Top new romance books in July 2023
Last updated:
July 31, 2023
July 2023 featuring new releases by Karen M. McManus, Katherine Center, Samantha Downing, Lyssa Kay Adams, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Aleksandra Negrońska, Vi Keeland, Liz Fenton, Lisa Steinke, Elle Kennedy, Abbi Glines and many more.
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One of Us Is Back by Karen M. McManus
From international bestseller, Karen McManus, comes the explosive third and final thrilling instalment in the acclaimed One of Us... series. Ever since Simon died in detention, life hasn't been easy for the Bayview Crew. First the Bayview Four had to prove they weren't killers. Then a new generation had to outwit a vengeful copycat. Now, it's beginning again...romance · mystery · young-adult · contemporary · fiction · murder · crime · killer · friendship · law-enforcement -
![Hello Stranger by Katherine Center]()
Hello Stranger by Katherine Center
Sadie Montogmery has had good breaks and bad breaks in her life, but as a struggling artist, all she needs is one lucky break. Things seem to be going her way when she lands one of the coveted finalist spots in a portrait competition. It happens to coincide with a surgery she needs to have. Minor, they say. Less than a week in the hospital they say. Nothing about you will change, they say...adult · animals · book · contemporary · dogs · family · fiction · friends-to-lovers · humor · love-triangle -
![A Twisted Love Story by Samantha Downing]()
A Twisted Love Story by Samantha Downing
From the bestselling author of My Lovely Wife comes a reckless, delicious thriller about a young couple that gives a whole new meaning to the dangers of modern dating.Wes and Ivy are madly in love. They've never felt anything like it. It's the kind of romance people write stories about.But what kind of story?Because when it's good, it's great. Flowers. Grand gestures... -
![Courting the Countess by Lyssa Kay Adams]()
Courting the Countess by Lyssa Kay Adams
A historical romance companion novel to The Bromance Book Club series, which the members read in the first book of the series. For publication in summer 2023... -
![A Soul of Ash and Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout]()
A Soul of Ash and Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Only his memories can save her…A great primal power has risen. The Queen of Flesh and Fire has become the Primal of Blood and Bone—the true Primal of Life and Death. And the battle Casteel, Poppy, and their allies have been fighting has only just begun. Gods are awakening across Iliseeum and the mortal realm, readying for the war to come...romance · fantasy · vampires · new-adult · fiction · paranormal · high-fantasy · enemies-to-lovers · young-adult · anthologies -
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![Identical by Aleksandra Negrońska]()
Identical by Aleksandra Negrońska
Rosannie i Zaydenowi nie udało się zrealizować planu sprzed wyprowadzki a ich drogi się rozeszły. Po burzliwym roku Rosie nadal mieszka w Chicago i nie zamierza wracać do Anglii, aby kontynuować studia prawnicze.Jednak wkrótce dziewczyna dostaje propozycję nie do odrzucenia i będzie musiała podjąć bardzo trudną decyzję... -
![Something Unexpected by Vi Keeland]()
Something Unexpected by Vi Keeland
A new, sexy standalone from #1 New York Times Bestseller, Vi Keeland.When my grandmother found out she didn’t have long to live, she embarked on a crazy trip—jumping out of airplanes and scuba diving with sharks.After I repeatedly voiced my concern, Gram blocked me—her own grandson—on text and social media, leaving me only her travel companion Eleanor’s number...romance · contemporary · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc · enemies-to-lovers · billionaire · steamy · fiction · book -
![Forever Hold Your Peace by Liz Fenton, Lisa Steinke]()
Forever Hold Your Peace by Liz Fenton, Lisa Steinke
Father of the Bride meets Bride Wars in Forever Hold Your Peace, in which two ex-best friends find themselves shockingly entangled after more than two decades apart, for fans of Good Company...romance · fiction · womens-fiction · contemporary · drama · humor · audiobook · satire · comedy · family -
![The Summer Girl by Elle Kennedy]()
The Summer Girl by Elle Kennedy
College student Cassie Soul hasn’t spent an entire summer in Avalon Bay in years, not since her parents divorced and her mother spitefully whisked her away to Boston...romance · contemporary · new-adult · fiction · womens-fiction · young-adult · humor · season-summer · friends-to-lovers · book -
romance · new-adult · womens-fiction · contemporary · young-adult · realistic · love-triangle · fiction · book
