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People young and old love to read stories of love and romance. The following stories bring love and romance with every page turn, leaving readers with the warm, fuzzy feeling many people crave. For the romantic in your life, any of these books will be the perfect gift this holiday season. (Pro tip: Write a message on the inside cover telling them how much you love them. Your romantic will cherish that book forever.)
Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
Dear John tells the story of John Tyree and Savannah, a couple that falls in love without really knowing each other. John is a soldier for the U.S. Armed Forces though and he has to leave Savannah behind to serve in Afghanistan. They communicate via letters until one day, Savannah’s letters stop. This story is one of all the different ways to express love and creating bonds that last forever.
Me Before You by JoJo Moyes
Louisa Clark takes a job for quadriplegic Will Traynor, a man who used to to lead an extravagant lifestyle of big deals, extreme sports and worldwide travel. Now that he is wheelchair bound, Trainer is moody and bossy. But Louisa remains steadfast in her care of him and begins to have a deep emotional connection to him. A brilliant novel and story filled with themes of love, death, happiness and ability status, this romance novel is not one to miss.
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Gone with the Wind is a Civil War era romance featuring Scarlet O’Hara, the daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner. Included in the story line are three marriages, a child, and the heartbreak of never being with the man she truly wants to marry, along with everything that comes with the end of the Civil War and the beginning of Reconstruction in the United States.
The Return by Nicholas Sparks
Trevor Benson, an orthopedic surgeon serving the United States Armed Forces in Afghanistan, is sent home after a mortar blast that leaves him severely injured. He returns to North Carolina to a run down cabin his grandfather left his in his will. Though he just wants to be there to recuperate and take care of his grandfather’s bee hives, Benson quickly falls for local Natalie Masterson. He also meets teenager, Callie, who Benson discovers was once a friend of his grandfathers. Hoping to learn more about his grandfather’s death while balancing his new emotions for Natalie, this story is one of love and forgiveness.
Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
This story follows a classic good-girl, bad-boy story. Abby Abernathy wants to go to college, get good grades and remain true to herself, which means avoiding bad boys like Travis Maddox. Travis spends his days charming girls and spends his night fighting people for money. But when their paths intertwine, the two find themselves placing bets to change the good-girl and bad-boy personas. A story of opposites attracting, this is the perfect story to cozy up with.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice is a classic. It follows the Bennet family, with special focus on Elizabeth Bennet as she explores and rejects society with all of its strict rules on manners, upbringing, morality, education and marriage. Bringing in two new suitors, Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy, for Elizabeth and her elder sister Jane, this story takes the themes of love and marriage to the forefront.
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