Top new romance books out this week: 19 Jan - 25 Jan 2025
Last updated:
January 25, 2025
This week featuring new releases by Rebecca Yarros, Zoey Draven, Meg Anne, K. Loraine, Onley James, Nicole Dykes, Cora Rose, C.M. Nascosta, Alexandra Vasti, Tavia Lark, Elodie Hart, Rebel Bloom and many more.
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Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there’s no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it’s impossible to know who to trust...fantasy · high fantasy · magic · new adult · m-f · secret-relationship · war · military · first-person-pov · competent heroine -
![The Midnight Arrow by Zoey Draven]()
The Midnight Arrow by Zoey Draven
“Tell me a secret, little witch.” Marion enjoys her quiet life of solitude in the shadowy woods of the Black Veil, where even the local villagers don’t dare venture. She sells her healing potions at the village market by day and tends to her otherworldly garden by night, caring for her magical bees and furry familiar, Peek, at their cottage...length-short · fantasy · fae · aliens · m-f · insta-love · tall-heroine · past-child-abuse · death · paranormal -
![Sin: The Mate Games by Meg Anne, K. Loraine]()
Sin: The Mate Games by Meg Anne, K. Loraine
I always thought I’d start the apocalypse. Instead I’ve been asked to help end it.How does one stop the end of the world, you might ask? You gotta knock up Lucifer’s vessel before he does.I know, I know. I was surprised too. But let me tell you, if ever there was an incubus made for the job, it’s me.With a name like Sin, you’d think this should have been the easiest task I’d ever been assigned...suspense · forced proximity · grumpy sunshine · paranormal · vampires · reverse harem · fated-mates · demons · poly · fantasy -
![Barbarian by Onley James]()
Barbarian by Onley James
Nico Michaels pretends to be carefree, avoiding anything serious, especially relationships; his chaotic past has taught him that love only complicates things. He’s content with one-night stands and his close-knit group of friends, including his roommate, Malachi Mizrahi...dark · mystery · friends to lovers · bad boys · contemporary · queer · caretaking · third-person-pov · m-m · insta-love -
![Loving Leo by Nicole Dykes, Cora Rose]()
Loving Leo by Nicole Dykes, Cora Rose
I probably shouldn’t be in someone’s office that I don’t know, filming content for my site, but I quite like the view it affords me, and I really like that leather chair.I like it even more when the owner of the office turns out to be my grumpy, buttoned up boss, and he catches me in the act. Literally.He’s not happy about it, but he doesn’t leave, and I don’t stop...m-m · queer · length-short · queer-awakening · class difference · grumpy sunshine · exhibitionism · insta-love · tycoon · dual-pov -
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![He Loves Me Not by C.M. Nascosta]()
He Loves Me Not by C.M. Nascosta
Rival florists. Spite bouquets. A Monster Romance enemies-to-lovers YOU'VE GOT MAIL in the Discord age— this flower shop has everything.Sumi is on top of the world.Well, as on top as one can be after learning a relative one never met has died, leaving one a small fortune...fantasy · erotica · mature couple · from hate to love · length-medium · m-f · east-asian-mc · multicultural · monsters · paranormal -
![Earl Crush by Alexandra Vasti]()
Earl Crush by Alexandra Vasti
In Alexandra Vasti’s newest Regency rom-com, a reclusive earl’s life is turned upside down when a stranger shows up on his doorstep with an astonishing proposal—and an inconvenient connection to espionage.For three years, wallflower heiress Lydia Hope-Wallace has anonymously penned seditious pamphlets...historical · humor · curvy heroine · mystery · regency · length-medium · m-f · height-difference · class difference · fake relationship -
![The Hidden God of Open Doors by Tavia Lark]()
The Hidden God of Open Doors by Tavia Lark
Forget finding his perfect match. Rune is just desperate to talk to someone.Rune is lonely, immortal, and trapped in a mysterious prison. Objects appear and disappear as the decades pass, and his only companions are the books and television. He hasn’t spoken to a real, live person in over two hundred years.Until one day a phone appears, with a magical dating app already installed... -
![Always Alchemy by Elodie Hart]()
Always Alchemy by Elodie Hart
Always Alchemy is a full-length Happy Ever After for all of your favourite Alchemy characters, complete with all the spice and emotion, heartwarming moments and hilarity, that you've come to expect from the series... -
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![My Ex-Best Friends: A Spicy Contemporary Reverse Harem Romance by Rebel Bloom]()
My Ex-Best Friends: A Spicy Contemporary Reverse Harem Romance by Rebel Bloom
