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Crashing Waves by Kelsey Kingsley
Every child deserves to be loved. Every child deserves parents who love them. Yet, for as long as I can remember, I’ve harbored an insatiable craving for that one simple thing. Love.
I was desperate for it. Through years of mistreatment and degradation, I longed for the affection I saw others receive. And I was willing to do anything to prove myself to the people I wanted it from—including going to war.
Yet it was never enough. Nothing ever was.
Except when it came to Laura, my high school sweetheart … and I pushed her away. Over and over again.
Because how could I possibly deserve love from her—or anyone—if my own parents couldn’t find me worthy of theirs? Maybe I’m just not worthy of anything.
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Second Chance Romance Books, Disability, Found Family, Contemporary Romance, Military Romance, Abuse, Mental Health, New Books 2025.
The Boards Between Us by Cassandra Moll
When a devastating injury ended Levi Montgomery’s hockey career, his life was turned upside down. Not only did he lose his roster spot, but he also lost his long-term girlfriend who seemed to want his fame and status more than him. When he got the call to join the coaching staff of the Golden City's hottest hockey team, his life—at least career-wise—finally turned around. Finally, the youngest coach in the NHL has love again—even if it's just his job.
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Alex Bennett is no stranger to loss. When she got pregnant at twenty, her boyfriend—and the man who she thought was the love of her life—all but abandoned her and her son. He was out to chase a life of luxury, and she was left alone. Now, juggling two unfulfilling jobs and an even more disappointing love life, she’s sworn off men in suits—especially ones who remind her of her ex.
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When Alex and Levi cross paths at a Flames game, neither expects the immediate spark between them. What starts as a simple attraction soon turns into a secret arrangement—but keeping things strictly physical proves harder than they imagined. As their walls begin to crumble, they’re forced to face the truth. Will they risk their hearts for something real, or will they be stuck with more than just the boards between them?
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Sports Romance Books, Contemporary Romance, New Books 2025.
The Dating Ban by Dani Elias
Ivy
At forty-one, my career as an Urban Planner is on track, but my personal life? A total car crash. After one too many terrible dates (and a foursome mishap that shall never be mentioned again), my therapist handed me a three-month dating ban. Apparently, I’m supposed to “focus on myself,” which so far includes yoga I’m terrible at, clay work that looks like it was done by a four-year-old, and a baking attempt that produced something akin to cat vomit. But I’m determined to stick to the plan and so the last thing I need is the nosy café owner with the cheeky smile setting up camp in my dreams.
Theo
Life as a single dad means keeping up with Lucy, my 5-year-old tornado who can charm free biscuits out of strangers faster than I can make a flat white. Between running my Viennese café and bedtime negotiations that rival UN peace talks, I don’t exactly have time for complications. Then Ivy shows up, all sass and determination, ranting about her therapist’s odd rules and ordering coffee like it’s a science experiment. The curvy beauty is funny, clever, and unexpectedly refreshing to have around. She is a friend I never knew I needed… just a friend. Then my meddling brothers put all sorts of ideas in my head and that’s just so not what I need.
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Friends to Lovers Romance Books, Contemporary Romance, New Books 2025.
A Forbidden Alchemy by Stacey McEwan
Nina Harrow and Patrick Colson are twelve years old when they are whisked away from the shadows of their disenfranchised mining towns to dazzling Belavere City to discover their magical potential. Those who pass Belavere’s test will become Artisans, wielders of powerful elemental magic destined to fulfill the city’s grand ambitions. For Nina, the Artisan School symbolizes a dream and an escape from her harsh reality, while Patrick yearns to return to his Craftsman family, whose extraordinary physical strength serves the idium mines keeping the city alive.
And then they uncover a devastating truth: Artisans aren’t born, they’re chosen. They part ways on very different paths, leaving them to carry the burden of this secret alone.
