Latest Romance Book Releases – 02-25-2025

SUPER-BARGAIN!! SO MANY LOVED THIS BAD BOY!!! AN ORIGINAL INDIE & NOW IT’S GOING TO BE A MOVIE!!

“…Sometimes opposites don’t just attract – they catch fire and burn the city down

Shaw Landon loved Rule Archer from the moment she laid eyes on him. Rule is everything a straight-A pre-med student like Shaw shouldn’t want – and the only person she’s never tried to please. She isn’t afraid of his scary piercings and tattoos or his wild attitude. Though she knows that Rule is wrong for her, her heart just won’t listen.

To a rebel like Rule Archer, Shaw Landon is a stuck-up, perfect princess – and his dead twin brother’s girl...”

Amy D: You will love Rule by Jay Crownoever. It’s all about the bad boy, even though there is great perspective given from the the girl too. Steamy scenes and a sweet and rocky ride of love story. The support of the characters families and group of friends lends a lot to the love, hurt, pain and darkness. You will so fall in love with Rule Archer, I did!

Stephanie: I really enjoyed Rule by Jay Crownover. It’s the first book in her Marked Men series. I can’t remember if you’ve read that one yet, but it was one of my faves last year. The second and third books are out now too.. I loved them all 🙂 Happy reading!

Jill: I would highly recommend Rule by Jay Crownover. I kept putting it off but finally my reading buddy wouldn’t take my ignoring it anymore and said she’d read one I wantedher to if I would read Rule. As soon as I started it I knew I was an idiot for putting it off for so long. 😉 It was great! Tattooed player and spoiled rich girl… but it was less cliche than that sounds. Soo good! And loved the angst too. It had everything.

P.S. Here’s my 4 STAR review!!

MAFIA ROMANCE!! I MISSED THIS RELEASE & I KNOW these books are pretty huge!

“I had a plan to make a mob boss hate me. Good news: It worked. Bad news: I’m pregnant with his babies.

Remember when I had ten days to make Sasha Ozerov hate me? Well, I succeeded. Just not the way I planned. Now, I’m hiding in France with his unborn twins, Trying to forget the monster who stole my heart. The devil who betrayed my sister. The man I can’t stop loving…”

HORROR SUPER-BARGAIN!!! Oooooof those reviews HAVE ME and I was so excited to one-click this one right now, and realized… I already own it. LOL!!!!! YAY ME!!!!

“#1 New York Times bestselling author Peter Straub’s classic tale of horror, secrets, and the dangerous ghosts of the past…

What was the worst thing you’ve ever done? In the sleepy town of Milburn, New York, four old men gather to tell each other stories—some true, some made-up, all of them frightening. A simple pastime to divert themselves from their quiet lives.

But one story is coming back to haunt them and their small town. A tale of something they did long ago. A wicked mistake. A horrifying accident. And they are about to learn that no one can bury the past forever...”

SUPER-BARGAIN!! AND IT’S BASED ON A TRUE STORY!!

“1939. Seventeen-year-old Nora Jennings has spent her life secure in the certainty of a bright, happy future – until one night of passion has more catastrophic consequences than she ever could have anticipated. Labelled a moral defective and sectioned under the Mental Deficiency Act, she is forced to endure years of unspeakable cruelty at the hands of those who are supposed to care for her.

1981. When psychiatrist Janet Humphreys comes across Nora, heavily institutionalised and still living in the hospital more than forty years after her incarceration, she knows that she must be the one to help Nora rediscover what it is to live. But as she works to help Nora overcome her past, Janet realises she must finally face her own.

Based on a true story, this is a powerful novel of the strength of the human spirit, that will stay with you long after you turn the final page.”

ELLE KENNEDY’S LATEST!! SHE’S CHATTING W/ TWO BEST FRIENDS THAT SHARE…

“…The third in the steamy, hilarious Campus Diaries series by New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy, set in the same world as Off Campus and Briar U.

