Contemporary Romance Archives

4.5-STAR REVIEW: HOW THE STORY GOES by Andrew Forrester

Contemporary Romance Amy Wilson - 4 May 2026

Publication Date: May 5, 2026 In this heartwarming, bookish debut, a young widower of a famous children’s fantasy author teams up with a down—on—her—luck MFA dropout to write the final book in his late wife’s series...and find their...

4-STAR REVIEW: THE NAME GAME by Beth O’Leary

Contemporary Romance JoAnne - 8 April 2026

Publication Date: April 7, 2026 A man and a woman with the same name are looking for a fresh start only to discover they have landed the same job in this charming new...

5-STAR REVIEW: START AT THE END by Emma Grey REVIEWER’S CHOICE! 🏆

Contemporary Romance Amy Wilson - 8 April 2026

Publication Date: April 7, 2026 This is a love story . . . but not the one you’re expecting. Start at the End is a powerful, soul-stirring, sliding-doors novel from the bestselling author of The Last...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: HARBOR POINTE by Irene Hannon

Contemporary Romance Amy Wilson - 7 April 2026

Hope Harbor Series: Book 12 Publication Date: April 7, 2026 When life throws you off pointe, love helps you find your balance. As a principal dancer with a prestigious New York ballet company, Devyn Lee...

5-STAR REVIEW: THIEF by Tarryn Fisher REVIEWER’S CHOICE! 🏆

Contemporary Romance Amy Wilson - 3 April 2026

Love Me with Lies: Book 3 Publication Date: June 16, 2026 This is more than just a love story. This is a testament to a love so profound, it never goes away. But first, things will...

5-STAR REVIEW: DIRTY RED by Tarryn Fisher REVIEWER’S CHOICE! 🏆

Second Chance Romance Amy Wilson - 2 April 2026

Love Me with Lies: Book 2 Publication Date: March 17, 2026 Manipulation. Lies. Backstabbing. Just your typical obsessively toxic love triangle. Dear Opportunist, You thought you could take him from me, but you lost. Now that he's...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE OPPORTUNIST by Tarryn Fisher REVIEWER’S CHOICE! 🏆

Second Chance Romance Amy Wilson - 1 April 2026

Love Me with Lies: Book 2 Publication Date: March 17, 2026 From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Never Never comes the first book in her fan-favorite Love Me with Lies trilogy, the dark,...

4-STAR REVIEW: THE BRIDGE BACK TO YOU by Riss M. Neilson

Second Chance Romance JoAnne - 31 March 2026

Publication Date: March 31, 2026 Exes discover they’ve both inherited the restaurant they love in this sparkling, emotional new novel from the USA Today bestselling author of A Love Like the Sun. Olivia owes everything to Celia's...

5-STAR REVIEW: ACRIMONIOUS by Marie Force

Contemporary Romance JoAnne - 20 March 2026

Remington Family Law Series: Book 1 Publication Date: March 27, 2026 He's made a solemn vow to his siblings—and he fully intends to honor it... Julian Remington, the eldest of nine siblings, is on the...

4-STAR REVIEW: TOE TO TOE by Falon Ballard

Sports Romance JoAnne - 13 March 2026

Publication Date: March 10, 2026 It takes two to tango. Allegra Hart has been working her whole life to achieve one goal: become a principal ballerina. When her director starts holding auditions for the...

INTERVIEW: With Contemporary Romance & Romantic Suspense Author Linny Mack

Contemporary Romance Dayna Linton - 11 March 2026

Today, we welcome Contemporary Romance and Romantic Suspense Author, Linny Mack, to Novels Alive to answer our inquiring questions so we can get to know her and her writing process better. What drives...

4-STAR REVIEW: THE BOOK TOUR by Emily Ohanjanians

Romantic Comedy JoAnne - 3 March 2026

Publication Date: March 3, 2026 Sparks fly between a lively debut author and her grumpy publicist on book tour in this sizzling rom-com from a fresh new voice in contemporary romance. Despite her popular podcast...