Top new romance books out this week: 7 Dec - 13 Dec 2025
Last updated:
December 13, 2025
This week featuring new releases by K.F. Breene, Suzanne Wright, Zoey Draven, Charlie David, Ella Frank, Elizabeth O'Roark, Angel Payne, Kennedy Layne, Kristen Proby, Michelle Heard, Kate Canterbary, Devon McCormack, Tim Paige and many more.
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![Black Willow Witch by Suzanne Wright]()
Black Willow Witch by Suzanne Wright
"Be the biggest, baddest witch in town so no one ever dares bully you again." That was her grandmother's advice and it's been Emberlyn's law since she was a child. It's kept the local coven at bay - until now..romance · paranormal · shapeshifters · fantasy · magic · witches-wizards · audiobook · urban-fantasy · small-town · alpha-mc -
![The Cursed Horde King by Zoey Draven]()
The Cursed Horde King by Zoey Draven
A bewitching spy. A ruthless king. A love that could ignite a war. Amaia has worked hard to make her family proud. As the star apprentice to the pyroki master in Dothik, she’s weeks away from inheriting her mentor’s coveted post. But when her desperate brother begs her to take his place in the Heartstone Accords, a diplomatic exchange with their rival nation, she agrees to the unthinkable... -
![Merciless: Park Avenue Kings, Book 4 by Charlie David, Ella Frank, Brooke Blaine, Sean Masters]()
Merciless: Park Avenue Kings, Book 4 by Charlie David, Ella Frank, Brooke Blaine, Sean Masters
He was sent to watch me. Now he can’t look away.They sent the president’s son to babysit me.How precious.Shepherd “Shep” Winchester III thinks he’s here to keep me in line—keep me quiet, keep me still, keep me safe.Good luck with that.I’m Theodore “Theo” Rinaldi, the youngest Prince of Monaco, and the most merciless of the Park Avenue Kings. And I don’t do obedient. Not for my royal family...romance · mlm · friends-to-lovers · forced-proximity · royalty · contemporary · lgbtq · fiction · found-family · billionaire -
![My Favorite Fake Romance by Elizabeth O'Roark]()
My Favorite Fake Romance by Elizabeth O'Roark
Faking it never felt this good.Dr. Easton Walsh thought she’d be showing up to her best friend’s wedding with a dazzling ring and a fiancé everyone wanted to Instagram. Instead, her boyfriend dumped her over what was supposed to be a proposal dinner and the only man offering her a lifeline is the last one she’d ever choose: Elijah Cabot. Her best friend’s older brother...romance · contemporary · enemies-to-lovers · journey · angst · fake-relationship · multi-pov · steamy · fiction · action-adventure -
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![1001 Dark Nights Discovery Collection 1 by Angel Payne, Kennedy Layne, Skye Jordan, C.D. Reiss]()
1001 Dark Nights Discovery Collection 1 by Angel Payne, Kennedy Layne, Skye Jordan, C.D. Reiss
We’re thrilled to introduce our Dark Nights Discovery Authors. We’ve heard from so many of you that you look to 1,001 Dark Nights for book/series/author recommendations — and even after reading all of our titles, you’re still hungry for more... -
![Where You Belong by Kristen Proby]()
Where You Belong by Kristen Proby
Book five in The Blackwells of... -
![Craving Revenge by Michelle Heard]()
Craving Revenge by Michelle Heard
From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michelle Heard comes a new STANDALONE, full-length MAFIA ROMANCE novel. For years, I've been groomed to be my brother's shadow. To protect my father's heir, who will one day take over from him as the Kumichō of the Yakuza, I'm forced to dress and act like a man when I'm out in public... -
![In a Second by Kate Canterbary]()
In a Second by Kate Canterbary
The last time Audrey Saunders saw Jude Bellessi, he begged her to ditch her wedding and run off with him. She said no. In her defense, she was already in the dress.Years later—divorced and done with relationships—Audrey runs right into the one man she never managed to forget. Except Jude isn’t the rebellious bad boy she remembers...romance · contemporary · fiction · small-town · season-winter · audiobook · fake-relationship · female-mc · book · adult -
![Fever: Saints & Sinners, Book 2 by Devon McCormack, Tim Paige]()
Fever: Saints & Sinners, Book 2 by Devon McCormack, Tim Paige
ALEXEI Before I came to St. Lawrence University, I didn't believe in magic. Now I'm desperate to get my hands on a spell, even at the expense of lying to my friends. It's not something I'm proud of, but I have my reasons. Enter the charming, carefree Matteo Baros, who—unfortunately for both of us—becomes suspicious of me. I expect him to rat me out... -
![The Alpha of Grave Hills by Kathryn Moon]()
The Alpha of Grave Hills by Kathryn Moon
