Romance October 2025
Recent Releases
The Battle of the Bookshops
by Poppy Alexander

In this feel-good contemporary retelling of Romeo and Juliet, publishing assistant Jules Capelthorne returns home to quaint seaside village Portneath, England, to help her great-aunt Flo with her family's foundering bookstore. The only problem? Her childhood crush, wealthy Roman Montbeau, is also in town -- and he's just opened a rival bookstore across the street. For fans of: You've Got Mail; Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady.
Sweet heat : a novel by Bolu Babalola
Sweet Heat
by Bolu Babalola

Kiki Banjo hosts the popular podcast The HeartBeat. But behind the mic, career setbacks and a devastating breakup have left her hanging on by a thread. As she’s preparing to be the Maid of Honor in her best friend’s wedding, Kiki finds herself face-to-face with the Best Man, her ex-boyfriend, Malakai. Both are hell-bent on ignoring their smoldering chemistry, but as they navigate the chaos of wedding plans, career ambitions, and Kiki’s growing fears about the future, they can’t ignore the spark that’s only getting hotter.
Pitcher Perfect
by Tessa Bailey

When Boston University softball pitcher Skylar Paige catches the eye of rookie Boston Bearcats hockey player (and notorious playboy) Robbie Corrigan, she wants nothing to do with him -- until he devises a fake-dating scheme to make her crush jealous. This 4th banter-filled entry in bestselling author Tessa Bailey's Big Shots sports romance series will be a home run for fans of Elle Kennedy's Campus Diaries novels. 
Gabriela and His Grace
by Liana De la Rosa

In this steamy 3rd and final Luna Sisters Victorian romance, Mexican heiress Gabriela Luna sparks an unexpected attraction with the arrogant Sebastian, Duke of Whitfield, with whom she is forced to share a ship cabin after fleeing from her would-be suitors. Try this next: A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera.
Focus on: Paranormal Romances
A Wolf in Duke's Clothing
by Susanna Allen

Wolf-shifter Alfred Blakesley, the Duke of Lowell, abducts the Honorable Felicity Templeton from a ballroom, and then introduces her to his pack and their unconventional way of life in this steamy 1st in the Regency Shapeshifters of the Beau Monde series. Try this next: Highland Dragon Warrior by Isabel Cooper.
A Ghost in Shining Armor
by Therese Beharrie

Gemma Daniels' meet-cute with Levi Walker takes an unexpected turn when she discovers he's actually a ghost who's been sent to help her reunite with the twin sister she never knew she had. But what she doesn't know is that if Levi succeeds, he'll be returned to life; if he fails, he'll be gone for good. Will their slow-burn relationship -- and Levi -- survive the challenge? For fans of: Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper.
Rise and Divine
by Lana Harper

In this steamy conclusion to the Witches of Thistle Grove series, devil eater Dasha Avramov and her witch ex-girlfriend Ivy team up to save their town -- and maybe their relationship -- after a malevolent entity descends on Thistle Grove during a festival. Try these next: Hazel Beck's Witchlore novels; Molly Harper's Starfall Point series. 
The most unusual haunting of Edgar Lovejoy by Roan Parrish
The Most Unusual Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy
by Roan Parrish

In haunted-house-loving New Orleans, special effects artist Jamie Wendon-Dale (transmasc they/them) falls for Edgar Lovejoy (cis he/him), a man genuinely haunted by ghosts, and as their bond deepens, both must confront fear, vulnerability and the supernatural truths that could bring them together or drive them apart.
Fang Fiction
by Kate Stayman-London

When hotel manager Tess Rosenbloom discovers that the vampire world of her favorite book series is real, she finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew about the Blood Feud novels -- including the villainous Callum's true nature. Readers who enjoy witty love letters to fantasy fandoms, like Rosie Danan's Fan Service, will sink their teeth into this "clever, richly imagined, and downright fun" romance (Booklist). 
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