Top new romance books in July 2024
Last updated:
July 31, 2024
July 2024 featuring new releases by Liz Tomforde, Jessica Joyce, Lauren Roberts, Becka Mack, Lana Ferguson, B.K. Borison, Ella Fields, Harleigh Beck, Leigh Rivers, Alison Espach, Julie Soto and many more.
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Play Along by Liz Tomforde
KennedyI’m the only woman on staff for the Windy City Warriors, and after years of putting up with a sexist lead doctor, I’m desperate to land my dream job with a new team next year. All I have to do is maintain my professional reputation for my final season in Chicago. But a Las Vegas run-in with the team’s shortstop threatens it all, leaving me with a fuzzy memory and a ring on my left hand...sports · contemporary · baseball · dual-pov · athletes · sunny hero · m-f · marriage of convenience · fake relationship · rich heroine -
The Ex Vows by Jessica Joyce
Estranged exes must stick close together to save their best friend’s wedding after a string of disasters in this swoony and steamy second-chance romance from the USA Today bestselling author of You, with a View .Georgia Woodward lives by her lists, none more so than the one about her ex, Eli Mora... -
Reckless by Lauren Roberts
The second heart-racing instalment in this bestselling and sizzling fantasy romance trilogy. Perfect for fans of Red Queen and The Hunger Games.The kingdom of Ilya is in turmoil…After surviving the Purging Trials, Ordinary-born Paedyn Gray has killed the King, and kickstarted a Resistance throughout the land. Now she’s running from the one person she had wanted to run to...fantasy · magic · from hate to love · young adult · m-f · tortured heroine · royalty · dystopian · forbidden love · betrayal -
Fall with Me by Becka Mack
Jaxon Riley is exceptional at three things: starting fights on the ice, picking up women post-game, and going home to fulfill his role as the world’s best cat dad. Relationships, unfortunately, missed the list. Lennon Hayes is supposed to be on her honeymoon. Instead, she’s alone and single, vacationing next door to a surly tattooed man who ran his date off the resort...hockey · sports · contemporary · humor · found-family · m-f · friends-benefits · dual-pov · office · forced proximity -
The Game Changer by Lana Ferguson
A hockey player and a baker shoot their shot in this steamy new romance. When a very public breakup becomes a PR nightmare for Ian Chase's team, he hopes to focus on his game, but that suddenly seem less likely than a hat trick...contemporary · friends to lovers · hockey · new adult · age difference · sports · siblings-bff · humor · massachusetts · north-america -
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Business Casual by B.K. Borison
Two opposites decide to test their chemistry with one steamy night together. But will once be enough?Nova Porter isn’t looking for love, and she certainly has no explanation for her attraction to buttoned-up, three-piece-suit-wearing investment banker Charlie Milford. Maybe it’s his charm? Or maybe it’s his determination to help her fledgling business however he can... -
Amid Clouds and Bones by Ella Fields
A princess determined to survive an arranged marriage to a heartless faerie prince is saved by a twist of fate that could destroy their world in this all-new standalone fantasy romance. As the half faerie daughter of a human king, my days were spent tucked out of sight—until the Seelie Fae sought an alliance with our kingdom...fae · from hate to love · fantasy · arranged marriage · virgin heroine · magic · m-f · cruel hero · fated-mates · shapeshifters -
Chokehold by Harleigh Beck, Leigh Rivers
ONE MOMENT. TWO MASKS.THREE CHASES INTO THE NIGHT.They’re supposed to be enemies.It takes one night with a masked man to change that all. They crave the next touch of the person they hate the most. Desperate for that next taste of the person they can’t stand. Waiting for that anonymous text message to accelerate their heartbeats...stepsibling · dark · m-m · suspense · queer · forbidden love · bisexual · contemporary · new adult · hurt-comfort -
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help us start anew.It's a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels, not a bag in sight, alone...contemporary · humor · length-medium · animal-death · mental illness · miscarriage · mental-trauma · suicide · death · child-death -
Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto
