Going Deep
Series: Winning Love #1
Author: Sophie Andrews
February 1st 2026
As a teacher, I'm burned out and a nanny gig for the summer should be a perfect reset. Too bad my boss would be football's bad boy—and my brother’s best friend.
I'm not a fan of Camden Long. He’s rude, arrogant, and never misses an opportunity to throw a few verbal jabs my way. The tight end is well known for his reckless behavior on and off the field, yet when tragedy strikes and he suddenly finds himself responsible for his teenage sister, his life is thrown into a new level of chaos. That’s when my brother volunteers my help.
I don't want to say yes, but I can't say no, and tell myself it's just for the summer.
Except the more I learn about the man beneath the conceited façade, the less I want to leave Camden or his sister. Especially when he loses all of his cocky attitude and rasps out, “I need you.”
Goodreads Dirty Hit
Series: Portland Fury #1
Author: Livy Hart
February 2nd 2026 by Entangled: Amara
Gender-bent TED LASSO meets THE DEAL in a new grumpy/sunshine hockey romance from bestselling author Livy Hart.
When a career-ending injury forces hockey superstar Sadie Rivers to hang up her skates, she never expects to be the NHL’s first female coach. The Portland Fury are the league’s worst team—and Sadie has one season to turn the franchise around. Critics of her “soft touch” coaching style make no secret of their skepticism, but Sadie has never bucked a challenge, on or off the ice.
Defenseman Leo McLaren is hockey royalty. Or he was, until a dirty hit last season left him with a shoulder injury and migraines that have destroyed his game. When he’s traded to the Fury, it feels like the end of his hockey dreams. That is, until the new head coach names him captain—and asks for his help getting to know the team, who resist her personal approach.
Secret coach-captain meet-ups lead to a tentative friendship that quickly turns into sizzling chemistry hot enough to melt a hockey rink. But with the season and both their careers on the line, Sadie and Leo will have to decide if love is a risk worth taking when the game they’re playing demands all they have to give.
Perfect for fans of Elle Kennedy and Emily Rath, DIRTY HIT is an emotional, super-spicy sports romance and the start of the Portland Fury series!
Goodreads The Wild Card
Series: Vancouver Storm #5
Author: Stephanie Archer
February 3rd 2026 by Dell
Former star player Tate Ward has become easily the best coach in professional hockey, leading the Vancouver Storm team to victory. Everyone is in love with the handsome, authoritative single dad—except Jordan Hathaway, the newest staff member on the Vancouver Storm team.
Jordan was more than comfortable behind her bar at the team’s favorite watering hole. When her father threatens to sell the team, though, she’s forced to put her grievances aside and work with the man who likes everyone but her—: Coach Tate Ward.
But beneath his controlled exterior, Tate is funny, encouraging, and protective. He moves Jordan into his guest house, trusts her with his daughter, and fires the person who made her cry. He’s her boss, and a relationship would ruin both their careers, but Jordan still finds herself dreaming of a life with Tate. As the lines between them blur and Jordan encourages him to be selfish, Tate realizes what he wants . . . is her.
Goodreads This Ain't Our First Rodeo
Series: None
Author: Liara Tamani
February 3rd 2026 by Greenwillow Books
When life lassoes Josie and Shawn back together three years after their dreamy first date, their second chance at love is anything but easy. A big-hearted rodeo romance set in Houston, Texas, by the critically acclaimed Liara Tamani, author of What She Missed, All The Things We Never Knew, and Calling My Name. This bold first-love story is for fans of Nothing Like the Movies and Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute.
This ain’t Josie’s first rodeo. Her parents own several fancy restaurants in Houston, and they just opened a new one right outside the stadium. Josie is expected to stay inside the restaurant and help, and maybe take over their growing empire one day, but that isn’t what Josie wants. She’d rather be at the rodeo itself than in a high-end restaurant next to it. Or eating funnel cakes and Texas-sized corn dogs at the carnival on the grounds. Or better yet, riding her horse at her grandparents’ ranch, the very place her mom wants to sell.
It ain’t Shawn’s first rodeo either. He’s been riding bulls since his mom died, doing everything he can to live up to his rodeo-champion stepfather’s sky-high expectations. But as Shawn’s stardom rises, so do tensions in their relationship. His stepfather’s drinking and gambling problems sure don’t help.
After one unforgettable night leaves Josie and Shawn wanting nothing but each other, their lives become entwined in increasingly complex ways. Can they save Josie’s family land? Or will Shawn’s stepfather and his shady plan be the ranch’s ruin? Will one wrong move cost them everything? Rodeo after rodeo, year after year, can Josie and Shawn keep their hearts open through the secrets, twists, and turns?
This Ain’t Our First Rodeo is a contemporary western love story full of bulls, brawls, and horses. It’s a tender second chance cowboy romance about family, friendship, mistakes, and the blessings of choosing to love anyway. Black cowboys and cowgirls like Josie and Shawn have long helped shape the American West—a legacy that shines in Liara Tamani’s storytelling. Her writing is quick-witted, swoony, and authentic, with characters who are easy to love and hard to forget.
Goodreads Risky Business
Series: None
Author: Annabelle Slator
February 3rd 2026 by Avon
In this whip-smart romance, a woman desperate to keep her start-up afloat is forced to pose as her brother’s assistant during a tech competition, hoping a male-led company will be taken more seriously, only to find her secret identity compromised when she has a hot one-night stand with the head of the competition’s assistant.