College senior Charlotte Kingston is living two lives―and she’s nailing both of them. By day, she’s the perfect sorority girl, a STEM student in biomedical engineering, and the adopted daughter of an overachiever family. At night, she’s Charlie: a risk-taking daredevil looking for fun who finds herself chatting on a dating app with two anonymous hotties…”

PSYCH-THRILLER!! CONTESTANTS IN A GAME OF HIDE-AND-SEEK…

“...as the players gather on Falcao Island, the event quickly spirals into a chilling test of survival. A storm rages as a deadly threat stalks the contestants, turning the challenge into something far more sinister than the social media stunt it was intended to be.

Enter Adele, a single mother with a fierce determination to protect her children at all costs. When she begins the game, she unwittingly enters a twisted web of deception and intrigue...”

THE FAN GIRL & THE FAN BOY OF A HUGE FANTASY ROMANCE SERIES!

“...Newly single and craving connection, she travels to an immersive fan experience celebrating all things Elytheum, only to see the last face she expected—Scott Daniels, her work nemesis, whose disinterest in Jennifer’s favorite series and standoffishness have made their publishing jobs feel like a feuding fae court.

Except the Scott she encounters at the Elytheum Experience, in his secondhand cosplay outfit, is . . . different. Swaggering, flirtatious, confident...”

SHE’S RECLUSIVE AND FALLS FOR A WRITER…

“…An avid reader of Oliver King’s thrillers, she falls for a surly travel writer online in The King’s Quills fandom. When she accidentally gives away her location and Collin Quinn wants to meet in person, she agrees in a moment of desperation. Morticia has always been reclusive, but thank goodness for diet cola and best friends, because forty isn’t proving to be fertile.

Their weekly girls’ nights are what keep her calm.

Anxiety ridden Morticia used an old classmate’s alias online, so when Collin shows up looking for Sybil, Morticia chickens out, saying Sybil moved away years ago. With the pressure off, Morticia gets to know Collin as she helps him with his research. When the real Sybil shows up, Morticia has to make a choice…”

KATE STEWART’S LATEST!!! THEY’RE POWERFUL ADVERSARIES!!

“…The sizzling, darkly seductive saga continues in the Ravenhood Legacy’s third installment. Here is the exhilarating. deeply emotional story of Tyler and Larissa…in his words.

Tyler Carter Jennings is an enigma. Charged with the task of guarding the Ravenhood as well as every secret of those who belong to it, he keeps those burdens, along with his past and personal heartbreak, to himself. As a highly trained Marine and tactical reckoning force, there’s never been a situation he couldn’t handle . . . until her…”

SHAYLA BLACK’S LATEST!! HE VOWED TO PROTECT HER…

“…Haisley Rowe once survived heartbreak by running from Nash—hiding a truth that would have ripped them apart. Now, he appears during a captive auction to claim her. Together, they scheme an escape while she tries to guard her heart—and her secret. But their only path to freedom lies in baring her soul and divulging the devastating truth that could destroy them...”

SHE MET THE HOCKEY STAR AT HER OWN BACHELORETTE PARTY AND IS FALLING FOR HIM…

“…Hockey players were never my type. At least, that’s what I thought—until I met Conor Nilsen. In truth, I didn’t know he was the goalie for the Chicago Falcons when he struck up a conversation the night of my bachelorette party.

He proved he wasn’t just some hot guy looking to score when he helped me get my drunk bridesmaid safely back to our hotel. That’s when he discovered my 30-before-30 bucket list—a list I hadn’t managed to check a single item off...”

A MOUNTAIN GETAWAY & GUESTS FACING TRUTHS…

“…At the Vis Ta Vie inn, Reneé and Jean-Paul De La Rue face the daunting decision to close their beloved home for good.

They’re not the only ones going through a season of change, though. Their guests include three couples in crisis: Hollywood celebs Leo and Penny are spending their silver anniversary together while on the cusp of divorce. Lucy, a practical-minded therapist, and Henry, an astronomer with his head in the stars, are struggling to find common ground. And former lawyer and current stay-at-home mom Sienna and charismatic sports agent Adam look perfect but are hiding rifts of their own. Thrown into the mix are self-absorbed single mother Cassidy and her sullen fifteen-year-old daughter, Rosalie.

The stage is set for a week of betrayals, regrets, and shocking truths that can rend the heart or heal it...”

HISTORICAL ROMANCE!!

