Top new romance books out this week: 28 Apr - 4 May 2024
Last updated:
May 1, 2024
This week featuring new releases by Danielle Steel, Jeff Zentner, Jude Deveraux, Eva Ashwood, Hope Holloway, Jenny Hale, Tricia O'Malley, Camille Aubray, Emma Slate, Carmen Reid and many more.
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Only the Brave by Danielle Steel
A powerful new novel from Danielle Steel, whose countless #1 New York Times bestselling novels have made her one of America’s favorite storytellers...historical-fiction · ww2 · fiction · female-mc · mystery · historical · 20th-century · romance · book · adult -
Colton Gentry's Third Act by Jeff Zentner
Colton Gentry is riding high. His first hit in nearly a decade has caught fire, he’s opening for country megastar Brant Lucas, and he’s married to one of the hottest acts in the country. But he’s hurting. Only a few weeks earlier, his best friend, Duane, was murdered onstage by a mass shooter at a country music festival... -
An Unfinished Murder by Jude Deveraux
Sara Medlar may be retired as a bestselling author, but her career as an amateur detective is facing one final mystery—and it’s a killer. Retired romance novelist Sara Medlar has been comfortably sharing her large home with her niece Kate and her “honorary grandson” Jack...mystery · fiction · cozy · amateur-sleuth · romance · crime · female-mc · suspense · law-enforcement · contemporary -
Princes of Carnage by Eva Ashwood
The enemy of my enemy is my… husband.When my father died and I stepped into his shoes as leader of Enigma, I vowed to protect the gang he’d built. And I won’t break that promise—no matter what I have to do to keep it.So when a mysterious attacker targets our territory, I swallow my pride and propose an alliance between Enigma and the Princes of Carnage, a biker gang led by Nico Morelli...steamy · reverse-harem · arranged-marriage · organized-crime · new-adult · fiction · romance · historical · suspense · polyamory -
The Dressmaker on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway
A sisterhood saga with threads of drama, dreams, and danger. Life for the Wingate women of Amelia Island is never dull! While Raina balances the challenge of nurturing newborn twins and a budding romance, trouble arrives on her doorstep to threaten her sweet new life...romance · fiction · contemporary · female-mc · epic · family · friendship · breakup · domestic-drama · book -
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The Golden Hour by Jenny Hale
From the USA Today bestselling author of The Magic of Sea Glass, with over one million copies of her books sold, comes a heartwarming beach read, perfect for fans of Sheila Roberts, Jill Shalvis, and Debbie Macomber.After the loss of her single father, Josie Wills is forced to give up her dreams and return home to take care of her autistic teenage brother Nick... -
Wild Scottish Beauty by Tricia O'Malley
“She was sunshine to my storm clouds, and I wondered how the two could ever coexist.”A chance job offer in Scotland gives Willow Barlowe an excuse to escape the predictable life her overly controlling brother, Miles, wants for her. Excited to start fresh as a fashion intern for the local kiltmaker, Willow lands in small town Loren Brae brimming with sunshine and hope...romance · fiction · paranormal · workplace · small-town · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc · found-family · forced-proximity -
The Girl from the Grand Hotel by Camille Aubray
The #1 bestselling author of Cooking for Picasso and The Godmothers returns with The Girl from the Grand Hotel, a dazzling historical novel that brings readers into the glamorous world of the first (and doomed) Cannes Film Festival and the deadly atmosphere of Europe on the brink of war. Summer, 1939...historical-fiction · fiction · historical · ww2 · season-summer · female-mc · womens-fiction · politics · espionage · literary-fiction -
Leather & Lies by Emma Slate
“There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you, Hayden. Nothing.” All I wanted was to be home in my pajamas…instead, I’m at a club with my best friend. When she bets me I won’t talk to the leather-wearing snack on the dance floor, I hop off my high-horse to prove her wrong. The next thing I know, I’m kissing a bad-boy biker in the dark...marriage-of-convenience · age-gap · steamy · historical · romance · new-adult · suspense · fiction · book · adult -
Annie in Paris: A brilliant, laugh-out-loud book club pick from Carmen Reid for 2024 by Carmen Reid
If you love Emily in Paris, you will love this BRAND NEW book in the Annie Valentine series from bestselling author Carmen Reid. Personal shopper Annie Valentine is back! Older and bolder!Fashion guru Annie is struggling to cope with her hectic life... -
Keeping Secrets by Christine Gael
Book 4 in the Pelican Point series, featuring Travis and Keely!Travis hadn't meant to kill his sister's abusive ex, but after seeing the horrible things Adam had been up to in Pelican Point, he didn't exactly regret it, either. It's definitely thrown a wrench in the works, though... -
