Romance
October 2025
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Richmond : Richmond by Racquel Williams
Carl Weber's Kingpins Richmond
by Racquel Williams

The sexy and rich D'Amond was born into royalty and has lived the good life from early on--until it was quickly snatched away when thugs killed her parents. All this young woman knows is pain, and she vows to hunt down the men responsible for this heinous act. Finding love in the wrong place, her heart will start deceiving her as she comes face to face with the evil she so dreaded. Will she go against family? Or is blood not thicker than water?
 
Some kind of famous : a novel by Ava Wilder
Some kind of famous : a novel
by Ava Wilder

In a steamy and emotional small-town romance, Merritt Valentine, a disgraced ex-musician, and Nikolaos Petrakis, a local handyman, try to resist their growing attraction for each other -- until a house renovation forces them together. 
Calling All Blessings by Beverly Jenkins
Calling All Blessings
by Beverly Jenkins

Tamar July, town matriarch of Henry Adams, KS, is being haunted by dreams of her humiliating wedding day, sixty years ago, when she discovered her intended, Joel Newton, was already married. The truth left her furious, heartbroken, and carrying a child, her son Malachi "Mal" July. Why are these dreams coming to her now? And is the great horned owl perched on her backyard shed somehow connected? When Joel's legitimate son comes to Henry Adams wanting to meet his half-brother, Mal, Tamar must deal with her past, her anger, and explore what it means to truly forgive.
Sense and suitability : a novel by Pepper Basham
Sense and suitability : a novel
by Pepper Basham

"In this clean Regency rom-com, a woman with a scandalous past (and an even more scandalous secret) swears off love--until the man who broke her heart needs her help. What could possibly go wrong? Perfect for fans of Tessa Dare and Eloisa James looking for a low-spice, witty Regency romance"-- Provided by publisher
Cover Story by Mhairi McFarlane
Cover Story
by Mhairi McFarlane

Thirtysomething Connor left his seemingly perfect life in London for a chance to pursue a lifelong dream of becoming a reporter, but after a bad first impression with journalist Bel, his internship begins to feel like another in a series of poor decisions, except that she's the first bit of excitement he's felt in a very long time. 
Love walked in : a novel by Sarah Chamberlain
Love walked in : a novel
by Sarah Chamberlain

"A sunshine American bookstore whisperer clashes with the grumpy British owner of the shop she's trying to save in this winning opposites-attract romance for book lovers."-- Provided by publisher
Roll for Romance by Lenora Woods
Roll for Romance
by Lenora Woods

When she's laid off from her marketing job in New York City, Sadie Brooks temporarily relocates to small-town Texas, where she joins her best friend's Dungeons & Dragons campaign and meets Noah Walker, a bartender who makes her question the life she thought she wanted. This "natural 20 on both story and sizzle" 
New Romantasy Picks
Our Vicious Oaths by N. E. Davenport
Our Vicious Oaths
by N. E. Davenport

Princess of the Aether Dominion, Kadeesha wants nothing to do with fae politics. She is a warrior, first and foremost, and believes her greatest strength is leading her squadron of elite winged serpent flyers to protect her homeland. But bound since infancy to be betrothed to the Hyperion High King, ruler of all Dominions, she has no choice but to do what men have chosen for her.
The Ordeals by Rachel Greenlaw
The Ordeals
by Rachel Greenlaw

Trapped by a blood bond to her cruel uncle, Sophia DeWinter risks everything to enter Killmarth College, where alongside botanist Alden Locke she must survive deadly magical trials and uncover the killer preying on her competitors before she becomes the next victim.
Alchemy of secrets : a novel by Stephanie Garber
Alchemy of secrets : a novel
by Stephanie Garber

" It starts with a class in an old movie theater. Folklore 517: Local Legends and Urban Myths, taught by a woman called the Professor. Most students believe the Professor's stories are just fiction, but Holland St. James has always been convinced that magic is real. When she tracks down a local legend named the Watch Man, who can supposedly tell you when you'll die, the world finally makes sense. Except that the Watch Man tells her she will die at midnight tomorrow unless she finds an ancient object called the Alchemical Heart. With the clock ticking, Holland is pulled deeper into this magical world in the heart of Los Angeles-and into the path of a magnetic stranger."-- Provided by publisher
Cinder house by Freya Marske
Cinder house
by Freya Marske

" Murdered at sixteen, Ella's ghost is furiously trapped in her father's house, invisible to everyone except her stepmother and stepsisters. Even when she discovers how to untether herself from her prison, there are limits. She cannot be seen or heard by the living people who surround her. Her family must never learn she is able to leave. And at the stroke of every midnight, she finds herself back on the staircase where she died. Until she forges a wary friendship with a fairy charm-seller, and makes a bargain for three nights of almost-living freedom."-- Provided by publisher
Land so wide : a novel by Erin A. Craig
Land so wide : a novel
by Erin A. Craig

Trapped in the prosperous but cursed settlement of Mistaken, mapmaker Greer Mackenzie defies the Warding Stones to rescue her beloved from monstrous creatures, uncovering dark secrets about her town and her own origins.
Focus on: Paranormal Romances
Crazy spooky love by Josie Silver
Crazy spooky love
by Josie Silver

"In the leafy, charming town of Chapelwick, the Bittersweet family has been a fixture on High Street for as long as anyone can remember. Their rambling black-and-white building houses all three generations of ghost-sensitive Bittersweet women and their business, Blithe Spirits. On her twenty-seventh birthday, Melody Bittersweet converts the disused back storeroom into her office and opens her own business. Unlike the rest of her family, she's not taking down messages from ghosts--she's taking them out. Right away, the freshly minted Girls' Ghostbusting Agency takes on its first case: a grand old house that won't sell because a trio of incumbent ghost brothers raise merry hell whenever prospective owners arrive to view it."
Fan service by Rosie Danan
Fan service
by Rosie Danan

Small-town outcast Alex Lawson, an expert in werewolf lore, reluctantly teams up with a disgraced TV star, Devin Ashwood, to help unravel his sudden transformation under a Wolf Blood Moon, sparking unexpected chemistry and danger. 
Immortal by morning by Lynsay Sands
Immortal by morning
by Lynsay Sands

Immortal rogue enforcer and homicide detective Crispinus Delacort learns human bones have been found in the garden of Abril Newman's boss's rural home, and his mutual attraction to Abril distracts him as he solves the case. 
Dark hope by Christine Feehan
Dark hope
by Christine Feehan

Demon slayer Silke Vriese Reinders must join forces with Benedek Kovak, a powerful Carpathian warrior on the brink of darkness, to stop an enemy threatening mankind, in the latest addition to the long-running series following Dark Whisper.
Shattering dawn by Jayne Ann Krentz
Shattering dawn
by Jayne Ann Krentz

When PI Gideon Sweetwater disrupts the kidnapping of Amelia Rivers, they escape and return to the ruins of the hotel where Amelia lost a night to amnesia before gaining powers, desperate to stop a killer and the people who are conducting illegal experiments with a dangerous drug designed to enhance psychic abilities.
Lover Forbidden by J. R. Ward
Lover Forbidden
by J. R. Ward

Devlin comes out of nowhere to save Lyric's life, and when she later searches for him they are drawn to each other, but she doesn't know he's hiding a secret -- or that he could be the key to ending war between the Black Dagger Brotherhood and the lessers forever.
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