When tech founder Jess Cole is struggling to gain funding for her company, she begins to wonder if it’s because she’s a woman in the male-dominated tech industry—especially due to a former incident and subsequent NDA that’s been following her for years. In an act of financial desperation, she applies to a competition for start-ups using her twin brother Spencer’s name, pretending to be a man. To her surprise, it works! As though she’s discovered the ultimate industry cheat code, Jess and Spencer are invited into the exclusive world of Tech Rumble, an annual innovation competition hosted on the world’s stage by tech darling Dominic Odericco.
Spencer, an out-of-work actor, must pretend to be the CEO, and Jess must become his loyal “assistant,” Violet. Spencer is thrust into the limelight; charming Dominic and the competition judges but making promises Jess can’t keep—or afford.
“Violet” is introduced to the handsome Oliver, a fellow assistant who shows her how to let her hair down and enjoy life outside the pressures of her job. But she soon discovers falling for Oliver is riskier than any mistake Spencer has made.
During wild nights with Oliver in Rome, secret rendezvous in Paris, and luxurious parties in Vienna, Jess must navigate the competition and try to stay on top of her lies, especially when someone from her past comes sniffing around, putting her ruse at risk.
Goodreads Love and Other Brain Experiments
Series: None
Author: Hannah Brohm
February 3rd 2026 by Simon & Schuster
Perfect for fans of Ali Hazelwood and Christina Lauren, a STEM academic-rivals-to-lovers rom-com set at a New York conference about two neuroscientists who are forced to pretend they’re dating, leading to unexpected chemistry and a heartfelt journey of self-discovery.
Neuroscientist Dr. Frances Silberstein has success on the brain. As a grad student, she was offered a job by her brilliant boyfriend, but determined to make it on her own, she turned it—and him—down. Now, stuck in postdoc purgatory with no job security and no personal life to speak of, Frances is desperate to make a breakthrough. Her best shot is a summer conference packed with her field’s leading scientists. The only problem? It’s organized by her ex, who has found the success that’s eluded her. But backing out is not an option, because Frances desperately needs to network to save her career.
Enter Dr. Lewis her perceptive, meticulous, and inconveniently attractive rival. When their academic sniping gets mistaken for flirtatious chemistry, Frances doesn’t deny it—putting her integrity and career on the line. As soon as her prefrontal cortex is operational again, Frances realizes she needs to keep up the charade, or risk everything she’s worked for. Faking data is out of the question, but fake dating? That might just be the solution she needs.
But as Lewis starts to make her reward centers spark and a major setback has Frances questioning everything, she must confront what she’s willing to chase—for love, for science, and for the future she thought she wanted.
Goodreads Game, Set, Match
Series: Match Point #1
Author: Jennifer Iacopelli
February 3rd 2026 by Requited
She’s a tennis superstar on the rise. He’s the bad boy champ who broke her heart. When they meet on the court, their competition is hot—but their chemistry is even hotter.
All of Penny Harrison’s hard work is finally paying off. At 21 years old, she’s a tennis icon in-the-making, with massive sponsorship deals and legendary status on the horizon, if she can just nail the upcoming Grand Slam in Paris. Until then, there’s no room for mistakes.
When she returns to the prestigious Outer Banks Tennis Club to train, though, she comes face to face with the biggest mistake she ever made: Alex Russell. With piercing blue eyes and irresistible charm, the bad boy tennis star is the only guy who ever broke Penny’s heart.
To keep her head in the game—and her mind off Alex—Penny leans on two of the club’s other rising stars. Jasmine Randazzo and Indiana Gaffney are both balancing exploding careers with their own off-the-court romances, and their drama might be enough to keep Penny distracted.
But as days tick down to Paris, Penny seems to always find herself across the court from Alex. She knows that winning it all means laser focus…so why can’t Penny stay away from the one guy who ruins everything?
Goodreads Skate It Till You Make It
Series: None
Author: Rufaro Faith Mazarura
February 3rd 2026 by Flatiron Books
The weather might be icy, but the tension is red-hot in this fake dating hockey rom-com from the author of Let the Games Begin.
Ari Shumba never expected to make it to the Winter Games, let alone be the one to lead Great Britain's women's hockey team through the most important competition of their lives. But when an unexpected injury catapults her to the role of team captain, Ari reluctantly shoulders the responsibility, all while trying to dodge her toxic ex.
Drew Dlamini has always feared taking risks. But after uncovering a family secret, breaking up with his ex-girlfriend and dropping out of graduate school, he’s desperate for a fresh start. So when he finds himself in London for the holidays, he decides to rekindle his hidden dream of becoming a professional photographer.
When Ari and Drew bump into each other on New Year’s Eve, neither one is looking to fall in love. Despite their instant chemistry, they’re from opposite sides of the Atlantic, and when they reveal all of their red flags, they realize that things between them would never work out. But then, when their paths unexpectedly cross two months later in the snowy Swiss Alps, memories of what they almost did that night resurface. And the combination of complicated exes, over-involved families, and stress-inducing teammates convinces them that the perfect solution to their problems is to fake date their way through the Games.
