Top new romance books out this week: 12 Oct - 18 Oct 2025
Last updated:
October 18, 2025
This week featuring new releases by Marie Lu, Elena Armas, Connor Crais, Matthew Norman, Jessa Kane, Jennifer Estep, Lisa Edmonds, Kristin Jacques, Lindsey Kelk, Penny Reid, Debbie Macomber, Jaye Marellen and many more.
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Red City by Marie Lu
The Godfather meets The Magicians in the sweeping adult debut from #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu. Perfect for fans of V.E. Schwab, Red City is a dark and deadly contemporary fantasy of magical warfare, star-crossed ambition, and the pursuit of perfection at any cost, set in a glittering alternate Los Angeles. Alchemy is the hidden art of transformation...romance · fantasy · sci-fi · urban-fantasy · dystopia · fiction · paranormal · enemies-to-lovers · young-adult · urban -
![I'm Gonna Get You Back by Elena Armas, Connor Crais, Kelli Tager]()
I'm Gonna Get You Back by Elena Armas, Connor Crais, Kelli Tager
Haunted by a stalker and the ashes of her career, Frankie Rossi travels to Vermont hoping for one last chance—but instead collides with the man she’s never been able to forget.Once a celebrated suspense novelist, Frankie arrives at a small book convention carrying more secrets than she can bear...romance · audiobook · friends-to-lovers · contemporary · forced-proximity · fiction · suspense · small-town · new-adult · season-winter -
![Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman]()
Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman
A sentimental advertising creative and a blunt, no-nonsense bar owner find a second chance at love while binge-watching iconic holiday movies in this poignant and heartwarming romance, from the author of Charm City Rocks and All Together Now.The new year barely began when Grace White and Henry Adler both lost their spouses...romance · audiobook · fiction · contemporary · womens-fiction · season-winter · grief · friends-to-lovers · family · humor -
![Colossal by Jessa Kane]()
Colossal by Jessa Kane
Eric is a hockey goalie with one goal of his hide as much of his sizable presence behind desks, lockers and hockey pads. That is, until a new girl named Marlow arrives at school and can't hide her adoration of the 6'6" bruiser...romance · high-school · sports · contemporary · steamy · new-adult · insta-love · alpha-mc · multi-pov · kind-mc -
![Only Rogue Actions by Jennifer Estep]()
Only Rogue Actions by Jennifer Estep
“This is space opera at its finest.”—Ilona Andrew, #1 New York Times bestselling author on Only Bad OptionsNew York Times bestselling author Jennifer Estep continues her Galactic Bonds series with a new, action-packed adventure that blends science fiction, fantasy, and historical romance...romance · sci-fi · fantasy · space-opera · paranormal · magic · audiobook · space · action-adventure · psychics -
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![Tempted by Monstrous Lovers: A Monster & Paranormal Romance Anthology by Lisa Edmonds, Kristin Jacques, Megan Van Dyke, Mindi Briar]()
Tempted by Monstrous Lovers: A Monster & Paranormal Romance Anthology by Lisa Edmonds, Kristin Jacques, Megan Van Dyke, Mindi Briar
Ten Authors. Ten Original Stories. One Monstrously Delicious Collection. Escape into the shadows with this collection of ten stories and novellas featuring mesmerizing monsters and paranormal paramours.In these magical tales, destiny steps in and romance blossoms in unexpected places. Each story includes gorgeous original character art...romance · monsters · polyamory · lgbtq · anthologies · fantasy · mermaids · trans-mc · fiction · paranormal -
![Christmas Fling by Lindsey Kelk]()
Christmas Fling by Lindsey Kelk
'Lindsey is the Taylor Swift of romance writing' DAISY BUCHANANLaura and Callum have met exactly three times – once at a mutual friend’s wedding (Laura doesn’t remember), once at a baby shower (Callum doesn’t remember) and once right now – when Laura lets herself into his flat to find him exiting the shower completely naked (they both remember)...romance · audiobook · contemporary · fiction · womens-fiction · season-winter · fake-relationship · humor · comedy · forced-proximity -
![Reproduction by Penny Reid]()
