The Best YA Summer Romance Books to Read

Make your perfect reading list with these swoon-worthy, sweet summery romances!

Summer love is timeless, and we’re falling head over heels for these YA romance novels.

Get ready to meet your next heartthrob, yearn for that first kiss, and get entangled in breakups and makeups. Whatever your favorite romance trope—enemies to lovers, second chances, forbidden love, or fake relationships—we’ve got you covered. So grab your beach towel and slather that SPF or settle into your favorite reading nook, and get ready to meet your new summer crush.

Beach Cute

By Beth Reekles

From the author of the hit Kissing Booth series comes another sizzling story following three very different girls on summer vacation! Equal parts romance and humor, this is the perfect beach read for your next getaway.

Hearts Overboard

By Becky Dean

Set sail with this banter-filled rivals-to-lovers romance between a STEM-loving girl and a jock guy that will fill you with wanderlust . . . and have you rooting for love in the great outdoors!

Love is on the horizon . . .

All Roads Lead to Rome

By Sabrina Fedel

When the daughter of a diplomat fake dates a Scottish celebrity in Italy, she soon finds herself living her own Roman Holiday until the feelings get real and the paparazzi’s knives come out.

Near Misses & Cowboy Kisses

By Katrina Emmel

A swoon-worthy YA rivals-to-lovers romance between a Nebraskan cowboy and California girl, thrust together on the Oregon Trail.

Anything’s possible under a prairie sky . . .

I Love You S'more

By Auriane Desombre

A sapphic rival-to-lovers story about two counselors who find an unexpected romance during a summer they will never forget! Perfect for fans of Auriane Desombre”s beloved debut I Think I Love You.

Caught in a Bad Fauxmance

By Elle Gonzalez Rose

Neighborhood rivals turned fake boyfriends discover that there’s a fine line between love and payback in this fresh, fun YA rom-com.

“I swooned so hard I pulled a muscle!”—Sonora Reyes, National Book Award finalist for The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School

“A charming, hilarious debut!”—Abida Jaigirdar, award-winning author of The Henna Wars

While We're Young

By K. L. Walther

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A whirlwind romance inspired by Ferris Bueller’s Day Off about four friends whose hearts are broken and mended over the course of an epic senior skip day—from the bestselling author of The Summer of Broken Rules!

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute

By Talia Hibbert

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A pair of ex-best friends turned high school rivals must work together to survive the great outdoors—and each other—in this cozy enemies-to-lovers romance from the beloved author of the Brown Sisters trilogy.

“A pure delight. This book is confirmation: no one does love stories like Talia Hibbert.”—Leah Johnson, author of You Should See Me in a Crown and Rise to the Sun

Love on Paper

By Danielle Parker

An ambitious teen novelist must play nice with her talented—and annoyingly handsome—rival at an exclusive writers’ retreat in this heartfelt romance from the author of You Bet Your Heart.

“Moving and memorable. A book you’ll want to return to again and again.” —Kristy Boyce, bestselling author of Dungeons and Drama

Dating and Dragons

By Kristy Boyce

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Dungeons and Drama comes another gaming romance that’s sure to win you over!

Love Is in the Summer Air