She's an omega in hiding.Broken hearted and rejected by her beta, Brigid Grant has spent the last five years in self-imposed exile. When her former lover comes sniffing at her door, demanding she take her place back in his bed or lose her sanctuary, Brigid knows it would break more than her heart to agree.There's only one person powerful enough to keep her out of another man's reach...europe · british-isles · united-kingdom · scotland · romance · omegaverse · dragons · fantasy · shapeshifters · paranormal -
![The Naughtiest List by Jade West]()
The Naughtiest List by Jade West
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE AMAZON TOP THIRTY BESTSELLER THE NAUGHTY LISTElla Edwards has been left in broken pieces after her ex-boyfriend, Connor’s latest atrocity.Still, the professional entertainer who has made her career fulfilling clients’ filthy fantasies, is determined to get back up on her feet...romance · reverse-harem · contemporary · steamy · mlm · age-gap · workplace · fiction · holidays · polyamory -
![Chasing Home by Piper Rayne]()
Chasing Home by Piper Rayne
It was straight out of a rom-com—until two pink lines changed everything.Zander Shaw is country music’s hottest star. So, when he singled me out of a packed arena and had me pulled backstage, I should’ve known I wasn’t his forever. One signed NDA later, I was sneaking onto his tour bus, wrapped up in his world, and him. But it ended before it really started when he ghosted me... -
![Seeing Other People by Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemund-Broka]()
Seeing Other People by Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemund-Broka
Two people haunted by their exes find that love isn’t dead in this heartfelt romance from the beloved authors of The Roughest Draft.Morgan is being ghosted by her ex. No, really. It’s sad Zach died and became a ghost. But Morgan and Zach only ever went on the one date, and now she’s being haunted by him...romance · paranormal · contemporary · magical-realism · fantasy · ghosts · fiction · season-autumn · season-winter · supernatural -
![Dangerous by Renee Rose, Vanessa Vale]()
Dangerous by Renee Rose, Vanessa Vale
Pack Rule #10 – Keep control of your inner wolf.I live alone on the mountain for a reason.I’m dangerous—too strong, too aggressive, too close to feral.But then she shows up—with sweet curves, sultry voice, and a scent that drives my wolf insane.A gorgeous human, pouring drinks at Cody’s Saloon and hiding a shattered past behind her smile.I know the second I scent her—she’s mine. My mate...romance · shapeshifters · paranormal · western · fated-mates · age-gap · audiobook · abuse · steamy · domestic-drama -
![His Eleventh Hour by Liz Isaacson]()
His Eleventh Hour by Liz Isaacson
Champion bull rider Tarr Olson thought getting injured and losing his rodeo career would be the biggest challenge he'd face. That was before he met his neighbor—the beautiful but ice-cold veterinarian who wants nothing to do with him.Dr. Briar Prescott has spent years building walls around hersel while caring for the animals at the farm next door...romance · fiction · western · religion · christian · spirituality · contemporary · industrial-era · book · adult -
![Depraved Devotion by Morgan Bridges]()
Depraved Devotion by Morgan Bridges
The Joker meets Pen Pal in this dark, forbidden romance where a criminal psychologist enters a game of cat and mouse with her serial killer patient. My patient is stalking me… and he’s a psychopath. I’ve dedicated my life to understanding the darkest corners of the human psyche, but nothing prepares me for him. Ghost. The man is a brilliant, ruthless serial killer who thrives on chaos...romance · audiobook · dark · serial-killers · slow-burn · fiction · contemporary · stalking · forbidden-love · suspense -
![Sin Bin by Chelsea Curto]()
Sin Bin by Chelsea Curto
Brody Saunders is the best coach in the NHL. Grumpy, menacing and with two Stanley Cups under his belt as the head coach of the DC Stars, the last thing he should be doing is hooking up with his player’s younger sister. After the night of their one night stand almost ends in tragedy, he pulls away, vowing to pretend like their rendezvous ever happened...romance · sports · contemporary · fiction · age-gap · friends-to-lovers · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc · found-family -
![Keeping Score by Rebecca Jenshak]()
Keeping Score by Rebecca Jenshak
I woke up in Vegas with hazy memories of the night before and the hottest hockey player alive wrapped around me.Some people come to the city of sin for gambling and partying—I did one better and left as Mrs. Travis Bennett.My annoyingly handsome and charming neighbor has been asking me out for weeks...romance · sports · contemporary · slow-burn · small-town · multi-pov · marriage-of-convenience · found-family · insta-love · new-adult -
