Valentine’s Day is here and it’s the perfect time to read romances, especially written by Latinx authors! While there are so many great romances, we have gathered 5 romance books that we think you will enjoy.
Kiss the Girl by Zoraida Córdova
Ariel del Mar is one of the most famous singers in the world. She and her sisters--together, known as the band Siren Seven--have been a pop culture phenomenon since they were kids.
But lately, she wants more. Siren Seven is wrapping up their farewell tour, and Ariel can't wait to spend the summer just living a normal life--part of a world she's only ever seen from the outside. But her father, the head of Atlantica Records, has other plans: begin her breakout solo career immediately, starting with a splashy announcement on a morning talk show.
The night before, Ariel and her sisters sneak out of their Manhattan penthouse for a night of incognito fun at a rock concert in Brooklyn. It's there that Ariel crosses paths with Eric Reyes, dreamy lead singer of an up-and-coming band. Unaware of her true identity, Eric spontaneously invites her on the road for the summer. And for the first time in her life, Ariel disobeys her father--and goes with him.
Caught between the world she longs for and the one she's left behind, can Ariel follow her dreams, fall in love, and, somehow, find her own voice?
Learn to Love You by Jade Hernández
Damián "Junior" Águila-Gutierrez shouldn't think about his sister's mysterious best friend. She's off limits, unattainable, and more importantly, uninterested in him. Besides, he has other things to worry about. Like taking over his papá's rancho, Los Corazones. Inheriting his familia's empire is all that's expected of him, but Junior has other plans and desires, and he knows if they ever discovered the truth, it would hurt the people he cares about the most...
Mayda Jiménez has lived on the outskirts of the Águila-Gutierrez family for as long as she can remember. She's been loved by them but has never quite been one of them. She's always kept herself at arm's length, knowing if this perfect family ever found out about her mother's addictions, they'd want nothing to do with her lot. It won't stop her from pining after her best friend's brother, though. The one person in the world she knows she can never have...
Give a Witch a Chance by Colette Rivera
Psychic Witch, Aria Belmonte is determined to avoid her past. Even if it means failing to make it work in the Mortal world.
When her building is condemned, and her mediocre magic skills can't save her, Aria turns to the kindness of strangers. Except her new roommate is no stranger. He's the one she must avoid at all costs. Her most complicated ex.
Owen Sanchez has a dream. To successfully run the Coffee Cat Cafe despite the bizarre events trying to thwart him. He'd say it's haunted, but he's never believed in the paranormal.
That is, until Aria walks back into his life.
A Proposal They Can’t Refuse by Natalie Caña
Kamilah Vega is desperate to convince her family to update their Puerto Rican restaurant and enter it into the Fall Foodie Tour. With the gentrification of their Chicago neighborhood, it's the only way to save the place. The fly in her mofongo--her blackmailing abuelo says if she wants to change anything in his restaurant, she'll have to marry the one man she can't stand: his best friend's grandson.
Liam Kane spent a decade working to turn his family's distillery into a contender. But just as he and his grandfather are on the verge of winning a national competition, Granda hits him with a one-two punch: he has cancer and has his heart set on seeing Liam married before it's too late. And Granda knows just the girl...Kamilah Vega.
If they refuse, their grandfathers will sell the building that houses both their businesses.
With their futures on the line, Kamilah and Liam plan to outfox the devious duo, faking an engagement until they both get what they want. But soon, they find themselves tangled up in more than either of them bargained for.
The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa
Just weeks away from ditching DC for greener pastures, Solange Pereira is roped into helping her wedding planner cousin on a random couple's big day. It's an easy gig... until Solange stumbles upon a situation that convinces her the pair isn't meant to be. What's a true-blue romantic to do? Crash the wedding, of course. And ensure the unsuspecting groom doesn't make the biggest mistake of his life.
Dean Chapman had his future all mapped out. He was about to check off "start a family" and on track to "make partner" when his modern day marriage of convenience went up in smoke. Then he learns he might not land an assignment that could be his ticket to a promotion unless he has a significant other and, in a moment of panic, Dean claims to be in love with the woman who crashed his wedding. Oops.
Mariana Felix-Kim (she/her/ella) is a biologist and a bookstagrammer (@mariana.reads.books). As a Mexican and Korean reader, Mariana centers her bookstagram around amplifying diverse voices. She currently lives in Washington, D.C. with her cat, Leo. Mariana is proud to have five library cards and loves to use them to read non-fiction, literary fiction, romance, YA, and thrillers.
