Romance
July 2025
Recent Releases
Dream On, Ramona Riley
by Ashley Herring Blake

In this 1st steamy and feel-good Clover Lake romance, sparks fly between waitress Ramona Riley and actress Dylan Monroe in small-town Clover Lake, New Hampshire, where Dylan's shooting a movie. The two kissed years ago, but Dylan doesn't seem to remember. Can this unlikely pair find a second chance at happily-ever-after? For fans of: Everyone I Kissed Since You Got Famous by Mae Marvel.
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.
Left of Forever
by Tarah DeWitt

Divorced couple Wren and Ellis Byrd reconnect while road-tripping to help their son move into his college dorm in this moving 2nd Spunes, OR contemporary romance. For fans of: Robyn Carr's Virgin River novels (and the Netflix adaptation); Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell.
Bad Publicity
by Bianca Gillam

Newly minted senior publicist Andie is thrilled when she gets her first book tour assignment -- until she discovers that her charge is famous author Jack Carlson, who broke her heart when the two were university students in Edinburgh five years ago. Try this next: Slow Burn Summer by Josie Silver.
Rules for Ruin
by Mimi Matthews

Euphemia Flite, a pupil of a school that trains young women to dismantle the patriarchy of Victorian England, is assigned to ruin the reputation of Viscount Compton, who is working to block a women's rights bill in Parliament. When she crosses paths with Gabriel Royce, a bookie who hopes the viscount can help reform the slums, sparks fly despite their conflicting goals. This fast-paced and witty 1st in the Crinoline Academy series is perfect for fans of The Love Remedy by Elizabeth Everett. 
Rebel in the Deep
by Katee Robert

In bestselling author Katee Robert's final steamy volume of the Crimson Sails romantasy series, nonbinary ship captain Nox's role in a secret rebellion becomes complicated when their ex, high-ranking rebellion member Bastian, is captured, and Nox is forced to team up with Bastian's new lover Siobhan for a rescue mission. Fans of polyamorous romances and S.T. Gibson's Evocation will want to check out this "rip-roaring" and "swashbuckling" tale (Publishers Weekly).
Can't Get Enough
by Kennedy Ryan

In this 3rd and final novel of the Skyland trilogy, ambitious talent manager Hendrix Barry tries to quell her attraction to off-limits billionaire tech tycoon Maverick Bell while also juggling caregiving responsibilities for her mother, who has Alzheimer's. Will her complicated family dynamics and forbidden feelings keep her from her happily-ever-after? Try this next: Plus Size Player by Danielle Allen.
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.
Worth Fighting For
by Jesse Q. Sutanto

In this contemporary spin on Disney's Mulan and the 5th in the Meant to Be series of Disney film reimaginings, Fa Mulan pretends to be her hospitalized father to acquire a whiskey brand owned by the Li family, who invite her to their ranch to prove her mettle. Keeping up the ruse proves difficult once she crosses paths with Li Shang, the heir to the family business with whom she finds herself instantly smitten. For fans of: Good Fortune by C.K. Chau.
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