After all, there’s no risk of falling in love if it is doomed from the start . . . right?
Goodreads Ways to Kiss a Marquess This Winter
Series: Wedding Fever #4
Author: Sara Adrien & Tanya Wilde
February 3rd 2026 by Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
She studies seduction; he doesn’t believe in it— until she becomes the exception.
Miss Madeleine Hunt is done being called plain and close to the shelf. With her three stout-hearted friends at her side and a tidy plan—catch his attention, catch his interest, catch his heart—she intends to secure a duke at a snowbound engagement house party. One week. One target. No distractions.
Sebastian Moore, Marquess of Cambridge, would happily trade Society’s noise for a silent library. Bound by duty, bored by gossip, he arrives at his best friend’s winter house party determined to avoid every matchmaking scheme in the county—especially the earnest young lady with a determined chin and the unfortunate habit of tripping into his path.
Then the snow falls. The doors close. And resisting temptation becomes impossible.
From disastrous first impressions to small, disarming kindnesses, Maddie and Sebastian collide again and again—until a near-kiss in the snowy gardens turns pretense to heat and reshapes every intention.
Snowed in, nowhere to hide— only one person makes the world feel warm .
When family expectations tighten and their own rules begin to chafe, Maddie and Sebastian must decide what they’re willing to reputation, plans, and the comfortable lives they’ve outgrown…or the kind of love that remakes them both.
Goodreads The Fall Line
Series: The Heartwood Series #4
Author: Meg Riley
February 5th 2026 by Wild Rose Press
I have a secret: I’ve never been kissed.
At least, not before I married the world’s hottest pro skier and world-renowned playboy.
The deal? Stay married until I secure my inheritance and keep my café, and he convinces his sponsors he’s changed his womanizing ways.
Easy… except Jett plays the part of devoted husband a little too well.
He’s sweeter than he lets on. He teaches me how to ski, how to date…
How to kiss.
He’s protective and calls me wife.
Our marriage might be the most meaningful relationship Jett Landry has ever had. And somewhere along the way, what started as a PR stunt has stopped feeling pretend.
Now I’m wondering if the man every woman wants, might actually want me.
Goodreads Between the Lines
Series: None
Author: Tracey Magruder
February 6th 2026
Some stories change your life. Some help you rebuild it.
After ten years in a toxic relationship, Sadie Reed is done being anyone’s cautionary tale. By day, she edits other people’s stories—polishing their words and pushing their dreams forward—while quietly abandoning her own. So when she’s offered one impossible assignment—to fly to a quiet English village and convince reclusive bestselling author Corbyn Pearce to finish the novel he’s been avoiding—she says yes.
Corbyn is brilliant. Corbyn is infuriating.
Corbyn is absolutely not interested in being “handled.”
Scarred by a tragic accident and locked behind walls he refuses to lower, he has driven away every editor sent his way—until Sadie. Their clash is immediate, marked by sharp wit, creative friction, and a connection neither of them is prepared for.
As professional battles soften into late-night conversations and tentative trust, old wounds resurface—hers from the man she escaped, his from the betrayal he never recovered from. And when a long-buried truth pulls them back to a single, unforgettable moment from their past, Sadie must decide:
Is she brave enough to rewrite her story?
And will Corbyn choose to be part of it?
Goodreads An Urgent Kiss
Series: Captivating Kisses #6
Author: Alexa Aston
February 6th 2026 by Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
An earl who intends to see his sister settled in marriage. A lady making her delayed come-out. A relationship that moves from enemies to love . . .
Hugo Drake, the Earl of Merriman, stammered severely growing up. Only as a university student did he begin to find ways to control—and even conquer—his stammering. He still practices daily to keep his stuttering at bay. Now, he attends his first London Season, helping to launch his sister into Polite Society, hoping to settle her into marriage.
Lady Thermantia Worthington’s three siblings have all made love matches, but Tia is not interested in love or marriage during her come-out Season. She simply wishes to enjoy the social swirl of events and is eager to make friends. She finds a loyal one in Lady Dilly Drake, but Dilly’s older brother believes Tia is a bad influence upon his sister.
As the Season progresses, Hugo and Tia’s combative relationship becomes confusing for them both, thanks to a kiss they share, which arouses both physical feelings and strong emotions for each. Then bullies from Hugo’s past strip him of his newfound confidence, and the ton is quick to judge the stammering earl.
Can Hugo and Tia shake off the confines of Polite Society and find lasting happiness together?
Goodreads A Most Peculiar Courtship
Series: The Daring Damsels #3
Author: Mihwa Lee
February 8th 2026 by Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Two enemies, one arranged marriage, endless possibilities.
Amelia Thornton never expected her wedding day to involve quite so many tears—her own. Married to the notorious Marquess of Hereford in a business arrangement that benefits everyone except her heart, she's determined to keep her distance from the insufferable rake. But Charles has an annoying habit of appearing when she least wants him. When her investigation into dangerous factory conditions leads her straight into the arms of a monster from her past, Amelia discovers that her scandalous husband might be the only man brave enough to help her seek justice—if she can resist falling for his unexpected kindness first.
