Top new romance books in September 2021
Last updated:
September 30, 2021
September 2021 featuring new releases by Ali Hazelwood, Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Erin Sterling, Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer, Evie Dunmore, Liane Moriarty, Brigid Kemmerer, Cora Reilly, Samantha Towle, Penelope Douglas, Rina Kent and many more.
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The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws one woman's carefully calculated theories on love into chaos. As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships--but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation... -
The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Intrigue, riches, and romance abound in this thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Inheritance Games perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Holly Jackson... -
The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling
New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins, writing as Erin Sterling, casts a spell with a spine-tingling romance full of wishes, witches, and hexes gone wrong.Nine years ago, Vivienne Jones nursed her broken heart like any young witch would: vodka, weepy music, bubble baths…and a curse on the horrible boyfriend...fantasy · humor · paranormal · witches · contemporary · magic · from hate to love · urban fantasy · new adult · young adult -
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer
Librarian's Note: For an alternate cover edition of the same ISBN, click here.This beloved story -first published more than fifty years ago- introduces readers to Milo and his adventures in the Lands Beyond. For Milo, everything’s a bore. When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room, he drives through only because he’s got nothing better to do. But on the other side, things seem different...magic · paranormal · erotica · fantasy · young adult · humor · science fiction · 20th century · contemporary · mystery -
Portrait of a Scotsman by Evie Dunmore
Going toe-to-toe with a brooding Scotsman is rather bold for a respectable suffragist, but when he happens to be one's unexpected husband, what else is an unwilling bride to do?London banking heiress Hattie Greenfield wanted "just" three things in life:1. Acclaim as an artist.2. A noble cause.3. Marriage to a young lord who puts the gentle in gentleman... -
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Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Liane Moriarty comes a novel that looks at marriage, siblings, and how the people we love the most can hurt us the deepestThe Delaney family love one another dearly—it’s just that sometimes they want to murder each other . . -
Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer
A fantasy series about a kingdom divided by corruption, the prince desperately holding it together, and the girl who will risk everything to bring it crashing down.The kingdom of Kandala is on the brink of disaster. Rifts between sectors have only worsened since a sickness began ravaging the land, and within the Royal Palace, the king holds a tenuous peace with a ruthless hand... -
By Sin I Rise by Cora Reilly
Maddox – Mad Dog – White hates everything the name Vitiello stands for, after he witnessed his father and his men getting butchered by the Capo of the Italian mob in their territory. Raised by his uncle, the president of the Tartarus MC, Maddox is destined to follow in his footsteps. Now their chapter is on the rise again, but for their ultimate triumph they need to destroy the Vitiello empire...suspense · new adult · super rich hero · mafia · contemporary · erotica · dark · angst · abduction · disabilities and marks -
Scouts by Samantha Towle, Penelope Douglas, J.M. Walker, Natasha Preston
The troop is all grown up, but that doesn’t mean they’ve stopped using the badges they earned.Follow the irresistible men of the River Scouts as they journey through the twisted path that fate has set them on.Each River Scout has a story to tell.A truth they can’t hide.But will they come out unscathed?There’s only one way to find out.. -
Throne of Vengeance by Rina Kent
When vengeance strikes...You don't know me, but I know you.I'm the shadow that creeps behind you without notice.The moment you see me, you're dead.An assassin. A killer. A nobody.Until I became somebody.I'll make everyone who reduced me to a shadow pay.To do that, I'm willing to risk everything.Everything except for my reluctant wife... -
Reign of a King by Rina Kent
Nothing is fair in war.Jonathan King is every bit his last name.Powerful.Untouchable.Corrupted.He's also my dead sister's husband and way older than me.When I first met him as a clueless child, I thought he was a god.Now, I have to confront that god to protect my business from his ruthless grip.Little did I know that declaring a war on the king will cost me everything...suspense · age difference · dark · from hate to love · alpha male · contemporary · erotica · super rich hero · bdsm · mafia -
The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun
In this witty and heartwarming romantic comedy—reminiscent of Red, White & Royal Blue and One to Watch—an awkward tech wunderkind on a reality dating show goes off-script when sparks fly with his producer.Dev Deshpande has always believed in fairy tales. So it’s no wonder then that he’s spent his career crafting them on the long-running reality dating show Ever After... -
Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb
