Top new romance books out this week: 2 Jan - 8 Jan 2017
Last updated:
January 8, 2017
This week featuring new releases by Meghan Quinn, Janet Evanovich, Claire Kingsley, Annette Marie, Charlotte Stein, Opal Carew, Jen McLaughlin, James Patterson, Jen McLaughlin, James Patterson, Elizabeth Hayley, James Patterson, Elizabeth Hayley, James Patterson, Alexandra Bracken and many more.
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Dear Life by Meghan Quinn
Four lives. Four stories. Four sets of letters. Four brave souls in need of guidance while facing life's greatest challenges. The anonymously published Dear Life program is designed to help them step outside of their comfort zones, face their obstacles, and relinquish their demons...and prove their existence...christian · new adult · contemporary · sports · friends to lovers · angst · male-pov · dual-pov · m-f · baseball -
Could Be Forever by Claire Kingsley
Surprises aren’t usually my thing, but a spontaneous girls’ weekend at the beach to celebrate my birthday isn’t so bad. Until my girlfriends both get food poisoning. But Finn, the hot bartender with dreamy blue eyes, a rough stubbly jaw, and the sexiest hands I’ve ever seen (I have a thing for hands) wants to help me salvage my unfortunate weekend... -
Dark Tempest by Annette Marie
Emi has dedicated her life to becoming the perfect vessel for the goddess Amaterasu, but the insidious betrayal of another deity has changed everything. Now Amaterasu has charged Emi with an urgent mission: to find and free the earthly gods before mankind is brought to its knees beneath divine tyranny.At her side is Shiro, the mysterious fox spirit...fantasy · young adult · magic · urban fantasy · paranormal · demons · from hate to love · new adult · forbidden love · high fantasy -
Filthy and Rich: A Billionaire Menage Romance Box Set by Charlotte Stein, Opal Carew, Calista Fox, Sheryl Nantus
Sensually dirty and filthy rich, these five smoking hot billionaire ménage stories will leave you breathless. Includes stories by New York Times bestselling author Opal Carew, Sheryl Nantus, Celia Aaron, Charlotte Stein, and Calista Fox... -
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A Wedding in Maine: A McCullagh Inn Story by Jen McLaughlin, James Patterson
The McCullagh Inn is now open for weddings. Jeremy Holland is exactly what Chelsea O'Kane wants in a man. After he proposes, she's ecstatic to host their wedding at the inn they built together. But it isn't long before the secrets from Chelsea's past refuse to stay buried, and they could ruin everything... -
A Wedding in Maine by Jen McLaughlin, James Patterson
The McCullagh Inn is now open for weddings. Jeremy Holland is exactly what Chelsea O'Kane wants in a man. After he proposes, she's ecstatic to host their wedding at the inn they built together. But it isn't long before the secrets from Chelsea's past refuse to stay buried, and they could ruin everything... -
Exquisite by Elizabeth Hayley, James Patterson
"Please don't let me fall." Since Siobhan has made it as an artist, she's ready to start a life in New York with the love of her life, billionaire Derick Miller. But their relationship has been a rollercoaster ride that has pushed Derick too far... -
Exquisite: The Diamond Trilogy, Book III by Elizabeth Hayley, James Patterson
"Please don't let me fall." Since Siobhan has made it as an artist, she's ready to start a life in New York with the love of her life, billionaire Derick Miller. But their relationship has been a rollercoaster ride that has pushed Derick too far... -
Wayfarer by Alexandra Bracken
All Etta Spencer wanted was to make her violin debut when she was thrust into a treacherous world where the struggle for power could alter history. After losing the one thing that would have allowed her to protect the Timeline, and the one person worth fighting for, Etta awakens alone in an unknown place and time, exposed to the threat of the two groups who would rather see her dead than succeed...fantasy · young adult · time travel · science fiction · historical · urban fantasy · paranormal · magic · dystopian · contemporary -
BEARING HIS BABY: Fallen Knights MC by Nicole Fox
I'll give him my body. I'll bear his baby. But I won't fall in love. SARA Ever since my parents lost everything, I've been dreaming of building a brand new future. Danny Reynolds says if I have his baby, he'll give me enough money to start over again. Sounds simple, but he's not a simple man. He's rugged, tough, and a long-standing member of the Fallen Knights MC... -
Midnight Obsession by Melinda Leigh
In Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh’s edgy new thriller, Louisa Hancock thought she was safe…but there’s a new killer in town. When a mysterious package lands on Louisa Hancock’s doorstep, the Philadelphia museum curator can hardly anticipate the nightmare that’s about to envelop her... -
On Broken Wings by Chanel Cleeton
The author of Into the Blue and Fly with Me returns with the newest, hot and high-flying Wild Aces romance... A year after losing her husband, Joker, the squadron commander of the Wild Aces, Dani Peterson gets an offer from his best friend, Alex “Easy” Rogers, to help fix up her house. Dani accepts, and their friendship grows—along with an undeniable attraction... -
