Top new romance books out this week: 29 Jun - 5 Jul 2025
Last updated:
July 5, 2025
This week featuring new releases by Lana Ferguson, Thea Guanzon, J.T. Geissinger, Michelle Heard, Bethany Winters, Hannah Haze, Layla Frost, Elliot Fletcher, Roxy Collins, Lisette Marshall and many more.
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Overruled by Lana Ferguson
Two divorce lawyers determined to share only beds but not hearts discover that love is something that can’t be overruled in this steamy contemporary romance by Lana Ferguson, USA Today bestselling author of The Game Changer.Danica Pierce has one great love in her life: work...contemporary · office · humor · from hate to love · length-medium · m-f · north-america · usa · independent heroine · strong heroine -
Tusk Love by Thea Guanzon
A merchant’s daughter who yearns for adventure gets more than she bargained for when she falls for a broodingly handsome stranger in this saucy romantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Hurricane Wars.This gorgeous hardcover edition features beautiful designed endpapers and a reversible jacket with in-world fan art by Jester Lavorre...orcs · fantasy · paranormal · monsters · length-medium · forbidden love · grumpy sunshine · class difference · medieval · magic -
Beg For Me by J.T. Geissinger
It was supposed to be a fling. A beautiful mistake I’d make only once.Fate had other plans for us.SophiaCarter McCord is everything I shouldn’t want. Fifteen years younger, he’s too cocky, too good-looking, and a playboy notorious for leaving broken hearts and wreckage in his wake.To make matters worse, he’s my competition...contemporary · m-f · age difference · humor · hurt-comfort · anal sex · spanking · praise-kink · somnophilia · switch -
Death by Michelle Heard
From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michelle Heard comes a new STANDALONE, full-length MAFIA ROMANCE novel.I walked out of my home and away from my loving sister to protect her. Either I left with him, the man who’s watched me from the shadows for months, or he would kill Grace.It’s been nine months of living in pure agony and hell.Nine months since I last saw Grace...mafia · suspense · contemporary · m-f · dark · abduction · chile · dual-pov · first-person-pov · torture-scs -
Don't Say You're Sorry by Bethany Winters
I didn't know if I'd ever see him again.Adam Kane. My best friend, stepbrother... and the guy I fell for when I was eighteen.Three and a half years ago, Adam had a choice to make.Spoiler alert—he didn't choose me.He left me after our high school graduation and took my heart with him.Now he's back, living with me and my teammates, and the real kicker? He wants to be friends again. Brothers...from hate to love · m-m · sports · stepsibling · basketball · queer · forbidden love · new adult · contemporary · college -
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Spark of Sorcery by Hannah Haze
The Princes believe they can protect me. But what they don't understand is that no one is safe in the academy. Not even them.We've survived one semester of deadly trials, but darker forces are gathering within these ancient walls.We're all guarding secrets. All hiding bitter truths.And while hunting for the truth may put my life at risk, it won't stop me from trying...from hate to love · fantasy · reverse harem · poly · paranormal · new adult · length-long · magic · class difference · fated-mates -
Sugar by Layla Frost
From USA Today Bestselling Author Layla Frost, a sexy new age-gap series about LA’s most exclusive club. Welcome to Gilded… Leave your inhibitions at the secret entrance, and indulge your wildest fantasies. I thought I was chasing a big scoop.Did I follow a man? Maybe.Did that man also happen to be lawyer to the stars, Easton Wells? Perhaps.Okay, fine. Yes... -
Scotch on the Rocks by Elliot Fletcher
A spicy, small-town, enemies-to-lovers romance set on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, from the author of TikTok sensation Whisky BusinessWhen you live on a tiny island, it's easy to stir up a scandal…For Callum Macabe, there's no one better than Juniper Ross. She's razor-tongued, sarcastic, elusive. And not to mention drop-dead gorgeous.There's just one problem: his brother got there first...contemporary · small town · humor · from hate to love · m-f · age difference · british-isles · scotland · cold heroine · sassy heroine -
Unbonded by Roxy Collins
A new standalone in the House of Omega world...ONE. HEAT. LEFT.And no one to share it with…In the old days, an alpha left his mate by holding the omega down and biting the bonding mark away. Now it’s done with a quick, clinical snip, but when my mate leaves me for his wealthy boss, my pain runs just as deep...omegaverse · poly · m-m-f · m-m · bisexual · queer · alpha male · tortured heroine · contemporary · angst -
