Romance
May 2025
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. This steamy, paranormal enemies-to-lovers rom-com will appeal to fans of How to Help a Hungry Werewolf by Charlotte Stein.
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 Cowboy of My Dreams
by A. J. Pine

Ash Murphy returns to his family ranch in Meadow Valley to escape a tabloid scandal surrounding his country music career, only to find his brother's guest house occupied by Willow Morgan, a rising country singer who once broke his heart, now facing her own creative struggles. 
The Charlie Method
by Elle Kennedy

Charlotte, a model biomedical engineering student, blows off steam as her adventurous alter-ego“Charlie,” only to find herself entangled with hockey players Will and Beckett, whose messy secrets and growing connections force them all to confront their desires, identities and the line between lust and love. 
Insignificant Others
by Sarah Jio

Newly single and heartbroken, workaholic corporate exec Lena Westbrook holes up at her aunt's house on Bainbridge Island, only to wake up the next morning in Paris, engaged to a man from her past. With each passing day, Lena finds herself in a new place and in a new relationship with a former acquaintance. Will she find love with the one that got away? And who exactly is the one that got away? For fans of: The Husbands by Holly Gramazio. 
Let Me Be the One
by Lori Foster

After inheriting a Kentucky farm, city-dweller Callie McCallahan returns home to rebuild her life, catching the attention of her neighbor (and former high school admirer) Tanner Patrick as they navigate second chances and unexpected sparks in the rural countryside.
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. Try this next: The Trail of Lost Hearts by Tracey Garvis Graves.
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.
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