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Romance
July 2025
Recent Releases
Along Came Amor
by Alexis Daria

In bestselling author Alexis Daria's final novel in the Primas of Power trilogy, divorced middle school teacher Ava Rodriguez and hotel owner Roman Vásquez's passionate hook-up turns into a no-strings-attached affair that they struggle to keep under wraps (and under control) when they're both asked to be in the wedding party of a mutual friend. For fans of: The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory.
Beach house rules : a novel
by Kristy Woodson Harvey

A mother-daughter duo learn to lean on their community of women—and each other—after their world is turned upside down.
The summer we ran : a novel
by Audrey Ingram

"In the summer of 1996, teenage Tess Murphy's mom gave her two rules to abide by: keep quiet and stay out of trouble...What no one saw coming was Tess falling deeply in love with the boy next door, high-society Grant Alexander. Over a few wondrous and heat-filled months, Tess and Grant's love blooms so ferociously it feels utterly impossible that anything can keep them apart, until tragedy strikes and the teenagers find themselves pained by betrayal...Now, two decades after their epic teenage romance abruptly ended in heartbreak, Tess and Grant are both running for Governor of Virginia, where secrets from that summer threaten to shatter their families, futures, and the love they once shared"
Storybook ending : a novel
by Moira Macdonald

In a Seattle bookstore, a misinterpreted note sparks a tangled web of mistaken identities as tech worker April and single mom Laura form an unexpected connection, all while oblivious Westley becomes the unintentional center of their romantic hopes.
Blood on the Tide
by Katee Robert

To reclaim stolen family heirlooms, vampire Lizzie travels through a portal to the watery realm of Threshold and finds an ally in selkie Maeve, who's on a quest of her own. Although this 2nd installment of the Crimson Sails series works as a stand-alone, Lizzie first appeared (briefly) in Hunt on Dark Waters, and the entire series is loosely linked to author Katee Robert's Court of the Vampire Queen.
Ordinary love : a novel
by Marie Rutkoski

Emily, a privileged Manhattan wife and mother, finds her carefully constructed life unsettled when she reunites with Gen, her now-famous former high school girlfriend, forcing them both to confront old wounds, lingering desires, and the risk of upending everything for a second chance at love.
Behooved
by M. Stevenson

M. Stevenson's debut slow-burn romantasy stars hypercompetent Bianca and bumbling Aric, who reluctantly agree to a marriage of convenience to keep their kingdoms from war. On their wedding night, they're attacked by assassins, who turn Aric into a shapeshifting horse. On the run and in search of a cure, the two find themselves falling for each other as they fight to save themselves -- and their lands. Try this next: Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis.
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