Love from Page to Screen: 12 Romances with Film AdaptationsLike this list

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• People We Meet on Vacation

  Henry, Emily,

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  Best friends Alex and Poppy try to repair their relationship two years after a disastrous vacation together by planning another vacation together in this novel, which was adapted into a movie of the same name released on Netflix in 2026.

• Crazy Rich Asians

  Kwan, Kevin,

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  Chinese American Rachel Chu is unexpectedly introduced to a rich and scheming clan in Singapore that opposes their son's relationship with her. Constance Wu stars in the feature film adaptation, which was released in 2018.

• Heated Rivalry

  Reid, Rachel,

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  Opposing hockey captains Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov struggle to conceal their relationship in this romance series that became a break-out television hit in 2026, directed by Jacob Tierney and released in the United States on HBO Max.

• The Hating Game

  Thorne, Sally, 1981-

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  Lucy embarks on a ruthless game of one-upmanship against her cold and efficient office nemesis Joshua in a classic enemies-to-lovers plot that hit the big screen in 2021, starring Lucy Hale and now available to stream on Kanopy.

• The Duke and I

  Quinn, Julia, 1970-

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  Shondaland's Bridgerton started here! Netflix released the first season of the adaptation of Julia Quinn's beloved series in 2020, in which the Duke of Hastings begins a sham courtship with Daphne Bridgerton.

• Red, White & Royal Blue

  McQuiston, Casey

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  The son of the first woman President of the United States fakes a friendship with the prince of England that turns into so much more in McQuiston's debut, which was adapted for film by Matthew López for Amazon Studios in 2023.

• Mr. Malcolm's List

  Allain, Suzanne,

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  Suzanne Allain wrote the screenplay for the 2022 feature film adaptation of her novel, in which a young woman in 1800s England helps her friend get revenge on a suitor who rejected her.

• How Stella Got Her Groove Back

  McMillan, Terry

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  A holiday in Jamaica turns into sizzling romance for 42-year-old Stella Payne, but can love survive her return home? The 1998 film adaptation features an all-star cast including Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg, and Regina King.

• The Twelve Dates of Christmas

  Bayliss, Jenny,

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  After signing up with a dating agency during the holiday season, Kate winds up finding romance in an unexpected place. The novel was adapted as a six-part miniseries under the title Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas by Hallmark Channel.

• Virgin River

  Carr, Robyn,

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  Virgin River, population six hundred, is the setting of both a series of romance novels by Robyn Carr and the television adaptation which debuted on Netflix in 2019 and is now on its seventh season.

• Persuasion

  Austen, Jane, 1775-1817

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  Austen's beloved novel of true love and second chances has been adapted for the screen five times and counting, with television series in 1960 and 1971 and feature films in 1995, 2007, and most recently 2022.

• Can You Keep a Secret?

  Kinsella, Sophie

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  The late, great Sophie Kinsella's novel about a young woman who spills all her darkest secrets to her airplane seatmate, not realizing he's her new boss, was adapted in 2019 into a film starring Alexandra Daddario and Tyler Hoechlin.