The best romance books to curl up with

Do you have a Duke of Hastings shaped hole in your life after watching Bridgerton in a day? Well, you're in luck, because the hit Netflix show is based on the Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn and there are eight other Bridgerton stories ready for you to read (and for Shonda Rhimes to adapt into very addictive television). The second book in the series, The Viscount Who Loved Me, follows Daphne's brother Anthony who has decided it's finally time to choose a wife. There's just one problem: he doesn't want to fall in love.

This book will provide the perfect dose of escapism. Writers January and Gus have completely different outlooks on love. Both are tasked with writing bestsellers before the end of the summer and decide to swap genres. But, telling each others stories may change their worlds entirely.

Mhairi McFarlane is one of the queen's of the modern rom com and If I Never Met You is one of the best. It's exactly what you want from a contemporary romance: a laugh a minute, paced writing, great characters with plenty of depth and just the right amount of tropes.

The second novel from Sophia Money-Coutts follows protagonist Lil as she navigates life after finding herself unexpectedly pregnant to handsome mountaineer Max, a man who ghosted her after their first date. The characters will charm your socks (and each others pants) off in this hysterical page turner that feels made for the big screen rom com treatment.

Yes, Bridget Jones's Diary was first published 24 years ago and yes, we're still recommending it. Get your big knickers out and settle in for a great read, Bridget, Daniel and Mark are as hysterical as ever.

You'll open up Evelyn Hugo anticipating a riotous recounting of a Hollywood icon's tumultuous love life but this story gives you so much more than you expect. The novel unfolds as Evelyn decides to share her life story with a journalist she's entrusted to write her biography and takes you back in time as it covers Evelyn's relationships, friendships, marriages and forbidden love.

There's a reason Fifty Shades is one of the best selling books of all time and it's the VERY adult content. Following the relationship between Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey over the course of three books (and three films) the series is a fan favourite for a reason.

Author Elizabeth Gilbert said she wanted her most recent novel to "go down like a champagne cocktail - light and bright, crispy and fun" and City of Girls certainly delivers as it follows Vivian through her life in New York City. While the first half of the book is raunchy and covers a lot of ground, it was the second half that I truly couldn't put down as a number of unexpected love stories unfurl.

You can't go past Jasmine Guillory for a romance that gives you exactly what you're after and The Proposal (the second book in Guillory's The Wedding Date series that works just as well as a standalone) is a fun and fresh take on one of the greatest tropes of all time: the rebound that turns into something a bit more serious than anyone bargained for.

This story is the absolute epitome of opposites attract and see's a mixture of mutual fascination, friendship, and love. Connell and Marianne's love story had us captivated when watching the hit TV series but, Normal People originated from Sally Rooney's best-selling book. Get ready as this read will take you on a journey.