Top new romance books in July 2021
Last updated:
July 31, 2021
July 2021 featuring new releases by Lauren Asher, H.D. Carlton, J. Bree, Tessa Bailey, Ana Huang, Ana Huang, Victoria Aveline, Rina Kent, Lola Rock, Emily McIntire and many more.
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The Fine Print by Lauren Asher
RowanI’m in the business of creating fairy tales.Theme parks. Production companies. Five-star hotels.Everything could be all mine if I renovated Dreamland. My initial idea of hiring Zahra was good in theory, but then I kissed her. Things spiraled out of control once I texted her using an alias. By the time I realized where I went wrong, it was too late. People like me don’t get happy endings... -
Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton
The ManipulatorI can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me.I will make you hurt, make you cry, make you laugh and sigh.But my words don't affect him.Especially not when I plead for him to leave.He's always there, watching and waiting.And I can never look away.Not when I want him to come closer.The ShadowI didn't mean to fall in love.But now that I have, I can't stay away...mystery · dark · contemporary · suspense · new adult · paranormal · fantasy · from hate to love · alpha male · angst -
Queen Crow by J. Bree
It was never supposed to be like this.My darkest secret has just been sent to the one person I was desperate to hide it from and now it’s too late to take it back. The damage has been done.With Atticus’ life in the balance and three new members about to be sworn in to the Twelve, the stakes have never been higher...contemporary · new adult · reverse harem · poly · dark · menage · mafia · cold hero · strong heroine · competent heroine -
It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey
Tessa Bailey is back with a Schitt’s Creek-inspired rom-com about a Hollywood “It Girl” who’s cut off from her wealthy family and exiled to a small Pacific Northwest beach town... where she butts heads with a surly, sexy local who thinks she doesn’t belong. Piper Bellinger is fashionable, influential, and her reputation as a wild child means the paparazzi are constantly on her heels... -
Twisted Games - Special Edition by Ana Huang
She can never be his...but he's taking her anyway.Stoic, broody, and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: 1) Protect his clients at all costs 2) Do not become emotionally involved. Ever.He has never once been tempted to break those rules...until her.Bridget von Ascheberg. A princess with a stubborn streak that matches his own and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash... -
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Twisted Games by Ana Huang
She can never be his...but he's taking her anyway. Stoic, broody, and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: 1) Protect his clients at all costs 2) Do not become emotionally involved. Ever.He has never once been tempted to break those rules…until her. Bridget von Ascheberg. A princess with a stubborn streak that matches his own and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash... -
Tempting Auzed by Victoria Aveline
Alejandra is a survivor. So far, she’s lived through abduction, a near drowning, and being lost in an alien forest. She thought things were finally starting to go her way when the most intense, grumpy, and insanely tempting man she’s ever seen rescues her from a monster. But sadly, that’s just when everything gets even more complicated.Auzed has his orders... -
Black Thorns by Rina Kent
A lie turned into a nightmare.She broke my heart.Broke me.Broke us.Only one thing could mend the gaping wound she left behind.Her.Naomi.All mine for the taking.All mine for owning.All mine.Black Thorns is a dark romance book that contains dubious situations some readers might find offensive and/or triggering.This book is part of a duet and is not standalone...multicultural · new adult · contemporary · dark · angst · mafia · small town · anal sex · strong heroine · alpha male -
Pack Darling Part One by Lola Rock
After surviving childhood at the snooty, stuck-up boarding school for budding omegas, I have everyone convinced I’m a dud.My awakening? Never gonna happen. Heat, mates, and a fairytale pack life? Maybe next reincarnation.All I want is to be left alone.I’m invisible, headed to a blissful solo future until the Wyvern Pack destroys my dream of independence... -
Beneath the Surface by Emily McIntire
