Latest Romance Book Releases + PRIME DAY FUN DAY #1 – 07-08-2025

SUPER-BARGAIN ALERT! SHE'S A BIOTECH ENGINEER & HE'S THREATENING HER HAPPY LIFE...

A forbidden, secret affair proves that all’s fair in love and science—from New York Timesbestselling author Ali Hazelwood.

"...Rue Siebert might not have it all, but she has enough: a few friends she can always count on, the financial stability she yearned for as a kid, and a successful career as a biotech engineer at Kline, one of the most promising start-ups in the field of food science. Her world is stable, pleasant, and hard-fought. Until a hostile takeover and its offensively attractive front man threatens to bring it all crumbling down..."

SUPER-BARGAIN TODAY!! ON LESLIE M'S BEST BOOKS OF 2023 LIST!

"...Samantha Casey is a school librarian who loves her job, the kids, and her school family with passion and joy for living. But she wasn’t always that way. 

Duncan Carpenter is the new school principal who lives by rules and regulations, guided by the knowledge that bad things can happen.  But he wasn’t always that way. 

And Sam knows it. Because she knew him before—at another school, in a different life. Back then, she loved him—but she was invisible. To him. To everyone. Even to herself..."

Leslie M: What You Wish For by K. Center – emotional yet feel good story. That scene with the whale?!?!

R. Renee: Have you realized it’s all the books I recommend that you love? You just need to start consulting me before you start a book. 💁‍♀️😆

Leslie M: I will give credit where credit is due. And yes, you are a very good book recommender. 😜

Harper: I really enjoyed it. It was funny, insightful, and heartwarming. It lost the two stars because I wanted to shake some sense into de the h a few times, but I recommend it. 

Michele G: I wasn’t sure where my rating would land for What You Wish For (because I agree with Harper…the h drove me a little nuts), I still settled on 5 stars…I felt that she pulled it all together in a satisfying way for me by the end. 

MILITARY ROMANCE!! THE SINGLE MOM, HER BABY & THE GUY THAT CAN FIX IT ALL...

"...She met the man she thought she was going to marry in middle school, gave him some of the best years of her life, for him to leave her pregnant and alone hours before she’s due to have his baby. To make matters worse, he brings his side chick to the birth, and she’s left with a decision—fight for what she wants, or cut her losses.

What she should’ve done was cut her losses. What she does instead is take him back and experiences what it’s like to live in hell. When she’s at the lowest of the low, she calls her dad, an ex-con, who sends the one person he knows that can fix it all...."

MYSTERY THRILLER

"In this follow-up to #1 New York Times bestselling author Ruth Ware’s multi-million copy mega-hit The Woman in Cabin 10, Lo Blacklock returns to attend the opening of a luxury hotel, only to find herself in a white-knuckled race across Europe."

LOVE TRIANGLE SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE...

"...a woman who finds herself in the impossible situation of being in love with the same two men who won her heart in her early twenties again as she nears forty.

...Cora is ready to conquer her fears and find her people, her place in the world, and herself.

What she’s totally unprepared for is Lincoln, with his dark skin, charming southern drawl, and that smile. Because how can you ever prepare yourself for the rollercoaster of first love with all its glorious, bewildering contradictions? Just when Cora thinks she’s got things figured out, a series of surprises and secrets threaten to upend everything she thought she understood about love and loyalty.

In the wake of these developments and a shocking tragedy, a new man enters Cora’s life—Aaron—further complicating everything..."

MOTIVATIONAL & INSPIRATIONAL!!!

"Striving: A Tale of Ambition and Grace is an inspirational journey that explores the powerful story of resilience, determination, and the profound strength found within.

In this deeply moving narrative, readers follow the protagonist's transformative journey as he navigates life's toughest challenges. Faced with unexpected setbacks and seemingly insurmountable obstacles, he must find the courage and strength to rise again, discovering that true success lies not merely in achievement but in grace, humility, and the relentless pursuit of one's dreams.

Beautifully told and powerfully motivating, Striving reminds us that every struggle is an opportunity, every setback a stepping stone, and every ambition achievable when approached with determination and grace..."

HE PROTECTS HER & FORCES HER TO LEAVE WITH HIM...

"...Lexi Stoltz's break from life is interrupted one snowy December night when her isolated Adirondack cabin is invaded by killers, a group who try to take her captive, and one lone wolf with storm cloud eyes who takes a bullet to liberate her from the thugs, then forces her to leave with him.