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![Cross the Line by S. Massery, S.J. Sylvis]()
Cross the Line by S. Massery, S.J. Sylvis
Scarlett Wallace has hated me since the moment we met.Fine—feelings are mutual.When she transfers to Shadow Valley U, her dad’s brilliant idea has us living under the same roof as newly minted step-siblings, and she becomes impossible to ignore.Too stubborn. Too tempting. Too off-limits.But when I mess up with the wrong crowd, they demand repayment... -
![The Christmas Trap by L. Steele]()
The Christmas Trap by L. Steele
Snowed-In with My Billionaire Boss… and We’re Fake Married Under the Mistletoe One grumpy, emotionally unavailable billionaire CEO.One spirited, overworked assistant with an ex to outshine.One marriage of convenience that’s supposed to be all business… until a Christmas blizzard traps us together on his private island.My boss walked in on me getting dumped... -
![My Blade, Your Back by K.M. Moronova]()
My Blade, Your Back by K.M. Moronova
Coming...romance · fantasy · dark · contemporary · fiction · military · suspense · action-adventure · book · adult -
![Bad Blood by Sherilee Gray]()
Bad Blood by Sherilee Gray
She was created to serve Hell.He was the one sin she could never resist.Roxana has spent her whole life as one of Lucifer's lethal handmaids—trained to obey, to sacrifice, and to bury every desire she wasn't built to feel.Including the one that's always burned for Lothar.Fate never forgets though...romance · paranormal · shapeshifters · fated-mates · female-mc · alpha-mc · cheating · domestic-drama · age-gap · dogs -
![Delayed Penalty : An M/M Hockey Romance by Brigham Vaughn]()
Delayed Penalty : An M/M Hockey Romance by Brigham Vaughn
The last thing Thad Racine needs is to fall for a guy playing for his brother's hockey team ... As an ex-con, Thad’s had a rough life. Getting a job in the social media department of the Boston Harriers is his last-ditch effort at a fresh start...romance · mlm · sports · friends-to-lovers · lgbtq · workplace · mental-illness · found-family · age-gap · athlete -
![Until Death by Nicole Blanchard]()
Until Death by Nicole Blanchard
Peaky Blinders meets God of Malice in this new dark forced marriage mafia romance from New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Nicole Blanchard.I never planned to be a mafia bride.But when my sister is forced to marry Aiden O’Connor—the Irish mafia’s most lethal enforcer—to settle our father’s debt, I do the unthinkable.I make him marry me instead... -
![Love Letters for Other People by Shaylin Gandhi]()
Love Letters for Other People by Shaylin Gandhi
“Beautifully written with a twist you won’t see coming.” —HELEN HARDT, #1 New York Times bestselling author on When We Had ForeverAn emotionally gripping page-turner about heartbreak, old secrets, and second chances—with an unexpected Cyrano twist. For fans of Lucy Score and Mia Sheridan...romance · audiobook · contemporary · fiction · slow-burn · small-town · love-triangle · fated-mates · second-chances · new-adult -
![Just For Christmas by Crea Reitan]()
Just For Christmas by Crea Reitan
It’s only temporary holiday magic BrentLife has taught me not to get attached to anyone because they’ll only let you down but I can’t stop myself from falling in love with my roommate and frat brother the moment we meet. It’s been three years and not only do I secretly pine for him, but now he’s also my very best friend. My first real friend... -
![Cross-Check by Isla Vaughn]()
Cross-Check by Isla Vaughn
Teaming up was the smart move. Falling for him again wasn’t.Luke King isn’t just the captain of Blackwood’s hockey team—he’s the guy who made it his mission to break me the second I came back. But the truth we uncovered changed everything, and now we’re on the same side. At least, that’s what we tell ourselves.In public, we’re distant. Guarded. Careful... -
![The Trials of Esme by Dreia Wells]()
The Trials of Esme by Dreia Wells
I was stripped of everything. My magic, my coven, even the child I carried. I should have died when I fell from the sky. Instead, I woke in the fae realm of Vanir, broken in body and spirit, with nothing left but grief and the faint tether to the people I lost.Fate isn’t finished with me.The father I never knew claims me as his heir, and the Night Court demands I prove myself worthy...romance · fated-mates · paranormal · reverse-harem · fiction · witches-wizards · fantasy · polyamory · book · adult -
![His Trick by S.K. Pryntz]()
His Trick by S.K. Pryntz
Shiloh:I went to the Harding Hunt for my girlfriend Xanthy—her warmth, her light, the only tether keeping me from the darkness of my past.But in the masked chaos of the corn maze, I met her brother.Carrington.His golden eyes behind the mask, are ruthless, hunting me like I was the prey.Every dark corner he forces me into submission.A heat I hate. A need I can’t control...romance · mlm · dark · enemies-to-lovers · forced-proximity · horror · fiction · lgbtq · sexual-assault · mental-illness -
