Top new romance books out this week: 1 Jun - 7 Jun 2025
Last updated:
June 7, 2025
This week featuring new releases by Meghan Quinn, Lily Mayne, Avina St. Graves, Chelsea Curto, S. Massery, Jaymin Eve, Jagger Cole, Taylor Jenkins Reid, DeathsDoll, Caroline O'Donoghue and many more.
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Till Summer Do Us Part by Meghan Quinn
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author comes a brand new sizzling summer read that will have you laughing, swooning . . . and sweating. Scottie Price just started a new job and it's a real sausage fest. She's the only woman on a team filled with Brads and Chads. Expecting a bachelor pad atmosphere, she is quickly corrected when she finds out everyone is happily married... -
![Edin and Hunter Visit a Monster Market by Lily Mayne]()
Edin and Hunter Visit a Monster Market by Lily Mayne
Happy Pride Month! I feel like I always gravitate towards Hunter and Edin for Pride Month. I'm pretty sure - unless I'm misremembering - that I've published a Hunter and Edin bonus short each year during Pride Month? I could just go check, but instead I'm going to assume that's correct so they can keep being my cute Pride couple... -
![The Saltwater Curse by Avina St. Graves]()
The Saltwater Curse by Avina St. Graves
A woman escaping her past…Kristy Gallagher has slayed a monster before. When she could no longer live with her husband’s abuse, she plunged a knife into his neck. Then, she fled his family’s criminal empire—changing her name and traveling to the far reaches of the world, before finding her safe haven in Bali...fantasy · shapeshifters · paranormal · magic · indonesia · southeast-asia · urban fantasy · survival · abduction · southeast-asian-mc -
![Hat Trick: Alternate Cover by Chelsea Curto]()
Hat Trick: Alternate Cover by Chelsea Curto
Riley Mitchell has everything he could ever want.He’s a back-to-back Stanley Cup champion. He has great friends, a fun life, and he’s living out his dream of playing hockey in the NHL.Except one night, everything changes.After a car accident leaves him with an amputated right leg, he struggles with his identity... -
![Nemesis by S. Massery]()
Nemesis by S. Massery
A new darkness is seeping into Sterling Falls, and I’ve drawn its ire. When a masked stranger declares he wants our ruin—mine, my brother’s, the whole town’s—I hope he’s bluffing.A series of escalating events later, and it’s clear the threat is very present.It’s not only present, but it drags up old nightmares from my past...reverse harem · poly · from hate to love · abuse · contemporary · bdsm · suspense · dark · body-betrayal · forced proximity -
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![A Claim of Fortune by Jaymin Eve]()
A Claim of Fortune by Jaymin Eve
Not only did I not avoid fate, I actively taunted it, and now we’re all in trouble.I spent my life running only to find out that what I ran from was the one thing I needed to survive: my pack.A perfect quintet.That was until an unexpected dragon shifter crashed into my world and changed the dynamics...paranormal · reverse harem · shapeshifters · poly · omegaverse · fantasy · fated-mates · urban fantasy · length-long · magic -
![Dance of Madness by Jagger Cole]()
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...suspense · mafia · from hate to love · contemporary · m-f · anal sex · consensual-non-con · betrayal · possessive hero · tortured hero -
![Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid]()
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six comes an epic new novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits.The stunning hardcover of Atmosphere features beautiful endpapers and a premium dust jacket!“Thrilling . . . heartbreaking . .historical · contemporary · length-medium · 20th century · f-f · queer-awakening · queer · dual-pov · usa · texas -
![Spare the Rod by DeathsDoll]()
Spare the Rod by DeathsDoll
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![Skipshock by Caroline O'Donoghue]()
Skipshock by Caroline O'Donoghue
Set in a universe where time is key to power and privilege, this dazzlingly inventive, genre-defying fantasy romance is the first in a duology by best-selling author Caroline O’Donoghue.Margo is a troubled schoolgirl. After the death of her father, she’s on her way to a new boarding school in a new city.Moon is a salesman...fantasy · young adult · time travel · paranormal · length-long · audiobook · steampunk · m-f · political-intrigue · behind-doors -
![I Hope This Finds You by Ann Liang]()
I Hope This Finds You by Ann Liang
From New York Times bestselling author Ann Liang: An original I Hope This Doesn’t Find You novella, featuring Sadie’s and Julius’s POVs!Academic rivals Sadie and Julius fell in love in I Hope This Doesn’t Find You when Sadie’s email drafts were accidentally sent out. Now, their love story continues on a two-week trip to California... -
