8 New Romance Novels You’ll Fall in Love with in 2022

In Blackburn’s witty and feel-good novel, Yinka is a thirty-something British Nigerian woman who has a successful career and great friends, but is constantly fielding only one question from her Nigerian mother and aunts: “Where is your huzband?” When her cousin gets engaged, Yinka sets out to find a date for the wedding, with some help from her best friend — but what she soon realizes is that the person she really need to find is herself. Warm and full of heart, Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? is a relatable meditation on friendship, family, and self-acceptance

Albertson puts a modern and fresh take on Romeo and Juliet in this novel about two people who meet and instantly hit it off during a Day of the Dead party. What Julieta soon discovers is that the handsome mystery man she met on that romantic night is the new landlord that could put her fledgling taqueria out of business. The duo soon finds themselves on opposite ends of a food rivalry that could end their relationship before it even starts. 

As she approaches her 30th birthday, Cleo Wilde decides to book a solo trip to a small Irish island in hopes of finding the next right step for her career. She’s less than thrilled when she learns she has to share her remote one-room cabin with Mack Sullivan, who is traveling to to Ireland from the states in an attempt to trace his roots. Immediately, the unlikely pair get off to a rocky start — but as time goes on, they realize they don’t mind each other’s company as much as they thought.

When Kian Andrews gets an urgent text from his ex-boyfriend, Hudson, after months of no communication, he thinks maybe he’ll get an apology. Instead, Hudson asks him for a favor: pretend to be his boyfriend while his parents are in town. However, things don’t go exactly as planned, and suddenly, Kian finds himself getting roped into attending the wedding of the season as Hudson’s plus one. 

Alexis comes from a long line of surgeons and loves her job as an emergency room doctor in a major city. But her world gets turned upside down when she visits a small town and falls in love with Daniel, a carpenter whose 10 years younger than her. She soon finds herself facing a major decision: stay with Daniel in a town that’s quickly growing on her or return to the city and the job that will allow her to do more good.

Though Nora Stephens’s life is all about books, she’s never considered herself the heroine type. Still, she reluctantly agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina, for a month at the request of her sister, Libby, who dreams of a small town transformation for Nora. But instead of enjoying her getaway, Nora finds herself continuously thrown together with Charlie, a bookish editor from the city whom she’s never exactly gotten along with. Cleverly crafted and full of wit, Book Lovers delivers all the funny banter and effortless charm readers have come to expect from Emily Henry. 

In this highly anticipated romantic sequel to Boyfriend Material, Luc and Oliver are happily together, but it feels like everyone around them is getting married. As Luc faces mounting pressure to propose, he and Oliver must navigate four weddings and a funeral, contemplating their future along the way. 

Five years after the accident that killed the love of her life, Feyi is slowly starting to move on. An artist, Feyi has opened her own studio, moved into with a new apartment with her best friend, and started easing back into the dating scene. As she finds new romance, she struggles to navigate the grief of her past while also learning to embrace her future. Amazon Studios is already adapting the moving and deeply heartfelt romance novel for the screen, with Emezi as executive producer.