Lily We all have scars.Mine are hidden beneath ink and smiles,hard to see and easy to feel.But the most painful ones are deeper.Branded on my soul, reminding me of what I've lost.I'm broken.Sick.Disturbed.Then he shows up, and loves my jagged pieces.But monsters linger long after they're gone,and sometimes you can't outrun their shadows.No matter how much you ache to forget... -
Exposed by Kristen Callihan
BrennaThere are some people in life who know exactly how to push your buttons. For me, it’s Rye Peterson. We can’t spend more than ten minutes together before we’re at each other’s throats, which makes working together that much harder. Rye is the bassist for Kill John, the biggest rock band in the world, and I am his publicist... -
Riley Thorn and the Corpse in the Closet by Lucy Score
Summer is heating up for reluctant psychic Riley Thorn and her handsome private investigator boyfriend, Nick Santiago. First, her disapproving grandmother arrives determined to make Riley take her powers seriously or face the wrath of “the Guild.” Then there’s the homicide detective who needs her help figuring out who murdered the well-dressed corpse in the walk-in closet...contemporary · humor · mystery · suspense · paranormal · possessive hero · gifted heroine · dual-pov · heroine sleuth · strong heroine -
The Corpse In the Closet by Lucy Score
From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Things We Never Got Over Summer is heating up for reluctant psychic Riley Thorn and her handsome private investigator boyfriend, Nick Santiago. First, her disapproving grandmother arrives determined to make Riley take her powers seriously or face the wrath of "the Guild...mystery · paranormal · contemporary · humor · suspense · fantasy · urban fantasy · dual-pov · magic · office -
Tangled Sheets by Tracy Sumner, J.L. Beck, Hunter S. Jones, Sahara Roberts
Tangled Sheets: A Steamy Contemporary Romance AnthologyCan you handle it?The temptation of the forbidden.A lost romance.The explosive chemistry and undeniable attraction.The awakening of a love so hot it burns the pages?Prepare to get twisted and tangled between the sheets with these 20 steamy contemporary romance novels by your favorite authors... -
The Guy at The Wedding by Katherine Center
It's the story of the night Jake and Helen (the main characters in Happiness for Beginners) first met.The first time Jake ever sees Helen, he's crashing her wedding with her little brother, Duncan—and Jake glimpses her for the first time as the boys burst into her dressing room without knocking just as Helen is adjusting the garter under her wedding dress... -
Isn't It Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams
With his passion for romance novels, it was only a matter of time before Vlad wrote one.Elena Konnikova has lived her entire adult life in the shadows. As the daughter of a Russian journalist who mysteriously disappeared, she escaped danger the only way she knew how: She married her childhood friend, Vladimir, and moved to the United States, where he is a professional hockey player in Nashville... -
Sleet Banshee by S.J. Tilly
Mother-freaking hockey players. My friends found their happily-ever-afters with a couple of sweet, doting, over-the-top, in-love athletes. They got nicknames like Kitten and Sugar. But me? I got stuck with a dickhead who riles me up on purpose and calls me Banshee. Yeah, he might have a voice made explicitly for wet dreams. And he might have a body and face carved by the gods... -
Call Me Maybe: Could it be love at first talk? by Cara Bastone
Listening Length: 5 hours and 55 minutesTrue love is on the line in this charming, laugh-out-loud rom-com—created specifically for the audio format!Paint your toes. Pick up the wrong coffee and bagel order. Drive from Brooklyn to Jersey in traffic so slow you want to tear your hair out. It’s amazing all the useless things I can accomplish while on hold for three hours with customer service... -
A Dark Vampire Curse: A Paranormal Romance by Nikki St. Crowe
A cursed vampire king claims she’s the key he’s been searching for.Emery would think Rhys Roman was insane if it wasn’t for this annoying ability she’s had for her entire life: she can read minds. And oddly enough, she can’t read his.Suddenly, Emery is ushered into a dark, deadly underworld of the city she loves where Rhys is reigning king... -
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Steph's Outcast by Ruby Dixon
Ever since we found the two Outcasts, it’s been my goal to get them to join our beach tribe. Handsome, impossible Juth has resisted all my efforts to recruit him and his small son. He’s made it very clear that he doesn’t belong with us.But when I’m trapped at Juth’s side as the beach is invaded by monsters, everything changes. He talks to me instead of pointedly ignoring me. We become friends... -
