Best Recent Romance Novels - April 2024

The Hideaway

In this USA TODAY and Amazon Charts Bestseller, Sara is wrenched back to Sweet Bay, Alabama, by her grandmother’s will, where she learns more about Margaret Van Buren in the wake of her death than she ever knew in her life. After her last remaining family member dies, Sara Jenkins goes home to The Hideaway, her grandmother Mags’s ramshackle B&B in Sweet Bay. She intends to quickly tie up loose ends then return to her busy life and thriving antique shop in New Orleans. Instead, she learns Mags has willed The Hideaway to her and charged her with renovating it—no small task considering h... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01HAK33TC
• ASIN: B01HAK33TC
• Brand: Thomas Nelson
• Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson

Secret Indiscretions (A Dangerous Love Novel)

“I can't wait to see what Trice Hickman does next!”—Mary Monroe, New York Times bestselling author   Two couples, two unhappy spouses—one shocking solution…   Five years into her happy marriage, Geneva Mayfield is devastated to find that things have taken a turn for the worse. Her husband, Johnny, is suddenly hard to reach, distant, and works late too often for Geneva not to be suspicious. Is it because she’s been pressuring him about having a baby? Feeling lonely and neglected, Geneva bonds with Samuel Owens, a colleague who is having marital trouble of his own. Soon, their rela... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1617737437
• ASIN: 1617737437
• ISBN: 9781617737435
• Brand: Dafina Books
• Manufacturer: Dafina

Tell Me Three Things

A New York Times BestsellerWhat if the person you need the most is someone you’ve never met? Funny and romantic, this tug-at-your-heartstrings contemporary YA debut is perfect for readers of Rainbow Rowell, Jennifer Niven, and E. Lockhart.Everything about Jessie is wrong. At least, that’s what it feels like during her first week as a junior at her new ultra-intimidating prep school in Los Angeles. It’s been barely two years since her mother’s death, and because her father eloped with a woman he met online, Jessie has been forced to move across the country to live with her stepmon... [Read More]

• ASIN: B011G3HBFQ
• ASIN: B011G3HBFQ
• Manufacturer: Delacorte Press

The Tuscan Child

From New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Rhys Bowen comes a haunting novel about a woman who braves her father’s hidden past to discover his secrets… “Pass the bread, the olives, and the wine. Oh, and a copy of The Tuscan Child to savor with them.” —NPRIn 1944, British bomber pilot Hugo Langley parachuted from his stricken plane into the verdant fields of German-occupied Tuscany. Badly wounded, he found refuge in a ruined monastery and in the arms of Sofia Bartoli. But the love that kindled between them was shaken by an irreversible betrayal.Nearly thirty years ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1503951812
• ASIN: 1503951812
• ISBN: 1503951812
• Manufacturer: Lake Union Publishing

Small Great Things: A Novel

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • With richly layered characters and a gripping moral dilemma that will lead readers to question everything they know about privilege, power, and race, Small Great Things is the stunning new page-turner from Jodi Picoult.SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE “[Picoult] offers a thought-provoking examination of racism in America today, both overt and subtle. Her many readers will find much to discuss in the pages of this topical, moving book.”—Booklist (starred review) Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than twenty ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0345544978
• ASIN: 0345544978
• ISBN: 0345544978
• Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

End Game (Will Robie Series Book 5)

Two of the government's most lethal assassins scour rural Colorado to find their missing handler--and discover an insidious and lethal threat along the way in this New York Times bestselling thriller.Will Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive. They're the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States. And through every mission, one man has always had their backs: their handler, code-named Blue Man.But now, Blue Man is missing.Last seen in rural Colorado, Blue Man had t... [Read More]

• ASIN: B06WGTZXG7
• ASIN: B06WGTZXG7
• Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

Forever, Interrupted: A Novel

"Touching and powerful...Reid masterfully grabs hold of the heartstrings and doesn't let go. A stunning first novel." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Have you ever heard of supernovas? They shine brighter than anything else in the sky and then fade out really quickly, a short burst of extraordinary energy. I like to think you and Ben were like that . . . in that short time, you had more passion than some people have in a lifetime.” Elsie Porter is an average twentysomething and yet what happens to her is anything but ordinary. On a rainy New Year’s Day, she heads out to pick up a p... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1476712824
• ASIN: 1476712824
• ISBN: 1476712824
• Brand: Washington Square Press
• Manufacturer: Washington Square Press

Shelter in Place

From Nora Roberts comes the #1 New York Times bestseller Shelter in Place (June 2018)—a powerful tale of heart, heroism...and propulsive suspense.It was a typical evening at a mall outside Portland, Maine. Three teenage friends waited for the movie to start. A boy flirted with the girl selling sunglasses. Mothers and children shopped together, and the manager at video game store tended to customers. Then the shooters arrived.The chaos and carnage lasted only eight minutes before the killers were taken down. But for those who lived through it, the effects would last forever. In the years that... [Read More]

• ASIN: B076BGDMK9
• ASIN: B076BGDMK9
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press

Puck Me Secretly: An Enemies-To-Lovers Sports Romance (A Vancouver Wolves Hockey Romance Book 1)

I’ve never been in love.I’ve never had an orgasm, but I’ve faked plenty.I want to experience love.  Real, passionate love.I don’t want to die.It’s funny what blurts out of your mouth when the plane you’re on is going down, and I didn’t hold back with my seat mate when my plane decided to crash.My hysterical confessions didn’t faze the muscular stranger that sat beside me.  In fact, he promised if we survived, he’d give me my first orgasm.  We survived.I came.And then he left without telling me who he was.On the first day of my job, I stood in front of the Vancouver Wolv... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07JH7ZKVX
• ASIN: B07JH7ZKVX

