Top new romance books out this week: 10 Aug - 16 Aug 2025
Last updated:
August 16, 2025
This week featuring new releases by Laura Thalassa, Ruby Dixon, Brigid Kemmerer, K.A. Tucker, L.J. Shen, Meghan Quinn, Anna Hackett, Jennifer Hartmann, Evelyn Skye, Adriana Locke and many more.
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Bedeviled by Laura Thalassa
The third and final book in the Bewitched series... -
![Romancing the Clone by Ruby Dixon]()
Romancing the Clone by Ruby Dixon
Simone loves a good opportunity. When she sees that there’s a hole in the market on Risda III for a bakery, she steps in to fill the void. With a cart full of fresh baked goods, she rakes in the credits. Who cares if she doesn’t know the difference between a biscuit and a babka? She’s got hustle and a winning smile.Ruth-Ann cares. She cares a lot... -
![Warrior Princess Assassin by Brigid Kemmerer]()
Warrior Princess Assassin by Brigid Kemmerer
‘Some authors excel at plot and others at character, but Brigid Kemmerer is a master of both, and her debut in the world of adult romantasy blisters like a bullet – mixing intrigue, yearning, surprises and spice to create a story unlike any you’ve consumed before...romance · fantasy · young-adult · new-adult · high-fantasy · fiction · royalty · arranged-marriage · lgbtq · slow-burn -
![Save Me by K.A. Tucker]()
Save Me by K.A. Tucker
Save Me is the second book in the highly addictive Wolf Hotel Mermaid Beach series, a spin-off of the Wolf Hotel series.The last thing I expected to find in Mermaid Beach was love.Yet, here we are. I, Ronan Lyle, am infatuated with a woman again.And there is no way in hell I’m losing this one to Henry Wolf.Some people say I lack purpose... -
![Handsome Devil by L.J. Shen]()
Handsome Devil by L.J. Shen
Tate Blackthorn and Gia Bennett's story. This is a dark, DARK romance. Blurb and cover TBA... -
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romance · audiobook · contemporary · friends-to-lovers · new-adult · steamy · fiction · book · adult
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![Before and After by Anna Hackett]()
Before and After by Anna Hackett
I never expected to become a single mom. Back in my Colorado hometown, all I have time for is work and raising my grieving nephew.I don’t have time for a man. Especially a tall, dark, and broody one. Allie I’ve swapped city life for small town. Designer suits for a housekeeping uniform. And don’t get me started on my lack of sleep. But I’d do it all again in a heartbeat to take care of my nephew...romance · contemporary · suspense · forced-proximity · small-town · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc · military · drama -
![Dream On by Jennifer Hartmann]()
Dream On by Jennifer Hartmann
*Preorder now to receive the limited deluxe edition with gorgeous printed edges* From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Hartmann comes an all-new standalone crossover romance filled with heartache and dreams.Lexington Hall and I were never supposed to collide—he, the golden boy of Hollywood, and me, a small-town dreamer with stars in my eyes... -
![The Incredible Kindness of Paper by Evelyn Skye]()
The Incredible Kindness of Paper by Evelyn Skye
In elementary school Chloe Hanako Quinn is assigned Oliver Jones as her pen pal. Before sending her letter she also whispers a note into it…and he hears her. It is the beginning of a friendship that blooms into something more—that is, until disaster strikes... -
![Play Me by Adriana Locke]()
Play Me by Adriana Locke
He’s supposed to be playing rugby—not playing me.I didn’t think it was possible to hate someone. Like utterly despise another human. Then I was hired to babysit the Royals’ newest star and found out just how wrong I was.My job should’ve been easy. Keep the hotshot on time and out of trouble. But that’s hard to do when I dream of smothering him with his jersey... -
![Dark & Darker Still: A Vane and Roc Origin Story by Nikki St. Crowe]()
Dark & Darker Still: A Vane and Roc Origin Story by Nikki St. Crowe
Vane and the Crocodile AKA the Madd Brothers, have been stripped of their titles and their assets after their father’s failed coup of the Darkland Court. Immortal, powerful and monstrous, it doesn’t take them long to make their way back up the ladder, but this time it’s not in the manors and mansions of the Darkland elite, it’s the dark underbelly known as the Umbrage...romance · fantasy · retellings · dark · reverse-harem · lgbtq · found-family · fiction · fairy-tale · paranormal -
![I Know How This Ends by Holly Smale]()
I Know How This Ends by Holly Smale
