Romance books for haters of icebreaker etc

This isn’t anti hockey romance, nor anti cheesy romance. this is anti “a bunch of tropes in a trench coat pretending to be a book”. Romance books I felt had a good balance of semi-believable plot, chemistry and dialogue.

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created by glaw33

last updated January, 2026

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Beg, Borrow, or Steal (When in Rome, #3)

Beg, Borrow, or Steal (When in Rome, #3)

Sarah Adams

She Drives Me Crazy

She Drives Me Crazy

Kelly Quindlen

Like a Power Play

Like a Power Play

Elle Sprinkle

Between Friends & Lovers

Between Friends & Lovers

Shirlene Obuobi

Most Eligible

Most Eligible

Isabelle Engel

Better than the Movies (Better than the Movies, #1)

Better than the Movies (Better than the Movies, #1)

Lynn Painter

The Deal (Off-Campus, #1)

The Deal (Off-Campus, #1)

Elle Kennedy

Love Interest

Love Interest

Clare Gilmore

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute

Talia Hibbert

Beach Read

Beach Read

Emily Henry

You Deserve Each Other

You Deserve Each Other

Sarah Hogle

Book Lovers

Book Lovers

Emily Henry

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