Running from the altar in a wedding dress? Not exactly how I pictured my big day.But crashing back into the lives of my ex-best friends? That’s where the real trouble begins.Colt, Noah, and Logan weren’t just my best friends—they were my whole damn world. Oh, and the ones who got my V-card in one unforgettable night. Then I ran, leaving them behind with nothing but questions and broken trust... -
![Savage by Ella Frank, Brooke Blaine]()
Savage by Ella Frank, Brooke Blaine
Who are we? Nobody really knows. We’re the seven most powerful heirs to empires, ruling Manhattan from our thrones on Park Avenue. By day, we’re the elite, untouchable, and more connected than you could ever imagine. By night, we revel in the darkness of our secrets, pulling strings that make the city bow to our whims.Ruthless.Dangerous.We’re the Park Avenue Kings...m-m · found-family · contemporary · queer · suspense · age difference · forced proximity · dual-pov · vengeance · super rich hero -
![Playing Games by Max Monroe]()
Playing Games by Max Monroe
Dickson University’s star quarterback and campus golden boy is used to winning on and off the field…until he meets the one woman who changes the game. Blake Boden is the ultimate distraction—annoyingly handsome, enigmatic, and confident enough to make my teeth grind. He’s the kind of guy who could charm anyone with a single smile, and somehow, I’ve become his latest challenge...football · sports · secret-relationship · new adult · neurodivergent · college · contemporary · dual-pov · age difference · athletes -
![Ruins of Sea and Souls: A Steamy Fae Fantasy Romance by Lisette Marshall]()
Ruins of Sea and Souls: A Steamy Fae Fantasy Romance by Lisette Marshall
“You fell in love with a fae executioner. Did you truly think that would end well?”With war looming, Emelin's plan is simple: break the Mother's bindings while her more diplomacy-minded friends persuade the rest of the world to join their rebellion. Unfortunately, their would-be allies are far too concerned about Em’s exact connection to the feared and hated Silent Death... -
![Lord of Gold and Glory: A Steamy Fae Fantasy Romance by Lisette Marshall]()
Lord of Gold and Glory: A Steamy Fae Fantasy Romance by Lisette Marshall
“There’s no taming a fae like the Silent Death …”Emelin has escaped the Crimson Court and saved Creon from the Mother’s chains. But her newfound allies bring dangers of their own. Thrown into a world of old feuds and thorny grudges, she needs all her ingenuity to keep the Silent Death safe from his friends-turned-enemies... -
![From Now On by C.W. Farnsworth]()
From Now On by C.W. Farnsworth
Spending a week as a “fifth wheel” to two happy couples isn’t the best cure for heartbreak, but Eve Driscoll’s options for spring break are limited. Either join her best friend for a group getaway or slouch on the couch reliving the unexpected end of her three-year relationship...hockey · sports · dual-pov · friends to lovers · contemporary · new adult · m-f · explicit-open-door -
![Momcom Vacation by Swati M.H., Daphne Elliot, Jenni Bara, Brittanee Nicole]()
Momcom Vacation by Swati M.H., Daphne Elliot, Jenni Bara, Brittanee Nicole
It was supposed to be the annual mom’s getaway to relax, recharge, and have fun.The women deserved it, obviously, but with my wife pregnant, I can’t help but meddle–just a little. It’s a good thing too because apparently every one of the moms needs me... -
![Captive Queen by May Dawson]()
Captive Queen by May Dawson
I’m married to him… but I kneel for them.As a mafia princess, I’ve always had a bodyguard. But when he disappears under mysterious circumstances, handsome, dangerous Luca takes his place. Sometimes Luca terrifies me. Sometimes he makes me feel safe for the first time in my life.Meanwhile, my father won’t listen to my fears about my fiancé, Gabriel... -
![Benji - Book One by N.R. Walker]()
Benji - Book One by N.R. Walker
Nolan O’Brien is a public prosecutor, and if he ever sees the name Bruno Barbieri again, it will be too soon. After a long week preparing for the trial of the decade, it takes no convincing to hit the men’s club for a few drinks. Except the club wasn’t the only thing he hit that night. Benji Smith works on Wylde Street as a rent boy...contemporary · m-m · queer · length-short · dual-pov · age difference · caretaking · forced proximity · hurt-comfort · anal sex -
![Don't Let Me Break by Kelsie Rae]()
Don't Let Me Break by Kelsie Rae
Macklin and I are just friends.And even that's a stretch.He saw me at my most vulnerable, and now the guy's popping up left and right.Pretty sure it's because my friend is trying to set me up with him, but what do I know?It's not like I have much experience with guys.And he's...well, Macklin's older, much more experienced, and bluntly put?Way out of my league... -
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![Don't Let Me Fall by Kelsie Rae]()
Don't Let Me Fall by Kelsie Rae
We were never supposed to happen.He was my boyfriend's roommate.He was also my kryptonite... -
