chance Romance: Divorced Characters in Romance Novels

Montgomery & Taggert’s Romance Revelations

Valentine’s Books to Fall For in 2026

Game On: 5 Football Romances That’ll Hit Harder Than the Super Bowl

The Inspiration Behind Brae’s “Eight Goodbyes”

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