The Beach House by Mary Alice Monroe
Known for her moving characters and emotional honesty, Mary Alice Monroe brings readers a beautifully rendered story that explores the fragile yet enduring bond between mothers and daughters. Carette Rutledge thought she'd left her Southern roots and troubled family far behind... -
The Mistress by Danielle Steel
Incomparable storyteller Danielle Steel illuminates rarely glimpsed precincts of unimaginable wealth and power, where love and freedom are the most dangerous desires of all. Natasha Leonova’s beauty saved her life... -
Hard Hitter by Sarina Bowen
He’s a fighter in the rink, but he’s about to learn that playing nice can help you score... As team captain and enforcer, Patrick O'Doul puts the bruise in the Brooklyn Bruisers. But after years of hard hits, O'Doul is feeling the burn, both physically and mentally...sports · contemporary · slow burn · athletes · alpha male · strong heroine · tortured hero · office · friends to lovers · abuse -
A Great Love of Small Proportion by Colin Falconer
Seville, 1489. The end of the Reconquista. Diego Sanchis is Seville's most famous painter; his tryptychs and murals fill every church in the city. He is also ugly, angry, possibly Jewish and a dwarf. Nobody but his father loves him and Diego likes it just that way. Until one day he is asked to take on a new student... -
Archer by Haley Jenner
Archer Dean taught me how it feels to be loved. Really loved. The happily ever after, fairy-tale type love. But he also taught me what real heartbreak was. He ripped away my happiness, took it from me without a backward glance. He left me alone and broken with no idea how to rebuild. No fight left in me to want to. Annabelle Edwards was a light in my world of darkness... -
Saigon Wife by Colin Falconer
You don’t have to kill him. You just have to let him die. Saigon 1970. Magdalena has never stopped loving Reyes Garcia, and never stopped hating him either, for leaving her seven years ago. But when they find each other in Saigon they know they cannot stay away from each other again. But Magdalena is married now... -
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Silk Road: A haunting story of adventure, romance and courage by Colin Falconer
The Holy Land, 1260. Josseran Sarrazini is chosen to escort the Pope’s emissary on an embassy to the all-conquering Mongol horde in an effort to save all Christendom from destruction. But although he serves as a Templar warrior, Josseran is not all that he appears to be - and he despises the Pope’s man on sight... -
Havana Girl by Colin Falconer
There's Che, Castro, the Mafia. But it’s love that’s dangerous Havana, 1958. Magdalena Fuentes knows that Angel Macheda is the only man for her, even after he takes her virginity and then tells her he is engaged to someone else. She knows they are meant to be. So why can she not stop thinking about Reyes Garcia? From the moment I saw you, he says, I knew there would be no one else... -
Rock Chick Reawakening by Kristen Ashley
From New York Times bestselling author, Kristen Ashley, comes the long-awaited story of Daisy and Marcus, Rock Chick Reawakening... -
Baby Fever Bride by Nicole Snow
I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR LOVE. I NEED A BABY NOW... PENNY My biological clock just exploded. Eighteen months. That's how long I have to make a baby happen before it becomes one more broken dream. Fate has a sick sense of humor, though. Its name is Hayden Shaw. Yes, the Hayden Shaw. Billionaire developer, scandalously gorgeous, his hard-headed ego only eclipsed by his enormous.. -
Dare You To by Riley Hart
Previously released in the anthology, IT WAS ALWAYS YOU. A Wild Side Series prequel novella. Austin Thompson spends most of his spare time reading or logging in extra hours at the LGBTQ youth center where he works. His only standing “night out,” if you can call it that, is his weekly movie night with his best friend, Dare Nichols... -
Once Upon a Prince by Jaclyn Osborn, Nicki James
Living in his twin brother’s too perfect shadow, Evander Galanis has struggled to prove himself a worthy heir to the throne. It seems the only thing he excels at is disappointing his father. Impulsive, spoiled, and surrounded by an air of entitlement, he doesn't yet understand what it means to be king... -
Midnight's Emissary by T.A. White
Aileen has a few rules for her life. Do her job and go home safe. Keep the supernatural world away from her human family. Stay off the vampire radar. And, above all, don’t get involved in spook politics... -
Reign of Shadows by Sophie Jordan
Destiny and darkness collide in this romantic, sweeping new fantasy series from New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan.Seventeen years ago, an eclipse cloaked the kingdom of Relhok in perpetual darkness. In the chaos, an evil chancellor murdered the king and queen and seized their throne. Luna, Relhok's lost princess, has been hiding in a tower ever since...fantasy · young adult · high fantasy · dystopian · royalty · legends & fairy tales · magic · paranormal · historical · futuristic -
The Summer Palace by C.S. Pacat
