Romance
January 2026

Recent Releases
And Then There Was You
by Sophie Cousens

Hoping to impress her more accomplished classmates (including her former best friend, film director Sean Adler) at her ten-year college reunion, stuck-in-a-rut Chloe Fairway joins an exclusive dating service to secure her perfect plus-one. Rob is everything she could have dreamed of…but he’s a robot. Will her fake romance lead to real love? For another witty and heartfelt romance with speculative elements, try Magical Meet Cute by Jean Meltzer.
The Bodyguard Affair
by Amy Lea

When Andi Ziegler, the personal assistant to the wife of Canada's Prime Minister, is accused of having an affair with the Prime Minister, she enlists Nolan Crosby, the PM's new bodyguard (and her failed one-night stand from three years ago) to be her fake boyfriend. For another steamy fake-dating bodyguard romance featuring well-developed characters, check out The Bodyguard by Katherine Center.
The Heir Apparent: Reese's Book Club Pick by Rebecca Armitage
The Heir Apparent: Reese's Book Club Pick
by Rebecca Armitage

It's New Year's Day in Tasmania and the life Lexi Villiers has carefully built is working out nicely: she's in the second year of her medical residency, she lives on a beautiful farm with her two best friends Finn and Jack--and she's about to finally become more-than-friendly with Jack--when a helicopter abruptly lands. Out steps her grandmother's right-hand-man, with the tragic news that her father and older brother have been killed in a skiing accident. Lexi's grandmother happens to be the Queen of England, and in addition to the shock and grief, Lexi must now accept the reality that she is suddenly next in line for the throne--a role she has publicly disavowed--
Seeing Other People by Emily Wibberley
Seeing Other People
by Emily Wibberley

Two people haunted by their exes find that love isn't dead in this new romance comedy from the beloved authors of The Roughest Draft. Morgan is being ghosted by her ex. No, really. It's sad Zach died and became a ghost. But Morgan and Zach only ever went on the one date, and now she's being haunted by him. Zach has no desire to spend eternity with Morgan, but he can't recall his past and doesn't know how to move on. At a support group for humans and their haunters, Morgan and Zach run into Sawyer, whose fiancâee-turned-ghost has started to fade. Unlike Morgan, Sawyer isn't ready to part ways with his ghost. Although they face opposite issues, Morgan and Sawyer decide to work together to solve their problems. As Morgan and Sawyer research their paranormal conundrums more deeply, they find something even more surprising-a tender, growing connection between them that threatens to override any unfinished business they're seeking to close. The ghosts of their past might be there in spirit, but the connection between Morgan and Sawyer is as alive as anything they've ever felt--
For Fans Of: Emily Henry
With Netflix's long-awaited adaptation of Emily Henry's People We Meet on Vacation dropping on January 9th (and additional adaptations currently in the works), fans of the author will be eager to dive into some similarly heartfelt and witty romances. Try one of these!
 
In a Not So Perfect World
by Neely Tubati Alexander

In exchange for a free trip to Turks and Caicos, overworked video game designer Sloane Cooper is more than willing to pose as her neighbor Charlie's new girlfriend as part of his ill-advised plan to win back his ex. For fans of: Emily Henry's People We Meet on Vacation.
Secretly Yours
by Tessa Bailey

Reuniting with her teenage crush Julian Vos while redoing the gardens at his family's Napa Valley vineyard, Hallie Welch is shocked when he doesn't remember her, channeling her confusion into drunk-writing a secret admirer letter. While Julian puzzles out the mysterious missive, he finds himself increasingly drawn to Hallie, whose freewheeling ways threaten to upend his buttoned-up lifestyle. For fans of: Emily Henry's Beach Read.
The Next Best Fling
by Gabriella Gamez

Librarian Marcela Ortiz, heartbroken over her best friend’s engagement, and ex-NFL player Theo Young, secretly in love with his brother's fiancée, agree to a no-strings-attached relationship. Pretending to be together, they discover unexpected chemistry, navigating complicated feelings and family dynamics, while realizing their rebound might be something more. For fans of: Emily Henry's Funny Story.
One-Star Romance
by Laura Hankin

The maid of honor at her best friend's wedding, struggling writer Natalie Shapiro is stunned to discover that best man Robert Kapinsky, a college professor with whom she's shared some flirty chemistry, panned her book on Goodreads. Over the course of a decade, the two repeatedly cross paths to celebrate their friends' milestones and possibly inch closer to their own happy ending. For fans of: Emily Henry's Happy Place.
How to End a Love Story
by Yulin Kuang

In this heart-wrenching but hopeful debut by director and People We Meet on Vacation screenwriter Yulin Kuang, author Helen Zhang moves to Los Angeles to write for the TV adaptation of her bestselling YA series and encounters producer Grant Shepard, who played a role in the death of her younger sister. For fans of: Emily Henry's Book Lovers.
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