Top new romance books in October 2021

#1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout returns with book one of the all-new, compelling Flesh and Fire series—set in the beloved Blood and Ash world.Born shrouded in the veil of the Primals, a Maiden as the Fates promised, Seraphena Mierel’s future has never been hers...

After selling her soul to become Queen of the Wicked, Emilia travels to the Seven Circles with the enigmatic Prince of Wrath, where she’s introduced to a seductive world of vice.She vows to do whatever it takes to avenge her beloved sister, Vittoria... even if that means accepting the hand of the Prince of Pride, the king of demons.The first rule in the court of the Wicked? Trust no one...

Lords of Mercy, the final book in the Lords Series, will release in fall 2021...

My husband. My monster.The truth isn't always what it seems.Lia doesn't realize that, but she will. Soon.I chose this life. This road. This twisted arrangement.For her, I made a deal with the devil.For her, I toyed with fate and death.There's no going back.I stole her and like any thief, I won't return her.Lia is my addiction. My obsession. My love.Mine...

When lies become truths.My name is Reina Ellis.Popular.Beautiful.Untouchable.Problem is, I remember none of it.His name is Asher Carson.Gorgeous.Silent.Dark.Oh, and my future husband.He has three rules for me:I'll bow.I'll break.I'll pay for what I've done.Problem is, I don't remember what I've done, but I have a clue.There was a fire.A dead girl.And I was there...

The truth doesn't set you freeRevenge shouldn't be rushed. It needs to be savored.Reina ruined my life and it's only fair I ruin hers back.Or that was the plan.That was before she got under my skin and flowed into my blood.Life as we know it crashes and burns.All we have left is revenge...

My husband. My villain.We started with death and blood.We started with games and carnal pleasure.Adrian and I shouldn't have been together.He's wrong. I'm wrong.What we have is the epitome disaster.Yet, it's impossible to stop.My husband will either destroy me or I'll destroy him.This book is part of a trilogy and is not standalone...

Four old university friends reunite for a hiking trip in the Scandinavian wilderness of the Arctic Circle. No longer young men, they have little left in common and tensions rise as they struggle to connect. Frustrated and tired they take a shortcut that turns their hike into a nightmare that could cost them their lives...

A sizzling, standalone, feel-good holiday romance from Tessa Bailey, New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer. Two weeks before Christmas and all through Manhattan,shop windows are decorated in red and green satin.I'm standing alone in front of the famous Vivant department store,when a charming man named Aiden asks my opinion of the decor...

JuniperAfter a cult tried to sacrifice me to their wicked God, I went on the run, doing whatever was necessary to survive. Until a demon offered me a deal: give him my soul and he'll help me claim the vengeance I seek. Blood will be spilled, and the monsters I once ran from will soon be running from me. But damning my soul was just the beginning - it's my heart the demon wants next...

Leon I earned my reputation among magicians for a reason: one wrong move and you're dead. Killer, they called me, and killing is what I'm best at. Except her. The one I was supposed to take, the one I should have killed - I didn't. The cult that once controlled me wants her, and I'm not about to lose my new toy to them.Rae I've always believed in the supernatural...

Vault is a Madison Kate Novella but is intended to be read after the Hades series as several events overlap and this story DOES contain multiple spoilers for the Hades series.Please consult the recommended reading order for Shadow Grove World on my website if you are uncertain what order to read the books in.This novella is set on a timeline parallel to the events of Club 22 and Timber.Once again...

Three novellas set in The Hollow, a gated community on a private island that homes the ruling vampires, their legion, and many other vampires and humans. It is not necessary to have read the earlier books in the series, but it may help.SHATTERED - Max and PaigeIf there was one thing Paige West thought she knew for sure, it was that Max Kincaid did not like her...

A new spicy fantasy series from worldwide bestselling author K.F. Breene! Perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas and Jennifer L Armentrout, and those who like a deliciously dark fairytale reimagining.I could save him, but he would ruin me.The beast.The creature that stalks the forbidden wood.The dragon prince.He has suffered a fate worse than death. We all have. A curse put upon us by the mad king...

An accidentally in-love rom-com filled with Renaissance Faire flower crowns, kilts, corsets, and sword fights.Single mother April Parker has lived in Willow Creek for twelve years with a wall around her heart...

Kiva trades one cage for another when she leaves behind a deadly prison for a deceptive palace.Kiva Meridan is a survivor.She survived not only Zalindov prison, but also the deadly Trial by Ordeal. Now Kiva’s purpose goes beyond survival to vengeance. For the past ten years, her only goal was to reunite with her family and destroy the people responsible for ruining their lives...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love Your Life comes a humorous and heartwarming novel about family, set against the backdrop of the most fabulous party you've ever snuck into.It's been over two years since Effie's beloved parents got divorced, destroying the image of the happy, loving childhood she thought she had...

Eve had one job. Kill Adam.But when her mark for the night turns out to be a gift-wrapped omega, Eve can’t resist delaying the job and enjoying the opportunity before her.One bite is all it takes.That’s what Adam is counting on. One bite and he might live till morning.Success is complicated when the trap he lays catches one bad alpha...

From the bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis comes another beautiful story inspired by C. S. Lewis’s ability to change the world and captivate hearts—including those of a terminally ill boy and his logic-driven sister.Megs Devonshire is brilliant with numbers and equations, on a scholarship at Oxford with dreams of solving the greatest mysteries of physics...