His name is Romano, and he claims to work for the government. He says her father invented a biological weapon and he has to find it first before the bad guys do. It's a dirty lie, so she doesn't feel guilty leading him on a wild goose chase while awaiting a chance to escape..."

KYLIE SCOTT'S LATEST POST APOCALYPTIC!!! I LOVE THIS AUTHOR!!

"Don’t miss this heart pounding apocalyptic romance from New York Times bestselling author Kylie Scott!

...Astrid Hardy doesn’t know what to think when she wakes up in her hot neighbor’s basement. He says he wants to protect her from the deadly virus threatening to collapse society. But that sounds like paranoid conspiracy theory nonsense, and losing her sh*t seems like the correct response.

As they watch the downfall of the world play out online, hear approaching gunshots, and smell smoke from nearby burning buildings, it all starts to seem horribly realistic..."

SEVEN AUTHORS & A HORROR STORY...

"...Seven authors enter the manor Can they survive the story within?

When legendary horror author Mortimer Queen passes, a group of writers find themselves invited to his last will and testament reading expecting a piece of his massive fortune. Each have their own unique connection to the literary icon, some known, some soon to be discovered, and they've been waiting for their chance to step into the author's shoes for some time.

Instead, they arrive at his grand manor and are invited to play a game. The rules are simple, solve the riddle and progress to the next room. If they don't, the manor will take one of them for itself..."

HOCKEY STAR ROMANCE

The highly anticipated sequel to the “achingly tender and deliciously sexy” (Jillian Meadows, author of Give Me Butterflies) Only in Your Dreams is a steamy, whip-smart sports romance about a former pro football star who agrees to fake date the fan-favorite ex of another high-profile NFL player so they can both save what’s most dear to them while fighting their growing feelings for each other.

PSYCH-THRILLER BLURB JOLT ALERT!!!

"...On the evening she met exonerated murderer Thomas Danver, Melissa Burke let him help put her five-year-old son to bed before coming back upstairs to enjoy the dinner party. Thomas was so nice, and a pediatrician. She didn't know anything then about his wife's suspicious death...

"...she meets Thomas Danver, a charming widower who asks for her number at the end of the night. Intrigued, Melissa learns from her neighbors that Thomas is a dedicated father of two girls, one of the most respected pediatricians in the city—and an exonerated murderer.

Thomas's first wife went missing three years ago, presumed dead, and Thomas was eventually cleared of her murder in an investigation that became a local media sensation. But while some still believe he killed his wife, Melissa's friends insist that he was unfairly targeted by the police and couldn't hurt a fly. Attracted to Thomas and also fascinated by the case, Melissa agrees to one date—and finds herself quickly swept into an obsessive, whirlwind romance.

But when Melissa receives a chilling, anonymous threat—or perhaps it's a warning—she begins to question how much she truly knows about the man she's falling in love with..."

SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE - SNOWED IN TOGETHER...

"Snowed in with her ex … and one more chance to work it out.

Couples counselor Vanessa never met a relationship problem she couldn’t solve—except for her own recent breakup. She’d been so sure Noah was the one, but after he ghosted her without an explanation, she’s completely moved on. She’s even starting a new relationships podcast, so she can help others avoid her mistakes. But a snowstorm leaves her stranded at work the night before Valentine’s Day, and the last person she wants to see shows up to tow her car..."

MAFIA ROMANCE

Love is a dangerous game…and she's the perfect weapon. A femme fatale mafia princess meets her dark, brooding match in this searing opposites-attract new adult romance

I belong to the mob. I’m a beautiful, seductive pawn—a weapon in my family’s extensive armory. It’s why I’m at St. Agnes. Catering to America’s richest and most corrupt, the college is the perfect place to get a world-class education and secure my father’s legacy.

My orders? Choose one of the men on my father’s list and make him want to marry me. My only rule? Don’t fall in love..."

SHE'S NOT LIVING THE LIFE OF HER DREAMS

"...Fueled by her lost dreams, Jess takes fate into her own hands and escapes to her ancestral home, Carrara, Italy.

From the shadows of the majestic marble-capped mountains of Tuscany, to the glittering streets of Milan, and on the shores of enchanting Lake Como (the other one), Jess begins to carve a place in this new/old world. When she meets Angelo Strazza, a passionate artist who works in gold, she discovers her own skills are priceless. But as Jess uncovers the truth about her family history, it will change the course of her life and those she loves the most forever..."

