Romance
February 2026

Recent Releases
Twice by Mitch Albom
Twice
by Mitch Albom

Young Alfie Logan can rewind any moment for a do-over--but must accept the results of his second try; having navigated through adolescence and finding seemingly lasting love with Gianna, he must confront an impossible choice when his power unravels during a casino arrest.
Mate by Ali Hazelwood
Mate
by Ali Hazelwood

As the first Human-Were hybrid, Serena is prey to the political machinations of Weres, Vampyres, and Humans; her mate, Koen, Alpha of the Northwest pack, may be the only thing standing between her and total annihilation.
Slap Shot by Chelsea Curto
Slap Shot
by Chelsea Curto

Hudson Hayes, star defenseman for the DC Stars, needs help. He's been looking for a private chef for months but keeps coming up short. With the NHL season starting and no prospects in sight, he's close to giving up. Madeline Galloway needs a job. Recently let go from her executive chef position in Las Vegas, she's desperate as can be when she reaches out to an old acquaintance about a possible job opportunity... in Washington DC.
Cover Story by Mhairi McFarlane
Cover Story
by Mhairi McFarlane

Bel has just landed a job at the Manchester office of a big national newspaper, coming off the success of her latest award-winning podcast. The team is small, consisting of Bel, her ambitious colleague Aaron, and the new intern. But when the intern turns out to be a thirtysomething man called Connor, she's not impressed.... Connor's life is in a state of collapse. He's left his seemingly perfect life in London--a well-paying job, great apartment, and beautiful girlfriend--for a chance to pursue a lifelong dream of becoming a reporter. After a bad first impression with Bel, his internship begins to feel like another in a series of poor decisions.
Hot Desk by Laura Dickerman
Hot Desk
by Laura Dickerman

Rival editors Rebecca and Ben work for competing publishing houses that share a space in the same building. As they compete for the rights to a posthumous work based on notes left in a literary giant's desk, Rebecca learns startling information about her family, and herself, including her mother's connection to the late literary legend.
Rose in Chains (Standard Edition) by Julie Soto
Rose in Chains 
by Julie Soto

The war is lost, the hero is dead, and Princess Briony Rosewood is captured as her castle falls. Stripped of her Magic and freedom, she’s sold at auction to Toven Hearst, heir to a notoriously cruel family. As her people face slavery or death, Briony must navigate a brutal new world. Yet even in darkness, hope flickers—help may come from the most unlikely of places.
By the Horns by Ruby Dixon
By the Horns
by Ruby Dixon

Gwenna has always considered herself a normal person. A former servant, she wants nothing more than to land a steady job with the Royal Artifactual Guild so she can make some steady coin to send home to her mother. Standing in her way? One big, arrogant, far-too-flirty Taurian named Raptor. They slept together once, and now he wants more . . . but she doesn't have time for that. He's on a secret mission for the guild to find an artifact thief. Problem is, he thinks the thief is Gwenna.
People Watching by Hannah Bonam-Young
People Watching
by Hannah Bonam-Young

A small-town woman’s journey to spread her wings intertwines with the arrival of an adventurous newcomer who brings out the best in her.
The Battle of the Bookshops by Poppy Alexander
The Battle of the Bookshops
by Poppy Alexander

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.
What Fury Brings
by Tricia Levenseller

#1 New York Times-bestselling author Tricia Levenseller makes her adult debut with What Fury Brings a sexy, empowering romantasy featuring a warrior general who must kidnap and train a husband in order to take her rightful place as queen.
Gracie Harris Is Under Construction by Kate Hash
Gracie Harris Is Under Construction
by Kate Hash

A beautiful love story unfolds for tenderhearted Gracie Harris-a mom of two and recent widow-as she navigates the unexpected curveballs that adulthood throws and takes her second chance to find love.
The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah by Jean Meltzer
The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah
by Jean Meltzer

Evelyn Schwartz has the perfect Hanukkah planned: eight jam-packed days producing the live-action televised musical of A Christmas carol. Who needs family when you've got long hours, impossible deadlines, and your dream job? That is, until an accident on set lands her in the medical bay with one of her chronic migraines, and she's shocked to find her ex-husband, David Adler, filling in for the usual studio doctor. ... As Evelyn revisits her ghosts of Hanukkah past, she and David both begin to wonder if they can have a Hanukkah future.
The Gingerbread Bakery by Laurie Gilmore
The Gingerbread Bakery
by Laurie Gilmore

As owner of her beloved Gingerbread Bakery, Annie Andrews should have a love life to match her business; sugary and sweet. But instead, she's locked in a game of words with the irritatingly upbeat bar owner down the street. Mac Sullivan has everything he wants, except the girl he dreams of. It's easier to argue with Annie than get her to talk to him but with Jeanie and Logan's wedding coming up, they're about to spend a lot more time together. As the snowflakes fall and with romance in the air, will Annie see that the one she loves to hate might just be her perfect match after all?
Pickle Perfect by Ilana Long
Pickle Perfect
by Ilana Long

Convinced by her godparents to join them for a "de-stressing" destination pickleball vacation in Costa Rica, thirtysomething single parent Lulu Gardner would be having the time of her life if she wasn't backhanded by the sight of her high school fling Tyler Demming on the beachside courts.
And Then There Was the One by Martha Waters
And Then There Was the One
by Martha Waters

In a quaint village in the Cotswolds, Georgiana Radcliffe has accidentally become an amateur detective after helping solve four murders in a single year. When the chairman of the village council turns up dead, everyone agrees with the official ruling of a heart attack, but Georgie can't help but suspect that the council chairman is a fifth victim. Now, murder tourists are flocking from around the country, in hopes of becoming sleuths themselves.
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