Top new romance books out this week: 5 Dec - 11 Dec 2021
Last updated:
December 11, 2021
This week featuring new releases by Parker S. Huntington, Alessandra Hazard, Sabrina Sol, Mia Sosa, Blanka Lipińska, Austin Chant, Rosa Lucas, Sophie Gonzales, Cale Dietrich, Dana Isaly, Lee Jacquot, Melinda Leigh and many more.
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Darling Venom by Parker S. Huntington
My first love ended in tragedy.My second began with his brother.From Wall Street Journal bestseller Parker S. Huntington comes a broken love story laced with angst and forbidden romance.I wasn’t supposed to be on that roof on Valentine’s Day.Neither was Kellan Marchetti, the school’s designated freak.We met on the verge of ending our lives... -
Illicit by Alessandra Hazard
These feelings are utterly wrong. He must be an impostor.The last time Liam Blake saw his eldest brother, Liam was five and Anthony was sixteen. Liam barely remembers him. He remembers adoring him and remembers missing him, but his childhood memories faded as he grew up. Fifteen years later, a man who calls himself Anthony Blake finally comes home after the war ends... -
Amor Actually by Sabrina Sol, Mia Sosa, Priscilla Oliveras, Alexis Daria
Nochebuena. One party. Nine Happily Ever Afters. It’s Christmas Eve in New York City, when anything is possible. For these couples, it’s the season to find true love. From second-chances, big leaps, missed connections, and reconnections, this charming collection celebrates the spirit of the holidays and delivers nine perfect HEAs... -
This Day by Blanka Lipińska
The steamy and thrilling story of Laura and Massimo continues in this unputdownable sequel to the international bestseller 365 Days—the inspiration behind Netflix’s blockbuster movie... -
Peter Darling by Austin Chant
The Lost Boys say that Peter Pan went back to England because of Wendy Darling, but Wendy is just an old life he left behind. Neverland is his real home. So when Peter returns to it after ten years in the real world, he’s surprised to find a Neverland that no longer seems to need him.The only person who truly missed Peter is Captain James Hook, who is delighted to have his old rival back...fantasy · m-m · young adult · from hate to love · pirates · magic · historical · new adult · legends & fairy tales · high fantasy -
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Taming Mr. Walker by Rosa Lucas
Mr. Walker, my big brother’s arrogant, powerful, handsome, and completely unobtainable best friend.He’s a millionaire tech tycoon, and I take calls from angry clients who can’t reset their passwords.He lives in a Grade II listed mansion with holiday homes worldwide, and I rent a room in a flat-share with my best friend and mice.Our worlds couldn’t be farther apart.Falling for him is not an option... -
If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales, Cale Dietrich
Eighteen-year-olds Ruben Montez and Zach Knight are two members of the boy-band Saturday, one of the biggest acts in America. Along with their bandmates, Angel Phan and Jon Braxton, the four are teen heartbreakers in front of the cameras and best friends backstage... -
Dipped in Holly by Dana Isaly
Holly was just dumped. Less than a week before Christmas. In public. Dressed as a slutty Mrs. Claus. All she wants is to hide in the bathroom and have a breakdown in peace. But the Silver Fox who owns the bar has other plans.The moment Nick takes in Holly’s grey eyes and sassy attitude, he’s hooked. There’s no denying the attraction that has sparked between them...bdsm · erotica · contemporary · christmas · age difference · age play · humor · insta-love · spanking · bondage -
Christmas on the Thirteenth Floor by Lee Jacquot
My boss, Mr. Chen... sucks.He’s the biggest grinch that’s ever plagued the earth, and not even his pretty face or his Black card can make up for his crap personality.I can write a book about all the ways I hate him and his alluring dominance that somehow attracts everyone, including me... -
Her Second Death by Melinda Leigh
In this short-story prequel to the Bree Taggert series by #1 Amazon Charts and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh, a murder investigation yields parallels to the Philly detective’s own frightening past.When a man is shot in the head, Bree Taggert and her new partner, veteran detective Dana Romano, respond to the call... -
The Coldest Touch by Isabel Sterling
Elise Beaumont is cursed. With every touch, she experiences exactly how her loved ones will die. And after her brother’s death—a death she predicted but was unable to prevent—Elise is desperate to get rid of her terrible gift, no matter the cost.Claire Montgomery also has a unique relationship with death, mostly because she’s already dead. Technically, anyway...fantasy · f-f · young adult · vampires · paranormal · contemporary · urban fantasy · mystery · magic -
A Place Like Home: Short Stories by Rosamunde Pilcher
A Place Like Home is a spellbinding collection of short stories by internationally bestselling author Rosamunde Pilcher, never before published in book form... -
Boy Underground by Catherine Ryan Hyde
During WWII, a teenage boy finds his voice, the courage of his convictions, and friends for life in an emotional and uplifting novel by the New York Times and #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author.1941. Steven Katz is the son of prosperous landowners in rural California. Although his parents don’t approve, he’s found true friends in Nick, Suki, and Ollie, sons of field workers... -
Beast In His Madness by Stacey Marie Brown