Two string players fight their attraction for each other as they compete for center stage in this spicy and emotional romance.Gwen Jackson and Xander Thorne are both musical prodigies, but each has had very different paths to success. Xander was born into classical music royalty, while Gwen had a natural ear for music that was nurtured by a kind shop owner... -
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collideEarly morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents...mystery · historical · length-long · audiobook · small town · north-america · usa · new-york-state · mental-trauma · misogyny -
The Au Pair Affair by Tessa Bailey
Tallulah is smart, vivacious, and studying to be a marine biologist. She’s also twenty-six and broke. So when Burgess, a battle-scarred hockey veteran and newly single dad, offers her a job as his live-in nanny, she jumps at the opportunity to get paid while living in a super fancy neighborhood and being around Lissa, his cool but introverted tween...hockey · contemporary · single-father · age difference · sports · forced proximity · athletes · m-f · grumpy sunshine · dual-pov -
Settled Scores by Adelaide Forrest
I was never meant to lead.She was never meant to be mine, betrothed to a man born from nightmares.Just one moment, a single glance into Aoife’s fierce gaze, and I am lost in a way I never want to be found. I’ll do whatever it takes to have her — even accept a seat I never wanted at the head of the Irish family.She wasn’t meant to marry either man her father chose for her... -
The Pucking Wrong Man by C.R. Jane
Whoever heard of a homeless ballerina? Everyone in my life has always disappointed me, but NHL hockey star Camden James says he never will. We meet, and then in a single blink, he’s made me his roommate, promising me I don’t have to worry about anything ever again. They call him a hero, and that’s what I desperately need. I remind myself it’s all temporary. That I shouldn’t get used to it...sports · new adult · hockey · dark · contemporary · class difference · forced proximity · spanking · daddy-kink · somnophilia -
Popped: A Charity Anthology by Nicole Dykes, Charlie Novak, Lily Mayne, Cora Rose
Pop your cherry with us and this brand new charity anthology. From best friends brother to random rugby hookup, college tutor to second chance love, Popped has thirteen first times you are going to want to devour!With Stories T...m-m · college · friends to lovers · demons · sports · magic · queer · hockey · forced proximity · queer-awakening -
The Hunted Heir by Holly Renee
From USA Today Bestselling Author Holly Renee, comes the second book in the scorching romantasy series with enthralling secrets, impassioned enemies, and luring tension. Verena was the lost princess of Marmoris, the very thing we had spent our entire lives looking for, and I had let her go.The lingering taste of her mixed with the deep ache in my chest over her betrayal haunted my days and nights...fae · suspense · from hate to love · fantasy · paranormal · forbidden love · forced proximity · magic · fated-mates · betrayal -
Dawn of Flames by Tessa Hale
Ripped from my mates. Taken by an evil who has it out for us all. And it’s all I can do to hold on, just hoping that they will find me before it’s too late.Because I’m in the clutches of someone who only wants one thing…power. Power that only I can give them. And I’m a second away from breaking.But my captor is revealing secrets. Ones that have the potential to bring my world crumbling down...fantasy · poly · reverse harem · paranormal · age difference · shapeshifters · alpha male · college · erotica · length-medium -
Broken by Sadie Kincaid
You want to know the secret to everlasting happiness? Never fall in love.That was the wisdom my father imparted to us James boys after our mom died, and it’s a piece of advice that’s served me well.Until dear old Dad asks me for a favor over Sunday brunch. No big deal, right? I love making my old man happy. Except this “favor” is a lot more complicated than picking up his dry cleaning... -
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
The Spellshop is a cottagecore cosy fantasy following a woman's unexpected journey through the low-stakes market of illegal spell-selling and the high-risk business of starting over . . . Kiela has always had trouble dealing with people, and as librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium, she hasn’t had to...fantasy · witches · paranormal · humor · mystery · magic · m-f · slow burn · small town · high fantasy -
