Top new romance books out this week: 2 May - 8 May 2021
Last updated:
May 8, 2021
This week featuring new releases by Helen Hoang, Rina Kent, Katee Robert, Jennifer Saint, Meghan Quinn, Alice Oseman, Alice Oseman, Lynn Painter, Sophie Lark, Sophie Lark and many more.
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The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
A woman struggling with burnout learns to embrace the unexpected—and the man she enlists to help her—in this new New York Times bestselling romance by Helen Hoang. When violinist Anna Sun accidentally achieves career success with a viral YouTube video, she finds herself incapacitated and burned out from her attempts to replicate that moment... -
Consumed by Deception by Rina Kent
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...suspense · mafia · angst · mystery · bdsm · age difference · arranged marriage · from hate to love · dark · new adult -
Hades and Hades by Katee Robert
A short story about Hades and Persephone from Neon Gods, and how their story ties with the Wicked Villains series... -
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
Ariadne, Princess of Crete, grows up greeting the dawn from her beautiful dancing floor and listening to her nursemaid's stories of gods and heroes. But beneath her golden palace echo the ever-present hoofbeats of her brother, the Minotaur, a monster who demands blood sacrifice... -
The Brentwood Boys by Meghan Quinn
The Brentwood Boys have come together in a three book boxset. Over 300,000 words of delicious baseball players (The Locker Room, The Dugout, and The Lineup) with a LARGE 15,000 word epilogue of where they are now. Marriage? Maybe. Babies? Possibly. Abs? Oh yes, they still have abs... -
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Heartstopper: Volume Three by Alice Oseman
Charlie didn't think Nick could ever like him back, but now they're officially boyfriends. Nick has even found the courage to come out to his mom.But coming out isn't something that happens just once, and Nick and Charlie try to figure out when to tell their friends that they're dating. Not being out to their classmates gets even harder during a school trip to Paris... -
The Teachers by Alice Oseman
What happened after that night in Paris.. -
Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter
Liz Buxbaum has always known that Wes Bennett was not boyfriend material. You would think that her next-door neighbor would be a prince candidate for her romantic comedy fantasies, but Wes has only proven himself to be a pain in the butt, ever since they were little... -
Crimson by Sophie Lark
Enemies From Birth…The Markovs and the Lebedevs have been bloody rivals for generations.Nadia Lebedev is the ultimate forbidden fruit: a mafia princess engaged to another man.From the moment I see her, I want her for myself.Every day that passes, I become more obsessed with her...dark · contemporary · new adult · bdsm · mafia · from hate to love · forbidden love · alpha male · insta-love · christian -
The Rebel by Sophie Lark
I Want The One Girl I Can’t Have...Zoe Romera is trapped in a marriage contract with the most sadistic psychopath at Kingmakers.She couldn’t be more off-limits. Stealing her from Rocco Prince would break the most ironclad rules of the mafia world.But I have to have her. She’s my soulmate. I want her, or no one at all.I’ll do anything to save her. Rocco will do anything to destroy her...multicultural · suspense · new adult · mafia · dark · contemporary · college · forbidden love · arranged marriage · alpha male -
Just Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane
Eve, Justin, Susie, and Ed have been friends since they were teenagers. Now in their thirties, the four are as close as ever, Thursday night bar trivia is sacred, and Eve is still secretly in love with Ed. Maybe she should have moved on by now, but she can’t stop thinking about what could have been. And she knows Ed still thinks about it, too... -
Step Stalker by Jessa Kane
While Navy SEAL Vale Butler is overseas, letters from his stepsister have kept him sane. Now he's returned home a hero, eager to match a face to the words, never expecting to be attracted to the girl. Ferociously. Urgently. Dangerously. Lula is off limits, but for the first time in Vale's life, he is breaking protocol and following the orders of his heart, no matter the consequences...new adult · military · stepbrother · alpha male · age difference · virgin heroine · erotica · contemporary · insta-love · praise-kink -
The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther
Meredith Fox has been going to Martha's Vineyard for the summer as long as she can remember. But this summer is the first one back since the death of Meredith's sister. It will all be overwhelming, but even more since since the entire extended family will be together for her cousin's big wedding... -
Under the Magnolias by T.I. Lowe, Susan Bennett
Magnolia, South Carolina, 1980Austin Foster is barely a teenager when her mama dies giving birth to twins, leaving her to pick up the pieces while holding her six siblings together and doing her best to stop her daddy from retreating into his personal darkness.Scratching out a living on the family’s tobacco farm is as tough as it gets... -