Charles Bartholomew Hereford has perfected the art of living down to society's expectations, but his sharp-tongued wife sees right through his carefully constructed facade. The brilliant writer who compared his moral compass to a weathervane is driving him to distraction with her stubborn refusal to accept his protection. Between her mysterious late-night disappearances, her talent for attracting dangerous enemies, and the way she makes his pulse race during their fencing lessons, Charles finds himself fighting battles on multiple fronts. When Amelia's crusade for workers' rights puts her in mortal danger, he'll have to choose between maintaining his reputation as London's most notorious rake and becoming the hero she never knew she needed.
Can a marriage born of convenience survive the scandal of falling desperately in love?
Goodreads Racing Hearts
Series: None
Author: Ann Adams
February 10th 2026 by Dell
When a competitive rower’s losing streak threatens her Olympic dreams, she must train for the summer with a hometown coach to win it all back in this irresistible opposites-attract romance.
Katherine Parker doesn’t just dream of rowing in the Olympics. She has a carefully crafted plan. With a strict training schedule, a meticulous diet, and no one else in her boat to slow her down, she’s as good as gold.
Then her boyfriend breaks up with her at the starting line of a big race and Kath comes in dead last. She’s swiftly kicked off the team and out of the Olympic Training Center—the only place she’s ever felt at home.
With one shot to win back her spot, Kath returns to her hometown to train with a new coach. The upside? Coach Adrian is hot. The downside? Instead of letting Kath follow her own training regimen, Adrian pushes her outside her comfort zone, urging her to try new things and let go of control.
With her Olympic dreams on the line, Kath will have to choose: stick to her perfect plan, or find out if the key to winning—and happiness—is to embrace the part of rowing that makes it fun, one sweaty, sexy training session at a time.
Goodreads Maybe This Once
Series: Rock Bottom Love #3
Author: Sophie Sullivan
February 10th 2026 by St. Martin's Griffin
Two people end up with more feelings than they bargained for after pursuing a summer fling, in this small-town, opposites-attract romance from Sophie Sullivan.
Charlotte “Charlie” Ashford has worked hard to become her own person. Tired of living in the shadow of her famous parents, she gladly left behind a life of glitz and glamour to pursue her true passion: becoming a counselor. However, when a viral video upends Charlie’s plans, she wonders if the real key to discovering herself is through her late father.
Grayson Keller has finally found his footing. He’s settled in one place, surrounded by family, and secure in his business. By his third summer as owner, Get Lost Lodge is showing a steady profit and seeing its fair share of repeat visitors. Whatever happens, Grayson is perfectly content with his quiet life and careful heart. That is, until he meets Charlie, who he can’t seem to get out of his head.
On the surface, Charlie and Grayson seem to have nothing in common more than a growing attraction that neither of them can fight. Trusting each other isn’t easy. They’ve both been hurt before, and they’re not looking for anything serious. The solution is easy: they’ll date, have some fun, and walk away unscathed. Right? Or, maybe this once, they can see past the hurt to what, or who, is on the other side waiting for them.
Goodreads I'm Looking for a Man in Finance
Series: None
Author: Sabrina Waldorf
February 10th 2026 by Alcove Press
He ticks every box…but is she ready to invest?
Men in finance? Check!
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Journalist Hallie Woods has a new date the hottest guy on Wall Street and document every moment for the magazine she works for.
The only problem? Finance bros couldn’t be further from Hallie’s type.
But as Hallie reluctantly flirts her way through the Financial District, there's one annoyingly handsome 6’5, blue-eyed man who keeps getting in her way. . .
James Rossi is a typical finance bro on paper, but a hopeless romantic at heart. So, when he realizes the new regular at his favourite bar is flirting with his colleagues as fodder for an article, he decides to sabotage her plans.
Hallie and James clash at happy hour every week. But soon their dislike for each other turns into something unexpected, and Hallie questions whether she wants her personal life spread across the pages of a magazine.
Hallie might have found her man in finance, but she also has a choice to make. Will she publish the article, or risk her career and invest in true love?
Goodreads The Diamond Puck-Up
Series: Dirty Puckers #1
Author: Lauren Landish
February 10th 2026 by Montlake
A brooding hockey enforcer and a spirited jewelry designer find love—and trouble—when a stolen ring brings them together in this steamy romance from Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Lauren Landish.
NHL enforcer Griffin Mahoney has spent years protecting his team on the ice—and his heart off it. The one woman who makes his stone-cold exterior melt? His best friend’s sister, Penny Lee. But when a stolen ring entangles her with the Mob, Griffin’s protective instincts override his promise to stay away.
As a custom jewelry designer, Penny transforms family heirlooms into modern treasures. She’s always thought her brother’s best friend was grumpier than a bear with a hangover—until she discovers the brooding hockey player’s hidden soft side. Their undeniable chemistry catches them both off guard, even as danger circles closer.
With Stanley Cup playoffs looming, Mob threats escalating, and her overprotective brother ready to cross-check them both into the next season, Griffin and Penny’s path to happiness is anything but smooth. Together they’ll discover that true love, like diamonds, can withstand any pressure—and shine even brighter for it.
Goodreads Just My Luck
Series: None
Author: Emily Wood
February 10th 2026 by Rising Action
For fans of Jen DeLuca and K.A. Tucker, a contemporary rom-com set on a small-town farm where a social media brand manager discovers love, family secrets, and the courage to show her true self.
