12 Romance Books For Fans of Love Actually

Laurie experiences love at first sight with a stranger through a bus window one snowy December evening. After a year of searching London for him, she finally meets him – as her best friend’s new boyfriend, Jack. The story unfolds over a decade of missed chances, friendship, and enduring love. Like Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman’s Love Actually storyline, this captures the bittersweet nature of timing and love.

Perfect for readers who appreciate how Love Actually shows love’s complexity and the power of both romantic and platonic relationships.

Twin sisters Charlie and Josh switch lives during Christmas when a concussion sidelines Charlie from her cooking show judge position. While Charlie runs their family bakery, Josh steps into her sister’s TV role. Each finds unexpected romance – Charlie with a small-town doctor and Josh with her sister’s producer. Both men think they’re dating someone else!

Like Love Actually, this weaves together multiple holiday romances, complete with identity mix-ups and festive charm across both city and small-town settings.

After a terrible blind date, practical actuary Elle agrees to fake-date astrologer Darcy during the holiday season to appease their families. As they spend more time together, their pretend relationship develops real feelings. While less directly holiday-focused than Love Actually, it captures the film’s emphasis on unexpected love and features a strong found family element. Elle’s journey mirrors Sarah’s storyline about overcoming past hurts to embrace love.

Vivian Forest heads to England with her daughter over Christmas and falls for Malcolm Hudson, the Queen’s private secretary. Their whirlwind holiday romance features scone baking, countryside drives, and stolen kisses in a royal setting. Perfect for Love Actually fans who adore the film’s British charm and London Christmas atmosphere.

Like Laura Linney’s character, Vivian experiences British culture through American eyes, adding an extra layer of holiday magic.

Maelyn Jones is trapped in a holiday time loop, reliving the same Christmas vacation until she figures out what truly makes her happy. Set in a cozy family cabin, the story follows Mae’s growing feelings for her childhood crush Andrew while she tries to break the cycle.

Delivers Love Actually’s signature blend of comedy, romance, and holiday spirit, with the time loop adding extra opportunities for character growth and Christmas magic.

Fashion designer Victoria poses as department store heir Oliver Russell’s girlfriend during the Christmas season. Real feelings develop as they navigate fancy parties and family expectations, while their friends and family experience their own holiday romances.

With its London setting, department store backdrop, and interconnected relationships, it’s perfect for Love Actually fans who love how the film weaves together multiple love stories during the festive season.

Three sisters return to the Scottish Highlands for Christmas, each bringing romantic complications. Hannah’s a workaholic, Beth struggles with motherhood, and Posy fears leaving home. Like Love Actually’s ensemble cast, each sister gets her own compelling storyline.

The snowy setting and focus on both family bonds and romantic love mirror the movie’s exploration of different kinds of relationships during the holidays.

Former felon Stella creates Christmas window displays at a fancy department store alongside uptight owner Aiden. Romance blooms amid holiday decorations and retail chaos.

The department store setting recalls Love Actually’s shopping scenes, while the opposition between Stella’s street smarts and Aiden’s polish creates that same unlikely connection that makes Love Actually’s various pairings so memorable.

Adult film star Bee Hobbes (aka Bianca Von Honey) takes a role in a family-friendly Christmas movie filming in a cozy mountain town. She’s determined to keep her spicy career a secret – until she realizes her romantic co-lead is Josh Drake, a former boy band member she’s made ahem extensive research material about.

Like Love Actually’s Martin Freeman and Joanna Page storyline, this romance shows two people falling in love while filming during the holidays, but with a much steamier twist. Perfect for fans who wish Love Actually had a bit more heat with its holiday spirit.

When Carmen loses her job before Christmas, she helps her sister Sofia save her struggling Edinburgh bookshop. Set in scenic Scotland, this story combines holiday charm with Carmen’s journey of self-discovery and potential romance.

Like Love Actually, it shows how the Christmas season brings unexpected second chances in both love and life, all wrapped in cozy British atmosphere.

Fans of Love Actually will adore this festive romp! When Eve returns home for Christmas, she finds her boyfriend cheating and her holiday spirit crushed. Seeking solace at Caspars’ Jeweller’s, where she works, she’s thrust into a holiday disaster—five engagement rings meant for proposals and weddings have gone missing. Teaming up with Joe, a cheeky coworker moonlighting as a sexy elf, Eve embarks on a wild chase across London to save the season.

Amid twinkling lights, holiday chaos, and budding romance, Eve’s broken heart might just find a little love and healing along the way. A hilarious, heartwarming holiday adventure!

Former child star Charlotte loathes Christmas, thanks to her role in a holiday movie she can’t escape. When backlash over her refusal to reboot the film sends her fleeing to London, she winds up at Eden Priory, a filming location she’s avoided for years.

After a fan encounter leaves her stranded, she accepts a ride from Graham, whose family relies on holiday tourism to save their historic estate. As Christmas cheer and romance blossom, Charlotte discovers holiday magic may be worth embracing after all.