Are you looking for the Best YA and Adult Books With Celebrity Romance? Do you love stories about an ordinary high school student (or an ordinary person) falling in love with a famous celebrity, like a pop star, K-Pop star, rock star, or movie star? If you are just an ordinary girl on a budget, many of these are backlist and should be available at the library!
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Here are my picks for Best Romance With a Celebrity Books
- Best YA Celebrity Romance featuring romance with an actor: Geekerella, a charming Cinderella retelling
- Best Adult Celebrity Romance featuring romance with an actor: I adored Nora Goes Off Script
- Best Teen and Celebrity Romances with K-pop star: XOXO by Axie Oh
- Best Adult Celebrity Romance with a Kpop Star: The Comeback by Lily Chu
- Best Adult Celebrity Romance with a pop star: Romantic Comedy is perfect for fans of Saturday Night Live.
- Best YA Celebrity Romance with a pop star: I love Where She Went by Gayle Forman
- Best Teen Celebrity Romance with a country music star: I can’t pick! There are only three on my list, so check them out.
- Best emotionally wrenching romance with a rock star: Mayluna by Kelley McNeil
- M/M Celebrity Romance: Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen Callender
- F/F Celebrity Romance: Stars Collide by Rachel Lacey
YA Books With Celebrity Romance
YA Celebrity Romances featuring romance with an actor
Ah, what’s better than a story of an ordinary girl who falls in love with a guy who just happens to be a famous actor? These books are like all those great 90s movies: Notting Hill, Music and Lyrics, or Win a Date With Tad Hamilton.
Most titles are YA (young adult) but I have mixed in a few adult Celebrity romances as well, which are marked!
Geekerella by Ashley Poston (YA celebrity romance with fandom themes)
Geeky girl meets a handsome prince (who’s a famous actor) at a cosplay ball. A super inventive and fun retelling of Cinderella! I read and reviewed this cute geeky romance in 2017!
Geek girl Elle Wittimer lives and breathes Starfield, the classic sci-fi series she grew up watching with her late father. So when she sees a cosplay contest for a new Starfield movie, she has to enter. The prize? An invitation to the ExcelsiCon Cosplay Ball, and a meet-and-greet with the actor slated to play Federation Prince Carmindor in the reboot. With savings from her gig at the Magic Pumpkin food truck (and her dad’s old costume), Elle’s determined to win…unless her stepsisters get there first.
Teen actor Darien Freeman used to live for cons—before he was famous. Now they’re nothing but autographs and awkward meet-and-greets. Playing Carmindor is all he’s ever wanted, but the Starfield fandom has written him off as just another dumb heartthrob. As ExcelsiCon draws near, Darien feels more and more like a fake—until he meets a girl who shows him otherwise.
Bookish and the Beast by Ashley Poston (YA celebrity romance)
I read this Beauty and the Beast retelling and really enjoyed it!
Bookish Rosie stumbles on a (kind of jerk-ish) celebrity who is hiding from the paparazzi in a library.
Rosie Thorne is feeling stuck— in her small town, on that mysterious cosplayer she met at ExcelsiCon, and in her grief over her mother’s death.
Vance Reigns has been Hollywood royalty for as long as he can remember. When a tabloid scandal catches up to him, he’s forced to hide out somewhere the paparazzi would never expect to find him: Small Town USA. At least there’s a library in the house. Too bad he doesn’t read.
When Rosie and Vance’s paths collide and a rare book is accidentally destroyed, Rosie finds herself working to repay the debt. And while most Starfield superfans would jump at the chance to work in close proximity to the Vance Reigns, Rosie has discovered something about Vance: he’s a jerk, and she can’t stand him. The feeling is mutual.
But as Vance and Rosie begrudgingly get to know each other, their careful masks come off—and they may just find that there’s more risk in shutting each other out than in opening their hearts.
Fame, Fate and the First Kiss by Kasie West (YA Celebrity romance)
Read my review of this teen celebrity romance here!
This one gender-flips the famous person, featuring a movie star girl who begins to have feelings for her on-set tutor!
