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Romance & Romantic Suspense
Adult Books for Teens Booklist

 

Romance and Romantic Suspense Fiction for ages 12+
Not all books on this list are suitable for all readers, parental guidance should be used.

 

Annotations are from Advance, the Ingram Book Magazine, unless noted.

• Rosie Dunne
  Author: Ahern, Cecelia
  Publisher: Hyperion $ 22.95 ISBN: 140130091x Date: 2005
  LJ
  The gifted author of the widely acclaimed, bestselling PS, I Love You (coming in paperback in January 2005) has written a delightfully enchanting new novel about what happens when two people who are meant to be together just can't seem to get it right.
  Updated 1.23.05
• A Delirious Summer
  Author: Blackstone, Ray
  Publisher: Revell $ 12.99 ISBN: 0800759583 Date: 2005
  Booklist
  To Neil Rucker, seven months, one week, and a day is too long to wait in between dates. But life as a Spanish language teacher to missionaries in Ecuador affords little opportunity for romance. When his worst student, Jay Jarvis, suggests a respite in Greenville, South Carolina, so begins Neil's delirious summer.
  Updated 5.9.05
• Someone Like You
  Author: Bretton, Barbara
  Publisher: Berkely $ 7.99 (paper) ISBN: 0425203883 Date: 2005
  Booklist
  "A master at touching readers' hearts" ("USA Today"), Bretton explores the emotional journey of two sisters and the healing truth of an unforgettable family legacy when an unexpected reunion inspires a better understanding of secrets and sacrifices.
  Suggested Reading: Romance Stars
  Updated 7.11.05
• Don't Look Now
  Author: Enoch, Suzanne
  Publisher: Avon $ 6.99 ISBN: 0060593644 Date: 2006
  Booklist
  In this follow-up to the "USA Today" bestselling author's phenomenal Flirting with Danger, former thief Samantha Jellicoe and British billionaire Rick Addison are thrown into a murder investigation when the first client of Sam's security business is killed.
  Suggested Reading: Romance
  Updated 1.21.06
• Full Bloom
  Author: Evanovich, Janet & Charlotte Hughes
  Publisher: St Martins $ 7.99 (paper) ISBN: 0312934300 Date: 2005
  Booklist
  The temperature is on "sizzle" again in Beaumont, South Carolina, and the peach trees are bursting into full bloom in this fifth book in the mega-bestselling Full series from the bestselling team of Evanovich and Hughes.
  Updated 3.25.05
• Sight Hound
  Author: Houston, Pam
  Publisher: Norton $ 23.95 ISBN: 0393058174 Date: 2004
  PWLJ
  From the bestselling author of Cowboys Are My Weakness comes a very special love story between a woman and her dog, a wolfhound who teaches "his human" that love is stronger than fear.
  Suggested Reading: Dog Stars
  Updated 1.23.05
• Fashionably Late
  Author: Kendrick, Beth
  Publisher: Downtown $ 13 ISBN: 074349959x Date: 2006
  Booklist
  This sexy, entertaining novel takes readers on a youthful adventure in the big city, as the heroine, Becca Davis searches for herself--and the right man.
  Suggested Reading: Romance
  Updated 11.14.05
• The Marriage Test
  Author: Krahn, Betina
  Publisher: Berkley $ 6.99 ISBN: 0425196453 Date: 2004
  Booklist
  The bestselling author of The Husband Test and The Wife Test returns to the Convent of the Brides of Virtue, where a proper young lady is about to learn some things about the way to a man's heart.
  Updated 5.9.05
• Dirty Little Lies
  Author: Lane, Connie
  Publisher: Dell $ 6.50 ISBN: 0440237475 Date: 2004
  Booklist
  In this hilarious, action-packed tale, a sophisticated FBI agent is assigned to protect a Midwestern beauty queen from a stalker with ties to her past.
  Updated 5.9.05
• The Lawman Said I Do
  Author: Leigh, Ana
  Publisher: Pocket Star $ 6.99 ISBN: 0743469968 Date: 2006
  Booklist
  "New York Times" bestselling author Leigh continues her exciting series with this second book about the sexy Fraser brothers in the Old West. When Colt Fraser successfully fights off a gang of outlaws from his stagecoach, he's made deputy in a small town. But things get even more interesting when he meets the sheriff's daughter.
  Suggested Reading: Romance
  Updated 12.5.05
• Playing James
  Author: Mason, Sarah
  Publisher: Ballantine $ 12.95 ISBN: 0345469550 Date: 2004
  LJ
  A hilarious and charming debut novel, Playing James follows an adorable rookie crime reporter as she takes on love, loot, and a certain boy in blue.
  Suggested Reading: Debuts | Chicklit
  Updated 5.9.05
• Wedded Bliss
  Author: Metzger, Barbara
  Publisher: Signet $ 6.99 (paper) ISBN: 0451208595 Date: 2004
  Booklist
  The RITA Award-winning author delivers a heart full of bliss with this witty Regency tale of a bride who must convince her groom that love is more important than convenience.
  Updated 3.11.04
• Josie Day Is Coming Home
  Author: Plumley, Lisa
  Publisher: Zebra $ 6.50 (paper) ISBN: 0821776967 Date: 2005
  Booklist
  Vegas showgirl Josie Day saves the life of a wealthy casino owner, who rewards her with a "spare" estate in Arizona--ironically located in Josie's hometown. Josie plans to sell it and open a dance school. But she must first handle the caretaker, local bad boy Luke Donovan.
  Suggested Reading: Romance Stars
  Updated 3.10.05
• Stolen Magic
  Author: Putney, Mary Jo
  Publisher: Del Rey $ 23.95 ISBN: 0345476891 Date: 2005
  Booklist
  Entwining fantasy with historical romance, Stolen Magic introduces Simon Malmain, Earl of Falconer, who continues the story line begun in A Kiss of Fate.
  Updated 5.9.05
• Blue Smoke
  Author: Roberts, Nora
  Publisher: Putnam $ 25.95 ISBN: 0399153063 Date: 2005
  KirkusLJ
  The blaze that night at her family's pizzeria changed young Reena Hale's life. Now as a fire investigator, she tries desperately to trace the origins of the taunting phone calls she's receiving, the fires, and the hatred aimed in her direction. In doing so, she will step into the worst inferno she has ever faced.
  Suggested Reading: Romance | On Fire
  Updated 8.25.05
• Table for Five
  Author: Wiggs, Susan
  Publisher: Mira $ 19.95 ISBN: 0778321673 Date: 2005
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  Before an estranged couple is killed in an unthinkable tragedy, they designate two guardians for their children--a man and a woman who are essentially strangers and who have nothing in common except their compassion for the couple's three orphaned children.
  Suggested Reading: Romance Stars
  Updated 5.9.05