July books on my radar
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This Much Is True
Series: The Liar's Club #3
Author: Vivienne Lorret
July 1st 2025 by Avon
USA Today bestselling author Vivienne Lorret returns with the third book in her Liars’ Club series with a sexy and hilarious romance about a thrill-seeking debutante and a highwayman who is more than he seems on the surface…
Althea Hartley has lost her spark. As the youngest daughter of an eccentric family, playwrighting is in her blood. But two failed Seasons have left her disenchanted. In desperate need of inspiration, she takes matters into her own hands by creating a tale of a dashing highwayman. What could possibly go wrong?
But her stories prove to be a little too true for the actual highwayman living beneath the tons’ nose.
Jasper Trueblood, Viscount St. James, needs to put an end to the bewitching Miss Hartley’s incriminating tales. Society can never suspect that he isn’t the clumsy oaf he pretends to be. Or that, under the cover of darkness, he greets scoundrels and lightens their purses. Not too much. Just enough to keep those closest to him safe from his menacing uncle.
Then sparks fly when this unlikely pair meets one perfect night. And while she is eager to unmask him, he is determined to stay hidden. But there’s no denying the chemistry that neither of them are able to resist…
The only thing for certain is that Thea needs to guard her heart before the highwayman steals it.
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An Irish Summer
Series: None
Author: Alexandra Paige
July 1st 2025 by Avon
Boston has everything Chelsea needs: her best friend, her family, a great job. She’s worked and lived at the same bed and breakfast since graduating college, and she relishes the sense of stability. That is, until she’s informed that O’Shea’s Bed and Breakfast is being sold and she has less than a month to find a new job and apartment. Desperate, she takes a summer gig at the B&B’s sister hostel in Galway, Ireland. It’ll be an adventure, she convinces herself, and it’ll give her some time to plan her Next Act.
As it turns out, Galway has everything Chelsea hates: nonstop rain, no iced coffee, shared bathrooms. Working at The Wanderer might grant her time and a few extra lines on her resume, but Chelsea can’t help but feel like she left her life back in Massachusetts. Her new coworkers, however, are determined to change her mind, especially the handsome and charming tour guide Collin.
Collin and Chelsea strike a deal: he’ll show Chelsea everything Ireland has to offer, and only then can she pass judgement. Sure enough, Chelsea finds herself warming up to the hostel and Irish lifestyle… and falling for her charismatic new friend. But as the summer comes to an end, she finds herself torn between the familiarity of home and the tantalizing adventure of life abroad.
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Crash Test
Series: None
Author: Amy James
July 1st 2025 by Avon
Formula 1 meets Red, White, & Royal Blue in this contemporary romance in which an F1 phenom battling for the championship is sent spinning after his secret love is involved in a massive crash.
Twenty-four-year-old Formula 1 driver Travis Keeping is halfway through an incredible racing season, with the championship well within his sights. But when a massive crash in Formula 2 leaves driver Jacob Nichols in critical condition, Travis’s world is flipped upside down. No one knows, but he and Jacob have been dating for almost a year.
Now the only boy he’s ever loved is clinging to life, his F1 team can’t understand why his performance is faltering, and he’s locked in a cold war with Jacob’s parents, who want him as far away from their son as humanly possible. Travis is sure everything will get better when Jacob wakes up, but he soon realizes he’s underestimated Jacob’s parents’ influence on their son.
As the F1 season barrels on, Travis and Jacob find themselves alone and miserable on opposite sides of the globe. But with some new friends by their sides, both drivers will be pushed outside of their comfort zones and onto a journey of self-discovery—one that just might lead them back to each other in the end.
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Finding Mr. July
Series: None
Author: Anna E. Collins
July 1st 2025 by Forever
She’s ready to do whatever it takes to get the job of her dreams, even if it means working with a pile of adorably unruly pups--and the office grump-- in this charming contemporary rom-com perfect for fans of Rachel Lynn Solomon and Sarah Adams.
Intern Holly King knows there are pros and cons to everything, including competing in her nonprofit’s big fundraising competition.
The Winning means a full-time job at the new office in Scotland Scotland is thousands of miles away from her toxic ex-boyfriend Her pitch includes PUPPIES! Lots of ‘em! The only con? Working with Jonathan Summers. But if Holly wants her calendar of hot, outdoorsy guys and their dogs to win against everyone else’s fundraising ideas, she’ll need Jonathan’s undeniable talent as a photographer…even if he is the office grump.
When their collaboration accidentally gets off to a steamy start, Holly vows she won’t be distracted again. But as they scramble to shoot a year’s worth of hunks and pups in just a couple of weeks, the spark between Holly and Jonathan can’t be ignored.
With Holly’s career dreams finally coming into focus, whatever’s developing with Jonathan makes her wonder—could she be missing the bigger picture?
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Love Overdue
Series: None
Author: Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus
July 1st 2025 by Allen & Unwin
Lauren Green thinks her first love story is shelved for good—until life decides to write a surprise chapter. A sexy, quirky rom-com for fans of Emily Henry.
The last time Lauren Green saw Jamie Sultana, they were seventeen and he'd just shredded her heart like a bad first draft.
Back then, Lauren was a frizzy-haired bookworm who dreamed of becoming the next Margaret Atwood. Jamie was the impossibly charming boy who thought Margaret Atwood was a type of cheese. Still, they were hopelessly in love. Until, out of nowhere, they weren't.
Twenty years later, Lauren is the vice principal of North Caulfield Primary. She's buried her old heartache and big, bold writing dreams under a stack of responsibilities and big, bold colourful dresses.
So when she calls a meeting with notorious truant April Reidman's absent parents, the last person she expects to walk into her office is Jamie. Now, the scruffy teenager has morphed into an impeccably dressed Kit Harington lookalike - but there's no mistaking those dazzling blue eyes.
As if things couldn't get any worse, he's acting like he has no idea who she is!
Lauren's determined to quickly resolve April's behavioural issues and be done with Jamie for good, but the universe has other plans . . .
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An Eye for the Chance
Series: The Chances #7
Author: Emily E.K. Murdoch
July 1st 2025 by Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Lady Evelyn Chance, daughter of the Earl of Lindow, is too busy scandalizing the ton one portrait at a time to care about her marital prospects.
She is an and like any true artist, she is determined to paint from a model… except she can hardly turn up at the Royal Academy of Art. So she does what any self-respecting aristocrat does when she needs a servant.
She advertises.
The man who answers that advertisement is tall, handsome, rough around the edges, and far too perceptive. Despite what the job entails, he refuses to take his clothes off. It’s not precisely what Evelyn had in mind, but she can’t deny he makes a fascinating subject.