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The Naughty List by Sara Cate
Audrey's new step-uncle, Grant is the only person she can tolerate being around this Christmas. He treats her like an adult and tempts her like no other man has before. Being together is forbidden, but it's Christmas, and Grant and Audrey are headed for the naughty list.. -
Rope Me In by Kayla Grosse
She's a shy fiddle player from the city.He’s a small-town cowboy with the reputation of a playboy.And they'll be working side-by-side, all day every day.PRESLEY JAMES isn’t one for being impulsive. But now she’s found herself smack dab in the middle of Randall, Texas. Population 5,549...erotica · western · contemporary · forced proximity · cowboys · length-long · m-f · from hate to love · small town · north-america -
Merry Mayhem by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue
Merry Mayhem is a three part bonus collection from the Princes’ perspectives from November-Christmas that takes place during the Dukes of Peril timeline, before Princes of Chaos. If you’re wary of spoilers, make sure to read after Dukes of Peril... -
Princes of Legacy by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue
Dark secrets. Missing girls. Buried Bones. Forsyth’s Purple Palace is more than the home of the King and Princes of East End. It’s a place known for elegant parties, deep tradition, loyalty, and family. But most of all, creation. Rub away the gold and it’s nothing but a tarnished house of horrors built on the souls of its victims-and I refuse to allow my son to be next...contemporary · from hate to love · dark · cruel hero · menage · sports · suspense · poly · new adult · grovel -
The Body in the Backyard by Lucy Score
From the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Things We Left Behind Her spray-tanned, self-absorbed news anchor ex-husband careening back into her life was not on this psychic detective's bingo card. But not only does Griffin Gentry show up unexpectedly at Riley Thorn's door―the real shock is that he's begging for her help...mystery · paranormal · contemporary · fantasy · humor · dual-pov · m-f · audiobook · open-door · suspense -
Red My Lips by Lila Herron
JillOne game of poker can ruin your life.It’s a lesson my older brother refused to learn, now it’s too late. After he lost big and disappeared, his debt came knocking down my door. Now I’m forced to bartend at a nightclub to pay for his sins—and the new owner’s out to steal my soul. Gage Lawless might own me, but that doesn’t mean he gets to keep me... -
Beautiful Beast by Neva Altaj
Nobody touches what's mine without fatal consequences,But when the most beautiful woman is brought to face my fury,My dead heart suddenly begins to beat again.There are no fairy tales in this life.Beauty will never fall for the beast.But this monster doesn't intend to let her go.Everybody has a price.It's just a question of currency... -
Catch the Sun by Jennifer Hartmann
"Kissing you feels like catching the sun…" At seven years old, Ella Sunbury and Max Manning were inseparable—until life scattered them in different directions, forcing Ella to abruptly leave town. A decade later, she returns for their senior year of high school, moving in across the street from her childhood best friend. But she's not the same girl Max once knew... -
Do Me a Favor by Cathy Yardley
Cathy Yardley, author of Role Playing, serves up a delectable rom-com about a widowed cookbook writer and a divorced handyman who find that it’s never too late for a fresh start.Willa Lieu-Endicott moved from California to the Pacific Northwest to start over. Since her husband’s death, she’s been struggling to get back her old career as a cookbook ghostwriter...contemporary · m-f · single-father · multicultural · humor · mature couple · length-medium · height-difference · caretaking · slow burn -
Feral Omega by Lenore Rosewood
They call me Irreparable.A feral omega who can't be tamed.And I've bitten every alpha who's tried.Before they can either put me down or send me to a breeding facility, fate intervenes in the form of a masked spec-ops team that deals in death and destruction.The Ghosts.Valek, the wolfish serial killer plucked from death row.Plague, the combat medic who deals death with surgical precision... -
When He Desires by Gabrielle Sands
