RomanceOctober 2025
Recent Releases
The Battle of the Bookshops
by Poppy Alexander

In this feel-good contemporary retelling of Romeo and Juliet, publishing assistant Jules Capelthorne returns home to quaint seaside village Portneath, England, to help her great-aunt Flo with her family's foundering bookstore. The only problem: her childhood crush, wealthy Roman Montbeau, is also in town and he's just opened a rival bookstore across the street. For fans of Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady.
Pitcher Perfect
by Tessa Bailey

When Boston University softball pitcher Skylar Paige catches the eye of rookie Boston Bearcats hockey player (and notorious playboy) Robbie Corrigan, she wants nothing to do with him—until he devises a fake-dating scheme to make her crush jealous. This 4th banter-filled entry in bestselling author Tessa Bailey's Big Shots sports romance series will be a home run for fans of Elle Kennedy's Campus Diaries novels. 
Love walked in : a novel by Sarah Chamberlain
Love Walked in
by Sarah Chamberlain

Mari Cole’s whole life is her dream job: rescuing and revitalizing indie bookstores. Then she gets the offer of a lifetime: rescuing Ross & Co. Once the most prestigious independent booksellers in London, the store now needs an expert outsider to turn things around. But Leo Ross, the store's new owner, doesn't want her help. When Mari and Leo are forced to work closely together to bring the store back to life, Leo's icy surface thaws to reveal the passionate man underneath. As winter gives way to the possibility of new beginnings, Mari begins to see that true love could be even better in real life than in the pages of a book. Can they put their pasts aside and learn to let love in?
Meet Me on Lilac Lane (Jonathon Island, #2) by Andrea Christenson
Meet Me on Lilac Lane (Jonathon Island, #2)
by Andrea Christenson

Mia Jonathon Franklin has been living a nightmare since her husband, Troy, died in a tragic accident, leaving her alone with two young children and a dwindling bank account. So, when Mia is offered a chance to save her house, it seems like the answer to her prayers—until she learns the ridiculous quota required to complete the deal. She's in over her head, but then her deceased husband's best friend steps up to help. Enter Cody Hart, Troy's best friend, haunted by his own grief and survivor's guilt. He has loved Mia from afar for years, and when he sees her struggle, he can't just stand by. Torn between his dreams of reviving his family's fishing business and his desire to support Mia, Cody steps in to help. As they work side by side to breathe new life into the island's Main Street, old feelings resurface, and the chemistry between them ignites. But will their shared past and the weight of their losses keep them apart?
Gabriela and His Grace
by Liana De la Rosa

In this steamy 3rd and final Luna Sisters Victorian romance, Mexican heiress Gabriela Luna sparks an unexpected attraction with the arrogant Sebastian, Duke of Whitfield, with whom she is forced to share a ship cabin after fleeing from her would-be suitors. Try this next: A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera.
The Gilded Heiress
by Joanna Shupe

In Gilded Age Boston, cash-strapped con artist Leo Hardy meets street performer Josie Smith, who bears a striking resemblance to a New York socialite whose daughter was kidnapped as a child. Leo concocts a scheme to pass Josie off as the daughter so he can collect a sizeable reward, but the pair's growing chemistry makes the deception difficult. For fans of Anastasia-inspired romances like Kate Bateman's The Princess and the Rogue.
Cash by Jessica Peterson
Cash
by Jessica Peterson

My dad and I have been estranged for years. But as his only living relative, it's no surprise I inherit his massive cattle ranch when he dies. Something that is a surprise: the stipulation in his will, which requires me to live on the ranch and actively manage it for a year before I can access my inheritance money. Now a city girl through and through, I never imagined having to move back to cowboy country. But I need the money to invest in my company. There's just one giant roadblock to my plan: the ranch's foreman, grumpy cowboy Cash Rivers.
Focus on: Paranormal Romances
A Ghost in Shining Armor
by Therese Beharrie

Gemma Daniels' meet-cute with Levi Walker takes an unexpected turn when she discovers he's actually a ghost who's been sent to help her reunite with the twin sister she never knew she had. But what she doesn't know is that if Levi succeeds, he'll be returned to life; if he fails, he'll be gone for good. Will their slow-burn relationship, and Levi, survive the challenge? For fans of Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland.
Rise and Divine
by Lana Harper

In this steamy conclusion to the Witches of Thistle Grove series, devil eater Dasha Avramov and her witch ex-girlfriend Ivy team up to save their town—and maybe their relationship—after a malevolent entity descends on Thistle Grove during a festival. Try one of these next: Hazel Beck's Witchlore novels or Molly Harper's Starfall Point series. 
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