Top new romance books out this week: 9 Feb - 15 Feb 2025
Last updated:
February 15, 2025
This week featuring new releases by Brynne Weaver, Heather Fawcett, B.K. Borison, Jojo Moyes, Alina May, Susie Tate, Chelsea Curto, Saxon James, Anne Tyler, Briar Prescott and many more.
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Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver
Doctor Fionn Kane is running from a broken heart, one he hopes to mend in small-town Nebraska, far away from his almost-fiancé and his derailed surgical career. It’s a simpler life: head down, work hard, and absolutely no romantic relationships. He wants none of the circus he left behind in Boston.But then the Silveria Circus finds him...dark · horror · friends to lovers · friends-benefits · contemporary · humor · suspense · m-f · caretaking · hurt-comfort -
Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
The third installment in the heartwarming and enchanting Emily Wilde series, about a curmudgeonly scholar of folklore and the fae prince she loves.Emily Wilde has spent her life studying faeries. A renowned dryadologist, she has documented hundreds of species of Folk in her Encyclopaedia of Faeries...paranormal · fantasy · fae · magic · historical · m-f · cold heroine · sunny hero · himbo · grumpy sunshine -
First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison
A hopeless romantic meets a demoralized radio host in this cozy, Sleepless in Seattle-inspired love story from beloved author B.K. Borison.Aiden Valentine has a secret: he's fallen out of love with love. And as the host of Baltimore's romance hotline, that's a bit of a problem... -
We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes
The #1 New York Times bestselling author, whose books so many love, brings us a fresh, contemporary story of a woman and her unruly blended family“Nobody writes women the way Jojo Moyes does.” —Jodi Picoult Lila Kennedy has a lot on her plate. A broken marriage, two wayward daughters, a house that is falling apart, and an elderly stepfather who seems to have quietly moved in... -
Make Me by Alina May
Ronan I used to be a cop, and now I kill people for fun. Yeah, yeah I know. Never admit to your crimes. But you don’t know who I am. To you, I’m just words in a blurb. Besides, I don’t plan on living that long anyway.The system has failed us. There is no justice. So, before I go, I’ll be the justice.You know. AKAB. All Killers Are Bastards, or however the fuck the saying goes...dark · m-m-m · queer · m-m · poly · suspense · from hate to love · bdsm · forced proximity · height-difference -
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The Billionaire's Bride by Susie Tate
He was my first kiss. My first boyfriend. And my first heartbreak.I should’ve known better than to fall for the bad boy.Now, 7 years later, this bad boy needs a good wife to close a business deal.He says he’ll make it worth my while. Yeah, I remember that big, thick… ego.This is supposed to be just pretend, so why do I want us to go all the way?Everyone knows who Zeke Harris is... -
Slap Shot by Chelsea Curto
Hudson Hayes, star defenseman for the DC Stars, needs help. He’s been looking for a private chef for months but keeps coming up short. With the NHL season starting and no prospects in sight, he’s close to giving up. Madeline Galloway needs a job...humor · hockey · sports · athletes · north-america · usa · washington-dc · single-mother · cheerful heroine · sunny hero -
Royal Scoundrel by Saxon James
Royal Scoundrel is the prequel novella between Charles's dads. Even though it takes place twenty years before the Frat Wars books, it's best enjoyed last. DASHArchibald Levine the third is a pain in my ass. Rich, cocky and the closest thing to a prince that our school has. I hate everything about his entitled attitude and the stupid Kappa crown he wears...m-m · new adult · queer · contemporary · friends to lovers · college · length-novella · usa · super rich hero · dual-pov -
Three Days in June by Anne Tyler
A new Anne Tyler novel destined to be an instant classic: a socially awkward mother of the bride navigates the days before and after her daughter's wedding.Gail Baines is having a bad day. To start, she loses her job—or quits, depending on whom you ask. Tomorrow her daughter, Debbie, is getting married, and she hasn’t even been invited to the spa day organized by the mother of the groom... -
Just Forever by Briar Prescott
