10 Clean Summer Romance Books for Teens

Check out my list of 10 wholesome, fun, and funny YA romance books set in summertime!


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Fall in love with this fun, light-hearted, and funny clean teen summer romance novel about a bad first impression, an unwanted setup, and a surprisingly perfect, terrible weekend. Contents: No language, no sex, brief kissing. Read a synopsis…

Sunkissed by Kasie West

A contemporary romance novel about a girl who heads to a family summer camp with her parents and sister. Note: there is some sneaking out and such in this one. No sex, no language, brief kissing. Read a synopsis…

*Kasie West now writes steamy books for adults under the same name. This one is clean, but choose her titles with care.

A clean Hawaiian fake-relationship romance. Contents: No language, no sex, brief kissing. Read a synopsis… (ad)

A fun summer romance between a Nebraskan cowboy and a California girl. Contents: Some language, no sex, brief kissing. Read a synopsis… (ad)

*Kasie West now writes steamy books for adults under the same name. This one is clean, but choose her titles with care.

Where We Went Wrong by Anastasia Layne

A no-spice summer romance full of miscommunication. Contents: No language, no sex, lots of kissing and angst. Read a synopsis…

Rebel with a Donut by Chrissy Q Martin

A fun teen romance about a boy and girl (and their meddling grandmas) who meet when they visit family over the summer. Contents: Some mild language, no sex, brief kissing. Read a synopsis… (ad)

A fun competition based travel romance book. Contents: No language, no sex, brief kissing.
Read a synopsis…

A contemporary twist on the Cinderella tale. Contents: No language, no sex. Read a Synopsis…

Another cute summer romance by Kasie West. Contents: No language, no sex, brief kissing. Read a synopsis…

*Kasie West now writes steamy books for adults under the same name. This

All Last Summer by Stephanie J. Scott

A summer job romance that takes place after the heroine’s big plans get thrown off-course. Brief kissing. I don’t remember any strong language. Read a synopsis…

Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch

This is a contemporary Young Adult travel romance. Contents:
Some language (in Italian), no sex, but some more mature themes, some kissing. Read a synopsis… (ad)


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4 thoughts on “10 Clean Summer Romance Books for Teens”

  1. Abby

    I see that Picture Perfect Boyfriend and Love & Other Great Expectations are on this list! I love those books. But the author’s other books, Hearts Overboard and Love Unmasked are even better and just as clean.

    Maybe the list could have 12 instead of 10 books 🙂

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    1. Eva Austin Post author

      Yes, I love all of Becky Dean’s books! I guess I was just looking for books with warm summertime settings for this particular list. I highly recommend her books, though!

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