Best Small Town Romances to Add to Your TBR
Small town romances are my jam. I was born and raised in Mathews, Virginia. There are no stoplights, less than 1,500 students in the school system, and everyone knows everyone. While there were times I did not enjoy the “closeness” of everything, I definitely appreciate where I came from. There is something beautiful about knowing everyone and supporting each other. Small town romance books are near and dear to my heart, so I wanted to share 15 novels with you to enjoy!
Clementine “Emmy” Ryder has decided to take a break from barrel racing and returns home with no plan in sight. She is feeling lost and keeping a big secret from her family. The last thing she expects is to add another secret: being attracted to her brother's best friend. Luke Brooks has always been around, but he is nothing but trouble. But he seems different now and Emmy is having a hard time staying away.
Crystal is barely getting by working at the strip joint in
town. Her past haunts her and her future looks dim. When Gabriel Dalton walks into the bar one night and asks for her help to escape his past, Crystal is hesitant to help him. But after Crystal is attacked leaving work one night, she ends up being the one who needs help.
This is the first book of the Lovelight Farms Series. Stella is expecting an Instagram-famous influencer to come to her Christmas Tree farm. This will not only draw attention to her farm, but also put her in the running to win $100,000. The only problem is that on her application, she said she owned Lovelight Farms with her boyfriend. Thankfully her best friend Luka is ready to step-up and save the day.
Amelia has been given the task to organize and run the town's fall festival. This is no easy task, especially when her boss is constantly nagging her. When her high school enemy, Rhett, shows up with one of the reporters who is covering the weeks leading up to the festival, Amelia is livid. While Rhett is not working on the festival, he is looking into a case that occurred decades ago at the festival. Working closely together is sure to drive the two of them crazy.
After a messy break-up with her famous ex-boyfriend, Aurora finds herself going back to her roots. She books an AirB&B above someone’s garage, only to find out it was a kid who placed the ad. That kid's dad, Rhodes, is very unhappy with the situation, but reluctantly agrees to let her stay there for triple the price. Aurora has one month to figure out her living situation and stay as far away from Rhodes as possible.
Calla Fletcher has never had a relationship with her father. She lives in the city with her mom, while her dad lives in Alaska and owns Alaskan Wild, the main means of transportation there. One night, after a terrible day, Calla gets a call from her father’s friend. He has cancer and starts treatments in just a few weeks. Calla decides to fly to Alaska and spend some time with him. But Alaska is not for everyone and she does not seem to be settling in well. And Jonah, one of her dad’s pilots, is making sure of it.
When Naomi goes to the small town of Knockemout to help her twin sister get out of a bind, she does not expect her sister to take all of her money and leave her with a child. Naomi has a niece she never knew about and no way to pay for anything. Knox wants nothing to do with this mess, but knows she is going to need help. He takes Naomi and her niece, Waylay, to his grandmother’s. She has an extra cabin and at least there she can stay out of his way. But Naomi keeps needing assistance and Knox keeps helping.
Amelia is a pop star who is running away from her problems–literally. While she is unsure of where she is driving, she ends up stuck in Rome, KY, when her car breaks down. When Noah finds Amelia on his front lawn, he is very clear that he wants nothing to do with her. Unfortunately Amelia is stuck in Rome until her car is fixed and there is no room at the local Bed and Breakfast, so Noah reluctantly agrees to let her stay in his spare bedroom while she waits for her car to be fixed.
Nora Stephens takes a month long trip to Sunshine Falls, NC, with her sister even though she has so much she should be doing back at home. When she arrives at Sunshine Falls, she discovers just how small the town is. What she is not expecting is to see her rival from the book industry, Charlie Lastra. This is the last place she would expect to see him and there is no avoiding him now.
Alexis Montgomery finds herself passing through a small town and ending up in the ditch. Thankfully, Daniel Grant, a very attractive local, helps her out. When she stops at the bar in town on her way out, Daniel is in there and they end up leaving together. She departs quickly the next morning to head back to her big city life where she is a surgeon. One weekend, a few weeks later, Alexis and her friends take a trip to stay in a B&B for some rest and relaxation. Alexis is shocked to find out that Daniel owns the B&B and tries to fight her attraction to him as long as she can.
When Veronica Sutton discovers her fiance has been cheating on her on their wedding day, she runs. Unfortunately, she is running without a car, job, or money. She stumbles on an opportunity to be a nanny for the super grump, single dad, Austin Buckley. He is hesitant to hire her since she seems to be a hot mess, but it turns out he might just be attracted to hot messes after all.
When Rhett Eaton, famous bull rider, finds himself in a bind with his agent and his fans after he makes a negative comment at one of his events, he is stuck with a babysitter. Not just any babysitter, his agent's daughter, Summer Hamilton. She is supposed to keep Eaton out of trouble and on the path for forgiveness from his fans. His agent gives him one rule: Eaton must keep his hands off his daughter. But bull riders seem to always want to break the rules.
Mac Cabot has no desire for a college degree, but has agreed to go to a prep school in Avalon Bay to please her parents. Her ex-boyfriend has shown his true colors, and she is trying to move forward so she can be finished with school and move on to bigger dreams. But bad boy Cooper Hartley pops into her life and causes her to take a walk on the wild side. She slowly starts to realize she might just be falling for him, until she finds out no one can really be trusted.
Kira Dallaire has a huge inheritance to cash in, but has to be married in order to get it. This makes life hard since she doesn’t even have a boyfriend. But one day she runs into convicted felon, Grayson Hawthorn, and remembers hearing about him when she was younger. He is at the local bank trying to get a loan to save his family's vineyard. She makes a deal with him: get married for a year and split the inheritance. What could go wrong?
Piper Bellinger has been sent to her own personal hell as a punishment from her step father for being sent to jail. Stuck in a small town in Washington state, all she has to her name is an old, rundown dive bar that belonged to her late father. She is tasked with getting it ready to sell. The small town isn’t exactly accepting of a newcomer, especially Brendan, the grumpy bearded sea captain. He has no desire to help out an uptight city girl–that is until he does.
Small town romance will always be one of my favorite tropes. Some of these books are part of a series, while others are standalones. These are some of the best small town romances to add to your TBR!
What is one of your favorite small town books?
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