When Lacey Barnes she gets the opportunity to star in a movie alongside one of Hollywood’s hottest actors, she doesn’t hesitate to accept the part.
But Lacey has trouble bonding with her costars, her father has hired the nerdy Donavan Lake, to tutor her, and somewhere along the way she’s lost her acting mojo. When it seems like things couldn’t get any worse, it looks like someone on set is deliberately trying to sabotage her.
As Lacey’s world spins out of control, it feels like the only person she can count on—whether it’s helping her try to unravel the mystery of who is out to get her or snap her out of her acting funk—is Donavan. But what she doesn’t count on is this straight-laced boy becoming another distraction.
With her entire future riding on this movie, Lacey knows she can’t afford to get sidetracked by a crush. But for the first time in her life Lacey wonders if it’s true that the best stories really do happen when you go off script.
Famous in Love by Rebecca Searle (YA celebrity romance)
When an ordinary girl lands a role in a movie based on a YA trilogy with a love triangle … and gets involved in a real life triangle. That’s very meta and also a lot of geometry! (This was also a show on Freeform!)
When Paige Townsen, a young unknown, gets cast in the movie adaptation of a blockbuster book series, her life changes practically overnight.
Within a month, Paige has traded the quiet streets of her hometown for a crowded movie set on the shores of Maui, and is spending quality time with her co-star Rainer Devon, one of People’s Sexiest Men Alive.
But when troubled star Jordan Wilder lands the role of the other point in the movie’s famous love triangle, Paige’s crazy new life gets even crazier.
Yes, this is the same Rebecca Searle who now writes adult magical realism stories!
Catch a Falling Star by Kim Culbertson (YA celebrity romance)
Here’s my review of this charming teen celeb romance!
When a Hollywood movie starts filming in Carter’s sleepy little town, she’s offered money to have a fauxmance with the film’s star.
Nothing ever happens in Little, CA. Which is just the way Carter Moon likes it.
But when Hollywood arrives to film a movie starring former child star turned PR mess Adam Jakes, everything changes. Carter’s town becomes a giant glittery set and, much to her annoyance, everyone is starry-eyed for Adam.
Carter seems to be the only girl not falling all over herself to get a glimpse of him. Which apparently makes her perfect for the secret offer of a lifetime: playing the role of Adam’s girlfriend while he’s in town, to improve his public image, in exchange for a hefty paycheck.
Her family really needs the money and so Carter agrees. But it turns out Adam isn’t at all who she thought he was. As they grow closer, their relationship walks a blurry line between what’s real and what’s fake, and Carter must open her eyes to the scariest of unexplored worlds – her future.
Can Carter figure out what she wants out of life AND get the guy? Or are there no Hollywood endings in real life?
Behind the Scenes by Dahlia Adler (YA celebrity romance with fake dating)
Ally is the assistant to her best friend, who stars in the latest teen TV drama. When the friend strikes up a fauxmance with the star, Ally has to admit that she has real feelings for him.
High school senior Ally Duncan’s best friend may be the Vanessa Park – star of TV’s hottest new teen drama – but Ally’s not interested in following in her BFF’s Hollywood footsteps. In fact, the only thing Ally’s ever really wanted is to go to Columbia and study abroad in Paris.
But when her father’s mounting medical bills threaten to stop her dream in its tracks, Ally nabs a position as Van’s on-set assistant to get the cash she needs.
Spending the extra time with Van turns out to be fun, and getting to know her sexy co-star Liam is an added bonus. But when the actors’ publicist arranges for Van and Liam to “date” for the tabloids just after he and Ally share their first kiss, Ally will have to decide exactly what role she’s capable of playing in their world of make believe.
If she can’t play by Hollywood’s rules, she may lose her best friend, her dream future, and her first shot at love.
This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith (YA celebrity romance)
Another story of a small town teen who meets a movie star when he’s filming in her hometown.
When teenage movie star Graham Larkin accidentally sends small town girl Ellie O’Neill an email about his pet pig, the two seventeen-year-olds strike up a witty and unforgettable correspondence, discussing everything under the sun, except for their names or backgrounds.