In the latest novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, homicide detective Eve Dallas sifts through the wreckage of the past to find a killer... -
Timber by Tate James
Timber is the FOURTH in a new Shadow Grove series. Several characters cross over to the Madison Kate series but it is not necessary to read MK's story first. HADES is a contemporary new adult reverse harem series, which means the leading lady has several love interests and never has to choose in order to find her HEA. ⚠The blurb below contains spoilers for previous books...reverse harem · poly · contemporary · suspense · dark · mafia · new adult · age difference · friends to lovers · vengeance -
Savage Bonds by J Bree
With my gift coursing through my veins, the tables have turned on the Draven Campus. I’m no longer the Giftless reject, no longer the girl who’s fair game to the other students for daring to run away from my Bonds. But there are bigger problems heading my way. With destiny pushing me closer and closer to each of my Bonds, I’m fighting tooth and nail against nature to keep my distance...paranormal · fantasy · shapeshifters · new adult · magic · urban fantasy · reverse harem · from hate to love · dark · sweet heroine -
A Game of Fate by Scarlett St. Clair
Discover the enthralling fantasy world of gods and mortals in bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair's reimagined New Greece. Readers are "hopelessly addicted" to the story of Hades and Persephone told from Hades's point of view."Take her, and I will destroy this world. Take her, and I will destroy you. Take her, and I will end us all... -
Just Like You by Nick Hornby
"[A] charming, funny, touching, and relevant comedy." --The Boston Globe "A provocative yet sweet romantic comedy." --People, Best of Fall 2020 This warm, wise, highly entertaining twenty-first century love story is about what happens when the person who makes you happiest is someone you never expectedLucy used to handle her adult romantic life according to the script she'd been handed... -
The Courage Tree by Diane Chamberlain
Eight-year-old Sophie Donohue just wanted to be like every other little girl. Which is why her mother, Janine, reluctantly agreed to let her go on the weekend camping trip with her Brownie troop. But when Janine arrives to pick up Sophie after the trip, her daughter is not among the others. Somehow, along the forested route from West Virginia, Sophie has disappeared... -
The Storyteller of Casablanca by Fiona Valpy
In this evocative tale from the bestselling author of The Dressmaker’s Gift, a strange new city offers a young girl hope. Can it also offer a lost soul a second chance?Morocco, 1941. With France having fallen to Nazi occupation, twelve-year-old Josie has fled with her family to Casablanca, where they await safe passage to America... -
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Battle With Fire by K.F. Breene
The final book in the Demon Days, Vampire Nights Series!This is the battle the entire series has been building toward. Fates are realized. Futures are decided...paranormal · vampires · shapeshifters · urban fantasy · fantasy · angels · demons · witches · magic · fae -
Right Behind Her by Melinda Leigh
The discovery of human remains unearths another nightmare from Sheriff Bree Taggert’s past in a bone-chilling thriller by #1 Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh.Twenty-seven years ago, Sheriff Bree Taggert’s father killed her mother, then himself. Now Bree and her younger brother, Adam, find human bones on the grounds of their abandoned family farm... -
Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles
When Marvin Johnson's twin, Tyler, goes to a party, Marvin decides to tag along to keep an eye on his brother. But what starts as harmless fun turns into a shooting, followed by a police raid.The next day, Tyler has gone missing, and it's up to Marvin to find him...contemporary · new adult · military · young adult · racism · african-american · death · high-school · mystery -
Magpie by Elizabeth Day
She has almost everything. The rest she’ll take.Marisa may have only known Jake a few months, but she has never felt this certain about anyone. When he asks her to move in with him and they start trying for a baby, she knows she has finally found the steadfast love and support she has been looking for all her life... -
Not Here to Be Liked by Michelle Quach
A novel that unpacks just how complicated new love can get…when you fall for your enemy.Eliza Quan is the perfect candidate for editor in chief of her school paper. That is, until ex-jock Len DiMartile decides on a whim to run against her. Suddenly her vast qualifications mean squat because inexperienced Len—who is tall, handsome, and male—just seems more like a leader... -
Spring Will Come by Ginny Dye, Virginia Gaffney
Spring Will Come is the third book in the Bregdan Chronicles historical fiction series. As of today, there are 10 books in the series. Make sure you start reading with # 1 – Storm Clouds Rolling In. It's readers like you who have turned the series into a world-wide best-seller... -
Fallen Empire by K.A. Tucker
From internationally bestselling author K.A. Tucker comes the thrilling conclusion to the dark and sexy Dirty Empire series.Mercy Wheeler and Gabriel Easton’s sordid tale ends in Fallen Empire as Gabriel must save Mercy and escape his father’s grip once and for all.Fallen Empire is the fourth book in the Dirty Empire series and should be read after Sweet Mercy, Gabriel Fallen, and Dirty Empire... -
Corsairs: Straik by Ruby Dixon
Currently being serialized on Ruby Dixon's website, soon to be published on Amazon... -