The bad boys and girls of Winterland are back for the final battle, and this fight isn’t just between naughty and nice, but life and death.Dinah Liddell grew up plagued by nightmares of monsters and strange creatures only to discover they are all real. Winterland exists. Now, she’s being forced to return the Blood-Red Queen to her throne... -
The Ravens by Kass Morgan, Danielle Paige
Kappa Rho Nu isn’t your average sorority. Their parties are notorious. Their fundraisers are known for being Westerly College’s most elaborate affairs. But beneath the veil of Greek life and prestige, the sisters of Kappa Rho Nu share a secret: they’re a coven of witches.For Vivi Deveraux, being one of Kappa Rho Nu’s Ravens means getting a chance to redefine herself...fantasy · young adult · witches · paranormal · mystery · magic · contemporary · urban fantasy · new adult · dark -
The Wild Heir by Karina Halle
**A standalone royal romance**At first glance I probably seem like any good-looking guy in their late twenties. I have an obscene amount of confidence, a tattooed body sculpted by the Nordic gods, and I love the ladies as much as they love me. If I’m not BASE jumping or car racing, I’m chasing other devious thrills with the woman of the week. And that’s fine if you’re the average single guy... -
Elimination by Jaymin Eve, Everly Frost
Deception. Demons are experts at it.I thought I could control my fate. I thought I could send the Master of Demon Runes back to the Underworld where he belongs, but instead, I'm the one forced into a dangerous game of elimination.Now I must fight for my life against the strongest demons—demons who have waited their whole lives for the chance to rule the Underworld...fantasy · paranormal · demons · urban fantasy · shapeshifters · magic · witches · werewolves · contemporary · from hate to love -
These Thorn Kisses by Saffron A. Kent
Eighteen-year-old, Bronwyn Littleton is in love with a stranger she met on a summer night a year ago.A stranger who was tall and broad in a way that made her feel safe. He had dark blue eyes that she can’t stop drawing in her sketch book. And he had a deep, soothing voice that she can’t stop hearing in her dreams.That’s all she knows about him though.Until she runs into him again. At St...sports · new adult · age difference · contemporary · high-school · angst · alpha male · cruel hero · possessive hero · athletes -
Western Waves by Brittainy C. Cherry
They called him the grave digger—the man who dug up the darkest secrets of a person's past.Damian Blackstone didn’t care about my existence. He came into my world for one reason only. He came to find answers about his past. He moved like the villain in my favorite fairytales. He wasn’t the one who received the happily ever afters; he was the one who destroyed them... -
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Inside the Maelstrom: Part One by Grace McGinty
It started when I tried to kill a magnolia tree. With my car. While I was driving it. Okay, maybe it wasn’t just the tree I was trying to kill. But that wasn’t the end of it. No, I wasn’t even halfway through the spiralling vortex that would consume my life...contemporary · new adult · super rich hero · reverse harem · poly · suspense · tortured heroine · suicide · mental illness · abuse -
Love Stories: A Novella Collection by Samantha Young
A collection of contemporary romance novellas from New York Times Bestselling Author Samantha Young. This volume includes novellas previously only available exclusively to newsletter subscribers. They have now been collated into this romantic collection of modern love stories... -
Everything After by Jill Santopolo
The Light We Lost mixes with a touch of Daisy Jones and the Six in this novel of first love, passion, and the power of choice--and how we cannot escape the people we are meant to be.Two loves. Two choices. One chance to follow her dreams.Emily has come a long way since she lost her two passions fifteen years ago: music, and Rob... -
Black Truth, White Lies by Hailey Edwards
When one of Santa’s reindeer meets a grisly end during the annual A Downtown Dickens Christmas Festival, Rue realizes her enemies are closing in on her location, and Samford will pay the price.But when one creature turns into two, and two into three, and then three into four, Rue knows the problem is bigger than a singular threat to her new hometown...urban fantasy · paranormal · fantasy · magic · witches · demons · fae · mystery · vampires · contemporary -
Knight Revelations by B.M. Clemton
I'm sorry, Dani.Those three words echo through my mind and tug at the broken strings of my heart.Bonds, magic, and lies seem to make up my world right now as it crashes around me.All I wanted was a normal life, to go to college and try to put the shadows of my past behind me. Instead, my world has been turned upside down, and my bright future at Black Veil University is suddenly looking dim...paranormal · new adult · shapeshifters · witches · fantasy · contemporary · werewolves · dragon shifter · vampires · fae -
When We Were Gods by Colin Falconer
Caesar, Antony, Cleopatra, Augustus. Only one can rule. Only one can live.Alexandria, 51 BC: When Cleopatra VII assumes the throne of Egypt, the Roman empire rules the Mediterranean with an iron fist. But Cleopatra has an audacious plan to change the course of history. Allied first with Caesar and then with his protégé Marc Antony, she dares to challenge the might of Rome... -
Murder in the Drawing Room by C.J. Archer
Scandal, secrets and bawdy photographs are uncovered when the wife of a politician is murdered. Untangle the lies with Cleo and her friends and find the killer.When Harry Armitage passes an investigation to Cleo involving adultery, they both think it will end in divorce... -
Sundae's Best by Riley Hart