Then Graham finds out that Ellie’s Maine hometown is the perfect location for his latest film, and he decides to take their relationship from online to in-person. But can a star as famous as Graham really start a relationship with an ordinary girl like Ellie? And why does Ellie want to avoid the media’s spotlight at all costs?
If you love Jennifer E. Smith, check out my post on her 2010s book that was adapted for Netflix!
Adult Books About Celebrity Romance With an Actor
Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan (Adult Celebrity Romance with an actor)
I just read this one – it came out in 2022 and the paperback is now out. Grab it!! You will love it.
Nora Hamilton knows the formula for love better than anyone. As a romance channel screenwriter, it’s her job.
But when her too-good-to work husband leaves her and their two kids, Nora turns her marriage’s collapse into cash and writes the best script of her life.
No one is more surprised than her when it’s picked up for the big screen and set to film on location at her 100-year-old-home. Then former Sexiest Man Alive, Leo Vance, is cast as her ne’er-do-well husband.
The morning after shooting wraps and the crew leaves, Nora finds Leo on her porch with a half-empty bottle of tequila and a proposition.
He’ll pay a thousand dollars a day to stay for a week. The extra seven grand would give Nora breathing room, but it’s the need in his eyes that makes her say yes.
Seven days: it’s the blink of an eye or an eternity depending on how you look at it. Enough time to fall in love. Enough time to break your heart.
How to Fake it In Hollywood by Ava Wilder (Adult Celebrity romance with an actor)
I read this one in 2023 and really enjoyed it. Yes, it tackles some tough topics, including grief and substance abuse, but I loved the way these topics were handled.
Grey Brooks is on a mission to keep her career afloat now that the end of her long-running teen TV show has her pounding the pavement again. With a life-changing role on the line, she’s desperate enough to agree to fake a love affair with a disgraced Hollywood heartthrob who needs the publicity.
Ethan Atkins just wants to be left alone after a high-profile divorce, struggles with drinking, and grief over the death of his best friend.
But if he ever wants to produce the last movie he and his partner wrote together, Ethan needs to step back into the spotlight. A gossip-inducing affair with a gorgeous actress might be just the ticket, even if it’s the last thing he wants to do.
Though their juicy public relationship is less than perfect behind the scenes, it doesn’t take long before Grey and Ethan’s sizzling chemistry starts to feel like more than just an act.
Take Two, Birdie Maxwell by Allison Winn Scotch (Adult Celebrity/Second Chance at Love Romance)
The main character was (to me) childish for a thirty-five year old. But the road trip element was fun and I always enjoy a second chance romance!
Birdie Maxwell is America’s sweetheart, until clips of her having a huge fight with a famous director go viral. So she flees to her hometown, where she learns her sister is emptying their family home so that her parents can rent it out.
When Birdie finds an anonymous love letter (to her!) in one of the boxes, she decides to visit all her exes and figure out who wrote it. She’s accompanied by her neighbor, a reporter who is somewhat sneakily chronicling her journey as a way to revitalize his own career.
Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade (Adult Celebrity/Fandom Romance)
I haven’t read this, but other readers praise the body positivity and loved the fandom angle!
The world knows Marcus as Aeneas, star of the biggest show on television.
Marcus’s secret? He gets out his frustrations with the show through anonymous stories about the internet’s favorite couple, Aeneas and Lavinia. But if anyone discovered his online persona, he’d be finished.
April Whittier has secrets of her own. A hardcore Lavinia fan, she’s long hidden her fanfic and cosplay hobbies. When she dares to post her latest costume creation on Twitter, her plus-size take goes viral. When Marcus asks her out to spite her internet critics, truth officially becomes stranger than fanfiction.
On their date, Marcus quickly realizes he wants more from April than a one-time publicity stunt. But when he discovers she’s actually his closest fandom friend, he has one more huge secret to keep from her.