He is also Richard Sempill, Viscount Sempill. But Evelyn doesn’t know that.
As the beautiful, genteel artist with whom he thought to amuse himself is desperate to keep her model a blank canvas for her paintings, Richard agrees to keep everything about himself a secret from his name, his title, his wealth—everything.
Before long, late-night painting leads to late-night kissing, and just when Richard is ready to abandon his romantic reticence and make declarations…
Disaster happens.
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Foul Ball
Series: The Royals #0.5
Author: Mariah Jolie
July 1st 2025
Some people you want to kiss. Others you want to kill. But when it comes to River Bryant? Eva Reed wants to do both.
Eva's sunshine optimism has never met a person it couldn't warm—until River.
The infuriatingly gorgeous journalist with his permanent scowl and an allergy to kindness.
River lives in emotional lockdown,
And Eva is the one person who can crack his carefully constructed walls.
With their boss retiring, and one hell of a promotion is on the line, they're forced to work together on one explosive story: investigating a baseball star's dark secrets.
But being trapped together following the New York Royals baseball team awakens a hunger neither can ignore.
She's chaos in heels, and he can't decide if he wants to throttle her...
...or drag her to the nearest bed.
As the danger escalates and bodies press close in hotel rooms, their hate-fueled banter turns into stolen kisses and scorching nights.
Eva's determined to crack River's walls, and River's discovering that protecting her is becoming more important than protecting his heart.
But when Eva's life hangs in the balance, River comes face to face with his greatest terror—losing someone he loves all over again.
Will love be enough to conquer his demons?
Or will the fear of loss consume him completely?
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Seven Brides for Beau McBride
Series: The McBrides of Montana #3
Author: Amy Barry
July 2nd 2025 by Simon & Schuster
From the beloved author of Kit McBride Gets a Wife and Marrying Off Morgan McBride comes a ‘sweet, hilarious and totally delicious’ love story (Hannah Grace). Beau McBride wants a wife, and his meddling little sister Junebug is itching to find him a mail-order bride. But why stop at just one?
Beau McBride reckons he’s ready for marriage. But his ego is bigger than his brain, and his little sister Junebug can’t trust him to find the right woman. So they make a bet, both placing ads in the Matrimonial News for mail-order brides. But when she discovers that Beau has already made his pick, Junebug decides to even the odds ... by inviting six more brides to meet her brother.
Ellie Neale doesn’t expect much from life – and life hasn’t given her much, except a head full of daydreams and her beautiful best friend Diana. And now Diana has answered an ad to be a mail-order bride – with some letter-writing help from Ellie – and she's leaving for Montana. Unwilling to lose her only friend, Ellie answers an ad of her own, which will take her to the same town Diana is headed for. But there's a when they arrive, Ellie and Diana realise they're here for the same husband. Along with five other women!
With seven brides vying for Beau’s attention, he needs to make a decision – fast. The only problem is, his heart longs for the one woman who wants nothing to do with him.
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Romance Is Dead
Series: None
Author: Emily
July 3rd 2025 by Katie Bohn
Roses are red, violets are blue, romance is dead - but is their love true?
Scream queen Quinn has had it with scary movies. After years as Hollywood's horror It Girl, she's sick of the tabloids and the off-screen drama. So she's decided: one last film, before quitting for good.
All that stands in her way is leading man Teddy James. Reality TV star and renowned playboy Teddy has looks to kill for, but absolutely no talent. AKA, Quinn's worst nightmare.
That's until they stumble - literally - across a dead body on set. Everyone believes it's a tragic accident, but Quinn's not convinced. So she offers Teddy an acting lessons in exchange for his help investigating. And as Teddy and Quinn dig deeper, she begins to wonder what's most at risk here - their lives, or her heart?
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The CEO I Hate
Series: The Lockhart Brothers #1
Author: Leslie North
July 3rd 2025
The Hating Game meets a much hotter Morning Glory—if the grumpy billionaire media exec was her brother’s best friend, and this time they actually kissed.
Liam Lockhart avoids attachments, feelings, and anything he can’t control—including me. He’s a decade older, my brother’s best friend, and so emotionally unavailable he might as well be a locked file marked Do Not Open.
Two years ago, we kissed—hard, hot, unforgettable—until he shoved me away like I was a mistake he couldn’t afford.
So I did what any heartbroken writer would I turned him into the villain of my webcomic. Broody, smug, infuriating—and totally based on Liam.
I thought I was subtle. I wasn’t.
Too bad he can't do anything about it.
Now, thanks to a twist of fate (and my brother’s injury), Liam’s offering me the job of a head writer on a hit show for his streaming platform.
The catch?
Working with him every day—while he pretends he hasn’t bonded with the stray mutt now following him everywhere—and trying not to strangle (or kiss) each other.
I should say no. I should remember how it felt when he ghosted me.
But this is my dream job.
Staying professional is the plan.
Right up until his lips crash into mine again.
We can keep it casual. We can keep it quiet.
As long as my brother never finds out.
As long as we don’t catch feelings.
As long as I don’t do something truly stupid—like falling for my brother’s best friend.
Kissing Liam the first time was a mistake. Doing it again? A disaster waiting to happen.
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Lady Dramatic
Series: A Series of Senseless Complications #4
Author: Kate Archer
July 4th 2025 by Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Two guarded hearts. One undeniable pull. Can love break through their carefully built walls?
She is bursting with feelings and prone to laughing or crying. He is regularly gripped with strong sentiments he keeps behind a mask of reserve. Very naturally, they both go to great lengths to hide these deficiencies from one another.
Serenity Nicolet, fourth daughter of the Duke of Pelham, girds herself to face her season. She sat last year out as her twin, Patience, went forward. She’d hoped an extra year would bring progress in regulating her wildly swinging emotions—a sunset, a sunrise, even a dead bee in the garden, can all set her off. It is unlikely that any gentleman will wish for a weeping bride.
Sadly, she did not get far with her efforts.
Roland Garner, Marquess of Thorpe, and eldest son of the Duke of Mariton, was haunted all his childhood by his sentimentality, and the younger brother who delighted in pointing it out. He’s older now, though, and has successfully donned a mask of reserve and disinterest, as if nary a breeze ruffles his feathers. The ton has no idea what lurks underneath that cool exterior and he plans to keep it that way.
Lord Charles, the marquess’ younger brother, is perennially dissatisfied with his position in life. He ought to have been born first, he’d make a better duke. As it is, he soothes himself by competing with Thorpe on any and all fronts. When he spots his brother’s interest in Lady Serenity, the game is on.
Two people who are always teetering on the edge of strong emotions and a brother determined to get between them could have little hope of success. One would imagine.
