Latest Romance Book Releases and Summer Reading Highlights
This year has been a treasure trove for romance readers, with exciting new books from beloved authors and fresh voices making waves. Popular titles like Emily Henry’s Great Big Beautiful Life, Jasmine Guillory’s Flirting Lessons, and Alex Aster’s Summer in the City have already captured hearts. As summer arrives, the list of captivating and steamy romance novels continues to expand, ensuring there’s something for every kind of love story fan.
Upcoming Must-Read Romance Novels
This summer brings several highly anticipated releases. Marie Rutkoski’s Ordinary Love (June 10) explores the complexities of rekindling a high school romance in adulthood. Danica Nava’s Love is a War Song (July 22) tells the tale of a disgraced pop star and a reluctant ranch hand finding common ground, while Brigitte Knightley’s The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy (July 8) promises a fiery enemies-to-lovers romance.
Romance Series to Keep Following
Fans of ongoing romance series have plenty to enjoy, with new entries like Jesse Q. Sutanto’s Worth Fighting For from the Meant To Be series, Liz Tomforde’s Rewind It Back in the Windy City series, Jane L. Rosen’s Songs of Summer from The Fire Island Trilogy, and Simone Soltani’s Ride with Me from the Lights Out series all currently available.
Featured New Romance Novels for Summer Reading
- The Love Haters by Katherine Center: Katie, a video producer who can’t swim, embarks on a risky assignment profiling a Coast Guard rescue swimmer, with surprising romantic twists in Key West.
- Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood: A steamy story about Maya, a grad student, and Connor, a biotech executive and her brother’s best friend, navigating their forbidden attraction during a wedding in Italy.
- Till Summer Do Us Part by Meghan Quinn: Scottie pretends to be married to fit in at work, calling on her best friend’s improv-loving millionaire brother for help on a chaotic company trip.
- It’s A Love Story by Annabel Monaghan: A Hollywood producer and a pop icon’s past collide when she enlists a cinematographer’s help to secure a music deal, all while facing close quarters and unresolved feelings.
- My Best Friend’s Honeymoon by Meryl Wilsner: Two lifelong best friends take a trip that turns their friendship into a romance, challenging everything they thought they knew about love.
- One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune: A photographer returns to her grandmother’s lake cottage and reconnects with a familiar flirt from her past, stirring up nostalgia and new feelings.
- Winging It With You by Chip Pons: After a breakup, Asher meets a pilot with work-life balance struggles; together they fake a romance for reality TV, but real sparks might ignite.
- Sounds Like Love by Ashley Poston: Songwriter Joni returns home to overcome writer’s block and discovers a telepathic bond with a musician that could change everything.
- When Javi Dumped Mari by Mia Sosa: Childhood friends who vowed never to date anyone the other disliked face new challenges when one secretly harbors feelings that might change everything.
- The Re-Write by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn: An aspiring author and her reality TV star ex navigate a rocky path from love to conflict and back again while collaborating on a memoir.
What Makes This Summer’s Romance Books Special
From steamy forbidden romances and heartfelt friends-to-lovers stories to nostalgic returns and fresh takes on classic tropes, these summer reads promise to deliver rich emotional journeys, captivating characters, and plenty of swoon-worthy moments. Whether you crave lighthearted humor or intense passion, this season’s romance novels offer something for every reader ready to fall in love with love again.