Broken Hollywood by Lora Richardson (adult celebrity romance)
Catherine is obsessed with caves. So obsessed that she doesn’t realize that the guy who’s trapped inside one with her is a famous Hollywood star. Catherine Sparrow spends nearly every day at Alden Caverns with Otto, her eighty-year-old best friend. Known to most of the boys in town as Cave Girl, Cat long ago decided to leave dating to her sisters. But then Otto’s gorgeous grandson Jesse arrives.Jesse Relic, the hottest movie star in Hollywood, needs to get out of LA. Burdened by guilt and weighed down by sorrow, he runs to the only person who can possibly help him get his life in order, his grandfather Otto. Hoping to hide from the world in his grandfather’s caves, he does not expect to find a beautiful, intriguing woman working there. The best part? She doesn’t recognize him.While hiking a passage of the cave together, Jesse and Cat are trapped inside when she injures her knee. The intensity of their predicament ignites sparks in the tiny cavern. As they grow closer, Jesse knows he has to tell Cat he’s an actor. But she loves her simple, quiet life, and his life as a celebrity is louder than most. If he tells her the truth, will he lose her forever?
To Love Jason Thorn by Ella Maisie (Adult Celebrity Romance with an actor)
Jason Thorn: my brother’s childhood friend. He was the first boy that made me blush, my first official crush. But he crushed my little heart into pieces.
Now he is a movie star, the one who makes women of all ages go into a screaming frenzy, the one who makes everyone swoon with that dimpled smile of his.
I’m Olive, the writer of the book that inspired the movie Jason Thorn is about to star in on the big screen. As of late, I am also referred to as the oh-so-very-lucky girl who is about to become the wife of Jason Thorn. What’s going on? I’ll tell you.
To Hate Adam Connor by Ella Maisie (Adult Celebrity Romance with an actor)
Adam Connor is the recently divorced, Academy Award-winning actor who just moved in next door with his kid. He also happens to be an exquisite male specimen and the most infuriating sly bastard I’ve ever come across.
Even if he and his son were the best things since sliced bread, I couldn’t fall for him. I wasn’t a damsel in distress. I could save myself, thank you very much. But I still hoped Adam Connor would be the hero of my story.
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center (Adult Celebrity Romance with fan actor + fake dating)
Reading this in the summer of 2023 – stay tuned!
Hannah Brooks looks more like a kindergarten teacher than somebody who could kill you. She’s an Executive Protection Agent aka “bodyguard”, and she just got hired to protect superstar actor Jack Stapleton.
Jack Stapleton is a household name, captured by paparazzi on beaches the world over. He is famous for, among other things, rising out of the waves in all manner of clingy board shorts and glistening like a Roman deity.
But a few years back, in the wake of a family tragedy, he dropped from the public eye and went off the grid.
When Jack’s mom gets sick, he goes home to the family’s Texas ranch to help out. Only one catch: He doesn’t want his family to know about the bodyguard thing. And so Hannah finds herself pretending to be Jack’s girlfriend as a cover. Even though her ex, says no one will believe it.
Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen Callender
- The National Book Award-winning author!
- M/M romance
Logan Gray is a talented but troubled actor. Mattie Cole is an up‑and‑coming golden boy, adored by all but plagued by insecurities.
When Logan and Mattie are cast as leads in a new romantic film, Logan claims that Matt has “zero talent,” sending the film’s publicity into a nosedive. To create positive buzz, the two are persuaded into a fake‑dating scheme—but as the two actors get to know their new characters, real feelings start to develop.
As public scrutiny intensifies and old wounds resurface, the two must fight for their relationship and their love.
High School and YA Celebrity Romances with K-Pop Stars
K-Pop books have become hugely popular lately, and many of them feature a normal high school student (or jaded adult) falling in love with a K-Pop star!
XOXO by Axie Oh (YA Celebrity Romance with forbidden romance)
Check out my review of this really charming Kpop romance here!
Plus my review of the Sequel, ASAP, here!
A talented Korean-American cellist runs into a charming guy in L.A., not realizing he’s the member of an up-and-coming K-pop group. I loved this story about an ordinary girl who falls in love with a K-pop star!