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The Good Boy
Series: None
Author: Stella Hayward
July 8th 2025 by Avon
In this whimsical romance for fans of Ashley Poston and Erin Sterling, a woman confronts her past and her unresolved feelings for the boy next door as they work together to reverse a wish gone awry.
On the eve of Genie’s thirtieth birthday, her grandmother gives her an unexpected gift: a wish at midnight. Genie, forever the family skeptic, laughs it off and, after an evening fending off invasive questions about her nonexistent love life, returns home to her empty house and her golden retriever, Rory. Who needs a boyfriend when she has a loyal friend like Rory? As she hugs him and gets ready for bed, she wishes to herself that he were human… at least then their conversations wouldn’t be so one-sided.
She really should’ve listened to her grandmother.
To her surprise, Rory is now a human with big Golden Retriever Energy—like a goofy, adoring Hemsworth. But he doesn’t like being a human. He doesn’t like wearing clothes or human manners, and he most definitely can’t manage a human job.
Genie needs to turn him back before it’s too late and enlists her oldest friend and boy next door, Miles, to help. Their quest brings them closer than they’ve ever been—and maybe, just maybe, her messed up wish is the key to granting her heart’s desire after all…
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Where You're Planted
Series: None
Author: Melanie Sweeney
July 8th 2025 by G.P. Putnam's Sons
From the author of the "phenomenal achievement" (Kirkus) Take Me Home, a children’s librarian must temporarily move her public library into a shed in the county botanic gardens, where her archnemesis is the assistant director.
Single mom Tansy Perkins only has room in her life for her daughter and her library. And maybe the next book to add to her collection. But after a catastrophic hurricane severely damages her library, she's forced to temporarily move her branch into the adjacent county botanic gardens, where Jack Reid—the world’s grouchiest gardener who rescued her and her daughter from the flood—happens to be the assistant director.
Jack has always preferred plants over people, having built a strong track record of avoiding relationships ever since his divorce six years ago. So, Tansy and her quirky band of bookish colleagues’ encroachment into his carefully-kept territory is a little more than irksome, especially when it means sharing his already-scarce resources.
When Jack and Tansy are tasked with working together on the spring festival, they have no choice but to call a truce. And soon their newfound professional partnership gives way to a deep intimacy that they've both been silently craving. But Tansy has lost too much to risk her heart, and Jack has sworn off real love. When an opportunity arises for funding that both the library and gardens need, will their loyalties lie with the futures they'd always planned for, or the new spark they've found with each other?
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The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy
Series: Dearly Beloathed #1
Author: Brigitte Knightley
July 8th 2025 by Orbit Books
The first in a slow burn, enemies-to-lovers romantasy duology featuring a scholarly healer and a gentleman assassin, set in an exquisite fantasy world, perfect for fans of The Love Hypothesis and Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries.
Osric Mordaunt, member of the Fyren Order of assassins, is in dire need of healing. Naturally – such is the grim comedy of fate – the only healer who can help is Aurienne Fairhrim, preeminent scientist, bastion of moral good, and member of an enemy Order.
Aurienne is desperate for funding to heal the sick - so desperate that, when Osric bribes her to help him, she accepts, even if she detests him and everything he stands for.
A forced collaboration ensues: the brilliant Woman in STEM is coerced into working with the PhD in Murders, much to Aurienne's disgust. As Osric and Aurienne work together to heal his illness and investigate the mysterious reoccurrence of a deadly pox, they find themselves ardently denying their attraction, which only fuels the heat between them.
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Only Between Us
Series: Oakwood Bay #2
Author: Ellie K. Wilde
July 8th 2025 by Atria Books
The highly anticipated sequel to the “achingly tender and deliciously sexy” (Jillian Meadows, author of Give Me Butterflies) Only in Your Dreams is a steamy, whip-smart sports romance about a former pro football star who agrees to fake date the fan-favorite ex of another high-profile NFL player so they can both save what’s most dear to them while fighting their growing feelings for each other.
After a death-defying injury sidelined him for two seasons, Brooks Attwood’s pro football comeback has hit a major snag. Naughty photos from a post-break-up bender have leaked, and they’re killing his chances with the Rebels—his old team, and the only one he wants to play on.
As he trains with the hope of being signed before the first kickoff of the season, Brooks’s plans to keep a low profile are suddenly upended when his selfie with a fiery fan goes viral, and tabloids mistake them as the football world’s newest It couple.
Turns out, Siena Pippen is the ex-girlfriend of the “face” of the League. And she wants nothing more to do with that world after being with her nightmare ex. While she and Brooks are busy blaming each other for the media circus surrounding them, NFL teams are suddenly scrambling to sign a housebroken Brooks. Meanwhile, Siena realizes that all this buzz could be the Hail Mary her family’s struggling business needs.
Together, Brooks and Siena hatch a ignore the will to kill each other and pretend to be madly in love—at least, until Brooks signs with a team. But the longer they pretend, the less fake their fauxmance begins to feel…and Brooks becomes as determined to convince Siena they’re truly meant to be as he is to land a spot on the Rebels’ roster.
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Not Part of the Plan
Series: Blue Moon #4
Author: Lucy Score
July 8th 2025 by Bloom Books
“He’s the kind of man who would talk you into dropping your panties in a coat closet at a party, dole out orgasms like after-dinner mints, and then never call you again.”
Photographer Nikolai Vulkov is a love ’em and leave ’em bad boy with a leather jacket, motorcycle, and sexy-as-sin grin.
He is not Emma Merrill’s type. The feisty brewery manager isn’t impressed by Niko’s charm or his “no strings attached” offer. She’s the kind of girl a man settles down with. And the small town of Blue Moon is where she and her sisters have decided to put down roots.
In Niko’s experience, relationships only lead to heartache. Besides, he’s only in town until he finds a way to get his creative mojo back. He and Emma are completely wrong for each other. Even the matchmaking Beautification Committee agrees. They should definitely stay in the friend zone.
Okay. So maybe they gave in to their attraction that one time. Fine. Five times. Who’s counting? But once Emma’s ex-boyfriend shows up in town, she’ll come to her senses, and Niko will go back to New York. Right?
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Offside
Series: Rules of the Game #1
Author: Avery Keelan
July 8th 2025 by Bramble
After her ex dumps her on her 21st birthday, Bailey James rebounds right into the arms of her ex's biggest competition, Chase Antagonizer, womanizer, and infamous left winger for the Boyd University Falcons.
Following a string of scandals and substandard grades, Chase is on thin ice with his teammates and tyrannical coach. The last thing he needs is to have his focus and loyalty called into question by fraternizing with his team's #1 rival. But a beautiful stranger who throws herself at him one night is too tempting to pass up... Until she throws up on his shoes.
