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, B.K. Borison, Heather Fawcett, Chelsea Curto, Saxon James, Alina May, Briar Prescott, Rawnie Sabor, Anne Tyler, Juliette Cross 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 -
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... -
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...fantasy · fae · magic · historical · m-f · cold heroine · sunny hero · himbo · grumpy sunshine · friends to lovers -
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. DASH. Archibald 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 · college · length-novella · usa · super rich hero · dual-pov · audiobook -
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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. Logan...dark · m-m-m · queer · m-m · poly · suspense · from hate to love · bdsm · forced proximity · height-difference -
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... -
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 · contemporary · dark · angst · suspense · urban fantasy -
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... -
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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 -
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 -
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... -
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... -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Les Normaux by Janine Janssen, S. Al Sabado
'One of my favourite webcomics of all time' Alice Oseman. Boy 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 -
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... -
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 -
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Too Sweet by Abby Millsaps
A brand new steamy, swoony, why choose novella from bestselling author Abby Millsaps. Life 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 · daddy-kink · length-novella · audiobook -
Audacity by Elodie Hart
ATHENA. I'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... -
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... -
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 -
Addicted: A Dark Enemies to Lovers Romance Omnibus by Rosa Lee
Will our bond be strong enough to withstand the pain and ruin that awaits us? Kidnapped by the Tailors, a rival gang that wants my family wiped off the face of the earth, I find myself regretting every life choice that led me to their dungeon. But then four men walk into my life, each stealing a piece of my heart, demanding a share of my body. Aeron, the heir to the Tailor name and a dark devil... -
Ravage by Steph Macca
Welcome to the Lilydale Foundation Center… home of death and destruction. It’s a game of survival but the odds are against us. They promised that they would save us, but it turns out they are the real villains—elitist savages, protected by wealth and fueled by greed. We’re only valued when we’re broken. But there’s one thing they are forgetting…...reverse harem · found-family · dark · contemporary · new adult · from hate to love · poly · length-medium · abuse · past-child-abuse -
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 -
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...contemporary · young adult · m-m-m · poly · queer · length-short · first-in-series · standalone-first -
The Cowboy of My Dreams by A.J. Pine
A washed-up country music cowboy on the run, a songwriter without a song, and a double-booked ranch guesthouse with both their names on it. .. What could possibly go wrong? Ash Murphy sneaks home to the family ranch to escape the the scandal that follows his successful country music career everywhere... -
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... -
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... -
The Rake OR The Orca Who Met His Match in a Selkie Desiring Revenge by Kass O'Shire
It only takes a taste. .. Lost in strange waters after a narrow escape from captivity, Elspeth the selkie is determined to find and free her brother. When she runs into an orca-shifter who mistakes her for lunch, one drop of his blood on her pelt binds her to him. .. forever...fantasy · magic · shapeshifters · monsters · contemporary · paranormal · m-f · abduction · curvy heroine · dual-pov -
Three Grumpy Groomsmen by Emma Foxx
I’ve had a thing for Ivy Scott since I first laid eyes on her a year ago. She’s smart, sexy, and everything I’ve ever wanted. Too bad she was engaged to one of my best friends. But that idiot leaves her at the altar... -
War Games by Sheridan Anne
What do you do when the killers come out to play? When it’s hunt or be hunted? You sharpen your knives and prepare to get bloody because nobody does it better than a woman scorned with something to prove. Welcome to the 23rd annual serial killer war games, where the adrenaline runs high, the blood is fresh, and the revenge is best served cold...survival · suspense · from hate to love · dark · new adult · contemporary · m-f · age difference · forbidden love · insta-love -
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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... -
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...mystery · time travel · fantasy · historical · paranormal · suspense · audiobook · first-in-series · standalone-first -
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... -
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 -
Paper Roses by Lily Morton
Jed Walker thinks he’s having a midlife crisis. The only trouble is that it feels too good to stop. Widowed at a young age, he’s spent his life since then avoiding any relationships that might end up hurting him again. He has his successful wedding planning business, Confetti Hitched, and a series of uncomplicated hookups, and that’s all he needs in life... -
But Not Too Bold by Hache Pueyo, H. Pueyo
The Shape of Water meets Mexican Gothic in this sapphic monster romance novella wrapped in gothic fantasy trappings. The old keeper of the keys is dead, and the creature who ate her is the volatile Lady of the Capricious House―Anatema, an enormous humanoid spider with a taste for laudanum and human brides... -
Destruction's Desire by Melody Joanne
Remember when seeing ghosts was my biggest problem? I miss those days. Now, I’m magically bonded (shackled) to a creature of unlimited destructive power. He insists we are destined for each other and that I will belong to him. If that wasn’t enough, I’ve been kidnapped by another destructive creature – the one I’m supposed to help kill. Awkward, I know...fae · fantasy · grumpy sunshine · paranormal · fated-mates · from hate to love · bdsm · forced proximity · magic · poly