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
The first book in a new culinary cozy series full of sharp humor and delectable dishes—one that might just be killer....When Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup, her life seems to be following all the typical rom-com tropes...mystery · contemporary · suspense · humor · multicultural · young adult · new adult · love triangle · heroine sleuth · other-man-woman -
Rock Hard by L.J. Shen, Jason Clarke, Savannah Peachwood
If working at a hotel as a waitress on Christmas Eve wasn't reason enough for Hannah to turn her into a real Grinch, dealing with a pretentious and cocky guest at the Nirvana Resort can truly turn the happiest night of the year into a nightmare.She is ready to sharpen her nails and assert herself, but the guest in question seems to be full of mind-blowing surprises. First of all.. -
Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee
Felix Ever After meets Becky Albertalli in this swoon-worthy, heartfelt rom-com about how a transgender teen’s first love challenges his ideas about perfect relationships.Noah Ramirez thinks he’s an expert on romance. He has to be for his popular blog, the Meet Cute Diary, a collection of trans happily ever afters. There’s just one problem—all the stories are fake...young adult · contemporary · m-m · friends to lovers · mental illness · high-school · humor · trans-hero · m-f-x -
The Siren by Katherine St. John
A Good Morning America featured thriller, 2021 People magazine "Best Books of Summer" winner and a Good Housekeeping "Best Beach Read to Add to Your Summer Reading List"From Katherine St... -
Take Me Home Tonight by Morgan Matson
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off meets Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist in this romp through the city that never sleeps from the New York Times bestselling author of Since You’ve Been Gone, Morgan Matson.Two girls. One night. Zero phones. Kat and Stevie—best friends, theater kids, polar opposites—have snuck away from the suburbs to spend a night in New York City. They have it all planned out... -
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Bright Midnight: A Second-Chance Romance by Karina Halle
From the New York Times bestselling author of Where Sea Meets Sky and Racing the Sun comes a wildly romantic STANDALONE about a young American abroad in Norway who runs into the man who broke her heart eight years ago... -
Family Reunion by Nancy Thayer
A grandmother-granddaughter duo are eager to spend their summer together on peaceful Nantucket, but the season that unfolds brings about unforgettable surprises in New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer's magical, multigenerational novel.Eleanor Sunderland loves living on the Nantucket cliffside, in a charming home that has been in her family for decades... -
The Rock: A DCI Ryan Mystery by L.J. Ross
When a fishing boat is wrecked off the treacherous North Sea coast and the body of a young woman washes up on the beach beside the iconic ‘Marsden Rock’, DCI Ryan cannot ignore the call to duty.With one already dead and more human cargo missing from the wreckage, Ryan and his team race to find the remaining souls — before it’s too late, and their investigation turns to murder... -
Pretty Words: An Enemies To Lovers Rock Star Romance by Gabrielle Sands
On the eve of my eighteenth birthday, I fell in love with a rock god.Light-haired, green-eyed, and carved to heavenly perfection. Oliver. He’s the guitarist of Ritual Disruption, and he writes songs that are as devastating as him.Who would have thought that I, Ivy Abbott, would capture his attention? On tour with my brother’s band, Bleeding Moonlight, I hear what they say about me... -
The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba by Chanel Cleeton
At the end of the nineteenth century, three revolutionary women fight for freedom in New York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleeton’s captivating new novel inspired by real-life events and the true story of a legendary Cuban woman–Evangelina Cisneros–who changed the course of history.A feud rages in Gilded Age New York City between newspaper tycoons William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer... -
The Insiders by Tijan
The Insiders is the first in a brand new, page-turning romance trilogy from New York Times bestseller, Tijan!Bailey is as normal as could be, with a genius IQ and a photographic memory. But still, normal for her. Then, things happen—a guy breaks into her house in the middle of the night to take her hostage...contemporary · humor · super rich hero · suspense · new adult · alpha male · mystery · angst · young adult · from hate to love -
10 Truths and a Dare by Ashley Elston
The new story focuses on two different teens from the large Italian-American family of the first novel. When they swap phones—and life challenges—in the party-circuit run-up to high-school graduation, disastrous but transformative consequences unfold. Publication is set for spring 2021... -
Counting Down with You by Tashie Bhuiyan