![Never Thought I'd End Up Here by Ann Liang]()
Never Thought I'd End Up Here by Ann Liang
From the author of the instant New York Times bestseller I Hope This Doesn't Find You comes another hilarious and romantic romcom, this time following a former model determined to get revenge on the boy who ruined her life.Leah Zhang has just ruined her cousin's wedding. She didn't mean to wish the bride a depressing marriage and poor health, but she's forgotten most of her Mandarin...young adult · contemporary · from hate to love · humor · length-medium · asia · east-asia · china · m-f · east-asian-mc -
![Come Back to Me by Serena Akeroyd, G.A. Mazurke]()
Come Back to Me by Serena Akeroyd, G.A. Mazurke
COME BACK TO ME is a complete standalone romantic suspense featuring a grumpy veteran hero and a sunshine quirky musician heroine with plenty of groveling! TeeI hate Butch because he let me go.Except I also love him because I imagined forever with him (even just as friends).So, basically, it sucks to be me...contemporary · m-f · grovel · military · sassy heroine · super rich hero · men in uniform · death · mental-trauma · dual-pov -
![Love in Tuscany by Hannah Henry, J.J. Mulder, Maya Jean]()
Love in Tuscany by Hannah Henry, J.J. Mulder, Maya Jean
Spend the summer in Italy for charity!Everyone deserves a second chance, including wedding photographers. They may even catch a picture of a doctor finding his opposite, yet somehow perfect, match. Fall in love in Tuscany, before hitting the road on an adventure with a stranger...queer · contemporary · m-m · age difference · height-difference · forced proximity · insta-love · football · sweet-hero · open-door -
![Luxuries of Lust by Nik Knight]()
Luxuries of Lust by Nik Knight
When it came to love, Rusty had resigned himself to never being enough, and Gem knew he would always be too much. Turns out, they were both wrong.As a Pyclon from Lust, Rusty learned early the cruel rules of the Pentagram. Happiness is for the privileged. Hope for the weak. And absolutely nothing comes free. So he accepts a life of happy enough, of good enough, of just… enough...paranormal · m-m · humor · fantasy · queer · demons · grumpy sunshine · neurodivergent · friends to lovers · hurt-comfort -
![Savage Torment by K.C. Kean]()
Savage Torment by K.C. Kean
Everything happens for a reason…I’m sure the person who came up with that saying was never cursed and had their life tied to another. I’m also sure they never had all their memories removed or their existence reduced to a single letter. And I’m sure they were never shipped off to a secret world full of supernaturals...fantasy · shapeshifters · new adult · paranormal · angst · m-f · poly · reverse harem · college · tortured heroine -
![Disciplining My Brother by Brea Alepoú, Skyler Snow, Wolfe Productions]()
Disciplining My Brother by Brea Alepoú, Skyler Snow, Wolfe Productions
Conor Hawthorne is the bane of my existence. He’s the older brother no one has ever wished they had. While he’s successful and cool, I’m the screw up that’s run out of options. When I’m forced to live with him, I can’t help but to think this will be a disaster.And it is.We bump heads, fights turning into fires, until our walls come crumbling down.There’s just one little problem...m-m · bdsm · age difference · spanking · forbidden love · queer · incest · contemporary · caretaking · forced proximity -
![The Grump Next Door by Brighton Walsh]()
The Grump Next Door by Brighton Walsh
Our first kiss was a lie. Our second was a mistake. And the night we spent tangled up in each other? Hot as hell but a complete disaster.Because now Sutton Sinclair—the sharp-tongued troublemaker who left claw marks down my back and a dent in my self-control—is living in my backyard cottage with her teenage daughter. And I’m her goddamn landlord.I like things quiet. Controlled. She's neither... -
![The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison]()
The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison
A hilarious and heartfelt novel about how loves and lives are never truly lost, for fans of Rebecca Serle and Taylor Jenkins Reid. With a leading role on a hit TV show and a relationship with Hollywood's latest heartthrob, Meg Bryan appears to have everything she ever wanted. But underneath the layers of makeup and hairspray, her happiness is as fake as her stage name, Lana Lord...humor · time travel · found-family · paranormal · fantasy · magic · contemporary · m-f · friends to lovers · second chances -
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![Grumpy Darling by Alexandra Moody]()
Grumpy Darling by Alexandra Moody