Sam's Secret by Ruby Dixon
Life has taught me that I can't trust anyone. Not friends, not family. In the worst, darkest moments, no one can be counted on to have your back. Even a billion miles away from Earth, on a remote icy planet, I still feel alone. The only consolation? I haven't resonated. It's not that I don't want love or children. I just can't trust anyone, even myself... -
The Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly
From the author of the international bestsellers The Light Over London and The Whispers of War comes “a compelling read, filled with lovable characters and an alluring twist of fates” (Ellen Keith, author of The Dutch Wife) about five women living across three different times whose lives are all connected by one very special garden... -
Out of Love by Hazel Hayes
Out of Love begins at the end. A couple call it quits after nearly five years, and while holding a box of her ex-boyfriend's belongings, the young woman wonders: How could they have spent so long together? When did they fall out of love? Were there good times before the bad? These are the questions we obsess over when a relationship ends, even when obsessing can do no good... -
Payback Princess by C.M. Stunich
Finding out you’re the daughter of a famous serial killer isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. My father—the Seattle Slayer—is charismatic, intelligent, and charming. He’s also trying to teach me to kill people, so … his good qualities don’t seem to matter much. He’s kidnapped my boyfriend, a guy that I used to hate but grew to love. Parrish, I’m coming for you...suspense · new adult · sports · reverse harem · poly · contemporary · dark · young adult · high-school · slow burn -
Coaxing the Roughneck by Jessa Kane
Cindy just inherited an oil rig in the middle of the Gulf. Selling it will give her enough money to move into an apartment without leaks or loud parties downstairs—not to mention, some cash will help jump start her landscaping business. There's one king sized problem, however. His name is Butch. He hasn't left the engine room of the oil rig in years. And he's not about to vacate now...new adult · military · virgin heroine · age difference · erotica · contemporary · insta-love · alpha male · grumpy sunshine · cold hero -
Kraving Tavak by Zoey Draven
A female is the last thing I want or need.Doesn’t matter if they’re Laoti, or Luxirian, or human….females mean trouble and I’m so vauking tired of trouble.What I want is to spend my days in peace. After years of working in a brothel, of being pawed at and owned and consumed by women, I want to be left alone.Then I see her... -
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Eight Perfect Hours by Lia Louis
On a snowy evening in March, thirty-something Noelle Butterby is on her way back from an event at her old college when disaster strikes. With a blizzard closing off roads, she finds herself stranded, alone in her car, without food, drink, or a working charger for her phone... -
A Throne Of Feathers and Bone by Shannon Mayer, Kelly St Clare
FULL BLURB COMING SOON!Because no spoilers when you accidentally read the blurb of book two, before you read the whole of book one, is a good thing.Kelly: Are you sure you want a blank blurb though?Shannon: We could make it interesting. Like, we could make something up. You know, as if we were writers?Kelly: Sounds dodgy, my friend. Dodgy... -
Eight Perfect Hours by Lia Louis
In this romantic and heartwarming novel, two strangers meet in chance circumstances during a blizzard and spend one perfect evening together, thinking they’ll never see each other again. But fate seems to have different plans.On a snowy evening in March, 30-something Noelle Butterby is on her way back from an event at her old college when disaster strikes... -
With You Forever by Chloe Liese
Cozy up for a heartfelt, humorous, sizzling slow-burn in this marriage of convenience romance about finding love—and home—in the most unlikely of places. Axel Rooney Sullivan is sunshine incarnate. Warm, bright, always smiling, she’s everything I’m not and the last person I have any business desiring. Desperate to hide a hopeless attraction, I’ve done everything possible to keep my distance.. -
The Legacy by Elle Kennedy
Four stories. Four couples. Three years of real life after graduation…A wedding.A proposal.An elopement.And a surprise pregnancy.Can you guess which couple is which?Come for the drama, stay for the laughs! Catch up with your favorite Off-Campus characters as they navigate the changes that come with growing up and discover that big decisions can have big consequences…and big rewards... -
The Legacy by Elle Kennedy
The international bestselling Off-Campus series returns with a collection of four novellas by New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy! This brand-new installment provides the much-anticipated answer to the question: where are they...contemporary · new adult · sports · college · young adult · pregnancy · alpha male · athletes · class difference -
Deserted by Jaymin Eve
A standalone story in the Shadow Beast Shifters world. Best read after Reborn for storyline continuity.Melalekin "Angel" of the Honor Meadows has been a warrior her entire life. Battle. Death. Loss. They were her constant companions until the day she met Mera Callahan. A shifter who ended up being so much more. A shifter who changed her life, and now... she has been reborn...paranormal · shapeshifters · urban fantasy · fantasy · angels · fae · magic · vampires · werewolves · from hate to love