Where everyone knows your name (and love life) and gossip travels fast—these small-town romances start past the welcome sign.

Competitions for power, notoriety, love, or maybe even your life.

Step right up and enjoy these circus and traveling carnival themed reads.

From small-town charm to high-heat rodeos, brooding ranchers to soft boys who call you darlin’—this Quest wrangles cowboy romance in all forms.

Modern retellings of iconic, ancient tales

A collection of pilot books for monster romance series.

A collection of the pilot books for popular series, for those of us who love to follow a character's journey for as long as an author will let us! Some of the below series have heavily debated starting points and book read orders--in those cases the pilot was selected based on what seems to be the most popular approach.

Fictional books that feel like a warm hug, featuring magic and whimsy and perfectly happy endings. These are lower on stakes and higher on good vibes!

Books that made it on the big screen

Listed in the recommended reading order for people who like to read full series.

Fated Mates is a romance novel podcast from Sarah MacLean & Jen Prokop. Among hundreds of episodes, there are 76+ deep dives devoted to a single book or series. Pick a book, read it, then listen to the episode!

Books that have been adapted into TV series.

Greetings dear mortals, I bid you welcome to this humble Quest. Enter freely of your own will, though you may not leave the same...for the vamp lovers.

Whether it's sci-fi or fantasy, you like a big series. You love when a book says 1 of 5/10/50+. Is the reading order of the series hotly debated? Is there a wiki chart to show how the books connect? Even better. Come spend some time in these worlds.

Craving "once-upon-a-time" with a twist? These modern retellings conjure the classics & fill them with fresh magic! Mix of grim, cozy, & in-between. 💫

Dramatic battles, tense political intrigue, unique world building...and is that maybe some romance I'm sensing? These books are not Romantasy but focus primarily on the SFF elements. Romance is a subplot and may not appear until later in the series, but when it does, you won't be disappointed.

An introduction to the Romance genre, these books are part of the cultural zeitgeist or the 'canon' that many would recognize. Look for more niche titles in later Starter Pack volumes.

Morally grey or straight up baddies? A collection of books written from a villainous/morally grey POV. Only the first book from a series is included.