“…When Lady Grace Webster vows to avoid scandal, she doesn’t account for the irresistible Dane Ardeerton, the Duke of Pelham, when she agrees to help him find his perfect duchess. Scandal is just another word for evening entertainment in Mayfair, and no one stirs up excitement quite like the Duke of Pelham and Lady Grace Webster...”

THE FAMOUS ACTOR & THE SMALL TOWN GIRL!

“…The movie star and the small-town girl he left behind…

…Parker Pruitt’s dream is to restore her small town’s long-shuttered theater—one to be named in honor of Noel Carter, the boy who followed his dream from Emerald Grove, Washington, to Hollywood…and broke Parker’s heart. Now he’s back to attend the kickoff ceremony, and for Parker, that means smiling through a swell of mixed emotions at seeing her former best friend for the first time in a decade.

Noel may be one of the hottest actors in the world, but he’s still touched by the tribute. And a little nervous about seeing Parker again…”

A FORBIDDEN KISS

“Melissa Reynolds smiles, flirts, jokes. But she never shows her scars. Eight months after tragedy ripped her from her closest friend, Melissa is struggling. And for some reason, she can’t stop thinking about a certain guy and the memory of a single forbidden kiss…”

DOMESTIC THRILLER!!

“A woman’s confession about her husband sparks a dangerous cat-and-mouse game in this riveting domestic thriller

Gabby and Fred have just begun to adapt to their new life as empty nesters when Gabby makes a stunning realization: she can’t stand her husband.

One night at a bar, Gabby meets an enigmatic younger woman named Ellis, and in a haze of drunkenness, she confesses that she wishes Fred dead. Surely she didn’t expect anything to come of it, but when she tries to track Ellis down again, she realizes that Ellis might not have been who she said she was...”

PRO TENNIS RIVALS & EXES!!

“...After the spectacular collapse of her tennis career and her romantic relationship (note to self: betrayal does not go with tennis whites), she put down her racket, picked herself up and started her life over.

But now Teagan’s been asked to compete in her country club’s tournament. And she’s considering it. Because what’s the worst that could happen? Her ex. The spotlight-stealing almost love of her life. That’s what could happen…”

MARITAL STRIFE!! BLUrB JOLT! OH THIS SOUNDS GOOD TOO!!!

“When a husband asks his wife to consider what might be missing from their marriage, what follows surprises them both—sex, heartbreak and heart rekindling, and a rediscovered sense of all that is possible

She’s happy and settled and productive and content in her full life—a child, a career, an admirable marriage, deep friendships, happy parents, and a spouse she still loves. But when her husband urges her to address what the narrow labels of “husband” and “wife” force them to edit out of their lives, the very best kind of hell breaks loose...”

PSYCH-THRILLER!! HER HUSBAND IS THE GUNMAN ON THE NEWS!!

“From the author of Reese’s Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller Wrong Place Wrong Time comes an addictive thriller about a new mother’s world upended when her husband commits a terrifying crime. How well does she truly know the man she loves? And what danger does she face if her entire life has been built on a lie?

It is June 21st, the longest day of the year, and new mother Camilla’s life is about to change forever...”

FAMOUS OLYMPIC SWIMMER DOWNWARD SPIRALS

“Treading Water” is a story of struggle, redemption, and the power of human connection. From the depths of addiction to the surface of hope.

…A public meltdown exposes her addiction, leading her to The Dunes, an unconventional rehab in the California desert. At The Dunes, Natalie meets a diverse group of individuals, each with their own struggles and stories.

Mitch, a young counselor who all the girls’ crush on, encourages her to write letters to Annie, helping her process her emotions. Through one-sided letters Natalie relays stories about Dr. Blaine, an enigmatic psychiatrist, and Tillie, a nurturing counselor. Among the residents...”

MYSTERY THRILLER!!

“…A professor named Cristina Rivera Garza stumbles upon the corpse of a mutilated man in a dark alley and reports it to the police. When shown a crime scene photo, she finds a stark warning written in tiny print with coral nail polish on the brick wall beside the body: “Beware of me, my love / beware of the silent woman in the desert.”

The professor becomes the first informant on the case, which is led by a detective newly obsessed with poetry and trailed by a long list of failures...”

