TRAVEL ROMANCE LOVERS, REJOICE!! I LOVE THIS RECOMMENDATION REQUEST and I’m only too happy to oblige, because so many of us LOVE to lose ourselves, not only in love stories, but love stories happening while on vacation. YES PLEASE! Ahhhhhhh yes. Losing yourself in another land, learning the customs, the language, meeting the people, the sites, the sounds, the smells and falling in love with the experience… and even… a person.
Bring on that ecstasy. That elation. That… never wanting to leave.
And then bring on that goodbye.
*clutches heart* *sobs*
Robin asks:
Hi Maryse,
I absolutely love romances that take place in and around travel, and am always looking for new recommendations.
Some of my favorites that I would put into this category (even though they also fit into others) are
Jean: Finished Love in English last night! I LOVED IT! Jumped right into Love in Spanish this morning….. cannot get enough of Mateo! Don’t know what the heck I’ll read after this…. nothing will compare! You guys should have forced me to read this one sooner…. I would have listened… I swear!
Teri: Where Sea Meets Sky by Karina Halle- an amazingly descriptive romantic adventure across the New Zealand countryside with Karinas trademark edgy heroine.
Leslie M: Racing the Sun by Karina Halle. Everyone needs to read it. Sexy Italian hero, great story, beautiful setting, LOVED it.
Mony: ☀️☀️One Hot Italian Summer by Karina Halle looks amazing! On my TBR list! ☀️☀️
Heat Wave by Karina Halle.
Leslie M: You know how we say we love certain things but “only in books”? I just read Heat Wave by Karina Halle (h is in love with her dead sisters widower) and I loved it!!! The premise “sounds” icky but I realized I must love the “forbidden-ness” of it because I’ve enjoyed other books with this trope.
Kristen: Heat Wave by Karina Halle. 2 sisters. 1 man…
Susan: I seriously love everything she writes! You got me started with her books years ago
I would also add
Amy: OMG. Serengeti was beautiful. BEAUTIFUL. Heart-wrenching, sometimes difficult, and tear-inducing, but above all else it was beautiful. I can’t even think of what to read next. Another sure sign of a great read. 😉
Kym: Mists of The Serengeti is my most epic read. I have been trying for weeks to get into another book. This one owns my soul.
Lori: OMG. Leylah is my new favorite author. This book. What you said and so much more. I couldn’t put it down because it kept calling me to pick it back up. I loved it. I’ve loved all of her books. <3
Kathy P: You know when you have a nice piece of chocolate and want to save it for when you really need it. That is what I had been doing with the Mists of Serengeti. I bought it when it first come out and have held on to it. I started it and finished it last week. I have never been a highlighter of passages but my highlighter was on fire. I know this is a book that will stay with me.
The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Elizabeth O’Roark,
Lisa M: I just finished The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea. Really good!! I couldn’t put it down. So burn. I read A Deal with the Devil a while ago & loved it as well. Can’t wait for Ben’s story out next!! Love my HEA’s the only books I want to read!!
- Vacation Wars by Meghan Quinn,
- The Wolf Hotel series by KA Tucker and
Susan: I’m pretty sure it is classified as erotica, but it is smoking hot. …Just finished The Wolf Hotel and it’s complete. I’m telling you these are the hottest books I’ve read in a while with a great story.
On the Island by Tracey Garvis Graves.
R. Renee: My favorite was On the Island by Tracey Garvis Graves. I was so surprised by this one. Totally not what I expected!
FLT “I was thirty years old when the seaplane T.J. Callahan and I were traveling on crash-landed in the Indian Ocean.” On the Island by Tracey Garvis Graves. So mad at myself for almost missing out on this one…
Patricia: On the island by Tracey Garvis Graves. My sister blamed me because she only had a few hours of sleep. She couldn’t put the book down!
If you decided to make this new category, I would be so interested to see what you and others might add to it. What a fun summer of travel romance it would be!! 😊
READER RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TRAVEL ROMANCE BOOKS
JR: I loved the People We Meet on Vacation – 5 stars! I especially liked how their story unfolded over time and we had the flashbacks of their previous vacations. I could have kept reading more about Poppy and Alex!
R. Renee: I loved People We Meet on Vacation!
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Mony: Broken French by Natasha Boyd- I also loved this one. Lovely sensual slow burn romance between widowed, young French billionaire, Xavier, and young American Josie, whom he hires as a teacher/nanny. The story takes place on his yacht sailing the Mediterranean…Xavier is sexy, gorgeous, and closed off…lots of sexual tension. 🙂 5+★
Kathy: If you want a lighter read, then go with Broken French. …I really liked it.
Susan: Loved Broken French!!
J R: Broken French – I’m still thinking about that book!
Kathy: Broken French is calling to me! Just my book catnip!
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Michele G: The Float Plan! I loved that one too! I was hesitant going in, but it really snuck up on me. Such a wonderful book….