Cello prodigy Jenny has one goal: to get into a prestigious music conservatory. When she meets mysterious, handsome Jaewoo in her uncle’s Los Angeles karaoke bar, it’s clear he’s the kind of boy who would uproot her careful plans.
But in a moment of spontaneity, she allows him to pull her out of her comfort zone for one unforgettable night of adventure…before he disappears without a word.
Three months later, when Jenny and her mother arrive in South Korea to take care of her ailing grandmother, she’s shocked to discover that Jaewoo is a student at the same elite arts academy where she’s enrolled for the semester.
But Jaewoo is not just any student. He’s a member of one of the biggest K-pop bands in the world. And he’s strictly forbidden from dating.
When a relationship means throwing Jenny’s life off the path she’s spent years mapping out, she’ll have to decide once and for all just how much she’s willing to risk for love.
Fireworks by Alice Lin (YA Kpop Romance)
When the boy next door (and former crush) comes back into Lulu’s life, she wonders what secret he’s keeping and why he left his Kpop career.
Seventeen-year-old Lulu Li has her last summer before college all planned out. But her plans go awry when she learns that Kite Xu, her old next-door neighbor and childhood friend, will be returning home from South Korea.
Lulu hasn’t seen Kite since eighth grade, after he left the country to pursue a career in K-pop, eventually debuting in the boy group Karnival.
When Karnival announces that Kite will be taking a break from K-pop activities for mysterious reasons, the opportunity to rekindle their friendship arises.
Star-struck and nostalgic, Lulu tries to reconnect with Kite. As they continue to bond and reminisce over the past, Kite’s sister, Connie, warns Lulu not to get too close to her brother.
The harder Lulu tries to deny her feelings, the stronger they get. But how could a K-pop star ever fall for a nobody?
Heart and Seoul by Erin Kinsella (YA Kpop Romance with forbidden love)
An author flies to Seoul to oversee the adaptation of her book and meets her K-pop crush.
Best-selling author Tessa Hale flies to Seoul, where she’s meeting the cast and crew of the film adaptation of her book. The thrill shifts to star-struck panic when she discovers the actor cast as the lead is the idol she’s been high-key crushing on for years.
Baek Eun Gi is part of one of the biggest K-pop groups in the business. Music has lost its lustre, and he’s hoping a shift in focus will bring back that connection he craves. Although he’s estranged from his family, he has his friends, a thriving career, and a healthy respect for the dating restrictions imposed upon him.
When their paths collide in the most unexpected—and embarrassing— of ways, they try to put it behind them. Too bad there are photos. The music company is irate and offers them a way out of the scandal—a marriage of convenience. Their lives are about to turn upside down, but it just might be the best thing that’s ever happened to them.
Idol Thoughts by J. S. Lee (New Adult Kpop romance with forbidden love)
A girl meets her long-lost father, joins his entertainment management company, and falls for a K-pop star.
Six months ago, I discovered I was the illegitimate heir to one of the K-Pop industry’s biggest entertainment companies. I didn’t want anything to do with the empire I had the chance to inherit.
Then I discovered how my jerk of a half-brother was currently running things. I might not want the job, but I damn well deserve it just as much as him. All I need to do is prove my worth by managing a failing boy band, H3RO, back to stardom.
Tae, Dante, Minhyuk, Nate, Kyun, and Jun are as talented as they are good looking. Abandoned by their company, they’ve lost faith in everything and themselves. It’s down to me to save their careers – and their dreams – by delivering a number one single.
And yet, somehow, the bigger miracle will be not falling in love with all of them…
Somewhere Only We Know by Maureen Goo (YA Kpop Romance)
This one is gender-flipped (yay!) with a female pop star and a tabloid photographer.
10 00 p.m.: Lucky is the biggest K-pop star on the scene, and she’s just performed her hit song in Hong Kong to thousands of adoring fans.
She’s about to debut on The Tonight Show in America, hopefully a breakout performance for her career. But right now? She’s in her fancy hotel, trying to fall asleep but dying for a hamburger.
