Top new romance books out this week: 10 Mar - 16 Mar 2024
Last updated:
March 16, 2024
This week featuring new releases by L.J. Shen, Parker S. Huntington, Joanna Goodman, Jaymin Eve, Claire Kingsley, Jodi Ellen Malpas, Brittney Sahin, C.S. Pacat, Micaiah Johnson, Deanna Raybourn, Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti and many more.
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My Dark Desire by L.J. Shen, Parker S. Huntington
She’s his sweetest desire...and his darkest secret.The task was simple.Sneak into Potomac’s most heavily guarded manor.Steal back my pendant. Slip out.Problem number one?America’s most unattainable bachelor caught me.Problem number two?He decided to keep me. As the help.Zachary Sun’s winter may be the coldest I’ve ever felt,but he makes my skin burn...romance · contemporary · dark · fiction · enemies-to-lovers · age-gap · billionaire · forced-proximity · slow-burn · steamy -
The Inheritance by Joanna Goodman
From the bestselling author of The Home for Unwanted Girls and The Forgotten Daughter comes a compulsively readable mother-daughter story in which two women who share a difficult past must come to together to claim the future they deserve. Arden Moore enjoyed an affluent life thanks to her husband’s high-paying job...fiction · womens-fiction · drama · contemporary · historical-fiction · family · female-mc · romance · literary-fiction · new-adult -
Crimson Skies by Jaymin Eve
The conclusion to Morgan's story...Crimson Skies is the final book in the Fallen Fae Gods romantasy duet. Tropes include dragon shifter and human romance, f0rced proximity, fated mates, touch her and..., portal to a faerie world. This book is not a standalone and is recommended for 18+ due to language and adult situations...romance · fantasy · dragons · fae · fated-mates · paranormal · sword-sorcery · mythical-creatures · fiction · book -
Storms and Secrets by Claire Kingsley
He’s always loved her. Now he’ll fight to save her. Zachary Haven is living a lie. He’s stuck in a rut, pretending to hate the woman he’s always loved. He didn’t mean for things to turn out that way. But sometimes life gets out of control, especially when you’re young and stupid. Not that he ever had a chance with her. She’s gorgeous and smart, talented and kind...romance · contemporary · suspense · family · small-town · audiobook · slow-burn · found-family · love-triangle · kidnapping -
The American by Jodi Ellen Malpas
Temptation has never been so dangerous.A domineering force in Miami’s volatile criminal underworld, Brad Black is respected. Feared. His deadly accurate trigger finger and indestructible persona has earned him his intimidating reputation and, up until six months ago, hookers, drugs, and protecting the Black empire was the sum of his life’s purpose.Until he saved her...romance · dark · crime · suspense · family · contemporary · steamy · mystery · organized-crime · age-gap -
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The Fallen One by Brittney Sahin
From Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author Brittney Sahin, comes a sizzling love story between a morally gray hero who doesn’t believe in second chances, and the woman who will make him question everything. Five years ago, a phone call forever changed my life as I listened to my wife being murdered half a world away...romance · military · contemporary · age-gap · billionaire · suspense · alpha-mc · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc -
romance · fantasy · young-adult · lgbtq · fiction · historical · mlm · historical-fiction · high-fantasy · magic
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Those Beyond the Wall by Micaiah Johnson
Faced with a coming apocalypse, a woman must reckon with her past to solve a series of sudden and inexplicable deaths in a searing sci-fi thriller from the Compton Crook Award–winning author of The Space Between Worlds.Scales is the best at what she She is an enforcer who keeps the peace in Ashtown, a rough, climate-ravaged desert town...romance · sci-fi · fiction · fantasy · dystopia · wlw · lgbtq · poc-author · action-adventure · literary-fiction -
A Grave Robbery by Deanna Raybourn
Veronica and Stoker discover that not all fairy tales have happy endings, and some end in murder, in this latest historical mystery from New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award–nominated author Deanna Raybourn...romance · mystery · historical-fiction · historical · fiction · industrial-era · victorian · cozy · murder · female-mc -
Forsaken Relic by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