Heartfall by Lisette Marshall
A divine accident gave Rapunzel the power to create gemstones. Locked up in a tower for her own protection, she spends her days scaring off money-hungry visitors ... until a particularly arrogant warrior catches her eye in an entirely different way... -
Rich Prick by Tijan
He walked into school on his first day and owned it. I guess that's what happens when you're a prick, rich, and you're best friends with the ruling school's king. Also didn't hurt he's drop dead gorgeous.That's all fine. I mean, I have nothing to do with them. I'm a loner, invisible, and that's how I wanted it to be.I was even proud of it, until I wasn't.Until I saw a girl kneel before him... -
The Team by N.R. Walker
Rhett Ouston loves his job as the captain of the Milvus team. He was born for the world of covert ops, secret missions, and tactical training.And the best part? He gets to do it all with the love of his life by his side—Milvus team medic Jay Lin.But then two new men are added to his team, along with doubts and secrets, and everything goes sideways...mystery · military · suspense · m-m · queer · third-person-pov · height-difference · anal sex · east-asian-mc · contemporary -
Crash Test by Amy James
Formula 1 meets Red, White, & Royal Blue in this contemporary romance in which an F1 phenom battling for the championship is sent spinning after his secret love is involved in a massive crash.Twenty-four-year-old Formula 1 driver Travis Keeping is halfway through an incredible racing season, with the championship well within his sights...sports · secret-relationship · m-m · found-family · contemporary · new adult · queer · north-america · europe · british-isles -
One-Touch Pass by J.J. Mulder
Nate meets a stranger at a party, and in the span of seventeen minutes, his life changes.Marcos meets a stranger at a party and wonders if the universe is laughing at him. His life has become a seemingly endless stream of bad days. Everything is a struggle, from his friendship with Max, to the simple act of changing in the locker room after a baseball game...m-m · new adult · hockey · sports · queer · contemporary · male-pov · dual-pov · first-person-pov · college -
A Forbidden Alchemy by Stacey McEwan
This stunning slow-burn romantasy follows a fated pair who uncover a world-changing secret and are thrust into a violent class war, navigating love, loss, and devastating betrayals.Nina Harrow and Patrick Colson are twelve years old when they are whisked away from the shadows of their disenfranchised mining towns to dazzling Belavere City to discover their magical potential...fantasy · new adult · magic · length-long · m-f · forced proximity · slow burn · other-man-woman · abduction · betrayal -
Undeniably Unexpected by J. Saman
Hollywood Bad Boy Loomis Powell Dating Heiress Keegan Fritz Amid Secret Baby Scandal.That headline plus a broken wrist, my ex showing up, and it leaking that Loomis has a son no one knew about, and suddenly we're in a fake relationship.He needs help keeping his son and saving his career, and I need someone to stop me from going back to my ex after he broke my heart... -
The Curse That Binds by Laura Thalassa
The prequel to the Bewitched series.Two thousand years before there was Selene, there was Roxilana. Her love fated, her life doomed, and her story forgotten—until now.When young Roxilana first hears a voice in her head, she thinks she has gone mad. The truth, however, is stranger still. Because Memnon, the boy who speaks to her, claims he is real...fantasy · witches · magic · paranormal · historical · fae · fated-mates · friends to lovers · alpha male · urban fantasy -
The Curse That Binds by Laura Thalassa
The prequel to the Bewitched series.Two thousand years before there was Selene, there was Roxilana. Her love fated, her life doomed, and her story forgotten—until now.When young Roxilana first hears a voice in her head, she thinks she has gone mad. The truth, however, is stranger still. Because Memnon, the boy who speaks to her, claims he is real...fantasy · witches · magic · paranormal · urban fantasy · historical · dark · horror · length-long · explicit-plentiful -
How Freaking Romantic by Emily Harding
In this sharply funny solo debut, an aspiring lawyer is forced to work alongside the opposing counsel in her best friend’s divorce case, which leads to the biggest irreconcilable difference of love.Beatrice Nilsson has a lot to be angry about. The wage gap, the pink tax, the repayment schedule on all those student loans…the list goes on... -
