Top new romance books out this week: 21 Sep - 27 Sep 2025
Last updated:
September 27, 2025
This week featuring new releases by Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro, Tricia Levenseller, Laura Thalassa, Ruby Dixon, Ruby Dixon, Katee Robert, Christina Lauren, Nicholas Boulton, Ian McEwan, Jaymin Eve, Ali Hazelwood, Elle Kennedy and many more.
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The Court of the Dead by Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro
New York Times #1 bestselling authors Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro collaborate again on a new adventure in which demigod Nico di Angelo teams up with his half-sister Hazel Levesque to protect . . . monsters?A few months after returning from the depths of Tartarus, demigods Nico di Angelo and Will Solace agree to join Nico's half-sister Hazel Levesque at Camp Jupiter on the West Coast...romance · fantasy · myths · middle-grade · young-adult · lgbtq · fiction · action-adventure · contemporary · horror -
![What Fury Brings by Tricia Levenseller]()
What Fury Brings by Tricia Levenseller
#1 New York Times-bestselling author Tricia Levenseller makes her adult debut in What Fury Brings, a sexy, empowering romantasy featuring a warrior general who must kidnap and train a husband in order to take her rightful place as queen.There's a shortage of men in the kingdom of Amarra. After a failed rebellion against the matriarchy, most noblemen in the country are dead... -
![War [Dramatized Adaptation] by Laura Thalassa]()
War [Dramatized Adaptation] by Laura Thalassa
They came to earth—Pestilence, War, Famine, Death—four horsemen riding their screaming steeds, racing to the corners of the world. Four horsemen with the power to destroy all of humanity. They came to earth, and they came to end us all.The day Jerusalem falls, Miriam Elmahdy knows her life is over...paranormal · retellings · myths · post-apocalyptic · fiction · romance · horror · dark · fantasy · sci-fi -
![Space Vampire by Ruby Dixon]()
Space Vampire by Ruby Dixon
In a universe full of heartless aliens, an abandoned human and a vampire clone discover an unexpected connection in this delightfully bite-size short story by New York Times bestselling author Ruby Dixon...romance · fantasy · sci-fi · vampires · fiction · paranormal · supernatural · monsters · space · contemporary -
![Scared Sexy by Ruby Dixon, Katee Robert, J.T. Geissinger, Ali Hazelwood]()
Scared Sexy by Ruby Dixon, Katee Robert, J.T. Geissinger, Ali Hazelwood
11 hours, 6 minutes From amnesiac vampire slayers to fallen angels, space vampires to cursed tattoo artists, sleep paralysis demons to ancient wish-granting entities—six stories prove that even monsters deserve a happily ever after. Treat yourself to a collection that's equal parts spooky and steamy...romance · audiobook · fantasy · anthologies · paranormal · vampires · fiction · supernatural · contemporary · demons -
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![Falling by Christina Lauren, Nicholas Boulton, Marli Watson]()
Falling by Christina Lauren, Nicholas Boulton, Marli Watson
1 hour, 39 minutes One darkly seductive immortal’s powers of persuasion have worked flawlessly for nine centuries—until he meets the one woman who can resist him—in a wickedly hot short story by New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren.Cat should be afraid of Brigan—the devastatingly gorgeous stranger at a Halloween party whose very presence makes everyone else fall at his feet...romance · paranormal · fantasy · audiobook · fiction · urban-fantasy · supernatural · monsters · steamy · vampires -
![What We Can Know by Ian McEwan]()
What We Can Know by Ian McEwan
2014: A great poem is read aloud and never heard again. For generations, people speculate about its message, but no copy has yet been found.2119: The lowlands of the UK have been submerged by rising seas. Those who survive are haunted by the richness of the world that has been lost...fiction · sci-fi · dystopia · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · contemporary · 21st-century · mystery · crime · romance -
![Spellcaster by Jaymin Eve]()
Spellcaster by Jaymin Eve
Don’t miss this deluxe print edition of an all-new story featuring stunning sprayed and stained edges and foil detailing from the bestselling author of the Shadow Beast Shifter series, Jaymin Eve!SPELLCASTER is an intense enemies-to-lovers romantasy with steamy heat, magical creatures, fast pacing, and stakes that will keep you hooked...romance · fantasy · dark-academia · enemies-to-lovers · slow-burn · magic · paranormal · new-adult · fated-mates · fiction -
![Hot for Slayer by Ali Hazelwood]()
Hot for Slayer by Ali Hazelwood
When a vampire slayer loses all his memories, the only person who can help him is the vampire he’s tried to kill for centuries in this unforgettable short story by #1 New York Times bestselling author Ali Hazelwood...romance · fantasy · vampires · paranormal · fiction · season-autumn · urban-fantasy · holidays · contemporary · anthologies -
