Top new romance books out this week: 16 Apr - 22 Apr 2018

No one likes a rebellious captive. I learned that the hard way. I’ve been abducted from earth and cruelly tormented for my fighting spirit until I learned that the only thing that would keep me safe is to be sweet and calm and agreeable. It’s what keeps me alive. When I’m rescued by space pirates, they tell me I’m safe...

Tricky, like a fox. As a kitsune--a fox shifter--I have to be to survive. Sometimes it seems like the whole world wants me dead. Ironic, considering that’s my job--to kill people. Thea Hunt, professional assassin at your service. But that’s not my only vice. I’m also attracted to the darkest denizens of the supernatural world, the men I should run from instead of fall for...

There are certain lines you can’t uncross. Pip and Gage have always been friends and nothing more. Everyone assumes they're together, but they've never crossed that line. Until one night when they obliterate it. When Pip agrees to be a surrogate mother for some mutual friends, something in Gage snaps. He can't stand the thought of her carrying another man's baby...

Enslaved. Exploited. Hunted. After a solar storm destroys their world and kills the last of their males, the surviving Veredians females are enslaved and exploited for their powerful psi abilities. When Amalia manages to escape on Xelix Prime, she sets in motion a series of events that will forever change the course of history in their galaxy...

Will you marry me, Gary? Travis never expected to meet the love of his life, especially not with a guy like Gary-his very own Superass. But now that he has, he's not letting him go. He's got the ring and a plan. But when his proposal during the biggest fundraiser of the summer doesn't go as expected, it's up to familiar friends to make sure this day ends with someone putting a ring on it...

The one you love… Robert Selby is determined to see his sister make an advantageous match. But he has two problems: the Selbys have no connections or money and Robert is really a housemaid named Charity Church. She’s enjoyed every minute of her masquerade over the past six years, but she knows her pretense is nearing an end...

This is the stunning new novel from bestselling author Mike Gayle, for fans of The Keeper of Lost Things and Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. A powerful and bittersweet story of an unexpected male friendship and an unlikely love story, a thought provoking storyline told with Mike's distinctive wit and insight, touching on issues which affect us all...

From New York Times bestselling author Talia Hibbert comes an electric, domestic, roommates-to-lovers romance between a whirlwind party girl and her uptight best friend… Jasmine Allen believes in bad luck, great wine, and the seductive power of a stiletto heel. What she doesn’t believe in is love...

Dominic Elizabeth Pryce-Reed. An angel. A virgin. My first love. I fell for her hard and fast ten years ago...and paid the price on a night of shattering betrayal. So I built a billion-dollar empire out of vengeance... And now I'm coming for her. Elizabeth Dominic King. A maverick. A self-made billionaire. My soul mate...

The end is nigh! Ace is back. She has her wings, her lover Lucifer, and her smokin’ hot body back in her possession. Plus an extra soul. But they were going to have to put the celebrations on hold. She couldn’t rest easy knowing that while she had it all now, Arcadia had lost everything...

The awkward, romantic comedy manga about geeks in love that inspired the new anime! Can a professional man who's secretly a hardcore gamer and a woman who's secretly a fujoshi date without their hobbies getting in the way, or revealing each other's secrets? Extra-long book includes 2 Japanese volumes!Narumi and Hirotaka are, by all appearances, a power couple...

They’re free of the White House, but can their forbidden romance survive in the real world?With his father no longer president, twenty-two-year-old Rafa Castillo can finally be with ex-Secret Service agent Shane Kendrick. Shane’s given up his career for Rafa, a move his fellow agents question the sanity and morality of...

I was a good girl. I ate my vegetables, volunteered at the local autism centre and sat in the front pew of church every Sunday. Then, I got cancer. What the hell kind of reward was that for a boring life well lived? I was a seventeen-year-old paradigm of virtue and I was tired of it...