Grady Dalton is in a rut. He’s thirty-eight, without a boyfriend, and has yet to find the place that feels like home. The closest he ever got was his best friend, Nathan. But it’s been seven years since he passed, and life isn’t getting easier. That’s how he ends up in Briar County, hoping to grow roots in the place Nathan had loved... -
The Liar’s Knot by M.A. Carrick
Trust is the thread that binds us . . . and the rope that hangs us. In Nadezra, peace is as tenuous as a single thread. The ruthless House Indestor has been destroyed, but darkness still weaves through the city’s filthy back alleys and jewel-bright gardens, seen by those who know where to look.Derossi Vargo has always known...fantasy · high fantasy · magic · mystery · urban fantasy · dark · paranormal · historical · monsters · class difference -
Absence of Mallets by Kate Carlisle
Contractor Shannon Hammer steels her nerve to pin down a killer in the latest Fixer-Upper Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Premeditated Mortar…Shannon could not be happier that her hunky thriller-writing boyfriend, Mac, has moved in, and it is a good thing they are living together because they are both busier than ever... -
Soar High by Cherise Sinclair
She survived.Kit survived her abusive husband. Survived imprisonment and beatings from the Patriot Zealots. Now free and healing, she can make a new life for herself and her son…except he has attached himself to a terrifying, scarred, tattooed ex-mercenary.Women take one look at him and flee.An ugly childhood and combat left Hawk with scars, a rasping voice, and an aversion to talking... -
Yakuza Lover, Vol. 3 by Nozomi Mino
Reunited at last, Oya and Yuri savor their first night back in each other’s arms by making love until Yuri passes out from exhaustion. Later, Yuri returns to her normal life in Japan, but it isn’t long before Oya comes to whisk her away. When he takes her to a private villa, Yuri believes it’s so the two of them can get a second chance at a carefree summertime romp together... -
His to Keep by Serena Akeroyd
She’s the future Queen of Veronia.I come from a notorious British family.We’ve been best friends for as long as I can remember…Until one day she broke us.I woke up in Vegas, hungover and married.Betrayed, I left her.Hurt, I stayed away.But then I almost died, and I realized she would always be mine to keep... -
Capturing Christmas by Jagger Cole
I never thought I’d see him again.Until he kidnapped me.Russell James was always untouchable.Too dangerously beautiful. Too old for me. Too much my brother’s best friend.But he was mine once—just for one night.Then, he was gone.Now, four years later, he’s kidnapping me off the street in a case of mistaken identity.My cousin is married to the most notorious Bratva kingpin in Chicago... -
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All the Salt in the Sea by Tammy L. Harrow
All the Salt in the SeaIn her first year of medical school, Abby West’s goals for the future were derailed by an unexpected pregnancy. Reluctantly, she discarded her dream of becoming a physician in favor of being a wife to one.Nineteen years later, Abby discovers her powerful, well-connected husband has been keeping a secret—an eight-year-old son from an old affair... -
The Excalibur Curse by Kiersten White
The gripping conclusion to the acclaimed Arthurian fantasy trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White finds Guinevere questioning everything—friends and enemies, good and evil, and, most of all, herself.While journeying north toward the Dark Queen, Guinevere falls into the hands of her enemies...fantasy · young adult · magic · arthurian · historical · witches · high fantasy · royalty · medieval · fae -
Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 33 by Mizuho Kusanagi
Forbidden from contacting Hak and the Four Dragons, Yona sneaks out of her room at Hiryuu Palace! But when she comes face-to-face with Su-won, what words will she have for her father’s murderer? Later, Yona uncovers some past mysteries about Su-won’s... -
King of the Shadow Fae by Amelia Hutchins
New from USA Today Bestselling Author Amelia Hutchins comes a new Dark Urban Fantasy that will have you begging for more. Spellbinding, action-packed, mystery, and romance.I’d trained my entire life to take over the hunter guild. When the unthinkable happened, my father was taken, and I was forced to step up. The moment I took control, everything began to unravel around me... -
Rosen Blood, Vol. 1 by Kachiru Ishizue
After a horrific carriage accident, Stella Violetta awakens in a Gothic mansion to find that her saviors are gorgeous young men. The manor’s residents let her stay as a maid, but Stella soon realizes that their allure hides a savage thirst.Levi-Ruin and the mysterious men who took Stella in have a bare kitchen…and a moaning box in the storehouse... -
Resolution by Adriana Locke
From USA Today Bestselling author Adriana Locke comes a workplace romance between a grumpy, alpha architect and his new client—who just so happens to have the blueprint to bring him to his knees. Romance is not in Wade Mason’s portfolio. This is tragic... -
Merciless Kings by Becca Steele, C. Lymari
They say bad things happen in threes.The first was when I lost my parents.The second came when I had to leave behind everything I knew to move across the world to live with my only remaining relative.But what was life for, if not for living? So I kept moving.Then the third thing happened, just as I was about to begin my junior year at the prestigious Blackstone University...multicultural · suspense · new adult · reverse harem · poly · dark · contemporary · cruel hero · explicit-plentiful · first-person-pov