Whoever said love was supposed to be easy clearly hasn’t listened to enough romance. This year’s best served up complicated relationships, questionable choices, and people who couldn’t stay away from each other, even when they probably should. There was room for the sweet stuff, too, but sometimes the road to happily ever after got a little messy (and a lot more interesting). Whether the characters were falling in love, fighting it, or figuring out what they wanted in the first place, these stories gave us plenty to talk about. And with narrators this good, who could resist listening in?
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