Are you or your kids looking for swoon-worthy clean YA romance books for teens without all the adult content? We’re here to help. My name is Sara, and I’m a high school teacher and a mother of teenagers. For a while now, I’ve been on a mission to find clean YA contemporary romance books for teen girls. I haven’t been happy with many books published by big publishing companies, so I started reading novels from smaller publishers and indie authors. I’ve found some great reads this way, and I’m happy to share those with you below.
If you have additional suggestions for clean young adult contemporary romance books, please leave a comment. I’m always on the lookout!
If you don’t find what you’re looking for here, check out our master list of clean YA books for teens, tweens, or anyone (all genres).
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Clean contemporary romance books for teens
What is a clean romance book?
To me, a clean book of any genre has little to no language and no sex or sexual situations.
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Our suggestions for clean YA romance books:
- P.S. I Like You by Kasie West
Super cute and clean ya contemporary romance. Good family values. Contents: No language, no sex, brief kissing.
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- Revenge of the Nerd Goddess by Janette Rallison
I loved this sweet YA contemporary romance! Great messages about physical health, doing the right thing, and recognizing what’s out of your control. Contents: No language, no sex, some kissing.
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- The Summer We Forgot by Caroline George
This is a YA Romantic Suspense novel. More for teens than tweens. Contents: Characters attend parties where there is drinking and drugs, though it is not glorified. No sex. Brief kissing. Mild murder mystery violence.
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- Borrow My Heart by Kasie West
A cute contemporary romance for dog lovers. Contents: No language, no sex, brief kissing.
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- When we Began by Judy Corry
This book is a novella (a short novel), and you can get the ebook free on the author’s website. It’s part of a long series called Ridgewater High. Contents: No language, no sex, brief kissing.
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- What are Friends for? by Sarah Sutton
A really cute best friends romance by Sarah Sutton. Contents: Some language, no sex, brief kissing.
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- The Fill-in Boyfriend by Kasie West
Another contemporary young adult romance from Kasie West. Contents: No language, no sex, brief kissing.
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- Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
This is a contemporary YA travel adventure romance. Contents: No sex, some kissing.
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- Three You’ll Find Me by Jenny B. Jones
I loved this book and there’s a clean Netflix movie to watch after you read it. The movie is called Finding You. Contents: No language, no sex, brief kissing.
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- It Started with Goodbye by Christina June
A contemporary twist on the Cinderella tale. No language, no sex.
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- The Boys of Benjamin Boulevard by Samantha Robinson
A clean YA contemporary romance. This book was suggested to me as a clean read and is on my to-be-read list.
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Please help us find more sweet YA romance books for teens!
We need your help. Please leave your additional suggestions in the comments!
Alex Light “The upside of falling”
Katie West “On the Fence” and “The fill-in boyfriend”
Lauren Morrill “Being Sloane Jacobs”
Cameron Kelly “The Strpping Off Place”
Sophie Jordan “The me i meant to be”
Becky Albertalli “Yes No Maybe So”
Ashley Elston “10 Blind Dates”
My favorite teen romance, Jacqueline Firkins “Hearts, Strings, and other Breakable Things”
Thank you for these suggestions!