![The Outcast by Elle Kennedy]()
The Outcast by Elle Kennedy
Source: A German translation of this book has already been announced (see other editions). The German National Library lists The Outcast as the original title... -
![Spicy Little Curses by J.T. Geissinger]()
Spicy Little Curses by J.T. Geissinger
A reporter’s disbelief in the supernatural is tested when she uncovers a tattoo artist’s sinister family secrets in an enthralling short story by New York Times bestselling author J.T. Geissinger.Petra is skeptical when it comes to the French Quarter’s creepy urban legends. Until she meets Dax Rousseau, the proprietor of the House of Ink and Blood...romance · fantasy · fiction · audiobook · paranormal · multi-pov · monsters · contemporary · witches-wizards · new-adult -
![I'll Be Home for Christmas by Jenny Bayliss]()
I'll Be Home for Christmas by Jenny Bayliss
From Putnam's beloved holiday author comes another charming, British wintertime tale following one dejected woman's trip home to her eccentric great-aunts, her wayward mother . . . and her first love.Fred Hallow-Hart isn't in love with the idea of returning home to Pine Bluff. But after a bad breakup and a subsequent eviction, she's fresh out of options... -
![Don't Go Breaking My Heart by Sara Ney]()
Don't Go Breaking My Heart by Sara Ney
From USA Today bestselling author Sara Ney comes a laugh-out-loud, swoon-filled romantic comedy that’s perfect for every independent girlie who knows exactly what she wants—but falls for the one person she shouldn’ her shirtless roommate across the hallway….When I landed a new job in a brand-new city, I needed a place to live—fast...romance · forced-proximity · sports · friends-to-lovers · slow-burn · contemporary · steamy · athlete · insta-love · multi-pov -
![Claimed by the Psychos by River Ramsey, Harper Lennox]()
Claimed by the Psychos by River Ramsey, Harper Lennox
Lethal. Inseparable. Codependent. Just three words that describe the omega assassin duo to a T, as anyone who tries to separate Juniper and Felix soon finds out.After escaping a living nightmare ruled by Felix's older brother, the bonded omegas forged a life for themselves in the shadows. As far as the world knows, he's an alpha and she's just another innocent omega with a pretty face...romance · omegaverse · reverse-harem · dark · polyamory · mlm · military · mental-illness · organized-crime · paranormal -
![Code Word by N.R. Walker]()
Code Word by N.R. Walker
Two years since Atrous disbanded and the spotlights have long faded to black, Blake Acosta has been coasting on the status quo. And after a reluctant week away, he comes home to find his best friend Luke Dougherty having a meltdown.He takes Luke to the cabins, just the two of them, to rest and regroup, and Blake thinks things were going well. Until it isn’t, and Luke ends their friendship...romance · mlm · friends-to-lovers · contemporary · lgbtq · audiobook · sad · new-adult · forced-proximity · fiction -
![Inheritance by Penny Reid]()
Inheritance by Penny Reid
Sam just received a wedding invitation. . . to her own wedding. Samantha Jarlston doesn’t talk about her past and she has no interest in a long-term romantic relationship with anyone. As a 28-year-old genetics Ph.D... -
![Never Ever After by Sue Lynn Tan]()
Never Ever After by Sue Lynn Tan
Not all fairy tales end happily ever after in this Cinderella-inspired fantasy by the bestselling author of Daughter of the Moon Goddess—for fans of Renée Ahdieh, Tahereh Mafi, and Stephanie Garber.Life in the Iron Mountains is harsh and unforgiving. After the death of her beloved uncle, Yining has survived by becoming a skilled thief and an even better liar...romance · fantasy · young-adult · retellings · fiction · fairy-tale · poc-mc · asian-mc · myths · adaptations -
![Can't Own This by Pepper Winters, Tess Hunter]()
Can't Own This by Pepper Winters, Tess Hunter
I don’t want to own it.I definitely, assuredly don’t. All I want is a good career, nice home, and caring man tosnuggle with at night.Instead, I get gorillas who never pass the first date.Bad luck in the love department follows me around like the pungent whiff of a cat’s litter tray... -
![Out Of A Fix by Mary Calmes]()
Out Of A Fix by Mary Calmes
Through the years, Nash Miller has watched all his buddies fall in love and get married. It was romantic, and he’d wondered when he himself would find the one. Now, older, wiser, he realizes that what he’s always wanted—a husband and a family—just isn’t in the cards for him. And that’s all right...romance · mlm · audiobook · lgbtq · contemporary · mystery · action-adventure · family · found-family · bodyguard -
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![How to Break My Heart by Kat T. Masen]()
How to Break My Heart by Kat T. Masen