In the years that follow, a Craftsman revolution ignites, thrusting Nina and Patrick into opposing factions of a brewing war. Now an elite Artisan with the very rare talent for charming earth, Nina has turned her back on the fight, haunted by the loss of her found family. But fate intervenes when she is captured by Patrick’s rebel group. Despite the years and conflict that separates them, Patrick hasn’t forgotten Nina. He desperately seeks her help for a mission that could shift the tides against Belavere City. Reluctantly, she agrees, battling the sparks flying between them. But when Nina’s first love reappears, asking her to betray Patrick for the sake of the Artisans, Nina faces an impossible choice that could alter the fate of their world.
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Fantasy Romance Books, Romantasy, Enemies to Lovers, Magic, New Books 2025.
That Last Carolina Summer by Karen White
As a child, Phoebe Manigault developed the gift of premonition after she was struck by lightning in the creek near her Charleston home.
Plagued throughout her life by mysterious dreams, and always living in the shadow of her beautiful sister, Addie, Phoebe eventually moves to the West Coast, as far from her family as possible. Now, years later, she is summoned back to South Carolina, to help Addie care for their ailing mother.
As Phoebe’s return lures her back into deep-rooted tensions and conflicts, she is drawn to Celeste, whose granddaughter went missing years ago. Their connection brings comfort to Phoebe, while Celeste’s adult grandson Liam resurrects complicated emotions tied to Phoebe’s past.
But the longer Phoebe spends in her childhood home, the more her recurring nightmares intensify—bringing her closer to the shocking truth that will irrevocably change everything.
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​Tags - New Books released July 2025, Romantic Suspense Books, Summer Books, Beach Reads, New Books 2025.
Single Glance by K.C. Brooks
When it comes to Cam Seda, the lines are clear. He’s my best friend’s ex and the father of her daughter. The one man who I cannot cross any lines with.
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He might look like he’s been carved out of marble, and has a smile that melts me to my core, but that’s where the attraction ends. Ever since our paths first crossed, we’ve been at each other’s throats, neither willing to concede an inch to the other.
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However, when we find ourselves in each other’s orbits, those lines thin, and I can’t remember why we’ve never gotten along. In fact, the more time I spend with Cam, I realize he might be exactly who I’ve been looking for all along.
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As I get to know the man beneath the baseball jersey, it gets harder to ignore the pull between us. With each moment we share, the more I want him, and it’s getting harder to remember why we can’t be together.
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With more hearts than ours on the line, it’s a dangerous game. And one I can’t help but play.
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Sports Romance Books, Found Family, Forced Proximity, New Books 2025.​
Gracie Harris Is Under Construction by Kate Hash
Gracie Harris never intended to become the queen of grief. But when an essay she writes the night of her husband Ben’s memorial goes viral, she lands a popular column on love and loss and an impressive book deal.
Now, the biggest tragedy of her life is the center of her world. With a looming book deadline and her kids at summer camp, Gracie escapes for a summer of solitude to the ramshackle mountain house she and Ben bought for their family before his death.
When charming contractor Josh arrives on her doorstep to help renovate the home, Gracie discovers an unexpected connection that is energizing . . . and surprisingly flirtatious.
As her feelings and resilience grow, Gracie must decide whether she’s ready to embrace a new version of her life. Gracie’s first Happily Ever After didn’t last as long as she’d expected.
Now she has to wonder: Could Josh be her chance for a second great love story?
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Contemporary Romance Books, New Books 2025.
Faking with the Fae King by Krista Luna
When magic floods my small town, it brings mayhem and turns me and my besties into newbie witches. As mayor, I haven’t got a clue how to handle pixie pranksters, walking tulips, or sexy shadow daddies swooping out of the sky. How the hell do I hide all these shenanigans from the non-magical world?
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Enter King Severin, aka, sexy shadow daddy, aka, my future hubs.
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Turns out that last one’s no joke! He offers to wrap my town in Faerie glamour to protect it from outsiders… if I agree to be his fake wife for a year.
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It’s fine, totally fine. I’ll simply ignore his devastating cheekbones and sinful smirk.