Leslie M: Float Plan by T Doller: tragic pasts/beautiful sailing & travel setting
Mony: I also liked Float Plan – not just the romance but all the the Caribbean countries they visited. Thanks Michele!
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Leslie M: come to Alaska with us and join in on The Simple Wild!
Northernstar: A Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker was simply beautiful. I loved the description of the landscape. This story evoked many emotions and I love it when an author can make me feel so much. I lived in the North for many years and K.A. Tucker really got it right. I laughed out loud with the mention of the “honey bucket” – never thought I would read that – (If you have lived or travelled in the far North you know what I am referring to and if not ) you’re not missing anything – LOL.
Kathy P: Just finished The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker. I stayed up late to finish it. Definitely one of my best reads of the year! Visiting Alaska is now at the top of my bucket list!!
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Leslie M: Happy Place by E. Henry. Beautiful story about friendship and 2nd chance romance that is set in my “happy place” (coastal Maine).
R. Renee: I’m reading Happy Place and I’m obsessed with it. I guess I didn’t realize it but broken relationships that play out on page is catnip for me. I look back at several of my all time faves and this seems to be a theme. It’s making my soul happy while crushing it. Is there a better feeling than that? 🤣
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Jen C: A Place in the Sun by R.S. Grey – I’m reading this one at the moment (80% in). And it’s a Bed and Breakfast, not a diner! IT’S SO GOOD. This author has totally become a must read for me, I’m just going through some of her back catalogue whenever I’m in the mood for a RomCom.
Ashley: A Place In the Sun by R.S. Grey. It’s Georgie’s book (we met her Settling the Score: The Summer Games and she stole all of the scenes she was in, so I was super excited when she got her own book!).
Cheryl: …excellent, funny, smidge of angst book…
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Julie O: One of my favorite Kristin Ashley books is HEAVEN AND HELL. I don’t think many people read it but Sam is the hottest H alpha in my 5.
Kate: Read most of KA’s books. I love Tate (he was my first 😉 ), but my favorite by far is my Sammy. Sampson Cooper of Heaven and Hell is just the one for me!
Lori: I LOVE Heaven and Hell! It’s up there in my all time favorite Kristen Ashley books list. Sam Cooper!
Cody: KA is home for me too. When I don’t know what to read I always turn to her. You will love Heaven and Hell, I think it was my favorite of hers.
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Kathy P: Samantha Young’s Here with Me …It takes place in Scotland and has that gothic romance feel. I definitely recommend this one.
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Jan: Have you tried Rosalind James? Nice romances, often set in lovely locations like New Zealand. I recently read and liked Sexy As Sin set in beautiful Byron Bay Australia (and the US). I also liked Kiwi Rules about an Afghanistan vet who lost part of his leg, and also her rugby series, starts with Just This Once.
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Ann: …can’t you just imagine someone in isolation and befriended online, or someone stuck in another country? Here’s my personal 5 star lose all track of time and reality books.
- On the Island, Tracey Garvis Graves.
- Managed, Kristen Callihan.
The Great Alone, Kristen Hannah.
Nay: After I read The Great Alone last year, I was actively searching for similar books. I don’t know if anything will ever top it as my favorite book set in Alaska, but I’m looking forward to finding out.
Maryse: OMG I LOVE THE GREAT ALONE!!!!
- Not You, it’s me, Julie Johnson . Uncharted was great also
- Detained, Ainslie Paton, actually a few of Ainslie’s “Unsuitable“ and “Incapable” as well.
Mony: Detained by Ainslie Paton, Aussie author. Really loved it! First chapters – Mystery Guy & female reporter stuck in a Shanghai airport detention room – clever & hot. Characters “real”, dialogue tight – kind of book I like. Also, story unusual & set in China & AUS…
- Anything by K A Tucker but especially “Until it Fades”.
Maryse: I FIVE STAR LOVED THIS ONE!!! Here’s my review.
Melanie: I absolutely fell in love with this book! Thanks for your amazing recommendations as usual Maryse! I honestly didn’t want this to end!!
Laina: Love single mom stories! Until It Fades is one of my favorites.
I’m sure there’s lots of others that I’ve 5 starred that are worthy of your list, these are the books I reach for when I’m in a book slump, the ones I remember even years later.
Michelle S: On the Island was one of the first few books I found on your blog (Aug 2012). I still consider it the “perfect summer by the pool read”. That’s why my recommendation for you sometime during this blazing hot season by the pool is…. “Beyond The Sea” by K. Andrews. It’s got the “lost at sea” thing going on, but with two GUYS and IT WORKS. It soooooo works. It was Fabi’s fabulous find and I loved it. The cover is so cheesy. Just totally ignore that cover. 4.9 stars for me (I can’t remember their names, but I remember everything else!).
Fabi: OMG!!! Beyond the Sea by Keira Andrews… THIS is a FANTASTIC book. 5 stars, hands down
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