Reproduction by Penny Reid
Sam keeps sleepwalking . . . and waking up in the wrong bed.Samantha Jarlston keeps telling herself she doesn’t want to get romantically involved with her former childhood best friend and current partner in crime, the very sexy chess grandmaster, Andreas Kristiansen. But despite her many, many, MANY protestations, Sam keeps waking up in Andreas’s bed... -
![A Ferry Merry Christmas by Debbie Macomber]()
A Ferry Merry Christmas by Debbie Macomber
A delayed ferryboat brings people together in the best of ways during the holiday season in this enchanting Christmas novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.Avery and Reed Bond have always shared a close-knit relationship, having weathered life's storms side by side...romance · fiction · audiobook · contemporary · womens-fiction · season-winter · cozy · family · siblings · holidays -
![Arctic Bonds by Jaye Marellen]()
Arctic Bonds by Jaye Marellen
My mother died with secrets on her lips. Now those secrets are trying to kill me.I came to Frosthaven Academy for a fresh start. What I found was a world I didn't know existed—and a body that's changing in impossible ways.I heal instantly. I'm stronger than I should be. And when certain men touch me, my skin ignites with heat.Luca, my RA, knows what I need before I do...romance · reverse-harem · supernatural · fantasy · paranormal · shapeshifters · urban-fantasy · fated-mates · found-family · new-adult -
![Learn the Play by Kaylee Ryan]()
Learn the Play by Kaylee Ryan
NYT and USA Today Bestselling author Kaylee Ryan brings you a new standalone series surrounding the Nashville Rampage football team. Learn the Play is a coach’s daughter, forbidden, one-night stand, surprise-pregnancy romance.BellamyI watched my parents’ marriage crumble when my father chose football over family. His love for the game destroyed us. It’s why I loathe it...romance · sports · found-family · contemporary · insta-love · multi-pov · athlete · small-town · family · alpha-mc -
![And Then There Was the One by Martha Waters]()
And Then There Was the One by Martha Waters
From Martha Waters, the author of the “enchanting” (Entertainment Weekly) Regency Vows series, a new historical romance set in 1930s England with a murder mystery twist. In a quaint village in the Cotswolds, Georgiana Radcliffe has accidentally become an amateur detective after helping solve four murders in a single year...romance · mystery · historical-fiction · historical · cozy · fiction · sci-fi · humor · crime · amateur-sleuth -
![A Scar in the Bone by Sophie Jordan]()
A Scar in the Bone by Sophie Jordan
🔥Dragons. Romance. Magic. Pre-order the sequel to A Fire in the Sky from the bestselling author🔥* * * *MAGIC AWAKENS.DARKNESS SWELLS.AND A HERO RISES.It’s been a year since Tamsyn transformed from the enemy in Fell’s bed to the wife he sacrificed himself to save. From an ordinary girl to Penterra’s best hope to keep magic from disappearing forever...romance · fantasy · fiction · dragons · magic · new-adult · epic · paranormal · mythical-creatures · sword-sorcery -
![Threaded Lies by K. Bromberg]()
Threaded Lies by K. Bromberg
The heated follow-up to Twisted Knight and the second book in New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg's Tangled Hearts series.A dark and sexy romance of revenge, betrayal… and falling in love with the enemy.HoldenI let my guard down.And got screwed over by a woman without even knowing why.But it won’t happen again.Because the only thing I care about is burning this whole place down...romance · audiobook · workplace · contemporary · dark · steamy · fantasy · revenge · love-triangle · marriage-of-convenience -
![Mistletoe Meet Cute by Bella Matthews]()
Mistletoe Meet Cute by Bella Matthews
From #1 Amazon and USA Today Bestselling Author Bella Matthews comes a single dad/nanny, grumpy grinch/sunshine, holiday romance.Falling for my brother’s teammate wasn’t on my Christmas list.Neither was working for him, but here I am—nannying for Camden Monroe, Philly’s star quarterback, single dad, and the grumpiest grinch to ever fill out a pair of gray sweats...romance · sports · forced-proximity · age-gap · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc · small-town · contemporary · audiobook -