If you knew how your life would turn out, what would you change now?The second brilliantly uplifting and page-turning novel from the multi-million bestselling author of Geek Girl and Reese's Book Club Pick Cassandra in Reverse.Margot Wayward is in manically gleeful self-destruct mode...romance · magical-realism · fiction · audiobook · contemporary · fantasy · time-travel · womens-fiction · humor · family -
![Mad Rivals: The Bradley Legacy, Book 1 by Lisa Suzanne, Dane Anderson, Avery Caris]()
Mad Rivals: The Bradley Legacy, Book 1 by Lisa Suzanne, Dane Anderson, Avery Caris
A steamy Pro Football, Business Rivals, Enemies to Lovers Romance from Amazon Top Ten Bestselling author Lisa Suzanne.Pro football legend Madden Bradley was never supposed to be anything but my enemy. With one season left on his contract, he’s set to take over his family’s empire, and I’m his business rival...romance · enemies-to-lovers · forced-proximity · sports · audiobook · workplace · billionaire · age-gap · contemporary · steamy -
![Ruins by Amy Taylor]()
Ruins by Amy Taylor
A simmering, provocative novel about a couple whose affair with a young Greek woman over the course of a summer in Athens threatens to crack their relationship wide open.At a crossroads in their lives, a couple arrives in Greece to house-sit for a friend...europe · south-east-europe · greece · romance · fiction · contemporary · literary-fiction · season-summer · audiobook · multi-pov -
![The Soldier by Susan Stoker]()
The Soldier by Susan Stoker
In this steamy contemporary romance about family, unforeseen circumstances, and unexpected love, an ex-military man and a down-on-her-luck woman find more than they bargained for when they find each other.When Chad Young moves home, it’s not a decision he makes lightly. A former military man, he doesn’t make any decision lightly... -
![Bittersweet Revenge by Riley Hart]()
Bittersweet Revenge by Riley Hart
DeanI’ve been stalking Tiernan O’Shea online for years.After Sloan O’Shea killed my dad, my mom and I spent years in hiding, moving from state to state, changing our names, never drawing attention to ourselves, hoping to never be found.I’ve fed off nothing but vengeance ever since.Tiernan O’Shea is exactly like his father—arrogant, rich, ruthless.The plan is Get accepted to Ashford U... -
![The Marriage Policy by Riley Hart]()
The Marriage Policy by Riley Hart
Book two in The Jilted Exes' Club series... -
![Fated to the Alpha Warrior by Sadie Moss]()
Fated to the Alpha Warrior by Sadie Moss
“I reject you.” With those three words, Kieran McCade shattered my heart. In front of the entire pack, the alpha’s son rejected our bond. As a shifter whose wolf has never appeared, I was deemed too weak, too broken for him...romance · fantasy · shapeshifters · small-town · fated-mates · enemies-to-lovers · paranormal · fiction · book · adult -
![Seduction Theory by Emily Adrian]()
Seduction Theory by Emily Adrian
For fans of Conversations with Friends and Vladimir comes a magnetic, fresh take on marriage and when two married professors tiptoe toward infidelity, their transgressions are brought to light in a graduate student’s searing thesis project. Simone is the star of Edwards University’s creative writing renowned Woolf scholar, grief memoirist, and campus sex icon...romance · fiction · literary-fiction · contemporary · audiobook · dark-academia · lgbtq · marriage · wlw · university -
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![My Big Fat Vampire Wedding by Jessica Gadziala]()
My Big Fat Vampire Wedding by Jessica Gadziala
Fake wedding + vampires = happily ever after? Vampires live forever…and so do his in-lawsPandora has real problems. She’s working a dead-end job as the night barista at a 24/7 coffee-shop, she still lives with her parents, and, oh yeah, she’s a vampire who has to get married by the end of the year or she won’t inherit her ancient family fortune. One slight catch: she’s single... -
![Please Don't Go by E. Salvador]()
Please Don't Go by E. Salvador
He felt like he was drowning. She was about to drown.Josefine Resendiz, is struggling to figure out her life. Between her complicated relationship with grief and not having a single clue how to feel what she can't understand, she's sinking and isn't sure how to float back up to the surface...romance · sports · contemporary · season-summer · slow-burn · athlete · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc · found-family -
![For the Record by Emma Lord]()
For the Record by Emma Lord
An electrifying rom com of rivalry and redemption, perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Daisy Jones and the Six, from New York Times bestselling author Emma Lord.Once the most notorious rivals in the music scene, pop princess Mackenzie Waters and punk rockstar Sam Blaze electrified audiences as their bands clashed on stage...romance · contemporary · fiction · enemies-to-lovers · found-family · new-adult · multi-pov · humor · book · adult -