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Gold Mine by R.L. Randolph
YOU ARE WORTH IT. YOU ARE WORTH LOVING.Juniper Walden was shocked when she went from a Beta to an Omega in the blink of an eye. After meeting Seth, Bennett, Theo, and Arin, she finds herself spending her first heat safely and securely in their care... -
When I Should've Stayed by Max Monroe
She thought they were divorced. He never filed the papers.Now he’s determined to prove their love story isn’t over.Josie: Before The Moment There are ghosts at every corner...contemporary · m-f · from hate to love · dual-pov · length-long · small town · strong heroine · first-person-pov · death · miscarriage -
Human Rites by Juno Dawson
With Her Majesty’s Royal Coven in shambles and the fate of the world hanging in the balance, the sisterhood of friends and witches must find a new way of putting together the pieces if (wo)mankind is to stand a chance, in this final chapter to Juno’s “irresistible” series (Lana Harper)Niamh, Ciara, Leonie, Elle and Theo...fantasy · witches · urban fantasy · queer · paranormal · magic · contemporary · historical · length-long · audiobook -
Sweet Distraction by K. Bromberg
A sexy single dad, nanny, forbidden romance from New York Times bestselling author, K. Bromberg.The rock star never planned on fatherhood. The nanny never planned on staying. But sometimes the biggest surprises come wrapped in pink bows and second chances.Gavin “Rocket” Caldwell, member of the world’s biggest rock band, lives fast—sold-out tours, wild nights, and zero responsibilities... -
Huckleberry Hill by Emma Slate
From Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Emma Slate comes a brand-new cowboy biker series for fans of Hart of Dixie and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.When my fiancé leaves me because I can’t have children, I do the only thing I can think of . . .I run away to my family’s ranch in Idaho to hide from my feelings and nurse my wounded heart...bikers · pregnancy · western · cowboys · age difference · contemporary · m-f · small town · insta-love · north-america -
Heartbeats & Highways by Emma Slate
From Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author Emma Slate comes the final book in the Tarnished Angels Motorcycle Club Series.I’ve tried so hard to stay invisible, but somehow I’ve captured his attention.The tall, blond biker named Savage destroys his opponent in an illegal fighting ring, and now he’s claiming me as his prize..dark · contemporary · sports · bikers · age difference · cowboys · pregnancy · length-long · explicit-plentiful · m-f -
Remorseless Sinner: A Forbidden Dark Romance by Kate Raven
"Maybe you were wrong about him all those years ago. . . it must have been a mistake. . ."Devout preacher's daughter Gracie comes back from a mission trip to find a demon from her past in her mother's house. Saul. A man she put in jail. A bad man. A dangerous man.In spite of his felon past, Saul has the whole congregation eating out of his hand now... -
Seven Brides for Beau McBride by Amy Barry
From the beloved author of Kit McBride Gets a Wife and Marrying Off Morgan McBride comes a ‘sweet, hilarious and totally delicious’ love story (Hannah Grace). Beau McBride wants a wife, and his meddling little sister Junebug is itching to find him a mail-order bride. But why stop at just one? Beau McBride reckons he’s ready for marriage...historical · western · humor · historical western · m-f · forced proximity · love triangle · found-family · massachusetts · montana -
Let's Make a Scene by Laura Wood
The companion novel to Laura Wood’s Under Your Spell follows Theo Eliott’s best friend Cynthie Taylor as she’s pulled back into a fake PR relationship with Jack Turner-Jones, the one costar she swore she’d never work with again.When Cynthie Taylor gets her first real acting job, starring in a small British movie, she is over the moon...from hate to love · forced proximity · contemporary · humor · slow burn · length-medium · actors · famous heroine · m-f · open-door -
The Mirror of Beasts by Alexandra Bracken
With the dream of Avalon in ruins, Tamsin and her friends are all that stands in the way of Lord Death's plans to unleash the horrors of Anwnn on the world of the living. As the Wild Hunt carves a bloody path across continents, Tamsin is mustering allies, tracking down powerful artifacts, and traversing into new otherlands in search of a way to stop him...fantasy · young adult · urban fantasy · magic · from hate to love · contemporary · fae · found-family · dark · paranormal -
Best Kept Vows by Maya Alden
