If you’re not familiar with the show Ted Lasso (totally okay if you’re not!), its’ about Ted Lasso, a former football coach, who gets hired as the new coach of a struggling U.K. soccer team. We meet a varied cast of people, like Rebecca, the newly-divorced team owner; Roy Kent, the mature, grumpy soccer player who has been playing for years; and Keeley, the fun, beautiful model-turned-PR consultant. They each give something special to the show and it’s so fun to follow their stories along with them. Now, the show is a hit. What I’ve seen constantly is love for the characters and their personalities. Because of this, I wanted to recommend romance books inspired by the characters that everyone loves from the show. So, if you love a specific character and want to read a romance book with a main character that kinda resembles them, keep reading!
For Fans of Ted Lasso
For Fans of Roy Kent
For Fans of Rebecca Welton
For the Keeley Jones Fans
I am sure this show is going to become a comfort for me. Years from now, I’m going to keep rewatching key episodes that just made me smile uncontrollably the very first time I watched them. If you want more feel-good romance books, Book Riot can help you with that, too! Ex-convict grumpy Stella (she kinda has a Roy vibe too!) is found staring at a hilarious Christmas window display at a department store. She is found by one upbeat manager Aiden, who also tells her they’re in need of a window dresser and that she should apply for the job. She decides to send him a letter that soon turns into a pen pal relationship when Everett actually writes her back. Peter hates durian. Valerie loves it. They have a meet-disaster when Valerie accidentally crashes into Peter and covers him with her durian ice cream. He then asks her out, but she rejects him quickly. But then (!!) she asks him to be her fake boyfriend to get her mom off her back. Makeda has lost everything and now she’s living with her grandmother. The last thing she wants is to rehash the memory of her grandma’s affair with a prince from another country. But then a sexy investigator knocks on her door, claiming she’s the lost heir of her kingdom… Dominic and Sylvie are very much opposites. She bakes colorful cakes. He bakes simple, minimalistic cakes. She’s sunshine and sprinkles, while he is stoic and annoyed at everyone. When they first met, their relationship went very quickly to dislike. But years later, they find out they’re now judges in the same baking competition show. Third-year PhD candidate Olive Smith is need of saving. So when she sees a lone man one night, she kisses him without even knowing who he is. This is because she wants to make her best friend Anh know that it’s okay to date the guy she was previously seeing! But the kiss unravels gossip and now everyone on campus thinks Olive is dating grumpy, genius professor Adam. Book Lovers is the upcoming Emily Henry book about literary agent Nora, who decides to take a little trip with her sister to a small town. She’s seen as an icy queen who does her job pretty damn well. Her ex-boyfriends have all broken up with her for other people — she’s the left woman all the time. But finding out book editor Charlie is also staying in the same small town creates changes in her life. Victoria and Owen are enemies since the first moment they met. Constantly on opposing sides in the court room, they can’t help but hate each other more and more every day. But one night, they have a one-night stand and things rapidly change. What they don’t know is that for years they have been chatting anonymously through Twitter, quickly becoming best friends. But they still hate each other in real life! It’s clear both of them don’t need any distractions, each of them going through their personal demons, but they can’t help but feel attraction to each other. But let’s go back to the beginning. Kierra, a poor poet, is looking for a job while she works towards her dream. This is the reason why she suddenly becomes the personal assistant of married spies. For three years she has lusted after them, but thinking it’s impossible, she finally gives them her notice. But before she walks away, her bosses whisk her away to Serbia for one last mission. She and Gabriel Scott, the band’s cold but handsome manager, meet on an airplane, not knowing their lives are about to completely change. He’s annoyed she is using the seat next to his own. She’s so entertained by his grumpiness and quickly starts to annoy him more. When their airplane touches ground, nothing will be the same ever again. As they work on the campaign, old feelings reappear.
