Find Yourself in 15 of the Best Small-Town Romance Books

Bailey’s upcoming steamy rom-com is hands down fabulous. Steamy, funny, and beautiful, Secretly Yours tells the story of Hallie who finds out her high school crush has returned home.

If you have a soft spot for grumpy/sunshine romances, this book will be right down your lane.

There’s just something about small towns and baked goods…they make everything ten times sweeter *wink*. Sweeter Than Honey follows a talented baker (Rylee) and a sheriff (Canten) who decide to fake-date in order to save face after Rylee invented the relationship with him! But the feelings that start appearing definitely don’t feel fake to them.

Score’s hilarious rom-com is everything you need. One of my favorite small-town romance books, Things We Never Got Over follows a runaway bride and…the grumpy local who dislikes that he likes her so much.

Knox prefers a life of solitude. He’s fine being alone. I mean, he has his dog, a nice job, and good people who care for him. But when a runaway bride named Naomi comes to his town, everything soon changes. He doesn’t want to help her out, but somehow, some way, he finds himself always being there for her when she needs him the most.

This fantastic fantasy rom-com is one for the books. The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy is the story of the titular characters, Hart and Mercy, two people who can’t be in the same room without arguing. They have hated each other since their first meeting, so whenever they have to work together, they do it with disdain. You see, Hart is a marshal, tasked to bring dead bodies to Mercy’s family business, Birdsall & Son Undertakers.

One day, after an exasperating run-in, Hart pens a letter to someone anonymous: “A Friend.” He never thought the letter would reach Mercy, his nemesis. But now, Mercy thinks she has a friend out there…even though the one writing the letters is none other than Hart himself.

For a celebrity romance pick, When In Rome has to be on your list. Sarah Adams’ book is a fascinating, heartwarming story of a famous pop star who is in dire need of some rest and relaxation. Because her favorite film is Roman Holiday, she drives to the Rome closest to her. And it happens to be Rome, Kentucky, a small town where nothing really happens.

Unfortunately, Amelia’s car breaks down in front of Noah Walker’s lawn. This grumpy pie baker doesn’t want anything to do with love, but the arrival of Amelia soon changes his outlook on this topic.

Quinn ran away from his hometown twenty years ago, but now that his best friend is getting married, he’s back. He only plans to stay long enough to see them say “I do,” except his plans go south when he meets newcomer Gerti!

In his small village, Griffin Everett doesn’t fit in. He’s the outcast as a man who prefers gardening his plants to interacting with people. One night, he meets Olu, a man looking to escape his past. They’re both lonely and yet, even if they dislike each other after their first meeting, they can’t help but reach out to the other person.

This book is pure fun. If you’re familiar with Weatherspoon’s work, you know that she always creates amazing stories with beautiful characters. Her books are going to bring so much joy to your world.

Xeni follows the titular character Xeni who suddenly gets an inheritance when her aunt dies. But of course, with an inheritance of that size, there come certain terms and conditions. One of them is to get married. And her aunt Sable was perfectly clear on who Xeni is supposed to marry.