Romance
May 2025
Recent Releases
A Forty Year Kiss : A Novel
by Nickolas Butler

"Charlie and Vivian parted ways after just four years of marriage. When Charlie returns to Wisconsin forty years later, he's not sure what he'll find. He is sure of one thing-he must try to reconnect with Vivian to pick up the broken pieces of their past. But forty years is a long time. It's forty years of other relationships, forty years of building new lives, and forty years of long-held regrets, mistakes, and painful secrets. An accomplished exploration of starting over and sunset triumph.
Fan Service
by Rosie Danan

Years after Devin Ashwood, the star of werewolf detective show The Arcane Files, broke bisexual superfan Alex Lawson's heart, he turns to her for help after he discovers he's turning into a werewolf for real.
Flirting Lessons
by Jasmine Guillory

Fresh off a break-up with her longtime boyfriend, timid Avery Jensen meets free-spirited commitment-phobe Taylor Cameron, who offers her weekly flirting lessons to help her get back in the dating pool. Little does Avery know that Taylor has just accepted a bet to not sleep with anyone for the summer...and she's finding it increasingly difficult to resist her new friend. Try this next: You Had Me at Happy Hour by Timothy Janovsky. 
The Big Fix
by Holly James

A murder at an estate sale sends college professor Penny Collins and fixer Anthony Pierce on the run from adversaries who mistakenly believe they're a couple. This action-packed romantic suspense from the author of Name Your Price will appeal to fans of Ally Carter's The Blonde Identity.
Beach Vibes
by Susan Mallery

Beth's idyllic life running her Malibu beach shop unravels when she discovers her brother's infidelity and must make a moral decision threatening her newfound happiness and forcing her to choose between love and loyalty.
A Wager at Midnight
by Vanessa Riley

In this 2nd banter-filled entry in the Betting Against the Duke Regency series, aspiring scientist Scarlett Wilcox enlists the help of family friend, Stephen Carew, so she can attend medical lectures disguised as a man. As the pair work together to maintain Scarlett's ruse, they find themselves increasingly drawn to each other. For fans of: Nobody's Princess by Erica Ridley.
The Love We Found
by Jill Santopolo

In this romantic sequel to bestselling The Light We Lost, Lucy Carter Maxwell travels to Rome in hopes of finding a connection to her late love, photographer Gabriel Samson. When she meets handsome doctor Dax Armstrong, she finds herself wondering if she's ready for a second chance at romance.
My Big Fat Fake Marriage
by Charlotte Stein

When editor Henry Samuel "Beck" Beckett confesses to his neighbor, aspiring writer Connie Evans, that he has lied to his coworkers about being married, she offers to pose as his wife at a company writing retreat. As the tension builds between them at the retreat, they discover that there's only one bed... For fans of: The Next Best Fling by Gabriella Gamez.
Just Our Luck
by Denise Williams

Unemployed Sybil Sweet buys a lottery ticket on a whim but leaves it behind after a steamy one-night stand with donut shop worker Kieran Anderson. When the ticket turns out to be a winner, Kieran tracks Sybil down on a local news show, and the pair decide to fake a relationship to help Kieran's flagging business and Sybil's relationship with her family. Try this next: A Legend in the Baking by Jamie Wesley.
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