![A Fortnight to Forever by Alycia E. Anderson]()
A Fortnight to Forever by Alycia E. Anderson
Every hundred years, she wakes for fourteen days.Quinnève Liogenoriggia has been cursed to aid a stranger once each century. Bound to a cruel spell woven by a jealous prince, the only way to break it is to fall in love and be loved in return. But two weeks has never been enough...and love was never the point. Until now... -
![AWAKENING of the Starborne by Louve -ch]()
AWAKENING of the Starborne by Louve -ch
Embracing chaos makes her dangerous, AWAKENING makes her unstoppable.She is not your savior. She is not your chosen one. She is the blade no one saw coming. The wound and the weapon. And this story cuts as deep as it heals.Savaé is curseborne, branded in gold and wrapped in pastel ruin. Trauma shattered her into jagged ice, and survival reforged her sharp as steel... -
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![Singing Sands by C.L. Blossom]()
Singing Sands by C.L. Blossom
Once a promising competitive swimmer, twenty-one-year-old Mason Burke never imagined his life would look like this.After a family crisis pulled him back to his hometown, he’s now a college dropout working as a lifeguard on the shores of Lake Michigan, scraping by on bills while raising his teenage sister.Then Hunter Davis shows up...romance · mlm · contemporary · fiction · small-town · lgbtq · university · class-difference · secrets · angst -
![Dick the Halls: A Dark Primal Play Holiday Erotica by Sienne Vega]()
Dick the Halls: A Dark Primal Play Holiday Erotica by Sienne Vega
She came to decorate his home for Christmas. He came to hunt her as his prey. I thought I was accepting a simple holiday job. A week in a luxury mountain estate, a generous paycheck, and solitude I desperately needed. But from the moment I step inside the house, I feel him in the walls—watching, waiting, orchestrating every breath I take...steamy · sexual-assault · forced-proximity · romance · fiction · black-mc · dark · poc-mc · book · adult -
![The Hollowed by Amilea Perez]()
The Hollowed by Amilea Perez
The infected aren’t the only ones who should be feared.Dr. Lucilla Castillo was never supposed to leave Sanctum Medical. Not after the outbreak turned her research lab into the last line of defense against the virus that hollowed out humanity, but when a vaccine of her creation proves to work, she is thrusted into a world far more dangerous than the flesh eating monsters outside...post-apocalyptic · journey · friends-to-lovers · sci-fi · dystopia · fiction · romance · military · action-adventure · violent-conflict -
![Not Your Just Because by Lynne Leslie]()
Not Your Just Because by Lynne Leslie
Loving Alek Johnson should have been simple. For three years, Hayvin James believed it was.But the longer they were together, the more truth she saw.She wasn’t his first choice, she was only his “just because.”Every kiss, every promise, every moment wrapped in his arms was built on a lie. Because the girl who owned his heart wasn’t her. It was his best friend...angst · sad · cheating · domestic-drama · fiction · romance · contemporary · female-mc · book · adult -
![Lord of Whispered Shadows by Jordan Ko]()
Lord of Whispered Shadows by Jordan Ko
Human. Archie, youngest son of a Duke, is caught between his mother's matchmaking efforts and his brother's threats to cut him off. Being married to a rich noblewoman would solve all of his problems, apart from the whole not being attracted to women concern. He doesn't mean to attract the attention of a succubus but when he does..romance · demons · historical · paranormal · mlm · fantasy · supernatural · monsters · forced-proximity · urban-fantasy -
![Sundered Heavens by K.M. Davidson]()
Sundered Heavens by K.M. Davidson
Ten Gods rule the Eonia Realm together—but a prophecy is about to change everything.When a vision foretells the extinction of every Being on Aveesh, Asteria is thrust back into the inner workings of the Gods—an arena she wants nothing to do with... -
![Her Time Traveling Duke by Bryn Donovan]()
Her Time Traveling Duke by Bryn Donovan
Magic meets science and sunshine meets grumpy when a love spell whisks a Regency-era duke to modern times.Rose Novak, a free-spirited museum employee who dabbles in magic, has had her share of disappointments. So when she tries a little spell for a romance with an “old-fashioned gentleman,” she doesn’t really expect it to work…especially literally...romance · time-travel · contemporary · fantasy · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc · paranormal · sci-fi · historical-fiction
