New romantic suspense books
Last updated: August 18, 2025
Featuring new releases by Morgan Elizabeth, Ally Carter, Clarissa Wild, Catherine Cowles, Tate James, Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue, Aura Hayes, Jagger Cole, Rina Kent, Cora Rose, Lark Taylor among others.
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Maneater by Morgan Elizabeth
The Mavens are on the job to solve the mystery of who is sabotaging a luxury resort. Josie, nicknamed the Maneater, is using her powers of persuasion to get the intel they need.While there, Rowan, a nuisance from her past and the VP of Operations for the resort, keeps getting in her way, but she's not backing down.Be it love or disaster, neither of them is ready for what’s coming next... -
The Blonde Who Came In from the Cold by Ally Carter
An action-packed, second-chance rom-com about two rival spies who must join forces in order to stay alive, from New York Times bestselling author Ally Carter.Ten years ago, they joined the CIA. Six years ago, he left the game. Five years ago, they fell in love. One year ago, she ran out into the cold with absolutely no intention of ever coming back... -
Boys Who Taint by Clarissa Wild
Hating them has never felt so sinful … My half sister died at the hands of a friend, and I vowed to make him pay. In the midst of a brewing war between two rival families, the mysterious and friendly Grey Westbrook sweeps me off my feet when I need it the most. However, my childhood friend Levi Torres—now an obsessive, vicious boy—has made it his mission to erase him from my life... -
Chasing Shelter by Catherine Cowles
I came here seeking sanctuary, I never meant to fall for the broody single dad next door. I've spent my life hiding in plain sight, burying my past beneath layers of carefully constructed lies. Moving to Sparrow Falls was supposed to be a fresh start. A place to lay low... -
Watch Your Back by Tate James
Dear Reader,Just when you think it can't get any worse, the universe seems to take that as a personal challenge. The Devil's Backbone Society has their fingers everywhere. It's more than a secret society―it's a leash and a prison sentence... -
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Barons of Decay by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue
You can’t break a girl who already clawed her way out of the crypt. I came to the House of Night broken, barely breathing, barely me. Now I’m waiting in the crypts for the events that will change everything. First, The Baron Hunt. And, second, my arranged marriage to the King. I spent my youth being groomed under the watchful eye of my uncle, preparing for the day I united our families... -
Loving a Vampire Is Total Chaos by Aura Hayes
Celine Brennan should be riding the high of her recent promotion to detective, but instead she’s been saddled with a case no one can seem to solve with murders so gruesome others before her have quit. Not to mention, there’s something suspicious with a new club in town and her focus keeps being pulled from the case she should be devoting her attention to.Zavier Lockwood is old... -
Dance of Madness by Jagger Cole
A brand new scorchingly spicy dark mafia, enemies-to-lovers, grumpy/sunshine standalone romance by bestselling author, Jagger Cole.He’s the wolf who wants to swallow the whole world. I’m the girl who bites back.Nero De Luca is carnage in a tailored suit.A vicious killer.An obsessive hunter.A beautiful villain with blood on his hands and ice in his veins.I was supposed to be a distraction.A game... -
Beautiful Venom by Rina Kent
From New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a sizzling dark hockey romance set in a new glamorous secret world.In a den of vipers, revenge is the deadliest venom.They shattered my world; now, I’ll bring down theirs.The problem? I have virtually no way to trace the puppet master.My only lead: The Vipers... -
Covenant by Cora Rose, Lark Taylor
The Firm can make any wish come true.Money. A job promotion. Murder.Whatever you desire can be yours—for a price.The Firm has ruled St. Dismas for generations. To most, they’re just a myth.But in truth, they are the last resort of the desperate.I never understood why anyone would go to The Firm. There’s always a price to pay—a price you won’t discover until your request has been granted... -
Dear Reader by Tate James
Dear Reader,You want my advice? Never look a gift horse in the mouth. You don’t want to see the rotten teeth.In this case, the gift is a scholarship to attend the prestigious Neveah University. The rotten teeth? Well, they came in the form of my brand new stepbrother and his little cohort of entitled, arrogant best friends... -
Don't Swipe Right by L.M. Chilton
The mystifying world of online dating gets a terrifying, clever, and darkly hilarious twist in this unputdownable thriller.Gwen Turner has made a bloody mess of her life. She recently broke up with the best man she’s ever known for reasons even she can’t admit to herself and quit a lucrative job to open her own coffee shop... -
The Thrashers by Julie Soto
Either you're in or you're out. Welcome to the Thrashers, the elite friend group at New Helvetia High.They’re everything everyone wants to be. Jodi Dillon was never meant to be one of them. Julian, Lucy, Paige, and the infamous Zack Thrasher are rich, sophisticated, and love attention. Jodi feels out of place, but Zack’s her childhood best friend, so she’s in... -
Drop Dead by Lily Chu
One mysterious mansion. Two rival journalists. Three weeks to uncover the story—and love—of a lifetime.Obituary writer Nadine Barbault doesn't mind being called "Lady Death." It suits the ice queen persona she's cultivated to survive the fast-paced Toronto Herald... -
The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner