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But there’s a catch. I have to win a magical Bachelor-style competition to prove I’m worthy to be queen. Eensy problem? I don’t have any idea how to use magic.
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The very first event? I fall on my face, literally.
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Severin growls he’ll teach me magic so I can win. Suddenly, my “fiancé” is glued to my side, his every touch making my tummy flutter. And when he takes me flying? Hooo, boy. My foolish heart keeps forgetting all of this is fake…
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Fae Romance Books, Fantasy, Romantasy, Witches, Supernatural, New Books 2025.
Denim & Diamonds by Penelope Ward
When the board of directors of my company mandated that I go to a wellness facility in small-town Maine to recharge, that shouldn’t have included:
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Using a ladder to sneak out of the bedroom window at night and going to the local bar.
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Getting so drunk that the bar owner brought me upstairs to sleep it off in his bed.
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Waking up staring at the taxidermy moose head on said bar owner’s wall.
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Falling for said bar owner who was the most drop-dead gorgeous man I’ve ever seen.
But Brock Hawkins was so much more than just the hot bar owner. He owned half the town, built log cabins with his bare hands, and was apparently the most eligible man in all of Meadowbrook.
He was also a cinnamon roll despite his seemingly rock-hard exterior.
And the last man I should’ve been falling for—because my time in this small town was limited.
I had to head back to my life in New York City, one that was the complete opposite from the kind Brock lived. He was denim. I was diamonds.
The problem was, the sexy lumberjack wasn’t the type of man who was easy to walk away from. Hell, I couldn’t even part with his plaid shirt that had become a constant fixture wrapped around my shoulders most days, let alone think about erasing him from my life.
A life with Brock, though, would have to be all or nothing. Go big or go home. I just didn’t realize that choosing to go big might also mean getting my heart broken when Brock’s life took a turn neither of us saw coming.
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Small Town Romance Books, Contemporary, New Books 2025.
Sugar by Layla Frost
I thought I was chasing a big scoop. Did I follow a man? Maybe.
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Did that man also happen to be lawyer to the stars, Easton Wells? Perhaps. Okay, fine. Yes.
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But who among us wasn’t guilty of mildly stalking a hot older man who didn’t seem to know how to smile?
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Rather than finding a groundbreaking story worthy of the front page, I stumbled into something far different. Far more exciting. And definitely more illicit. Gilded.
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I wanted to explore the secret adult club to the elite. I wanted to finally understand the dark desires that lurked in the back of my head. More than that, I wanted Easton to be my guide.
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But he wasn’t interested in a college student fifteen years younger than him. Not even when I served myself up on a golden platter. Misconstruing my curiosity as naive recklessness, he offered me a business arrangement instead.
I would get access to exclusive parties, powerful connections, and his influence. And he would get access to my time, attention, and company.
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I would be Easton Wells’s sugar baby.
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Spicy Romance Books, Age Gap, BDSM, Billionaire, New Books 2025.
August Lane by Regina Black
Every Thursday night, former country music heartthrob Luke Randall has to sing “Another Love Song.” God, he hates that song. But performing his lone hit at an interstate motel lounge is the only regular money he still has. Following another lackluster performance at the rock bottom of his career, Luke receives the opportunity of his dreams, opening for his childhood idol—90’s era Black country music star, JoJo Lane, who’s being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. But the concert is in Arcadia, Arkansas, the small hometown he swore he’d never see again. Going back means facing a painful past of abuse and neglect. It also means facing JoJo’s daughter, August Lane—the woman who wrote the lyrics he’s always claimed as his own.
August also hates that song. But she hates Luke Randall even more. When he shows up ten years too late to apologize for his betrayal, she isn’t interested in making amends. Instead, she threatens to expose his lies unless he co-writes a new song with her and performs it at the concert, something she hopes will launch her out of her mother's shadow and into a songwriting career of her own. Desperate to keep his secret, Luke agrees to put on the rogue performance, despite the risk of losing his shot at a new record deal.
