Romance
September 2026
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Burn of the Everflame by Penn Cole
Burn of the Everflame
by Penn Cole

 War has overtaken Emarion. In the north, Ophiucae and his army of bloodthirsty mortals seek to eradicate all Descended from the continent. In the south, the Guardians of the Everflame lie in wait, plotting a rebellion generations overdue. In Lumnos, Realm of Light and Shadow, the Crowns are gathering. Caught between two deadly foes, they must form an unlikely alliance to save their people. But the Crowns have a secret--and a heart without its mate will burn the world down to fulfill its fate. Hatred reigns. Hope seems lost. With the future in darkness, can a flame emerge to bring the light?
Level Up for Love by Lenora Woods
Level Up for Love
by Lenora Woods

Sparks fly as two former college rivals are forced together for a new D&D campaign--clashing both in and out of the game--in this fusion of contemporary second-chance romance and fantasy.
Thank You for Remembering by Emily Harding
Thank You for Remembering
by Emily Harding

A modern amnesia romance about fresh starts, unexpected love, and what happens when forgetting your past sends you stumbling straight into your future.
A Thousand Painted Hours by Barbara O'Neal
A Thousand Painted Hours
by Barbara O'Neal

An epic, emotionally charged novel about love, art, and survival spanning 1900s colonial India to Blitz-era London.
Well Versed by Jen DeLuca
Well Versed
by Jen DeLuca

It's a second chance at first love at the Renaissance Faire, where the search for a new queen shapes a destiny.
Featuring Fall & Paranormal Romance
Big Bad Wolf by Laurie Gilmore
Big Bad Wolf
by Laurie Gilmore

If you enjoyed Dream Harbor and are a fan of paranormal, come join me in Maple Hollow... my next obsession series from Laurie Gilmore--NetGalley ReaderCozy and atmospheric... a delicious blend of small town romance, paranormal magic and swoon worthy tension... will have you howling for the next book!--Elena Armas, New York Times bestselling author
Doomsdate by Laura Piper Lee
Doomsdate
by Laura Piper Lee

When a first date between a doomsday prepper and a nerdy film professor goes horribly, zombie-apocalypse-level wrong, the mismatched pair team up on a road trip to safety in this delightfully feral rom-com. 
Fall Into Place by Kristyn J. Miller
Fall Into Place
by Kristyn J. Miller

Leaving was easy. Coming back changes everything. Propelled home from Manhattan to rural Vermont to spend one final autumn at her family's historic apple orchard before it's sold, Lenore struggles to say goodbye. Not only to French Hill Farm, but to everything that once inspired her art. Soon enough, entries in her late grandmother's journal reignite memories of Lenore's childhood--and the crush on the groundskeeper's son she's since tried to forget.
A Fall to Remember by Ellie Alexander
A Fall to Remember
by Ellie Alexander

If you love cozy small-town settings, swoon-worthy autumn vibes, second-chance romance, and The Gilmore Girls, pour yourself a pumpkin spice latte, and curl up with A Fall to Remember.
Grim Tidings by B. K. Borison
Grim Tidings
by B. K. Borison

When a runaway grim reaper tries to save a life, she clashes with a skeptical Guardian, forcing them to form an unlikely partnership beyond the grave. Darcy Moore is tired of death. Which would be fine and good ... if she wasn't a Grim Reaper. Determined to outrun her designation as the villain, Darcy decides she won't be dragging her next assignment to the underworld. She'll be saving him instead.
Meet Cute Magic by Morgan Elizabeth
Meet Cute Magic
by Morgan Elizabeth

. She's a witch who can't fall in love without getting her heart broken. He holds a grudge like no other. Bookstore owner Rosie Mayfield wants a love of her own, but it's not meant to be--because of her family's curse. To break it, she conjures a ghost who will break her curse, but for a cost--she has to brew a potion to help him transition to the other side. The problem? There's only one person who hates Rosie in all of Heartwood Hollow, and she needs his help to complete the required task.
With All My Haunted Heart by Isabel Sterling
With All My Haunted Heart
by Isabel Sterling

