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• The Davenports

  Marquis, Krystal,

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  The Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in 1910 Chicago, and the two daughters, Olivia and Helen, are finding their way and finding love--even where they are not supposed to.

• Out of Step, Into You

  Burch, Ciera,

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  Out of Step, into You is a sapphic contemporary romance following childhood friends turned cross-country team rivals who are forced to work together to win the state championship – for fans of She Gets the Girl.

• Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling

  Bryant, Elise,

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  From the NAACP Image Award-nominated author of Happily Ever Afters comes a dual POV rom-com about Reggie and Delilah, who fall in love through missed connections and chance meetings on holidays over the course of a year.

• Audre & Bash Are Just Friends

  Williams, Tia, 1975-

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  In need of inspiration for her self-help book, sixteen-year-old straightlaced Audre hires seventeen-year-old easygoing Bash to be her fun consultant for a summer full of daring experiences and undeniable romance.

• Love Radio

  LaDelle, Ebony,

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  Prince Jones, a self-professed teen love doctor known for his radio segment on the local hip-hop station, believes he can get the bookish, anti-romance Dani Ford to fall in love with him in three dates.

• Instructions for Dancing

  Yoon, Nicola,

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  After picking up a book from the library, Yvette--who has given up on love--gains the ability to see how other people's romantic relationships will end.

• Let's Talk About Love

  Kann, Claire,

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  In this young adult novel, Alice, afraid of explaining her asexuality, has given up on finding love until love finds her.

• I Was Told There Would Be Romance

  Arnold, Marie,

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  Fifteen-year-old Haitian American Fancy navigates high school, friendship, and crushes.

• American Street

  Zoboi, Ibi,

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  When Fabiola's mother is detained upon their arrival to the United States, Fabiola must navigate her loud American cousins, the grittiness of Detroit's west side, a new school, and a surprising romance all on her own.

• Finding Prince Charming

  Perry, Jamar J.

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  In this swoonworthy YA romance, an ordinary teenage boy finds himself accidentally fake dating a crown prince.

• One True Loves

  Bryant, Elise (Elise M.)

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  While on a post-graduation Mediterranean cruise with her family, Lenore Bennett meets a hopeless romantic with a ten-year plan who helps her find something she's been looking for--love.

• Zyla & Kai

  Forest, Kristina

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  The story of how a cynic and a hopeless romantic become friends, fall in love, and break up unfolds from their different perspectives.

• How to Lose a Best Friend

  Casomar, Jordan K.,

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  When sixteen-year-old Zeke expresses romantic interest in his best friend Imogen, her unexpected reaction sends their relationship into a tailspin.

• If We Were a Movie

  Jamal, Zakiya N.,

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  Lights. Camera. Love?

• The Voting Booth

  Colbert, Brandy,

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  The first year they are eligible to vote, Marva and Duke meet at their polling place and, over the course of one crazy day, fall in love.

• Prince of the Palisades

  Winters, Julian,

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  After a public break-up goes viral, seventeen-year-old Prince Jadon of Îles de la Rêveri stays in America to clean up his image and finds an unexpected romance as he navigates redemption in the eyes of his country and family.

• Last Chance Dance

  Wilson, Lakita

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  An utterly charming YA romance perfect for fans of Elise Bryant and Leah Johnson. Leila is devastated when her high school boyfriend breaks up with her right before graduation, but when she gets paired with four unrequited crushes in the lead-up to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm

  Lockington, Mariama

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  Sparks fly and lines blur when Lyric and Juniper pose as fake girlfriends on social media to earn money from beauty sponsorships.

• Her Good Side

  Weatherspoon, Rebekah

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  Told in alternating voices, awkward teenagers Bethany and Jacob must navigate blossoming feelings after agreeing to date each other as practice for the real deal.

• Izzy + Tristan

  Dunlap, Shannon,

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  In this modern retelling of the tragic romance of Tristan and Iseult, a two teenagers fall in love even though family, friends, and society threaten to keep them apart.