Romance - December 2025

Recent Releases
A Moment to Love
by Tracie Peterson

In Tracie Peterson's 3rd and final Hope of Cheyenne Christian historical romance, Dr. Carrie Vogel agrees to a fake marriage with Pinkerton agent Spencer Duval as a cover to help him track down his father's murderer in 1890 Cheyenne, Wyoming. But when their feelings for each other blossom into romance, they turn to their faith to get them through their ruse.
For fans of: chaste yet high-stakes romances like Mary Connealy's A Western Light novels and Claiming Her Legacy by Linda Goodnight.

Christian Romance 
And Then There Was You by Sophie Cousens
And Then There Was You
by Sophie Cousens

In 'And Then There Was You', Chloe Fairy turns to a dating service for her college's ten-year-reunion. Enter Rob, her handsome, successful, and charming match. But as Chloe digs deeper into her past and reconnects with old friends, she begins to question if Rob is really all that he seems. And maybe, just maybe, revisiting her past is exactly what she needs to move forward.

Contemporary Romance
Brimstone (Standard Edition) by Callie Hart
Brimstone
by Callie Hart

The #1 New York Times bestselling romantasy series continues with more drama, higher stakes, and deadly consequences. Duty. Blood. Honor. Power. Saeris Fane doesn't want power. The very last thing she needs is her name whispered on an entire court's lips, but now that she's been crowned queen of the Blood Court, she's discovering that a queen's life is not her own.  The realm and their friends are in danger. Together, Saeris and Fisher will pass through fire and brimstone to save them.
Fae & Alchemy (2)

Romantasy
An Academic Affair by Jodi McAlister
An Academic Affair
by Jodi McAlister

Two English professors enter a fake marriage in order to secure partner hire, but soon realize their feelings for each other aren't as fake as they'd once thought--
Literary Lovers (1)

Romantic Comedy
Blackthorn by J. T. Geissinger
Blackthorn
by J. T. Geissinger

The return of a prodigal daughter. A mysterious town and even more mysterious house. Buried secrets. A missing body. Feuding families. And a truth so explosive, it could destroy them all. 'Blackthorn' is a gothic romance where 'A Discovery of Witches' meets 'The Haunting of Hill House'.

Paranormal Romance
 
Ladies in Waiting: Jane Austen's Unsung Characters by Adriana Trigiani
Ladies in Waiting: Jane Austen's Unsung Characters
by Adriana Trigiani

In honor of her 250th birthday, eight authors have come together with ... imaginative reboots of the lives of several of Jane Austen's minor characters. Written with plenty of love and wit, these... stories star everyone from Pride and Prejudice's snobbish Caroline Bingley to the modern descendant of Sense and Sensibility's Eliza Williams and much more. Blurring genres and taking us across the oceans, Ladies in Waiting is a heartfelt celebration of Jane Austen and her timeless masterpieces--

Collections & Anthologies
The Wicked by Rebecca Johnpee
The Wicked
by Rebecca Johnpee

They call me “The Wicked.” I’ve earned that name with blood, silence, and the weight of every secret I carry. As head of the Marino Family, nothing slips past me. Not lies. Not weakness. Not fear. But when she enters my world, everything tilts. 'The Wicked' is a dark romance where a mafia and heist romance collide in a scorchingly intense and unforgettable tale.
Wicked Trilogy (1)

Romantic Suspense
The Fine Art of Faking It by Lucy Score
The Fine Art of Faking It
by Lucy Score

When Blue Moon's Beautification Committee resorts to an unprecedented - and disastrous - matchmaking scheme, enemies Eden and Davis join forces to take them down. These two frenemies can survive being fake lovers for a few weeks if it means teaching their neighbours all's not fair in love and war.
Blue Moon (6)

Contemporary 
Romance
Daddy Issues by Kate Goldbeck
Daddy Issues
by Kate Goldbeck

A jaded twenty-something is stuck living at home, her life on pause, when a single dad becomes her new neighbor, and unexpectedly sets her life—and her heart—into motion in this modern love story from the bestselling author of You, Again.

Romantic Comedy
Under the Marshal's Protection by Anna J. Stewart
Under the Marshal's Protection
by Anna J. Stewart

US Marshal Howell McKenna has every reason to mistrust federal prosecutor Kara Gallagher. He’s also dedicated to his job. When she asks for his help convicting a mobster, he agrees—because it’s the right thing to do, and because her emotional attachment to the case means she’s in danger. Working together, they discover that putting their past behind them is easier than ignoring the heat that simmers between them. And, as an already-menacing case takes unexpected twists, Howell’s not always sure that Kara wants justice more than she wants revenge…
McKenna Code (2)

Romantic Suspense
2025 Debuts
Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon
by Annie Mare

When a wrong-number text leads to some flirty exchanges between hairdresser Tessa and engineer Meryl, Tessa is shocked to discover that Meryl has been missing for a month, and her texts to Tessa are all timestamped from five months ago. Will the separated pair be able to find their happily-ever-after in time?
For fans of: sweet and sapphic speculative romances like One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston.

Speculative Romance
Once Upon a Time in Dollywood by Ashley Jordan
Once Upon a Time in Dollywood
by Ashley Jordan

A playwright must grapple with her difficult year and writer's block while falling for the single dad living next door in this emotional debut novel from Ashley Jordan.

Contemporary Romance
Eat Post Like by Emily Arden Wells
Eat Post Like
by Emily Arden Wells

Eat Post Like is a heartwarming debut novel of self-discovery, resilience, and the transformative power of food.


 
Any Trope But You by Victoria Lavine
Any Trope But You
by Victoria Lavine

Beloved romance author Margot Bradley has a dark secret: she doesn't believe in Happily Ever Afters. Not for herself, not for her readers, and not even for her characters, for whom she secretly writes alternate endings that swap weddings and babies for divorce papers and the occasional slashed tire. When her Happily Never After document is hacked and released to the public, she finds herself canceled by her readers and dropped by her publisher. Desperate to find a way to continue supporting her chronically ill sister Savannah, Margot decides to trade meet-cutes for murder. The fictional kind--probably. But when Savannah books Margot a six-week stay in a remote Alaskan resort to pen her first murder mystery, Margot finds herself running from a moose and leaping into the arms of the handsome proprietor, making her fear she's just landed in a romance novel instead--

Romantic Comedy
The Slowest Burn by Sarah Chamberlain
The Slowest Burn
by Sarah Chamberlain

A top ghostwriter for celebrity cookbooks meets an up-and-coming chef and reality-show star in a delicious opposites-attract romance. 

Contemporary Romance 
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