Top new romance books in January 2021
Last updated:
January 31, 2021
January 2021 featuring new releases by Raven Kennedy, Victoria Aveline, Rina Kent, Danielle L. Jensen, Danielle L. Jensen, Danielle L. Jensen, Danielle L. Jensen, Tessa Bailey, Stacia Stark, Catharina Maura and many more.
-
Glint by Raven Kennedy
“You want to make your life easier? Then be the caged bird that you are and sing. ”. For ten years, I’ve lived in a gilded cage inside King Midas’s golden castle. But one night changed everything. Now I’m here, a prisoner of Fourth Kingdom’s army, and I’m not sure if I’m going to make it out of this in one piece...fantasy · fae · from hate to love · magic · royalty · dark · high fantasy · new adult · alpha male · tortured heroine -
Saving Verakko by Victoria Aveline
When Lily is freed from alien captivity, she refuses to wait for rescue—or recapture. She’ll take her chances in the forest. Navigating the exotic terrain won’t be easy, but it beats the alternative. Then, an enormous alien falls into her camp and makes her question everything. He’s rude, grumpy, and annoyingly sexy. Trusting him would be a mistake... -
Throne of Power by Rina Kent
When powers clash. .. In the mafia world, women don’t reign. I’m the exception of that rule. I didn’t choose this life, it chose me. I have a legacy to protect, a power to snatch, and no one will stop me. If an arranged marriage is what it’ll take to lead, then so be it. What I don’t count on is that my chosen husband is a ghost from my past. Kyle Hunter. He was once my guard, my protector... -
Tarnished Empire by Danielle L. Jensen
A siege is laid against the last resistance to the Senate’s rule. As the battle rages, a commander, a soldier, and a rebel will decide how far they are willing to go for victory. THE COMMANDER. Marcus is forced to choose between destroying the rebel forces and liberating his legion. He must face the true cost of being a leader. And an oppressor. THE SOLDIER...fantasy · young adult · high fantasy · new adult · from hate to love · paranormal · military · war · pirates · historical -
The Broken Ones by Danielle L. Jensen
A prequel to the USA Today bestseller and Goodreads Choice finalist Stolen Songbird (The Malediction Trilogy). Below Forsaken Mountain, a plot is being hatched to overthrow the tyrant king of Trollus, and Marc is the right-hand man of its leader. His involvement is information more than one troll would kill to possess, which is why he must keep it a secret from everyone, even the girl he loves... -
-
Tarnished Empire by Danielle L. Jensen
A siege is laid against the last resistance to the Senate’s rule. As the battle rages, a commander, a soldier, and a rebel will decide how far they are willing to go for victory. THE COMMANDER. Marcus is forced to choose between destroying the rebel forces and liberating his legion. He must face the true cost of being a leader. And an oppressor. THE SOLDIER...fantasy · young adult · from hate to love · high fantasy · magic · pirates · paranormal · military · war · forbidden love -
Scorched Earth by Danielle L. Jensen
The thrilling finale to #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle L. Jensen's Dark Shores series, which Sarah J. Maas calls "everything I look for in a fantasy novel. ". Lydia and Killian escaped their enemy’s grasp, but not without consequences...fantasy · young adult · pirates · high fantasy · dark · historical · audiobook · length-long · explicit-open-door -
The Sweetest Fix by Tessa Bailey
Reese dreams of seeing her name in lights on Broadway, but so far she has only graced the used car parking lots of rural Wisconsin. With her window of opportunity shrinking fast, a miracle happens. She wins an audition with Bernard Bexley, Broadway’s most respected dance choreographer... -
Fool the Demon by Stacia Stark
This is the free prequel/short story which begins before Speak of the Demon, the first book in the Deals with Demons world. You can find the link in my profile. I’ve searched for my mom’s murderer for two years. But now I finally have a way to narrow down my suspects. The ancient fae artifact is mine for the taking. Well, not quite...fantasy · paranormal · demons · magic · fae · witches · dystopian · contemporary · suspense · glimpses-kisses -
Sponsored links / Remove ads
-
The Stolen Moments Trilogy: Carter & Emilia's Love Story by Catharina Maura
A single kiss changes everything for two lifelong rivals in this best friend’s brother romance. It was hate at first sight for Emilia and Carter. Neither remembers how their feud started — yet every day, their war intensifies. Until one night. One unexpected kiss blurs the lines between love and hate, and their lives are forever changed. The stakes have never been higher... -
The Murder Between Us by Tal Bauer
It was just one night. It was just one mistake. FBI Agent Noah Downing had questions about his sexuality that a single night in Vegas should have answered. But dawn finds him on a plane back to Iowa, back on the trail of a vicious serial killer who disappeared six years ago and has suddenly resurfaced. There's nothing like a murder investigation to escape an existential crisis...m-m · contemporary · mystery · suspense · insta-love · angst · men in uniform · single-father · dual-pov · age difference -