The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant transforming robots that can battle the mecha aliens that lurk beyond the Great Wall. It doesn't matter that the girls often die from the mental strain. When 18-year-old Zetian offers herself up as a concubine-pilot, it's to assassinate the ace male pilot responsible for her sister's death...

From New York Times Bestselling authors Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward comes a new, sexy standalone novel.It all started with a bet.When my young son inherited half of his great grandfather’s historic inn, I decided to move us both to the place where I grew up.Notice I said half of the Inn...

I am a monster.A ghoul. A demon. The bogeyman. I have been called all of them. Most creatures fear me, but humans are repulsed by me. They are terrified of me. They have created legends about me, ever since they became aware of my existence when the tear between our worlds grew and we—the monsters from their nightmares—flooded through in our droves.There is only one human who isn’t afraid of me...

I’m no stranger to the dark. The shadows belong to me. But the dark can’t hide me forever...I run with my own pack—my four demon wolves and the two friends I would kill to protect.We might be the rejected shifters of the Vegas supernaturals, different and unwanted, but our pack is strong. Feared. Think of us as your local supernatural vigilantes...

Nalini Singh returns to the world of the Guild Hunters for the most highly anticipated novel of the beloved series—a love story so epic it’s been half a millennia in the making…Illium and Aodhan. Aodhan and Illium. For centuries they’ve been inseparable: the best of friends, closer than brothers, companions of the heart...

From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kendra Elliot comes the story of a former FBI agent who tackles an unsolved kidnapping in the eighth installment of the Widow’s Island Novella series.When former FBI agent Cate Wilde moves back to Widow’s Island, she envisions a simpler life than the one she had in law enforcement. But Cate’s past has a habit of catching up with her...

I've been watching tech billionaire Byron DeWitt from afar for two years. Ever since that tragic night. Now I finally have my chance to meet him for real. Up close and personal. I've been hired to plan a Halloween party for his software firm, but I can barely keep myself from getting tongue tied in his intense presence...

He came to collect a gambling debt and left with an angel instead.Benny "Beat Down" O'Casey is known in the bayou for his brutality. A man either pays what he owes or faces Benny's wrath. But when one of Benny's would-be victims begs him to take his daughter, Fawn, as collateral, Benny finds it impossible to leave the beauty behind, his heart immediately captured by her sweet spirit...

Perfect for the holidays! A brand-new heartwarming Christmas novel from the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Bookshop on the Corner and Christmas at the Island Hotel.When the department store she works in closes for good, Carmen has perilously little cash and few options...

Crulden the Ruiner is the most dangerous gladiator in the galaxy.I’m his clone - equally ugly, equally dangerous, and just as feared. I’m also being held captive, since no one trusts a creature like me to be let loose.A curvy, determined human named Bee doesn’t think I’m a creature, though. In fact, she thinks I just need a guide...

A college student’s murder shines light on community secrets left in the dark in the seventh Widow’s Island novella by #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh.All communities have their secrets…but on Widow’s Island, there’s a skeleton in every closet, as Deputy Tessa Black knows all too well...

Piper is a lich-doctor, a physician who works among the dead, determining causes of death for the city guard's investigations. It's a peaceful, if solitary profession…until the day when he's called to the river to examine the latest in a series of mysterious bodies, mangled by some unknown force.Galen is a paladin of a dead god, lost to holiness and no longer entirely sane...

The final book in the series.Gidget is queen.Blurb coming soon; release date will be moved forward...

Once upon a dream, there was a prince named Ambroseand a princess named Imelda who loved each other...But alas, no more."What a witch takes, a witch does not give back!"their friends and family warn.They resign themselves to this loveless fate...A year and a day pass.And then their story truly begins..

Two young sisters sent far, far from home ...When tragedy deprives little Dulcie Taylor and her sister May of their parents, they are sent first to an orphanage and then shipped off to begin a new life in Australia. But the 'better life' the sisters are promised in this new and exciting country turns out to be a lie...

Jonathan Franzen’s gift for wedding depth and vividness of character with breadth of social vision has never been more dazzlingly evident than in Crossroads.It’s December 23, 1971, and heavy weather is forecast for Chicago...

A bargain between enemies. A curse without an end. A love that will bring a kingdom to its knees.Long ago, Elise's ancestors stole the crown from the fae king. As the niece of the brutal, current king, her purpose is to do whatever is asked to ensure her family keeps the throne for centuries to come...

Paradise Lagoon is the fourth book of five in the Harlequin Crew series and the full synopsis will be coming soon!I'm sure you're all dying to find out whether your favourite f-ing Shawn gets his HEA so we won't keep you in suspense too...

Skelm Island, Maine has always been known for two things: lobsters and its broken lighthouse.But when corpses start showing up in the water, the isolated town becomes the face of a cryptic investigation.At the heart of which stands Lincoln Porter, a grumpy ex-SEAL whose lobstering business seems to attract more dead bodies than fish...

A restauranteur in need of a fresh start becomes a house-sitter in a seaside town where she finds herself butting heads with a gruff but handsome local, in this charming new seasonal novel from the author of The Twelve Dates of Christmas. Annie Sharpe's spark for life has fizzled out...

A stand-alone novel in the Underworld Kings seriesPrison’s a dark, bleak place.But Clare brings me light.My sweet little bird will be my ticket to freedom.The first time I saw her, I had to have her.From her big, dark eyes, to the curves she can’t conceal...The way she can only hold my gaze so long.The way she shivers every time I move inside these chains...