Romance - August 2025
Recent Releases
Never the Roses
by Jennifer K. Lambert

When sorcerer Oneira steals a book from the library of her rival, Stearanos, the two embark on a forbidden correspondence and unexpectedly fall for each other as their kingdoms prepare for war.

Try this next: A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall.
Maid for Each Other
by Lynn Painter

'Maid in Manhattan' meets 'Pretty Woman' in this romantic comedy about a millionaire and a housecleaner who pretend to date. He needs his family off his back about his dating life. She needs a place to stay for a week when there is an infestation outbreak in her apartment building. What harm could it do? It’s purely business, no pleasure… right?
 
All the Men I've Loved Again
by Christine Pride

On the eve of her 40th birthday, Cora finds herself torn between her college sweetheart Lincoln and her rebound fling Aaron when both men re-enter her life at the same time.

For fans of: One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
Offside
by Avery Keelan

From TikTok sensation Avery Keelan comes an addictive college hockey romance. After being dumped on her 21st birthday, Bailey rebounds right into the arms of Chase, her ex’s biggest competition. Fraternizing with the enemy is definitely out of the question, but what if the enemy is impossible to resist?

Keelan lives in Edmonton, AB.
Ordinary Love
by Marie Rutkoski

Shortly after leaving her abusive husband, affluent Emily reconnects with her high school best friend (and first love), Gennifer, now a famous Olympian with a questionable reputation. Will their respective baggage keep them from a second chance at happiness? Try this next: Perris, California by Rachel Stark. 
Not part of the plan
by Lucy Score

Nikolai Vulkov is a love 'em and leave 'em bad boy visiting the town of Blue Moon. He is not Emma Merrill's type, who is the kind of girl a man settles down with. But they give in to their attraction one time. Fine. Five times. Who's counting? But once Emma's ex-boyfriend shows up in town, she'll come to her senses, and Niko will go back to New York. Right?

Blue Moon (4)
When Javi Dumped Mari
by Mia Sosa

In college, best friends Javier Báez and Marisol Campos promised they wouldn't date someone the other didn't approve of, until one night of passion between them torpedoed their relationship. Years later, Javier's finally ready to tell Marisol he loves her -- and then she introduces him to her fiancé, Alex. This feel-good homage to When Harry Met Sally and My Best Friend's Wedding will appeal to fans of Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell. 
The Rogue
by Maisey Yates

Rue Matthews has it all. A cute little yarn store to call her own, her upcoming wedding and the best friend on earth. Sure, most people might not understand her relationship with Justice King, but he’s always been there for her. And now he’s going to be her best man…until her fiancé calls off the wedding just before the guests arrive.

Justice loves Rue more than anything in the world. But that love has always stayed platonic because he knows full well she deserves better than him. Though when her fiancé breaks her heart and Rue asks him to show her what passion is really like, he can’t resist. But spending his best friend’s honeymoon with her turns out to be a lot more intense than either of them bargained for. She’s always been his best friend… Could she be everything?

Four Corners Ranch (11)
Sunny Side Up
by Katie Sturino

After suffering from an anxiety attack in the dressing room of the Bergdorf Goodman swimsuit department, newly divorced public relations executive Sunny Greene is inspired to create a plus-sized swimwear line, which puts her in the path of two very different love interests: investor Ted, who's agreed to financially back her; and mailman Dennis, who delivers the many packages she needs for her business. For fans of: One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London.
Totally and Completely Fine : A novel
by Elissa Sussman

Set in a small Montana town, 'Totally and Completely Fine' follows Lauren Parker, who has become adrift in her life after the death of her husband. Then she meets actor Ben Walsh and she spurs headfirst into her desire. Alternating between Lauren’s past with her late husband and her present with Ben, this book illuminates what it means to find a life-changing love and be true to oneself in the process.
 
Atonement sky
by Nalini Singh

Justice-Psy Eleri Dias is determined to atone for an act of omission that has haunted her for ten years. But that decision not only means facing Falcon wing leader Adam Garrett, but also putting herself in the path of a serial killer. Everything that could’ve been between Eleri and Adam was lost years ago. As they work to uncover a monster, there may be no more time left for either atonement - or love.

Psy-Changeling Trinity (9)
Friends to Lovers
by Sally Blakely

Best friends Joni and Ren have been inseparable since childhood. So when Joni moves across the country for her job, the two devise a creative way to stay in touch: they’ll be each other’s plus-ones every year for wedding season, no matter what else is happening in their lives.
It’s a tradition that works, until a line is crossed and the friendship they once thought was forever is ruined.
Now Joni is back at their families’ shared summer home for her sister’s wedding, and she’s determined to make the week perfect, even if it means faking a friendship with Ren—and avoiding the truth of why they have to fake it in the first place. How hard can it be to pretend to be friends with the person who once knew you best?
But as sunny beach days together turn into starry nights, Joni begins to question what her life is without Ren in it. And when the wedding arrives, bringing past heartaches to the surface, she’ll be forced to decide if loving Ren means letting him go, or if theirs is a love story worth fighting for.
A Fortune's Secret
by Teri Wilson

Mom-to-be Annelise Wellington is despondent when her ne'er-do-well fiancé leaves the country. But when she accidentally confesses her pregnancy to her beau’s old friend Drake Fortune, he’s got an unexpected solution: move to Fortune’s Gold Ranch! Even as he’s captivated by Annelise, Drake’s got his hands full with a newly discovered identical twin and a terrifying ranch saboteur. While he works to untangle the mysteries of his past and protect his present, is it Annelise who might just be Drake’s future?

Fortune's of Texas (6)
Rose in Chains
by Julie Soto

"The war is over...Captured as her castle is overrun by the enemy, the world as Briony Rosewood knows it is changed forever. Evil has won, and her people face imminent servitude, imprisonment, or death. ​Stripped of her Magic and her freedom, Briony and the other survivors are quickly sold off to the highest bidders in an auction...After a fierce bidding war, she's sold to none other than Toven Hearst, scion of a family known for their cruelty. Yet despite the horrors of her new world and the roleshe must learn to play within it, all is not lost"
The Dirty Version 
by Turner Gable Kahn

"Tash was thrilled when the dramatic rights to her surprise-hit feminist novel were snapped up by an indie film studio. But no one warned her that a Hollywood shuffle could land her smart, literary epic in the hands of a huge action-movie franchise director more famous for his machismo than his artistry. And now this big shot director wants "the dirty version" of her book, demanding Tash transform the strong, complex female warriors she created into eye candy. Despite her best efforts to stall, the studio assigns Tash to its golden-boy intimacy coordinator to help her add spice to the script. Tash resents Caleb from the first word of the first sentence they write together, certain he's the enemy and too handsome to be trusted. But the longer they collaborate on her characters, the more she's attracted to his firm grasp of emotional (and fine, physical) nudity. Soon they're burning up the bedsheets along with their new pages, blurring romantic storylines. But just when Tash feels it's all coming together,the whole plot falls apart. Can she find a narrative that saves her show and her own love story, or are both lost forever?"
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