Roosevelt by Cate C. Wells
Hunger is the sweetest spice. Theo Mancini wants me. He touches me when he shouldn’t. Says things that make my face burn. He’s always there, and he always has my back. And even though I shouldn’t, I want him, too. But I’m thirty-one, and I’m about to lose everything. He’s twenty-two with his whole life ahead of him. It’s impossible... -
The Strike Out by Meghan Quinn
It started with one night out with the boys. She was the hot diner waitress putting herself through school. I was the rich, arrogant player everyone misjudges. On paper we didn’t match. Yet all it took was one day. One single day to change her mind. She wasn’t planning to spend her day off with me. She wasn’t supposed to fall for my charm...sports · new adult · humor · college · contemporary · from hate to love · young adult · super rich hero · athletes · possessive hero -
Dominate by Pam Godwin
There are many reasons to jump off a bridge, but Rylee Sutton only needs one. Her husband’s betrayal. Just before she leaps, she receives an email from a stranger. The boy’s message is meant for his dead girlfriend, but his anguish speaks to Rylee. It saves her life. Over the next decade, Tomas Dine continues to email his dead girl...suspense · dark · contemporary · erotica · new adult · mystery · small town · military · abduction · vengeance -
2021 Holiday Epilogues by Cat Sebastian
A collection of holiday epilogues to various Cat Sebastian books, collected from 2018 to 2021. -
Fated Visions by Tessa Hale
Finding her fated mates had been something Cassidy has dreamed about for as long as she can remember. She never thought someone might try to steal that sacred gift from her and shackle her to a mate who only wanted Cassidy for the power she held. Terrified and alone, Cass follows her mother’s pleas and runs... -
Shadowed by C.M. Stunich
Brynn of Haversey is a spirit whisperer, meaning she can talk to ghosts. And date them. And well, other things, too. Steamy things. Sorry, spoiler seekers! That's all the info you get for now! ***OFFICIAL BLURB COMING SOON! ***. SHADOWED is book three in THE ACADEMY OF SPIRITS AND SHADOWS series. This is a full-length reverse harem fantasy romance with action, magic, and steamy scenes. -
Flirting with Forever by Cara Bastone
Sometimes you get a second chance at a first impression. Mary Trace is bright, bubbly and back in the dating pool in her midthirties. All of her closest friends are in love, and she refuses to miss out on romance. So when a regular customer at her trendy Brooklyn boutique wants to set Mary up on a blind date with her son, she gives a hesitant yes... -
-
Redeemed by Lauren Asher
Santiago Alatorre. One mistake destroys my career. I go from most eligible bachelor to monster, hiding from the world. At least until Chloe breaks into my home. My new fake girlfriend is a temporary fix to my biggest problem. But as our game changes, so do my feelings. There’s only one issue stopping me from claiming her. Me. Chloe Carter...sports · contemporary · multicultural · grumpy sunshine · new adult · super rich hero · cold hero · humor · dual-pov · forced proximity -
Bought and Paid For by DeathsDoll
An American girl backpacking through Europe is kidnapped and sold into sexual slavery. Words: 209,040.dark · bdsm · age difference · captive · virgin heroine · rape · alpha male · abduction · contemporary · m-f -
Lassoed Hearts by DeathsDoll
She went to the West to marry her childhood sweetheart but finds her life totally turned upside down when she catches the obsessive gaze of a charming, but deadly, outlaw.historical · dark · angst · survival · western · forced proximity · bad boys · tortured hero · age difference · virgin heroine -
Christmas in Quincy by Devney Perry
From USA Today Bestselling Author Devney Perry comes an Eden series prequel. Cleo Hillcrest would rather cancel Christmas than endure another one of her father’s pretentious holiday parties, making small talk with his rich colleagues and her stepmother’s shallow friends... -
The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Public radio co-hosts navigate mixed signals in Rachel Lynn Solomon's sparkling romantic comedy debut. Shay Goldstein has been a producer at her Seattle public radio station for nearly a decade, and she can't imagine working anywhere else... -
When She's Bold by Ruby Dixon
On Risda III, it’s custom for women to marry for convenience. It provides safety and security in a universe that offers none for humans. Me, I don’t really *need* a husband. I just want one. And I want one man in particular. There’s a new guy in town, a by-the-books military man named Rektar. Every day I show up to his office and flirt with him. I bring pies. I twirl my hair... -
Ice Planet Honeymoon: Rukh & Harlow by Ruby Dixon
Rukh and Harlow are starting over at the beach, away from everyone else. Newly mated, they’re just now realizing what a monumental task it is to create a home when you’ve got nothing but the leathers on your back. It’s even worse when you can’t talk to your mate. Will misunderstandings ruin everything? This story is an extended epilogue for readers who want a little more of their favorite couple... -
Straight Laced by Joel Abernathy