From the bestselling author of BookTok sensation Chasing Love comes a cozy and steamy enemies-to-lovers romance following a café owner and her best friend’s billionaire brother as they’re forced to work together to plan the best wedding imaginable...romance · contemporary · enemies-to-lovers · small-town · found-family · forced-proximity · humor · fiction · book · adult -
![Can We Skip to the Good Part? by Melissa Brayden]()
Can We Skip to the Good Part? by Melissa Brayden
Ella Baker is tired of being an afterthought in her own life. First, her fiancé dumps her six days before the wedding. Then her family jets off on a world tour—without her. And just when she thinks it can’t get worse, her longtime employer forgets to lay her off...That is, until now. It’s time for a reinvention, starting with something totally out of joining a book club...romance · wlw · contemporary · lgbtq · audiobook · lesbian-mc · forbidden-love · fiction · book · adult -
![Wilde's End by Saxon James]()
Wilde's End by Saxon James
HudsonGive me the smallest reason to make a bad decision, and I’ll jump in with both feet. Case in point: thinking that drunkenly buying an abandoned town with my brothers is a good idea. As builders, we plan to renovate and flip the town, maybe turn it into something worth seeing, but the longer we’re here, the more things feel … off...romance · mlm · enemies-to-lovers · forced-proximity · contemporary · lgbtq · abuse · grief · small-town · slow-burn -
![Spread Me by Sarah Gailey]()
Spread Me by Sarah Gailey
Spread Me is a darkly seductive tale of survival from Sarah Gailey, after a routine probe at a research station turns deadly when the team discovers a strange specimen in search of a warm place to stay.Kinsey has the perfect job as the team lead in a remote research outpost. She loves the solitude, and the way the desert keeps her far away from the temptations teeming out in the civilian world...romance · horror · sci-fi · fiction · audiobook · lgbtq · genetic-engineering · supernatural · psychological · action-adventure -
![My Boyfriends Are All Monsters by Kimberly Lemming]()
My Boyfriends Are All Monsters by Kimberly Lemming
Tossing a coin in a mysterious well seems like a harmless way to cope with being ditched on a mountain—until every impossibly hot man in town starts competing for one woman’s attention in this steamy short story by USA Today bestselling author Kimberly Lemming...romance · fantasy · paranormal · fiction · monsters · audiobook · vampires · steamy · shapeshifters · magic -
![Saddled in Secrets by Harloe Rae]()
Saddled in Secrets by Harloe Rae
It's his job to keep me safe, but his obsession is free of charge...BiancaThis entire mess started when my older brother’s best friend got hired to be my bodyguard. Colton Keller has been keeping an eye on me ever since he came to live on our ranch. The wall of muscle wrapped in mysterious darkness has spoken less than five words to me in the same amount of years...romance · western · contemporary · forced-proximity · suspense · small-town · bodyguard · steamy · age-gap · stalking -
![Soft Tissue Damage: A Boyfriend's Dad Dark Romance by Lilith Vincent]()
Soft Tissue Damage: A Boyfriend's Dad Dark Romance by Lilith Vincent
His obsession for me is deadly, and I’m falling prey to his pleasure. There’s never been any security in my life. After being dumped on indifferent relatives as a child, it hurt when I realized that no one was ever going to protect me.But Cullan, my boyfriend’s father, makes me feel safer than any man I’ve ever known... -
![Say It Out Loud by Ashley Schumacher]()
Say It Out Loud by Ashley Schumacher
In this heartfelt, magical romcom, a down-and-out podcaster gets a second chance—at her career and love—when she’s cast in the audio drama adaptation of her favorite paranormal romance series . . . alongside the one who got away.Juniper Green doesn’t believe in magic anymore... -
![Undeniably Corrupt by Connor Crais, J. Saman, Stella Hunter]()
Undeniably Corrupt by Connor Crais, J. Saman, Stella Hunter
From USA Today bestselling author J. Saman comes a STEAMY enemies to lovers, grumpy/sunshine, single mom, workplace romance with a morally gray hero and the fiery woman from his past he never got over. When my ex leaves me and my little girl penniless, the last person I expect to step in is my childhood sweetheart, Vander Moore... -
![Knot Your Sunshine: A Cozy Omegaverse Romance by Eve Wolfe]()
Knot Your Sunshine: A Cozy Omegaverse Romance by Eve Wolfe
When life makes you go viral, hot billionaires apparently slide into your DMs.After my artisanal hair oil video blows up online, I suddenly become the internet's favorite omega hair salon owner.But as I bask in my fifteen minutes of fame, a mysterious invitation changes a first-class ticket to Hawaii, with a chance to explore "a business opportunity" at an oceanfront resort..romance · omegaverse · contemporary · reverse-harem · fated-mates · forced-proximity · insta-love · female-mc · male-mc · steamy -
![Brutal Devil by Lora Whitney]()
Brutal Devil by Lora Whitney
