19 must-read romance books like While You Were Dreaming by Alisha Rai

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While You Were Dreaming

By: Alisha Rai

4.04

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

This YA debut from powerhouse romance author Alisha Rai tackles undocumented immigration against th…

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1. Love, Off the Record

By: Samantha Markum

4.16

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Hating Game meets Alex, Approximately in this smart, chemistry-filled teen rom-com about two ri… read more

Similar categories in Samantha Markum's Love, Off the Record book and Alisha Rai's While You Were Dreaming

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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2. Her Good Side

By: Rebekah Weatherspoon

4.05

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A swoony, heart-melting YA romance from beloved author Rebekah Weatherspoon about two awkward teens… read more

Similar categories in Rebekah Weatherspoon's Her Good Side book and Alisha Rai's While You Were Dreaming

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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3. When You Wish Upon a Lantern

By: Gloria Chao

3.82

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed author Gloria Chao creates real-world magic in this luminous romance about teens who devo… read more

Similar categories in Gloria Chao's When You Wish Upon a Lantern book and Alisha Rai's While You Were Dreaming

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
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4. The Getaway List

By: Emma Lord

3.58

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

The day of her high school graduation, Riley realizes two things: One, that she has spent the last … read more

Similar categories in Emma Lord's The Getaway List book and Alisha Rai's While You Were Dreaming

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"The longer I'm in New York, the more I get the impression that it isn't the shiny new universe I expected it to be. It's just the home of 100,000 little universes... that all exist rubbing up against…"

-Emma Lord, The Getaway List

Cover of Marry Me by Midnight (Once Upon the East End #1) by Felicia Grossman

5. Marry Me by Midnight (Once Upon the East End #1)

By: Felicia Grossman

3.58

Format: 378 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Author Felicia Grossman—whose “books are powerful and passionate and swoon-inducing!” (Eva Leigh, U… read more

Similar categories in Felicia Grossman's Marry Me by Midnight (Once Upon the East End #1) book and Alisha Rai's While You Were Dreaming

  • romance
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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6. Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim

By: Patricia Park

3.99

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A multicultural teen struggles to fit into her elite prep school, her diverse Queens neighborhood, … read more

Similar categories in Patricia Park's Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim book and Alisha Rai's While You Were Dreaming

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • family
  • audiobook
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7. Rosewood: A Midsummer Meet Cute

By: Sayantani DasGupta

3.53

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling Sayantani DasGupta brings her trademark wit and insight to this bright a… read more

Similar categories in Sayantani DasGupta's Rosewood: A Midsummer Meet Cute book and Alisha Rai's While You Were Dreaming

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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8. Chloe and the Kaishao Boys

By: Mae Coyiuto

4.04

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When Dimple Met Rishi meets Loveboat, Taipei in this hilarious YA rom-com about a Chinese-Filipina … read more

Similar categories in Mae Coyiuto's Chloe and the Kaishao Boys book and Alisha Rai's While You Were Dreaming

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • family
  • audiobook
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9. Give Me a Sign

By: Anna Sortino

4.11

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

Lilah is stuck in the middle. At least, that’s what having a hearing loss seems like sometimes—when… read more

Similar categories in Anna Sortino's Give Me a Sign book and Alisha Rai's While You Were Dreaming

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. How to Win a Breakup

By: Farah Heron

3.84

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

An “it” couple’s breakup becomes a sporting event in a deliciously charming novel about the games p… read more

Similar categories in Farah Heron's How to Win a Breakup book and Alisha Rai's While You Were Dreaming

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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11. Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment

By: Arushi Avachat

3.82

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A sparkling debut rom-com about a high school senior whose life suddenly gets a Bollywood spin when… read more

Similar categories in Arushi Avachat's Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment book and Alisha Rai's While You Were Dreaming

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"There's a reason Shahid Kapoor was voted Asia's Sexiest Man Alive"

-Arushi Avachat, Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment

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12. Jana Goes Wild

By: Farah Heron

3.45

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

The highly acclaimed author of Accidentally Engaged delivers a delightful rom-com of one woman tryi… read more

Similar categories in Farah Heron's Jana Goes Wild book and Alisha Rai's While You Were Dreaming

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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13. The Next New Syrian Girl

By: Ream Shukairy

4.28

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Furia meets I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter about the unlikely friendship between two very d… read more

Similar categories in Ream Shukairy's The Next New Syrian Girl book and Alisha Rai's While You Were Dreaming

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Julieta and the Romeos by Maria E. Andreu