Caught in the midst of a bitter rivalry that extends far beyond the arena, Bailey and Chase are on opposite sides of the bench. He's worked his entire life to secure a future in the NHL. She's tagged along for the ride while her brother Derek, star defensive for the Bruder College Bulldogs, has done the same. Fraternizing with the enemy is definitely out of the question. Except this enemy is impossible to resist.
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The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam
Series: Hart and Mercy #3
Author: Megan Bannen
July 8th 2025 by Orbit
From the author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy comes a new heartwarming fantasy rom-com with an opposites-attract twist set in the delightful world of Tanria.
Immortal demigod Rosie Fox has been patrolling Tanria for decades, but lately, the job has been losing its luster. After one hundred and fifty-seven years of being alive, everything is beginning to lose its luster. When Rosie dies (again) by electrocution (again) after poking around inside a portal choked with shadowy thorns only she can see, she feels stuck in the rut that is her unending life.
Thanks to Rosie’s meddling, the portal’s inventor, Dr. Adam Lee, must come in person to repair the damage. When all the portals begin to break down, he declares an emergency evacuation of Tanria. In the mad rush to get out, Rosie and Adam end up trapped inside the Mist. Together.
And uptight Adam Lee in his bespoke menswear seems to know a lot more about what’s happening than he lets on….
Rosie is determined to crack the shell of his cool exterior. But the more she learns about Adam, the more she realizes that they both have personal histories as tangled and thorny as the plant that has them trapped inside the Mist. Maybe two people who have found themselves stuck in this life can find a way to unstick each other … just when their time on this earth seems to be running out.
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The Doctor and the Duchess
Series: The Duke’s Bastards #3
Author: Karyn Gerrard
July 8th 2025 by Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
A runaway duchess desperate to heal her damaged soul.
The recent discovery that he is the illegitimate son of an infamous duke has turned Doctor Drew Hornsby’s life upside down. Adopted at age ten by Viscount Hawkestone, Drew left his impoverished life behind, but he never forgot his roots. Now, as a physician, the memory of his late mother drives him to assist those in need. But he’s not the only one…
Selena Seaton Woodhouse, the Duchess of Barnsdale, an arranged marriage to an older duke left her feeling empty emotionally. After years of dealing with her husband’s cruelty, she runs away and becomes The Golden Angel, a mysterious lady who helps those less fortunate in London’s most notorious slum. She hopes helping others will help heal her own heart. But that isn’t touched until she meets the young, earnest Doctor Hornsby.
When Selena’s charitable works run afoul of the local rookery boss, the spectacled, self-contained doctor turns into a ferocious protector. And as the danger heightens, so does their mutual passion.
But overcoming the obstacles standing in their way to a future together may prove to be a bit more difficult.
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Unbroken
Series: Poplar Springs #2
Author: Mary Sue Jackson
July 8th 2025 by Relay Publishing
ELI
Drama and I don’t mix. Never have.
But Fiona Cafferty? She’s a walking whirlwind in tight jeans—and unfortunately, my new trail guide partner.
Perfect.
We’ve been oil and water since high school. She’s all sass, sunshine, and trouble in denim. I’m the quiet one—hands calloused, jaw set, no patience for nonsense. I’m here in Poplar Springs to work hard and build a steady life for my son.
But she’s in my space, in my head, and damn if I don’t catch myself watching her when I shouldn’t.
Then she drops a lie that spreads like wildfire—tells folks we’re dating.
Says it’s just to help me save face after my two-timing ex tried to make a fool of me.
Now we’re faking it.
Smiles, hand-holding, playing couple for the town.
It was supposed to be temporary. Just a story to shut people up.
But she fits into my life—and my son’s—too easily. And every day, it feels less like a lie… and more like the one thing I didn’t know we were missing.
FIONA
It was just one tiny lie.
Okay—one giant, town-shaking, gossip-fuelling lie. But it was to protect Eli Carter.
He didn’t deserve to be cut down by his ex—not in front of half of Poplar Springs. So, I said we were dating. Figured we’d fake it for a week, maybe two, then go our separate ways.
Now? We’re playing house on the trails, sharing long rides, longer glances, and things that feel a little too real.
Eli’s not just the strong, silent type—he’s a wall of grit and quiet heat. A protective father with a soft spot he keeps buried deep. The kind of man who doesn’t say much, but when he does, you feel it in your bones.
I used to think he barely tolerated me. Now he’s looking at me like I might be the only reason he’d ever stick around.
This was never supposed to be serious.
But I think I just crossed the line between pretend and something that could break me wide open.
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The Earl's Unlikely Bride
Series: The Dashworth Brothers #1
Author: Ella Matthews
July 10th 2025
One summer to make her his…
After four failed seasons, Emily Hawkins is tired of following the rules. Aside from crossing swords with her lifelong enemy, Freddie Dashworth, she is an exemplary member of Society. But after all this time, she’s yet to find a husband and life with her over-bearing mother is becoming intolerable.
Freddie returns to his childhood home to help look after his orphaned niece. His neighbour, Emily, has been his nemesis for years. The infuriating miss is the only woman immune to his charms and there’s nothing he enjoys more than her disapproving glares. It’s a shame he can’t stop thinking about her, because she clearly despises him.
One minor indiscretion later and everything in Emily’s ordered world changes. The one person on her side appears to be Freddie but can she trust her former antagonist? And what will happen to her when she does?
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Love in the Ring #1 Love Against the Ropes Karen Landry 3.83 18 ratings15 reviews Edit book details A fighter. A lover. One ultimate matchup where love just might be the main event. Former boxing champion Janna Fresno trades her belt for a boxing gym in her sleepy hometown. She’ll go toe-to-toe with anyone, but can’t figure out how to knock out a six-figure business loan. Enter Blake Knox, professional impulse follower, video app darling, and antagonizer of one famous Irish boxer. His ever-running mouth means he needs to learn how to box to save face. And fast. The only person willing (and desperate) enough to train him? Janna. It’s love at first sight for Blake, a contender for her heart. Janna’s unimpressed at his chaos and camera antics. But round after round, she finds his goofiness and surprising dedication begin to punch cracks in her defenses. Can Blake go the distance as a boxer? Will Janna lower her guard enough to let him in? Love Against the Ropes is a romantic comedy with heart, haymakers, and hilariously bad decisions. This closed-door romance stays above the belt, and can be read as a standalone. Genres Romance Humor 288 pages, Paperback First published July 11, 2025 Series Love in the Ring (#1) This edition Format 288 pages, Paperback Published July 11, 2025 by Sea Foam Press
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What has caught your eye for July? Have you read any of these? Let me know :)
Series: The Liar's Club #3
Author: Vivienne Lorret
July 1st 2025 by Avon
USA Today bestselling author Vivienne Lorret returns with the third book in her Liars’ Club series with a sexy and hilarious romance about a thrill-seeking debutante and a highwayman who is more than he seems on the surface…
Althea Hartley has lost her spark. As the youngest daughter of an eccentric family, playwrighting is in her blood. But two failed Seasons have left her disenchanted. In desperate need of inspiration, she takes matters into her own hands by creating a tale of a dashing highwayman. What could possibly go wrong?