Pretending to date my handsome new housemate was already a bad idea, but then I discover he’s no ordinary guy—he’s a mobster in hiding. And in this story, he’s not the hero, but the wicked villain. Rowan Miller isn’t used to hearing the word “no.” I guess when you’re 6’5, gorgeously tattooed, and sculpted like a Michelangelo masterpiece, women tend to throw themselves at you...contemporary · mafia · from hate to love · suspense · length-long · m-f · dark · height-difference · small town · working class heroine -
Romancing Rem'eb by Ruby Dixon
I feel like an outsider wherever I go. Croatoan, the Icehome Beach...neither place is home to me. So when a group heads off to the fruit caves to investigate thievery, I go with them. Any excuse to get away from the beach, where I've made a fool of myself in front of my ex and his new mate.Things go from bad to worse as I'm kidnapped by strangers... -
Bound to the Shadow Prince by Ruby Dixon
A steamy new monster romance from the bestselling author of Ice Planet Barbarians!He is a hulking winged beast, complete with claws and fangs, and she is trapped alone with him in a dark tower. She should be terrified of him, so why does he turn her on?Princess Candra must remain locked inside a tower for seven long years in order to protect her people from their goddess's wrath... -
The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen
From the author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy comes a heartwarming fantasy with a best friends-to-lovers rom com twist--When Harry Met Sally, but with dragons!—set in the delightful demigod and donut-filled world of Tanria... -
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Bound and Tide by A.K. Caggiano
Xander Shadowhart's mother is dead. Well, no, not exactly—nothing could probably kill Birzuma the Blasphemed—but she is banished to the infernal plane, and that's almost as bad, especially considering she seems to have taken Xander's control over his powers with her...fantasy · bad boys · competent heroine · m-f · dual-pov · independent heroine · praise-kink · fem-dom · magic · tortured hero -
The Fiance Dilemma by Elena Armas
A fake engagement, second chances, and newfound family members come together in this new romance from the New York Times bestselling author of the “swoon-worthy” (Business Insider) The Spanish Love Deception.Josie Moore has given the opposite sex—and love—plenty of chances... -
Off Camera by Chelsea Curto
Avery Sinclair is good at her job as the social media manager for the Baltimore Thunderhawks. She’s one of the best in the NFL, in fact. The only thing stopping her from being the account of the year? The DC Titans, run by the mystery man she’s been feuding with for years. Reid Duncan isn’t the world’s biggest sports fan, but he loves his job...sports · office · from hate to love · contemporary · humor · found-family · football · m-f · friends-benefits · sassy heroine -
Invidia by Colette Rhodes
Tallulah is confident, happy, and looking for love. At least, on the outside. Evrin is kind, thoughtful, and has plenty of love to give. At least, on the inside... -
The Pucking Coach's Daughter by S. Massery
Trust no one. I learn that the hard way after hockey star Carter Masters stabs me in the back and turns our rival school against me. Suddenly, I’m Public Enemy Number One at Framingham State. Just a year later, that’s exactly where I’m forced to enroll. No one has forgotten what I did. The anti-Sydney campaign is led by two gorgeous, psycho hockey players. Oliver Ruiz, captain...sports · hockey · cruel hero · reverse harem · college · contemporary · vengeance · dark · menage · somnophilia -
Our Little Secret by Q.B. Tyler
Three months ago, I had the best night of my life at my friend’s wedding.The man was confident, smooth, gorgeous as sin. We had a connection that I had never felt with anyone.Or so I thought, because the next morning, he was gone before I woke up with a note that led me to believe he was not interested in a repeat.Feeling rejected and confused, I managed to put him out of my head... -
Wild Wolf by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Freedom never tasted so bitter. A stolen love. A strangled curse. A heart of sin. And a fate touched in moonlight. My men weave a tangled web around my soul, and I’ve formed a pack that will go to death and back for me. The moon hangs low over my heart as the call of the endless sky draws me closer and I find myself lost in the abyss that was waiting for me out here...fated-mates · reverse harem · fantasy · paranormal · from hate to love · fae · poly · new adult · urban fantasy · shapeshifters

