“Medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.” This quote from the film Dead Poets Society highlights why it is necessary to sit back, relax and read some romantic novels once in a while to keep humanity alive within us.
2022 has been a good year, with the pandemic finally subsiding, and the world is returning to its normality. Sooner or later, everything will revert to how it was two years earlier. But one thing that should not return to the way it was is people’s compassion, love, and affection for their loved ones. The pandemic united and strengthened everyone’s bond, and it is necessary to keep moving forward with this love in our hearts.
Reading a few romantic novels can help us feel the love and affection we require and need to spare. Many good novelists have created beautiful works of art in the ongoing year, and today, we take a look at some of the most delicate romantic pieces to come alive in 2022.
Here are the 10 Best Romantic Novels of 2022:
1- Reminders of Him
Reminders of him is a beautiful and poignant story of a mother who gets released from prison after 5 years. She yearns to get reunited with her 4-year-old daughter, but things do not turn out the way she has wanted. Read this beautiful tale for its heartbreaking and heartwarming narrative.
2- Book Lovers
One of the most anticipated romantic novels to be released this year, Book Lovers follows Nora, a clever and witty literary agent. She can go to any length to land the best deals possible. She meets Charlie, an editor with an excellent track record of creating bestsellers. Where is their story headed? Find out in this endearing novel.
3- Something Wilder
Something Wilder is unique with its approach and storytelling. Christina Lauren has done a fantastic job yet again in the literary world. The novel follows Lily, who hopes to buy back the ranch her father sold many years ago. She cons people for paying the bills, but something inside her longs for something much wilder.
4- One Night on the Island
A romantic novel that puts forward a lot of questions and ideas in its narrative, One Night on the Island is all about finding what one wants. The story dives deep into the meaning of home, the will to escape from your existing self and how things we often wish for are not what we need.
5- Weather Girl
Weather Girl is a funny, light-hearted romance novel that makes for a beautiful read under the daylight. The story follows a weather reporter who combines with a sports reporter to reunite their divorced bosses. Will the two succeed? Read this to find out.
6- Husband Material
The novel follows Luc and Oliver, who pretend to fall in love but end up having feelings for each other. The two suffer heartbreak and family pressure but ultimately find a way to make their relationship work. However, what happens when everyone around them starts getting married?
7- Love and Other Disasters
The novel’s story follows two contestants on an American cooking show trying to become successful chefs. However, soon both find falling each other in love, and the story takes a different turn. Will they be able to manage their relationship and work together, or will they suffer a tragic heartbreak?
8- Good Girl Complex
Good Girl Complex is a romantic novel that follows Mac, a people-pleaser who does not want to hurt anyone. She tries her best to keep others around her happy, and it seems to be working out for her. But something goes wrong when she ends up falling in love and experiences the feelings she had never before.
9- The Roughest Draft
The novel follows two writers who had written some of the most beautiful works in the past. But something happened between the duo, and they fell apart. Now they both hate each other but have to come back once again to write a book to complete the contract terms.
10- Meet Me in the Margins
Meet Me in the Margins is a predictable but heartwarming romance tale. Savvanah, a writer who has secretly been writing a romance novel and finally gets a call from a successful editor, and everything seem to be aligning for her. However, a few twists and turns derail her journey.
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