When Luke’s guitar reunites with August’s soulful alto, neither can deny that the passionate bond they formed as teenagers is still there. As the concert nears, August will have to choose between an overdue public reckoning with the boy who betrayed her, or trusting the man he’s become to write a different love song.
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Second Chance Romance Books, Contemporary, Music, New Books 2025.
Rose in Chains by Julie Soto
The war is over, the dark forces have won, and the hero who was supposed to save them is dead.
Captured as her castle is overrun by the enemy, the world as Briony Rosewood knows it is changed forever. Evil has won, and her people face imminent servitude, imprisonment, or death.
​Stripped of her Magic and her freedom, Briony and the other survivors are quickly sold off to the highest bidders in an auction—and as Evermore's princess, she fetches the highest price.
After a fierce bidding war, she’s sold to none other than Toven Hearst, scion of a family known for their cruelty.
Yet despite the horrors of her new world and the role she must learn to play within it, all is not lost. Help—and hope—may yet arise in the most unlikely of places…
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Fantasy Romance Books, Romantasy, Dark, Enemies to lovers, New Books 2025.
Playing With My Heart Strings by H.K. Green
Dusty Wilder is Nashville and country music’s latest heartthrob. But when his label realizes his music isn’t hitting the charts like they need it to, they hit him with an ultimatum: Star on the new reality TV show Heart Strings to find love and a new partner to tour with, or leave country music altogether. Dusty has never agreed with the label’s decisions, but now he’s got nothing to gain and everything to lose.
Baylor Sommerfeld always thought a degree in public relations would lead to bigger and better careers than reality TV. All she wants is to lay low and grind her way to Capitol Hill. But the night before filming is set to begin, a drunken mistake causes a video to go viral, and the only way for her to keep her job is to join Heart Strings as a contestant vying for Dusty Wilder’s heart.
Neither Dusty nor Baylor want this. After all, love is just a performance to them both. But when lines blur and real feelings can no longer be ignored, it becomes hard to separate reality from reality TV.
With their careers on the line, what are they willing to risk? Can they dig into the deepest parts of their hearts together, or will this game they’re playing cost them everything?
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Forced Proximity Romance Books, Contemporary Romance, He Falls First, New Books 2025.
In the Veins of the Drowning by Kalie Cassidy
Imogen Nel is in hiding. Hiding from a cruel kingdom that believes Sirens are monstrous, blood-hungry creatures. Hiding from a king and his captain who viciously hunt her kind. Hiding from her own alluring abilities.
By keeping herself from the sea, Imogen’s bloodlust is dulled, and her black wings remain concealed beneath her skin.
When a neighboring king comes to visit, Imogen can no longer hide. He knows precisely what she is, and he believes she can save their kingdoms from an even greater monster.
But Imogen’s power threatens to violently reveal itself, and the two form a blood bond that protects them both. They flee together, traversing waters teeming with the undead. A
s the lines between duty to their people and desire for each other begin to blur, Imogen worries her ancestral powers may not be enough to kill what hunts her—the only way to defeat a monster may be to become one herself.
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Fantasy Romance Books, Romantasy, New Books 2025.
Falling for You Again by Kerry Lonsdale
Furniture artisan Meli Hynes still abides by her uncle’s truism: the only lasting love story is the one between artists and their creations.
Having already given marriage a shot―for all of twenty-four hours during a Las Vegas fling―Meli made her choice. The wood-crafting shop that is her family legacy will always come first.
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But when her uncle decides to sell to a competitor, Meli’s promised inheritance goes belly-up. She’ll do anything to muddle the deal. Including a marriage of convenience to an unforgettable and very practical old friend―the competitor’s son, Aaron.
With a controlling family of his own, and every bit as impulsive as Meli, Aaron is in. After all, this isn’t the first time he and Meli got hitched on a whim.
The rules of the ruse are simple: public displays of affection and live together as happy newlyweds.
