Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertelli

Bestselling YA novelist Becky Albertelli is back with Kate in Waiting [6], the story of two drama-club BFFs who face the biggest test yet of their friendship: a very cute guy. Kate and Anderson are the very best of friends, and they're used to crushing on the same guys (from afar, of course). When their latest crush Matt transfers to their school, though, Kate starts to have real feelings for him — but Anderson does too.

Out April 20

Love in English by Maria E. Andrew

Maria E. Andrew's Love in English [7] pairs YA romance tropes with a story of immigrants, language barriers, and identity. Argentinian teenager Ana is continually frustrated by her struggles to express herself in her new American home — and that's before she finds herself caught in a love triangle with Harrison, a sweet American boy in her maths class, and Neo, a Greek Cypriot guy she meets in her ESL classes.

The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

You can't go wrong with the queen of millennial YA, Meg Cabot, and the original The Princess Diaries [8]! As the first book in the long-running series begins, Mia is an awkward, geeky freshman who discovers that her father's cancer treatment means he can't have anymore kids. Oh, and he's actually a prince, so by default, she's the heir to the Genovian throne. The romance takes a little while to kick in, as Mia struggles with crushes on entirely wrong guys before realising the right guy was there before she even noticed.

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

Felix Love, the hero of Kacen Callender's Felix Ever After [9], finds himself targeted by a transphobic troll and, in an attempt to get revenge, accidentally kickstarts a messy love triangle. As much as he'd like to find love, he's having a tough time believing that he'll ever find a happily ever after — or even love within himself.

Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi

Emergency Contact [10] by Mary H.K. Choi puts a twist on the "secret letters" trope, with a touch of You've Got Mail too. College freshmen Penny and Sam stay in touch via texting after an awkward first meeting, soon becoming incredibly close — but all without ever actually spending time together in person, even as the boundaries blur between their real lives and their vaguely defined relationship.

Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan

Hot Dog Girl [11] is Jennifer Dugan's delightfully wacky tale of young love at a summer job. Lou lands a job as a dancing hot dog at an amusement park, while crushing on the cute boy who plays a diving pirate (even though he's dating the park's "princess"). Meanwhile, her BFF Seeley, a carousel operator, is stubbornly refusing Lou's attempts to help her find the perfect girl. It's all wrapped up in a classic "the park might close forever!" plot, with lots of laughs and romance along the way.

Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch

Who wouldn't love a summer romance in Tuscany? That's exactly what happens for Lina, the sixteen-year-old heroine of Jenna Evans Welch's Love & Gelato [12]. Lina grudgingly heads to Italy to get to know her long-absent father, having promised her late mother that she would. When she arrives, she uncovers her mother's own journal from travelling in Italy, and, with the help of the charming Ren, she starts to learn more about her family's past, including a major secret that's been kept for a very long time.

Hearts, Strings, and Other Breakable Things by Jacqueline Firkins

In Hearts, Strings, and Other Breakable Things [13], Jacqueline Firkins weaves the kind of sweet, messy YA love triangle that will definitely speak to To All the Boys fans. After her mother's death, Edie visits her cousins in a wealthy New England enclave, hoping to spend time diving into college prep. Instead, she reconnects with her childhood sweetheart Sebastian (who now has a new girlfriend) and meets Henry, an irresistable bad boy, resulting in a love triangle that's straight out of Jane Austen by way of the 21st century.

Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney

Joya Goffney's own-voices YA debut Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry [14] has a premise that To All the Boys fans will love. Quinn keeps lists of everything in her life, from personal secrets to crushes and more, but when her journal goes missing, she's horrified to find an anonymous thief has posted one of those lists on Instagram — and is threatening to post more if she doesn't face seven challenges. She teams up with classmate Carter to track down the blackmailer, and, along the way, starts to find out what falling in love really feels like.

Out May 4

Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales

Take Grease and give it a modern-day, queer spin, and you've got Sophie Gonzales's Only Mostly Devastated [15]. After a summer fling with sweet, confident Will, Ollie is pleasantly surprised to realise that Will attends Ollie's new school. It's a nasty shock, then, when Will turns out to be a popular (and closeted) jock who behaves totally differently — although it turns out their feelings are harder for either of them to ignore than they planned.

I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo

Just as Lara Jean pulls a little too much of her knowledge from rom-coms, Desi Lee, the heroine of Maurene Goo's I Believe in a Thing Called Love [16], gets her perspective on love from Korean dramas. When she sets out to pursue her moody, artsy crush Luca, Desi quickly realises that on-screen drama doesn't come close to being a road map for real love.

Prince Charming by Rachel Hawkins

Rachel Hawkins puts a new spin on royal romance with Prince Charming [17], the first book in her YA Royals series. Sixteen-year-old Daisy gets dragged along when her older sister becomes engaged to the Crown Prince of Scotland, but the prince's mischievous younger brother seems hell-bent on stirring up chaos — and taking Daisy along for the ride.