It's been two years.Two years of Ryker. Two years of being married to my best friend. Two years of taking chances. Making plans. Building a life together. Following my heart.Two years of trust.Two years of love.Two years of us.And now we’re in New York. Me in med school, and Ryker in the NHL.It’s going great so far.I wouldn’t change a thing.Maybe… Maybe just the hiding. Because hiding sucks... -
The Kiss Lottery by Ilsa Madden-Mills
From bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills comes a steamy novella about first love and second chances where a city girl returns home for a Valentine’s Day tradition…and the boy who broke her heart.Roses are red, violets are blue—someone in Rose has feelings for you…Yeah, bad ones. Everly Davis didn’t leave her tight-knit hometown on the best terms...friends to lovers · from hate to love · contemporary · new adult · humor · m-f · angst · second chances · slow burn · forced proximity -
Until We Kiss by Loren Leigh
Six months ago, everything changed.I was quarterback for IFU and heading to the NFL draft when a lineman slammed into me.Before that last moment on the field, I knew who I was. I knew where I was heading. I had confidence, certainty, maybe some cockiness.Now, I know nothing...m-m · friends to lovers · queer · virgin hero · contemporary · sports · mental illness · grumpy sunshine · erotica · length-novella -
Not Quite by the Book by Julie Hatcher
A bookstore owner discovers that life as a recluse isn’t for everyone in this sharp yet sweet novel about how sometimes you need to abandon the quest for love to find your true passion.Emma Rini is in a rut so deep she could shelve books there...humor · contemporary · office · m-f · forced proximity · small town · north-america · usa · massachusetts · independent heroine -
Change of Heart by Falon Ballard
From the beloved author of Right on Cue and Lease on Love comes a whimsical new rom-com about a workaholic forced to aim for a goal she never thought she'd love.Campbell Andrews despises exactly three things in incompetence, tardiness, and love stories. Making partner at her law firm at thirty-four, she has no time for anything or anyone else...paranormal · angels · contemporary · magic · demons · from hate to love · humor · fantasy · m-f · forced proximity -
The Carver by Penelope Sky
I'm fully in this with Bastien now. The kingpin of all kingpins, a man who oversees all the gangs of Paris, President Martin's right-hand man. If I were smart, I would leave, but I'm pretty sure I'm already in love with this man...Adrien continues to challenge my divorce until Bastien gets involved. And like always, that man fixes all my problems...contemporary · mafia · dark · new adult · m-f · cheating · second chances · grovel · spanking · abduction -
Audacity by Elodie Hart
ATHENAI've always shot for the moon, but if you'd told me I'd be earning seven figures aged twenty-four, I would never have believed you.And if you'd told me that I'd earn every penny of that success by selling my body and my soul, I'd have laughed in your face.Still. Here I am at Seraph, an elite agency that recruits only the most well-educated, accomplished and discreet women... -
A Rebel Without Claws by Juliette Cross
After yet another bar fight and arrest, bad boy Ronan Reed leaves Texas to live with his uncle Shane, alpha of the Blood Moon pack. Since werewolf cage fighting isn’t illegal in Louisiana, Ronan makes big plans to lead his own team in the ring. But when he sets eyes on sweet Celine Cruz, his whole world stops and she becomes a tantalizing distraction he doesn’t need...paranormal · contemporary · witches · fated-mates · werewolves · magic · fantasy · urban fantasy · shapeshifters · insta-love -
Wrath and Patience by Rawnie Sabor
Nothing can quell the rage of a Wrath demon. Save for the orders given by a sweet, fledgling witch.Life hasn’t been easy for Sam O’Connor. A past filled with mistakes and tragedy means she prefers hiding rather than risking malicious comments and stares. Weird and awkward as she is, being invisible is far safer than bringing attention to herself...paranormal · witches · fantasy · demons · magic · explicit-plentiful · contemporary · dark · angst · suspense -
Slaying With Sylphs by Hazel Mack
I came to the hidden monster town of Ever for one reason—my nieces. I definitely didn’t expect Connall, the quiet, authoritative shifter male whose intense stare follows me everywhere I go. And I sure didn’t move for the hilarious, snarky elemental who floats outside my bedroom window at night. Is cozy stalking a thing? Because that’s what Dirk does...fantasy · paranormal · magic · humor · m-m-f · poly · erotica · shapeshifters · length-medium · contemporary -
