Young adult romance is a genre of fiction which can be categorized as both romance and young adult fiction.

Some feel that romance books for young adults can help them explore their sexuality and the obstacles of young love.

Selected books

• Forever... - Judy Blume
• Deenie - Judy Blume
• Children of the River - Linda Crew
• Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist - Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
• The Princess Diaries - Meg Cabot
• The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman - Louise Plummer
• Stardust - Neil Gaiman
• Stargirl - Jerry Spinelli
• Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging - Louise Rennison
• The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - Ann Brashares
• Summer of My German Soldier - Bette Greene
• A Song for Summer - Eva Ibbotson
• Girl Overboard - Justina Chen
• Eyes of a Stranger - Rachel Ann Nunes
• Dumb Love - Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson
• Just Friends - Norma Klein
• Love Rules - Marilyn Reynolds
• The China Garden - Liz Berry
• The Fault in Our Stars - John Green

LGBT Romance

• Annie on My Mind - Nancy Garden
• Good Moon Rising - Nancy Garden
• Empress of the World - Sara Ryan
• Boy Meets Boy - David Levithan

Vampire Romance

• Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
• The Vampire Diaries - L. J. Smith
• Vampire Academy - Richelle Mead
• House of Night - P. C. Cast
• Vampire Kisses - Ellen Schreiber

Fantasy/Supernatural Romance

• Wicked Lovely - Melissa Marr
• The Wolves of Mercy Falls - Maggie Stiefvater
• Hush, Hush - Becca Fitzpatrick
• Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale - Holly Black
• Blood and Chocolate - Annette Curtis Klause