Sometimes, the hardest vow to keep is the one to never give up.I’m Sebastian Boone, and my life is a lesson in how to destroy a marriage.For twenty-two years, Lia was my partner, my anchor, the steady force behind our family. While I worked, she raised our children, ran our home, and supported me without question. I didn’t see how much I was taking for granted.But there’s always a last straw... -
This Much Is True by Vivienne Lorret
USA Today bestselling author Vivienne Lorret returns with the third book in her Liars’ Club series with a sexy and hilarious romance about a thrill-seeking debutante and a highwayman who is more than he seems on the surface…Althea Hartley has lost her spark. As the youngest daughter of an eccentric family, playwrighting is in her blood. But two failed Seasons have left her disenchanted... -
Omega Forged by Mae Pierce
Reclusive Tully Hartlock has only one escape the curse of her famous last name.Every dollar she earns from Only Omegas is going toward a fresh start across the ocean, to escape being the deeply inadequate heir of the Hartlock name. Tully has lived in the shadow of her ancestor, Esta Hartlock, her whole life and she is tired of being used for it...omegaverse · fantasy · queer · bdsm · contemporary · paranormal · poly · length-long · m-m · bisexual -
Stirring Spurs by M.A. Wardell
In the heart of Oklahoma’s sprawling Rainbow Ranch, Boone Adams thrives as the vibrant soul behind the kitchen, tirelessly whipping up meals that warm both body and spirit. As the younger twin to the brooding Beau, Boone embraces his role as the ultimate caretaker, pouring his heart into nourishing his family and friends... -
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Susie's Orc by Leigh Miller
I've got a crush on the orc from accounting. Jonah Greenwood. He's big, nerdy, and exactly my damn type. Well, he would be, if I'd only been able to work up the courage to ask him out at any point in the two years since I first met him... -
Sweat: An MM College Sports Romance by Jonah Yorke
TommyI should hate Rowan Hughes. He was a bully when we were kids, and now I find out he’s messed around with my girlfriend. But how can I hate the campus soccer star when he’s everything I’ve always wanted to be?With my reputation on the line, I can’t let Rowan get away with humiliating me in front of people I know—people we both go to school with...sports · hurt-comfort · college · from hate to love · m-m · queer-awakening · daddy-kink · contemporary · queer · secret-relationship -
Feral by Jenika Snow
I thought my life was finished when I was taken from my home with chains shackled around my ankles and dragged into the depths of the dark realm monster market. I was a human woman, alone, terrified, and surrounded by fanged monsters with hungry, gleaming eyes.I was also prey, a fragile little thing to be bought and sold.I knew my life was over, but then an unlikely savior took me as his... -
When DC Loved Iowa by Lee Winter
What happens after the morning after? Polar opposites fall in love in this low-angst, ice queen lesbian romance about a DC finance journalist and a cheeky butch flight mechanic.Cynthia Redwell can’t believe she bedded some ex-softballer/mechanic at her best friend’s Iowa wedding. Worse, the woman has a smart mouth, a cute grin, and a baffling immunity to her fabulously biting barbs... -
The Allure of Ruins by Mary Calmes
Paxton Walsh has a comfortable life, which wasn’t always the case. But ever since he left his tumultuous life on the West Coast, trading it for a new beginning on the East Coast, things have settled. He can thank himself for the change, but also his boss and friend, Colton Gates. Their relationship is…a bit too codependent and close for most people to understand, but it works perfectly for them... -
His Son's Ex by K.C. Crowne
Crashing my ex’s wedding was for closure…Until his plastic bride called me fat in front of everyone.Three hundred witnesses. Dead silence.That's when the Mafia king put her in her place.Dante Bellacino.Devil in an Armani suit.My ex’s father.He shuts her up with a single look."Apologize," he growls.Then turns to me like I’m the last sin he’ll ever commit."You’re staying."I should run... -
Viscounts & Villainy by Allie Therin
Don’t miss the conclusion to this spin-off series from Allie Therin’s acclaimed Magic in Manhattan universe!Love redeemed them, but the past isn’t done with them yet.New York, 1925 For jaded Lord Fine—Wesley, to the friends he’s surprised he now has—falling into his lover Sebastian’s world of magic and intrigue has changed everything...fantasy · historical · m-m · magic · paranormal · queer · 20th century · bisexual · multicultural · latinx-mc