Romance
January 2026*

Recent Releases
And Then There Was You
by Sophie Cousens

Hoping to impress her more accomplished classmates (including her former best friend, film director Sean Adler) at her ten-year college reunion, stuck-in-a-rut Chloe Fairway joins an exclusive dating service to secure her perfect plus-one. Rob is everything she could have dreamed of…but he’s a robot. Will her fake romance lead to real love? For another witty and heartfelt romance with speculative elements, try Magical Meet Cute by Jean Meltzer.
Kate Landry Has a Plan by Rebekah Millet
Kate Landry Has a Plan
by Rebekah Millet

Forty-year-old Kate Landry leads a structured life running a beignet café in New Orleans until an unpredictable and hunky librarian drops into her world. Micah Guidry was her first kiss and is the first man in years to make her consider dating again. But past hurts have a tight hold on Kate, and falling in love in the Big Easy might be too hard.
An overdue match by Sarah Monzon
An overdue match
by Sarah Monzon

"After losing her hair to alopecia, librarian Evangeline Kelly decided that she isn't heroine material, so she turns to matchmaking library patrons instead. Tattoo artist Tai Davis uncovers her scheme and strikes a deal for her to go on dates with him inexchange for keeping her secret, but they'll both learn you can't judge a book-or each other-by the cover"
Pursuit of Elena Bradford by Ann H. Gabhart
Pursuit of Elena Bradford
by Ann H. Gabhart

Elena Bradford is more interested in her art than marriage. But when her father dies, leaving the family in debt, her mother packs the family up to go to a resort in Kentucky in search of a rich husband for Elena. With three men vying for her attention and a mysterious death among the guests, she must decide who to trust--
The Marriage Method
by Mimi Matthews

Benevolent Academy for the Betterment of Young Ladies teacher Penelope "Nell" Trewlove agrees to meet with newspaper editor Miles Quincy, who's determined to expose the school's "subversive" aims. When a clumsy moment puts them in a compromising position, they're forced into a marriage of convenience that quickly throws them into the middle of a murder mystery. This fast-paced 2nd in the Crinoline Academy Victorian romance series will appeal to fans of Manda Collins' Ladies Most Scandalous novels and Evie Dunmore's League of Extraordinary Women series.
For Fans Of: Emily Henry
With Netflix's long-awaited adaptation of Emily Henry's People We Meet on Vacation dropping on January 9th (and additional adaptations currently in the works), fans of the author will be eager to dive into some similarly heartfelt and witty romances. Try one of these!
 
In a Not So Perfect World
by Neely Tubati Alexander

In exchange for a free trip to Turks and Caicos, overworked video game designer Sloane Cooper is more than willing to pose as her neighbor Charlie's new girlfriend as part of his ill-advised plan to win back his ex. For fans of: Emily Henry's People We Meet on Vacation.
Window shopping : a novel by Tessa Bailey
Window shopping : a novel
by Tessa Bailey

Two weeks before Christmas and all through Manhattan, shop windows are decorated in red and green satin, and Stella is standing alone outside a famous department store when a charming man asks her opinion on the décor.
The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter
The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year
by Ally Carter

Snowed in at an English country estate holiday party, cozy mystery author Maggie Chase is forced to investigate alongside her nemesis, thriller author Ethan Wyatt, when their hostess disappears without a trace. This banter-filled latest from Ally Carter (The Blonde Identity) blends romantic suspense with a locked-room mystery, perfect for fans of Knives Out.
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
The Love Hypothesis
by Ali Hazelwood

A kiss is just a kiss? To convince her best friend, Ahn, that she has no interest in Ahn's crush, PhD student Olive Smith plants a kiss on the first guy she sees and begs him to play along.

A fine faux-mance: Olive is horrified to realize that she has locked lips with none than the biology department's star professor, Adam Carlsen, who wants to continue the deception for reasons of his own.

Did you know? This novel originated in the Star Wars fandom as Reylo fanfiction. 
First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison
First-Time Caller
by B.K. Borison

When single mom Lucie Stone's call with jaded radio host Aiden Valentine goes viral, she's invited to be the cohost on his popular romance show Heartstrings, where she'll report back on her dating life. When her dates go nowhere, Lucie finds herself drawn to Aiden -- but will his emotional distance keep them apart? This steamy 1st in the Heartstrings series will appeal to fans of Sleepless in Seattle and Is She Really Going Out with Him? by Sophie Cousens.
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