Contemporary Romance Archives

5-STAR REVIEW: HOW TO FIND A ROMANCE IN A BOOKSHOP by Poppy Alexander

Contemporary Romance Amy Wilson - 18 August 2026

Publication Date: August 18, 2026 After a social media post gone wrong, a literary agent runs away to look after a seaside bookshop for the summer-and forms an unlikely friendship with a charming...

5-STAR REVIEW: SEALING THE DEAL by Bella North

Enemies-to-Lovers Amy Wilson - 18 August 2026

Publication Date: August 14, 2026 For a New York billionaire and a country girl bar owner with a smart mouth, one deal could change everything. Grayson Ashborne is public enemy number one in laidback Denver,...

4-STAR REVIEW: THE MATCHMAKER’S COTTAGE by Kat Sloane

Contemporary Romance JoAnne - 17 August 2026

Publication Date: August 11, 2026 A cozy fall romance wrapped in small-town charm reunites the owner of a bed-and-breakfast with her childhood sweetheart for a celebrity matchmaking scheme which has them both seeing...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: BONFIRE AND BLISS BOOKSTORE by Brittanee Nicole

Contemporary Romance JoAnne - 11 August 2026

Hope Harbor: Book 2 Publication Date: August 27, 2026 Sparks fly as the leaves fall this autumn...From the USA Today bestselling superstar romance author of the Boston Bolts hockey series comes a spicy and swoony friends-to-lovers...

INTERVIEW WITH SOUTHERN FICTION WRITER, Buck Turner

Contemporary Romance Dayna Linton - 10 August 2026

We are pleased as punch to welcome Southern Fiction writer Buck Turner to Novels Alive to give his readers an insight into his writing process. What drives your story forward in your books...

4-STAR REVIEW: MARRIED WITH BENEFITS by Ellie Palmer

Romantic Comedy JoAnne - 3 August 2026

Publication Date: July 21, 2026 A trope-filled delight of a rom com about two strangers who enter into a marriage of convenience that becomes anything but convenient. For better or worse is just the...

4-STAR REVIEW: SIX WEEKS OF LOVE & LARCENY by Rebecca Gould Baeurle

Women's Fiction Amy Wilson - 28 July 2026

The Secrets Trilogy: Book 1 Publication Date: November 1, 2025 Six weeks. Two sisters. One very bad idea. Nikki Taylor’s college life in Philly is already a high-stakes balancing act—juggling classes, two jobs, and an...

5-STAR REVIEW: NEXT PLAY by DL Croisette

Contemporary Romance Amy Wilson - 17 July 2026

Thorndale Hearts: Book 1 Publication Date: June 24, 2026 One broken camera. One billionaire playboy. One football season that breaks every rule they have about falling in love. Skylar Hartley hasn't needed anyone since a...

4-STAR REVIEW: THE SUMMER OF LOST THINGS by Jenn Bennett

Contemporary Romance JoAnne - 10 July 2026

Publication Date: April 7, 2026 Sexy new adult romance meets swashbuckling adventure when ex childhood friends Paige and Seb reconnect to finally track down the treasure that has been a legend in their...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE ROOMMATE RULE by Georgia Stone

Contemporary Romance Amy Wilson - 6 July 2026

Publication Date: July 7, 2026 When two polar opposites find themselves sharing a cabin for the summer, they lay down some ground rules to keep the peace—only to discover that one of those...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE HOMETOWN HERO’S FOURTH OF JULY by Tanya Agler

Contemporary Romance JoAnne - 30 June 2026

A Ruby Canyon Romance: Book 1 Publication Date: June 30, 2026 From first love to rival bids… To forever? Newly retired pro quarterback Josh Golden returns to Ruby Canyon, Wyoming, to open a kids' football camp....

5-STAR REVIEW: NOT GOOD NEIGHBORS by Violet Lumani

Romantic Comedy Amy Wilson - 26 June 2026

Publication Date: June 2, 2026 Penny Huff and Jack Craig are neighbors by floor plan…and enemies by choice. Thanks to a tragically thin wall in their NYC apartment building, Penny knows far too much about Jack—like...