The curse will destroy us all.’m changed beyond return, my life torn apart by the god who forced this fate upon me.Now I’m a creature of ruin and bloodshed, but the price I’ve paid comes with the sweetest of gifts.The prince who claimed my heart has seized me once again, but this time, I’m on equal ground...europe · scandinavia · romance · fantasy · war · medieval · vampires · steamy · shapeshifters · magic -
Ruby Tears by Pepper Winters
“Ten thousand dollars.That pitiful sum changed my entire life.It bought my entire life.A measly ten thousand dollars, given to my boyfriend by a monster to fuck me.He took it.The monster took me.And I never saw freedom again.”I’m the bastard son of a monster.My other half-blooded siblings have their own demons…but me? I truly have the devil inside.I try to be good...romance · dark · contemporary · abuse · suspense · forced-proximity · enemies-to-lovers · audiobook · sexual-assault · kidnapping -
Callum by Sawyer Bennett
Callum Derringer was hired by the Pittsburgh Titans to help rebuild the organization after a devastating plane crash left its future unknown. Now that he’s got the team back on track, it’s time to put some effort into his own life.When I accepted the job of general manager with the Titans, it was just the opportunity I needed to prove myself to the sports world...romance · sports · contemporary · abuse · fiction · audiobook · forced-proximity · steamy · slow-burn · found-family -
The Almost Romantic: How to Date Your Fake Husband by Lauren Blakely
Fake engagement. Real marriage. Both have an expiration date in this spicy marriage of convenience romantic comedy standalone!“Marry me.”They were the last words I expected to say to my fake fiancé, but I’m the kind of guy who doesn’t back down from a challenge. Pretend I’m engaged to my gorgeous and talented business partner to secure a business deal?No problem...romance · contemporary · billionaire · marriage-of-convenience · sports · found-family · fake-relationship · steamy · humor · fiction -
Colin by Grae Bryan
Colin is a heated, fated-mates MMM paranormal romance with an HEA and no cliffhanger. It contains a grumpy, vampire-addicted human and the twin vampire brothers who are hungry for anything and everything he has to offer. It also contains steamy scenes and the moderate violence (and mentions of blood) one might expect from a vampire romance...romance · paranormal · mlm · fantasy · vampires · lgbtq · reverse-harem · fated-mates · new-adult · urban-fantasy -
Dire Straits and Entwined Fates by Alice Winters
JulianWhen did fake-then-real dating an ancient vampire become the easy part?Casimir’s ridiculously sweet now that he’s conquered “the art of the flirt,” as he calls it. He tries hard to fit in with my family—if we forget about those silly threatening chocolates he sent my father—and he even makes me popcorn… okay, he tried. I know, I know, I’m just bragging at this point...romance · mlm · vampires · shapeshifters · fantasy · paranormal · lgbtq · humor · contemporary · urban-fantasy -
Just One More Moment by Carly Phillips
She thinks happily ever after only happens in romance novels.He can’t wait to prove her wrong…Falling in love is not on Raven Walsh’s agenda. Running from her past keeps her way too busy for that. She can, however, handle a friends-with-benefits scenario with the hot billionaire who co-owns The Back Door bar...workplace · billionaire · womens-fiction · contemporary · friends-to-lovers · fiction · romance · book · adult -
Burn: A Billionaire Enemies-to-Lovers Romance by Anna Hackett
I have one goal—arrest billionaire businessman Kavner Fury.I’m dedicated to my job as a Treasury agent, and taking down crooked financial criminals. Just like the one who destroyed my family.Kavner Fury is wealthy, powerful, and ambitious, a combination I know too well. He’s New Orleans’ favorite billionaire...romance · contemporary · suspense · enemies-to-lovers · billionaire · law-enforcement · fiction · female-mc · alpha-mc · found-family -
Brutal Arrangement by Laurelin Paige
He can have any woman he wants.He wants his brother’s.Alex Sebastian is the billionaire who knows exactly how to re-launch the pop career I walked away from to raise my little sister.He knows everything, apparently, about what’s good for me. For my image. Even for my lingerie. Everywhere I turn, he’s there, smirking. I cannot stand him...romance · contemporary · audiobook · dark · steamy · billionaire · enemies-to-lovers · age-gap · love-triangle · revenge -
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Hills of Shivers and Shadows by Pam Godwin
