Contemporary Romance

Window Shopping

Tessa Bailey already releases two books a year (we loved both of 2024’s offerings), but demand for the rom-com queen’s work is so fervent that Avon has had to start printing the author’s previously self-published works to keep up! Those who fell in love with Window Shopping in 2021 will soon be able to snag an adorable new edition, and newcomers to decorator Stella’s romance with a dashing department store owner should prepare to be swept away.

Reel

By Kennedy Ryan

Another self-published gem about to get a wide print release for the very first time, Kennedy Ryan’s Reel is an epic love story between a rising Hollywood star and the director who casts her in her big break. Having been named to several “Best of the Year” lists during its initial release, Reel will surely win Kennedy Ryan even more fans than she already has thanks to her emotional Skyland romances.

Another self-published gem about to get a wide print release for the very first time, Kennedy Ryan’s Reel is an epic love story between a rising Hollywood star and the director who casts her in her big break. Having been named to several “Best of the Year” lists during its initial release, Reel will surely […]

Make the Season Bright

By Ashley Herring Blake

It’s always nice to balance out holiday hijinks with a mellower, more emotional, but still seasonal love story: Enter Ashley Herring Blake. The author of the acclaimed Bright Falls series will return with her first-ever Christmas romance, which follows exes Charlotte and Brighton as they rekindle their relationship while staying at the same house and attending a bunch of adorable dating events.

A Jingle Bell Mingle

By Sierra Simone

There is a LOT going on in Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone’s holiday rom-com series, A Christmas Notch, and all of it is great. Ready? The setting is the titular little town in Vermont, host to a cottage industry of both squeaky-clean and gloriously dirty holiday movies. The heroine is Sunny Palmer, Christmas Notch’s jack-of-all-trades who’s just sold her very first screenplay. The hero is Isaac Kelly, widower and former member of Ink, the once-popular boy band that the previous two male leads of the series also belonged to. While helping each other work through their respective creative dry spells, Sunny and Isaac find that they also work together in other ways (wink, wink).

Christmas Is All Around

By Martha Waters

One of the most delightful things about Martha Waters’ Regency Vows series was her knack for bouncy, clever dialogue. The close-knit group at the center of the series feels like the cast of Friends transported to the time of Jane Austen. So it’s wonderful to hear that Waters will be releasing her first contemporary romance, which will be a Christmas rom-com at that!

Cross the Line

By Simone Soltani

Simone Soltani revs up the “brother’s best friend” trope with the fast, fun Cross the Line, which is set in the world of Formula One racing.

Simone Soltani revs up the “brother’s best friend” trope with the fast, fun Cross the Line, which is set in the world of Formula One racing.

Just One Taste

By Lizzy Dent

Just One Taste by Lizzy Dent is a love letter to Italy and its cuisine as much as it is a love story between two Brits on a research trip to the country.

Just One Taste by Lizzy Dent is a love letter to Italy and its cuisine as much as it is a love story between two Brits on a research trip to the country.

The Au Pair Affair

By Tessa Bailey

The Au Pair Affair is an energetic romp with wisecracking friends, but it also has the sizzling, distinctly sexual energy that’s author Tessa Bailey’s trademark.

The Au Pair Affair is an energetic romp with wisecracking friends, but it also has the sizzling, distinctly sexual energy that’s author Tessa Bailey’s trademark.

Out on a Limb

By Hannah Bonam-Young

Hannah Bonam-Young will make you a believer in the oft-loathed surprise pregnancy trope with Out on a Limb.

Hannah Bonam-Young will make you a believer in the oft-loathed surprise pregnancy trope with Out on a Limb.

Just Some Stupid Love Story

By Katelyn Doyle

Katelyn Doyle’s wise and satisfying Just Some Stupid Love Story follows a potential couple as their relationship develops in fits and starts over the span of five years.

Katelyn Doyle’s wise and satisfying Just Some Stupid Love Story follows a potential couple as their relationship develops in fits and starts over the span of five years.

Experienced

By Kate Young

Kate Young’s charming British English paired with her young millennial protagonist’s quirky, anxious interiority makes Experienced a fun, surprisingly profound read.

Kate Young’s charming British English paired with her young millennial protagonist’s quirky, anxious interiority makes Experienced a fun, surprisingly profound read.