A standalone dark, arranged marriage mafia romance...LunaI may have been born into the Mafia underworld, but I left all that behind me, and I never looked back.Until I got the call I’d been dreading.Now, I’m nothing but a sacrifice. A pawn for my father and the man I’m being forced to marry.They call him Priest.But it’s not because he’s a holy man.Priest Andriani is a gorgeous sinner... -
![Rising Reign by Tessa Hale]()
Rising Reign by Tessa Hale
Book 3 in the Wolves of Crescent Creek series...romance · reverse-harem · shapeshifters · suspense · paranormal · fantasy · polyamory · fiction · book · adult -
![This and Every Life by Emmy Sanders]()
This and Every Life by Emmy Sanders
Once upon a time, a man chose love. Do you believe you can know someone inside and out? Know every piece of them. Their passion, their pain, their happiness and grief?Do you think it’s possible there’s one person out there who's meant entirely for you? That out of everyone you meet in your lifetime and everyone you miss, you’ll find them without fail?Fate.Soulmates.Do you believe in it?I didn’t... -
![Prince of Control by Renee Rose]()
Prince of Control by Renee Rose
In his world, control is power—and I won’t be controlled.I hate Benjamin Baranov.He stole everything from me—my dream internship, my friends, my future.And now, thanks to his father’s ruthless decree, I’m trapped… married to my enemy.He’s cold. Calculating. Consuming.A master manipulator who moves through the world like he owns it—and now, he thinks he owns me.He watches my every move... -
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![Moonlight Bonds by G. Bailey]()
Moonlight Bonds by G. Bailey
More coming soon.Moonlight Bonds is a dark romantasy with men who growl more than speak. You can expect tropes like—Who did this to you?, touch her and die, rejected mates, forced proximity, and whychoose? This is book four in the series...romance · fantasy · reverse-harem · paranormal · shapeshifters · steamy · gods · dragons · war · polyamory -
![Beautiful Nightmare by Katee Robert]()
Beautiful Nightmare by Katee Robert
For one awkward sleep paralysis demon, scaring humans should be simple—except Gemma’s first solo haunting goes hilariously wrong in this tantalizing dream of a short story by New York Times bestselling author Katee Robert.When Gemma’s supposed to terrify her appointed victim, she ends up captivated instead...romance · fantasy · fiction · monsters · paranormal · audiobook · angels · contemporary · demons · supernatural -
![Christmas at the Ranch by Julia McKay]()
Christmas at the Ranch by Julia McKay
A swoony second chance holiday romance, about a woman who escapes family scandal in the city by fleeing to Evergreen Lake for Christmas, where she first found love and heartbreak at Wilder Ranch.On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to a run-in with my ex, two flat tires, and a miracle horse to help me find love...romance · contemporary · audiobook · fiction · season-winter · small-town · womens-fiction · humor · female-mc · book -
![Haunted Games: A Masked Man Romance Novella by Elizabeth Dear]()
Haunted Games: A Masked Man Romance Novella by Elizabeth Dear
He’s the entrancing masked stranger in the haunted house. She’s the girl he’s wanted for yearsAfter taking leave from work to care for her mom, Abby Rogan is trying to scrape herself back onto the partner track.Standing in her way is the man her firm just hired—Galen Costas, her law-school nemesis...romance · workplace · steamy · wholesome · spirituality · supernatural · fiction · holidays · contemporary · anthologies -
![The Comeback Road by Kris M. Davey]()
The Comeback Road by Kris M. Davey
Moving to the small town of Rockland seemed like a no-brainer for Lexie. New place, new people and miles away from the reminders and trauma of her own childhood. Needing something to fill her time, she accepts a job with Jace, her married but very separated friend... -
![Sharing Shadow Secrets by Serena Pier]()
Sharing Shadow Secrets by Serena Pier
“Do you want to be God’s favorite tonight?”Taylor Williams has one land her first client and finally walk away from her soul-sucking agency job. What she doesn’t plan on is meeting Brandon Dubois—an unexpectedly sweet billionaire’s son—at a party in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.Brandon is sober, complicated, and very interested in Taylor—and not afraid to make it known...romance · reverse-harem · lgbtq · substance-abuse · polyamory · billionaire · small-town · spooky · historical · found-family -
![The Cuddle Clause by Roxie Ray]()
The Cuddle Clause by Roxie Ray
Living with a werewolf is… complicated.Maggie James is thirty-one, freshly dumped, and emotionally scorched.Losing her relationship also cost her the apartment and the business she built with her ex. Now she’s broke, unmoored, and answering a roommate ad from a total stranger...
![War [Dramatized Adaptation] by Laura Thalassa](https://48f-1.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/books/small/691af2c0fe0829f1644dc27c.jpg)