Sloan Sanders’ perfectly curated online life is in shambles. Dumped the same day her dream business collapses and rocked by a shocking DNA test, she escapes to her aunt’s farm to regroup.
Instead of peace, Sloan finds herself knee-deep in manure and butting heads with Parker, the annoyingly hot stable hand who seems determined to make her life difficult. She thinks he’s shady. He thinks she’s an entitled princess. But as sparks fly and secrets come out, Sloan realizes the line between enemies and something more is getting blurry.
When a chance comes to prove herself and reinvent her future, Sloan needs Parker’s help. Transforming a dusty hayloft into an Instagram-worthy event space might just change everything—if she’s willing to show the world her unfiltered self.
Goodreads Hollywood Hookup
Series: None
Author: Christy Swift
February 10th 2026 by Foreve
A scandalized former movie star is thrust back into the celebrity life where she finds herself competing for a date with her longtime crush in this funny and heartwarming rom-com about second chances and rediscovering your true self.
Once a teenage TV star, she’s reinvented her life. Now her very public celebrity crush has put her back in the spotlight.
Josie Days has worked hard to forget who she used to be. Once upon a time, she was Mexico’s favorite bilingual teen star—until one disastrous decision ruined her budding career. These days, Josie’s happy to keep things very off-camera as a makeup artist. That is until her best friend ropes her into a charity game show where the prize is a date with her forever celebrity impossibly charming Irish “It” boy Sean O’Sullivan.
Josie has no interest in winning. In fact, she’s trying to lose—and fast. But Sean is interested in more than a game. The problem? Josie isn’t who he thinks she is. And when the cameras start rolling and her past is exposed, she’ll have to decide if she’s ready for the spotlight again—or if her second act never should have started.
Goodreads Untamed Heart
Series: Diamond Back Ranch #1
Author: Gemma Morr
February 10th 2026 by Pan Macmillan
From city lights to cowboy nights, Lottie's heart must choose between rugged charm and untamed desire. . .
Welcome to Diamond Back the stunning, small-town series from Gemma Morr. Perfect for fans of Elsie Silver, Devney Perry, and B.K. Borison.
When Lottie Wright is made redundant from her London law firm, and finds out that her banker boyfriend Kyle is cheating on her, she gets the hell out of dodge and straight on a plane to Jackson Hole. Her plan is to get back in the saddle at her family's ranch, the Diamond Back, on the edge of the Grand Teton National Park.
Drowning her sorrows in a bar in Jackson Hole, things get steamy with a scrumptious cowboy called Cole and nothing seems to be going right once she realises he works at Diamond Back too—meaning their tension must be strictly business. And once on the ranch Lottie is thrown into the arms of bull-rider Beau who just can't seem to find a shirt to wear for all his rope-throwing. . .
So, under the vast western starry skies and in the shadow of the wild Rocky Mountains, Lottie must take the reins and figure out just who she wants to be and who will win her heart. . .
Goodreads Secretly Yours
Series: Celebrity Love in New Orleans #4
Author: Katie Talbot
February 10th 2026 by Lake Vista Press
Seven years ago, Paul Easton broke my heart. We were inseparable—until one humiliating yearbook photo and one terrible night blew everything up.
Now he’s a superstar, and his gorgeous face is everywhere. On movie posters. On talk shows. On my nerves.
And how am I, Scarlett Emerson, doing? As a big New York City journalist, I’m thriving, in case anyone’s keeping score.
So when I land the assignment to write an exposé on him, I say yes. Not to reconnect. To show him how much better off I am without him.
At first, everything goes to plan. I’m detached and professional. Until he smiles. Until his dog decides to adopt me. Until we stumble into a long-buried Civil War-era mystery . . . and start solving it together. Now I’m trying to write the story that could make my career—while pretending I’m not still hopelessly in love with the boy who taught me what heartbreak feels like.
This was supposed to be revenge.
Instead, it might just be my second chance.
Goodreads The Relationship Contract
Series: To Barcelona with Love Trilogy #2
Author: Marcella Steele
February 10th 2026 by Red Hot Years Press
A crazy love experiment. A daring adventure. 60 days to pass the test.
Once upon a time… romance had ghosted Sofia Drake so many times, she promised herself she’d never fall in love again—until she fell head over heels for the younger, jetsetting Ryan Hunter. She worries the age gap will ruin their fairy tale romance. He believes they can have their happily ever after and convinces Sofia to accept his unconventional proposal: a sixty day contract to prove their love is worth the risk.
But when Ryan’s job takes him to London, Sofia adds an addendum to the contract. She throws the rule book in the trash, leaves behind her carefully constructed life, and sets off for the adventure of a lifetime with him—prepared to risk everything for a second chance at happiness.
Touring London, Sofia feels as if a time machine is whisking her back to her twenties, when she trekked through Europe with a backpack and a prayer her money would last. Living her dream feels intoxicating, but she wonders if this new life is a size too big—if she’s brave enough to make it fit. Ryan hopes that dazzling her with trips to Dubai and the Maldives will convince her to stay. His mother—Cruella de Vil’s double—tries to make sure she doesn’t.
Just as Sofia’s confidence in herself and the relationship blossoms, Ryan’s old girlfriend surfaces with a bombshell that threatens to rewrite their entire future.
Now, the question isn't whether their love is strong enough. It's whether they're brave enough to renegotiate the contract and face what neither of them saw coming.