11 00 p.m.: Jack is sneaking into a fancy hotel, on assignment for his tabloid job that he keeps secret from his parents.
On his way out of the hotel, he runs into a girl wearing slippers, a girl who is single-mindedly determined to find a hamburger. She looks kind of familiar. She’s very cute. He’s maybe curious.
12:00 a.m.: Nothing will ever be the same.
The Comeback by Lily Chu (adult celebrity romance with a Kpop star!)
I just finished this one and while it’s long (400 pages, it was very fun and escapist!
Everything in Ariadne Hui’s life is planned down to the minute. If she’s going to make partner in Toronto’s most prestigious law firm, she needs to stay focused at all times.
When she comes home to find an unfamiliar, gorgeous man camped out in her living room, focus is the last thing on her mind. Especially when her roommate explains this is Choi Jihoon, her cousin freshly arrived from Seoul to mend a broken heart. Jihoon is kindness and chaos personified, and it isn’t long before she’s falling, hard.
But when one wrong step leads to a world-shaking truth, Ari finds herself thrust onto the world stage: not as the competent, steely lawyer she’s fought so hard to become, but as the mystery woman on the arm of a man the entire world claims to know.
Adult Celebrity Romance Books Featuring Rock Stars, Pop Stars, and Musicians
If you love music, check out my list of YA Books about Music!
Mayluna by Kelley McNeil (emotionally wrenching past romance with a musician – perfect for fans of Daisy Jones & the Six!)
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld (adult rom com with a musician)
Sally Milz is a sketch writer for “The Night Owls,” the late-night live comedy show that airs each Saturday night.
When Sally’s friend and fellow writer Danny begins dating a glamorous actress who guest-hosted the show, he joins the not-so-exclusive group of talented but average-looking men who’ve gotten romantically involved with incredibly beautiful and accomplished women.
Sally channels her annoyance into a sketch called the “Danny Horst Rule,” poking fun at this phenomenon while underscoring how unlikely it is that the reverse would ever happen for a woman.
Enter Noah Brewster, a pop music sensation with a reputation for dating models, who signed on as both host and musical guest for this week’s show.
Dazzled by his charms, Sally hits it off with Noah instantly. As they collaborate on one sketch after another, sparks fly. But this isn’t a romantic comedy; it’s real life. And in real life, someone like him would never date someone like her…right?
Check out my review of Romantic Comedy!
Stars Collide by Rachel Lacey (adult fiction about a romance with a musician)
Eden Sands has been a star for twenty years, but it’s lonely at the top. Her mediocre marriage just ended, and her inner circle is smaller than ever. The stage is the only place she’s ever felt like she truly belonged, and yet, her last album flopped, and her upcoming tour hasn’t sold out.
Eden’s desperate for her star to shine bright again, but when her team suggests a collaboration with an up-and-coming young star to give her a boost, she balks.
Anna Moss is pop music’s rising star. She’s idolized Eden Sands for most of her life―so it’s a dream come true when she’s invited to perform with her at the Grammys. Anna’s tired of being defined by her bubbly persona. She wants to be taken seriously as an artist, and a duet with Eden could be just what she needs.
As Anna and Eden rehearse, they soon realize they have more in common than their musical talents. Now they just have to decide if what is between them is a one-hit wonder or the making of a romance worthy of one of the greatest love songs of all time.
Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez
Artist Sloan Monroe just can’t seem to get her life on track. But one trouble-making pup who randomly jumps into her car is about to change everything.
With Tucker by her side, Sloan finally starts to feel more like herself. Then, after weeks of unanswered texts, Tucker’s owner reaches out. He’s a musician on tour in Australia. And bottom line: He wants Tucker back.
Sloan’s not about to give up her dog without a fight. But what if this Jason guy really loves Tucker? As their flirty texts turn into long calls, Sloan can’t deny a connection.
Jason is hot and nice and funny. There’s no telling what could happen when they meet in person. The question is: With his music career on the rise, how long will Jason really stick around?