14. Julieta and the Romeos

By: Maria E. Andreu

3.51

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

You've Got Mail meets a YA Beach Read with a bookish mystery at its heart in the newest rom-com fro… read more

Similar categories in Maria E. Andreu's Julieta and the Romeos book and Alisha Rai's While You Were Dreaming

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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15. The Love Match

By: Priyanka Taslim

3.82

Format: 386 pages, Hardcover

Zahra Khan is basically Bangladeshi royalty, but being a princess doesn’t pay the bills in Paterson… read more

Similar categories in Priyanka Taslim's The Love Match book and Alisha Rai's While You Were Dreaming

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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16. My Flawless Life

By: Yvonne Woon

3.79

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A narrator grapples with the secrets of her private school classmates as well as her own life. … read more

Similar categories in Yvonne Woon's My Flawless Life book and Alisha Rai's While You Were Dreaming

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
Cover of While You Were Dreaming by Alisha Rai

17. While You Were Dreaming

By: Alisha Rai

4.04

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

This YA debut from powerhouse romance author Alisha Rai tackles undocumented immigration against th… read more

Similar categories in Alisha Rai's While You Were Dreaming book and Alisha Rai's While You Were Dreaming

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • family
  • audiobook
Cover of The Queens of New York by E.L. Shen

18. The Queens of New York

By: E.L. Shen

4.04

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed author E. L. Shen comes a sun-drenched, cinematic YA novel about three Asian America… read more

Similar categories in E.L. Shen's The Queens of New York book and Alisha Rai's While You Were Dreaming

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • family
  • audiobook
"Freudian slips happen to the breast of us"

-E.L. Shen, The Queens of New York

"Once you've bowed your head and burned the incense, the grief locks inside the coffin, shrouded underneath new grass and fertile soil. But I don't think Ariel has any grass at all."

-E.L. Shen, The Queens of New York

"I inhale with the waves flooding the shore. They are easy. They are mine. I can feel my heartbeat slowing. Bea may be in Queens underground, but for now, she is here. We are little girls again, on th…"

-E.L. Shen, The Queens of New York

"When I got my official acceptance letter in the mail, Umma immediately pinned it to the fridge. She took down my old tests to make room. This letter deserved the entire metal canvas. It was the culmi…"

-E.L. Shen, The Queens of New York

Cover of Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other) by Livia Blackburne

19. Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other)

By: Livia Blackburne

3.72

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

You’ve Got Mail gets a YA twist in this rom-com that spotlights the power of activism and community… read more

Similar categories in Livia Blackburne's Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other) book and Alisha Rai's While You Were Dreaming

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • family
  • audiobook
Cover of 'Til Heist Do Us Part (Simi Chopra #2) by Sara Desai

20. 'Til Heist Do Us Part (Simi Chopra #2)

By: Sara Desai

3.70

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

"The perfect blend of romance, mystery and thrills."—US Weekly Diamond necklaces, billionaires, … read more

Similar categories in Sara Desai's 'Til Heist Do Us Part (Simi Chopra #2) book and Alisha Rai's While You Were Dreaming

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I know. I know. Me? Dutiful daughter? All-round good girl? Owner of an up-and-coming event-planning company? Killer of plants and unwed at thirty? Pulling a heist? Guilty as charged."

-Sara Desai, 'Til Heist Do Us Part (Simi Chopra #2)

"I have experience now with older women. I took one for the team." "He slept with Clare," I reminded Simone. "I said 'older,' not 'ancient.'" Anil sniffed. I took one for the team with Milan, not Clar…"

-Sara Desai, 'Til Heist Do Us Part (Simi Chopra #2)

"I don't want her. I want you." "I didn't see you making any effort to push her away." My voice cracked, broke. I couldn't stop the painful mental replay of the Bloomingdale scene. It was on a permane…"

-Sara Desai, 'Til Heist Do Us Part (Simi Chopra #2)

"I want to be the kind of friend that you have--- friends who would fight over beating up your boyfriend when he cheats on you with a heartless, conniving snake like Clare." "I'm standing right here,"…"

-Sara Desai, 'Til Heist Do Us Part (Simi Chopra #2)

Cover of The Design of Us by Sajni Patel

21. The Design of Us

By: Sajni Patel

3.73

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

One impulsive lie leads to a weeklong adventure of fake dating for two bickering coworkers in this … read more

Similar categories in Sajni Patel's The Design of Us book and Alisha Rai's While You Were Dreaming

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook

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Samantha Markum

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