![Sincerely, Pack Pucked by Melissa Huxley]()
Sincerely, Pack Pucked by Melissa Huxley
They were my pen pals, and now I’m their pregnant omega…For two years, we were confidants, but my online friends always felt out of reach. My anxiety could never compete with my curiosity and I always pushed them away when they were determined to finally meet me and reveal the identities of Pack Pucked.It should have been easy, but life got in the way. Well, more like biology got in the way...romance · omegaverse · reverse-harem · friends-to-lovers · polyamory · fantasy · sports · new-adult · fiction · paranormal -
![Pretty Pink Poison by Shain Rose]()
Pretty Pink Poison by Shain Rose
I was promised to his brother. But it’s Bane Black who owns me.They said he’d protect me through my long engagement.Watch me. Guard me. Keep me on a leash.Instead, he stalks. He breaks. He consumes … And I enjoy letting him.Bane is heir to an Italian mob family that enforces loyalty with fear and power with blood. But he’s not just their mafia prince.He’s their executioner. Merciless. Meticulous... -
![Loud Hot Roomie by K. Webster]()
Loud Hot Roomie by K. Webster
Money’s tight.Which is the only reason I agreed to take on a roommate.Enter Riko Valentine who’s loud, messy, and half my age.The first time I saw him, he was limping through physical therapy with my ex’s help.Now he’s crashing in my spare bedroom, leaving dirty dishes everywhere, and driving me insane.He’s chaos. I’m control.He’s a spoiled rich kid. I’m a hardworking delivery driver... -
![Demon Dating Service by Jocelynn Drake]()
Demon Dating Service by Jocelynn Drake
Even demons get bored...Luke is a poor grad student, desperate for a cheap place to live.Desperate enough even to live in a house full of demons.(Anything is better than his last roommate.)When the demons find it’s nearly impossible to scare Luke away, they decide on a new plan to amuse themselves.They’re going to help Luke with his love life...romance · mlm · paranormal · demons · fantasy · magic · urban-fantasy · lgbtq · contemporary · humor -
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![Sexting the Coach: A Silver Fox Hockey Romance by Mia Mara]()
Sexting the Coach: A Silver Fox Hockey Romance by Mia Mara
When I collide with the hot, older hockey coach during a team-building drill—and land on top of him—I feel it.The forbidden tension. The heat… And the pain he’s trying to hide.Later, I examine his secret groin injury—hot skin under my hands—and it awakens something reckless in me.I should never have sent him that sext.Next day? He corners me in the locker room, hard and unapologetic... -
![The Man Next Door by Sheila Roberts]()
The Man Next Door by Sheila Roberts
Love in the Time of Serial Killers meets The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window in this delightful romp about a recently broke divorcée who moves in with her housebound mother only to spend their days spying on her grumpy, mysterious and sexy new neighbor... -
![Never the Bride by Kortney Keisel]()
Never the Bride by Kortney Keisel
No rings. No vows. No ‘til death do us part.As a top divorce attorney who’s built her career—and her walls—on the belief that marriage doesn’t last, Camila swears she’ll never walk down the aisle. After years of watching relationships crumble, she’s made it her personal mission to convince her little sister to avoid getting married at all costs.The problem? Camila’s already married. Secretly... -
![Venomous Kiss by T.L. Smith]()
Venomous Kiss by T.L. Smith
The night I catch my husband cheating is the night I stop pretending.I don’t cry. I don’t scream.I don’t get mad—I get even.So I bring home another man.A stranger with wicked eyes and a smile sharp enough to carve me open. I let him have me in the house I share with a liar.A moment of weakness? Maybe.A moment of revenge? Definitely...romance · billionaire · steamy · revenge · stalking · suspense · action-adventure · fiction · dark · book -
![Supernaturals of Castle Academy: The Complete Series Box Set by Tessa Hale]()
Supernaturals of Castle Academy: The Complete Series Box Set by Tessa Hale