![Cloudless by Katie B. Wright]()
Cloudless by Katie B. Wright
“What’s your story, Sunshine?”“It’s not a happy one, Kam.”“Trust me with it, anyway.”LilaThe summer before my senior year was supposed to be filled with exploring our new town and making friends.Instead, a tragic car crash took both of my parents. And now the state is threatening to take my seven-year-old twin siblings, too.I have six months to prove I can keep it together...romance · sports · university · slow-burn · friends-to-lovers · found-family · athlete · contemporary · sad · small-town -
![Fake-Off with Fate by Whitney Dineen]()
Fake-Off with Fate by Whitney Dineen
She’s a closet designer for the rich and famous and he’s a broken-hearted captain of a pro-hockey team. Neither of them is looking for love.AshlynAn unexpected trip home to Maple Falls gets even more surprising when I inadvertently become acting mayor.Add a huge crisis and a smoking hot hockey player, and I’m in over my head before I know it...north-america · usa · washington-dc · washington · romance · friends-to-lovers · contemporary · sports · womens-fiction · small-town -
![Cain: A Short Story by Maya Alden]()
Cain: A Short Story by Maya Alden
She trusted him with her heart—he repaid her with handcuffs.When Faith Baker takes a job at Cain Ripley's restaurant in small-town Oregon, sparks fly—and so does the cash drawer. Accused of stealing, Faith is arrested, humiliated, and betrayed by the man she trusted most.Cain says he’ll drop the charges if she returns the money. Only one she doesn’t have it, because she didn't take it...romance · contemporary · abuse · workplace · betrayal · small-town · age-gap · angst · boss-employee · steamy -
![Bearly in Love by Lola Glass]()
Bearly in Love by Lola Glass
My car broke down in front of a grumpy bear shifter's cabin in the middle of nowhere. He just happens to be my older brother's best friend, and the last person I'd ever want to be trapped with.But it started snowing.And considering my brutal fiancé is hot on my heels, hiding out with the grizzly seems like a better option than risking my life to get away in the middle of a storm... -
![For the Plot by Alexis Winter]()
For the Plot by Alexis Winter
At eighteen, Archer Blackwood broke my heart.At twenty-seven, his dad just broke my bed.It’s not like I planned to fall into bed with Reece Blackwood.Not when I ran into him at a dive bar for the first time in years.Not when I sent him my résumé after torching my life in one spectacular, wine-fueled spiral.Not even when this cold, brutally handsome CEO looked at me like he wanted to ruin me...romance · contemporary · forced-proximity · workplace · slow-burn · age-gap · billionaire · multi-pov · boss-employee · grumpy-sunshine -
![The Humiliated Wife: A Husband's Betrayal & Grovel by Elise Camden]()
The Humiliated Wife: A Husband's Betrayal & Grovel by Elise Camden
She thought he loved her. He made her the punchline.Fiona believed her marriage was built on love and respect. She was wrong.When she discovers her husband’s secret social media account mocking every detail of her life, the humiliation is brutal, public, and impossible to forget.Now Dean will do anything to win her back.He’ll beg. He’ll grovel.But words are cheap, and some betrayals cut too deep...romance · contemporary · marriage · betrayal · angst · cheating · domestic-drama · steamy · psychological · literary-fiction -
![Hide and Seek by Willow Dixon]()
Hide and Seek by Willow Dixon
JaxIt was supposed to be an easy keep an eye on Myles until I’m sure he’s not a threat to us, then forget he exists and go back to living my life.But there’s something different about him. Something that speaks to my dark side and turns an easy job into an obsession. I want things from him I’ve never wanted before, and the more I watch him, the more I’m sure he wants them too...romance · mlm · lgbtq · new-adult · contemporary · stalking · steamy · dark · university · enemies-to-lovers -
![Black Forest Mystery by Kathi Daley]()
Black Forest Mystery by Kathi Daley
Set in the charming town of Holiday Bay, Maine, Bakeshop at Holiday Day follows Piper Fairchild, a spirited event planner who moves to town with her lovable dog, Penelope.After connecting with Cricket and Marnie Abernathy, owners of All About Bluebells, Piper meets Paisley Bradford, a young woman with a dream of opening her own bakeshop...romance · mystery · cozy · small-town · animals · culinary · fiction · friendship · amateur-sleuth · book -
![Red Card by Maren Moore]()
Red Card by Maren Moore
She’s All That meets She’s the Man in this New Adult sports romance about a British bad boy rugby player who’s forced to start over in America and finds an unlikely ally in the coach’s daughter when she offers him a deal he can’t resist... -