HER ONCE FORBIDDEN COLLEGE ROMANCE…

“…An upbeat production exec is tasked with reining in the cynical director who was her forbidden college heartbreak in this sparkling, sexy contemporary romance. The best love stories happen off-screen…

It’s a perfect beginning: upbeat screenwriting student is mentored by genius-but-grumpy indie filmmaker, they argue over movies and share one secret kiss. But then comes the gut punch Sutton Spencer didn’t expect… Xavier Duval skips town and ghosts her completely, right after savagely critiquing her screenplay.

Fast-forward ten years, and Sutton is now a movie exec vying for a VP position. To prove herself, she offers to travel to a remote shoot and oversee Xavier’s new sci-fi blockbuster, which has gone way over budget. This time, she’s in charge. And Xavier? He’s as talented, gruff and hot as she remembers—and still convinced there are no happy-ever-afters in real life...”

PSYCH-THRILLER!! SHE REALIZES TOO LATE THAT HER NEW ROOMMATE IS A PROFESSIONAL SQUATTER…

“…With less work than she would like at the yoga studio, a pile of debt, and a fraught past, she can no longer afford her tiny condo. When she meets the charming Penelope “Pip” Stone and her young daughter, also beset by financial woes, she agrees to take them in as roommates.

But Emily’s stroke of luck turns out to be another twist of the knife: Pip is a professional squatter who has no intention of paying rent. And Pip doesn’t want to share the condo.

She wants the whole thing...”

HISTORICAL ROMANCE!!

“…In this whirlwind regency romance, a woman with a secret identity and a rakish bachelor find themselves unable to resist each other—perfect for fans of Netflix’s Bridgerton.

When Adelaide Rosebourne must impersonate her mistress for a few days, it doesn’t seem like it’ll be a difficult task, even if her mistress’s supposed fiancé is in a coma. All she has to do is wait until he wakes up and then convince him to retract the proposal—thereby securing a tidy reward. What she doesn’t count on is the arrival of the duke’s brother and his damned inconvenient interest in her affairs. But does it really matter? She’ll be gone before he finds out the truth...”

PARANORMAL HORROR THRILLER & RIGHT UP MY ALLEY!!

“…Unbearably tense, utterly propulsive, and studded with folklore and horror, Something in the Walls is perfect for anyone who loves Midsommar and The Haunting of Hill House.

Newly-minted child psychologist Mina has little experience. In a field where the first people called are experts, she’s been unable to get her feet wet. …she meets journalist Sam Hunter at the grief group one day. And he has a proposition for her.

Alice Webber is a thirteen year old girl who claims she’s being haunted by a witch. Living with her family in their crowded home in the remote village of Banathel, Alice’s symptoms are increasingly disturbing, and money is tight. Taking this job will give Mina some experience; Sam will get the scoop of a lifetime; and Alice will get better, Mina is sure of it.

But instead of improving, Alice’s behavior becomes increasingly inexplicable and intense…“

FANTASY ROMANCE!!

“My wolf has been torn from my body and soul—and it’s Raven’s fault. Forgiveness feels impossible no matter how fiercely my heart and body crave him.

Once the proud werewolf queen, I now find myself an imposter in my own skin. The wolves can smell my weakness, and with every passing moment, my reign inches closer to collapse.

With the clock ticking, Raven and I are forced into a perilous alliance to rally the leaders of each supernatural faction in the Alpha Territories...”

SHE’S A POWERFUL BUT LONELY WITCH & RELEASES HIM FROM THE CURSE…

“…Three hundred years ago, Ambrose MacDonald, a powerful male witch, fell in love with a MacKinnon. And when the MacKinnon witches forbade him from seeing his love, by secretly hiding her away, he retaliated by cursing the family and its future generations to never find love. But it wasn’t without a cost. Now, Ambrose is imprisoned by those same witches, trapped in a tempest and doomed to outlive everyone he has ever loved.

But Doreen isn’t like the other MacKinnon witches. As the 13th generation of the MacKinnon line, Doreen is one of the most powerful witches in centuries… and one of the loneliest. So when she discovers where Ambrose has been trapped, she releases him to help her break the curse, once and for all...”

ALEXANDRA IVY’S LATEST!!

“Bestselling author Alexandra Ivy returns to her bestselling Magic for Hire series, where the witches of a small New Jersey bookstore go up against a subtle and gruesome evil—and one woman changes her destiny forever . . .”