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![House of Roots and Ruin by Erin A. Craig]()
House of Roots and Ruin by Erin A. Craig
A modern masterpiece, this is a classic Gothic thriller-fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Erin A. Craig, about doomed love, menacing ambition, and the ghosts that haunt us forever.In a manor by the sea, one sister is still cursed...fantasy · young-adult · horror · gothic · retellings · fiction · paranormal · mystery · ghosts · romance -
![To Have and to Heist by Sara Desai]()
To Have and to Heist by Sara Desai
To exonerate her best friend, one woman must mastermind a jewelry heist during the wedding of the season in this hilarious romantic-comedy caper from the author of The Dating Plan.Simi Chopra is on a bad-luck streak...romance · contemporary · fiction · womens-fiction · heist · cozy · poc-mc · poc-author · suspense · mystery -
![Unlucky Like Us by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie]()
Unlucky Like Us by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie
From New York Times bestselling authors Krista and Becca Ritchie comes the next installment in their steamy contemporary romance series. Luna and Donnelly are back again in their second novel, bringing the weird, the sexy, and heartfelt heat...romance · contemporary · new-adult · age-gap · steamy · bodyguard · enemies-to-lovers · billionaire · fiction · book -
![Untitled by Ella Maise]()
Untitled by Ella Maise
An enemies to lovers romance where they are filming a movie together... -
![Before We Fall by Aurora Rose Reynolds]()
Before We Fall by Aurora Rose Reynolds
Tucker Beckett and I likely never would have met if our spouses weren’t having an affair.Newly divorced with a young son to raise Tucker Beckett is the last man Miranda Owens should be itching to figure out, to make smile, and hear laugh. Still there is something about the detective with haunted blue eyes and a dirty mouth that draws her in from the moment they meet. If only life were so simple...romance · contemporary · suspense · law-enforcement · mystery · cheating · domestic-drama · small-town · alpha-mc · found-family -
![Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon]()
Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Chandler Cohen has never felt more like the ghost in "ghostwriter" until she attends a signing for a book she wrote—and the author doesn’t even recognize her. The evening turns more promising when she meets a charming man at the bar and immediately connects with him. But when all their sexual tension culminates in a spectacularly awkward hookup, she decides this is one night better off forgotten... -
![The Better Half by Alli Frank, Asha Youmans]()
The Better Half by Alli Frank, Asha Youmans
After a difficult five years, at age forty-three, Nina Morgan Clarke’s time has finally arrived. With an ex-husband relocated across the country, her father bouncing back after the loss of his beloved wife, and her daughter, Xandra, thriving at boarding school, Nina is stepping into her dream job as a trifecta: a first-generation, Black female head of the storied Royal-Hawkins School...romance · fiction · contemporary · humor · womens-fiction · audiobook · poc-mc · realistic · family · female-mc -
![Snow Place Like LA by Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone]()
Snow Place Like LA by Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone
Cowritten by #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy and USA Today bestselling author Sierra Simone--a steamy second chance Christmas in July rom-com. After Angel and Luca connected on the set of Duke the Halls and had a whirlwind romance in the literal snow globe of Christmas Notch, Vermont, Luca found himself falling in love. Hard...romance · contemporary · lgbtq · fiction · audiobook · mlm · season-winter · steamy · workplace · new-adult -
![One Last Rainy Day: The Legacy of a Prince by Kate Stewart]()
One Last Rainy Day: The Legacy of a Prince by Kate Stewart
From the international best-selling author of The Ravenhood Trilogy comes the first book in Ravenhood Legacy!Now an Amazon charts, USA Today, and International best-seller!“My rainy days are yours, Dominic. If you want them.”Once upon a time…There lived a man with a vengeance-filled heart that held too many secrets.And a woman, pure of soul, intent on uncovering them...romance · contemporary · fiction · fantasy · crime · dark · enemies-to-lovers · small-town · steamy · love-triangle -
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![Jadeite by Tijan]()
Jadeite by Tijan
