New romantic suspense books
Last updated: December 15, 2025
Featuring new releases by Jagger Cole, Tate James, Claire Kingsley, Jasmine Mas, Catherine Cowles, Elle Thorpe, Blake Black, K.J. Charles, Harley Laroux, Emily McIntire among others.
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Dance of Thorns by Jagger Cole
I’m forced to marry my dead best friend’s fiancé.Most people call me a freak. Damaged goods. Addict.The outcast daughter of the Marchetti crime family.A black sheep with a dark soul.But then one night, I fall into a darker one.Bane Antonov, the cold, villainously beautiful crown prince of the Antonov Bratva.A man covered in scars and ink... -
Oblivion by Tate James
The events of this story occur two years prior to the start of NoFear - ClikByte #1. Noah, unfortunately, remembers none of this... but everyone else does. Oblivion is a very short prequel story in the ClikByte series. Oblivion is book 0.5 of 5 in the series and introduces just a couple of key characters for the core series... -
Sleigh Bells and Snowstorms by Claire Kingsley
From USA Today Bestselling author Claire Kingsley, the stand-alone small-town/romcom/romantic suspense/Christmas romance you didn’t know you needed.Handsome, charismatic, and charming, Jensen Lakes is an enigma in a designer suit. But his playboy reputation is a persona—one of many—that he uses in his unique line of work... -
Bonds of Hercules by Jasmine Mas
Are you ready for Bonds of Hercules? The sequel to the viral hit Blood of Hercules is finally here! Packed with spicy romance, Greek mythology, and dangerous husbands, Bonds of Hercules is perfect for fans of tension, betrayal, and choosing sides. Pre-order your copy today!I'm Hercules, but my powers are not what they seem... -
Secret Haven by Catherine Cowles
The first time I met Kyler Blackwood, he was a bruised and battered boy with fire in his eyes and nowhere safe to land.Since the first time he kissed me, he was my best-kept secret, my quiet rebellion, my haven in the storm.But fate forced us apart, making us pretend to be strangers because it hurt too much to be anything else... -
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Reaper and Ruin by Elle Thorpe
An explosion shatters the night. The three men I love are thrown from the bluff into the raging sea below.And one of them can’t swim.But the fall isn’t the only thing trying to kill us.Every step we take, danger stalks closer.Every breath we steal, the killer waits in the shadows.When he rips someone I love away from me, the fragile family I’ve fought to build begins to unravel... -
Twisted Trails by Blake Black
I was supposed to race, take the win, and disappear before the truth caught up to me. But pain doesn’t let go—not when your lungs burn, your body won’t heal, and the pills barely keep you upright.Now, I’ve gotten too close to my competitors and risked my mask being ripped off. What will happen if the people I was never meant to trust find out exactly who I am?What I’ve done... -
All of Us Murderers by K.J. Charles
The lush Gothic drama of Crimson Peak meets the murderous intrigue of Knives Out with an LGBTQIA+ love story to die for from award-winning author KJ Charles... -
House of Rayne by Harley Laroux
Gothic sapphic romance meets supernatural suspense on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest, as a night of forbidden passion opens a Pandora’s box of dangerous secrets and dark magic in this sinfully spicy, standalone novel by New York Times bestselling TikTok sensation, Harley Laroux. SALEM I wasn’t supposed to be here... -
Burning Daylight by Emily McIntire
From #1 New York Times Bestselling author Emily McIntire comes a contemporary Romeo & Juliet retelling and the first interconnected standalone in an all new series Defying the Stars. Juliette Calloway lives in a world of luxury, legacies, and lies... -
Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver
“The undisputed queen of dark rom-coms is back with a new swoony, one-of-a-kind banger, and the book world better get ready for it!” —Ali Hazelwood, #1 New York Times bestselling authorFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Brynne Weaver comes a wickedly delicious new series where dark romantic comedy meets thrilling suspense—and where falling in love can be a killer... -
My Boyfriends Are All Monsters by Kimberly Lemming