The hardest rule of all? Never let real feelings get in the way of what they plan to be a purely professional second time around.
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Second Chance Romance Books, Contemporary, New Books 2025.
Huckleberry Hill by Emma Slate
When my fiancé leaves me because I can’t have children, I do the only thing I can think of. I run away to my family’s ranch in Idaho to hide from my feelings and nurse my wounded heart.
I expect the comforts of home, the solitude of the mountains, and long horseback rides through the forest. What I don’t expect is my father’s new ranch hand. Declan Brewer. Tall. Dark. Rugged.
And he looks just as delicious on a horse as he does a Harley. He’s got a wicked smile full of promises.
Our chemistry is undeniable, and in one forbidden moment, we combust. But instead of burning out, our energy rages into a passionate inferno.
Between bouts of pleasure in Declan’s arms and the laughter we share in his bed, he chips away at the armor I’ve erected around my heart.
Declan is everything I’ve ever wanted, but I’m scared he won’t stay when he finds out the truth. I’m broken, and I don’t know if love will be enough.
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Western Romance Books, Small Town Romance, New Books 2025.
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
Sera Swan used to be one of the most powerful witches in Britain. Then she resurrected her great-aunt Jasmine from the (very recently) dead, lost most of her magic, befriended a semi-villainous talking fox, and was exiled from her Guild. Now she (slightly reluctantly and just a bit grumpily) helps Jasmine run an enchanted inn in Lancashire, where she deals with her quirky guests' shenanigans, tries to keep said talking fox in check, and longs for the future that seems lost to her. But then she finds out about an old spell that could hold the key to restoring her power…
Enter Luke Larsen, handsome and icy magical historian, who arrives on a dark winter evening and just might know how to unlock the spell’s secrets. Luke has absolutely no interest in getting involved in the madcap goings-on of the inn and is definitely not about to let a certain bewitching innkeeper past his walls, so no one is more surprised than he is when he agrees to help Sera with her spell. Worse, he might actually be thawing.
Running an inn, reclaiming lost magic, and staying one step ahead of the watchful Guild is a lot for anyone, but Sera Swan is about to discover that she doesn’t have to do it alone...and that the weird, wonderful family she’s made might be the best magic of all.
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Witch Romance Books, Fantasy, Magic, New Books 2025.
Arcana Academy by Elise Kova
Clara Graysword has survived the underworld of Eclipse City through thievery, luck, and a whole lot of illegal magic. After a job goes awry, Clara is sentenced to a lifetime in prison for inking tarot cards-a rare power reserved for practitioners at the elite Arcana Academy.
Just when it seems her luck has run dry, the academy's enigmatic headmaster, Prince Kaelis, offers her an escape-for a price. Kaelis believes that Clara is the perfect tool to help him steal a tarot card from the king and use it to re-create an all-powerful card long lost to time.
In order to conceal her identity and keep her close, Kaelis brings Clara to Arcana Academy, introducing her as the newest first-year student and his bride-to-be.
Thrust into a world of arcane magic and royal intrigue, where one misstep will send her back to prison or worse, Clara finds that the prince she swore to hate may not be what he seems. But can she risk giving him power over the world-and her heart? Or will she take it for herself?
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Fantasy Romance Books, Romantasy, Enemies to Lovers, Magic, New Books 2025.
Terror at the Gates by Scarlett St. Clair
Estranged from her powerful family, Lilith Leviathan finds refuge in Nineveh, a district in the city of Eden devoted to sin. There, she uses her magic to steal for a living, attracting the attention of the five governing families as well as the church, which expects women to remain pious and silent.
When Lilith comes into possession of a beautiful blade, she thinks all her worries are over…until her usual buyer dies while inspecting it.
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Frantic, Lilith turns to the only man who can help her: Zahariev, head of the Zareth family and ruler of Nineveh. His currency is information, and his power is extortion, though he's always had a soft spot for Lilith.
But when the dagger appears, he isn't sure he can protect her from what's to come.
