Contemporary Romance Archives

5-STAR REVIEW: THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING by Danielle McKechnie

Contemporary Romance Amy Wilson - 9 September 2026

Publication Date: September 8, 2026 An aspiring actor caught in the Hollywood rollercoaster is torn between following her dreams and choosing between two of her own leading men-her childhood sweetheart and the one...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE WORK HUSBAND by Sophie Ranald

Contemporary Romance Amy Wilson - 2 September 2026

Publication Date: September 1, 2026 You’re just friends that work together. Nothing more. Right? When Georgia’s boyfriend Sam tells her he’s meeting up with his ex, she’s living every girlfriend’s worst nightmare. Because it’s not just any...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: NOT ON THE SAME PAGE by Allie Sambert

Contemporary Romance JoAnne - 31 August 2026

Publication Date: August 18, 2026 They agreed on no strings. But their hearts keep landing on the same page. A year ago, literary agent Trina McBryde and editor Casey Endersen ended their no-strings arrangement....

4.5-STAR REVIEW: SOMETHING ABOUT SEPTEMBER by Julia McKay

Second Chance Romance JoAnne - 24 August 2026

Publication Date: August 18, 2026 Cozy up with your pumpkin spiced latte and a slice of apple pie, because it's time to fall in love in Bramley Hollow... A fall-inspired second-chance romance about a...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE PUMPKIN PIE BOOK NOOK by Harper Graham

Contemporary Romance JoAnne - 21 August 2026

Maple Falls: Book 5 Publication Date: August 18, 2026 Their story begins as the leaves fall… 🎃 🍂 🎃 🍂 A high-flying bookaholic with big dreams who can’t stick around. A protective, sexy single dad whose...

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...