Top new romance books out this week: 9 May - 15 May 2021
Last updated:
May 15, 2021
This week featuring new releases by Emily Henry, P. Djèlí Clark, Gabby Rivera, Catharina Maura, Jennifer Weiner, Cora Reilly, Carly Phillips, Lexi Ryan, Elle Thorpe, Dahlia Adler, Catherine Cowles and many more.
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People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall in love. From the New York Times bestselling author of Beach Read, a sparkling new novel that will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations.Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears khakis... -
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark returns to his popular alternate Cairo universe for his fantasy novel debut, A Master of Djinn Cairo, 1912: Though Fatma el-Sha’arawi is the youngest woman working for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities, she’s certainly not a rookie, especially after preventing the destruction of the universe last summer...fantasy · steampunk · mystery · historical · urban fantasy · magic · f-f · paranormal · high fantasy · suspense -
Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
Juliet Milagros Palante is leaving the Bronx and headed to Portland, Oregon. She just came out to her family and isn’t sure if her mom will ever speak to her again. But Juliet has a plan, sort of, one that’s going to help her figure out this whole “Puerto Rican lesbian” thing... -
Until You by Catharina Maura
Left without a job and evicted from the house she so carefully turned into a home, Aria is offered two choices: move back in with her brother… or take the job her brother’s best friend offers her.Their lives weren’t meant to collide — but everything changes when Grayson realizes that Aria is the mysterious woman behind a wildly popular vigilante platform... -
That Summer: A Novel by Jennifer Weiner
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Summer comes another timely and deliciously twisty novel of intrigue, secrets, and the transformative power of female friendship, set on beautiful Cape Cod.Daisy Shoemaker can’t sleep. With a thriving cooking business, full schedule of volunteer work, and a beautiful home in the Philadelphia suburbs, she should be content... -
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Born in Blood Collection Volume 2 by Cora Reilly
A collection of book 5 - 8 in the bestselling Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles! The collection includes the following books:Bound By Vengeance/Bound By Love/Bound By The Past/Bound By... -
Long, Hot Summer by Carly Phillips, Lexi Ryan, Erin Nicholas, Nana Malone
Long, Hot Summer is a FREE anthology featuring the following full length contemporary romances:Back to You by Kimberly KincaidSugarcoated by Erin NicholasWild Child by Audrey CarlanDare to Resist by Carly PhillipsEvery Sweet Regret by Lexi RyanLove on a Summer Night by Zoe YorkMr... -
Locked Up Liars by Elle Thorpe
Nothing prepares you for finding your sister’s lifeless body covered in blood.But when the police arrest her ex, a man I know is innocent, I can’t sit by and do nothing.Not when I’ve been secretly in love with him for years.Heath may not want my help, but I won’t take no for an answer.To catch a killer, I’m forced to take a job at Saint View Prison. Maximum security...contemporary · suspense · reverse harem · from hate to love · office · cold hero · praise-kink · poly · first-person-pov · dual-pov -
Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler
Lara's had eyes for exactly one person throughout her three years of high school: Chase Harding. He's tall, strong, sweet, a football star, and frankly, stupid hot. Oh, and he's talking to her now. On purpose and everything. Maybe...flirting, even? No, wait, he's definitely flirting, which is pretty much the sum of everything Lara's wanted out of life.Except she’s haunted by a memory... -
Reckless Refuge by Catherine Cowles
There were shadows I was running from. Ones that haunted and taunted. Ones that made it so I had no choice but to disappear. I’d spent years hiding from the world. My little island haven, the only assurance of safety. It all changed the moment he showed up at my door. The hint of pain in his eyes told me that something haunted him, too. And I couldn’t help but be drawn closer... -
Finding Tessa by Andrew Eiden, Jaime Lynn Hendricks, Kasha Kensington
8 hours, 28 minutesA woman disappears and frames her husband for her murder - but she soon learns the past isn’t so easily left behind.Jace and Tessa appear to be a young couple in love with nothing to hide. But looks can be deceiving.When Jace Montgomery comes home late from entertaining clients, he discovers that his wife Tessa is missing. There’s broken glass at the back door... -
Careless by Kirsty Capes
Sometimes it's easy to fall between the cracks...At 3.04pm on a hot, sticky day in June, Bess finds out she's pregnant.She could tell her social worker Henry, but he's useless.She should tell her foster mother, Lisa, but she won't understand.She really ought to tell Boy, but she hasn't spoken to him in weeks.Bess knows more than anyone that love doesn't come without conditions... -
The Triumph of the Lions by Stefania Auci
