From contemporary to historical, featuring royalty and commoners, enjoy this list of recently published romance novels chosen by our librarians. (Updated December 2023)
To Have and to Heist
When her best friend is accused of stealing a multimillion-dollar diamond necklace, Simi Chopra, to clear her friend’s name and collect the substantial reward, transforms a ragtag group of strangers into an elite heist crew with the help of a mysterious man.
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View To Have and to HeistWings Once Cursed & Bound
Peeraphan Rahttana lives her life in Seattle, unaware of the complicated magical world spinning just beyond the shadows... until a violent clash outside her dance rehearsal has her literally whisked off her feet. Her rescuer, vampire Bennet Andrews, claims to represent a secret organization dedicated to locating objects of myth and magic, tucking them away where they can do no harm-but he's too late to save Peeraphan from a deadly curse.
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View Wings Once Cursed & BoundThe Neighbor Favor
A shy bookworm enlists her charming neighbor to help her score a date, not knowing he’s the obscure author she’s been corresponding with.
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View The Neighbor FavorYou, Again
Former enemies-turn-friends, Ari, a struggling comedian, and Josh, a chef planning to take the culinary world by storm, both reeling from ego-bruising breakups, find comfort in each other’s company until one night, the unspoken boundaries of their platonic relationship begin to blur.
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View You, AgainMarry Me by Midnight
To save her business in 1832 London, heiress Isabelle Lira must quickly marry a powerful ally outside of her rivals’ sphere of influence, and offers synagogue custodian Aaron Ellenberg money for a new life if he vets her suitors only to find herself falling for this man she cannot have.
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View Marry Me by MidnightMortal Follies
A young noblewoman must pair up with an alleged witch to ward off a curse in this sapphic romance set 1814.
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View Mortal FolliesThe Notorious Lord Knightly
Pretending to reconcile to salvage their reputations and throw the ton off their scent, Miss Regina Leyland, the author of a scandalous book taking London by storm, and the Earl of Knightly, who left her at the altar, find their false friendship turning into a powerful passion.
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View The Notorious Lord KnightlyJana Goes Wild
Jana Suleiman has never really fit in--everyone sees her as too aloof, too cool, too perfect. The one time she did let loose, she ended up with a baby. And while her daughter is the best thing that ever happened to her, now Jana knows better. No straying from her comfort zone, no letting emotions get the better of her--especially when it comes to co-parenting with Imani's father, Anil. But Jana's self-control is going to be tested when she and Anil are bridesmaid and groomsman in their friends' wedding, and the other bridesmaids convince her she needs a go-wild list to shake up her routine.
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View Jana Goes WildAn Island Princess Starts A Scandal
Enjoying one last summer of freedom before being trapped in a loveless marriage, Manuela accepts an invitation to show her paintings in Paris.
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View An Island Princess Starts A ScandalI Am Ayah
Shielding herself from the world behind the safety of her camera lens, photographer Ayah Fleming is pulled into the past when she returns home and uncovers the truth about her descendants with the help of a man who makes her long for a brighter future.
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