YA and Teen Celebrity Romance Books Featuring Rock Stars, Pop Stars, and Musicians
Like a Love Song by Gabriela Martins (YA romance with a pop star)
A Brazilian pop star is spectacularly dumped on live television and agrees on a fauxmance with a soft-hearted British indie film star.
Natalie is living her dream: topping the charts and setting records as a Brazilian pop star…until she’s dumped spectacularly on live television. Not only is it humiliating—it could end her career.
Her PR team’s desperate plan? A gorgeous yet oh-so-fake boyfriend. Nati reluctantly agrees, but William is not what she expected. She was hoping for a fierce bad boy—not a soft-hearted British indie film star. While she fights her way back to the top with a sweet and surprisingly swoon-worthy boy on her arm, she starts to fall for William—and realizes that maybe she’s the biggest fake of them all. Can she reclaim her voice and her heart?
Bad at Love by Gabriela Martins (YA romance with a pop star)
Journalist Sasha is assigned to interview bad boy pop star Daniel. She wants a big story that story that will make her career.
But Daniel is surprisingly sweet and extremely hot. When Sasha discovers his secret, will she follow her heart or deliver the hottest story of the summer?
Now and Forever by Susane Colisante (YA romance with a rock star book)
A girl whose boyfriend suddenly becomes the “world’s biggest rock star.” Uh huh.
What if your boyfriend was the world’s biggest rockstar?
Sterling is crazy in love with Ethan. Not only is he the sweetest boy she’s ever met, but he’s an incredibly talented guitarist, singer, and songwriter. And since forever, he’s believed he has what it takes to be a star.
When Ethan becomes an overnight sensation, he’s thrown head-first into the glam world of celebrity-and so is Sterling. Before she knows it, she’s attending red-carpet premieres, getting free designer clothes, and flying around the country to attend Ethan’s monumental sold-out concerts.
It’s a dream come true…but whose dream is Sterling living? And what do you do when “forever” comes to an end?
Where She Went by Gayle Forman (YA romance with a rock star book)
The sequel to the classic YA book about loss and grief focuses on the main character as she reconnects with her high school boyfriend, now a rock star.
It’s been three years since the devastating accident… three years since Mia walked out of Adam’s life forever.
Now living on opposite coasts, Mia is Juilliard’s rising star and Adam is LA tabloid fodder, thanks to his new rock star status and celebrity girlfriend. When Adam gets stuck in New York by himself, chance brings the couple together again, for one last night. As they explore the city that has become Mia’s home, Adam and Mia revisit the past and open their hearts to the future – and each other.
The Sound of Us by Ashley Poston (YA romance with a rock star book)
America’s favorite pop band has broken up, but Junie discovers the former lead singer hiding out on the boardwalk.
America’s favorite pop band, Roman Holiday, is done, dead, and so totally last year. For eighteen-year-old rockoholic Junie Baltimore, this is music to her ears. But when she discovers their sexy ex-lead singer hiding out on the boardwalk, her summer vacation becomes the cover story of the year.
She’s willing to keep him a secret, but when a sleazy paparazzo offers her the cash she needs to save the bar her father left behind, could she sell out for the chance to save her future? Who is she kidding? That’s a no-brainer…but she never planned on falling head over heels for the lead singer.
For the Record by Charlotte Huang (YA romance with a rock star book)
Chelsea thought becoming a rock star was fun … until she became one and is torn between two guys.
Chelsea thought she knew what being a rock star was like… until she became one. After losing a TV talent show, she slid back into small-town anonymity. But one phone call changed everything.
Now she’s the lead singer of the band Melbourne, performing in sold-out clubs every night and living on a bus with three gorgeous and talented guys. The bummer is that the band barely tolerates her.
And when teen heartthrob Lucas Rivers take an interest in her, Chelsea is suddenly famous, bringing Melbourne to the next level—not that they’re happy about that. Her feelings for Beckett, Melbourne’s bassist, are making life even more complicated.
Chelsea only has the summer tour to make the band—and their fans—love her. If she doesn’t, she’ll be back in Michigan for senior year, dying a slow death. The paparazzi, the haters, the grueling schedule… Chelsea believed she could handle it. But what if she can’t?