“Sarah Penner transported me to the sea-swept cliffs of Positano and introduced me to characters I’ll never forget. A magical read!”—Emilia Hart, New York Times bestselling author of The SirensPowerful witchcraft. A hunt for sunken treasure. Forbidden love on the high seas... -
Whispers and Wildfire by Claire Kingsley
He’ll save her from the nightmare in her past.Luke Haven has an adrenaline problem. As in, he can’t get enough.His squeaky-clean, nice-guy reputation in his small town isn’t a lie. But it’s not the whole truth, either. Although his real problem? He’s not even sure what he’s searching for.Melanie Andolini never thought she’d be starting over in her thirties... -
Nocturne by Karina Halle
Seven meets L.A. Confidential with a vampire twist, in this true crime and film noir-inspired standalone dark romance from New York Times Bestselling author Karina Halle. In 1940s Los Angeles, the murder of Lena Reid's closest friend, Elizabeth Short, known as the Black Dahlia, shocks the city and leaves whispers of a serial killer stalking the shadows... -
Enchantra by Kaylie Smith
Return to the world of USA Today bestselling BookTok favorite Phantasma in this spicy, stand-alone romantasy, where seven immortal siblings are trapped in a deadly game of hide and seek . . . until one mortal woman changes the rules. The print edition includes custom silver foiling on the cover. Welcome to Enchantra. There’s only one rule: Never, ever trust your heart... -
Savage Desire by K.C. Kean
I knew this place held secrets, but I don’t know if I’m ready for the truth. I’ve come to find that knowledge is both a blessing and a curse as I leave behind my sheltered imprisonment to embrace the hope for a future at Trinity Falls Academy. And yet with answers come more questions than I can possibly keep track of... -
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Gathered Sparkle by Blake Black
Vegas is a city of illusions, and I’m losing track of my own.The hand I thought I was dealt? It’s flipped.The tricks I thought I mastered? They’re slipping through my fingers.And betrayal cuts deeper than any sleight of hand.We’re still chasing a ghost of a chance. The woman we need to take down is still untouchable—her power absolute... -
Bound in Blood by Sadie Kincaid
The final installment of the bestselling paranormal/urban fantasy romance from Sadie Kincaid comes Bound in Blood.But if the chosen one can slay the three-headed dragon—If the untamable beast does kneel at its new master’s feet,and the light is tempted back from the darkness,then they shall awaken the protector of man... -
Possession by Rina Saint
I’m a beast pacing around my cage waiting for the next fight. It’s all I have, those brief moments of rage and destruction. It’s a sort of freedom. Then I go back into the cold, dark emptiness.That’s why I don’t speak anymore. What’s the point? I stopped being human a long time ago. I’ve given up on anything but that cycle of violence and isolation—until they throw him into my cage... -
Kiss the Villain by Rina Kent
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a scorching standalone professor/student dark MM romance set in the world of Legacy of Gods. My darkness meets a darker soul. I’m a golden boy. A genius law student, the heir to the Carson empire, and the dutiful son. Or, at least, that's what it looks like from the outside... -
Beautiful Exile by Catherine Cowles
I should’ve known Lincoln Pierce was trouble from the moment I held my knife to his throat.I’ve been running for most of my life, hiding away in a small town and hoping no one discovers who I truly am. The only problem is that I can never let anyone know the real me. Or at least that was true until my brother moved his best friend onto our shared property... -
Death Valley by Karina Halle
Take Yellowstone and add in the White Walkers from Game of Thrones and you have Death Valley. Morally grey cowboys, menacing wilderness, and deadly zombies await in this dark western horror romance from NYT bestselling author Karina Halle. Three years ago Aubrey Wells’ sister disappeared in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Since then, Aubrey’s life has crumbled around her... -
Psychotic Obsession by Leigh Rivers
LOVE IS DANGEROUSTRUST IS A WEAKNESSPOSSESSION IS A TOXIC GAMESweet and gentle.Calm and collected.Nervous and inexperienced.He was death cloaked in the form of a handsome man, and instead of running the other way the first chance she got, she fell for him... -
Macabre Gods by Elliott Rose
In this story, there are three beasts and I am their initiate. The Anguis, a secret society of power-hungry individuals, have long controlled Port Macabre from their seat at Noire House. A place where the wealthy rub shoulders and chase hedonistic pleasures. However, behind the mansion’s facade lies a poisonous, hidden underworld. I spent one night at their mercy... -
Blood Moon by Sandra Brown
#1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown returns with a sexy thriller where an unruly detective and an ambitious tv show producer work against the clock to prevent another young woman from disappearing before the next blood moon—while trying to resist the attraction between them... -
Scattered Glitter by Blake Black
Vegas is the city of illusions, and I’ve perfected my own.Under the neon lights, I’m Glitter.The stripper who leaves them breathless.The pickpocket who leaves them clueless.But behind the glimmer and gleam, there’s just me, shuffling distractions and fleeting touches to numb my grief... -
Claimed by the Band by River Ramsey, Harper Lennox
What happens when a secret girl omega disguised as a male beta captures the attention of the hottest rock band in the world?I’ve spent years waging war in the shadows, hiding my identity and taking down alphas who target omegas. Then a hate-fueled attack targets Asher Wilde, the fearless omega frontman of Wild Honey, and I’m called out to the front lines.It started as just a favor to a contact...