Romance spans a huge range of characters, settings, relationships, and emotional experiences. From lighter stories to more emotionally layered novels, there’s plenty of variety within the genre. These picks highlight different ways Romance can approach love and relationships. Together, they offer something for readers with very different tastes.
His to Claim (Ruthless Union Book 1)
by Ivy Davis
Release Date: September 15, 2026
I was a ballerina and a good mafia daughter before I had to marry him. As an ice princess, I never show my emotions, but my new Bratva husband is determined to make me crack. Dark and powerful, Nikolai Smirnoff is a force to be reckoned with. And I’m the one who has to reckon with my feelings for him. Do I let myself love a monster like him?
Billionaire’s Leading Lady
by Lena Michaels
Release Date: June 30, 2026
One role. One villionaire. And one mistake neither of us can afford to make. I landed the acting role of a lifetime. Working for my best friend’s brother. Hunter Anders is a villionaire producer with ice in his veins. He powerfully controls the set, the schedule, and apparently… my patience.
Dark Night of the Soul: War of the Brotherhood
by Michelle Miles
Release Date: September 15, 2026
The war is over, but their love’s still under siege. When the Brotherhood of Watchers rises again, Anna and Kincade’s hard-won future becomes its greatest weapon. Loyalty is tested. Sacrifice is demanded. And love’s no longer safe. Because loving Anna has always been Kincade’s greatest act of rebellion. Will their love survive the price of freedom?
DeAnna’s Do or Die (Sunrises of Love Book 1)
by Della Strickland
Release Date: August 12, 2026
DeAnna Blackburn is home, after twenty-five years, with July. Dr. Henry Worley is shaken in his ho-hum lifestyle as DeAnna drops a bomb that July’s his daughter. Can DeAnna get in and out of her hometown, Pawleys Island, intact with Henry fanning the glowing embers of their lost love? Can the Worleys and Blackburns forgive and become family again?
Holding Ground (The Mercer Family Book 1)
by Piper Rayne
Release Date: September 10, 2026
I’ve been a single dad for five years. Then the wrong woman rented the guest cabin behind my house, and I knew right then she was going to ruin everything. When Baylor’s mother walked out, I made a promise—I’d be enough. Just the two of us. No one to disappoint her. No one else to leave.
Peaks and Promises (The Haven Brothers Book 6)
by Claire Kingsley
Release Date: September 8, 2026
He’ll protect them both, no matter the cost. Summer Lewis can’t catch a break. An overworked single mom, she’s struggling to make ends meet. The one bright spot is her favorite customer at the diner where she works—the big, tattooed Reese. But the dark spot in Summer’s life threatens to blot out the sun. Her ex is a member of a notorious motorcycle club, and they refuse to leave her alone.