Fated mates, supernaturals of all kinds, a heroine who has no idea what she is, and an evil who is out for them all.All I wanted was to keep my head above water. To survive long enough to hit my eighteenth birthday so I could escape the nightmare that my homelife had become. But all of that was turned upside down the moment they showed up.The best friend from my past. The surly brooder... -
![Pinch by Tia Louise]()
Pinch by Tia Louise
Lane “Gavin” Knight is the hottest new defenseman for the LA Champions hockey team.He’s my cousin Maverick’s best friend, and by trick of fate, my new roommate.But just because he caught me when I fell off the “Welcome Back” parade float in my International Princess crown doesn’t mean he’s a hero. I know him better than that.Hayden “Haddy” Bradford is the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen... -
![The Secret of Heart Mountain: A Childhood Enemies to Lovers Romance by K.C. Lynn]()
The Secret of Heart Mountain: A Childhood Enemies to Lovers Romance by K.C. Lynn
All Legends hold Fragments of the Truth.A mountain with a legend.A sassy wedding planner in desperate need of a date.A cocky firefighter she can’t stand… her only option.Finding out your sister is marrying your ex is a major gut punch. The thought of showing up to the wedding solo? Even worse.That’s exactly the situation Harlow Hayes is in, unless she finds a date—fast.Enter Linc Masters... -
![A Million Times, Yes by Marni Mann]()
A Million Times, Yes by Marni Mann
The only way an alpha billionaire can hold on to the perfect woman is to keep his identity a secret in an emotional and blisteringly hot romance by USA Today bestselling author Marni Mann.Maya and Jordan can’t keep their eyes off one another. They see each other on their daily runs, exchanging heated glances and lingering smiles as part of their routine...romance · billionaire · alpha-mc · athlete · sports · fiction · new-adult · contemporary · book · adult -
![The Mountain Echoes by Maya Alden]()
The Mountain Echoes by Maya Alden
He's my enemy, and I don't trust him.So why does he make my heart beat faster?I'm Aria Delgado, and this is my story.Ten years ago, my fiancé betrayed me in the worst way—he chose my sister. I swore I’d never set foot on Longhorn Ranch again. But now, I don’t have a choice...romance · western · enemies-to-lovers · contemporary · forced-proximity · age-gap · small-town · betrayal · angst · cheating -
![Of Magic and Reindeer by Maya Nicole]()
Of Magic and Reindeer by Maya Nicole
Neve North has zero Christmas spirit.She hates the cold, won't touch cookies, and rolls her eyes at anything remotely festive. As far as she's concerned, the holidays can choke on a candy cane.But when she catches reindeer eating someone's rooftop garden and watches them shift into men, everything changes. Suddenly nine strangers are at her door to call a herd meeting...romance · fantasy · reverse-harem · shapeshifters · magic · paranormal · steamy · fated-mates · fiction · audiobook -
![The Leaving Room by Amber McBride]()
The Leaving Room by Amber McBride
Gospel is the Keeper of the Leaving Room—a place all young people must phase through when they die. The young are never ready to leave; they need a moment to remember and a Keeper to help their wispy souls along...romance · fantasy · young-adult · lgbtq · audiobook · fiction · children · supernatural · contemporary · mystery -
![The Infiniteness of Yesterday by Micalea Smeltzer]()
The Infiniteness of Yesterday by Micalea Smeltzer
An angsty, love triangle romance from bestselling author, Micalea SmeltzerHe was my first love, but it doesn’t mean he’s my last.I fell in love with Spencer when I was only a teenager. He was the sun, the moon, and the stars in my young eyes. But our lives were turned upside down when I got pregnant. A baby wasn’t part of the plan. Neither was him becoming one of Hollywood’s hottest young actors...romance · celebrity · contemporary · love-triangle · cheating · domestic-drama · multi-pov · angst · drama · mental-illness -
![Bonus Daddy by Daphne Elliot]()
Bonus Daddy by Daphne Elliot
Jessica Mosely is the last woman I should be thinking about.She was my college sweetheart. The one that got away. Now she’s back—in my office, looking like sunshine in yoga pants, and asking for my legal help. She’s back, and she brought her two daughters, who are convinced the Maine Coon cat forced upon me is some kind of Disney sidekick. (He’s not. He’s Satan with whiskers... -