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Together, they embark on a mission to discover the true power running their world. As their lives intertwine, Lilith realizes Zahariev is more than just a friend, but their devotion to each other is a threat―to the truth, to the church, and to those who want to tear it all down.
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Fantasy Romance Books, Romantasy, New Books 2025.
The Kingpin's Call Girl by Annika Martin
I’m not a call girl. I’m a college student—playing dress-up to find my sister. One night. One assignment. Get invited to the table. Memorize names. Get out.
Easy—until he walks in.
Luka Zogaj isn’t just powerful. He’s lethal. Savage. Worshipped and feared like a god. And when he sees me, he buys me.
Not for a night. For two weeks. Now I’m living a double life—student by day, owned by a monster by night. He doesn’t know I’m living a lie. But every time he touches me, I forget who I am.
He’s the last man I should want. And the only one who’s ever made me feel like this.
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Mafia Romance Books, Dark Romance, Enemies to Lovers, New Books 2025.
Wrangled Love by Ann Einerson
One minute I’m living a peaceful life at Silver Saddle Ranch and the next, Jensen, my brother’s best friend, returns to town for the summer with his five-year-old son and moves into my guest rooms.
Not only are we sharing space, but I’ve agreed to be Caleb’s nanny.
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The problem? Jensen’s little boy quickly wins my heart, and his dad isn’t far behind with his big-city charm.
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Between a steamy Ferris wheel ride and romantic late-night chats on the porch swing overlooking the Montana skyline, my heart quickly becomes his.
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I want to be the place where Jensen lays his hat, but I’m not sure he’s looking to trade his custom Italian suit for dirty cowboy boots.
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What happens when the summer’s over, and our time is up…
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Western Romance Books, Forced Proximity, Small Town Romance, Found Family, New Books 2025.
Love Is a War Song by Danica Nava
Pop singer Avery Fox has become a national joke after posing scantily clad on the cover of Rolling Stone in a feather warbonnet. What was meant to be a statement of her success as a Native American singer has turned her into a social pariah and dubbed her a fake. With threats coming from every direction and her career at a standstill, she escapes to her estranged grandmother Lottie’s ranch in Oklahoma. Living on the rez is new to Avery—not only does she have to work in the blazing summer heat to earn her keep, but the man who runs Lottie’s horse ranch despises her and wants her gone.
Red Fox Ranch has been home to Lucas Iron Eyes since he was sixteen years old. He has lived by three rules to keep himself out of trouble: 1) preserve the culture, 2) respect the horses, and 3) stick to himself. When he is tasked with picking up Lottie’s granddaughter at the bus station, the last person he expected to see is the Avery Fox. Lucas can’t stand what she represents, but when he’s forced to work with her on the ranch, he can’t get her out of his sight—or his head. He reminds himself to keep to his rules, especially after he finds out the ranch is under threat of being shut down.
It’s clear Avery doesn’t belong here, but they form a tentative truce and make a deal: Avery will help raise funds to save the ranch, and in exchange, Lucas will show her what it really means to be an Indian. It’s purely transactional, absolutely no horsing around…but where’s the fun in that?
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Western Romance Books, Forced Proximity, Contemporary Romance, New Books 2025.
The Bloodstone Oath by Melle Amade
When Fae Prince Kaelor is forced into an arranged marriage with Selara Mossweaver, the mysterious, celibate Bloodstone Priestess of his realm’s greatest enemy, both expect a political truce, nothing more. As royal Fae, they understand duty comes before sentiment.
But the moment their hands meet, the ancient Bloodstone awakens, whispering cravings and linking their fates. As their desire ignites, they learn the gem’s terrible price: every stolen touch feeds its hunger and frays the very foundation of their realms.
As border skirmishes flare and rival factions plot to claim his crown, Kaelor must choose between the throne that demands his obedience and the woman who kindles his battered heart. Selara, bound by vows older than living memory, grapples with duty to her people against the wildfire of forbidden longing the prince ignites within her.
