Romance Books Without Spice: No Spice, Feel-Good Stories
Are you looking for lovey-dovey stories without the spice? Romance books without spice that also deliver all the feels are hard to find. We’ve curated a list of heartwarming stories without explicit content. These books are all about pure indulgence, connection, and feelings. Get ready to dive into the world of romance. Here are our top picks for romance books without spice.
Books On The List
- Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay
- Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
- Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
- The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary
- To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
- Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
- The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
- Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
- The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
- Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
Romance Books Without Spice
Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay
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| Pages | 336 |
| Age Rating | 13+ |
| Themes | Pen Friends, Literature, Coming Of Age, Trust |
| Tropes | Mysterious Benefactor |
| Readability | Easy |
| Trigger Warnings | Childhood Trauma, Bullying |
Dear Mr. Knightley follows the narrative of Samantha Moore. Her world revolves around books and literature. Her simple life takes a turn when she is contacted by an anonymous benefactor calling himself Mr. Knightley, who offers her a full journalism scholarship. His one condition is that she must regularly write to him about her progress.
The main plot revolves around Samantha’s relationship with the anonymous benefactor. Along the way, she also falls for a novelist named Alex Powell. But trust is a fragile thing, and Samantha has too much to lose.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
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| Pages | 352 |
| Age Rating | 14+ |
| Themes | Found Family, Loneliness, Healing, Mental Health, Human Connection |
| Tropes | Office Romance, Unexpected Love |
| Readability | Easy |
| Trigger Warnings | Trauma, Low Self-Esteem |
The book follows the narrative of Eleanor Oliphant. She is a socially awkward woman. She follows the same routine each day, lives in isolation, and spends her weekends alone. She meets Raymond, who is her colleague. Together, they save an elderly man, Sammy. This leads to an unexpected friendship. This friendship keeps Eleanor from falling into the pit of despair. Eleanor’s trauma never let her enjoy life, but now she is set on healing her wounds and living life.
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
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| Pages | 336 |
| Age Rating | 14+ |
| Themes | Unexpected Love, Digital Connection, Workplace Surveillance |
| Tropes | Slow Burn, Office Romance |
| Readability | Easy |
| Trigger Warnings | Invasion of Privacy |
Attachments follow the narrative of Lincoln O’Neill. He is an IT security officer at a newspaper company. His job is to monitor employees’ emails. He stumbles upon emails shared between two women, Beth Fremont and Jennifer Scribner-Snyder. Their conversations are hilarious and interesting. Lincoln should report the emails, but he finds himself looking forward to them. In this process, he falls in love with Beth. He feels guilty about breaching her privacy. Little does he know that Beth refers to Lincoln as ‘The Cute Guy’ in her emails to Jennifer.
The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary
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| Pages | 352 |
| Age Rating | 14+ |
| Themes | Breakups, Friendships, Pen Friends, Slow Burn, Healing, Unexpected Love |
| Tropes | Roommates |
| Readability | Easy |
| Trigger Warnings | Gaslighting, Stalking, Trauma |
The Flatshare follows the narrative of Tiffy Moore. She is in search of a place to live that is cheap and instantly available. When she doesn’t find a decent place, she applies for a flatshare. Her roommate is Leon, a night shift worker. Tiffany gets the place for the night and weekends, and Leon for the day. They never cross paths but converse with each other via notes. Initially, the notes are work-based, but soon they turn friendly and then more than friends. Tiffany and Leon are falling for someone they have never met.
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
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| Pages | 368 |
| Age Rating | 12+ |
| Themes | Fake Dating, Enemies To Lovers, Friendship, Heartbreak, Chaos |
| Tropes | High School Romance |
| Readability | Easy |
| Trigger Warnings | Mild Sexual Content, Bullying |
The book follows the narrative of Lara Jean Song. Lara’s mother gifted her a hatbox. She uses the box as storage for her love letters. She wrote a letter to every boy she ever loved; she poured her heart out in the letters, then kept them hidden. Trouble arrives when those letters are mailed and received by the five boys. It was easy to write letters about an imaginary romance, but what happens when imagination meets reality?
Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
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| Pages | 400 |
| Age Rating | 12+ |
| Themes | Holiday, Self-Discovery, Travel Adventure, Hidden Past, Coming Of Age |
| Tropes | Summer Romance |
| Readability | Easy |
| Trigger Warnings | Grief, Loss |
Love & Gelato follows the narrative of Lina Emerson. Lina’s mother’s dying wish was for Lina to spend the summer in Tuscany and get to know her father. Lina isn’t thrilled to explore the sunshine and happiness of Italy. Her resolve changes when she discovers her mother’s old journal. The journal treasures secret bakeries, spontaneous adventures, and exceptional art. She sets off to experience these adventures with a charming boy named Ren. Together, they explore Italy and develop a precious bond.
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
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| Pages | 295 |
| Age Rating | 14+ |
| Themes | Humour, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Healing, Self-Discovery, Science |
| Tropes | Opposites Attract |
| Readability | Easy |
| Trigger Warnings | Autism Spectrum Disorder, Emotional Struggles |
The Rosie Project follows the narrative of Don Tillman, a genius genetics professor. He is socially awkward and clumsy. He’s decides it’s time to find a wife. Don approaches everything with logic, so he created ‘The Wife Project’. A detailed report about the ideal partner. He meets Rosie Jarman, who is the exact opposite of the ideal type. Rosie is in search of her biological father. They join forces to find Rosie’s father, and Don finds himself falling for Rosie. Scientifically, he shouldn’t, but love is not about calculations and numbers.
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
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| Pages | 369 |
| Age Rating | 16+ |
| Themes | Love, Hope, Happiness, Accidents, Mental Health, Transformative Love |
| Tropes | Caretaker-Care Receiver, Opposites Attract |
| Readability | Easy |
| Trigger Warnings | Suicide, Depression, Disability, Death |
Me Before You is a heartwarming romance book that follows the narrative of Louisa “Lou” Clark. She is a cheerful girl from a small town. She takes on the job as the caretaker of Will Traynor. Will has always lived a grand life with big money, sports, adventures, and so on. After an accident, he was paralyzed from the neck down. He is depressed and doesn’t see potential in life. He is cranky, stubborn, sulky, and refuses to adapt to Lou’s cheerfulness. But Lou is fixated on showing Will the beauty of life.
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
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| Pages | 416 |
| Age Rating | 14+ |
| Themes | Fake Relationship, Wedding, Vacation, Unexpected Love, Humour |
| Tropes | Enemies To Lovers |
| Readability | Easy |
| Trigger Warnings | Lies, Deception |
The Unhoneymooners follows the narrative of Olive Torres. Olive’s sister is getting married. She only has one problem: she has to spend the wedding day in the proximity of her nemesis and the best man, Ethan Thomas. Things take a turn when every guest gets food poisoned except Ethan and Olive. Now there is a claim on the honeymoon tickets, and Olive won’t let Ethan enjoy it alone. They make a deal and pretend to be newlyweds for a chance to explore Hawaii. Can a vacation trip turn enemies into something else?
Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
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| Pages | 320 |
| Age Rating | 14+ |
| Themes | Grief, Loss, Second Chance At Love, Friendship, Healing |
| Tropes | Unexpected Love |
| Readability | Easy |
| Trigger Warnings | Grief, Accidents, Loss |
The book follows the narrative of Evvie Drake. She is a young widow who never leaves her house. People and even Evvie’s best friend, Andy, assume it’s because of grief. In New York City lives Andy’s friend Dean. He is a baseball player whose career is going down. To avoid the media’s scrutiny, he decides to move to an apartment behind Evvie’s house. They have an agreement: Evvie won’t ask about baseball, and Dean won’t ask about Evvie’s husband. As time goes by, their bond develops, and rules are broken. An unexpected romance is waiting to be unraveled.
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