Having left the military, Dakota Jones is at a crossroads in his life. With his elder brother and youngest sister happily settled in Sullivan’s Crossing, he shows up hoping to clear his head before moving on to his next adventure. But, like every visitor to the Crossing, he’s immediately drawn to the down-to-earth people and the seemingly simple way of life...

In 2068, androids are an integrated part of human life. Big Brother no longer just watches from the shadows. It's in every household. Lloyd Salter has OCD issues with noise and mess, and he's uncomfortable with human interaction. When his ex claimed the only thing perfect enough to live up to his standards was an android, Lloyd dismissed it...

I wanted a second chance. What I got was a repeat. She was too beautiful. Too smart. And her emerald green eyes saw too much. I wanted space-she took it away. I craved her lips-she gave me her kiss. I screwed it up-she got smart. Avoiding me is the right thing to do. I'm messed up, tortured, and probably always will be. But I still want her. Her mind. Her body. Her heart...

It’s spring, 1970. The Vietnam War has been raging for years with no end in sight. Janey Martin, a California college student and aspiring journalist is tired of writing puff pieces about her university men’s sports teams. She wants to be taken seriously as a journalist and as a woman...

From Cleo Coyle, the New York Times bestselling author of Dead Cold Brew, comes a delicious new entry in the "fun and gripping" (The Huffington Post) Coffeehouse Mystery series.A smartphone dating game turns the Village Blend into a hookup hotspot--until a gunshot turns the landmark coffeehouse into a crime scene...

Love isn’t always NEAT…Bartender and all round bad boy, Eric Collins, has come to a crossroads. It’s time to take life seriously and maybe even attempt to settle down. If only the person he was hoping to settle down with didn’t turn out to be pregnant.Starting over in a small town, Jean is determined to turn her wild lifestyle around and be the kind of mother she always wished she’d had...

Room With a View: Natalie has watched as the zombie plague devastated civilization. Angus had been a miracle. Twenty-three years old and gorgeous he had appeared like Romeo from the pool area and thrown supplies up to her balcony. But now Angus is gone – abandoned her, which is probably for the best. She couldn’t stand to watch him die too...

I’m safe in the arms of the man I love. We have a chance at a future together, but first we have to survive. Another man has come between us, and his memory lingers in our bed. Our enemy wants only one thing… To see the love of my life die. But now I’m a queen amongst warriors. Blood for blood. My life for his. Fairy tales are for little girls...

I believed his seductive lies. I believed his golden promises. Now I’m in his clutches, and the more I struggle, the tighter his grip becomes. But if you squeeze too tight, the thing you’re trying to hold onto might just slip through your fingers… I will never belong to him. Sasha Petrovich lives in my dreams and calls to me in my sleep...

My life was an enchanted dream. Opulent parties. Designer clothing. Charming men. But when my father dies, my glittering world implodes. I am weak. Naked. Vulnerable. My life has become a nightmare. I am alone. Until him. My savior...

The first time you meet someone, you make eye contact. You smile, say hello. Should be simple, if you’re anyone but me. The first time I met Dylan Reed, I found myself making eye contact with a different part of his body...

He’s a prince. She’s a barmaid. It’s never going to work. All Jamie wants to do is finish his PhD and live a life of quiet academic obscurity, but since he’s actually Prince Jamie of Wales, that’s not likely to happen. All his family wants is for him to find a suitable bride, but the local pub probably isn’t the place he should be looking. Clodagh shouldn’t be falling for a prince...

THERE WERE THREE THINGS I WAS CERTAIN ABOUT. First, I would never kill another person. But when a family friend murdered my father, I destroyed her with a power I didn't even know I possessed. Second, I would never strike another bargain. But faeries could bring the dead back, so when Cruz offered to revive my father, I accepted...

A Dark Reverse Harem Romance from USAT Bestselling Authors Zoe Blake & Alta Hensley This is no fairytale… As the Blood Moon rises, I’ve been chosen. Chosen to serve, to obey…to die…for no one survives their time with the Wolves. As I am dressed in the ceremonial Red Hood, all I can think of is escape. But there is no escape...