Love is like free-falling off a cliff. You never know where you might land.
Goodreads The Baby Dragon Bookshop
Series: The Baby Dragon #3
Author: Aamna Qureshi
February 12th 2026 by Avon
Will romance be the plot twist?
Emmy has an enemy, and his name is Luke. The good news? She rarely sees him. The bad news? When she does, she (and her pet dragons) are reminded just how handsome he is.
Besides, Emmy is too busy focusing on her dragon-fuelled business to have time for love. But when both she and Luke approach the same local investor for funding, she's suddenly unable to avoid him. The kookie investor insists they must compete for the cash by working at the local failing baby dragon bookshop to prove their magical business knowledge.
Determined to win the funding, Emmy dives into the task. But making a very flammable bookshop fit for baby dragons is no small feat, and it seems these rivals may need to join forces. Could Luke and Emmy's fiery animosity spark something more between them?
Goodreads Love in the Fast Lane
Series: None
Author: Tyra Prince
February 12th 2026 by Scholastic
Hannah Grace for YA readers, this is a motor racing romance revving with tension on and off the track!
Cody has the next few years of her life all planned get top A-level results, attend Cambridge University with her gorgeous boyfriend Rob and find her dream job on a motor racing racing team.
But on results day, one phone call changes everything.
A top motor racing team have headhunted her and need her ready for the upcoming season! Rob is less than pleased that the plan has fallen apart, and Cody arrives in Melbourne heartbroken and single, ready for the first race.
Cody is introduced to her team's 19 year old nepo baby Carl, whose dad was a racing prodigy, and Austin, who grew up riding dirt bikes and has an astonishing natural aptitude for racing. On screen they play it friendly, but behind the tracks they are fierce rivals, made only worse when they both start falling for Cody. There's also Leo, the leader driver of their main rival team, who seems set on winning the season no matter what...
Who will ultimately win the race for Cody's heart?
Goodreads Scandal Amidst the Stacks
Series: Dashing Rogues and Ruined Librarians #2
Author: Sandra Sookoo
February 12th 2026 by Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
One glance through the window of a book shop changes their lives forever.
Major Cornelius Montgomery is suffering from ennui since his days in the military are over. Just turned forty, he is searching for something meaningful to fill his life, for empty romantic liaisons and scandalous pursuits have lost their charm. One February evening, he peers into a bookshop for a glimpse of the only woman who’d managed to capture his heart, but she is off limits because she’s his best friend’s sister. Does it matter?
Lady Penelope Needham—the Marchioness of Weymouth—is searching for purpose. Her husband proved sterile, which thwarted her dream of being a mother, then he died in a hunting accident, leaving her widowed at the age of thirty. To keep busy, she happily works at a book shop because books are old friends and they never disappoint, yet when she happens to glance outside one cold night and spies an old crush—her brother’s best friend—life has the potential to change. Doesn’t it?
The moment Cornelius steps into the bookshop, he’s beset with familiar attraction. As for Penny, since she’s afforded more freedom in society as a widow, she’s keen on pursuing something with the rogue, even if it’s only a bit of wickedness amidst the stacks she never had in the past. When emotions between them are far too strong, and whispers of scandal bring her brother’s ire, they are both brought to a crossroads. If they wish to have a second chance at a romance, they’ll stop hiding behind excuses. Won’t they?
Goodreads When He Was a Rogue
Series: The Duke's Legacy #2
Author: Tess Thompson
February 14th 2026 by Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
He's determined to restore his family's honor. She's desperate to secure her sister's future. Neither expected to find a love that would change everything.
James Ashford has survived disgrace, war, and years on the edges of society. Now he is determined to reclaim his family’s honor by restoring Ashford Manor, the crumbling estate that once defined his family’s legacy. To see it rise again, he turns to Georgiana Hartwell—a widowed lady bold enough to continue her late husband’s architectural practice.
For Georgiana, the commission is more than a livelihood. It is her chance to prove her worth in a world that would rather dismiss her, while earning the dowry her younger sister needs to secure a good match. Yet even as her passion for the project grows, so too does the pull she feels toward the roguish man who defies every rule of society.
But their budding partnership faces powerful enemies: Georgiana’s manipulative mother, determined to control her future, and a predatory figure from her past who refuses to let her go. With scandal circling and danger drawing near, James and Georgiana must decide if they will risk reputations, safety, and the carefully built walls around their hearts—for a love strong enough to redeem them both.
Goodreads Without a Clue
Series: None
Author: Melissa Ferguson
February 17th 2026 by Thomas Nelson
When a mystery writer mysteriously dies on a cruise filled with rabid fans, his protégé (and personal assistant) teams up with a rugged cowboy and fellow writer to crack the case. One part Only Murders in the Building, one part Book Lovers, and a whole lot of laughs, Without a Clue will keep readers guessing and swooning until the very end.
If there's one thing Penelope Mae Dupont prizes most, it's her composure--her ability to stay calm in the face of stress. It's a vital trait in her job as a personal assistant to renowned mystery author Hugh Griffin. But when Pip organizes a book cruise featuring The Fabulous Seven--seven celebrated authors from different genres who have supported each other through thick and thin--her famed composure is in danger of sailing away. One boat, hundreds of devoted readers, and seven Big Personalities. What could possibly go wrong?
