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A Fond Farewell to Starz’s Outlander Series: A Celebration of Time, Faith, Prophecy and Love

Through eight seasons — 101 episodes — and a dozen years, Starz’s adaptation of Diana Gabaldon’s bestselling Outlander series has swept the world up into its universe. This genre-bending show has followed Claire Randall, a World War II combat nurse, as she stumbled through the standing stones at Craigh na…

Jodé MillmanMarch 6, 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

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

Fiction Recommended

Memory and Moral Complexity in “Summertime & Short Stories”

Summertime & Short Stories is a collection with a centerpiece, “Summertime,” which is a poignant tale of forbidden romance set amid the “old money” society of Long Island. Stanislas Yassukovich introduces us to a conscientious family doctor who becomes emotionally entangled with a young patient in his care. Their growing…

BookTribFebruary 24, 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Popular Romance

Aunt Libra Goes Clubbing

Darlings! Did all of my three-dimensional dear ones have a Happy New Year? I certainly hope so! I for one had quite the New Years Eve. Lovebirds Nick Carroway and Jay Gatsby’s mansion is THE place to be as the year turns. Champagne, fireworks, endless dancing, canoodling and that bonfire…

Aunt LibraJanuary 30, 2026

Hidden Gems Romance

A Beautifully Doomed Love Story in “The Girl from Melodia”

The Girl from Melodia by Jonathan Toussaint is a literary tragedy set in the early 1990s France and England against the backdrop of the folk music scene, taking the reader from the gritty realism of the Tulle Folk Festival to a claustrophobic houseboat on the River Lea. Unreliable narrator Martyn…

Gevera Bert PiedmontJanuary 29, 2026

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Julia Quinn Spills the Tea on Bridgerton Season 4 – Plus a Subscription Box

Sex, romance and class conflict spice up the latest season of the Netflix smash. Greetings from the Bridgerverse, where anticipation for Bridgerton Season 4 is reaching a fever pitch as the first four episodes drop today. So far in everyone’s favorite Regency romance series, we have been thrilled by the…

Jodé MillmanJanuary 27, 2026

Listicles Romance

“People We Meet on Vacation” Emily Henry Reading Guide

If you're reading this, there's a good chance that you just finished watching the highly anticipated Netflix film, People We Meet on Vacation. Well, we're glad to let you know there is an array of other books by the one and only Emily Henry! If that movie left you craving…

BookTribJanuary 9, 2026

A Fond Farewell to Starz’s Outlander Series: A Celebration of Time, Faith, Prophecy and Love

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

Memory and Moral Complexity in “Summertime & Short Stories”

The True Second Chance Romance: Divorced Characters in Romance Novels

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

Valentine’s Books to Fall For in 2026

Montgomery & Taggert’s Romance Revelations

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

Aunt Libra Goes Clubbing

A Beautifully Doomed Love Story in “The Girl from Melodia”

Julia Quinn Spills the Tea on Bridgerton Season 4 – Plus a Subscription Box

“People We Meet on Vacation” Emily Henry Reading Guide

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