The Best of Me

• ASIN: B00OM4M5AS
• ASIN: B00OM4M5AS

The Lake House: A Novel

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Secret Keeper comes a “moody, suspenseful page-turner” (People, Best Book Pick) filled with mystery and spellbinding secrets.Living on her family’s idyllic lakeside estate in Cornwall, England, Alice Edevane is a bright, inquisitive, and precociously talented sixteen-year-old who loves to write stories. One midsummer’s eve, after a beautiful party drawing hundreds of guests to the estate has ended, the Edevanes discover that their youngest child, eleven-month-old Theo, has vanished without a trace. He is never found, and the family is ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1451649355
• ASIN: 1451649355
• ISBN: 1451649355
• Brand: Washington Square Press
• Manufacturer: Washington Square Press

Immortal in Death (In Death, Book 3)

In the third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series, Lieutenant Eve Dallas uncovers a world where technology can create beauty and youth, but passion and greed can destroy them...She was one of the most sought after women in the world. A top model who would stop at nothing to get what she wanted—even another woman’s man. And now she was dead, the victim of a brutal murder. Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas put her life on the line to take the case when suspicion fell on her best friend, the other woman in the fatal love triangle. Beneath the façade of glamour, Eve found th... [Read More]

• ASIN: B000OCXJPM
• ASIN: B000OCXJPM
• Manufacturer: Berkley

The Baby Doctor: Medical Romance Emergency Series

A Medical Romance--With Babies!Single OBGYN doctor Morgan adores her work, her pregnant foster daughter, her messy house filled with pets.She'd loud, exuberant, and loving. Life is good--until she gets tangled up with fellow baby doctor Luke.He's impeccably groomed, a quiet, austere widower with a teenage daughter, perfect in all the ways Morgan is not. But Luke has a secret that only Morgan can help him with.If you love medical fiction, strong, vulnerable women and hospital romance that makes you laugh and cry, you'll adore The Baby Doctor.Author Interview with Bobby:What made you write medic... [Read More]

• ASIN: B008MTIS2S
• ASIN: B008MTIS2S
• Manufacturer: sunflower publishing

My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton

From the New York Times bestselling authors of America’s First Daughter comes the epic story of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton—a revolutionary woman who, like her new nation, struggled to define herself in the wake of war, betrayal, and tragedy. Haunting, moving, and beautifully written, Dray and Kamoie used thousands of letters and original sources to tell Eliza’s story as it’s never been told before—not just as the wronged wife at the center of a political sex scandal—but also as a founding mother who shaped an American legacy in her own right.A general’s daughter…Coming of age on t... [Read More]

• ASIN: B072F14H1Z
• ASIN: B072F14H1Z
• Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

Big Stick: An Aces Hockey Novel

A brooding hockey hunk learns to embrace life—and love—from a single mom who takes the world one puck at a time. “Kelly Jamieson is my go-to author for hockey romance.”—USA Today bestselling author Jami Davenport Big move . . . Jodie’s motto is “Don’t wait for the perfect moment—take the moment and make it perfect.” And that’s just what she decides to do when she moves to Chicago with her two-year-old daughter. Now all Jodie needs is a place to live, and her best friend’s boyfriend has just the answer. Big stick . . . Nick Balachov has zero interest in socializing, part... [Read More]

• ASIN: B079DB72FR
• ASIN: B079DB72FR
• Manufacturer: Loveswept

American Short Story Masterpieces : A Rich Selection of Recent Fiction from America's Best Modern Writers

This collection of thirty-six classic short stories from the fifties to the eighties features works by authors such as James Baldwin, Barry Hannah, Bernard Halamud, Flannery O'Connor, Philip Roth, Anne Beattie, and Tobias

• UPC: 446464
• Rating: 5.0

The Best Goodbye : A Rosemary Beach Novel

"From #1 New York Times bestselling author Abbi Glines comes the next sizzling novel in the Rosemary Beach series, featuring well-known playboy and Blaire's half brother,

• UPC: 45966195
• Rating: 3.0

The Inn at Rose Harbor : A Rose Harbor Novel

Jo Marie Rose opens the Rose Harbor Inn bed and breakfast in Cedar Cove in order to start a new life, but the inn and its first guests bring surprises into Jo's

• UPC: 24598081
• Rating: 4.0

The Best of Me

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• UPC: 21809395
• Rating: 3.83

Best Erotic Romance

This inaugural collection of erotic romance features the very best of the genre. In erotic romance, the sexual component is critical to the development of the romantic relationship. Each of these masterfully written tales contains

• UPC: 199751589

Best Laid Plans

9781335900692

• UPC: 787753679

Best Kept Secrets

Between the fall-out from his father's latest shady business dealings and his wife Charisse's alcoholism, Evan Murdoch has his hands full. But he should be most concerned about the scandalous affair Charisse is having right

• UPC: 56073424

Twice Bitten : An Argeneau Novel

Thrilling, witty, and oh-so-sexy, Sands' 23rd Argeneau novel brings together a beautiful Immortal and the man who is her

• UPC: 233619349
• Rating: 4.0

The Next Best Thing

Lucy Lang isn't looking for fireworks. She's looking for a nice, decent man, but someone who won't inspire the slightest stirring in her heart. A young widow, Lucy can't risk that kind of loss again.

• UPC: 23467321
• Rating: 4.111

Best Friends, Secret Lovers

The leap from friends to lovers means they have everything to gain...or everything to lose...Colleagues, confidants and best friends for years, Flynn and Sabrina have never crossed that line. Until one searing Valentine's Day kiss.

• UPC: 764011492