The End of The Romance

The End of Romance by Lily Meyer Pre-Order February 3rd 2026

In The End of Romance, Lily Meyer delivers a big-hearted, sharp, and deeply funny novel about one woman’s attempt to outsmart love—and what happens when love refuses to be dismissed.

After escaping an emotionally abusive marriage, Sylvie Broder decides that romance is the root of all unhappiness. A granddaughter of Holocaust survivors and a lifelong believer in joy, she reinvents herself in graduate school with a radical theory: women can only find freedom when they stop believing in love altogether.

But when Sylvie meets Robbie, a gentle soul who offers her kindness and safety, and Abie, a passionate, challenging man who ignites her desire, her carefully constructed philosophy starts to crumble. Torn between comfort and chaos, Sylvie must confront the one thing she’s sworn to reject—her own capacity for love.

Brilliantly witty, emotionally astute, and rich with insight, The End of Romance is an anti-romance romance about healing, desire, and the messy, beautiful contradictions of being human.