Fantasy and paranormal romance are booming, the rom-com revival exhibits no indicators of stopping and a brand new wave of angsty love tales is about to hit. This autumn will boast an absolute bounty of affection tales.
Aphrodite and the Duke by J.J. McAvoy
Dell | August 23
And lo, the “Bridgerton”-inspired romance novels have arrived. J.J. McAvoy’s novel, which we dearly hope is the beginning of a brand new sequence, takes place in a world very similar to the Netflix phenomenon, a Regency England that features lords and women of colour.
Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews
Avon | August 23
The second (and hopefully not remaining?) arc in top-of-the-line paranormal sequence round involves a detailed with Ruby Fever, wherein Catalina Baylor and her murderer fiancé, Alessandro Sagredo, will hopefully untangle and defeat the conspiracy in opposition to them and journey off into the sundown collectively.
Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert
Sourcebooks Casablanca | September 6
Long beloved by romance followers for her originality, extraordinarily steamy love scenes and go-for-broke perspective, Katee Robert gained an entire new fan base when her Dark Olympus sequence went viral on BookTok. Much of Robert’s backlist may fall below the oh-so-trendy class of “dark romance” (which means romance that explores controversial themes or kinks, usually with morally doubtful characters), and Court of a Vampire Queen, which follows a half-vampire, half-human lady’s rise from unwilling consort to undead ruler, will match proper in.
Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake by Mazey Eddings
Griffin | September 6
Mazey Eddings received acclaim together with her marvelous debut, A Brush With Love, due to her profitable voice and clear-eyed take a look at life with nervousness. Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake is one other horny rom-com that acknowledges the extra severe sides of life, which on this case are the heroine’s surprising being pregnant and her journey towards accepting her attention-deficit/hyperactivity dysfunction.
Drunk on Love by Jasmine Guillory
Berkley | September 20
After six bestselling novels all set in the identical universe as her debut, The Wedding Date, Jasmine Guillory is beginning afresh with Drunk on Love, a office romance set in a Napa Valley vineyard. It’s an ideal setting for Guillory, one of many style’s preeminent foodies, and for the reason that vineyard is family-owned, we wouldn’t be shocked if Drunk on Love is the beginning of a complete new sequence.
The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling
Avon | September 20
One good thing about the rom-com wave is that it has revived the paranormal subgenre, leading to a gentle stream of adorably witchy love tales. Erin Sterling’s The Ex Hex was top-of-the-line of the bunch, and she or he’s returning to Graves Glen, Georgia, for an enemies-to-lovers romance between rival witchcraft store homeowners.
A Ghost in Shining Armor by Therese Beharrie
Zebra | September 27
Speaking of paranormal romances, Therese Beharrie will full the duology she started with And They Lived Happily Ever After with this novel starring Gemma, a lady who can see ghosts, and Levi, the spirit assigned to assist Gemma reunite together with her long-lost sister.
A Curse of Queens by Amanda Bouchet
Sourcebooks Casablanca | October 4
Amanda Bouchet was writing fantasy romance earlier than it was a glimmer in BookTok’s eye, and she or he’s taking a break from her sci-fi Endeavor sequence to present readers with one other installment within the critically acclaimed Kingmaker Chronicles. Bouchet’s return to the realm of Thalyria, which is impressed by Greek mythology, will comply with Jocasta and Flynn, childhood pals who fall in love throughout a quest to seek out an antidote to the poison that threatens the lifetime of their queen.
Paris Daillencourt Is About to Crumble by Alexis Hall
Forever | October 18
In the pantheon of foodie romances, Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake, a superbly balanced confection of surprising love and interior progress, could be very close to the highest. So it’s pleasant to know that Alexis Hall, who’s at present writing two different sequence and any variety of standalone titles, can be returning for an additional season of “Bake Expectations,” a fictional baking actuality present that’s mainly “The Great British Bake Off.” This season, Hall will comply with Paris Daillencourt, a mild-mannered novice baker who’s riddled with nervousness regardless of his prodigious talent within the kitchen.
Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun
Atria | November 1
Alison Cochrun made a sterling impression together with her debut, The Charm Offensive, top-of-the-line romances set on this planet of actuality TV. But for her sophomore novel, she’s switching gears: Kiss Her Once for Me is a festive rom-com that follows Elle, who agrees to a wedding of comfort with Andrew, solely to find that his sister, Jack, is the girl Elle had a whirlwind Christmas Eve romance with the 12 months earlier than.
Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan
Forever | November 15
Kennedy Ryan is one in all romance’s most acclaimed self-published authors. Her final historically revealed title was launched in 2016, however she’s making a grand return to conventional publishing by releasing the primary e-book she ever wrote. Unpublished till now, Before I Let Go is a second-chance romance between divorced couple Yasmen and Josiah Wade. Not solely will it introduce new readers to Ryan’s skills, it might additionally sign a shift away from rom-coms’ dominance of the style. Where Ryan leads, others will comply with.
Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade
Avon | November 15
It takes a sure artistry to put the groundwork for future pairings in a romance sequence with out variety consideration from a person e-book’s principal couple. Olivia Dade’s Spoiler Alert books have been an absolute grasp class on this method. As actors on the “Game of Thrones”-esque TV present on the heart of Dade’s sequence, Maria Ivarsson and Peter Reedton have hovered within the background of Spoiler Alert and All the Feels. So readers had been thrilled when Dade revealed that Peter and Maria, who appeared to only be pleasant co-stars, had a one-night stand earlier than filming began. Now that the present is lastly over, they now not want to fret about endangering their working relationship or careers, however is the fervour between them sufficient to maintain one thing long run?
Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake
Berkley | November 22
One of the most effective aspect characters in Ashley Herring Blake’s grownup debut, Delilah Green Doesn’t Care, was the titular character’s stepsister, Astrid. An icy perfectionist, Astrid stands out as the queen bee of her small city, however she’s been determined for a distraction ever since breaking off her engagement in the course of the occasions of Delilah Green. When Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail begins, she thinks she’s discovered the right job: renovating the Everwood Inn and showing on the house enchancment present “Innside America.” The solely drawback is Jordan Everwood, the proprietor’s granddaughter and the lead carpenter for the renovation, who disagrees with each design change Astrid tries to make.
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