A woman tasked with controlling the 14 ghosts of her ancestral home finds her life upended by love in J. Ann Thomas’ spooky romance.
In their adult debut, Sonora Reyes infuses a rom-com with real and terrifying stakes.
Taylor Hutton’s morally ambiguous characters make Strike and Burn a can’t-look-away dark romance.
Laura Kinsale’s Seize the Fire is a unique and memorable twist on the innocent woman-meets-cynical rake plot.
Hannah Bonam-Young balances grief and loss with irreverent humor in her exploration of a marriage on the rocks in Out of the Woods.
If you’re a fan of chatty, dialogue-heavy stories, you’ll love Loretta Chase’s lush historical romance My Inconvenient Duke.
Falon Ballard’s sweet, endearing Change of Heart follows a career-driven lawyer who is magically transported into a Hallmark movie-esque world.
Jerry Crozier of KJ Charles’ Any Old Diamonds is the king of reprobates—the one all the other reprobates cross the street to avoid.
Tessa Bailey’s ultra-steamy rom-coms don’t shy away from kink or complicated relationship dynamics, but Dream Girl Drama is a first for her: a love story between two step-siblings. And since Sig Gauthie and Chloe Clifford are 1) full-blown adults and 2) very aware of the other’s feelings before they even learn their parents are dating, it sure sounds like Bailey is going to offer readers all of the taboo fun with none of the guilt.
Before readers get a sequel to Carissa Broadbent’s The Songbird & the Heart of Stone, the author will take a quick detour with this standalone novel. Sylina is a devoted acolyte and assassin of the Goddess of Fate, and her latest assignment is to gain the trust of Atrius, a vampire intent on conquering the kingdom of Glaea—and kill him. As one would expect, this plan hits several snags as Sylina learns more about Atrius and his mysterious past.
And now it’s time to check in with Katee Robert’s other big series. The Crimson Sails romances take place in Threshold, a high-seas fantasy world full of pirates, witches and other magical beings. Nox has been working for the rebellion against the cruel rulers of Threshold for years, and successfully avoiding his ex-boyfriend, fellow rebel Bastian, for nearly as long. But when Bastian is captured, Nox and Siobhan, the rebellion’s leader, set off to rescue him, and all three find themselves growing closer together as they go on the run.
One of the grand dames of historical romance, Eloisa James writes romantic romps with a light touch, sparkling with wit worthy of a writer who moonlights (daylights?) as a professor of English literature. Her latest follows a society debutante who runs away to Scotland after a disastrous season, and ends up having to save her reputation by marrying a Scottish lord.
A new series from Joanna Shupe, queen of the Gilded Age romance, is always cause for celebration, and her latest is especially intriguing. The first book, inspired by legend of the Russian princess Anastasia, follows aspiring singer Josie Smith as she gets embroiled in a plot to con the wealthy Pendleton family thanks to her striking resemblance to its matriarch, whose child was infamously kidnapped and never found. So will the rest of the series be inspired by beloved animated movies? Or will they be tales of imposters and/or con artists? Both? Only time will tell.
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