Disaster strikes when, on the second day of the cruise, Hugh is found murdered. And, in the face of gross incompetence by the on-board security force, Pip realizes she'll need to be the one to discover who did it. With the ship stranded in the middle of the Atlantic and no help on the horizon, it's up to her to unravel the mystery. Along with her friend Nash--a dreamy Western author who's just as rugged as the cowboys he writes about. As Pip's composure starts to sink faster than a leaky dinghy, Nash becomes her anchor in a storm of clues and red herrings.
With Nash at her side, Penelope dives into the murky depths of the mystery, navigating treacherous waters filled with unexpected twists and turns. No one, not even a desperately hopeful mystery sleuth named Pip, could anticipate the wild ride ahead. Whether she likes it or not, she is on the adventure of a lifetime . . . and maybe, just maybe, she'll find love along the way.
Goodreads If Only You Knew
Series: Oakwood Bay #3
Author: Ellie K. Wilde
February 17th 2026 by Simon & Schuster
In the highly anticipated final installment of the Oakwood Bay series—“packed with sizzling tension, heat, and sweet, swoon-worthy moments” (Peyton Corinne, USA TODAY bestselling author)—childhood best friends Parker and Summer agree to matchmake each other, to disastrous results, all while fighting the fact that they’ve been each other’s soulmate all along.
Summer Prescott and Parker Woods have been best friends since they were three years old. Now thirty, neither of them feels like they have a good handle on adulthood. While their friends are coupled up and thriving, they’re struggling through career crises and disastrous dates, and frequenting the same old bars and surf spots they’ve been going to for years—until, on a whim, Summer decides to hand over her love life to Parker. After all, who better to help find her soulmate than the person who knows her best?
But when the date Parker introduces her to goes from husband material to dead end in one publicly humiliating swoop, Summer is so devastated that she breaks up with both men. And she decides to embrace a fresh start away from home by entering a surf competition that’ll have her chasing waves around the world.
Parker soon realizes the troubling truth—he’s spent nearly thirty years by Summer’s side and has only just realized that he’s in love with her. Now he’s on a mission to win back not just her trust but her heart, before she slips away for good.
Goodreads Bourbon & Secrets
Series: The Bourbon Boys #2
Author: Victoria Wilder
February 17th 2026 by Bloom Books
In Fiasco, Kentucky, there is one rule: never fall for a Foxx brother.
Any woman who did, ended up dead. It wasn’t just a rumor. It was my reality. I buried my wife along with too many secrets surrounding the night she died.
Now, I’m a single dad with two priorities above everything else: raising my two girls and making great bourbon.
But when Faye Calloway returns after I ran her out of my small town—looking like a fantasy on stage and nothing like the cop she was trained to be—I know for a fact that she’s hiding more secrets than the one she blackmailed me to keep.
While everyone is focused on the teasingly beautiful burlesque dancer, I’m distracted by the woman with a hidden agenda. The smart-mouth, who says what she wants. And the instigator, who prefers a very specific way to drink her bourbon.
But as secrets begin to unravel, I realize she’s fiercely protective of the ones she loves. When she puts herself in danger to right the past, the rules stop mattering.
Only two things have the power to keep my family from falling apart and losing the woman I love—bourbon and secrets.
Goodreads How to Charm a Duke
Series: Honeyfield Hearts #1
Author: Arden Conroy
February 17th 2026 by Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Road trips with tortured dukes may lead to flaming hearts.
Nathaniel Blackwell was born to be a duke. However, his mother ran away from his father and raised him in America. Now the Duke of Rivenhall, he has returned to England and a life foreign to him. But being an outsider is a minor irritation compared to his biggest problem: the failing textile mill and the unionizing women workers his father left behind. It’s bleeding the estate dry, and Nathaniel must get rid of the factory to save the dukedom and his tenants from financial ruin. Unfortunately, no one wants to buy a failing business.
The Honeyfield family, infamous for their fatuous behavior, is low on funds. Daughter Julia has offered to get a job, shocking her relatives. When her baron father loses a wager with the Duke of Rivenhall, the Honeyfields become stuck with a failing factory. Loose ends must be tied up between the duke and the Honeyfields at the Manchester mill. The baron gives in to Julia’s most unusual request to work and sends her off with the duke as the family representative for mill business.
Julia does not care for the duke. She finds him standoffish and dour. And after witnessing the wild and unchaperoned Julia's antics at a ball, Nathaniel finds her most ridiculous. When Julia discovers the duke still owns the land the mill sits upon, they gleefully become enemies as they both aim to stick their half of the business on the other. Despite this, an unwanted attraction grows during a rocky road trip they’re forced to take together. But whoever ends up with the mill in the end will be financially ruined for life, which isn't exactly conducive to a happily ever after.
Goodreads Lonesome Ridge
Series: Rustler Mountain #3
Author: Maisey Yates
February 24th 2026 by Kensington Books
Tourists may flock to Rustler Mountain, Oregon for its Wild West reenactments, but for locals, the feuds between the outlaws and the lawmen are still very much alive in this swoon-inducing contemporary western series from New York Times bestselling author Maisey Yates - ideal for fans of Lyla Sage, Elsie Silver, Jennifer Ryan and Robyn Carr.
