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The dramas and challenges of life are woven through the basic romantic themes in a contemporary romance novel. The hero and heroine attempt to build and sustain their romantic relationship, while they live and love in a contemporary setting.

Set in a post World War timeframe, the contemporary romance novel is not limited to just a single theme. Instead it usually encompasses many facets of other types of romance novels including humor, drama and suspense. The scene may be set in the jet set world of Monte Carlo or in a cubical in a downtown office building. Either way the romance is current. Be ready for a page-turner. Contemporary romance novels are just one of the many types of free online romance novels on PublicBookshelf.

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The Senator's Vote
Christina L Nelson

Rating: 2.9/5
(46 votes cast)

The Senator's Vote
by Christina L Nelson

A sequel to the Anthrax Scare. It is the night before Amanda and Keith's wedding, but when a threat to kidnap a Senator comes in can they prevent it and still make it to their wedding in time?

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

A Dangerous Love
Linda Louise Rigsbee

Rating: 3.5/5
(162 votes cast)

A Dangerous Love
by Linda Louise Rigsbee

After the death of her family in an auto/train accident, Lisa returns to the wild mountains of her youth. There she meets a man who employes her as a companion for his mother - which includes babysitting his daughter. At his secluded home, nothing is as it first appeared. The young man's volitile moods are nothing compared to her suspicions about the source of his wealth. She is determined to solve the mystery - if she lives long enough!

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Love Like This
Sylvia Hubbard

Rating: 3.9/5
(327 votes cast)

Love Like This
by Sylvia Hubbard

Angered that his wife would sleep with his brother, Ethan swore revenge. To his surprise, he becomes involved with the one person his wife never wanted him to get close to...her daughter, Nicole. Once Ethan leaves his wife penniless and then breaks Nicoles heart his revenge will be complete.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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The Heart of Rachael - A Book Sample
Kathleen Norris

Rating: 2.8/5
(39 votes cast)

The Heart of Rachael - A Book Sample
by Kathleen Norris

Warren Gregory discovers too late that he is in love with the beautiful Rachael. Ten years after their first meeting, he finds her married to a man she doesn't love. Rachael must search her soul to find where she truly belongs.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Second Chance Romance
Asrai Devin

Rating: 3.8/5
(213 votes cast)

Second Chance Romance
by Asrai Devin

Two years ago Kip Turner let the girl of his dreams go to pursue his dream of playing hockey.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Water Signs: A Story of Love and Renewal
Daria Anne DiGiovanni

Rating: 3.4/5
(140 votes cast)

Water Signs: A Story of Love and Renewal
by Daria Anne DiGiovanni

Madeline Rose is a sweet, sheltered and eternally youthful young woman of 25, the youngest child of a prominent Philadelphia neurosurgeon. Despite the unending support of a loving, close family, she battles formidable insecurities, thanks to a recent, bitter break-up with her first real boyfriend and a turbulent adolescence characterized by a few extra pounds. Unsure of her future, she struggles to live up to her potential as well as her highly educated pedigree, given her fortunate placement in an impressive ancestral heritage. Still adjusting to civilian life after four years in the United States Navy, handsome, affable and ambitious Ken Lockheart has two goals: to rise above his blue-collar, shore town roots and to marry his true love. Though the epitome of the classic, all-American male with his boyish good looks, six-foot frame and broad, muscular body, he retains a basic humility borne of a relentless work ethic and an inner drive to succeed. When a chance encounter in a Somers Point nightclub initiates an unexpected relationship, neither one of them is prepared for the ensuing odyssey of heartbreak, personal growth and spiritual development that fuels their individual life lessons and leads them full-circle to a divinely guided conclusion.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Alisa Paige - A Book Sample
Robert W. Chambers

Rating: 2.3/5
(24 votes cast)

Alisa Paige - A Book Sample
by Robert W. Chambers

Set against the backdrop of the Civil War, Chambers brings all of the fiery passion of wartime back to the homefront in this historical romance. We move between New York and Virginia as a young soldier strives to do his duty on the battlefront and keep love alive with rich widow Ailsa Paige back home.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Shades of Deception
Vivienne Diane Neal

Rating: 1.7/5
(18 votes cast)

Shades of Deception
by Vivienne Diane Neal

A collection of ten fictional short stories about how ordinary citizens who are sophisticated, successful and financially smart fall prey to insightful predators that use love, romance, lust and money as embellishments to destroy lives.