Kisses and Croissants by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau

Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau's Kisses and Croissants [18] has it all: teenage angst, Parisian sights, big dreams, and plenty of romance. American ballet dancer Mia is in Paris hoping to land an audition with an elite dance company, and nothing will distract her. That is, until she meets Louis, a local boy who makes it his mission to show her everything that Paris has to offer.

Out April 6

Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee

In Emery Lee's Meet Cute Diary [19], Noah runs a blog where he collects stories of trans romances and happily-ever-afters. The problem is, they're all fake — they're Noah's own wishful thinking. When an anonymous blogger exposes the blog as lies, Noah tries to salvage his reputation by proving that the stories are true, and he recruits Drew to help him out. What starts as fake-dating, naturally, bleeds into real life, leaving Noah wondering if Drew feels the same way.

Out May 4

Anna K. by Jenny Lee

Anna Karenina doesn't exactly seem like an obvious choice for a contemporary YA romance retelling, but that's exactly what Anna K. [20] by Jenny Lee does! Seventeen-year-old Manhattan socialite Anna has a seemingly perfect life, even as she and her inner circle deal with a handful of teenage scandals, but everything changes when she meets Alexia Vronsky, a bad boy who's as drawn to her as she is to him.

The Upside of Falling by Alex Light

If it's the fake-dating trope you love, then The Upside of Falling [21] is for you! Alex Light weaves a story of Becca, a teenager tired of being teased for never having a boyfriend, and Brett, the football captain who's equally tired of gossip about his nonexistent love life. When they team up for a fake relationship to get their friends off their backs, they wind up finding out just how much they actually have in common.

Tweet Cute by Emma Lord

If You've Got Mail was a Gen-Z YA novel, it would be Tweet Cute [22] by Emma Lord. Pepper and Jack are two polar opposite teenagers who work for feuding family restaurants. On Twitter, they're constantly engaged in a war of words (and memes), but what neither of them realises is that they're falling in love on an anonymous app at the same time.

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

Family and cultural traditions collide with a YA romance in Sandhya Menon's When Dimple Met Rishi [23]. The summer after graduation, Dimple is excited to attend a web developer camp and get away from her parents' pressure to arrange her marriage. There she meets Rishi, a charming romantic — who, unbeknownst to her, is the boy her family has arranged for her to marry.

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

Nothing is more romantic than falling in love in Paris! That's at the heart of Anna and the French Kiss [24] by Stephanie Perkins, as Georgia teenager Anna gets sent off to Parisian boarding school against her will. She's less than thrilled, until she meets Étienne. The only complication? He's already in a relationship, and Anna's own relationship status is murky too.

My So-Called Bollywood Life by Nisha Sharma

Winnie, the heroine of Nisha Sharma's My So-Called Bollywood Life [25], is horrified when she discovers her boyfriend has been cheating on her, derailing her perfect, Bollywood-ready happily ever after. Clinging to a horoscope that promised her she'd find love before her eighteenth birthday, Winnie leans on fellow film buff Dev, who encourages her to look for love on her own terms, with some not-so-shocking results.

Field Notes on Love by Jennifer E. Smith

Field Notes on Love [26] by Jennifer E. Smith starts with a quirky premise and ends with a sweet romance. After Hugo's girlfriend dumps him, he seeks a replacement to go with him on an already-paid-for train trip across the country. That's when Mae, recently rejected from her dream college, sees his ad and impulsively answers it. What follows is a funny, heartfelt story of two young people who can't run away forever, and who start to realise that maybe they don't want to after all.

Jackpot by Nic Stone

Jackpot [27] by Nic Stone is one part YA romance, one part examination of class and wealth. Rico, a teenage cashier at a gas station, discovers that she sold a winning lottery ticket that no one yet has claimed. She teams up with wealthy, privileged classmate Zan to try to track down the lotto winner — and maybe change her own life in the process — but the investigation reveals much more than she bargained for.

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

If you like your YA romance with a paranormal twist, Cemetery Boys [28] is for you! Aiden Thomas's breakout debut centres on Yadriel, a trans boy who struggles with the gender-based inherited powers of his Latinx family. To prove himself, he tries to set free the ghost of his murdered cousin, but instead accidentally summons the ghost of his high school's bad boy, Julian. As the boys work together to solve the mystery of Julian's death, Yadriel starts to realise that he doesn't want Julian to go.

Always Never Yours by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka

Aspiring director Megan finds herself in the spotlight in Always Never Yours [29] by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka. An attempt to fulfil the acting requirement in a small role goes awry when she's cast as Juliet, and things go even further sideways when she develops a crush on one of the stagehands. A young playwright agrees to help her catch the eye of her crush in exchange for help on his script, but Megan's unlucky-in-love streak might end differently than she thought.

Frankly in Love by David Yoon

Frank Li has a problem when Frankly in Love [30] by David Yoon begins. He's found the girl of his dreams, Brit — but she's white, and his Korean-American family expects him to end up with a girl from the same background. Desperate, Frank turns to his friend Joy, who's facing a similar predicament, and the two agree to an arrangement to throw their parents off. Of course, nothing works as smoothly as they'd hoped, and Frank is soon faced with more questions than answers about what love really means.