![Don't Let Me Go by Kelsie Rae]()
Don't Let Me Go by Kelsie Rae
He's my brother's best friend, but he never noticed me until the rest of the hockey team did.Welp. It's official.The entire hockey team knows I'm a virgin.And who do I have to thank for telling them about my v-card?Theodore Taylor, aka my brother's best friend and the pain in my butt since third grade.Then again, I'm kind of sick of this thing.My virgin status, that is... -
![Just Like That by Lena Hendrix]()
Just Like That by Lena Hendrix
He’s my sister’s ex, a stubborn jerk, and completely off-limits. Getting a man to give up custody of a son he didn’t know existed should have been easy. Trouble is, nothing with JP King is ever easy. Suave, grumpy billionaires aren’t supposed to have strong hands or filthy mouths, and I never expected our snippy banter to be so much fun...contemporary · from hate to love · m-f · class difference · north-america · michigan · cold hero · tycoon · dual-pov · first-person-pov -
![Only the Brave: A Novel by Danielle Steel]()
Only the Brave: A Novel by Danielle Steel
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel comes a powerful, sweeping historical novel about a courageous woman in World War II Germany.Sophia Alexander, the beautiful daughter of a famous surgeon in Berlin, has had to grow up faster than most young women... -
![The Apple Tree by Jewel E. Ann]()
The Apple Tree by Jewel E. Ann
He's a single dad starting over in a new town. She's a relentless flirt with a penchant for trouble, ten years younger than him, and the babysitter. What could go wrong?Eve has just graduated from high school, but she doesn’t know what’s next aside from working at the local motel, spying on Kyle, her neighbor, and stealing apples from his orchard...age difference · secret-relationship · single-father · new adult · forbidden love · angst · contemporary · cowboys · dual-pov · m-f -
![Better Than Friends by Jill Shalvis]()
Better Than Friends by Jill Shalvis
Old flames reignite in Sunrise Cove in this charming enemies-to-lovers, second-chance, small-town, forced-proximity love story about family, friendships, and true love from New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis.When Olive Porter’s off-the-grid parents go missing, she reluctantly seeks out Noah Turner, her ex and the only person she both trusts implicitly and not at all... -
![Dirty Deal by Cassie Mint]()
Dirty Deal by Cassie Mint
This man holds the key to my family’s survival.But nothing will tempt him to help us. Nothing… except me.Oh, don’t get this wrong—Weston James doesn’t want to win my heart. He doesn’t even want my body, despite the fact that every inch of me longs for him.No, when this rich, powerful jerk agrees to help us in return for five nights with me, he’s not thinking about stolen kisses... -
![Striking Out In The Mountains by Olivia T. Turner]()
Striking Out In The Mountains by Olivia T. Turner
It was just supposed to be a fun charity softball game—the police versus the firemen.It was, until I saw him.Graham West.The silver fox fire chief of the Greene Mountains.So hot he should come with a warning label.I’m the new rookie cop in town and I immediately catch his eye.He’s older, wiser, and way out of my league... -
![Feast of Fools by Naomi Loud]()
Feast of Fools by Naomi Loud
The key to our fate is deception. Gemini Foley. The most cunning of our children. A servant and devoted worshiper of trickery—and himself.He revels in the illusion, always hungry for lies told in secrecy. He will snatch the truth right out of any poor soul’s lungs.It’s a gift we have given him, and he uses it magnificently.But a new epoch is now upon us, and it is time for one more gift...fated-mates · from hate to love · grumpy sunshine · forced proximity · angst · paranormal · breeding · captive · fantasy · dark -
![Yes Now Yes Forever by Elizabeth Knight]()
Yes Now Yes Forever by Elizabeth Knight
Lyra’s world has been turned upside down. Not only with the discovery of her scent matched pack, but finding out the truth behind her mother’s death. And when it seemed like she might shatter beyond repair, the men she’d been running from became the only thing holding her together.The things she believed about scent matching all these years? They couldn’t be more wrong...omegaverse · contemporary · queer · bisexual · reverse harem · m-m-f · double-penetration · found-family · anal sex · super rich hero -
![Stolen Chances by Clio Evans]()
Stolen Chances by Clio Evans
A single mom, MMF small town romance with suspense. Twelve years ago, I married the man of my dreams. Or so I thought. Now a single mom of twin boys, I’m doing my best to rebuild after everything fell apart. I juggle work and therapy and try not to burden those around me. My life is too complicated for love, right? Colton Hayes and Sammy Harlow don’t seem to think so...suspense · dual-pov · first-person-pov · male-pov · contemporary · poly · m-m-f · small town · angst · texas -