The basis for the Disney-produced series on Hulu The Lions of Sicily “A blazing epic of countless twists and turns... -
Here With Me by Samantha Young
Settled in the tranquil remoteness of the Scottish Highlands, Ardnoch Estate caters to the rich and famous. It is as unattainable and as mysterious as its owner —ex-Hollywood leading man Lachlan Adair—and it's poised on the edge of a dark scandal.After narrowly escaping death, police officer Robyn Penhaligon leaves behind her life in Boston in search of some answers... -
The Summer of Lost and Found by Mary Alice Monroe
The Beach House series returns with this tender and compassionate novel following the historic Rutledge family of Charleston, South Carolina as they face a summer of upheaval and change with perseverance, a spirit of unity, and a dose of humor.The coming of Spring usually means renewal, but for Linnea Rutledge, Spring 2020 threatens stagnation... -
House of Trelawney by Hannah Rothschild
From the author of The Improbability of Love a dazzling novel both satirical and moving, about an eccentric, dysfunctional family of English aristocrats, and their crumbling stately home that reminds us how the lives and hopes of women can still be shaped by the ties of family and love... -
Wynd, Book One: The Flight of the Prince by Aditya Bidikar, James Tynion IV
The team of award-winning superstars James Tynion IV and Michael Dialynas present the first graphic novel in the all-new fantasy epic about a boy who must embrace the magic within himself if he wants to save his friends from the shocking dangers that await!TO FIND YOUR HOME, FIRST YOU HAVE TO FIND YOURSELFIn a world where magical heritage is punishable by death, a young boy named Wynd must hide... -
I Think Our Son Is Gay, Vol. 1 by Okura
A doting mother and her two beloved sons, one of whom she thinks is probably gay, go about their daily lives in this hilarious and heartwarming LGBTQIA+-friendly family comedy!Despite belonging to a family of four, the Aoyama residence is typically home to three due to father Akiyoshi's job... -
The Assassins of Thasalon by Lois McMaster Bujold
An unholy attack upon his brother-in-law General Arisaydia pitches sorcerer Learned Penric and his Temple demon Desdemona headlong into the snake-pit of Cedonian imperial politics. But they will not travel alone. The mission from his god brings Penric some of his strangest new allies yet, and the return of some of his most valued old ones... -
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We Are Satellites by Sarah Pinsker
From award-winning author Sarah Pinsker comes a novel about one family and the technology that divides them. Everybody's getting one. Val and Julie just want what's best for their kids, David and Sophie. So when teenage son David comes home one day asking for a Pilot, a new brain implant to help with school, they reluctantly agree. This is the future, after all... -
Dick Fight Island, Vol. 1 by Reibun Ike
The tournament to choose the next king of the islands is about to begin. The rules are simple—whoever comes first loses! Participating warriors protect their mighty swords with armor that grows larger and more elaborate with each tournament... -
The Grace Valley Trilogy by Robyn Carr
MIRA brings you three full length novels in one collection! Welcome to Grace Valley, California— where blood runs thicker…ties are stronger…and love is all the more sweet... -
Brave Boy by K.M. Neuhold
As long as LonelyDaddy is on the other side of the computer screen, there’s a chance he could be the man Emerson has been dreaming of.I’ve gotten used to being alone, to disappearing inside the fictional worlds between the pages of a book and letting my lonely life fade away.Books have never judged me for the stutter I can’t control. Books have never abandoned me. Books have never let me down... -
Don't Make Me Turn this Life Around by Camille Pagán
A witty and unexpected novel about a woman trying to keep her family vacation—and yes, her life—from going south by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Life and Other Near-Death Experiences.It’s been thirteen years since doctors declared Libby Ross-Velasquez a goner. Yet here she is—cancer-free. So why doesn’t she feel more alive?Sure, Libby’s husband, Shiloh, has been distant... -
Shifted Scars: A Wolves of Forest Grove Novel by Elena Lawson
It is law: every good thing in my life must be paid for with at least one bad thing…and I’m long overdue.Four years and I’m finally starting to feel like I’ve earned my place in the Forest Grove pack. Business is booming at the quarry. Our new pub is thriving. We are thriving... -
The House of Always by Jenn Lyons
For fans of Brandon Sanderson and Patrick Rothfuss, The House of Always is the fourth epic fantasy in Jenn Lyons' Chorus of Dragons series that began with The Ruin of Kings.What if you were imprisoned for all eternity?In the aftermath of the Ritual of Night, everything has changed... -
Hunted By The Bratva Beast by Jagger Cole
The monster hunting my nightmares might be the man of my dreams.The hell I was born into broke me, damaged me, and pieced me back together. I’ve come a long way from Russia’s foster system – now I’m third in command to my brother, the head of the Kashenko Bratva.But the past has a way of never staying there.There’s a demon on the loose — a huge, savage, ruthless killer they call The Beast... -