What happens in San Francisco stays in San Francisco. That was the plan. Ending up on my knees in front of my cocky coworker and long-term rival wearing silk and lace? Not part of the plan. Not by a long shot. It was just for the weekend. A one-night indulgence to let off steam and purge the desire that flares up as strongly as hatred whenever he’s around, but as usual, Nicolae has other ideas... -
Promised In Blood by Lilith Vincent
Four ruthless men. A virgin mafia princess to unite them. But first, there will be blood. On my seventeenth birthday, I learn a terrible secret about my family. My future is in the hands of four brutal men, and what awaits me at their hands is too terrible to imagine. Four men who desire me. Four men who vow to possess me. Four men who think they can destroy me... -
Built to Fall by Julia Wolf
“You’re perfect for this job, Claire. He won’t want to sleep with you. You’re not his. .. type. ”. Dominic Cantrell has been famous almost as long as I’ve been alive, but he remains a dark, volatile mystery. I know why I was hired to handle Dominic’s PR while he’s on tour. It’s not because of my experience—I have next to none. It’s because I’m safe... -
Don't Kiss the Bride by Carian Cole
I guess you could say I was a damsel in distress, and he was my knight in shining armor. But more accurately, I was a girl with a lot of bad luck, and he was a guy with a lot of muscles and tattoos. Jude “Lucky” Lucketti wasn’t just a sexy, brooding construction worker. He was my own personal hero who seemed to be in all the right places at the right times... -
Wrecked Palace by Catherine Cowles
One night was all it took for everything to change. From college student to guardian in a single breath. My siblings became my world. No time for date nights or romantic dreams. I traded quiet weekends for sleepless nights. Giving my all to make sure they were cared for. But Griffin had a brokenness that called to me—one that mirrored my own. Gruff and just a little bit reckless... -
Ever After Always by Chloe Liese
Buckle up for an emotional journey of hijinks, heartache, and a hot slow-burn in this marriage-in-crisis romance about going the distance to make love last. Aiden. I’ve spent twelve years loving Freya Bergman and twelve lifetimes won’t be enough to give her everything she deserves. She’s my passionate, tender-hearted wife, my best friend, and all I want is to make her happy... -
-
Need You by Me by Endiya Carter
Courtesy of my controlling father, Marshall and I have been living together for the last couple of years. Because of his profession, we’d managed to stay out of each other’s way. His age and respect for my father is what kept him from giving in to my flirtatious advances. Over the years, we’d managed not to cross that line, until that one slightly drunken night…. -
Loyal Heir by Michelle Heard
A fake romance. Nothing but an imaginary relationship. But after a while of pretending, it starts to feel real. It’s too easy convincing the students at Trinity Academy Aria Chargill is mine. It’s too easy playing the role of my best friend’s boyfriend. And the lines blur until I no longer know where the fake romance ends and the real one begins... -
Sinful Heir by Michelle Heard
Tristan Hayes is a mystery. One I’m dying to solve. There’s a dark side to him few know about. As much as it scares me, it draws me in like a moth to a flame. Where he’s ruthless in the business world, he’s gentle when it comes to me. His touch makes me burn for more. His kisses drug me until there’s only him. Because I belong to him, I’ve become a target...contemporary · suspense · erotica · super rich hero · dark · alpha male · college · rich heroine · virgin heroine · length-short -
Callous Heir by Michelle Heard
I made the mistake of falling for one of my brother’s friends. As if that wasn’t stupid enough, I then declared my love to him. Yeah, I know. Big mistake. Huge mistake. But here I am with my rejected feelings, and Noah won’t even look at me. Whenever he has to talk to me, his words are blunt. Yet they cut deeper than any knife... -
The Executive Touch by Rebecca Kinkade
Sophie is the woman with the executive touch. In just 10 weeks, she can turn the vilest of bosses into world-class managers. Which is great—because when it comes to vile bosses, Rowan is the blueprint. But there’s just one teensy (…okay, massive) problem: Sophie and Rowan might have hooked up in a bar last week... -
Camorra Chronicles Collection Volume 1 by Cora Reilly
The Camorra Chronicles Collection Volume 1 includes the first three books in the Camorra Chronicles in one big book. The following books are included:Twisted Loyalties(Fabiano was raised to follow in his father’s footsteps as Consigliere of the Chicago Outfit – until the man abandons him. Left to fend for himself, Fabiano is forced to fight for a place in the mafia world... -
Oxford Heat by Hannah Haze
Avoid Trouble. Trouble like Noah Wood. Cora hates Alphas — they're arrogant, obnoxious and, in her experience, dangerous. She's worked hard to leave her troubled past behind her and make it to university where she's steering clear of them, even if her body makes her weak and needy for one — and one in particular. After all, Noah may look good, but he's everything she despises.

