11 Best Romance Book Club Choices

Picking a romance novel for group discussion is a very particular sport. The best romance book club choices need more than a cute couple and a solid kiss scene. They need chemistry, yes, but also enough tension, mess, humour or emotional chaos to keep everyone talking once the tea is poured and somebody says, "Right, but was he actually good enough for her?"

That is the trick. A great romance book club pick has to work on two levels at once. It should deliver the feelings you came for, but it also needs to give your group something to argue about, defend passionately, or text about at 11pm with all caps. If your club has ever died a slow death under the weight of a perfectly nice but forgettable love story, this list is for you.