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The Winner Takes All Complete Collection by Lauren Blakely
Five sexy, passionate, MM sports romances in one collection for the first time! Indulge in the Winner Takes All Collection from #1 New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely writing MM romance as L. Blakely…The Boyfriend Comeback…Some men are just off-limits. Like, say, all the other football players in the league….I have to stop replaying the one night I spent with my rival... -
Too Sweet by Abby Millsaps
A brand new steamy, swoony, why choose novella from bestselling author Abby MillsapsLife has been nonstop since the day I became Mrs. Crusade. Not that I have any interest in slowing down now that I’ve found my rhythm in Lake Chapel.I love my life, my boys, and the future we’re creating together.This semester, I even get to live with my best friend and her cohort of men...sports · erotica · new adult · contemporary · reverse harem · found-family · poly · young adult · daddy-kink · length-novella -
Strange Love: A Non-Human Romance Charity Anthology by Evangeline Priest, Vera Valentine, Carlotta Hughes, R.K. Pierce
Whispers echo and shadows stir as strange loves awaken in the unlikeliest of forms.Whether bound by cursed relics, wooed by sentient machines, or seduced by eldritch gods, these otherworldly connections defy logic and ignite the heart.If you dare to explore the unknown, tread carefully, for you might just find yourself entwined in a love that's as extraordinary as it is eternal... -
Les Normaux by Janine Janssen, S. Al Sabado
'One of my favourite webcomics of all time' Alice OsemanBoy moves to new city. Boy meets vampire. They kiss, then become friends. But both would like something more...A global Webtoon phenomenon and LGBTQ+ graphic novel about friendship, love and magic. Sébastien recently moved to supernatural Paris hoping to get away from his troubles at home and live a peaceful life learning magic...fantasy · magic · young adult · vampires · queer · urban fantasy · found-family · monsters · m-m · witches -
Funkenstille by Kyra Groh
Funkenstille ist SPIEGEL-Bestseller! Sie will sich nicht verlieben. Bis er um sie kämpft. Amelie hat keine Zeit für Ablenkung. Sie opfert alles, um ihrer kleinen Schwester die Kindheit zu ermöglichen, die ihr selbst verwehrt geblieben ist – sogar ihre große Liebe. Sechs Jahre ist es her, dass Joscha ohne sie nach England gegangen ist, um seine Fußballkarriere voranzutreiben... -
Hungerstone by Kat Dunn
Hungerstone is a thrillingly seductive sapphic romance for fans of S.T. Gibson’s A Dowry of Blood and Emilia Hart’s Weyward.For what do you hunger, Lenore?Lenore is the wife of steel magnate Henry, but ten years into their marriage, the relationship has soured and no child has arrived to fill the distance growing between them...horror · fantasy · vampires · queer · historical · paranormal · f-f · length-medium · queer-awakening · audiobook -
On The Beach by Maya Alden
Mick Bottom has mastered the art of doing absolutely nothing in sun-soaked Reef Harbor. His days consist of betting on lizard races, sampling the local nightlife (from inside a jail cell), and dodging cocktails—literally—courtesy of the women he beds and forgets...strong heroine · betrayal · insta-love · forced proximity · humor · office · length-medium · m-f · caribbean · massachusetts -
Scorned Obsession by Victoria Paige
It’s when her obsession for him vanishes that he becomes desperate to have it back.Bianca De Lucci has always been obsessed with Sandro Rossi.He was the hero of her girlish dreams.And the dream man of her adolescence.But no matter how much she showed him she wanted more,he always treated her like a younger sister... -
Choking on Love, Vol. 1 by Keiko Iwashita
Opposites attract in this shojo romance about a career-focused artist and the bad-boy guitarist who turns her world upside down!Hibari, a single-minded art student with dreams of becoming a graphic designer, feels insecure about being “ordinary” compared to her peers. Gaku, a free-spirited guitarist from the same university, turns her world upside down after a chaotic encounter at a ramen shop... -
Every Tom, Dick & Harry by Elinor Lipman
From one of the most beloved comedic writers of our time comes a charming, laugh-out-loud tale of love and criminality, a pitch-perfect romantic comedy from the author of Ms. Demeanor.Taking over her parents’ estate sale business is more than Emma Lewis bargained for. Coming from a long line of estate liquidators has its challenges but Emma was completely unprepared for the people she would meet... -
10,000 Hours With A Rich Menace by Jahquel J.