A witch hired to ethically haunt a small-town B&B instead finds herself spellbound by her non-magical client in this cozy and enchanting sapphic romance. 
It's Beginning to Read a Lot Like Christmas
Belle's Christmas Carol: A Dickens-Inspired Holiday Novella by Michelle Griep
Belle's Christmas Carol: A Dickens-Inspired Holiday Novella
by Michelle Griep

Scrooge's former fiancée Belle Beaumont inherits a struggling London orphanage and longs to give the children a merry Christmas. She joins forces with barrister Rafe Munro, who's fighting to clear an innocent man's name while searching for a child who may be his relative. Secrets and unexpected love intertwine in this tale with echoes of Dickens.
Christmas Staycation (Standard Edition) by Meghan Quinn
Christmas Staycation (Standard Edition)
by Meghan Quinn

Nothing says Merry Christmas like fake fiance's, family pressure, and accidentally falling for your ex's brother. Nolan never met a spotlight he didn't like. As a major league baseball player with a filthy mouth, an ego the size of the North Pole, and zero interest in behaving, he's perfectly happy breezing into Christmas in Kringletown like the charming disaster everyone expects him to be. Taran, on the other hand, has made an art form out of keeping the peace. She's polished, careful, and so committed to making everyone else happy that she's somehow agreed to a fake wedding with her ex just to keep her family's holiday from imploding. There's only one problem: the ex in question is Nolan's brother, and Nolan sees right through her. 
The Christmas Yes List: A Heartwarming Holiday Novel by Melissa Ferguson
The Christmas Yes List: A Heartwarming Holiday Novel
by Melissa Ferguson

Get ready for a laugh-out-loud holiday romance that's brimming with witty banter and heartwarming cheer by the bestselling author of Meet Me in the Margins, Melissa Ferguson.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Meltdown by Sheila Roberts
Have Yourself a Merry Little Meltdown
by Sheila Roberts

A heartwarming holiday romance full of family, love, and a little bit of intrigue, as a debut novelist tries to keep her author identity secret from the family members who inspired her offbeat characters.
Home for the Homicides: A Holly & Mark Mystery by Elle Cosimano
Home for the Homicides: A Holly & Mark Mystery
by Elle Cosimano

 'Tis the season . . . for murder. Holly Frost and Mark Shepherd report to the idyllic town of Christmas to investigate a very less than idyllic murder, they're in for more than the average whodunnit. Welcome to Christmas, a town so cozy and charming it could be the backdrop of a Hallmark movie, where crime is never in season and it's the holidays all year round. So when a tourist is found stabbed to death by an icicle ornament in the middle of the town nativity scene, the local police are out of their depth--after all, how do you find a criminal in a town where crime doesn't exist? The stakes are high: the whole town is relying on Holly and Mark to solve the crime before the annual Jingle Bell Jubilee festival (which naturally the town's entire economic survival relies on), plus, whichever of them cracks the case will receive a promotion to Major Crimes--and there's only one spot. 
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder by Ally Carter
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder
by Ally Carter

A billionaire's grandson and the housekeeper's daughter square off in this cat-and-mouse holiday romance-mystery.
Merry Spooky Love: A Melody Bittersweet Novel by Josie Silver
Merry Spooky Love: A Melody Bittersweet Novel
by Josie Silver

Melody Bittersweet's Christmases are always more haunted than holly jolly, but even she's not used to a heartbreak holiday--which this one could end up being, if she can't save a beloved family-run department store... and if, despite their incredible chemistry and deepening emotional connection, her on-and-off boyfriend, Fletcher Gunn, still won't believe in her paranormal abilities. 
Snow This Is Love: Meant to Be Holiday Tales by Christina Lauren
Snow This Is Love: Meant to Be Holiday Tales
by Christina Lauren

 From Christmas to New Year's Eve to Lunar New Year, today's best romance writers reimagine beloved Disney tales as contemporary romances with a dusting of holiday magic. 
The Twelve Loves of Christmas: An Advent Romance Collection by Alexandria Bellefleur
The Twelve Loves of Christmas: An Advent Romance Collection
by Alexandria Bellefleur

Count down to Christmas with twelve sealed holiday love stories by beloved romance authors.
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