"When all this is over, we could take horses and stay a week in the palace..." Set after the events of the Captive Prince trilogy, The Summer Palace is a story about Damen and Laurent. It's an epilogue of sorts to the Captive Prince series...fantasy · royalty · from hate to love · m-m · new adult · historical · young adult · erotica · male-pov · explicit-plentiful -
Curse the Day by Annabel Chase
Welcome to Spellbound, where paranormal is the new normal. The only magic Emma Hart believes in is caffeine and the power of the dryer to lose one sock per load. A public interest lawyer buried under a mound of student debt, Emma’s whole life has been one turn of bad luck after another. Her streak seems to continue when she gets lost on the way to see a client in the remote Pocono Mountains...fantasy · mystery · paranormal · witches · magic · urban fantasy · vampires · contemporary · humor · shapeshifters -
Fear the Beard by Lani Lynn Vale
Tally is a twenty-year-old single mother struggling to finish nursing school. Has she made mistakes in life? Sure, but her daughter isn’t one of them. She works hard, she studies even harder, and she’s only a few weeks away from graduating. She’s living her life the best she knows how when she witnesses a near miss motorcycle accident between a car and a biker...humor · military · suspense · alpha male · contemporary · bikers · bad boys · forbidden love · erotica · age difference -
Assault and Beret by Jenn McKinlay
London milliner Vivian Tremont and her American cousin and partner, Scarlett Parker, tip their caps to their beloved shop on Portobello Road in Notting Hill and set off for Paris, where Viv can't wait to teach a hat-making class. But she has another reason to travel to the City of Light: to find the man she impulsively eloped with years ago and have their marriage annulled... -
No Limits: A Dark Romance by Lauren Landish
She thinks she’s a monster. But I’m the monster. And she’s my angel. I’m a ruthless perfectionist who’s never needed love. It’s a worthless emotion that makes you weak, and I’m anything but weak. I haven’t let a soul get close to me. No one’s ever made me feel a damn thing. Until Shawnie. My angel. I knew from the moment I saw her that she was different... -
Bound ~ A Dark Horse Novel by J.S. Scott, Cali MacKay
From NY Times and USA Today bestselling authors J.S. Scott and Cali MacKay...a new dark, steamy romance about two people who never should have met... Anna What are the chances of me getting kidnapped in a small town in the foothills of Colorado by a man who is the subject of an international manhunt? I'd say probably the same odds as winning the lottery...several times... -
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Falling Under by Jenika Snow, Sam Crescent
Sometimes falling under is the only way to reach the top. Olivia has lived a life of privilege, but she’s always stayed grounded and known she’s no better than anyone else. Used as nothing more than a status symbol for her family, she’s always been alone in the world. Mason has one priority: get enough money to make sure his sister lives... -
You've Always Been Mine by Jenika Snow
PAIGE When Erik left town, I thought my world had ended. Even at the tender age of ten I knew how hard my life would be without him. And as I grow older, as the letters between us became sparse to nonexistent, I can’t help but feel like a wall has been built around my heart. There is only one boy for me, and I know I’ll never see him again... -
Wrecking Ball by P. Dangelico
Cam DeSantis’ life is a hot, steaming pile...sports · humor · contemporary · alpha male · friends to lovers · new adult · from hate to love · angst · athletes · strong heroine -
The Awakening - A Master and His submissive by Riley Edwards
My life was colorless, bland, tasteless. I wore my well-deserved guilt like a badge of honor, hiding behind the thick walls I built, never allowing anyone close. Then she walked back into my life. She was too innocent, too pure, too good for the man I had become. Every part of me was screaming to let her walk away, not tarnish her perfection... -
Protector: A Second Chance Bad Boy Romance by Penelope Bloom
The SEALs left me ruthless and hard … in more ways than one. If you’re looking for a bodyguard, I’m the best there is. And no, I don’t sleep with clients—at least not while I’m on the clock. Only one girl ever got more than a night out of me. Only one girl ever mattered. Makayla Pierson. But she got away from me... -
Asher by T.S. Joyce
Asher Striker is full of dark secrets. His brothers think he’s quiet because he’s moody, but Asher had to learn at a young age that if he doesn’t focus on controlling the power within him, he could destroy everything and everyone around him. All he needs to do is help Gentry and Roman open up Winter’s Edge, and then go back to his solitary life. It would be safest for everyone that way...witches · shapeshifters · fantasy · paranormal · alpha male · suspense · magic · werewolves · independent heroine -
Ready Set Rogue by Manda Collins
WHO WILL WRITE THE BOOK OF LOVE? When scholarly Miss Ivy Wareham receives word that she’s one of four young ladies who have inherited Lady Celeste Beauchamp’s estate with a magnificent private library, she packs her trunks straightaway. Unfortunately, Lady Celeste’s nephew, the rakish Quill Beauchamp, Marquess of Kerr, is determined to interrupt her studies one way or another..