For the person in your life who can't get enough romance novels and likes to spend Christmas sighing wistfully over a Bucks Fizz while everyone else opens presents or watched telly – we have the perfect list for you.
Below are tales of lifelong affairs, thwarted passions, star-crossed lovers and a fair few rolls in the hay, including novels new to 2021 and time-honoured classic you may have missed.
Christmas gift guide
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