Contemporary Romance Archives

4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE BATTLE OF THE BOOKSHOPS by Poppy Alexander

Romantic Comedy Amy Wilson - 20 August 2025

Publication Date: August 19, 2025 A charming literary-themed novel about a young woman determined to save her great-aunt’s beloved bookshop from extinction by the shiny new competition—which also happens to be run by...

4-STAR REVIEW: KINDLING By Bonnie Woods

Holiday Romance Amy Wilson - 19 August 2025

Scottish Spice: Book 1 Publication Date: August 19, 2025 Sparks will fly, even without firewood…When city-girl Harper arrives in the Caledonian Forest in Scotland, her hopes for her holiday are quickly dashed. She’d planned a whimsical,...

5-STAR REVIEW: MESS by Michael Chessler

Romantic Comedy Amy Wilson - 11 August 2025

Publication Date: August 12, 2025 Marie Kondo meets The Real Housewives in this charming and perceptive story of a professional organizer to Hollywood’s elite who learns to find love and acceptance amid the messiness of...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: LOVE IS AN OPEN BOOK by Chandra Blumberg

Romantic Comedy JoAnne - 11 August 2025

Publication Date: August 12, 2025 Blurring the line between fiction and reality... Mia Brady never imagined her romance novels would become bestsellers, much less inspire a hit TV show. However, after signing a deal...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: BOSSY PLAYBOY DOCTOR by Denise River

Contemporary Romance Amy Wilson - 31 July 2025

Publication Date: May 29, 2025 My ruthless mentor—a billionaire surgeon with reckless charm—might steal my family’s hospital… and my heart. My family’s hospital was crumbling. I had one shot to save it. Doctor Ethan Sullivan...

4-STAR REVIEW: A FAMILY FOR THE COWBOY COP by Tanya Agler

Contemporary Romance Jen K - 30 July 2025

A Violet Ridge Novel: Book 3 Publication Date: July 29, 2025 To catch a thief Or to capture a heart? Denver detective Jase Virtue has one return to his hometown of Violet Ridge, catch an escaped...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: HEART MARKS THE SPOT by Libby Hubscher

Contemporary Romance JoAnne - 25 July 2025

Publication Date: July 22, 2025 A treasure hunter and the bestselling adventure novelist who broke her heart after one successful expedition reunite for a summer to search for lost riches. Treasure hunter Stella Moore...

4-STAR REVIEW: MAID FOR EACH OTHER by Lynn Painter

Romantic Comedy JoAnne - 24 July 2025

Publication Date: July 15, 2025 A millionaire and a house cleaner are a match maid in heaven in this sparkling new romantic comedy by Lynn Painter, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Happily Never After. As a professional...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE SANDS OF SEA BLUE BEACH by Rachel Hauck

Contemporary Romance Amy Wilson - 9 July 2025

Publication Date: July 15, 2025 Can anything rekindle the summer love between former sweethearts facing old wounds and a divided town? Emery Quinn finds herself at a crossroads between her career and complex family...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: ONLY LOVERS IN THE BUILDING by Nadine Gonzalez

Contemporary Romance JoAnne - 3 July 2025

Publication Date: July 15, 2025 Wanted—no, NEEDED: a summer escape with beach reads, cocktails…and a little romance on the side. After her legal career comes to a sudden and humiliating end, Liliane Lyon books a...

5-STAR REVIEW: CRASH TEST by Amy James

Contemporary Romance Amy Wilson - 3 July 2025

Publication Date: July 1, 2025 Formula 1 meets Red, White, & Royal Blue in this contemporary romance in which an F1 phenom battling for the championship is sent spinning after his secret love is involved...

3.5-STAR REVIEW: THE DIRTY VERSION by Turner Gable Kahn

Romantic Comedy JoAnne - 1 July 2025

Publication Date: July 1, 2025 Heat rises and sparks fly when a surf-town author and an intimacy coordinator are thrown together to write new, steamy sex scenes for a TV series based on...