Romance

Can’t Get Enough

Kennedy Ryan is one of the genre’s finest purveyors of “book boyfriends,” and it sounds like she has another swoony hero awaiting readers in Can’t Get Enough, her third Skyland romance. Tech mogul Maverick Bell is charming, giving and kind—the type of man capable of making businesswoman Hendrix Barry interested in an actual relationship after a lifetime of disappointment.

Back After This

By Linda Holmes

To know Linda Holmes—whether through her work at NPR as a correspondent and host of the “Pop Culture Happy Hour” podcast or as the author of warm-hearted, chatty novels Evvie Drake Starts Over and Flying Solo—is to love Linda Holmes. Her third novel, Back After This, is a delightful combination of her two fields: a romance novel following podcast producer Cecily Foster, who reluctantly becomes the star of a blind dating podcast. To make matters even worse, she just met a really nice guy . . .

Audrey Lane Stirs the Pot

By Alexis Hall

Alexis Hall’s Winner Bakes All series takes place on a fictional version of The Great British Bake Off, and fans have come to love the judges, hosts and especially the show’s terrifying producer Jennifer Hallet, without whom things would absolutely descend into chaos. Based on the book’s adorable cover, it looks like Jennifer will be getting an opposites-attract romance with the titular Audrey, and Hall’s legions of fans can’t wait to meet her.

Totally and Completely Fine

By Elissa Sussman

The author of the BookTok-viral celebrity romance Funny You Should Ask will return to the world of that novel with Totally and Completely Fine. Widow Lauren Parker is the sister of Funny You Should Ask’s movie star Gabe, and when she meets actor Ben Walsh on the set of Gabe’s latest movie, she feels ready to love again for the first time since her husband’s death. But of course, his fame and her life as a small-town single mother are sure to complicate matters.

A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping

By Sangu Mandanna

Sangu Mandanna’s darling debut, The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, was one of those books that slowly but surely became omnipresent, recommended for lovers of rom-coms and paranormal romances alike. Her eagerly awaited follow-up stars an innkeeper who was once one of the most powerful witches in Britain on a quest to reclaim her magic with the help of a very hot and very grumpy historian. We can’t wait to check in (sorry).

Great Big Beautiful Life

By Emily Henry

After the joyfully messy, sexy joys of Funny Story, Emily Henry is returning to the meta, “books about book people” vibe of Book Lovers and Beach Read, featuring a grumpy/sunshine pairing. Great Big Beautiful Life will follow aspiring novelist Alice Scott (our sunshine) and acclaimed author Hayden Anderson (our grump) as they compete for the chance to write the life story of infamous heiress Margaret Ives.

Into the Woods

By Jenny Holiday

A stay at a summer camp gives a dance teacher and a rock star a new start in Jenny Holiday’s funny, emotional romance.

Stuck in the Country With You

By Zuri Day

In Zuri Day’s Stuck in the Country With You, a woman inherits her great-uncle’s farm—but the real surprise is that her new neighbor is her one-time hookup.

Feast While You Can

By Mikaella Clements, By Onjuli Datta

A terrifying monster is both a real entity and a manifestation of taboo desires in Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta’s Feast While You Can.

Remember When

By Mary Balogh

Remember When by Mary Balogh is a quietly enchanting story of second-chance love in the Regency period.

Shattering Dawn

By Jayne Ann Krentz

The paranormal romance and romantic suspense icon’s latest series comes to an end with Shattering Dawn. Following three women who wake up in an abandoned hotel with psychic powers—but no memory of how they acquired their new abilities—the Lost Night Files has been a showcase for Krentz’s page-turning plotting and absorbing world building. Shattering Dawn will follow Amelia Rivers, a photographer who believes that someone is stalking her, and that the mysterious figure may be connected to the organization that used her as a guinea pig.

The Wrong Lady Meets Lord Right

By Suzanne Allain

In The Wrong Lady Meets Lord Right, Suzanne Allain’s playful Regency romance, delightful chaos ensues when an heiress and her impoverished cousin switch places.