SHIFTER ROMANCE & HE HAS TO SAVE HER!!

“...’Deidre, a selkie from the magical shores of Ireland, arrives in the Gulf to visit her Kinkaid kin and her playful curiosity draws her to Miguel. Their connection is undeniable, and the sultry waters of the Gulf can barely contain their growing passion.

When a mystical island appears on the horizon, shrouded in mist and brimming with ancient magic, their budding romance takes a dangerous turn. Deidre becomes entranced by the island’s seductive pull...”

CITY TRANSPLANT IN A SMALL TOWN ROMANCE!!

“In the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains lies Jubilee, where Coop’s Home Cookin’ has been a beloved staple for decades. Walter Coop Cooper serves up hearty meals and a side of grumpy charm to locals and tourists alike. But Coop’s world is turned upside down when Tate Morgan, a city transplant with roots in Jubilee, opens a trendy vegan restaurant across the street…”

PSYCH-THRILLER!!

An extreme game of hide-and-seek turns deadly in this riveting new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger

When the real game begins, who will make it to the count of 10?

FAKE MARRIAGE!! “He steals hearts left and right. Hers is the first one he wants to keep in this scorching romance from Donna Alam.

Did you hear the one about the wedding planner who took the bride’s place? No? Maybe that’s because it’s never happened before.

Until now…”

ELLE KENNEDY’S LATEST!

“The third in the steamy, hilarious Campus Diaries series by New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy, set in the same world as Off Campus and Briar U.”

CELEBRITY ROMANCE!!

“The movie star and the small-town girl he left behind. They have a lot of catching up to do in an emotional and rousing romantic comedy about fame, second chances, and making dreams come true.”

SHiFTER ROMANCE!! SHE REJECTED HIM…

“…Emily Nightsom is a wolf shifter born to lead. Strong, fierce, and fiercely loyal, her pack has always assumed she’ll rise as their next alpha, even though she has repeatedly said otherwise. But Emily harbors a secret—a weakness buried so deeply she’s sworn no one will ever discover it. If it comes to light, it could shatter her pack’s trust and destroy the one thing she’s fought to protect: her family. She’s willing to shoulder the burden of leadership if she has to—but not until every other option is gone. 

Then there’s Jackson Tryne, Alpha of the Slate Pack. Enemy. Annoyance. Predator. The wolf shifter who kissed her years ago on a reckless dare…”

BOOKSTORE WITCHES

“Bestselling author Alexandra Ivy returns to her bestselling Magic for Hire series, where the witches of a small New Jersey bookstore go up against a subtle and gruesome evil—and one woman changes her destiny forever . . . “

PSYCH-THRILLER!! SHE THINKS THEY’RE MADE FOR EACH OTHER…

“From a blistering new voice in dark literary fiction, an unsettling portrait of loneliness, obsession, and identity which asks: if a stranger was left alone in your house, how well could they truly get to know you—enough to fall in love with you?”

LONELY POWERFUL WITCH

“A witch cursed to never find true love sets out to break the spell and must team up with the last person who wants to help her—the witch who set the curse in the first place.

Doreen MacKinnon is doomed to die of a broken heart—if she can’t break the centuries-old curse placed on her family...”

PRO TENNIS RIVALS & EXES!

“Falling in love cost Teagan her heart and a pro tennis career. But when her rival returns, they’ve got one last chance for a rematch…if they can keep the game on the court!”

PSYCH-THRILLER!! HER HUSBAND IS THE GUNMAN ON THE NEWS!!

“From the author of Reese’s Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller Wrong Place Wrong Time comes an addictive thriller about a new mother’s world upended when her husband commits a terrifying crime. How well does she truly know the man she loves? And what danger does she face if her entire life has been built on a lie?”

PSYCH-THRILLER!! HER NEW ROOMMATE IS A PROFESSIONAL SQUATTER!!

“...she can no longer afford her tiny condo. When she meets the charming Penelope “Pip” Stone and her young daughter, also beset by financial woes, she agrees to take them in as roommates.

But Emily’s stroke of luck turns out to be another twist of the knife: Pip is a professional squatter who has no intention of paying rent. And Pip doesn’t want to share the condo.

She wants the whole thing...”