Ancient rites, buried truths, and simmering desire converge in a race to master the Bloodstone before its hunger plunges both realms back into war. Kingdoms will bleed, gods will fall, and two sworn enemies must decide: sacrifice love for duty—or rewrite destiny together.
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​Tags - New Books released July 2025, Fae Romance Books, Fantasy Romance, Romantasy, New Books 2025.
The View From Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani
In blue-collar Lake Como, New Jersey, family comes first. Recently divorced from Bobby Bilancia, “the perfect husband," Jess moves into her parents’ basement to hide and heal. Jess is the overlooked daughter, who dutifully takes care of her parents, cooks Sunday dinner, and puts herself last. Despite her role as the family handmaiden, Jess is also a talented draftswoman in the marble business run by her dapper uncle Louie, who believes she can do anything (once she invests in a better wardrobe).
When the Capodimonte and Baratta families endure an unexpected loss, the shock unearths long-buried secrets that will force Jess to question her loyalty to those she trusted. Fueled by her lost dreams, Jess takes fate into her own hands and escapes to her ancestral home, Carrara, Italy.
From the shadows of the majestic marble-capped mountains of Tuscany, to the glittering streets of Milan, and on the shores of enchanting Lake Como (the other one), Jess begins to carve a place in this new/old world. When she meets Angelo Strazza, a passionate artist who works in gold, she discovers her own skills are priceless. But as Jess uncovers the truth about her family history, it will change the course of her life and those she loves the most forever. In love and work, in art and soul, Jess will need every tool she has mastered to reinvent her life.
Fed by the author’s cherished Italian roots comes a bighearted, hilarious novel of the moment: the story of one woman’s determination to live a creative life that matters, with enough room left over for love. With a one-way ticket to Italy, Jess is determined to write a new story on her own terms--this time, in stone.
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Summer Romance Books, Beach Reads, New Books 2025.
Den of Liars by Jessica S. Olson
Be wary of my deceits, little thief, for at the Liar's Den, even your heart may make a glamour of truth.
Lola St. James is the world’s best kept secret. When her father gambles away the knowledge of her existence in the Liar's Dice Tournament, she is rescued by the Thief, the notorious leader of a magical gang known as the Tentacles. But this kindness comes with a price: her heart.
Now, Lola and the Thief have a bond like no other, able to feel each other’s emotions because of their shared heart. Determined to prove herself and become a full-fledged Tentacle, Lola undertakes a critical heist. When it goes sideways, the only way forward is for Lola to compete in the Liar’s Dice Tournament herself.
Lola is confident in her ability to pull off any heist, but the Thief's mysterious brother, the Liar, runs the game and he turns out to be more than she bargained for. As her attraction for him grows and illusions run wild, she will be forced to confront the secrets of her past, the truth of the brothers’ shared history, and the lies she tells herself.
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Fantasy Romance Books, Romantasy, Young Adult, New Books 2025.
Roll for Romance by Lenora Woods
When Sadie Brooks unexpectedly loses her marketing job, she flees New York City to spend the summer with her best friend in small-town Texas, where joining his Dungeons & Dragons campaign is the perfect distraction while she plans her next steps.
In the game, she becomes Jaylie, a powerful human cleric blessed by the Goddess of Luck. But in real life, Sadie believes her luck has run out—until she meets Noah Walker, the outgoing bartender roped into joining their party as Loren, an adventurous and charismatic lute-strumming elf. Just as Jaylie finds herself succumbing to the bard’s charms over the course of their party’s travels, Sadie also begins to fall under Noah’s spell.
As their relationship progresses in both worlds, Sadie wonders if what they have might last beyond the game. But like his traveling bard character, Noah never stays in one place for long. When a new opportunity arises in New York, Sadie must face the truth about why she lost her job in the first place—and whether she and Noah have found something in Texas worth staying for. Torn between her career dreams in the city and the exciting uncertainty of a new adventure, she will have no choice but to roll the dice.