But her stories prove to be a little too true for the actual highwayman living beneath the tons’ nose.
Jasper Trueblood, Viscount St. James, needs to put an end to the bewitching Miss Hartley’s incriminating tales. Society can never suspect that he isn’t the clumsy oaf he pretends to be. Or that, under the cover of darkness, he greets scoundrels and lightens their purses. Not too much. Just enough to keep those closest to him safe from his menacing uncle.
Then sparks fly when this unlikely pair meets one perfect night. And while she is eager to unmask him, he is determined to stay hidden. But there’s no denying the chemistry that neither of them are able to resist…
The only thing for certain is that Thea needs to guard her heart before the highwayman steals it.
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An Irish Summer
Series: None
Author: Alexandra Paige
July 1st 2025 by Avon
Boston has everything Chelsea needs: her best friend, her family, a great job. She’s worked and lived at the same bed and breakfast since graduating college, and she relishes the sense of stability. That is, until she’s informed that O’Shea’s Bed and Breakfast is being sold and she has less than a month to find a new job and apartment. Desperate, she takes a summer gig at the B&B’s sister hostel in Galway, Ireland. It’ll be an adventure, she convinces herself, and it’ll give her some time to plan her Next Act.
As it turns out, Galway has everything Chelsea hates: nonstop rain, no iced coffee, shared bathrooms. Working at The Wanderer might grant her time and a few extra lines on her resume, but Chelsea can’t help but feel like she left her life back in Massachusetts. Her new coworkers, however, are determined to change her mind, especially the handsome and charming tour guide Collin.
Collin and Chelsea strike a deal: he’ll show Chelsea everything Ireland has to offer, and only then can she pass judgement. Sure enough, Chelsea finds herself warming up to the hostel and Irish lifestyle… and falling for her charismatic new friend. But as the summer comes to an end, she finds herself torn between the familiarity of home and the tantalizing adventure of life abroad.
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Crash Test
Series: None
Author: Amy James
July 1st 2025 by Avon
Formula 1 meets Red, White, & Royal Blue in this contemporary romance in which an F1 phenom battling for the championship is sent spinning after his secret love is involved in a massive crash.
Twenty-four-year-old Formula 1 driver Travis Keeping is halfway through an incredible racing season, with the championship well within his sights. But when a massive crash in Formula 2 leaves driver Jacob Nichols in critical condition, Travis’s world is flipped upside down. No one knows, but he and Jacob have been dating for almost a year.
Now the only boy he’s ever loved is clinging to life, his F1 team can’t understand why his performance is faltering, and he’s locked in a cold war with Jacob’s parents, who want him as far away from their son as humanly possible. Travis is sure everything will get better when Jacob wakes up, but he soon realizes he’s underestimated Jacob’s parents’ influence on their son.
As the F1 season barrels on, Travis and Jacob find themselves alone and miserable on opposite sides of the globe. But with some new friends by their sides, both drivers will be pushed outside of their comfort zones and onto a journey of self-discovery—one that just might lead them back to each other in the end.
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Finding Mr. July
Series: None
Author: Anna E. Collins
July 1st 2025 by Forever
She’s ready to do whatever it takes to get the job of her dreams, even if it means working with a pile of adorably unruly pups--and the office grump-- in this charming contemporary rom-com perfect for fans of Rachel Lynn Solomon and Sarah Adams.
Intern Holly King knows there are pros and cons to everything, including competing in her nonprofit’s big fundraising competition.
The Winning means a full-time job at the new office in Scotland Scotland is thousands of miles away from her toxic ex-boyfriend Her pitch includes PUPPIES! Lots of ‘em! The only con? Working with Jonathan Summers. But if Holly wants her calendar of hot, outdoorsy guys and their dogs to win against everyone else’s fundraising ideas, she’ll need Jonathan’s undeniable talent as a photographer…even if he is the office grump.
When their collaboration accidentally gets off to a steamy start, Holly vows she won’t be distracted again. But as they scramble to shoot a year’s worth of hunks and pups in just a couple of weeks, the spark between Holly and Jonathan can’t be ignored.
With Holly’s career dreams finally coming into focus, whatever’s developing with Jonathan makes her wonder—could she be missing the bigger picture?
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Love Overdue
Series: None
Author: Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus
July 1st 2025 by Allen & Unwin
Lauren Green thinks her first love story is shelved for good—until life decides to write a surprise chapter. A sexy, quirky rom-com for fans of Emily Henry.
The last time Lauren Green saw Jamie Sultana, they were seventeen and he'd just shredded her heart like a bad first draft.
Back then, Lauren was a frizzy-haired bookworm who dreamed of becoming the next Margaret Atwood. Jamie was the impossibly charming boy who thought Margaret Atwood was a type of cheese. Still, they were hopelessly in love. Until, out of nowhere, they weren't.
Twenty years later, Lauren is the vice principal of North Caulfield Primary. She's buried her old heartache and big, bold writing dreams under a stack of responsibilities and big, bold colourful dresses.
So when she calls a meeting with notorious truant April Reidman's absent parents, the last person she expects to walk into her office is Jamie. Now, the scruffy teenager has morphed into an impeccably dressed Kit Harington lookalike - but there's no mistaking those dazzling blue eyes.
As if things couldn't get any worse, he's acting like he has no idea who she is!
Lauren's determined to quickly resolve April's behavioural issues and be done with Jamie for good, but the universe has other plans . . .
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An Eye for the Chance
Series: The Chances #7
Author: Emily E.K. Murdoch
July 1st 2025 by Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Lady Evelyn Chance, daughter of the Earl of Lindow, is too busy scandalizing the ton one portrait at a time to care about her marital prospects.
She is an and like any true artist, she is determined to paint from a model… except she can hardly turn up at the Royal Academy of Art. So she does what any self-respecting aristocrat does when she needs a servant.
She advertises.
The man who answers that advertisement is tall, handsome, rough around the edges, and far too perceptive. Despite what the job entails, he refuses to take his clothes off. It’s not precisely what Evelyn had in mind, but she can’t deny he makes a fascinating subject.