Alexandra Moody's BookTok sensation continues with Darling Devils #2: Grumpy Darling — perfect for fans of Hannah Grace, clean romance, and slow-burn fire on the ice!She's never been kissed. He's never felt this way about anyone.Paige has ticked off everything on her senior year bucket list except one tiny thing — she’s never kissed anyone. And her best friend, Grayson Darling, is to blame...sports · contemporary · friends to lovers · grumpy sunshine · young adult · hockey · humor · length-long · m-f · fake relationship -
![He's to Die For by Erin Dunn]()
He's to Die For by Erin Dunn
"Sweet and sexy and satisfying enough to make me almost forget there were actual lives at stake." - Alicia Thompson, USA Today bestselling author of Love in the Time of Serial KillersBrooklyn 99 meets The Charm Offensive in this sparkling romantic murder mystery: it's murder cute in the first degree when a detective finds himself falling for the lead suspect in a career-making case...queer · mystery · contemporary · m-m · office · men in uniform · usa · north-america · new-york-state · third-person-pov -
![So My Ex-Boyfriend is a Serial Killer by Kylie Scott]()
So My Ex-Boyfriend is a Serial Killer by Kylie Scott
Love can be murder, especially when your ex is a serial killer. Don’t miss this spicy new romantic suspense by New York Times, USA Today and Audible bestselling author Kylie Scott!Nothing prepared Sidney Walsh for the awkwardness of having unknowingly dated an infamous killer. She’s doing her best to move on after her ex got dragged off to jail...suspense · contemporary · length-short · audiobook · m-f · forced proximity · hurt-comfort · found-family · vermont · competent heroine -
![Loving a Vampire Is Total Chaos by Aura Hayes]()
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...vampires · paranormal · monsters · humor · mystery · suspense · contemporary · fantasy · fated-mates · sunny hero -
![It Takes a Psychic by Jayne Castle]()
It Takes a Psychic by Jayne Castle
Two unlikely allies search for the secrets of their pasts while on the run within the Alien world of Harmony in the thrilling new novel by New York Times bestselling author Jayne Castle.Leona Griffin is at the height of her career as a para-archeologist thanks to a recent Underworld discovery. Her high profile attracts the attention of an organization of elite, secretive collectors... -
![Radiance Books 1-3 by Tavia Lark]()
Radiance Books 1-3 by Tavia Lark
Three magical m/m romances in bundle format! The Necromancer’s Light As a necromancer, Shae loses a little more of himself every time he uses his magic. Always cold, always touch-starved, the only thing that helps is human contact. But that’s hard to come by when those same dark powers scare everyone away from him—until a paladin named Arthur agrees to protect him on his quest... -
![Bride of the Sea King by Lola Glass]()
Bride of the Sea King by Lola Glass
I kissed the King of the Sea, so he made me his bride. He's offering me everything I could ever want. Good food. A castle. Immortality. Endless numbers of books to read. But in exchange, he expects to breed me. His people are dying out, and they want me to help boost their numbers. When I immediately refuse, he doesn't protest or try to force me...fantasy · magic · paranormal · fated-mates · monsters · pregnancy · breeding · new adult · length-short · royalty -
![A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim]()
A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim
A breathtaking romantic fantasy inspired by Beauty and the Beast about a girl who paints the future and a cursed dragon lord, bound by love and deception in a plot to bring down the gods.From the New York Times bestselling author of Six Crimson Cranes!“Everything I love in a story—danger, complex characters, romance, betrayal and gorgeous writing.” —Mary E... -
![Knot Unwanted: Part Two by Tessa Rain]()
Knot Unwanted: Part Two by Tessa Rain
The Academy thought stealing me would break Pack Ironwood.They were wrong.It broke me instead.Locked in the sterile hell of my past, I can still feel Finn’s blood on my hands. The heart of our pack—gone. And if the pack survived, if they’re out there…they won’t come for me.Why would they? I destroyed everything.Now, the Academy wants to own me. Control me. Breed me...omegaverse · queer · poly · length-long · contemporary · angst · m-m · caretaking · fated-mates · hurt-comfort -
![Power Shift by Hannah Cowan]()
Power Shift by Hannah Cowan
I’ve always wanted a pack to call my own. I just didn’t expect to have to fight for my place in it.Being raised in a pack, I grew up knowing exactly what I wanted. A place where I’d belong, where I’d be loved and safe. So the night I smack pasta-first into a tall, scowling alpha who smells like he could be mine, I think I’ve finally found my happily ever after...omegaverse · sports · hockey · fated-mates · fantasy · paranormal · from hate to love · length-long · poly · alpha male -
![You Were Never Not Mine by Monica Murphy]()
You Were Never Not Mine by Monica Murphy
