I’m back with another group of romance books I’m dying to read. Mark your calendars so you don’t miss this highly anticipated releases!
The Long Game by Elena Armas
Slated Release Date: September 5th
Adalyn Reyes has been banished to a small town in North Carolina to work with a struggling local soccer team after a video of her having an altercation with the mascot of the Miami Flames FC has gone viral. Add in Cameron Caldani, retired soccer star coaching said local team and while he wants to banish her yet again, Adalyn will not let that happen so she’s playing the long game to help them. But the question is will she manage to pull of the victory or will Cameron win in getting rid of her in the last minutes of play?
This book had me at the mention of sports and it’s giving me major Ted Lasso vibes and since that’s my current obsession of course I’m adding this immediately to the top of my TBR list. Plus I’m a sports junkie, fun fact I even have a master’s degree in sports admin because I wanted to work in sports so any time I can read a sports romance I’m always going to give it a go.
The Wake Up Call by Beth O’Leary
Slated Release Date: September 26th
Who doesn’t love a good rivals romance? Add in a failing hotel that probably won’t be open passed Christmas, and a competition to see who can return missing wedding rings to see who can save the hotel I’m immediately intrigued. Pesky feelings get in the way as their bitter rivalry becomes something even more complicated Izzy and Lucas will struggle to see if they can make it through the seasons with their hearts intact.
I’m a sucker for a rivals romance but throw in a must win competition to save their hotel and I’m sold. You know that things are going to get messy when they start spending more time together and seeing that maybe their rivalry has been hiding just how perfect they might be for each other.
Never Met a Duke Like You By Amalie Howard
Slated Release Date: October 17th
This book had me from the moment I read Clueless meets Bridgerton because I am obsessed with Clueless, I’m a 90s kid so I totally grew up wanting Cher’s closet and to fall in love with my hot older former step brother and then I too fell victim to the Bridgerton hype because that show is SO GOOD.
Lady Vesper Lyndhurst is the clever and popular duke’s daughter and fills her days with every luxury you can think of and fancies herself a talented matchmaker, though she has sworn off love for herself. She takes more pleasure arranging others falling in love instead of finding it for herself. Enter the Duke of Greydon, who has had no choice but to return home to England in a last stitch effort to revive his family’s fortune. He was happy to get out and away from the petty ton and his mother. He’s disappointed to see that nothing has changed in his time away including the vexing heiress next door. But these friends-turned-enemies get stuck in an attic together and suddenly their obvious attraction to each other is hard to ignore.
Fate has entered the chat and wants to show Lady Vesper that she’s the ultimate matchmaker. See? I’m telling you I think this book is going to be so good and hopefully it brings some Bridgerton level spice with it.
Friends Don’t Fall in Love by Erin Hahn
Slated Release Date: October 17th
I have to admit that I’m not the biggest fan of friends-to-lovers, well wait that’s probably because I haven’t read much in this trope. So when I saw this book had the added element of a career redemption, I was interested.
Lorelai Jones once had it all: thriving country music career and a superstar fiancé. But one little protest song at a concert and suddenly she’s lost everything including her superstar fiancé. 5 years later her dreams of being a musician haven’t died out and Lorelai calls up the one person who didn’t turn their back on her, Craig Boseman her ex-fiancé’s co-writer and bandmate. As they reunite to rebuild her career Lorelai learns what friends aren’t supposed to do: have scratch-the-itch sex or write erotic poetry about each other, and they sure as heck don’t fall in love right?
This feels like it could be a possible slow-burn romance situation as well which I’m a sucker for so I’m definitely excited to see what ride we go on with this book.
Artifacts of an Ex By Jennifer Chen
Slated Release Date: November 14th
Everyone has a breakup box, full of things from their exes that they just can’t part with. When Chloe Chang gets dumped via the mail after moving across the country, she’s tempted to throw away her breakup box. But instead she gets an idea and starts buying up other teenager’s breakup boxes to create an art exhibit, Heartifacts.
Her opening night is going well until she catches Daniel Kwak filming his best friend’s reaction to his ex’s box but when she tries to stop him they end up bonding and launching a creative partnership and friendship. Of course, Chloe develops a massive crush but Daniel is not going to be another rebound, been there done that didn’t get the t-shirt the other five times it’s happened. Chloe’s got some work to do to prove to Daniel that she’s completely over her ex, but it won’t be easy to prove.
Sounds good right? I’m ready to relive my glory days of young love and see how Chloe will find herself, her art, and figure out what love really is (and maybe her journey will help me figure it out).
Technically Yours by Denise Williams
Slated Release Date: December 5th
I’m bummed this one isn’t coming out until December because I have been craving a good second chance romance and this one has the added benefit of a quasi forbidden romance. Pearl is a super smart woman who has been recently appointed the head of a nonprofit, OurCode, that aims to inspire high school students to code, and she has the chance to really make a difference, but there’s a scandal with the organization that has put it’s reputation at risk.
As if that wasn’t enough drama for Pearl, the man she met seven years ago and hasn’t stopped thinking about has just become the newest member of her board of directors. Enter Cord Matthews, who gives me major grumpy vibes since he’s sworn off love since Pearl broke his heart all those years ago.
But the kicker is, she’s just his type so I’m interested to see how these two overcome their roadblocks to find their happy ever after or is their love just so debugged that it’s a disaster?
On the Plus Side by Jenny L. Howe
Slated Release Date: December 16th
When the book description starts with “Queer Eye and What Not to Wear meet All the Feels” I’m low-key already sold. I’ve been a fan of Queer Eye since the first ideation back in the early 2000s and back in the day I wanted Stacey and Clinton to come overhaul my closet and give me a makeover (still do tbh) and All the Feels was one of my favorite books I have ever read. So before even diving into the full description, I’m in. But then reading how Everly Winters after a traumatic public break-up in college just wants to blend in because if they can’t see you they can’t hurt you or say you’re “too much” (which I still flinch hearing an ex say that to me).
When she’s nominated for the show On the Plus Size and becomes overwhelmed by the hosts, she finds comfort with the honest cameraman Colton which of course their connection is caught on camera and the ratings go crazy high. But the question is, can Everly rick another public heartbreak?
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