Imagine your best friend invites you on a trip all expenses paid. You both spend the week staying at a five-star resort, shopping, dining, and balling out of control. She tells you that her new man is in love with her and has no problem tricking.While she’s out on her date, you take a bubble bath and fall asleep... -
The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths
Cold cases are a lot easier to solve when you can travel back in time to find new evidence—unless, that is, you get stuck in the nineteenth century.Ali Dawson and her cold case team investigate crimes so old they’re frozen—or so their inside joke goes... -
Lucky Shot by K. Bromberg
A spicy bad boy/good girl, close proximity, sports romance from New York Times bestselling author, K. Bromberg Our first meeting? He stood me up. Our second chance encounter? I told him exactly what I thought of him. Our third? It came with a bet (he lost) and an understanding that we’re stuck with one another...sports · contemporary · m-f · forced proximity · soccer · teacher-heroine · heroine athlete · super rich hero · athletes · humor -
Get Lost with You by Sophie Sullivan
A second chance at love, small-town romance that’s all sweet with just a hint of heat from the “queen of sweet romance” (Falon Ballard) Sophie Sullivan.Jillian Keller took the long route to her best life, but is now happily settled in her hometown of Smile, raising her little girl alone while helping her brother run Get Lost Lodge...friends to lovers · contemporary · single-mother · humor · m-f · length-medium · audiobook · open-door -
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King's University 2 by Aya Estrela
Tourmentée par ses addictions, Elvira semble avoir totalement abandonné son accord avec l’avocate Stanford. Bien que les enjeux soient lourds de conséquence, la jeune femme se renferme sur elle-même et repousse l’idée d’un quelconque retour à Atlanta.De son côté, Abel Ryder a pris conscience des vérités que lui dissimulait Elvira... -
This Violent Heart by Heather Levy
In this haunting journey into the confusion and desires of growing up, a therapist reluctantly returns to her hometown, where she revisits the memories that could reveal what really killed her best friend all those years ago.Devon Mayes thought she was done with the small conservative town she once called home... -
Only Fate by Charity Ferrell
When a guy breaks your heart, he’s not supposed to move to your small town to win it back.I hoped to never see Adrian Castillo again after he broke my heart.Years later, he’s made it his mission to keep running into me.He gets hired at the law firm where I work and steals my promotion.I quit and start my own firm in my small town.I didn’t expect him to follow me here... -
Charming Devil by Rebecca F. Kenney
The painting that has kept Dorian Gray flawless for over a century is beginning to fall apart, saturated and rotted by his life of reckless decadence. Desperate, he seeks out the only person who might be able to save Baz Allard...fantasy · erotica · dark · paranormal · vampires · new adult · contemporary · from hate to love · bdsm · forced proximity -
Distant Heart by Chani Lynn Feener
Cor Night is upon us. It's the one night a year when even the school encourages the Black Harts to act out on their vices, but Illya Carmine isn't interested. That is until he sees Rexton Xiphus walk through the doors of Sacred Cor University. What starts as mild interest quickly blooms into a desperate hunt for ownership as Illya tracks Rexton through the party... -
Reign of the Talon by Sophie Kim
How do you kill a prophecy?The Prophecy has arrived…and with her, war. A prisoner caged within the walls of her own mind, the once-fierce assassin known as Shin Lina can do nothing but watch as a tide of blood and chaos sweeps across the Three Kingdoms. After all, Lina is the one who unleashed the malevolent Prophecy upon her world. So many secrets. So many lies. And it’s all her fault... -
Stutter. by Ruby Darling
Maverick There are too many secrets at Rayne-Moore, secrets I once turned a blind eye to because I wanted nothing to do with faculty gossip, nothing to do with the elite. But now that I can no longer stay blind, I'm going to let it, and watch it unravel. For her. Raven Monroe. Because it's too late. I've dived into the ocean for my Siren, fell for her song and I want her more than my next breath...age difference · mystery · vengeance · erotica · suspense · contemporary · sports · poly · dark · football