He is also Richard Sempill, Viscount Sempill. But Evelyn doesn’t know that.
As the beautiful, genteel artist with whom he thought to amuse himself is desperate to keep her model a blank canvas for her paintings, Richard agrees to keep everything about himself a secret from his name, his title, his wealth—everything.
Before long, late-night painting leads to late-night kissing, and just when Richard is ready to abandon his romantic reticence and make declarations…
Disaster happens.
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Foul Ball
Series: The Royals #0.5
Author: Mariah Jolie
July 1st 2025
Some people you want to kiss. Others you want to kill. But when it comes to River Bryant? Eva Reed wants to do both.
Eva's sunshine optimism has never met a person it couldn't warm—until River.
The infuriatingly gorgeous journalist with his permanent scowl and an allergy to kindness.
River lives in emotional lockdown,
And Eva is the one person who can crack his carefully constructed walls.
With their boss retiring, and one hell of a promotion is on the line, they're forced to work together on one explosive story: investigating a baseball star's dark secrets.
But being trapped together following the New York Royals baseball team awakens a hunger neither can ignore.
She's chaos in heels, and he can't decide if he wants to throttle her...
...or drag her to the nearest bed.
As the danger escalates and bodies press close in hotel rooms, their hate-fueled banter turns into stolen kisses and scorching nights.
Eva's determined to crack River's walls, and River's discovering that protecting her is becoming more important than protecting his heart.
But when Eva's life hangs in the balance, River comes face to face with his greatest terror—losing someone he loves all over again.
Will love be enough to conquer his demons?
Or will the fear of loss consume him completely?
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Seven Brides for Beau McBride
Series: The McBrides of Montana #3
Author: Amy Barry
July 2nd 2025 by Simon & Schuster
From the beloved author of Kit McBride Gets a Wife and Marrying Off Morgan McBride comes a ‘sweet, hilarious and totally delicious’ love story (Hannah Grace). Beau McBride wants a wife, and his meddling little sister Junebug is itching to find him a mail-order bride. But why stop at just one?
Beau McBride reckons he’s ready for marriage. But his ego is bigger than his brain, and his little sister Junebug can’t trust him to find the right woman. So they make a bet, both placing ads in the Matrimonial News for mail-order brides. But when she discovers that Beau has already made his pick, Junebug decides to even the odds ... by inviting six more brides to meet her brother.
Ellie Neale doesn’t expect much from life – and life hasn’t given her much, except a head full of daydreams and her beautiful best friend Diana. And now Diana has answered an ad to be a mail-order bride – with some letter-writing help from Ellie – and she's leaving for Montana. Unwilling to lose her only friend, Ellie answers an ad of her own, which will take her to the same town Diana is headed for. But there's a when they arrive, Ellie and Diana realise they're here for the same husband. Along with five other women!
With seven brides vying for Beau’s attention, he needs to make a decision – fast. The only problem is, his heart longs for the one woman who wants nothing to do with him.
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Romance Is Dead
Series: None
Author: Emily
July 3rd 2025 by Katie Bohn
Roses are red, violets are blue, romance is dead - but is their love true?
Scream queen Quinn has had it with scary movies. After years as Hollywood's horror It Girl, she's sick of the tabloids and the off-screen drama. So she's decided: one last film, before quitting for good.
All that stands in her way is leading man Teddy James. Reality TV star and renowned playboy Teddy has looks to kill for, but absolutely no talent. AKA, Quinn's worst nightmare.
That's until they stumble - literally - across a dead body on set. Everyone believes it's a tragic accident, but Quinn's not convinced. So she offers Teddy an acting lessons in exchange for his help investigating. And as Teddy and Quinn dig deeper, she begins to wonder what's most at risk here - their lives, or her heart?
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The CEO I Hate
Series: The Lockhart Brothers #1
Author: Leslie North
July 3rd 2025
The Hating Game meets a much hotter Morning Glory—if the grumpy billionaire media exec was her brother’s best friend, and this time they actually kissed.
Liam Lockhart avoids attachments, feelings, and anything he can’t control—including me. He’s a decade older, my brother’s best friend, and so emotionally unavailable he might as well be a locked file marked Do Not Open.
Two years ago, we kissed—hard, hot, unforgettable—until he shoved me away like I was a mistake he couldn’t afford.
So I did what any heartbroken writer would I turned him into the villain of my webcomic. Broody, smug, infuriating—and totally based on Liam.
I thought I was subtle. I wasn’t.
Too bad he can't do anything about it.
Now, thanks to a twist of fate (and my brother’s injury), Liam’s offering me the job of a head writer on a hit show for his streaming platform.
The catch?
Working with him every day—while he pretends he hasn’t bonded with the stray mutt now following him everywhere—and trying not to strangle (or kiss) each other.
I should say no. I should remember how it felt when he ghosted me.
But this is my dream job.
Staying professional is the plan.
Right up until his lips crash into mine again.
We can keep it casual. We can keep it quiet.
As long as my brother never finds out.
As long as we don’t catch feelings.
As long as I don’t do something truly stupid—like falling for my brother’s best friend.
Kissing Liam the first time was a mistake. Doing it again? A disaster waiting to happen.
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Lady Dramatic
Series: A Series of Senseless Complications #4
Author: Kate Archer
July 4th 2025 by Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Two guarded hearts. One undeniable pull. Can love break through their carefully built walls?
She is bursting with feelings and prone to laughing or crying. He is regularly gripped with strong sentiments he keeps behind a mask of reserve. Very naturally, they both go to great lengths to hide these deficiencies from one another.
Serenity Nicolet, fourth daughter of the Duke of Pelham, girds herself to face her season. She sat last year out as her twin, Patience, went forward. She’d hoped an extra year would bring progress in regulating her wildly swinging emotions—a sunset, a sunrise, even a dead bee in the garden, can all set her off. It is unlikely that any gentleman will wish for a weeping bride.
Sadly, she did not get far with her efforts.
Roland Garner, Marquess of Thorpe, and eldest son of the Duke of Mariton, was haunted all his childhood by his sentimentality, and the younger brother who delighted in pointing it out. He’s older now, though, and has successfully donned a mask of reserve and disinterest, as if nary a breeze ruffles his feathers. The ton has no idea what lurks underneath that cool exterior and he plans to keep it that way.
Lord Charles, the marquess’ younger brother, is perennially dissatisfied with his position in life. He ought to have been born first, he’d make a better duke. As it is, he soothes himself by competing with Thorpe on any and all fronts. When he spots his brother’s interest in Lady Serenity, the game is on.
Two people who are always teetering on the edge of strong emotions and a brother determined to get between them could have little hope of success. One would imagine.
