27 of 2021's Most Anticipated Romance Novels to Help Renew Your Faith in Love

Romance novels rule the world—well, my world at least. In what other genre can you find a group of aunties hiding the dead body of a blind date, a vampire named Sahvage who also doubles as an MMA fighter, and a grumpy young woman who falls in love with someone who's stuck in time from the 1970s? (Yes, those are all real plots.) Whether you can't get enough of historicals, breezy summer love, or page after page of erotica, in this genre, you always get a happy ending. And though there were a number of dreamy romances this year, we're anticipating even more as we leave behind 2020 and head into 2021 to start anew.

It's almost impossible to choose just one love story that we're looking forward to the most. That's why you'll find nearly 30 picks—and counting—below. If throwbacks are your thing, greats like Ms. Beverly Jenkins and Tessa Dare have reads coming your way. There are also have plenty of continuations of buzzy series in store (Another Brown sister is getting her moment.) Plus, expect new novels from breakout authors like Casey McQuiston and Emily Henry, and books following in the footsteps of Bridgerton, Sweet Magnolias, and Virgin River as they get the Netflix treatment.

Ahead, OprahMag.com's most anticipated romance novels of 2021.