SHE'S AN OUTCAST IN HER FAMILY & THEN SHE GOES TO HER FATHER'S FUNERAL

"...Alice Storm hasn’t been welcome at her family’s magnificent private island off the Rhode Island coast in five years—not since she was cast out and built her life beyond the Storm name, influence, and untold billions. But the shocking death of her larger-than-life father changes everything.

Alice plans to keep her head down, pay her final respects (such as they are), and leave the minute the funeral is over. Unfortunately, her father had other plans. The eccentric, manipulative patriarch left his family a final challenge—an inheritance game designed to upend their world. The rules are clear: spend one week on the island, complete their assigned tasks, and receive the inheritance.

But a whole week on Storm Island is no easy task for Alice. Every corner of the sprawling old house is bursting with chaos..."

COZY MYSTERY!!

"A clever and hilarious new mystery about a mother who thinks she has to do it all—even solve a murder—from the author of It's Elementary

After rage quitting her job, Mavis finally has time to get all the rest she’s been putting off. Or she should have the time. Hypothetically. Except she’s taken on a new role: Supermom. Her hours are filled with chauffeuring her daughter, Pearl, around to her extracurricular activities, somehow ending up class mom, and…investigating another mystery?..."

HISTORICAL PSYCH-THRILLER

"...His art will take your breath away.

In the shadows of 1950s New York, a brilliant mind teeters on the edge of madness. Edgar Maguire's sculptures are taking the art world by storm, but behind each masterpiece lies a horrifying secret.

When Fiona, the object of Edgar's lifelong obsession, reenters his life, it ignites a passion that blurs the lines between creation and destruction. As his art evolves into something terrifyingly beautiful, a trail of bodies begins to surface across the city..."

MYSTERY THRILLER

"Two opposites. Undeniable attraction. Three mobsters. An offer they can’t refuse. It sounds like trouble as Jackson Jones and Mackenzie Cunningham, reluctant partners and two of the best private investigators in Los Angeles, return to solve their most dangerous case yet."

FANTASY ROMANCE - MUST BE READ IN ORDER!! SHE'S SOLD TO A MAN KNOWN FOR HIS CRUELTY...

"...New York Times bestselling author Julie Soto crafts a lush and dark romantic fantasy that’s filled with intrigue, magic, and an irresistible enemies-to-lovers romance.

The war is over, the dark forces have won, and the hero who was supposed to save them is dead. 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—and as Evermore's princess, she fetches the highest price. After a fierce bidding war, she’s sold to none other than Toven Hearst, scion of a family known for their cruelty..."

FANTASY ROMANCE!! ARRANGED MARRIAGE WITH THE MAN SHE HATES...

"...A princess’s forced marriage to a dangerously seductive prince becomes a life-and-death alliance in an exhilarating adventure by Sariah Wilson, the USA Today bestselling author of A Tribute of Fire.

Lia is always prepared for battle, but being blackmailed into marriage by Prince Alexandros is a challenge too far. She has no choice. He’s holding her sister hostage to force her hand. But with this union built on betrayal and rage comes a contract. By the goddess’s law, the marriage must not be consummated. A relief to Lia. She’d rather commit regicide than fall into bed with a man she loathes.

There is one other saving grace. Marriage gives Lia access to the palace and a chance to uncover the truth about the treasured eye of the goddess—and the magic it holds..."

FANTASY ROMANCE FORBIDDEN LOVE!!

He is fire and fury. I am forbidden to want him. But some fates refuse to be denied.

I have seen the war that will tear our realm apart. As a seer, it is my duty to stop it, and the path to peace is clear—until him. The Dragon King is dominance and destruction, a force of nature my gift didn’t foretell… and one I cannot escape.

He is dangerous—untamed, possessive. And the one man I cannot afford to want. Yet every glance, every searing touch, threatens to unravel the future I’m fighting to protect. Loving him could mean my ruin..."

FANTASY ROMANCE - THE DARK FAE & THE MORTAL...

"The Dark Fae never told me his name. Not when he tried to seduce me, and not before he purposely botched one of my jobs and stole what was mine -- a dangerous relic with unlimited power. It has the ability to break kingdoms… and tear down the wall that separates the human world from the dangerous, wyld magic of the fae.

He knows that I will do anything to protect my family. Even follow him beyond the wall, into his lands. Mortals aren't allowed in the Obsidian Kingdom. Those who're caught are killed…or turned into captives. Playthings of the Dark King and his royal family. That's what the Dark Fae wants: to turn me into his toy. To play with. To break.

But I'm not the kind of toy he's used to..."

MAGICAL REALISM!! EXOTIC ANIMALS KEEP POPPING UP AROUND THEM...