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The Good Boy
Series: None
Author: Stella Hayward
July 8th 2025 by Avon
In this whimsical romance for fans of Ashley Poston and Erin Sterling, a woman confronts her past and her unresolved feelings for the boy next door as they work together to reverse a wish gone awry.
On the eve of Genie’s thirtieth birthday, her grandmother gives her an unexpected gift: a wish at midnight. Genie, forever the family skeptic, laughs it off and, after an evening fending off invasive questions about her nonexistent love life, returns home to her empty house and her golden retriever, Rory. Who needs a boyfriend when she has a loyal friend like Rory? As she hugs him and gets ready for bed, she wishes to herself that he were human… at least then their conversations wouldn’t be so one-sided.
She really should’ve listened to her grandmother.
To her surprise, Rory is now a human with big Golden Retriever Energy—like a goofy, adoring Hemsworth. But he doesn’t like being a human. He doesn’t like wearing clothes or human manners, and he most definitely can’t manage a human job.
Genie needs to turn him back before it’s too late and enlists her oldest friend and boy next door, Miles, to help. Their quest brings them closer than they’ve ever been—and maybe, just maybe, her messed up wish is the key to granting her heart’s desire after all…
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Where You're Planted
Series: None
Author: Melanie Sweeney
July 8th 2025 by G.P. Putnam's Sons
From the author of the "phenomenal achievement" (Kirkus) Take Me Home, a children’s librarian must temporarily move her public library into a shed in the county botanic gardens, where her archnemesis is the assistant director.
Single mom Tansy Perkins only has room in her life for her daughter and her library. And maybe the next book to add to her collection. But after a catastrophic hurricane severely damages her library, she's forced to temporarily move her branch into the adjacent county botanic gardens, where Jack Reid—the world’s grouchiest gardener who rescued her and her daughter from the flood—happens to be the assistant director.
Jack has always preferred plants over people, having built a strong track record of avoiding relationships ever since his divorce six years ago. So, Tansy and her quirky band of bookish colleagues’ encroachment into his carefully-kept territory is a little more than irksome, especially when it means sharing his already-scarce resources.
When Jack and Tansy are tasked with working together on the spring festival, they have no choice but to call a truce. And soon their newfound professional partnership gives way to a deep intimacy that they've both been silently craving. But Tansy has lost too much to risk her heart, and Jack has sworn off real love. When an opportunity arises for funding that both the library and gardens need, will their loyalties lie with the futures they'd always planned for, or the new spark they've found with each other?
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The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy
Series: Dearly Beloathed #1
Author: Brigitte Knightley
July 8th 2025 by Orbit Books
The first in a slow burn, enemies-to-lovers romantasy duology featuring a scholarly healer and a gentleman assassin, set in an exquisite fantasy world, perfect for fans of The Love Hypothesis and Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries.
Osric Mordaunt, member of the Fyren Order of assassins, is in dire need of healing. Naturally – such is the grim comedy of fate – the only healer who can help is Aurienne Fairhrim, preeminent scientist, bastion of moral good, and member of an enemy Order.
Aurienne is desperate for funding to heal the sick - so desperate that, when Osric bribes her to help him, she accepts, even if she detests him and everything he stands for.
A forced collaboration ensues: the brilliant Woman in STEM is coerced into working with the PhD in Murders, much to Aurienne's disgust. As Osric and Aurienne work together to heal his illness and investigate the mysterious reoccurrence of a deadly pox, they find themselves ardently denying their attraction, which only fuels the heat between them.
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Only Between Us
Series: Oakwood Bay #2
Author: Ellie K. Wilde
July 8th 2025 by Atria Books
The highly anticipated sequel to the “achingly tender and deliciously sexy” (Jillian Meadows, author of Give Me Butterflies) Only in Your Dreams is a steamy, whip-smart sports romance about a former pro football star who agrees to fake date the fan-favorite ex of another high-profile NFL player so they can both save what’s most dear to them while fighting their growing feelings for each other.
After a death-defying injury sidelined him for two seasons, Brooks Attwood’s pro football comeback has hit a major snag. Naughty photos from a post-break-up bender have leaked, and they’re killing his chances with the Rebels—his old team, and the only one he wants to play on.
As he trains with the hope of being signed before the first kickoff of the season, Brooks’s plans to keep a low profile are suddenly upended when his selfie with a fiery fan goes viral, and tabloids mistake them as the football world’s newest It couple.
Turns out, Siena Pippen is the ex-girlfriend of the “face” of the League. And she wants nothing more to do with that world after being with her nightmare ex. While she and Brooks are busy blaming each other for the media circus surrounding them, NFL teams are suddenly scrambling to sign a housebroken Brooks. Meanwhile, Siena realizes that all this buzz could be the Hail Mary her family’s struggling business needs.
Together, Brooks and Siena hatch a ignore the will to kill each other and pretend to be madly in love—at least, until Brooks signs with a team. But the longer they pretend, the less fake their fauxmance begins to feel…and Brooks becomes as determined to convince Siena they’re truly meant to be as he is to land a spot on the Rebels’ roster.
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Not Part of the Plan
Series: Blue Moon #4
Author: Lucy Score
July 8th 2025 by Bloom Books
“He’s the kind of man who would talk you into dropping your panties in a coat closet at a party, dole out orgasms like after-dinner mints, and then never call you again.”
Photographer Nikolai Vulkov is a love ’em and leave ’em bad boy with a leather jacket, motorcycle, and sexy-as-sin grin.
He is not Emma Merrill’s type. The feisty brewery manager isn’t impressed by Niko’s charm or his “no strings attached” offer. She’s the kind of girl a man settles down with. And the small town of Blue Moon is where she and her sisters have decided to put down roots.
In Niko’s experience, relationships only lead to heartache. Besides, he’s only in town until he finds a way to get his creative mojo back. He and Emma are completely wrong for each other. Even the matchmaking Beautification Committee agrees. They should definitely stay in the friend zone.
Okay. So maybe they gave in to their attraction that one time. Fine. Five times. Who’s counting? But once Emma’s ex-boyfriend shows up in town, she’ll come to her senses, and Niko will go back to New York. Right?
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Offside
Series: Rules of the Game #1
Author: Avery Keelan
July 8th 2025 by Bramble
After her ex dumps her on her 21st birthday, Bailey James rebounds right into the arms of her ex's biggest competition, Chase Antagonizer, womanizer, and infamous left winger for the Boyd University Falcons.
Following a string of scandals and substandard grades, Chase is on thin ice with his teammates and tyrannical coach. The last thing he needs is to have his focus and loyalty called into question by fraternizing with his team's #1 rival. But a beautiful stranger who throws herself at him one night is too tempting to pass up... Until she throws up on his shoes.
