Romance
September 2025
Recent Releases
The Blonde Who Came in from the Cold
by Ally Carter

In Ally Carter’s 2nd action-packed Blonde Identity spy romance, rival CIA agents (and exes) Alexandra Sterling and Michael “King” Kingsley find themselves handcuffed to each other in the middle of the desert with no memory of how they got there. Forced to work together to survive, the pair find their long-simmering passions for each other rekindled -- but will they live long enough to find their second chance at love? For fans of: Tiana Smith's My Spy novels.
Zomromcom
by Olivia Dade

When a zombie breaks containment and targets her himbo neighbor, Chad, Edie rushes to his aid, only to discover that Chad is actually an ancient vampire named Gaston Maxime "Max" Boucher. Teaming up to keep the outbreak at bay, the pair can't resist their growing attraction to one another. This banter-filled 1st in the Supernatural Entanglements series will appeal to fans of My Roommate Is a Vampire by Jenna Levine.
Only Lovers in the Building
by Nadine Gonzalez

Looking for a fresh start after quitting her job in corporate law, New Yorker Lily Lyon books a summer rental at a gorgeous art deco apartment building in Miami, where she meets author Ben Romero, a fellow bibliophile who suggests they form a poolside book club. When their co-written book reviews go viral, they land a podcast deal -- but with summer’s end approaching, Lily’s afraid to make the jump from friendship to something more. For fans of: Booked on a Feeling by Jayci Lee.
Roll for Romance
by Lenora Woods

When she's laid off from her marketing job in New York City, Sadie Brooks temporarily relocates to small-town Texas, where she joins her best friend's Dungeons & Dragons campaign and meets Noah Walker, a bartender who makes her question the life she thought she wanted. This "natural 20 on both story and sizzle" (Library Journal) will appeal to fans of Alexis Hall's Looking for Group and Cathy Yardley's Role Playing.
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