She should hate him at first sight…August Lancaster is a menace. His power at Lancaster Prep is legendary, and no one dares cross him. He’s a ruling senior, and everyone wants to be his friend, or at the very least stay in his good graces.When he sets his sights on me my freshman year, he makes me wish I never existed. His constant, unwanted attention is humiliating... -
![The Two Lies of Faven Sythe by Megan E. O'Keefe]()
The Two Lies of Faven Sythe by Megan E. O'Keefe
A search for a missing person uncovers a galaxy-spanning conspiracy in this thrilling standalone space opera from award-winning author Megan E. O'Keefe. The Black Celeste is a ghost story. A once-legendary spaceship collecting dust in a cosmic graveyard known as the Clutch. Only famed pirate Bitter Amandine knows better, and she’ll do anything to never go near it again. No matter the cost... -
![Bite Your Tongue by Hannah Gray]()
Bite Your Tongue by Hannah Gray
Life as a professional hockey player keeps me plenty busy, and yet it often feels like I’m on autopilot as the world passes me by. I suppose I can’t complain. I have the honor of calling myself a New England Bay Shark, so I have more than enough money to buy some form of happiness... -
![Worth Fighting For by Jesse Q. Sutanto]()
Worth Fighting For by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Laugh and swoon with the next book in Disney’s Meant to Be collection by best-selling and award-winning author Jesse Q. Sutanto, whose novel Dial A For Aunties Emily Henry called “Utterly clever, deeply funny, and altogether charming.”Mulan is reimagined as a contemporary romance about family expectations, mistaken identity, and high stakes mergers—of both business and the heart...contemporary · young adult · fantasy · humor · m-f · multicultural · east-asian-mc · usa · california · competent heroine -
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![The Tales of Arcana Fortune by Hafsa.A. Jawad]()
The Tales of Arcana Fortune by Hafsa.A. Jawad
Seven nights, Seven talesYoung healer Serena Rose has always dreamed of fairytales, but the chances of finding true love living alone in the a cottage by the wood are… slim...fantasy · behind-doors · magic · monsters · fae · m-f · survival · independent heroine · possessive hero · third-person-pov -
![The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater]()
The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater
An Oprah Daily Best Summer Read of 2025 “Maggie Stiefvater is an exceptional talent, and The Listeners is a marvel of storytelling. I really couldn’t have loved it more.” —Chris Whitaker, author of All The Colors of the Dark “A novel that will remind readers of why they fell in love with reading in the first place... -
![The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater]()
The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater
#1 New York Times bestselling novelist Maggie Stiefvater dazzles in this mesmerizing portrait of an irresistible heroine, an unlikely romance, and a hotel—and a world—in peril.January 1942. The Avallon Hotel & Spa has always offered elegant luxury in the wilds of West Virginia, its mountain sweetwater washing away all of high society’s troubles... -
![Desperately Delicate Viper by K.M. Neuhold]()
Desperately Delicate Viper by K.M. Neuhold
That Feeling when the man you just robbed and left tied up and blindfolded turns out to be in the mafia…I'm not proud of the things I've had to do for money to pay off my dad's debts and put my younger brother through college. But I'll never regret it.What I do regret is accidentally robbing a Moretti...mafia · contemporary · m-m · queer · audiobook · height-difference · explicit-plentiful · dark · masc-dom · bondage -
![All's Fair in Love and Pickleball by Kate Spencer]()
All's Fair in Love and Pickleball by Kate Spencer
This witty and effervescent romantic comedy from the author of In a New York Minute serves up a charming grumpy/sunshine love story where a young woman must win a pickleball competition alongside her longtime rival... -
![Everything's Coming Up Rosie by Courtney Walsh]()
Everything's Coming Up Rosie by Courtney Walsh
Sometimes what you think you want and what you actually want turn out to be different things . . .Rosie Waterman has one to become a working actor. But lately, that hasn't been working out. When she loses her apartment and her job on the same day, she does what she always does--puts herself out there, ready to find the next big thing... -
![That's Amore by Maya Alden]()
That's Amore by Maya Alden
It wasn’t amore until she walked away.He found out too late that she was his vita bella.When Elysa Costa married Dante Giordano, it wasn’t for love. It was a marriage of convenience—a union of tradition and legacy. But what started as an obligation quickly became more for Elysa when she fell in love with her husband...
