Romance

"The course of true love never did run smooth," wrote William Shakespeare in A Midsummer Night's Dream—and he knew what he was talking about. A text from this study guide collection might be just the thing to remind you of the bliss and pain of love.

One Last Stop

by Casey McQuiston

Publication year 2021

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Conflict, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Perseverance, Hope, Love, Memory, Future, The Past, Sexual Identity, Trust & Doubt, Gender Identity

Tags Romance, LGBTQ+, Science Fiction, Humor, Magical Realism, Modern Classic Fiction

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One of Us is Lying

by Karen M. McManus

Publication year 2017

Genre Novel, Fiction

Tags Bullying, Horror & Suspense, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Modern Classic Fiction, Romance

One of Us is Lying is a 2017 young-adult thriller by Karen McManus that revolves around the suspicious death of Bayview High School senior Simon Kelleher, author of a gossip app called About That. The story is told from the alternating first person perspectives of four students who served detention with Simon when he died: Bronwyn, Cooper, Nate, and Addy. It explores themes about the corrosive impact of stereotyping and gossip, the value of empathy... Read One of Us is Lying Summary

One Thousand and One Nights

by Anonymous

Publication year 2015

Genre Short Story Collection, Fiction

Tags Classic Fiction, Middle Eastern History, Middle Eastern Literature, Fantasy, Romance, Fairy Tale & Folklore

Tales from the Thousand and One Nights, also known as One Thousand and One Nights, is a collection of interconnected stories, an amalgamation of Arab, Persian, Indian, and other fairytales which were reshaped and retold by storytellers throughout the medieval Islamic world. The tales are akin to a Russian Matryoshka doll in that they begin with one story which leads the reader to a series of other cascading and interconnected stories. The tales end with... Read One Thousand and One Nights Summary

On Wings of Blood

by Briar Boleyn

Publication year 2024

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Fate, Good & Evil, Justice

Tags Romance, Fantasy

Published in 2024, On Wings of Blood is the first installment in the Bloodwing Academy romantasy series by Briar Boleyn. The story follows Medra Pendragon, a half-fae who mysteriously awakens in the vampire-ruled kingdom of Sangratha after dying in her own world. Her unique features mark her as the last of the dragon riders, a lineage thought to be extinct. She’s captured by the arrogant highblood prince, Blake Drakharrow, and forcibly bound to him by... Read On Wings of Blood Summary

Onyx Storm

by Rebecca Yarros

Publication year 2025

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Conflict, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Fear, Grief, Loneliness, Love, Sexual Identity, Death, Future, The Past, Fathers, Siblings, Teamwork, Self Discovery, War, Good & Evil, Trust & Doubt

Tags Fantasy, Romance, New Adult

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Other Birds

by Sarah Addison Allen

Publication year 2022

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Truth & Lies, Literature, Daughters & Sons, Family, Mothers, Animals, Place, Grief, Memory

Tags Magical Realism, Coming of Age, Grief & Death, Relationships, Science Fiction, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Modern Classic Fiction, Romance, Fantasy, Religion & Spirituality

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Our Fault

by Mercedes Ron

Publication year 2024

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Forgiveness, Love, Family, Self Discovery

Tags Romance, New Adult, Latin American Literature, Love & Sexuality, Trauma & Abuse

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Our Souls At Night

by Kent Haruf

Publication year 2015

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Love, Aging, Conflict, Loneliness

Tags Romance, Modern Classic Fiction, Relationships

Our Souls at Night is Colorado author Kent Haruf’s last novel, and it was published in 2015, after his death. Like much of Haruf’s other writing, this novel is set in the fictional town of Holt, Colorado. The novel begins with 70-year-old Addie Moore making a proposition to her neighbor Louis Waters that they sleep together—literally, not sexually—in order to combat the loneliness that they often feel, especially at night. They have both lost their... Read Our Souls At Night Summary