The world of books has a lot to offer for the fans of Colleen Hoover or contemporary novels about complex love relationships. We have selected a few titles that readers really enjoy, but of course, the list goes on! Perhaps you’ll discover a book that inspires or engrosses you here!
1. It Starts with Us
It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover is about the second chance for true love for the main character Lily. Even though she is already divorced and has every right to arrange her personal life, her ex-husband Ryle hates her first love Atlas, who appears on the girl's horizon again. Is it possible to build love again with a man with whom nothing ever worked out? Read the second book of It Ends With Us series, and you will find out.
2. In Five Years
Do you believe in time travel to help predict the future? The main character Dannie Kohan in the book In Five Years by Rebecca Serle, also didn't believe in such nonsense until December 15, 2020. That night, she fell asleep and woke up 5 years later with a wedding ring on her finger and a man by her side who was not her man. What happened, or was it a sign that she shouldn't have gotten married? This book will keep you engaged throughout every chapter.
3. An American Marriage
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones is an exciting love story of Celestial and Roy, who are the embodiment of a perfect relationship. However, this did not last long and for unknown reasons, the man is arrested for a crime he did not commit. Celestial feels broken without her lover and begins to console herself by spending time with her childhood friend Andre. After a while, her lover is released, but is his wife waiting for him?
4. Reminders Of Him
Reminders Of Him by Colleen Hoover is one of the great books for women that tells the story of Kenna Rowan's life. A woman returns from prison after serving five years and tries to reunite with her daughter. Most of her friends are against mother-daughter communication and try to prevent contact between them by all means. Ledger Ward later becomes her greatest support, the only one who takes the woman's side.
5. Normal people
Connell and Marianne are the main characters who will guide you through the story in the book Normal People by Sally Rooney. The book describes the relationship between a couple who seem to be dancing intimacy and distance, talking about everything and not saying enough. Author Sally Rooney depicts the deep feelings of everyday love and makes readers question the nature of relationships. In addition, Connell and Marianne's love story emphasizes the need for empathy, listening, and understanding and reminds us once again how important it is to maintain mental health.
6. The Places I've Cried in Public
The Places I've Cried in Public by Holly Bourne is Amelie's memoir of the times in her life when she cried for her lover. She loves Reese, but the pain she feels from him is not normal. The girl will try to live their story again and analyze his actions and her reactions to them, her tears. Her goal is to understand the reasons and draw conclusions.
7. Confess
Confess by Colleen Hoover is the next example from our list of contemporary romance novels. The book tells the story of Auburn Reed, a girl who has decided to rebuild her life and, most importantly, not make new mistakes. However, when she is looking for a job in an art studio, she falls in love with the artist Owen Gentry. The girl realizes that if she gives in to her feelings, it could destroy her life.
8. Part of Your World
To live life and be happy or to give birth to a child to help thousands — this is the question of choice that Alexis Montgomery, the heroine of the book Part of Your World, is asking herself. She works in an ambulance and is happy to be in a relationship with her beloved Daniel Grant, a simple guy who does not need fame and recognition. However, if she chooses him, she will turn away from her parents and their desire for her to continue the family business of surgeons.
9. Small Great Things
In Small Great Things, Jodi Picoult tackles the topic of race, prejudice, privilege, and compassion. The story is based on Ruth Jefferson, a nurse in a maternity ward, and the main thing is that she is African-American. The parents of a newborn girl told the hospital that they did not want this particular nurse to touch their white child. But one day, only Ruth is in the nursery, and the girl begins to have heart failure; what will she do in this situation?
10. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong's On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a Vietnamese son to his illiterate mother. The book shows the strong love that exists between a mother and son and also reveals the themes of race and class. The author shows how sincerity can save and heal a person.
11. Love and Other Words
One of the most famous Christina Lauren books is Love and Other Words. Macy Sorensen, the main character of the book, works in pediatrics and lives with an older, financially secure man, but is not completely happy. Her whole life becomes fragile when she meets her first and only love, Elliot Petropoulos, again. The book tells the story from two perspectives, Then and Now, which makes the reader immerse themselves in the story and understand the characters.
12. Archer's Voice
Archer's Voice Archer's Voice book is the story of Bree Prescott and Archer Hale, who met in the lakeside town of Pelion, Maine. The author, Mia Sheridan, describes the life of a man with a wound in his soul and the woman who helps him find his voice. The power of love to heal is what the book tries to convey.
13. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Old Hollywood movie star Evelyn Hugo decided to write her biography, so she hired an unknown journalist Monique Grant. The girl is surprised but accepts such an amazing opportunity to write a book about a famous actress. However, as this story later turns out to be much more interesting than it seemed at first… This book is filled with passion, wisdom, and true love of a woman.
14. One True Loves
Another excellent Taylor Jenkins Reid's book is One True Loves which tells the story of Emma Blair. The girl had her high school sweetheart as a husband, they lived well until the day when he, Jesse, disappears without a trace while on a helicopter. The girl tries to go on with her life, although it is very difficult without her beloved, but eventually falls in love again with an old friend, Sam. She starts a new life, and suddenly it turns out that her husband, who was missing, is alive.
15. The Last Letter from Your Lover
Among the most popular Jojo Moyes books, The Last Letter from Your Lover is the top one. The story begins in the 1960s, when Jennifer Stirling finds herself in the hospital after a car accident, unable to remember anything or anyone, and finds a letter signed simply “B”, asking her to leave her husband. This letter is found more than forty years later by a journalist named Ellie, who decides to investigate this love. It's a love story that fascinates, adds passionate feelings, and surprises with a knockout ending.
The main thing that unites these books is the theme of love. The characters fight for their feelings, strive to live the best romantic experience, and be happy with the person next to them. So, of course, you can be very enthusiastic about the book, but if you look for others, you will discover similar ones. Read, love, believe, and live your beautiful life.