Caught in the midst of a bitter rivalry that extends far beyond the arena, Bailey and Chase are on opposite sides of the bench. He's worked his entire life to secure a future in the NHL. She's tagged along for the ride while her brother Derek, star defensive for the Bruder College Bulldogs, has done the same. Fraternizing with the enemy is definitely out of the question. Except this enemy is impossible to resist.
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The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam
Series: Hart and Mercy #3
Author: Megan Bannen
July 8th 2025 by Orbit
From the author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy comes a new heartwarming fantasy rom-com with an opposites-attract twist set in the delightful world of Tanria.
Immortal demigod Rosie Fox has been patrolling Tanria for decades, but lately, the job has been losing its luster. After one hundred and fifty-seven years of being alive, everything is beginning to lose its luster. When Rosie dies (again) by electrocution (again) after poking around inside a portal choked with shadowy thorns only she can see, she feels stuck in the rut that is her unending life.
Thanks to Rosie’s meddling, the portal’s inventor, Dr. Adam Lee, must come in person to repair the damage. When all the portals begin to break down, he declares an emergency evacuation of Tanria. In the mad rush to get out, Rosie and Adam end up trapped inside the Mist. Together.
And uptight Adam Lee in his bespoke menswear seems to know a lot more about what’s happening than he lets on….
Rosie is determined to crack the shell of his cool exterior. But the more she learns about Adam, the more she realizes that they both have personal histories as tangled and thorny as the plant that has them trapped inside the Mist. Maybe two people who have found themselves stuck in this life can find a way to unstick each other … just when their time on this earth seems to be running out.
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The Doctor and the Duchess
Series: The Duke’s Bastards #3
Author: Karyn Gerrard
July 8th 2025 by Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
A runaway duchess desperate to heal her damaged soul.
The recent discovery that he is the illegitimate son of an infamous duke has turned Doctor Drew Hornsby’s life upside down. Adopted at age ten by Viscount Hawkestone, Drew left his impoverished life behind, but he never forgot his roots. Now, as a physician, the memory of his late mother drives him to assist those in need. But he’s not the only one…
Selena Seaton Woodhouse, the Duchess of Barnsdale, an arranged marriage to an older duke left her feeling empty emotionally. After years of dealing with her husband’s cruelty, she runs away and becomes The Golden Angel, a mysterious lady who helps those less fortunate in London’s most notorious slum. She hopes helping others will help heal her own heart. But that isn’t touched until she meets the young, earnest Doctor Hornsby.
When Selena’s charitable works run afoul of the local rookery boss, the spectacled, self-contained doctor turns into a ferocious protector. And as the danger heightens, so does their mutual passion.
But overcoming the obstacles standing in their way to a future together may prove to be a bit more difficult.
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Unbroken
Series: Poplar Springs #2
Author: Mary Sue Jackson
July 8th 2025 by Relay Publishing
ELI
Drama and I don’t mix. Never have.
But Fiona Cafferty? She’s a walking whirlwind in tight jeans—and unfortunately, my new trail guide partner.
Perfect.
We’ve been oil and water since high school. She’s all sass, sunshine, and trouble in denim. I’m the quiet one—hands calloused, jaw set, no patience for nonsense. I’m here in Poplar Springs to work hard and build a steady life for my son.
But she’s in my space, in my head, and damn if I don’t catch myself watching her when I shouldn’t.
Then she drops a lie that spreads like wildfire—tells folks we’re dating.
Says it’s just to help me save face after my two-timing ex tried to make a fool of me.
Now we’re faking it.
Smiles, hand-holding, playing couple for the town.
It was supposed to be temporary. Just a story to shut people up.
But she fits into my life—and my son’s—too easily. And every day, it feels less like a lie… and more like the one thing I didn’t know we were missing.
FIONA
It was just one tiny lie.
Okay—one giant, town-shaking, gossip-fuelling lie. But it was to protect Eli Carter.
He didn’t deserve to be cut down by his ex—not in front of half of Poplar Springs. So, I said we were dating. Figured we’d fake it for a week, maybe two, then go our separate ways.
Now? We’re playing house on the trails, sharing long rides, longer glances, and things that feel a little too real.
Eli’s not just the strong, silent type—he’s a wall of grit and quiet heat. A protective father with a soft spot he keeps buried deep. The kind of man who doesn’t say much, but when he does, you feel it in your bones.
I used to think he barely tolerated me. Now he’s looking at me like I might be the only reason he’d ever stick around.
This was never supposed to be serious.
But I think I just crossed the line between pretend and something that could break me wide open.
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The Earl's Unlikely Bride
Series: The Dashworth Brothers #1
Author: Ella Matthews
July 10th 2025
One summer to make her his…
After four failed seasons, Emily Hawkins is tired of following the rules. Aside from crossing swords with her lifelong enemy, Freddie Dashworth, she is an exemplary member of Society. But after all this time, she’s yet to find a husband and life with her over-bearing mother is becoming intolerable.
Freddie returns to his childhood home to help look after his orphaned niece. His neighbour, Emily, has been his nemesis for years. The infuriating miss is the only woman immune to his charms and there’s nothing he enjoys more than her disapproving glares. It’s a shame he can’t stop thinking about her, because she clearly despises him.
One minor indiscretion later and everything in Emily’s ordered world changes. The one person on her side appears to be Freddie but can she trust her former antagonist? And what will happen to her when she does?
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Love in the Ring #1 Love Against the Ropes Karen Landry 3.83 18 ratings15 reviews Edit book details A fighter. A lover. One ultimate matchup where love just might be the main event. Former boxing champion Janna Fresno trades her belt for a boxing gym in her sleepy hometown. She’ll go toe-to-toe with anyone, but can’t figure out how to knock out a six-figure business loan. Enter Blake Knox, professional impulse follower, video app darling, and antagonizer of one famous Irish boxer. His ever-running mouth means he needs to learn how to box to save face. And fast. The only person willing (and desperate) enough to train him? Janna. It’s love at first sight for Blake, a contender for her heart. Janna’s unimpressed at his chaos and camera antics. But round after round, she finds his goofiness and surprising dedication begin to punch cracks in her defenses. Can Blake go the distance as a boxer? Will Janna lower her guard enough to let him in? Love Against the Ropes is a romantic comedy with heart, haymakers, and hilariously bad decisions. This closed-door romance stays above the belt, and can be read as a standalone. Genres Romance Humor 288 pages, Paperback First published July 11, 2025 Series Love in the Ring (#1) This edition Format 288 pages, Paperback Published July 11, 2025 by Sea Foam Press
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What has caught your eye for July? Have you read any of these? Let me know :)
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