Betting on the Brainiac by Melanie Jacobson
An intense programmer and a hard partying social butterfly have nothing in common...But the sparks fly anyway when Madison Benedict offers Oliver Hayes a quiet space to work in the daylight hours of Austin's premiere nightclub where she makes major bank working bottle service for VIPs...romance · contemporary · marriage-of-convenience · womens-fiction · humor · religion · spirituality · fiction · book · adult -
Green Vampire by J.S. Kennedy
Mackenzie thought she could finally breathe after escaping the Governments clutches—but fate has other plans. After being held captive and tortured for months, Mackenzie is finally home. But her peace is shattered when Master Dagmar asks for her help. Children are still going missing, and the Task Force created to stop these abductions is hitting road bumps at every turn...urban-fantasy · fantasy · sword-sorcery · paranormal · young-adult · dystopia · vampires · romance · shapeshifters · fiction -
Urn My Love by Sedona Ashe
I was living my best life in the afterlife…Until a klutzy phoenix flipped the laws of life and death on their head.As the Queen of the Phoenix Afterlife, I was responsible for finding a way to fix the chaos the delightfully rebellious firebird had created between the world of the living and the… well, dead.Working together, we found a way to send her back through the veil between our realms... -
The Library of Borrowed Hearts by Lucy Gilmore
A.J. Fikry meets The Bookish Life of Nina Hill in this charming, hilarious, and moving novel about the way books bring lonely souls together.Two young lovers. Sixty long years. One bookish mystery worth solving.Librarian Chloe Sampson has been struggling: to take care of her three younger siblings, to find herself, to make ends meet...romance · contemporary · fiction · audiobook · family · love-triangle · found-family · womens-fiction · female-mc · coming-of-age -
A Child Far from Home by Lizzie Page
England 1939: A heart-wrenching story of a mother and daughter separated by war, and finding hope in the darkest of times.With the country on the brink of war, single mother Jean embraces her ten-year-old daughter, Valerie, before she puts her on a train to Somerset alongside hundreds of other evacuees...historical-fiction · fiction · ww2 · female-mc · 20th-century · romance · epic · family · historical · literary-fiction -
Whispers of Ruin by Brenda K. Davies
Find out who this book is about in Gilded Curse s . The release date will most likely move up.Return to the Shadow Realms. A world where vampires feast, lycans love deeply, dark fae seduce, witches cast their spells, dragons rule the skies... and treachery lurks around every corner.Due to sexual content, violence, and language, this book is recommended for readers 18+ years of age...romance · witches-wizards · shapeshifters · suspense · paranormal · mythical-creatures · fantasy · supernatural · psychics · vampires -
About That Night by Erin McCarthy
Sometimes fate needs to hit a charming playboy over the head more than once…What do you do when a hot single mom approaches you with a proposition? No, not that kind. Chastity wants to fake date me. We may have hooked up once (okay, twice) when we were young but now she has me firmly in the friend zone... -
The Roads We Follow by Nicole Deese
As the youngest daughter of a country music legend, Raegan Farrow longs to establish an identity away from the spotlight and publish her small-town romances under a pen name. But after her dream is dashed when she won't exploit her mother's fame to further her own career, she hears a rumor from a reliable source regarding a tell-all being written about the Farrow family...romance · christian · contemporary · mystery · fiction · family · journey · wholesome · action-adventure · spirituality -
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Love You, Mean It by Jilly Gagnon
A playful romantic comedy featuring dueling delis, fake dating, a shockingly awesome ex, and just the right amount of amnesia.Ellie Greco wishes she weren’t stuck in Milborough...romance · fiction · contemporary · womens-fiction · fake-relationship · friendship · humor · comedy · female-mc · book -
The Lies About Forever by Claudia Y. Burgoa
Lightning can strike the same place more than once.The first time, it robbed me of my high school sweetheart.Shattering our forever into a million pieces.I was just sixteen.Too young to understand the medical terms, that meant she was gone.Too naïve to see that forever was nothing but a lie.Now, years later, I met Ameline.I tried not to fall in love, but it was impossible...romance · contemporary · friends-to-lovers · family · slow-burn · secrets · death · sad · kind-mc · grief -
The Amazing Alpha Tau Pledge Project by Lisa Henry, Sarah Honey