![Coach Me by Mollie Goins]()
Coach Me by Mollie Goins
Retiring from the Boston Blues wasn’t part of the game plan. But after ending last season as a newly single dad, it felt like the only move Dex Larsen had left.Joining the coaching staff came with an unexpected bringing his son, Miles, along to practices, games, and press events...romance · sports · forced-proximity · found-family · workplace · contemporary · slow-burn · age-gap · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc -
![Love Is an Open Book by Chandra Blumberg]()
Love Is an Open Book by Chandra Blumberg
Blurring the line between fiction and reality...Mia Brady never imagined her romance novels would become bestsellers, much less inspire a hit TV show. However, after signing a deal to write the final book of the series, she’s struck by a serious case of writer’s block...romance · friends-to-lovers · contemporary · fiction · audiobook · womens-fiction · poc-mc · legal · literary-fiction · friendship -
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![Darkness of Mine by Alexis Grace]()
Darkness of Mine by Alexis Grace
*Spoilers for books 1 and 2 ahead - I highly recommend you go back and read Killer of Mine and Secrets of Mine before reading any further.*She used to work for the FBI… Now she’s the one hiding from them…Freya should finally be free. Safe. But her life is rarely that simple and the Cross-Cut Killer case is far more complicated than anyone realized...romance · reverse-harem · found-family · dark · suspense · abuse · age-gap · contemporary · mystery · polyamory -
![Crash by Kathy Lockheart]()
Crash by Kathy Lockheart
Code blue in the ER. That's how I end up in his hospital. In my brother's best friend's care.Dr. Blake Morrison is the star of every fantasy I've had since I was sixteen. Now he's the only one who believes something is truly wrong with me. The only one who can save me. But with each passing day, each failed diagnosis, I see him changing. The brilliant, controlled doctor is becoming something else...romance · forced-proximity · suspense · friends-to-lovers · dark · contemporary · billionaire · medical · slow-burn · found-family -
![Untouchable by Claire Kent]()
Untouchable by Claire Kent
Seventeen years ago, Caleb Marshall ordered the hit that killed Kelly’s father, and he’s never been made to pay for that sin. No matter what it takes, Kelly will finally make him pay. She’ll work her way into his life, into his bed, and into his heart so she can uncover the truth and reveal all his dark secrets.He’s lied to the world, so she’ll lie to him...romance · dark · enemies-to-lovers · age-gap · revenge · contemporary · steamy · sexual-assault · anti-hero · multi-pov -
![The Society of Unknowable Objects by Gareth Brown]()
The Society of Unknowable Objects by Gareth Brown
From the author of the internationally bestselling The Book of Doors, another fantastical, stand-alone novel in which a trio of seemingly everyday people are members of a secret society tasked with finding and protecting hidden magical objects—ordinary items with extraordinary properties...fantasy · fiction · magical-realism · mystery · paranormal · magic · action-adventure · urban-fantasy · audiobook · alternate-history -
![Edge of Temptation: The Saints of Westmont U, Book 1 by Hayden Hall, Silas Hart]()
Edge of Temptation: The Saints of Westmont U, Book 1 by Hayden Hall, Silas Hart
Easton Some men ruin you slowly. Others break you all at once. Jace was never supposed to be in my life again. Not after what he did. Not after they took him away. But he's here, standing in my doorway with a smirk that makes my pulse trip and my gut clench. He needs a place to stay. I should slam the door in his face. Instead, I let him in. Enemies. Exiles. Rivals...romance · mlm · university · enemies-to-lovers · dark · contemporary · sports · forced-proximity · new-adult · lgbtq -
![Loverboy by Ab. Cynthe]()
Loverboy by Ab. Cynthe
We are The Broken MuseThe crowd shouts as I smile, hugging my girl close. I twirl her around the stage, feeding their cheers while planting a show-stopping kiss on her sinfully red lips. Our fans scream at our love, both excited and envious of what we have. But little do they know that, in spite of the goddess wrapped in my arms, my eyes look past her and gaze into those of another. My loverboy... -
![Fair Trade by Millie Perez]()
Fair Trade by Millie Perez
Nicholas Stonehaven is the devil.The man was supposed to remain a stranger. A fond memory of a night I’ll never forget. Instead, I’m mortified to learn that my dirty little secret is now the new owner of the New York Monarchs, making him my boss. I tell myself I can handle this new development...