From Tijan's Facebook page.Jaded and Still Jaded have both been written and published. I started writing the third, Jadeite, but I didn’t like it. It was abandoned and the real ending to the Jaded Series, titled Jaden, will be released Dec 2014. Until then, here is Jadeite. It is not finished so be warned!!! This is the alternate version to Jaded 3... -
![Hunted by Suzanne Wright]()
Hunted by Suzanne Wright
Larkin is tired of her friends constantly trying to play Cupid. Just because they are all happily mated doesn't mean she needs to be. And she definitely doesn't need the over-protective men in her life vetting potential partners for her. In a bid to get them off her back, the harpy turns to the one person she knows they would never approve of . . .Teague Sullivan...romance · paranormal · fantasy · demons · urban-fantasy · shapeshifters · magic · contemporary · friends-to-lovers · humor -
![Fake Dates & Ice Skates by Janisha Boswell]()
Fake Dates & Ice Skates by Janisha Boswell
DISCLAIMER: The author is aware that some parts of the novel contain spelling and grammatical mistakes. Please take this into consideration when reading and that she is a young self-published author.𝐖𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬. She has always been a woman to stick by a schedule and work towards her end goal no matter the costs...romance · sports · university · contemporary · young-adult · womens-fiction · fake-relationship · season-winter · steamy · multi-pov -
![Plier by Jane Washington]()
Plier by Jane Washington
Ironside is more than a regular academy. It’s also the biggest reality TV show in the world … and a very elaborate, very luxurious prison. Their hallowed halls are ruled by the powerful Betas and the middling Omegas, with the plentiful Deltas as their main targets, but this year, the officials are stirring things up.Isobel Carter—the only rare Sigma to be accepted—is the first sign...romance · reverse-harem · omegaverse · paranormal · fantasy · university · slow-burn · forced-proximity · new-adult · kind-mc -
![Untitled Outlander Prequel by Diana Gabaldon]()
Untitled Outlander Prequel by Diana Gabaldon
Diana Gabaldon has stated on her website that she is planning a prequel to Outlander...romance · historical-fiction · fiction · time-travel · fantasy · historical · sci-fi · paranormal · book · adult -
![Pretend It's Real, for Me by Whitney G.]()
Pretend It's Real, for Me by Whitney G.
Please leave your message at the sound of the beep… Tatiana, it’s currently four o’clock in the morning, and I can’t sleep because I’m drunk and wide-awake thinking about you. How I was almost yours, and you were almost mine... My life is currently in shambles, and my entire fighting career is hanging in the balance. So, I have to make some huge changes... -
![Wicked Game by Alessandra Hazard]()
Wicked Game by Alessandra Hazard
Masters series Book 2. A spin-off of Calluvia's Royalty series. The release date is uncertain. It will likely be published in 2021 or 2022.Zaid Idhron's story... -
![The Hollywood Jinx by Sariah Wilson]()
The Hollywood Jinx by Sariah Wilson
When Hollywood comes to small-town Ohio, the scene is set for an unpredictable romance in a fun and flirty novel by Sariah Wilson, the bestselling author of The Chemistry of Love . The small town of Patience needs a financial boost... -
![1001 Dark Nights: The Dandelion Diary by Devney Perry]()
1001 Dark Nights: The Dandelion Diary by Devney Perry
From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Devney Perry comes a new story in her Maysen Jar series…Dear Diary,My dad needs a girlfriend, and I’ve already picked her out.Miss Adler would be perfect for him, right? She’s super pretty. She has the best smile and she gives the best hugs. And she’s, like, the most amazing teacher in the world.Dad is my hero, but I can tell he’s lonely...romance · contemporary · fiction · small-town · multi-pov · children · forbidden-love · anthologies · adult -
![Not That Duke by Eloisa James]()
Not That Duke by Eloisa James
The Duke of Huntington has no interest in an eccentric redhead who frowns at him over her spectacles…until he realizes that she is the only possible duchess for him. A new enemies-to-lovers romance by New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James... -
![Untitled by Sarah Morgenthaler]()
Untitled by Sarah Morgenthaler
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![Ensnared by Rebecca Quinn]()
Ensnared by Rebecca Quinn
Even if the world did end, five men is far too many to handle. Isn’t it? Since the Final War, I’ve been doing just fine. I have a lovely cave, a darling vegetable patch, forest views . . . and if loneliness sometimes squeezes my aching heart, well, my books have always kept me company...romance · reverse-harem · dystopia · post-apocalyptic · fantasy · mlm · dark · contemporary · age-gap · forced-proximity -