Abducted and taken to a remote cabin in Alaska, Frankie finds herself at the mercy of four feral men, each with his own dark secrets and twisted desires.With nowhere to run, she must rely on her wits to survive the harsh winter, trapped with them.As she delves into their mysterious pasts, she uncovers an insidious evil that feeds on loyalty and uses love as a weapon.Nothing is as it seems...romance · dark · reverse-harem · contemporary · suspense · mystery · survival · psychological · forced-proximity · enemies-to-lovers -
The Swan's Nest by Laura McNeal
A tender and engrossing historical novel about the unlikely love affair between two great 19th-century poets, Robert Browning and Elizabeth BarrettOn a bleak January day in 1845, a poet who had been confined to her room for four years by recurrent illness received a letter from a writer she secretly idolized but had never seen...historical-fiction · fiction · historical · 21st-century · literary-fiction · drama · industrial-era · victorian · family · romance -
Ignited by Becca Steele
My life was perfect. A dream degree course, amazing friends, a different guy every weekend.Until him. One night.No names.We thought we’d never see each other again.But the man that blew my mind turns out to be Dr. Wilder, a lecturer at my university with a reputation of being cold and unapproachable.Completely wrong for me. He’s a teacher. I’m a student...romance · mlm · university · contemporary · lgbtq · sports · new-adult · humor · age-gap · grumpy-sunshine -
The Wickedness of a Highlander by Elisa Braden
An angel in freefallA year ago, Sabella Lockhart lived in sheltered gentility as the sister of a Scottish lord. Then her brother’s shocking crimes came to light, leaving her with nothing but horrifying memories, unpayable debts, and a blackened name. Before she leaves Scotland for good, she must face the family he harmed the MacPhersons... -
The Law of Deceit by K. Webster
He’s a rebellious young man with a lifelong obsession with his mom’s best friend. He always assumed she’d be nothing more than a fantasy, but he’s not the only one with forbidden feelings… I’ve loved her for as long as I can remember. She’s my mom’s best friend and a cop. Two reasons why I should stay far, far away from Sloane Thurman. It’s nearly impossible to keep my distance, though...romance · mystery · contemporary · new-adult · age-gap · slow-burn · law-enforcement · kind-mc · steamy · multi-pov -
Alternate by Lili St. Germain
If you haven't read Alternate, you might want to download it and read it before you read Zero Hour (Which is the final book in the series).In Alternate, you'll get to learn some things you didn't know about Jase, Dornan and Elliot before you dive in to Zero Hour for the final Gypsy Ride...romance · dark · abuse · suspense · steamy · crime · contemporary · biker · alpha-mc · organized-crime -
A Family of His Own by Stephanie Laurens
#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens returns to the quintessential question of what family means to a Cynster in this tale of the last unmarried member of the Cynster Next Generation and the final mission that opens his eyes.Toby Cynster is not amused when informed that his new mission is to be his last in the shadowy service of Drake, Marquess of Winchelsea... -
Obliterate by Gemma Weir
Obliterate – to destroy utterly; wipe out.When our eyes met across a crowded room, I recognized her. The most familiar stranger I’veever seen. It doesn’t matter who she is, or where she came from, because I know exactly whereshe belongs—with me.She’s beautiful, perfect, and apparently already taken. But I won’t let something asinconsequential as a boyfriend stop me from claiming her...romance · dark · university · contemporary · young-adult · arranged-marriage · billionaire · angst · stalking · marriage-of-convenience -
Oar Than Friends by Lulu Moore
She's rowing for Cambridge. He's rowing for Oxford. A boat race to go down in history.Arthur Osbourne-Cloud has always had his future mapped out for him – graduate Oxford and follow his dreadful father into politics. Except Arthur wants to do anything but that. He’s more than happy filling his days rowing for golds at the Olympics or World Championships, and this year he has The Boat Race to win...romance · sports · contemporary · university · new-adult · fiction · womens-fiction · enemies-to-lovers · multi-pov · insta-love -
Mate Me by Kel Carpenter, Aurelia Jane
Beauty and the Beast meets Hades and Persephone in this shifter fantasy romance standalone!A god wants me dead.My ancestors stole half his soul then imprisoned him in Tartarus, thinking he'd be forgotten. That he could never return.They were wrong.The day he rips open a portal between our worlds, my life is over... -
A Feather So Black by Lyra Selene