A reserved Bangladeshi teenager has twenty-eight days to make the biggest decision of her life after agreeing to fake date her school’s resident bad boy.How do you make one month last a lifetime?Karina Ahmed has a plan. Keep her head down, get through high school without a fuss, and follow her parents’ rules—even if it means sacrificing her dreams... -
The Heartbreaker by Claire Contreras
They say you never forget your first.Jagger Cruz, the popular, gorgeous, athletic, heartbreaker, was my introduction to college flings.Over the years, I’ve tried to pay no attention to every wicked rumor I heard about him, even though deep down I knew they weren’t just rumors. Unable to face the consequences of what we’d done, if we were ever in close quarters, I ran in the other direction... -
The Dark Elite: Complete Series Box Set by Eva Ashwood
This set contains all three books in the bestselling Dark Elite series. Dive into a world of violence, obsession, heart-twisting angst, and dangerous romance. Complete trilogy with a HEA!They say the devil goes by many names, and I know four of them:Ciro, Hale, Zaid, and Lucas.My father was once a powerful player in the Chicago underground, but six years ago, he left that life behind...suspense · new adult · dark · angst · contemporary · reverse harem · poly · alpha male · bad boys · possessive hero -
Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney
Quinn keeps lists of everything—from the days she’s ugly cried, to “Things That I Would Never Admit Out Loud” and all the boys she’d like to kiss. Her lists keep her sane. By writing her fears on paper, she never has to face them in real life. That is, until her journal goes missing . . -
The Secret Bridesmaid: A Novel by Katy Birchall
Matrimony meets mayhem in a modern British romcom about a young woman charged with pulling off the biggest aristocratic wedding of the year––and the misadventures that ensue.Sophie Breeze is a brilliant bridesmaid. So brilliant, in fact, that she’s made it her full-time job... -
The Secret Bridesmaid: A Novel by Katy Birchall
Matrimony meets mayhem in a modern British romcom about a young woman charged with pulling off the biggest aristocratic wedding of the year––and the misadventures that ensue.Sophie Breeze is a brilliant bridesmaid. So brilliant, in fact, that she’s made it her full-time job... -
The Secret Bridesmaid: A Novel by Katy Birchall
Matrimony meets mayhem in a modern British romcom about a young woman charged with pulling off the biggest aristocratic wedding of the year––and the misadventures that ensue.Sophie Breeze is a brilliant bridesmaid. So brilliant, in fact, that she’s made it her full-time job... -
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Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard
Save the world or end it.A strange darkness is growing in the Ward. Even Corayne an-Amarat can feel it, tucked away in her small town at the edge of the sea.Fate knocks on her door, in the form of a mythical immortal and a lethal assassin, who tell Corayne that she is the last of an ancient lineage—with the power to save the world from destruction... -
Sorrowland: A Novel by Rivers Solomon
Vern - seven months pregnant and desperate to escape the strict religious compound where she was raised - flees for the shelter of the woods. There, she gives birth to twins, and plans to raise them far from the influence of the outside world.But even in the forest, Vern is a hunted woman... -
Sorrowland: A Novel by Rivers Solomon
Vern - seven months pregnant and desperate to escape the strict religious compound where she was raised - flees for the shelter of the woods. There, she gives birth to twins, and plans to raise them far from the influence of the outside world.But even in the forest, Vern is a hunted woman...science fiction · fantasy · erotica · suspense · magic · m-m · f-f · contemporary · paranormal · mystery -
Hood by Jenny Elder Moke
You have the blood of kings and rebels within you, love. Let it rise to meet the call.Isabelle of Kirklees has only ever known a quiet life inside the sheltered walls of the convent, where she lives with her mother, Marien. But after she is arrested by royal soldiers for defending innocent villagers, Isabelle becomes the target of the Wolf, the ruthless right hand of the corrupt King John... -
Summer on the Bluffs by Sunny Hostin
Emmy Award winner, renowned lawyer and journalist, and View cohost Sunny Hostin makes her literary debut with this dazzling novel about a life-changing summer along the beaches of Martha's Vineyard.Welcome to Oak Bluffs, the most exclusive black beach community in the country... -
The Lady Has a Past by Amanda Quick
Beauty and glamour meet deception and revenge in this electrifying novel by New York Times bestselling author Amanda Quick.Investigative apprentice Lyra Brazier, the newest resident of Burning Cove, is unsettled when her boss suddenly goes on a health retreat at an exclusive spa and disappears without another word... -
El Dorado Illustrated by El Dorado Emma Orczy
Eldorado, by Baroness Orczy is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was first published in 1913. The novel is notable in that it is the partial basis for most of the film treatments of the original book.A French-language version, translated and adapted by Charlotte and Marie-Louise Desroyses, was also produced under the title La Capture du Mouron Rouge...