Hope: A Novel by Marc Levy
For anyone who’s dreamed of immortality comes a twice-in-a-lifetime love story by Marc Levy, the phenomenal, internationally bestselling French author of P.S. from Paris and The Last of the Stanfields.In Massachusetts, neuroscience students Luke, Josh, and Hope have formed an unbreakable and unconditional friendship... -
Deviant: A Dark Enemies to Lovers Reverse Harem Romance by Sheridan Anne
Death is cruel. It’s unforgiving and brutal. It robbed me of the life I wanted to live and stole what little hope I had for the future. I was supposed to be something great. I was supposed to have it all … But a single bullet changed everything...new adult · young adult · contemporary · suspense · reverse harem · dark · poly · from hate to love · explicit-plentiful -
Uncle Silas Illustrated by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Uncle Silas is a Victorian Gothic mystery/thriller novel by the Anglo-Irish writer J. Sheridan Le Fanu. It is notable as one of the earliest examples of the locked room mystery subgenre. It is not a novel of the supernatural (despite a few creepily ambiguous touches), but does show a strong interest in the occult and in the ideas of Swedenborg... -
Off Key by May Archer
I’m about to sing you the saddest song in the universe, and it’s called “The Man of My Dreams Married My Sister.” It’s kinda my theme song. And trust me when I tell you, it’s heavy on the violins.Because the man in question? He’s not just any guy, he’s Rafe freakin’ Goodman. My former best friend. The boy who made my summers on Whispering Key magical... -
The Gravedigger’s Son: A Charley Davidson Novella by Darynda Jones
The job should have been easy.Get in. Assess the situation. Get out. But for veteran tracker Quentin Rutherford, things get sticky when the girl he’s loved since puberty shows up, conducting her own investigation into the strange occurrences of the small, New Mexico town... -
Love You Always by Lucy Darling
This book includes all five stories from the Love Series! Love on the Line, Love Forever, Love in the Mix, Love Undefeated and the NEVER RELEASED BEFORE Love You Always. You asked for Kim's and Kent's story. Now it's all yours.This series is full of all the tropes you love. You’ll get happily ever afters, no cheating, and sugary-sweet alphas that love to get on their knees... -
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Sweet Depravity by Zoe Blake
The moment she opened those gorgeous red lips to tell me no, she was mine.I was a powerful Russian arms dealer and she was an innocent schoolteacher. If she had a choice, she’d run as far away from me as possible. Unfortunately for her, I wasn’t giving her one. I wasn’t just going to take her; I was going to take over her entire world. Where she lived.What she ate.Where she worked...mafia · alpha male · dark · age difference · insta-love · contemporary · from hate to love · new adult · erotica · super rich hero -
A Special Place for Women by Laura Hankin
As seen on Good Morning America and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert“One of the smartest, sharpest, and funniest books I’ve read in years... Some books are meant to be devoured—this one does the devouring... -
Charlotte by Helen Moffett
Everybody thinks that Charlotte Lucas has no prospects. She is twenty-seven years old, unmarried, plain, and seemingly without ambition. When she stuns the neighbourhood by accepting the proposal of buffoonish clergyman Mr Collins, her best friend Lizzy Bennet is angry at her for undervaluing herself... -
The Virgin Queen by Devyn Sinclair
I was marked at birth.Chosen by fate, queen without choice.The Goddess thinks I’m ready, but I’m not so sure.I was born to be queen. Hidden from the world and trained to rule. Protected until I can offer myself to the Maiden Goddess and the consort she chooses for me. But when I’m called to the capital for my coronation, it’s not one stranger chosen for me, it’s five... -
Out of the Blue by Kathryn Nolan
There was no way I could protect her and my heart at the same time.Cope McDaniels is known for two things: His cocky charm and his sterling reputation for keeping high-profile clients safe. Until a security job goes bad, and he suddenly finds his career on thin ice. Cope’s newest assignment comes with serious consequences - he’ll keep his job as long as he makes no mistakes... -
New Girl in Little Cove by Damhnait Monaghan
After a teacher scandalizes the fishing village of Little Cove, Newfoundland, by running off with a priest, the school looks to the mainland to fill the job quickly. They want someone who can uphold their Catholic values and keep a motley group of largely uncooperative students in line... -
Say You Hate Me by Amanda Richardson
NataliaMy love life would be almost comical if it weren’t so depressing. Why can’t romance be like it is in the novels I love? I stupidly assume things can’t get any worse, but then I get fired from my job. Good one, universe. Now I have no choice but to work for my brother and his surly business partner, Anderson. We can’t seem to get on the same page about anything...