Set in a world of perilous magic and moonlit forests, this seductive romantic fantasy tells the story of a defiant changeling, her cursed sister, and the dangerous fae lord she must defeat to save her family...romance · fantasy · fae · retellings · fiction · magic · audiobook · high-fantasy · enemies-to-lovers · myths -
Lighthouse Keeper by Eliza Lentzski
In 1874, in the quaint coastal town of Provincetown, Massachusetts, the ocean’s waves echo with tales of lost love. Lizzy Darby, a resilient young woman with a heart marked by past sorrows, seeks refuge in the familiarity of her parents' general store. Scarred by the loss of her first love to the unpredictable sea, Lizzy strives to find solace in the routine of her daily life... -
To Forge Her Fate by Kasey Stockton
Two worlds. Two hearts. Can they ever meld together as one?Eliza Rose: accomplished in pianoforte, riding, drawing, three languages, and the art of flirtation using only a fan.Jacob Ridley: skilled blacksmith, honest tradesman, appreciates a hot meal, and not susceptible to any lady’s charm.Until Eliza needs help, and Jacob cannot turn her away. Now she has him wrapped around her dainty finger... -
Rebel by K.A. Knight
Beck Danvers stormed off stage last night during the Dead Ringers’ sold-out world tour, sending the world of rock and roll into chaos as everyone scrambles to figure out what happened.The Dead Ringers are no stranger to tragedy, and it seems it has once again struck this iconic band in their prime... -
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The Hedgewitch of Foxhall by Anna Bright
In this gorgeous stand-alone fantasy romance perfect for fans of Margaret Rogerson and Allison Saft, a rebellious witch undertakes a last-ditch quest to restore magic to medieval Wales—as two princes vie for her heart.Ffion is the last hedgewitch in Foxhall...romance · fantasy · young-adult · witches-wizards · historical-fiction · magic · high-fantasy · paranormal · fiction · historical -
One Taste: A burly baker, small town romance by Lena Hendrix
When reporter Casselyn Hill stepped into my small town bakery with her nose held high and a lost look in her eyes, the world fell away. I even knocked over sweet Mrs. Halpert to get to her.As one of the few residents who hasn’t picked a side in the town’s decades-old feud, I’ve been tasked with accompanying Cass to our annual Fireside Flannel Festival so she can get her story... -
Kissing Lessons by Cassie Mint
He’s supposed to teach me about the universe. I’m mostly trying to get in his pants.My whole family thinks I’m dumber than a bag of rocks. Just ‘cause I like makeup tutorials and wearing pretty clothes, they assume I’m a prize bimbo. When it comes to my college Physics class, I tell them I’m good—but they go ahead and hire a tutor anyways.Well, joke’s on them...romance · contemporary · university · insta-love · young-adult · age-gap · new-adult · fiction · book -
Hate Mail by Donna Marchetti
Naomi and Luca have been pen-pals since fifth-grade. Well, more like bitter rivals caught in an epic battle of insults and verbal jousting... But what starts as a hilarious chain of hate filled letters, slowly develops into a friendship spanning coasts and years. That is until one day, years later, when the letters suddenly stop.It’s been two years since Naomi last heard from Luca...romance · contemporary · fiction · new-adult · womens-fiction · enemies-to-lovers · friends-to-lovers · multi-pov · humor · book -
If You Give a Single Dad a Nanny by Ann Einerson
I, Marlow Taylor, need to stop fantasizing about the hot, single dad next door.Should I have agreed to nanny his cute six year old who loves my dog Waffles? Absolutely not.But her dad seems to think he can do everything himself. ( no one can)3 reasons why I absolutely cannot fall for Dylan 1. He’s grumpy and doesn’t seem to like me very much2... -
Daddy's Little Sunshine by M.A. Innes
“But I’m a princess boy because being a prince would be very boring. They just wear suits and look bored until they find their princesses. I’d rather be the princess. They have more fun and they wear pretty clothes. Littles should always have sparkly clothes.” - AddisonAddison knows princess littles are the best kind of littles but sometimes people don’t always understand... -
Monster Bully by Sam Crescent
From the moment Grim looks at Eve, he knows he wants her. All of his life, he has only known true evil. It was why he was able to rise the ranks and become the man that he is today. No one dared to betray him. If they did, they only knew him to be cruel, a true monster—a bully.All she did was help a stranger. A man with a flat tire...romance · crime · dark · organized-crime · alpha-mc · contemporary · cruel-mc · suspense · age-gap · insta-love