Romance
August 2025
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The Battle of the Bookshops
by Poppy Alexander

A charming literary-themed novel about a young woman determined to save her great-aunt's beloved bookshop from extinction by the shiny new competition-which also happens to be run by the handsome son of her family's rivals.
Every Summer After
by Carley Fortune

They say you can never go home again, and for Persephone Fraser, ever since she made the biggest mistake of her life a decade ago, that has felt too true. Instead of glittering summers on the lakeshore of her childhood, she spends them in a stylish apartment in the city, going out with friends, and keeping everyone a safe distance from her heart.

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The fallen & the kiss of dusk / : The Shadowborn Duet, Book Two
by Carissa Broadbent

Mische made the ultimate sacrifice to save those she loves--and plunged the world into an eternal night. Now, imprisoned by the gods and obsessed with revenge, Asar is desperate to find her again. When a goddess offers them a final path to redemption--and back to each other-- Asar and Mische embark on an extraordinary mission. Together, they must seize the power of the god of death so Asar may do the impossible: ascend to true divinity.
 
Kindling (Scottish Spice, Book 1)
by Bonnie Woods

A cosy autumnal retreat in the Scottish Highlands is the perfect escape for city girl, Harper... Until she is stranded in the forest with nowhere to stay. Fraser, a gruff local woodcutter, reluctantly offers her his lumberjack's cabin on one condition - she mustn't distract him from his duties.
Love at First Sighting
by Mallory Marlowe

Los Angeles social media influencer El Martin seems to have a picture-perfect life. But what El wants more than anything is to find something real to make her heart race in a way it hasn't in years. She doesn't expect that feeling to come from capturing footage of an unidentified flying . . . thing, much less from the charming Man in Black who keeps following her around. Agent Carter Brody is trying his best to keep the Private Intelligence Sector afloat by dragging their hopelessly out-of-date office into this century, even though what he really wants to do is follow in his father's footsteps by identifying and hiding extraterrestrial sightings. He gets his chance after being assigned to El's case and is stopped in his tracks not only by her ingenuity and confidence but also by an unnerving coincidence--her sighting looks eerily like what Carter himself saw right before a family tragedy.
 
 
The Re-write
by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

Temi and Wale meet in London. They flirt, date, meet each other's friends. Then they break up. And Wale goes on a reality dating show. Instead of giving in to heartbreak, Temi throws herself into her dream: writing. She's within touching distance of a book deal that would solve all her problems. But publishers keep passing on her novel and bills still have to be paid. So, when the opportunity to ghost-write a celebrity memoir arises, Temi accepts. And, of course, the celebrity turns out to be Wale...
 
 
 
 
Rivals to Lovers
by Elise Wayland

Perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Ali Hazelwood, this steamy rivals-to-lovers romance set in Manhattan features two writers fighting to write the adaptation of their favorite classic novel.
 
Well, actually : a novel
by Mazey Eddings
Eva Kitt never expected to be the host of Sausage Talk, interviewing B-list celebrities over lukewarm hot dogs, instead of pursuing the journalism career she dreamed of. But when Eva's impromptu public call out of her college ex goes viral, she's thrust into the spotlight. It doesn't help said ex is Rylie Cooper, a beloved social media personality that has built a platform on deconstructing toxic masculinity and teaching men how to be good partners. Forced to confront Rylie on a live episode of Sausage Talk, he offers Eva a deal: allow him to take her on a series of dates to make up for his toxic behavior, then debrief them on his channel to show he's changed. Eva refuses to play nice, but agrees to the scheme to advance her own career and continue defaming Rylie's good name. When these manufactured dates start to feel real, Eva has to wonder if the boy that broke her heart has become the man that might heal it.
 
Zomromcom
by Olivia Dade

"Teaming up with your neighbor during a zombie outbreak is a no-brainer, but if it turns out he's a vampire... the stakes couldn't be higher."
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