![Glass Omega by Calliope Stewart]()
Glass Omega by Calliope Stewart
The first time I see Edison Keane and Rhodes McCreary I’m eighteen and battling leukemia in the hospital. They’d oozed danger and seemed to live a life so different from the anesthetic prison where I lived my life...reverse harem · omegaverse · mafia · poly · m-m-f · abduction · arranged marriage · m-f · m-f-m · creative-anatomy -
![Big, Bad Alien by Honey Phillips]()
Big, Bad Alien by Honey Phillips
Scarlett has never hear anything good about the Vultori but when she encounters one on her way to her grandmother’s house, he is nothing like she expects. She should be afraid - especially when he threatens to keep her forever - but what if she doesn’t want him to let her go?Humans took everything from Finnar, and he is determined to make them pay... -
![Playing with Fire by Nora Roberts]()
Playing with Fire by Nora Roberts
Includes Lawless and ImpulseFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts comes a bind-up of two sweeping romances of self-discovery and adventure.LawlessIn the late 1800s, the Arizona Territory was an unsettled, wild frontier traversed by the likes of Jake Redman... -
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![The Rival by Emma Lord]()
The Rival by Emma Lord
Rivals-to-lovers gets an academic send-up in this charming and irresistible romantic comedy from Emma Lord, New York Times bestselling author of Tweet Cute and Begin Again!At long last, Sadie has vanquished her lifelong academic rival — her irritatingly charming, whip smart next door neighbor, Seb — by getting the coveted, only spot to her dream college. Or at least, so she thinks... -
![A Vow of Blood and Tears by Cate Corvin]()
A Vow of Blood and Tears by Cate Corvin
BaneNever did I dream that a woman would cry on our wedding night.Ten years have passed since humans and vampires allied to defeat the wolves.Now, to seal the covenant between our people and keep my throne, I must take a mortal bride.But I’ve gone further than any vampire has gone before—become a fiend, a monster even among my own kind. No woman can lay eyes on me now without horror and fear... -
![A Forever Home at Honey Bee Croft: Cosy up with a BRAND NEW gorgeously romantic read from the million-copy sensation Jessica Redland for 2025 by Jessica Redland]()
A Forever Home at Honey Bee Croft: Cosy up with a BRAND NEW gorgeously romantic read from the million-copy sensation Jessica Redland for 2025 by Jessica Redland
A BRAND NEW feel-good novel from MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER Jessica Redland, guaranteed to leave a smile on your face! New friends, new life, new love…Single dad, Joel Grainger, is devoted to his little girl, Imogen, doing all he can to be a key part of her life. But with Imogen’s mum being ever more difficult and Joel’s job suddenly in doubt, he’s worried that everything is about to change... -
![Shark Bait: A Dark Romantic Suspense by Milana Jacks]()
Shark Bait: A Dark Romantic Suspense by Milana Jacks
Two can keep a secret if one of them is a hitman.Shark is the best of the best when it comes to being a hitman.He’s even environmentally conscious, which is nice.What he doesn’t do is make mistakes.And leaving a witness alive is a huge one.But Troy isn’t a regular woman.She’s genuine, feisty, and… pregnant.All the things Shark wants...mafia · suspense · humor · length-medium · contemporary · first-person-pov · m-f · pregnancy · fighters · dual-pov -
![Love Bites Harder by Lola Glass]()
Love Bites Harder by Lola Glass
I've been dragged into the fae realm and given no choice but to pick a mate if I ever want to get back home. Thankfully, the fae king has offered up some of his most trusted men in an attempt to find me someone to marry. Unthankfully, he's sort of… possessive. Which means I'm sleeping in his room. In his bed. With him...paranormal · urban fantasy · fantasy · new adult · fae · magic · vampires · monsters · werewolves · m-f -
![My Inherited House Might be Haunted by Katie Griffin, AJ Sherwood]()
My Inherited House Might be Haunted by Katie Griffin, AJ Sherwood
Rhett’s inheritance of the gorgeous Victorian house was expected. What was not expected Two familiarsA house full of ghostsMagic powers?!A new boyfriend, maybe, possibly, please and thank youNow if he could just figure out how to handle everything, life would be peachy... -
![Make Your Play: A Marriage of Convenience Hockey Romance by Cali Melle]()
Make Your Play: A Marriage of Convenience Hockey Romance by Cali Melle
Falling for my best friend’s brother was not a part of my plan… especially while I was pregnant with someone else’s child.In my defense, I got pregnant by a guy who wants absolutely nothing to do with me or the baby.And, just when I thought things couldn’t get worse, I find out that my health insurance covers nothing for maternity care...