The Savage and the Swan by Ella Fields
The king of wolves was more beast than man, more tyrant than king, and so much more than he seemed. Raised to avenge his murdered parents, he’d been trained and conditioned until nothing but violence and hatred lined the walls of his dead heart. For nearly four years, I’d done all I could to help my kingdom as we faced the wolf king’s unconquerable evil—hardly anything at all...paranormal · fantasy · from hate to love · virgin hero · alpha male · werewolves · fae · forbidden love · new adult · shapeshifters -
Mentored in Fire by K.F. Breene
After a life of hiding and laying low so as not to end up trapped in the Underwold, that's exactly where Reagan finds herself. It could be worse, though. She could've had a hostile father as her jailor instead of a man eager to teach her magic. She might've been trapped with someone other than the steadfast Druid...paranormal · vampires · shapeshifters · urban fantasy · fantasy · angels · demons · witches · magic · werewolves -
Revealed in Fire by K.F. Breene
The DDVN World story continues, largely told from Reagan's point of view, but including all major players.Reagan's trip down to the underworld was never going to remain a mystery. And now Lucifer is actively looking for the woman and her vampire cohort that raised hell in his domaine...paranormal · vampires · shapeshifters · urban fantasy · fantasy · angels · demons · witches · magic · fae -
Gods & Monsters by Shelby Mahurin
The spellbinding conclusion to the New York Times and IndieBound bestselling trilogy Serpent & Dove. This stunning fantasy take on French witches and forbidden love is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas.Evil always seeks a foothold. We must not give it one.After a heartbreaking loss, Lou, Reid, Beau, and Coco are bent on vengeance more than ever before—and none more so than Lou...fantasy · young adult · witches · magic · from hate to love · paranormal · new adult · werewolves · historical · angst -
Unwritten by Serena Akeroyd, Briana Michaels, Crystal Ash, Kathryn Moon
Insatiable. Eager. Hopeful. Universal truth: Romance readers always want more. The next chapter, the next book, the unwritten words living in their favorite author’s mind. What happens next?How could you do that to my babies?I wonder what was going on in the other character’s head… You’ll never have all the answers, but inside these pages, you’ll get just a bit of the Unwritten...omegaverse · reverse harem · contemporary · paranormal · fantasy · super rich hero · new adult · demons · poly -
The Spy by Sophie Lark
Coming Soon...Mafia families from around the world send their children to Kingmakers Academy to learn the skills of criminal enterprise.Under the rules of Sanctuary, students are forbidden to fight or kill...multicultural · suspense · new adult · erotica · vengeance · mafia · strong heroine · from hate to love · dark · college -
The Brazen by Devney Perry, Willa Nash
From USA Today Bestselling Author Devney Perry, writing as Willa Nash, comes a stranded together, small town romance.Kerrigan Hale’s personal life is about as exciting as a bucket of tar. With hard work and hustle as her steadfast companions, who needs romance or adventure? Her empire in Calamity, Montana, isn’t going to build itself... -
First Comes Blood by Lilith Vincent
Four ruthless men. A virgin mafia princess to unite them. But first, there will be blood.On my seventeenth birthday, I learn a terrible secret about my family. My future is in the hands of four brutal men, and what awaits me at their hands is too terrible to imagine. Four men who desire me. Four men who vow to possess me. Four men who think they can destroy me...contemporary · new adult · reverse harem · mafia · poly · dark · age difference · arranged marriage · erotica · forbidden love -
The Midwife and the Orc by Finley Fenn
Orc Mountain needs a midwife. And this devious, deadly orc is determined to find one…In a world of recently warring orcs and men, Gwyn Garrett is a lord’s daughter on a mission — to escape her lord father, dump her cheating betrothed, and pursue her true calling as a plant-obsessed midwife.Until the night her brand-new house is invaded by an orc...paranormal · fantasy · erotica · breeding · exhibitionism · self harm · tortured heroine · vengeance · monsters · height-difference -
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
