Comfort Romance Reads

19 free romances, 5 freelance opportunities, 5 romance recs, 1 chance to partner with us

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These are the romances I turn to when I need some peace, and I think they’re all great choices if you're starting to read romance for the first time (though I recommend reading series in order). Can you please take 30 seconds and share your favorite comfort reads with us in the comments?

💃 Comfort Romance Reads Recommendations

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Suddenly You

Lisa’s Wallflowers and Revenels series gets more attention, but Suddenly You is a masterpiece. Amanda becomes a successful author and hires a male escort to take her virginity before she turns 30. Jack shows up at her door at just the right time and is happy to oblige.

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Isn’t It Bromantic?

Vlad “the Russian” is a hockey player who’s done being content with his marriage of convenience. Elena is a journalist who is determined to get her career off the ground but returns to Nashville to take care of her injured hockey husband. You must read this series to feel the payoff.

A Duke By Default

Portia arrives in Scotland for a forging apprenticeship with gruff silver fox Tavish. The sexual tension and sarcasm are hot as hell. If that’s not enough, this book has great representation of ADHD, therapy, and self-defense in the form of pepper spray (which Portia accidentally turns on Tavish).

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A Heart of Blood and Ashes

I’ve recommended this one before and I will again and again. Yvenne is a small disabled woman that warrior Maddek underestimates even as she proposes marriage to him so they can get revenge. This epic fantasy is a true enemies-to-lovers.

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Blitzed

Brynn owns the bar we all wish existed where women gather to drink wine and watch reality TV. She knows she’d be crazy to date a professional athlete, but Maxwell is oh so shy, kind, and smart.

 🎉 Romance Releases

Contemporary

Holiday Hostilities by Katie Bailey

A Legend in the Baking by Jamie Wesley

The Geography of Happiness by Jay Hogan

Missed Sunrise by Lane O’Neil

All Folked Up by Penny Reid

Santa Maybe by Carla Luna

Fantasy

The Songbird and the Heart of Stone by Carissa Broadbent

Servant of Earth by Sarah Hawley

Seduced by the Werewolves by Lyonne Riley

Historical

The Muse of Maiden Lane by Mimi Matthews

💾 Romancelandia Jobs

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