YA Romances Inspired by Movies

Are you a fan of all things romantic? Movies, TV shows, books . . . you don’t care what form it takes, so long as it’s a great love story! If you can’t get enough of your favorite rom-coms, then you’ll want to read these YA romances inspired by movies.

If your favorite movie is Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, you should read While We’re Young by K. L. Walther.

While the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off might be more comedy than rom-com, While We’re Young adds an extra dollop of romance to a senior skip day story.

While We're Young

While We're Young

By K. L. Walther

Coming 03.04.25

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!

If your favorite movie is You’ve Got Mail, you should read Didn’t See That Coming by Jesse Q. Sutanto.

This book takes the same secret identity romance element from You’ve Got Mail and upgrades the tech from old school email to modern online video games.

Didn't See That Coming

Didn't See That Coming

A hilariously fresh and romantic send-up to You’ve Got Mail about a gamer girl with a secret identity and the online bestie she’s never met IRL until she unwittingly transfers to his school, from the bestselling author of Dial A for AuntiesThe Obsession, and Well, That Was Unexpected.

If your favorite movie is 10 Things I Hate About You, you should read 10 Things I Hate About Prom by Elle Gonzalez Rose.

If the similar title wasn’t already enough to convince you, this book adds a friends-to-lovers element to the mix.

10 Things I Hate About Prom

10 Things I Hate About Prom

There are more than 10 things to hate about prom, but the worst is having to convince your BFF that you’re the one he should take—a sweet friends-to-lovers teen rom-com from the author of Caught in a Bad Fauxmance.

“A love story meant for the movies, with cheeky and charming nods to our favorite nineties flicks.” —K. L. Walther, bestselling author of The Summer of Broken Rules

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