![You or Someone Like You by Winter Renshaw]()
You or Someone Like You by Winter Renshaw
From Wall Street Journal and #1 Amazon bestselling author Winter Renshaw comes a fast-paced, emotional romance about what happens when the wrong twin falls for the right man. Being an identical twin has its perks, but when my sister asked me to sub in for a date with Roman Bellisario, I wasn’t exactly thrilled... -
![Villain by Natasha Preston]()
Villain by Natasha Preston
The first time I met Casper Hart, I turned him down despite his good looks and obvious charm. I’d only just arrived at university, and a man like him was the last thing I needed to make me lose focus.The only problem? I had no idea who the hell he was. Rich, entitled, hot, and arrogant, no one walked away from Casper without paying a high price...romance · enemies-to-lovers · young-adult · contemporary · university · steamy · humor · friendship · new-adult · fiction -
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![The Forbidden Wolf King by Leia Stone]()
The Forbidden Wolf King by Leia Stone
Axil Moon broke my heart when I was fifteen and I’ve dreamed of getting revenge ever since.So when he becomes the king of all Wolven and summons me to compete for his hand inmarriage in the deadly Queen Trials, I gladly accept. I want nothing more than to defeat thecompetition and leave him cold and alone when I slam the bedroom door in his face everynight...romance · fantasy · paranormal · shapeshifters · magic · supernatural · royalty · high-fantasy · kidnapping · fiction -
![Chasing Secrets by Sloane Kennedy]()
Chasing Secrets by Sloane Kennedy
LincolnI was just there to do my job and then he arrived, and I knew in my gut everything was about to change...romance · mlm · abuse · contemporary · lgbtq · mental-illness · military · small-town · age-gap · angst -
![Wait for Me: The captivating new novel from the Sunday Times bestseller by Santa Montefiore]()
Wait for Me: The captivating new novel from the Sunday Times bestseller by Santa Montefiore
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of An Italian Girl in Brooklyn comes a captivating new novel of enduring love and devastating secrets, based on a true story.'Nobody does epic romance like Santa Montefiore' JOJO MOYESRupert promised he was going to come back. All Florence had to do was wait...romance · historical-fiction · fiction · audiobook · ww2 · paranormal · historical · 20th-century · book · adult -
![Love Me Do by Lindsey Kelk]()
Love Me Do by Lindsey Kelk
She may have given up on love – but she can still play Cupid for somebody else . . .Lovelorn Brit Phoebe Chapman has barely set foot in her sister’s house in the Hollywood Hills when she’s swept up by lovable Bel, her sister’s personal trainer, and handsome Ren, the sweet and sensitive carpenter next door.Bel has a head-over-heels crush on Ren but Ren has no idea Bel even exists...romance · contemporary · womens-fiction · friends-to-lovers · mystery · fiction · love-triangle · insta-love · new-adult · family -
![Shielding Rosie by Alexa Riley]()
Shielding Rosie by Alexa Riley
Rosie’s mom has uprooted them once again, moving to a new town to start over. Her only hope is that her mom finally stays away from toxic men so she can finish her last year of high school. When bad turns to worse, she’s shocked to see the new captain of the football team is the one keeping her safe...romance · high-school · sports · contemporary · young-adult · new-adult · insta-love · alpha-mc · multi-pov · small-town -
![Fate of a Royal by Amo Jones, Meagan Brandy]()
Fate of a Royal by Amo Jones, Meagan Brandy
“You will go to Rathe University, live among the giftless and those of light magic. You, Knight Deveraux, will learn to coexist.” I’ve never heard more wasted words in my life. Then again, the gifted counsel never did have much to say that wasn’t. The only members amongst them who speak a thing worth listening to are my parents, the King and Queen of the Stygian’s, the people of Dark Magic...romance · fantasy · paranormal · university · dark · mystery · new-adult · contemporary · enemies-to-lovers · fated-mates -
![Up in Flames by Eden Finley, Saxon James]()
Up in Flames by Eden Finley, Saxon James
SANDENWhen it’s your job as groomsman to tell the groom his wedding isn’t happening, the smartest thing to do is get it over and done with and then tell the guests to leave.Yeah, well, I never said I was smart.I might … accidentally, maybe on purpose, suggest to Remy that the best form of revenge is to have a party anyway...
