Romance
September 2025
Recent Releases
The battle of the bookshops : a novel
by Poppy Alexander

Jules Capelthorne returns to the crumbling bookshop of her childhood in the coastal town of Portneath, where she must save the struggling store from closure and outwit her wealthy rival Roman Montbeau, whose new shop threatens her family's legacy.
Love Is a War Song
by Danica Nava

After Muscogee pop star Avery Fox becomes a pariah following an ill-advised Rolling Stone photoshoot, she retreats to her grandmother's horse ranch in Oklahoma to learn more about her heritage. When grumpy ranch hand Lucas Iron Eyes catches her eye, she finds herself torn between returning to the life she thought she wanted and the one she's just now getting to explore. For fans of: Colton Gentry's Third Act by Jeff Zentner.
Immortal by morning
by Lynsay Sands

Immortal rogue enforcer and homicide detective Crispinus Delacort learns human bones have been found in the garden of Abril Newman's boss's rural home, and his mutual attraction to Abril distracts him as he solves the case. 
Heart strings
by Ivy Fairbanks

When cancer survivor Lo reunites with the musician who broke her heart at an Irish castle wedding, she must decide if love deserves a second chance, in the second novel of the series following Morbidly Yours. 
Wrath of the Dragons
by Olivia Rose Darling

In this propulsive and high-stakes sequel to the bestselling enemies-to-lovers romantasy Fear the Flames, Elowen Atarah, heir to the throne of Imirath, and Cayden Veles, Demon Commander of Vareveth, navigate shifting allegiances and their own complicated feelings for each other as they fight to defend their kingdoms from war. 
Knife in the back
by Karen Rose

After being framed for stealing cocaine from evidence and serving five years in prison, Officer Naomi Cranston is threatened again by the crooks who framed her; former cop Burke Broussard reluctantly agrees to protect her and her son and prove her innocence. 
Love at first sighting
by Mallory Marlowe

One Saturday in London, Jessie and Cal's chemistry is instant when a fire alarm in Whole Foods throws her into his arms, but she's devastated when they're separated before swapping numbers; weeks later he appears at her nannying job with roses—but they're not for her.
Anywhere with you : a novel
by Ellie Palmer

When struggling attorney Charley Beekman road-trips to stop her sister's impulsive wedding, she finds herself falling for her unreliable best friend Ethan, forcing her to question whether she's ready to risk her heart again. 
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. 
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