"...A family drama with a speculative twist about three siblings and one beastly surprise, from the New York Times bestselling author

Gabby, Talia, and Ozzie Gunn, heirs to a media empire, are in trouble. After several bad investments and one major scandal, their father is now trying to restore their family’s good name with a senatorial run. Even worse? He’s demanding they move to California to join the campaign or risk being cut off.

It’s easy to say you don’t care about money when you have enough, but with mounting debts, unconventional hobbies, and in the case of Gabby, Portum Bestiae Syndrome—a very expensive condition in which strange symptoms arise and then an exotic animal appears—the siblings don’t have much of a choice. In California, they’ll just have to keep their distance and survive until it’s all over..."

MILITARY ROMANCE - SHE CAN SENSE EMOTIONS THROUGH TOUCH

"...Ghost Ops. A secret unit of super-elite soldiers. Betrayed by their commanding officer while on mission, the team is massacred. Only three survive—framed and disgraced. En route to a court martial, they escape and … disappear.

The brilliant and beautiful Dr. Catherine Young is on a mission to find a man who has vanished into thin air. The lethally dangerous Tom "Mac" McEnroe is the leader of the Ghost Ops force, and when Catherine discovers The Haven, their hidden lair, he is alarmed and suspicious. No one should be able to find them.

But Catherine has a gift, or perhaps a curse—she can sense emotions by touching. And touching Mac reveals the truth--he is a tough and guarded man, but deeply honorable. And he turns her on like no one ever has before..."

DARK FANTASY ROMANCE!!

"...The first in a seductive new romantasy series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair. Banished and betrayed, Lilith rises from the shadows of her past to claim forbidden power—and a destiny written in blood and desire.

She is the beginning and the end. She is peace and chaos. She is terror knocking at the gates.

Estranged from her powerful family, Lilith Leviathan finds refuge in Nineveh, a district in the city of Eden devoted to sin. There, she uses her magic to steal for a living, attracting the attention of the five governing families as well as the church, which expects women to remain pious and silent. When Lilith comes into possession of a beautiful blade, she thinks all her worries are over…until her usual buyer dies while inspecting it.

Frantic, Lilith turns to the only man who can help her: Zahariev, head of the Zareth family and ruler of Nineveh..."

FANTASY ROMANCE

"With their freedom on the line, a young woman and a rakish pirate take their fate into their own hands as they attempt to find a lost mythical isle with the power to save their entire world.

Every legend has a beginning.

Saoirse yearns to be powerless. Cursed from childhood with a volatile magic, she's managed to imprison it within, living under constant terror that one day it will break free. And it does, changing everything.

Horrified at her loss of control, Saoirse’s parents offer her hand to the cold and ruthless Stone King. Knowing she'll never survive such a cruel man, Saoirse realizes there is only one path forward…she must break her curse. On the eve of her wedding, Saoirse seeks out the legendary Wolf of the Wild..."

ROM COM FANTASY ROMANCE!!

"From the author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy comes a new heartwarming fantasy rom-com with an opposites-attract twist set in the delightful, donut- and dragon-filled world of Tanria. 

Immortal demigod Rosie Fox has been patrolling Tanria for decades, but lately, the job has been losing its luster. When Rosie dies (again) by electrocution (again) after poking around inside a portal choked with shadowy thorns, she feels stuck in the rut that is her unending life.

The portal’s uptight creator, Adam Lee, must come in person to repair the damage. But when all the portals break down at once, Rosie and Adam wind up trapped inside the Mist..."

FANTASY ROMANCE!! SHE'S BORED...

"The Dread Sorceress Oneira has retired. She’s exhausted from fighting the endless wars of kings and queens, and has long accepted that her death is near. Alone at last but for a few uninvited companions—a near-mythical wolf, a goddess’s avatar, and a feline that embodies magic itself—Oneira realizes that she’s bored. On a whim, or perhaps at the behest of fate, she makes an unlikely trip to the most extensive library in existence: the home of her most powerful rival, the sorcerer Stearanos.

By recklessly stealing a book from him, Oneira inadvertently initiates a forbidden correspondence. Taunting notes and clever retorts reveal a connection neither has found—nor could ever find—in any other. 

But Oneira soon learns that Stearanos, bound to a vile king, is tasked with waging war on the queen she once served..."

FANTASY ROMANCE

"Loyalties are tested in this slow burn, enemies-to-lovers romantasy following an assassin and a healer forced to work together to cure a fatal disease, all while resisting the urge to kill each other—or, worse, fall in love.

