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With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we’ve curated 10 beautiful books that tug at your heartstrings in one way or another. Check them out below.

1. THE REASON FOR FLOWERS: THEIR HISTORY, CULTURE, BIOLOGY, AND HOW THEY CHANGE OUR LIVES

Give someone you love a bouquet of flowers and watch what happens… The Reason for Flowers: Their History, Culture, Biology, and How They Change Our Lives, by Stephen Buchmann, looks beyond the beauty and romance of flowers to illustrate their tremendous impact on our way of life.

Scribner (2015)

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2. CONTEMPORARY SAILORS’ VALENTINES: ROMANCE REVISITED

Giving gifts to show love is a timeless act. Contemporary Sailors' Valentines: Romance Revisited is a new book by Pamela Boynton, which contains over 300 photos of Valentine’s Day gifts that sailors gave to their loved ones. The collection of finely-crafted shell work shines light on the steadily-increasing popularity of Victorian-era crafts. With great color, vision, and precision, this book of gifts will inspire lovers to keep loving.

Schiffer (2016)

3. HIDDEN HEARTS

Love is everywhere! Becki Madsen’s new book, Hidden Hearts, contains more than 80 photos of organically created hearts that were found in unusual places. Complete with quotes about love, this book will touch your heart!

Blurb (2016)

4. THE LOVERS

After all of these years, they’re still in love. The Lovers, by Lauren Fleishman, is a photo series of couple’s who have shared more than 50 beautiful years together. Inspired by a love letter from her grandfather to grandmother, this book contains romantic stories of intimacy, passion, and love, as told by elderly couples.

"After all, any romance that lasts for more than 50 years is probably worth talking about."

– The New York Times

Schilt Publishing (2015)

5. YAYOI KUSAMA: GIVE ME LOVE

Yayoi Kusama: Give Me Love, by Yayoi Kusama and Akira Tatehata,  documents the artist's most recent exhibition, The Obliteration Room, an all-white interior that viewers were invited to “give love” by covering it with colored dot stickers. The book also serves as a retrospective of Kusama’s long creative career.

David Zwirner Books (2016)

6. LOVE IS WILD

Love is Wild, by Sean Lee Davies, is Valentine to the wild. The book contains a stunning collection of photography that explores the relationship between humans and other animals. With the aim to encourage love, care, and stewardship, Lee-Davies fortifies his photos with interviews with leading conservationists such as Jane Goodall, Dame Daphne Sheldrick and Richard Bonham.

Asia One Books (2015)

7. SCENT OF TRIUMPH: A NOVEL OF PERFUME AND PASSION

Scent of Triumph: A Novel of Perfume and Passion, by Jan Moran, is a beautifully spun tale about a French perfumer who experiences the horror of World War II, then rises from its ashes to find romance, love, and beauty once again.

St. Martin's Griffin (2015)

8. THE LOOKS OF LOVE: 50 MOMENTS IN FASHION THAT INSPIRED ROMANCE

The Looks of Love: 50 Moments in Fashion That Inspired Romance, by Hal Rubenstein, walks down a lovers lane of fashion, from the 1930s to today, with images from TV, film, the runway, and the red carpet.

Harper Design (2015)

9. WOMAN ON FIRE: 9 ELEMENTS TO WAKE UP YOUR EROTIC ENERGY, PERSONAL POWER, AND SEXUAL INTELLIGENCE

Amy Jo Goddard, author of Woman on Fire: 9 Elements to Wake Up Your Erotic Energy, Personal Power, and Sexual Intelligence, says, “the more whole we are as sexual beings, the more fulfilled we are as human beings.”

Goddard shares how you can get in touch with your desires, explore your vulnerabilities, and ultimately, push the limits on what we perceive as acceptable. In examining sexuality in both the bedroom through a lense of personal power, this book can help to elevate your erotic energy.

Avery (2015)

10. LOVE LETTERS OF THE GREAT WAR

Discover some of the most romantic love letters ever written in Love Letters of the Great War. Written by Mandy Kirkby, this book contains heart wrenching accounts of love, jealousy, and even betrayal of soldiers and their sweethearts during World War l. No matter the distance, love never dies.

Pan Macmillan (2015)

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IMAGE CREDITS:

1. Image: by Stephen Buchmann. Courtesy of Scribner. The Reason For Flowers: Their History, Culture, Biology, and How they Change Our Lives.
2. Image: Courtesy of Scribner. The Reason For Flowers: Their History, Culture, Biology, and How they Change Our Lives.
3. Image: Courtesy of Schiffer. Contemporary Sailor’s Valentines: Romance Revisited.
4. Image: Courtesy of Blurb. Hidden Hearts.
5. Image: Courtesy of Schilt Publishing. The Lovers.
6. Image: Courtesy of David Zwirner Books. Yayoi Kusama: Give Me Love.
7. Image: Courtesy of Asia One Books. Love is Wild.
8. Image: Courtesy of St. Martin's Griffin. Scent of Triumph: A Novel of Perfume and Passion.
9. Image: Courtesy of Harper Design. The Looks of Love: 50 Moments in Fashion that Inspire Romance.
10. Image: Courtesy of Avery Publishing. Woman on Fire: 9 Elements to Wake Up Your Erotic Energy, Personal Power, and Sexual Intelligence.
11. Image: Courtesy of Pan Macmillan. Love Letters of the Great War.
12. Image: by Stephen Buchmann. Courtesy of Scribner. The Reason For Flowers: Their History, Culture, Biology, and How they Change Our Lives.
13. Image: Courtesy of Schilt Publishing. The Lovers.
14. Image: by BN App - Download now!
15. Image: Courtesy of Schilt Publishing. The Lovers.