Good guys and bad guys . . . myth and legend . . . gold and ranching. That’s what historic Rustler Mountain, Oregon, is made of, complete with feuding families descended from outlaws and lawmen. A century later, their grudges still hold—but for a new generation, when opposites attract, it might be time to surrender . . .
From killers to courtesans, the Hancock family has what might be called an eclectic history. But they’ve managed to leverage it into something respectable, creating the popular Hancock Wild West Show. The event features reenactments and trick riding—the latter performed by clever, charismatic Jessie Jane Hancock.
Jessie is usually unflappable, but lately something’s needling her—and it’s not just her annoying attraction to exasperatingly sexy Flynn Wilder—whose great, great, great, great, great grandfather was betrayed by Jessie’s just-as-many-times-great grandfather. It’s the upcoming mayoral election. Specifically, the unopposed Danielle LeFevre, mean girl, all-around awful person, and Flynn’s not-so-beloved half-sister. Jessie wants to keep Danielle from winning . . . and the only person who bothers Flynn more than she does is Danielle.
“I want you to be my first man.” Jessie Jane is hot enough to make him hallucinate, but her request is very real. Jessie wants to run for mayor, and she wants him by her side, as her fake boyfriend. A Hancock dating a Wilder. An outsider against the status quo. A drama their town will devour. Flynn always knew Jessie was a wild card, but bringing down his corrupt stepfamily is a temptation he can’t resist. Just like the vexing spark between him and Jessie. And once that fire catches, the real showdown begins . . .
Goodreads And Now, Back to You
Series: Heartstrings #2
Author: B.K. Borison
February 24th 2026 by Pan Macmillan
Two competing meteorologists are forced to find common ground in this opposites attract, When Harry Met Sally inspired romance, from New York Times bestselling author B.K. Borison.
Jackson Clark and Delilah Stewart have had their fair share of run-ins over the years, often ending in disaster. While Jackson thrives on routine and organization from the comfort of his radio booth, Delilah loves the spontaneity and adventure out in the field. When they’re partnered against their will to cover the snowstorm of the century, they find themselves scrambling to figure out how to work together.
Eager to be taken seriously as a journalist, Delilah offers Jackson a deal. If he can help her ace this assignment, she’ll help him rediscover his long-lost fun side. With an undiscovered chemistry burning beneath their clashes, the unlikely partnership quickly tumbles into an easy and surprising friendship.
But when other feelings start to enter the equation, can Jackson and Delilah withstand the storm? Or does what happens in the mountains, stay in the mountains?
Goodreads Play with Fire
Series: None
Author: Sophie L. Henderson
February 24th 2026 by Bookouture
I may look dainty, but I’m just as tough as every other firefighter. That might all go up in flames when my ex walks into the fire hall…
As the only woman in the fire hall, I’ve worked hard to earn my crew’s respect. But my plan to pass probation without drama goes up in smoke the moment my ex-boyfriend Brodie – the hottest reporter in town with serious Clark Kent energy – makes me the star of his latest feature.
The fire hall is in trouble, and the only way to save it? Prove the city needs telling my story in the process. As Brodie and I are forced to work together, I can’t help but notice his attempts to impress me. But it won’t work. I’ll never forget how he broke my heart when he dumped me three years ago.
When I take a risk at a call out and recklessly enter a burning room to rescue a young mother, the first person to come to my rescue is Brodie and I feel the heat between us as he manhandles me back to safety. I can’t start things up again with him…can I?
The captain’s ‘no-dating’ rule means my job is as much on the line as my heart. I’m the one keeping the city safe from danger, but Brodie makes me feel protected in a way I’ve never known before.
Can I say no to my smoking hot ex to save my career or will playing with fire mean I’m going to get burned again?
Goodreads A Secret to Shock the Earl
Series: None
Author: Laura Martin
February 24th 2026 by Harlequin Historical
A secret-baby, second-chance Regency romance
Long-lost love…
Newfound heir!
Richard, the Earl of Farnleigh, believed he had lost his sweetheart, Hetty, forever. Amid the carnage of the Peninsular War, she was torn from his arms, thought dead. But now she’s back on his doorstep—with their two-year-old child!
Thinking Richard had abandoned her, pregnant Hetty became trapped in a joyless marriage to a cruel man. Now a widow, she’s finally free—but alone, vulnerable and penniless. Richard is her only hope for refuge. They’re bound by their son, and an undeniable connection, but when they both bear the scars of the past, is a rekindled romance more than she can promise?
Goodreads Unbridled
Series: None
Author: K.L. McKain
February 26th 2026 by Hodder Children's Books
Welcome to Primrose Vale - where everyone knows everyone . . . and everyone has their secrets. Made in Chelsea meets Elsie Silver in this steamy YA romance full of scandal, gossip and rivalries.
New girl Carrie has landed her dream job at the Langdon Estate stables. But the hottest stallion is her boss Freddie, who is strictly off limits . . . or is he?
The only thing Bex loves more than her polo ponies is spending money. With her family facing financial ruin, she's banking on Freddie - and the Langdon fortune - to secure her future.
Luella has always lived in best friend Bex's shadow. When a secret friendship with a groom at a rival stable blossoms into something deeper, loyalties are tested.
Saddle up for a sizzling season as Carrie, Bex and Luella meet their matches on - and off - the polo field.
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