Books like “Beach Read”

What to read after “Beach Read” by Emily Henry: a list matched by tropes, mood and atmosphere. Under each book you will see what it has in common.

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The Charm Offensive
Alison Cochrun · 2021
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
Anxious tech genius Charlie is the reluctant star of a reality dating show, and producer Dev is tasked with helping him connect with the contestants. Behind the cameras their unlikely friendship turns into a romance that neither can script.
2
Twice Shy
Sarah Hogle · 2021
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
Maybell inherits her great-aunt's crumbling house in the Smoky Mountains, only to learn the grouchy groundskeeper Wesley is a co-inheritor with very different plans. Forced to renovate together, the dreamer and the shy, scowling loner slowly find in each other the safety they have always wanted.
3
The Roommate
Rosie Danan · 2020
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
Clara leaves her buttoned-up East Coast life to move across the country to the man of her dreams, only to find he has sublet her room to someone else. Sharing the apartment with easygoing Josh, whose job would scandalise her family, forces an uneasy friendship that slowly becomes more.
4
It Happened One Summer
Tessa Bailey · 2021
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Grumpy Sunshine
- Forced Proximity
After a Hollywood party scandal, Piper is cut off and sent to a rainy Washington fishing town to run her late father's bar. The town's grumpy sea captain wants her gone, but the summer pushes the socialite and the fisherman into an uneasy partnership that softens into more.
5
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
Talia Hibbert · 2019
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
Chloe, who lives with chronic pain and a careful routine, draws up a list of things she wants to do to get a life. To tick off the first item she asks Red, the tattooed handyman who looks after her building, for help, and their cautious friendship deepens into more.
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Funny Feelings
Tarah DeWitt · 2022
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
Stand-up comic Farley and her grumpy manager Meyer have been best friends and secret crushes for years. When a television opportunity requires a stable image, they fake a relationship, and the line between performance and real love disappears.
7
Bet Me
Jennifer Crusie · 2004
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Grumpy Sunshine
- Slow Burn
Minerva overhears her ex-boyfriend bet the charming Cal that he can get her into bed within a month, so she accepts his dinner invitation to turn the tables. The sceptical actuary and the commitment-shy businessman keep colliding through meddling friends and sheer bad luck, resisting an attraction neither of them wants.
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Yours Truly
Abby Jimenez · 2023
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Friends to Lovers
- Grumpy Sunshine
ER doctor Briana blurts out that she is dating a colleague to escape an awkward moment, and anxious Dr. Jacob plays along. Pretending to be a couple at his family gatherings brings the two reserved people closer, one quiet gesture at a time.
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The Hating Game
Sally Thorne · 2016
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
Lucy and Joshua are assistants at the same publishing house, forced to share an office while competing for one promotion. Their open hostility and elaborate office games hide an attraction neither will admit, until a single reckless moment changes the rules between them.
10
Things We Never Got Over
Lucy Score · 2022
Same genre: “Contemporary romance”
Naomi arrives in the small town of Knockemout to help her estranged twin, who promptly robs her and leaves her stranded with the young niece she never knew she had. With no car, job, or home, she turns for help to Knox, the town's grumpy, bearded barber, who claims he wants nothing to do with anyone but keeps turning up as she starts over.
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The Bodyguard
Katherine Center · 2022
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Grumpy Sunshine
- Forced Proximity
Hannah, a small but capable bodyguard, is sent to protect movie star Jack Stapleton at his family ranch after a stalker threat. To keep the assignment secret she poses as his girlfriend, sharing his home and his family's grief while trying to stay professional.
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Boyfriend Material
Alexis Hall · 2020
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Grumpy Sunshine
- Slow Burn
Disgraced rock star's son Luc needs a respectable boyfriend to save his job, and buttoned-up barrister Oliver needs a date for his parents' party. They agree to fake a relationship for a few weeks, but the arrangement keeps blurring into real affection.