Valentine's is the day to celebrate love, whether it is the love story between Romeo and Juliet or your own love story. Dive into a love story beyond any other with some of my favorite romance novels. There is no reason you can't take a little break from reality right?
Listed below are a few of my guilty pleasure Romance books. Some new and some old, some you heard of and some you have not. Do you have any recommendations for me? Email mkotelchuck@whatsupmag.com with your most recent read and a quick review about it to be featured!
If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane: Love can come from the most unexpected people and situations and fake love can turn into real love without you even realizing. After Laurie's partner leaves her after a 10 year relationship for a new girl he has gotten pregnant, she is humiliated. When Laurie finds out that Jamie Carter needs a girlfriend to impress their bosses they decide to give the rumor mill something new to talk about. Soon, Laurie learns there is a fine line between pretending to be in love and actually falling in love...
Meg & Jo by Virginia Kantra: Valentine's Day isn't just to be celebrated between you and your significant other. Sibling and family love is just as important and something to be celebrated. Inspired by the timeless classic Little Women, this is the story of the March sisters: Meg, Amy, Jo, and Beth. Each sister goes their separate ways until their mother's illness forces them to come home to North Carolina for the holidays. When home, they will realize the importance of family and the power of sisterhood to remake their lives and reimagine their dreams.
See Me by Nicholas Sparks: Of course a Valentine's Day list wouldn't be complete without at least one Nicholas Sparks novel. The Last Song, The Notebook, Dear John, and the other books that were made into movies get most of the attention, but See Me is just as worthy to read. A chance encounter causes Colin, a guy with a history of violence and bad decisions who is trying to walk the straight line, and Maria, a daughter of Mexican immigrants with a prestigious job and a traumatic history of her own, lives to come together. See how this unexpected love can captivate them even with threatening incidents creating chaos in their lives.