Tossing a coin in a mysterious well seems like a harmless way to cope with being ditched on a mountain—until every impossibly hot man in town starts competing for one woman’s attention in this steamy short story by USA Today bestselling author Kimberly Lemming... -
Confession by Rina Saint
I’ve been keeping secrets from my boss. I have to. Because how the hell do you tell a straight man that you’ve been in love with him for years?If he found out, everything would collapse, and I’ve worked so hard to hold my life together, all these pieces that I don’t deserve: a home, a position, trust... -
Whips and Chains by Elle Thorpe
Three…Two…One… The game has just begun.Shadows crawl across the walls of an abandoned warehouse.A knife waits on the table. A clock bleeds away the seconds.Someone isn’t leaving alive.My only chance of survival lies with the three men searching for me in the dark... -
You're Next by Tate James
The final book in the Devil's Backbone series, a spicy and dark "why choose" romance series from TikTok sensation Tate James.Dear Reader,I’ve spent too many nights caught between reality and nightmare, each bleeding into the other like a twisted dream I can’t wake from. The Devil’s Backbone Society continues to host our deepest terrors... -
Framed in Death by J.D. Robb
Death imitates art in the brand-new crime thriller starring homicide cop Eve Dallas from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author J.D. Robb.Manhattan is filled with galleries and deep-pocketed collectors who can make an artist's career with a wave of a hand. But one man toils in obscurity, his brilliance unrecognized while lesser talents bask in the glory he believes should be his... -
Bad Date by Ellery Lloyd
An online flirtation between two apparent strangers takes a deliciously wicked turn in a twisty short story about love, obsession, and deadly deceptions by the author of The Club.Fay Roper is a divorced single mom and a globally famous actress. She’s also unlucky in love. Maybe because the last thing Fay wants in a man is yet another superfan... -
Blackthorn by J.T. Geissinger
From the diabolical mind of New York Times bestselling author J.T. Geissinger comes a scorching new enemies-to-lovers romance filled with explosive secrets, nail-biting, gothic suspense, and the dangerous lure of dark magic.You never forget your first love. Especially when he’s also your worst nightmare... -
The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas
When a demonic presence awakens deep in a Mexican silver mine, the young woman it seizes must turn to the one man she shouldn’t trust…from bestselling author Isabel Cañas.In 1765, plague sweeps through Zacatecas. Alba flees with her wealthy merchant parents and fiancé, Carlos, to his family’s isolated mine for refuge... -
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X's and O's by Elle Thorpe
One minute I’m cleaning toilets for minimum wage.The next, I’m waking up from a drug-induced nap with a monster staring down at me.Kidnapped and seconds from death, I think I’m done for…Until masked men burst in, murder my attacker, and turn my world upside down.They call themselves Murder Squad.A secret brotherhood of broken men who only kill the worst of the worst... -
Fated to the Alpha Warrior by Sadie Moss
“I reject you.” With those three words, Kieran McCade shattered my heart. In front of the entire pack, the alpha’s son rejected our bond. As a shifter whose wolf has never appeared, I was deemed too weak, too broken for him... -
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... -
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... -
A Theory of Dreaming by Ava Reid
Return to the immersive, lush, and dreamlike world of the instantly bestselling dark academia fantasy A Study in Drowning as the aftermath of their first discovery pulls Effy and Preston on a final adventure and brings their haunting love story to its end in this stunning sequel and final book in the duology.All stories come to an end. Effy learned that when she defeated the Fairy King... -
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... -
Terror at the Gates by Scarlett St. Clair
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... -
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... -
Wicked Games by Willow Dixon
KillianI hate obscure school rules. Especially the one that says siblings have to room together after a tragedy. Now I’m stuck sharing my dorm with my stepbrother, and I have no idea how either of us is going to make it to the end of the school year without offing the other...

