Romance
August 2025

Recent Releases
When Javi Dumped Mari
by Mia Sosa

In college, best friends Javier Báez and Marisol Campos promised they wouldn't date someone the other didn't approve of, until one night of passion between them torpedoed their relationship. Years later, Javier's finally ready to tell Marisol he loves her -- and then she introduces him to her fiancé, Alex. This feel-good homage to When Harry Met Sally and My Best Friend's Wedding will appeal to fans of Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell. 
Slow dance : a novel
by Rainbow Rowell

Fourteen years after they went their separate ways, 33-year-old Shiloh, a divorced, single mom living back in the same house she grew up in, attends a high school friend's wedding in hopes of seeing Cary, the boy she never realized she loved until he was lost.
If the Shoe Fits
by Julie Murphy

Once upon a time: there was a Cinderella retelling, featuring a plus-size fashionista named Cindy falling for her real-life Prince Charming, a dating show contestant named Henry.

For fans of: reality television-inflected romances like Kate Stayman-London's One to Watch and Alexis Hall's Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake.

About the author: Julie Murphy, acclaimed for YA novels like Dumplin' and Puddin', makes her adult debut with this 1st entry in the Meant to Be series.
Sunny Side Up
by Katie Sturino

After suffering from an anxiety attack in the dressing room of the Bergdorf Goodman swimsuit department, newly divorced public relations executive Sunny Greene is inspired to create a plus-sized swimwear line, which puts her in the path of two very different love interests: investor Ted, who's agreed to financially back her; and mailman Dennis, who delivers the many packages she needs for her business. For fans of: One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London.
A Five-Letter Word for Love
by Amy James

In this "easy read for fans of puzzles and breezy romance" (Booklist), small-town receptionist Emily Evans dreams of what more life has to offer -- until she strikes up a friendship (and maybe something more) with her coworker and fellow Wordle enthusiast, John Smith. Try this next: What Is Love? by Jen Comfort.
Duchess material
by Emily Sullivan

"Phoebe Atkinson is what society might call unconventional. Instead of marrying well like other women born to wealth, she chose to be a schoolteacher. Not to mention she lives in a leaky flat in an unfashionable part of town rather than stay in her parents' mansion. But when her most promising pupil goes missing and the police ignore her, she has only one option: beg her sister's best friend, the powerful Duke of Ellis, for help. If sending him a message from the police station doesn't get his attention,nothing will. The last thing William Margrave ever expected was to inherit a dukedom. But now that he has it, he's determined to act the part perfectly-and that includes marrying the perfect duchess. A bluestocking Bohemian schoolteacher is decidedly notduchess material. But he can't resist her plea for help regarding her missing student. As they fall further into the mystery, William discovers two things: that he never really got over his childhood crush on Phoebe, and he doesn't really want to"
In a New York minute
by Kate Spencer

Becoming media sensations after a meet-cute moment in lower Manhattan, Franny Doyle and Hayes Montgomery III are the most disastrous match until repeated chance meetings lead to unexpected love.
Give Me Butterflies
by Jillian Meadows

Up for a promotion at the Wilhelmina Natural Science Museum, entomologist Millie Oakes clashes with astronomer Finn Ashford, who just so happens to be on the hiring committee. This steamy, grumpy-sunshine contemporary will appeal to fans of STEM-centered romances by Ali Hazelwood. 
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If the Shoe Fits
by Julie Murphy

Once upon a time: there was a Cinderella retelling, featuring a plus-size fashionista named Cindy falling for her real-life Prince Charming, a dating show contestant named Henry.

For fans of: reality television-inflected romances like Kate Stayman-London's One to Watch and Alexis Hall's Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake.

About the author: Julie Murphy, acclaimed for YA novels like Dumplin' and Puddin', makes her adult debut with this 1st entry in the Meant to Be series.
Slow dance : a novel
by Rainbow Rowell

Fourteen years after they went their separate ways, 33-year-old Shiloh, a divorced, single mom living back in the same house she grew up in, attends a high school friend's wedding in hopes of seeing Cary, the boy she never realized she loved until he was lost.
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