Romance
March 2026

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Like in Love with You
by Emma R. Alban

Mean Girls meets Northanger Abbey in this sharp and sexy Regency Romance.

While competing for the affections of the same man during the 1817 season in Bath, England, Catherine Pine and Lady Rosalie Tisend find themselves falling for each other instead. For fans of: rivals-to-lovers romances and sapphic Regencies like Ladies in Hating by Alexandra Vasti.
Remember That Day by Mary Balogh
Remember That Day
by Mary Balogh

A soldier and a pacifist make the unlikeliest of pairs, but when attraction sparks, there's nothing that can prevent their love from igniting.

Winifred Cunningham, the adopted daughter of a portrait painter, hopes that her new close friend, Owen Ware, will soon ask for her hand in marriage. But when Owen introduces Winifred to his elder brother Nicholas, the late Earl of Stratton's second son, the slow burn of attraction between them begins .
A Most Worthy Husband by Faye Delacour
A Most Worthy Husband
by Faye Delacour

When she picks the most unsuitable bachelor in London to ruin her reputation with a kiss, neither of them counted on her mother making a gentleman out of him.

Hannah Williams never wanted a marriage like her parents. She'd be perfectly happy to spend her life as a spinster and support herself by helping to run her sister-in-law's gambling club. But no matter how many schemes Hannah hatches to repel suitors, her mother won't accept defeat. To wrest back control of her life once and for all, Hannah takes drastic measures. She'll ruin herself with a man so unsuitable that no one will force them to the altar, making her unmarriageable forever. What could possibly go wrong?Silas Corbyn is nothing but trouble.
Rules of the Heart by Janice Hadlow
Rules of the Heart
by Janice Hadlow

A beautifully evocative historical novel about the perils of all-consuming love, inspired by a real-life eighteenth-century love affair.

England, 1794. Now in her thirties, Lady Harriet Bessborough, already the veteran of several liaisons, finds herself pursued by a much younger man. This isn't unusual in her circle, where married women often take younger lovers. No one minds much, provided they follow the rules of the game: Don't embarrass your husband, maintain complete discretion at all times, and never ever make the mistake of falling in love. So when Harriet meets Lord Granville--brilliantly handsome, insistently ardent, and twelve years younger than her--she's confident she can manage their affair. Until she finds herself falling uncontrollably under his spell.
Graceless Heart
by Isabel Ibañez

 A lush tale full of enemies-to-lovers tension, whimsical magic, villain romance, and slow-burn desire, set in an enchanted, perilous Florence where forbidden power could ignite a war.

Desperate to save her brother, sculptress Ravenna Maffei reveals her magic ability during a competition in a city where magic is forbidden.  When she's kidnapped by an influential immortal family and taken to Florence, her abilities put her in the middle of a struggle for power and catch the attention of the family heir. For fans of: historical romantasy with intricate worldbuilding, such as Heavenly Bodies by Imani Erriu.
Mists Over the Channel Islands: A Novel of World War II by Sarah Sundin
Mists Over the Channel Islands: A Novel of World War II
by Sarah Sundin

Behind enemy lines, adversary and ally become impossible to distinguish.

The German invasion of the British Channel Islands shatters Dr. Ivy Picot's peaceful world, forcing her to shoulder the weight of her father's medical practice and hold together a family unraveling under the strain of war. As conditions worsen in Jersey with the arrival of thousands of forced laborers, Ivy's quiet allegiance to the Allies compels her to risk everything by providing medical aid to escaped workers--even as danger closes in.  When Ivy first lays eyes on Dutch engineer and resistance member Gerrit van der Zee at church, she’s convinced she’s meant to spend her life with him—until she notices his German uniform.  
Recent Releases
Get Over It, April Evans
by Ashley Herring Blake

A summer job at a lake-town resort brings together two women with an unlikely connection.

After her fiancée cheats on her and her tattoo parlor shuts down, April Evans takes a summer job as an art teacher at a resort, where her roommate is the other woman her ex left her for. 
One & Only
by Maurene Goo

Sparks fly between a K-pop starlet and a tabloid reporter.

Forty-year-old matchmaker Cassia Park must learn to follow her heart when she's forced to choose between 28-year-old Ellis Yang-Cohen, with whom she recently had a fling, and Daniel Nam, Ellis' boss and the person she's fated to marry. YA author Maureen Goo's moving and magical realism-tinged adult debut will appeal to fans of In Five Years by Rebecca Serle.
Fundamentals of Being a Good Girl
by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone

 A brand-new college town raunch-com about a sexy single dad professor and a feisty law school grad turned nanny in this steamy tale of Academic Affairs.

Looking for a fresh start after her politician boyfriend dumps her, Madelyn "Maddie" Kowalczk moves to small-town Mount Astra, Kansas, where she picks up nannying as a side hustle. The only problem? Maddie's first client is single dad Bram Loe, with whom she had a steamy one-night stand on her first night in town. Featuring explicit and mildly kinky sex scenes, this latest collab between the bestselling authors of A Merry Little Meet Cute will appeal to fans of The Nanny by Lana Ferguson and readers who like their romance on the spicier side.
A Vow in Vengeance
by Jaclyn Rodriguez

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After losing her family to the immortals' yearly Selection, vengeful Rune Ryker schemes to be selected so she can reunite with them beyond the magical Wall. Now bound to the druid king, she enrolls at the Forge, where she learns to hone the druids' tarot magic and agrees to a fake relationship with the secretive Prince Draven to rescue her family. This atmospheric dark academia romantasy, the 1st in the Immortal Desires series, is perfect for fans of Arcana Academy by Elise Kova. 
The Lust Crusade
by Jo Segura

The 3rd and final action-packed entry in the Raiders of the Lost Heart series.

Vacationing librarian Daniela "Dani" Guiterrez is shocked when she finds her presumed-dead crush, archaeologist Theo Galanis, alive in Greece. Theo's being held hostage by smugglers who believe he knows the location of priceless gemstone the Eye of the Minotaur -- and when they mistake Dani for Theo's fiancée, she's dragged into the quest, too. For fans of: Kerry Rea's The Jewel of the Isle.
The Magic of Untamed Hearts
by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

The 3rd heartfelt novel in the Wild Magic series.

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After awaking from an eight-year magical coma, Sky Flores feels like an outcast in small-town Cranberry, Virginia, a feeling that only gets worse when she begins communicating with local wildlife. When former reporter Adam Noemi arrives in town looking for a story to jump-start his flagging career, Sky offers herself as his subject, hoping that some positive press will cure her loneliness. For fans of: The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall.
Last First Kiss
by Julian Winters

A second chance rom com when an unlucky-in-love event planner realizes the man-of-honor at the high profile wedding he's planning is the same man who broke his heart.

In the midst of organizing a wedding, event planner Jordan Carter runs into bridal party member Jamie Peters, his first kiss and high-school crush who rebuffed him years ago. Jamie's been tasked by the bride to help with preparations, and as the two work to make the big day a reality, they find a second chance for happiness. For fans of: I'm So (Not) Over You by Kosoko Jackson.
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