Romance
January 2025
Recent Releases
The Co-op
by Tarah DeWitt

Short on cash to flip the run-down Santa Cruz home they just co-inherited, exes LaRynn Lavigne and Deacon Leeds agree to a marriage of convenience to access LaRynn's trust fund. But they soon discover the house isn't the only thing getting repaired.
Pickleballers
by Ilana Long

After her husband leaves her for another woman, Meg Bloomberg takes up pickleball, where she crosses paths (and paddles) with Ethan Fine, a handsome environmentalist who's determined to turn her neighborhood pickleball court into a nature preserve.
Under loch and key
by Lana Ferguson

"A woman discovers that not all monsters are her enemy-the opposite, in fact-in this new paranormal romance by Lana Ferguson"
The Courting of Bristol Keats
by Mary E. Pearson

Bristol Keats struggles to keep herself and her sisters alive after the tragic disappearance of their parents. When she receives a letter from a mysterious aunt she never knew existed, everything she thought she knew about her family crumbles and she must carefully navigate a world of monstrous intrigue to rescue her father. 
Lawbreaker
by Diana Palmer

Tony has been Odalie nemesis since the day they met. Once a New Jersey crime boss, Tony now owns an art gallery in New York, where he spends most of his time delegating his shadier business to subordinates. Odalie, a professional singer, never expected to run into the heartbreaker from her past when she rents a small house near Tony's Manhattan apartment.
Focus on: Second Chance Romances
Can't Resist Her
by Kianna Alexander

Fifteen years after sharing a kiss at their high school dance, Summer Graves and Aiko Holt reconnect when they end up on opposite sides of a demolition project that's set to destroy their former school. Can they put their differences aside for a second chance at love? 
Just Some Stupid Love Story
by Katelyn Doyle

After a drunken hook-up at their high school reunion, screenwriter Molly Marks and lawyer Seth Rubenstein make a bet to predict the romantic futures of five couples -- including themselves. 
Aphrodite and the Duke
by J.J. McAvoy

As her younger sister prepares for her first season, Aphrodite Du Bell returns to London for the first time since her own debut -- when the handsome Evander, Duke of Everely, broke her heart by marrying another. Evander, now a widower, has always regretted not following his heart. Can he win back Aphrodite's trust?
 
The Reunion
by Kayla Olson

Former costars and ex-BFFs Liv Latimer and Ransom Joel must confront past hurts and unresolved feelings as they shoot a reunion special for Girl on the Verge, the teen drama that made them both famous.
Fool Me Once
by Ashley Winstead

Communications director Lee Stone is paired with lawyer Ben Laderman to pass a green energy bill in Texas. The only problem? She broke his heart years ago, and now she's wondering if she made a mistake. "A romance with bite, wit, and heart" (Kirkus Reviews).
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