YA Celebrity Romances with Country Music Stars
If you love country music you should also check out my list of YA Books Featuring Country Music!
Open Road Summer by Emery Lord (YA romance inspired by Taylor Swift)
The BFF of a rising country superstar (Think Taylor Swift!) finds love with a cute country singer. One of my favorites!
After breaking up with her bad-news boyfriend, Reagan O’Neill is ready to leave her rebellious ways behind. . . and her best friend, country superstar Lilah Montgomery, is nursing a broken heart of her own.
Fortunately, Lilah’s 24-city tour is about to kick off, offering a perfect opportunity for a girls-only summer of break-up ballads and healing hearts. But when Matt Finch joins the tour as its opening act, his boy-next-door charm proves difficult for Reagan to resist, despite her vow to live a drama-free existence.
This summer, Reagan and Lilah will navigate the ups and downs of fame and friendship as they come to see that giving your heart to the right person is always a risk worth taking.
Jesse’s Girl by Miranda Kenneally (YA romance with a country music star book)
A girl who gets to shadow a rising Nashville singing star … and starts to fall for him.
Everyone at Hundred Oaks High knows that career mentoring day is a joke. So when Maya Henry said she wanted to be a rock star, she never imagined she’d get to shadow *the* Jesse Scott, Nashville’s teen idol.
But spending the day with Jesse is far from a dream come true. He’s as gorgeous as his music, but seeing all that he’s accomplished is just a reminder of everything Maya’s lost: her trust, her boyfriend, their band, and any chance to play the music she craves.
Not to mention that Jesse’s pushy and opinionated. He made it on his own, and he thinks Maya’s playing back up to other people’s dreams. Does she have what it takes to follow her heart—and go solo?
You’d be Mine by Erin Hahn (YA romance between two country musicians)
Country music sweetheart Annie Mathers agrees to go on tour with country bad boy Clay Coolidge. Will sparks fly as opposites attract?
Annie Mathers is America’s sweetheart. Unfortunately for Clay Coolidge, if he can’t convince Annie to join his summer tour, his music label is going to drop him. That’s what happens when your bad boy image turns into bad boy reality.
Annie has been avoiding the spotlight after her parents’ tragic death, except on her skyrocketing YouTube channel. Clay’s label wants to land Annie, and Clay has to make it happen.
Swayed by Clay’s undeniable charm and good looks, Annie and her band agree to join the tour. From the start fans want them to be more than just tour mates, and Annie and Clay can’t help but wonder if the fans are right. But if there’s one part of fame Annie wants nothing to do with, it’s a high-profile relationship.
She had a front row seat to her parents’ volatile marriage and isn’t interested in repeating history. If only she could convince her heart that Clay, with his painful past and head over heels inducing tenor, isn’t worth the risk.
YA Celebrity Romances Featuring Athletes
Will the Real Abi Saunders Please Stand Up by Sara Hantz. A kickboxing champion serves as a stunt double for a teen star.
Adult Celebrity Romances Featuring Athletes
This is a post in and of itself. I cover the WHOLE New Adult trend of college girl and college hockey player romances on this post!
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The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai (Adult romance with a football player book)
Rhiannon Hunter revolutionized romance in the digital world, but in real life she only swipes right on her career. The cynical dating app creator controls her love life with some strict rules.
But there aren’t any rules to govern her attraction to her newest online match, former pro-football player Samson Lima. The sexy and seemingly sweet hunk woos her one magical night, then disappears.
Rhi thought she’d buried her hurt over Samson ghosting her, until he suddenly surfaces months later, still big, still beautiful—and in league with a business rival.
He says he won’t fumble their second chance, but she’s wary. A temporary physical partnership is one thing, but a merger of hearts? Surely that’s too high a risk…
If you love books like this, how about some Royal Romance, where an ordinary girl (or guy) falls in love with a royal?
Check out my master Royal Romance list here OR check out lists featuring Contemporary Royal Romance, Fantasy Royal Romance, and Historical Royal Romance!