In a recent professional development, the portmanteau romantasy was dropped and in the last 48 hours I’ve used it and seen it used in publisher emails. With the publication of certain new titles that are making book nerds swoon, it has officially entered the lexicon heavily. Then there are the romance titles which have been heavily requested for the last several years. And happy love stories that lay on the cuteness. Here’s a short list of some favorites in the three categories:

• A First Time for Everything by Santat– cuteness
• You Bet Your Heart by Parker– romance
• Always Never by Lafebre– romance
• Julieta and the Romeos by Andreu– romance
• Horimiya by Hero– romance
• The Princess and the Grilled Cheese by Muniz– cuteness
• Ryan and Avery by Levithan– romance
• Fangs by Andersen– romantasy
• Check & Mate by Hazelwood– romance
• Crumbs by Stirling– romantasy