I was a loner for a reason. I had too many secrets, too much to hide, and way too much at stake. So, when a stranger showed up at my door, with her talk of saving the world, I should have sent her away. I didn’t. I had to have her, even if I was a criminal...and a virgin. So, I let her in, made her mine. Then everything went to hell...

HE DOESN’T CARE THAT I’M ENGAGED TO ANOTHER MAN. Nothing will stop him from claiming me. He’s not the kind to stick around after he’s had his fill. But then something happened, something we never expected… I got pregnant. Owen Flynn is a dark prince from the wrong side of the tracks. Tall, tatted, ripped – and utterly, completely wrong for me...

A new virgin-hero novella from USA TODAY bestselling author Jenika Snow The Ash Brothers—they know how to handle their wood They call me Big Johnny, and they’re not wrong. I’m big all over, and burly, too. But when it comes to her, I’m a freaking pussycat. Flora. There’s never been a time when she wasn’t on my mind, not even when she left Rockbridge for college...

Tavin: The problem with getting what you've always wanted, is the chance of losing it. Before I met Alexander, I was blissfully blind, unaware of what was possible. Now that I've seen the colors of his world, I don't know how to go back to the dreariness of mine...

Welcome to Oak Falls, Virginia, home to horse farms, midnight rodeos, bookstores, coffee shops, and quaint restaurants where you’re greeted like family and treated like treasured guests. Buckle up for a wild ride. Like any Southern girls worth their salt, the sweet-talking, sharp-tongued Montgomery sisters can take men to their knees with one seductive glance or a single sugarcoated sentence...

No matter how fast he runs, there's one thing Jag can't escape. His past. It has the power to destroy the man he's worked so hard to become. Jag is slated to be the next MMA champion. It's been years in the making. The hype surrounding his prized fight is ignited by his charismatic personality and smoldering good looks. But it's all a shield protecting the storm brewing inside of him..

Detective Ethan Quinn has questions. The Arlington Slasher case is closed, the UNSUB no longer a threat—but Quinn can’t quiet the suspicion he harbors toward his partner and the young, attractive ME. Not only does he loathe his uncertainty, he’s torn between doing his job and protecting his team. Burying himself in cases no longer works. He’s restless. On edge...

When opposites attract, love blooms in unexpected places. Buttoned-up botanist Stefan Albemarle has felt like an outsider his whole life. As a result, he mostly keeps to himself—makes it easier not to notice that no matter how he tries, people think he’s a know-it-all and a snob...

I never thought a pecker would get me in so much trouble. I mean, sure… if you’re talking about a certain anatomical feature of mine that the ladies just love. Given my bachelor status and appreciation for all things curvy and feminine, I could absolutely see that. But a different pecker is making my life much harder than it needs to be...

Liv had her life all figured out until it was shattered by the loss of her husband. He left her a piece of him she hadn’t planned on. How can she pick up the pieces when she doesn’t know how? Liv: I never imagined my life would end up this way. I thought I had everything figured out until I got the call my husband was killed in a car accident and that my period was late...

When the Night Foxes boldly break into the Fourth Precinct’s Evidence Building, it causes quite the stir. The break-in is daring enough, but their method shreds the magical wards and protections on the building like confetti paper. To say the police are ‘alarmed’ by this is the understatement of the century.As a Magical Examiner, Henri Davenforth is of course immediately called in...

I am selfish. Spoiled. A single father. I do what I want because I can. One of my four sons is dating the hot, young little neighbor... Too bad it won't last long. When I want something, I take it—even if it means taking from my son. My name is Eric Pearson. I am an unapologetic, egotistical, domineering man. People may not like me, but it doesn't stop them from wanting me...

As the war for American Independence carries on, newlyweds Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler are settling into their new adventure: marriage. But Alex is still General George Washington's right-hand man, sent to the front lines at Yorktown, and his attention these days is nothing if not divided--much like the colonies' interests as the end of the Revolution draws near...