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Contemporary Romance Books, Gaming, Dungeons and Dragons, New Books 2025.
Of Flame and Fury by Mikayla Bridge
On an island built from ash and shrouded in fire, phoenix racing is a sport just as profitable as it is deadly.
Kel Varra and her team of underdogs, the Crimson Howlers, are desperate to win the annual races and the fortune that comes with it. But the Howlers need a new rider, which leads Kel to join forces with Warren “Coup” Coupers – an arrogant rival she can’t get out of her head.
As tensions rise on and off the track, Kel accepts a job from a mysterious tech mogul who shows an unsettling interest in her phoenix, Savita. This thrusts Kel into a conspiracy that endangers everyone she cares about, especially Coup, as her resentment ignites into something dangerously new.
Heart-pounding pages full of fiery romance, jaw-dropping confessions, political scheming, and volatile magic culminate in a final battle that none may survive.
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Fantasy Romance Books, Romantasy, Young Adult, New Books 2025.
These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean
Alice Storm hasn't been welcome at her family's magnificent private island off the Rhode Island coast in five years--not since she was cast out and built her life beyond the Storm name, influence, and untold billions. But the shocking death of her larger-than-life father changes everything.
Alice plans to keep her head down, pay her final respects (such as they are), and leave the minute the funeral is over. Unfortunately, her father had other plans. The eccentric, manipulative patriarch left his family a final challenge—an inheritance game designed to upend their world. The rules are clear: spend one week on the island, complete their assigned tasks, and receive the inheritance.
But a whole week on Storm Island is no easy task for Alice. Every corner of the sprawling old house is bursting with chaos: Her older sister's secret love affair. Her brother's unyielding arrogance. Her younger sister's constant analysis of the vibes. Her mother's cold judgment. And all under the stern, watchful gaze of Jack Dean, her father's intriguing and too-handsome second-in-command. It will be a miracle if Alice manages to escape unscathed.
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Summer Romance Books, Beach Reads, Contemporary, New Books 2025.
The Invitation by Jodi Ellen Malpas
Amelia Lazenby deserves a breather―from work and from the stress of a recent breakup. Courtesy of her best friends, she gets a day of pampering at a posh country spa called Arlington Hall.
Instead of finding calm, she finds her pulse racing when she sees flawlessly rugged Jude Harrison. Hand on heart, she’s never laid eyes on such a stunner. And an unexpected steam room meet takes their instant attraction to a whole new level.
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Amelia wasn’t looking for an intense new affair. But the passion Jude ignites is off the charts. Even if he is a little possessive. Even if his temper can be as formidable as the influence he has on her body.
He becomes all the more intriguing when Amelia discovers that Jude not only owns Arlington Hall but that their meeting was no accident. It was planned. But to what end?
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That’s a mystery as irresistible as Jude himself. Is he worth the risk? Or is this the man who could break her?
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Tags - New Books released July 2025, Dark Romance Books, Contemporary, New Books 2025.
Friends to Lovers by Sally Blakely
Best friends Joni and Ren have been inseparable since childhood. So when Joni moves across the country for her job, the two devise a creative way to stay in touch: they’ll be each other’s plus-ones every year for wedding season, no matter what else is happening in their lives.
It’s a tradition that works, until a line is crossed and the friendship they once thought was forever is ruined.
Now Joni is back at their families’ shared summer home for her sister’s wedding, and she’s determined to make the week perfect, even if it means faking a friendship with Ren—and avoiding the truth of why they have to fake it in the first place. How hard can it be to pretend to be friends with the person who once knew you best?
But as sunny beach days together turn into starry nights, Joni begins to question what her life is without Ren in it. And when the wedding arrives, bringing past heartaches to the surface, she’ll be forced to decide if loving Ren means letting him go, or if theirs is a love story worth fighting for.
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​Tags - New Books released July 2025, Friends to Lovers Romance Books, Contemporary, New Books 2025.