Category: Contemporary Romance

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The Brimming Cup
Dorothy Canfield Fisher

Rating: 2.2/5
(25 votes cast)

The Brimming Cup
by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

A young couple could hardly choose a more idyllic place to settle down and raise a family than the small town of Ashley, Vermont, the home of Marise and Neale and their children. Yet, Marise feels a certain excitement is missing between her and the reticent Neale. Enter rich Eugenia from New York City, who has her sights set on igniting Neale's passions. Will she succeed, and if she does, who will ultimately benefit from his affections?

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Flight of the Monarch
Aurora Michaels

Rating: 2.2/5
(43 votes cast)

Flight of the Monarch
by Aurora Michaels

Nineteenth century, Hayley Lawrence, lives with her father on Canada's Amhearst Island. His over-protectiveness and interference by others, threaten to keep her from the man she loves. As she attempts to surrender her desire for Austin Sommers, a long-kept secret is revealed.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Finally Home
Dawn Michele Werner

Rating: 3.9/5
(257 votes cast)

Finally Home
by Dawn Michele Werner

When Amanda Brookfield moves into her grandparent's Texas farmhouse on Moonlight Ranch, it's to escape! She's had it with her fast-paced Chicago lifestyle. But when Noah West, her childhood love, returns to his family's ranch and wants it sold, Amanda ends up fighting for its safety and her own.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Big Money
Tami Parrington

Rating: 2.5/5
(35 votes cast)

Big Money
by Tami Parrington

In this poignant tale of romance and money, Richard and Marie Jordan are an average suburban middle-class family. They have the American dream--a happy marriage, two kids, a house, two cars, plenty of credit cards, and lots of debit. Faced with the threat of losing their main source of income, Marie decides to take a chance on playing the lottery. When she wins, Richard and Marie find out exactly how much things change when faced with more wealth than they ever dreamed of, and more predators than they could ever imagine.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Married To A Rock Star
Tami Parrington

Rating: 3.2/5
(124 votes cast)

Married To A Rock Star
by Tami Parrington

The chance for romance starts out in the country, where Karen and her two teenage children have a new neighbor -Isaiah Highland, who is anything but the farm type. Isaiah is a rock-star looking for peace, starving for privacy, and he has found them both ... and a whole lot more.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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The Anthrax Scare
Christina L Nelson

Rating: 3.0/5
(63 votes cast)

The Anthrax Scare
by Christina L Nelson

Not many romantic stories start with an Anthrax scare. Recovering from a failed romance, Agent Amanda Andrews stops a terrorist from releasing Anthrax over Washington and lets down her guard and falls in love with her new partner Keith Shepard.

Categories: Other Fiction, Contemporary Romance

The House on the Hill
Linda M Bartash-Dawley

Rating: 2.4/5
(30 votes cast)

The House on the Hill
by Linda M Bartash-Dawley

Enjoy learning how romantic backgrounds can combine with history. After a visit with an old childhood haunt - the house on the hill - things would never be the same. Follow Jenna on her quest to save the old house and bring two lost loves together.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Unbreakable Heart
Christina L Nelson

Rating: 3.3/5
(135 votes cast)

Unbreakable Heart
by Christina L Nelson

Caitlyn learns that a rare disease that causes her bones to break easily will not keep her from finding love and hearing the romantic words she wants to hear. Thinking she's destined to be alone because of it, she bumps into Anthony Ramos and her life is changed forever. The two fall in love.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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