Carmen by Carole Frechette - On a gray Valentine's Day, fifteen year-old Carmen's world is turned upside down. She must give a presentation in class, and her fear of public speaking is making her sick. To make matters worse, Carmen is convinced today is the day she'll die of shame. If only she hadn't put that note in Simon Krasinski's locker asking him to the school dance! Instead of going to school, Carmen runs the other way into an adventure she could never have imagined. When she meets a local rock star at a laundromat, Carmen is propelled into a journey of self-discovery where maybe, just maybe, finding the elusive love she so desires.

Accidental Love by Gary Soto - The award-winning author of "Baseball in April and Other Stories" deftly captures all the angst, expectation, and humor that comes with first love in this swift, lighthearted romance.

If We Kiss by Rachel Vail - Fourteen-year-old Charlie feels guilty because she has a crush on her best friend's boyfriend, and her loyalties become even more confused when she discovers that her mother is dating the boyfriend's father.

The Dashwood Sisters' Secrets of Love by Rosie Rushton - Ellie, Abby, and Georgie Dashwood dislike their father's new wife and the effect she is having on him. When he dies suddenly, the girls and their mother learn that Mr. Dashwood left enormous debts and no inheritance, and the sting is even greater because he changed his will to leave the family's ancestral home to the new Mrs. Dashwood. The girls must leave their private school near London and the only home they've known and move to a small cottage in the country. The sisters and their mother cope with their reduced circumstances in different ways. Ellie, the oldest, is the practical one who worries about everything but finds love. Abby, the drama-queen middle child, falls in love with the rich bad boy and ends up hurt, and Georgie, the youngest, is the tomboy who doesn't realize the effect she has on a local boy.

Sharing Sam by Katherine Applegate - This is the timeless, poignant novel of two friends--one of whom is dying--who both fall for the same boy.

Honey, Baby, Sweetheart by Deb Caletti - From the author of "The Queen of Everything" comes a lyrical, multigenerational story of love, loss, and redemption that speaks to everyone who has ever been in love and lived to tell the tale.

Sex Education by Jenny Davis - A teenage romance takes a tragic turn after the two try to help an expectant mother trapped in a violent marriage.

My Heartbeat by Garret Freymann-Weyr - My Heartbeat" is a fast, furious story in which a quirky personal triangle learns to change its shape and a girl learns the limits of what she can never know about whom she loves.

If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson - Jeremiah feels good inside his own skin. That is, when he's in his own Brooklyn neighborhood. But now he's going to be attending a fancy prep school in Manhattan, and black teenage boys don't exactly fit in there. So it's a surprise when he meets Ellie the first week of school. In one frozen moment their eves lock and after that they know they fit together -- even though she's Jewish and he's black. Their worlds are so different, but to them that's not what matters. Too bad the rest of the world has to get in their way.

Flavor of the Week by Tucker Shaw - Flavor of the Week is a novel about a teenage chef and the girl he dreams of when he cooks. He needs to win her heart's favor before she falls for his best friend.

Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman by Louise Plummer - Charismatic, lighthearted, and irresistible, Kate Bjorkman narrates her tale of teen romance in the language and conventions of The Romance Writer's Handbook. Spoofing the searing descriptions and pat plots of torrid bodice rippers, this six-foot tall heroine with glasses thick as Coke bottles and an I.Q. off the charts proves that true love awaits even the gawkiest, most socially inept teen.

Boy of My Dreams by Dyan Sheldon - Mike can't stop thinking about the day she'll meet her Mr. Right--and then she meets Bill. He's gorgeous, cool and in college. But Mike's best friend thinks that her hormones are damaging her brain and that she's changed since she's started going out with Bill. Dyan Sheldon's funny and heart-wrenching novel draws readers into a pivotal moment in one girl's life as she searches for love and discovers herself.

Crush by Ellen Conford - In the days before the big Sweetheart Stomp Valentine's Day dance, B.J. Green finds her thoughts turning to her own love life and those of her fellow students at Cutter's Forge High School. Here are nine romantic, interwoven stories that make readers laugh, cry, and maybe even fall in love.

Hard Love by Ellen Wittlinger - John's only outlet for his emotions is his 'zine, "Bananafish" modeled on a 'zine written by Marisol, a rich, spoiled, educated Puerto Rican girl from Cambridge, Massachusetts, who is also a talented writer and a lesbian virgin looking for love. When 16-year-old John meets Marisol face-to-face, he begins to understand what love is, and how hard love can be. Tracing John's development through the bohemian life of Boston, a disastrous prom, and a 'zine conference, this book nails down the difficult process of self-discovery with sympathy and humor.

Thwonk by Joan Bauer - Imagine having a personal cupid--an actual winged being--pop into your life and offer to make your dreams come true. The catch is he can help you in only one way--artistically, academically, or romantically. That's what happens to aspiring photographer Allison Jean (AJ) McCreary.

Fifteen by Beverly Cleary - The worries, joys and anguish of a fifteen-year old's first experience with love is sensitively portrayed.

How I Changed My Life by Todd Strasser - A look at image and reality--and what they have in common. Bolita (Bo) Vine becomes stage manager on the play in which Kyle Winthrop, whom she considers a major hunk, appears--and which stars Kyle's perfect girlfriend, Chloe. Now Bo must decide if it is realistic for her to compete against Chloe, or if she's deluding herself.

Beauty by Robin McKinley - Kind Beauty grows to love the Beast at whose castle she is compelled to stay and through her love releases him from the spell which had turned him from a handsome prince into an ugly beast.

Meg Cabot
Sarah Dessen
Louise Rennison
Francesca Lia Block
Donna Jo Napoli
Lurlene McDaniel

Sweet Valley High by various authors
Sweet Valley University by various authors
Love Stories by various authors
Mates, Dates, and.... by Cathy Hopkins