Briar Pendelton is new to Lassiter, and he’s determined to get into Alpha Tau, even if that means lying about already having passed his LSAT and doing stupid pledge stunts like dressing as a sorority girl. Besides, he’s always looked killer in a skirt.Casey Hill has been pledge master of Alpha Tau for two years...romance · mlm · university · friends-to-lovers · new-adult · humor · contemporary · lgbtq · fiction · book -
Mystery Magnet by Gregory Ashe
He was born to write mysteries. Now, he has to solve them.When Dashiell Dawson Dane moves across the country to a small seaside town called Hastings Rock, he has one get away from his ex. Okay, two goals - because he wouldn't mind a little help from his new boss, celebrity mystery author Vivienne Carver... -
Beyond Fate by Lee McCormick
“Maybe in our next life, things will be different? It can be you and me. Maybe we’ll finally fit. Soulmates, right? So maybe…”ClayI’ve been on a hundred jobs, but I’ve never met a person like Jayce Holden. He’s everything I shouldn’t want, wrapped in a protective package that seems hellbent on making sure I’m safe from his family. Making sure I’m his.I'm not sure what I want..romance · mlm · dark · organized-crime · assassins · second-chances · time-travel · lgbtq · suspense · mystery -
Avaritia: A Monster Romance by Colette Rhodes
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The Wallflower's Secret by Rose Pearson
When a scorned wallflower, Miss Julia Harbison, plots revenge on the roguish Lord Rushington, a dance floor mishap turns into a game of love and deception. Can truth and passion outshine vengeance?When a drunken gentleman mistakes her for another on the dance floor, Miss Julia Harbison must battle the gossip and whispers alone... -
Powerful by Lauren Roberts
Set during the time of the New York Times bestseller Powerless, fan favorite Adena gets a story all her own as she attempts to survive on the streets of Loot...and falls for a mysterious—and dangerous—Elite.Adena and Paedyn have always been inseparable... -
Mail Order Magnate by Kirsten Osbourne
After the death of their mother, Isabelle Winslow and her sisters must find somewhere to go or continue to be abused by their father. When she and her sisters run into Elizabeth Tandy in Beckham, Elizabeth agrees to send the three of them to friends in Hope Springs, Colorado, as mail-order brides.Albert Thoreau has made his fortune in the silver mines... -
Reckless Hearts by L.A. Shaw
***Ava & Parker's Story***Enemies to LoverBlurb to... -
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The Last Lost Girl by Casey L. Bond
Welcome to Neverland. Where shadows consume and magic is frighteningly real.Ava is struggling to provide for herself and her sister, who slips further into insanity with each passing day. Raving about Neverland. Obsessed with a Second Star that Ava can’t see in the black, velvety sky...romance · fantasy · dark · betrayal · retellings · forced-proximity · fiction · horror · myths · book -
Heartless Villain by Meg Anne, K. Loraine
Captain Hook isn’t loyal to anyone, but I’d die for her. Once I was a prince, then I became a lost boy, then their king. Now, I’m nothing more than a heartless villain. Or at least so I thought. Until I met her. Until I had a reason for that husk in my chest to resume its beating. I know I’m not alone. She’s worked her magic on all of us... -
Shadow and Wrath by Penn Cassidy
I've lived in the shadows all my life.Some might even say that I am the shadows.Undesirables are banished to the Lower City, where crime runs the darkened streets and sell-swords lurk in the underground catacombs. Those with blessings that are either too useless to be deemed worthy, or too dangerous to see the light of day... -
Ask Laura: An unforgettable and moving womens fiction novel by Gillian Jackson
An advice columnist’s own problems reach crisis level, in this compelling blend of suspense, romance, and family drama by the author of The Dead Husband. Laura Green dispenses life advice to readers of a London magazine, but now she could use some help herself. Her teenage daughter will barely speak to her and is hiding birth control pills in her room... -
City of Mirth and Malice by Alexis L. Menard
Some debts are not so easily repaid—or forgiven.Nicolai Attano finally has everything he’s ever wanted: control over the Iron Saint Railway, safety for his family, and not a single rival syndicate to stand in his way. Never could he have imagined he’d want anything more than power—not until Camilla Marchese...romance · fantasy · steampunk · industrial-era · fiction · gaslamp · horror · new-adult · dark · historical -
The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later: Complete illustrated edition by Alexandre Dumas, George Routledge, R Yarros, D Baldacci
"The Vicomte of Ten Years Later" is the final installment of Alexandre Dumas' epic d'Artagnan Romances trilogy, which includes "The Three Musketeers" and "Twenty Years After." Divided into three parts, this monumental novel continues the saga of the legendary Musketeers and their adventures amidst the political upheavals of 17th-century France...romance · fiction · war · early-modern · historical · military · action-adventure · violent-conflict · book · adult