When Osric Mordaunt, member of the Fyren Order of assassins, falls ill, he realizes he needs the expertise of a very specific healer. As fate would have it, that healer belongs to an enemy faction, the Haelan Order.

Aurienne Fairhrim and her fellow Haelan are inundated by sick children suffering from an outbreak of a long-forgotten Pox. Unable to get the funding needed to launch an immunization program, the Haelan Order is desperate for money – so desperate that when Osric breaks into their headquarters to bribe Aurienne to heal him, she is forced to accept..."

MYSTERY THRILLER

"In this follow-up to #1 New York Times bestselling author Ruth Ware’s multi-million copy mega-hit The Woman in Cabin 10, Lo Blacklock returns to attend the opening of a luxury hotel, only to find herself in a white-knuckled race across Europe."

FANTASY ROMANCE

"A princess’s forced marriage to a dangerously seductive prince becomes a life-and-death alliance in an exhilarating adventure by Sariah Wilson, the USA Today bestselling author of A Tribute of Fire."

FANTASY ROMANCE!! MUST BE READ IN ORDER

"...USA Today bestselling author Julie Soto crafts a lush romantic fantasy that’s filled with intrigue, magic, and an irresistible enemies-to-lovers romance."

LOVE TRIANGLE

"From Christine Pride, the beloved coauthor of the Good Morning America Book Club Pick We Are Not Like Them, comes a dazzling solo debut novel about a woman who finds herself in the impossible situation of being in love with the same two men who won her heart in her early twenties again as she nears forty."

PSYCH-THRILLER

"On the evening she met exonerated murderer Thomas Danver, Melissa Burke let him help put her five-year-old son to bed before coming back upstairs to enjoy the dinner party. Thomas was so nice, and a pediatrician. She didn’t know anything then about his wife’s suspicious death..."

MAGICAL REALISM

"A family drama with a speculative twist about three siblings and one beastly surprise, from the New York Times bestselling author

“Weird, witty, and totally delightful, with echoes of Schitt’s Creek but with more teeth! I loved it.”—Annie Hartnett, author of Unlikely Animals and The Road to Tender Hearts"

SHE GOES TO ITALY

"...From the beloved New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani, a “dazzling” storyteller (Washington Post), and a “comedy writer with a heart of gold” (NYT), comes a novel about one woman’s quest to build her own life before it’s too late.

Jess Capodimonte Baratta is not living the life of her dreams. Not even close..."

SHE'S NOT WELCOME WITHIN HER WEALTHY FAMILY

"From New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean, a razor-sharp, wildly sexy novel about a wealthy New England family’s long-overdue reckoning . . . and the one week that threatens to tear them apart."

COZY MYSTERY

"A clever and hilarious new mystery about a mother who thinks she has to do it all—even solve a murder—from the author of It's Elementary"

FANTASY ROMANCE

"Every legend has a beginning.

With their freedom on the line, a young woman and a rakish pirate take their fate into their own hands as they attempt to find a lost mythical isle with the power to save their entire world."

PSYCH-THRILLER

"On the evening she met exonerated murderer Thomas Danver, Melissa Burke let him help put her five-year-old son to bed before coming back upstairs to enjoy the dinner party. Thomas was so nice, and a pediatrician. She didn’t know anything then about his wife’s suspicious death..."

FANTASY ROMANCE!! SHE'S BORED...

"UNSTOPPABLE WAR. UNSPEAKABLE SINS. IMPOSSIBLE LOVE.

Genevieve Gornichec’s The Witch’s Heart meets Madeline Miller’s Circe in this epic and deeply emotional romantic fantasy debut by Jennifer K. Lambert. 

The Dread Sorceress Oneira has retired. She’s exhausted from fighting the endless wars of kings and queens, and has long accepted that her death is near. Alone at last but for a few uninvited companions—a near-mythical wolf, a goddess’s avatar, and a feline that embodies magic itself—Oneira realizes that she’s bored. On a whim, or perhaps at the behest of fate, she makes an unlikely trip to the most extensive library in existence: the home of her most powerful rival, the sorcerer Stearanos..."

FANTASY ROMANCE FORBIDDEN LOVE

"...The Dragon King is dominance and destruction, a force of nature my gift didn't foretell . . . and one I cannot escape.

He is dangerous—untamed, possessive. And the one man I cannot afford to want. Yet every glance, every searing touch, threatens to unravel the future I'm fighting to protect.

Loving him could mean my ruin..."