Mulan meets The Song of Achilles; an accomplished, poetic debut of war and destiny, sweeping across an epic alternate China.“I refuse to be nothing…”In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain, two children are given two fates. A boy, greatness. A girl, nothingness…In 1345, China lies under harsh Mongol rule...fantasy · historical · war · f-f · magic · legends & fairy tales · paranormal · disabilities and marks · east-asian-mc · pagan -
Faithless in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel by J.D. Robb
In the new Eve Dallas police thriller from #1 New York Times-bestselling author J. D. Robb, what looked like a lover's quarrel turned fatal has larger--and more terrifying--motives behind it...The scene in the West Village studio appears to be classic crime-of-passion: two wine glasses by the bed, music playing, and a young sculptor named Ariel Byrd with the back of her head bashed in... -
Planet Athion: Sci-Fi Alien Romance : Complete Series by Angel Lawson
After they took my sister, I knew they would come for me next. All I want is to help the other pioneering women from Earth as they escape to planet Athion after Earth has been invaded by a dangerous, foreign, enemy. The Aliens gave us a safe place to live with one thing in exchange. Our wombs. They need help to expand their kind. The women of Earth need their protection... -
To Bleed a Crystal Bloom by Sarah A. Parker
What a pretty flower to keep locked in a big, rocky tower.Nineteen years ago, I was plucked from the heart of a bloody massacre that spared nobody else.Small. Fragile.An enigma.Now ward to a powerful High Master who knows too much and says too little, I lead a simple life, never straying from the confines of an imaginary line I've drawn around the castle grounds.Stay within. Never leave...fantasy · magic · paranormal · fae · age difference · new adult · dark · high fantasy · angst · tortured heroine -
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Caught by the Convicts by Jessa Kane
There has been a prison break—and Wendy is right in the middle of it, being swarmed by violent inmates who haven’t had a woman in years. She’s going to be taken hostage. But by whom? Locked in a cell with two men who have no choice but to share their treasure, Wendy is surprised to find…she likes being caught, as long it’s Klay and Ruger doing the trapping. Good thing, too...contemporary · suspense · virgin hero · virgin heroine · erotica · menage · age difference · alpha male · insta-love · bisexual -
The Second Life of Mirielle West by Amanda Skenandore
In an intoxicating story of resilience, repulsion, and the Roaring 20’s, the glamorous world of a silent film star’s wife abruptly crumbles when she’s forcibly quarantined at America’s only leper colony in Carville, Louisiana…Based on the little-known true story of America’s only leper colony, The Second Life of Mirielle West by RUSA Award-winning author Amanda Skenandore brings vividly to life... -
Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
Shiori, the only princess of Kiata, has a secret. Forbidden magic runs through her veins. Normally she conceals it well, but on the morning of her betrothal ceremony, Shiori loses control. At first, her mistake seems like a stroke of luck, forestalling the wedding she never wanted, but it also catches the attention of Raikama, her stepmother... -
Devil in Disguise by Lisa Kleypas
New York Times bestseller Lisa Kleypas returns with an enthralling and steaming romance between a widowed lady and a Scot on the run—who may have connections to one of London's most noble families. “The devil never tries to make people do the wrong thing by scaring them. He does it by tempting them...historical · victorian · regency · highlander · insta-love · mystery · suspense · independent heroine · rich heroine · class difference -
The Good Lie by A.R. Torre
Six teens murdered. A suspect behind bars. A desperate father. In a case this shadowy, the truth is easy to hide.Six teenagers dead. Finally, the killer behind bars. But are the games just beginning?Psychiatrist Dr. Gwen Moore is an expert on killers... -
Song of the Forever Rains by E.J. Mellow
From the award-winning author of the Dreamland series comes a new dark romantic fantasy about a young woman finding hope in her powers of destruction.The Thief Kingdom is a place hidden within the world of Aadlior. Many whisper of its existence, but few have found this place, where magic and pleasure abound...paranormal · historical · magic · young adult · dark · fantasy · from hate to love · new adult · open-door -
What If You & Me by Roni Loren
The world can be a scary place. At least, that's what Andi Lockley's anxiety wants her to believe. It doesn't help that she narrowly escaped a dangerous man years ago, or that every relationship since has been colored with that lingering fear...