![Ink Me Three Times: A Spicy Small Town Reverse Harem Romance by Lacey Day]()
Ink Me Three Times: A Spicy Small Town Reverse Harem Romance by Lacey Day
It was just supposed to be a tattoo appointment.Cover my ex’s name. Start fresh.But I walked out of the shop with more than fresh ink. A soul-scorching O in a stranger’s lap wrecked me, and a surprise was growing in my belly.After a breakup, I crash-landed in Coyote Glen with my French bulldog, Pickle, my bruised pride, and a plan to reset my life... -
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![In The Dark by Chelsea Curto]()
In The Dark by Chelsea Curto
Maxine Walters hates being scared.When she visits Fright Nights, the premiere Halloween event in town, she doesn’t expect to get lost in a haunted house. But after getting turned around, she meets Hunter, a scare actor she can’t stop thinking about.Hunter Wilder has worked at Fright Nights for years, but he’s never run into a guest backstage before. Much less one who haunts his daily thoughts...romance · dark · friends-to-lovers · contemporary · stalking · age-gap · insta-love · fiction · serial-killers · steamy -
![Arranged Control by B.B. Hamel]()
Arranged Control by B.B. Hamel
I video called my boyfriend wearing nothing but pearls…But the brutal mafia king picked up instead.Cold gray eyes take in every inch of my exposed body before I have the chance to cover up.Turns out, my deadbeat boyfriend has been run out of town, and now I’m supposed to marry a total stranger.Seamus Whelan is a street-level gangster with a ruthless and terrifying reputation... -
![The Taskmaster by Nikki J. Summers]()
The Taskmaster by Nikki J. Summers
He sees her, he wants her.She vows never to be tamed.The Taskmaster, the player of games.He hunts his victims, teases them, tortures and destroys.It's what he was born to do.It's all he knows.And they deserve it.Abigail Walters was next on his list.She needed to learn the sins of her father had fallen on her shoulders.He couldn't wait to have her in his kill room.But she had dark secrets...romance · slow-burn · suspense · serial-killers · stalking · revenge · torture · small-town · fiction · dark -
![Before We Break Again by Claudia Y. Burgoa, Erin Mallon, Sean Masters, Oscar Reyes]()
Before We Break Again by Claudia Y. Burgoa, Erin Mallon, Sean Masters, Oscar Reyes
USA Today Bestselling Author Claudia Burgoa delivers a soul-shattering MMF romance with friendship turned to all-consuming love, and the desperate, last hope that maybe love really can survive everything that tried to destroy it.We were inseparable once.Three hearts tangled in a small town no one escapes, bound by secrets, sorrow, and something that always felt like fate... -
![The Older Brother by Ginger Scott]()
The Older Brother by Ginger Scott
Rowan Anderson was always my fantasy, until suddenly . . . he was intimately real.My relationship with the Anderson boys would always be doomed by complications.They were rich, and their father…was my mother’s boss. Her hard work for them paid for my private school education, yet we barely got by.Caleb, the youngest brother, was my first everything... -
![Cursed by Selena Winters]()
Cursed by Selena Winters
Stepping into the Hollow’s Hunt felt like diving headfirst into a nightmare, especially knowing that my relentless pursuer would be Landon Blackwood.The Hollow’s Hunt—a twisted spectacle where women are ensnared in a labyrinth designed for the sadistic pleasure of Ravenwood’s elite. I naively accepted the invitation, unaware that I would become the centerpiece of Landon’s psychopathic pursuit... -
![This Might Hurt by Riley Nash]()
This Might Hurt by Riley Nash
One second can change everything.I met him on the worst day of my life—the desperate boy with a gun and the most brilliant smile I’d ever seen. We saved each other’s lives and then walked away, because a hitchhiking criminal and one of the richest men in the world can’t possibly be made for each other...romance · mental-illness · mlm · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc · marriage-of-convenience · billionaire · steamy · lgbtq
