It's that time again! Damn it, where did June go?!
This time I've got BLANK romances hitting shelves in August that I'm excited about. Get those pre-order fingers ready!
August 6th/7th:
Contemporary Romance
Why?
✦ Age gap -- older hero (40 to 25)
✦ He's her father's friend / business partner
✦ She's back for her father's latest wedding . . . she didn't expect to see Pete again
✦ I truly enjoy Scott's books so I'm excited to see how this one turns out
Contemporary Romance
Why?
✦ One night stand
✦ She's a TV producer
✦ He's a doctor
✦ He's also a famous sextuplet but now he shuns the spotlight
✦ . . . which is a problem since she's kinda IN the spotlight
✦ Okay but that dress / cover is GORGEOUS
Contemporary Romance -- Category
Why?
✦ Marriage in trouble / reunited story
✦ While on his island home for a family party, they become stranded during a storm
✦ Naturally, things heat up again . . .
✦ Oops, their stormed-in shenanigans resulted in a baby! Can they make this work?
✦ This cover is so cute
Contemporary Romance -- New Adult
Why?
✦ Opposites attract
✦ Brother's friend trope
✦ He's a tattooed, gaming, nerdy hockey player
✦ Oh, and they're suddenly roommates
✦ College age
✦ I do love Kennedy's books, excited for this one (start of a new series)
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Contemporary Romance
Why?
✦ Event planner heroine
✦ Rich hero
✦ She's trying to hide her recent break-up
✦ He offers to let her stay with him and lie low
✦ You know how it is: things get complicated when you're roommates . . .
✦ Another lovely cover!
August 13th/14th:
Contemporary Romance
Why?
✦ Widower / single dad
✦ Returns home
✦ She's got a bad girl rep for her run-in with the law before
✦ She's also: fat, queer and black
✦ He hires her as a nanny
✦ She had a crush on him in HS, but now she's getting to know the real man
✦ Listen: IT IS TALIA FUCKING HIBBERT. I cannot say this often enough
✦ Also, I love this cover so damn much
Goodreads
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Contemporary Romance / Romantic Comedy
Dual 1st POV
Why?
✦ Age gap -- older heroine!
✦ He had a crush on her years ago
✦ But she just saw him as the kid she was babysitting
✦ Now she's divorced and a single mom to twin toddlers
✦ And not only is he still interested, he's ready to take care of the twins, too
Contemporary Romance -- M/M
Why?
✦ Widower / single dad (Sterling)
✦ Trans daughter
✦ Teacher (Jericho)
✦ Sterling hires Jericho to be a bit of a nanny to help him out while he's battling custody with the transphobic in-laws
Steampunk Romance w/ PNR
Why?
✦ Second chance
✦ Some amnesia -- hero
✦ She's a spy, assigned to take down a deadly assassin after the Queen
✦ He's the "double agent who once stole her heart" [he thinks she's the one who betrayed him though]
✦ Described as "James Bond meets Dracula"
✦ I have enjoyed McMaster's books
Science Fiction Romance -- M/M
Why?
✦ Set in the outer colonies of this galaxy world
✦ Miner-turned-farmer (Abraham)
✦ A man who has always lived underground desperately wants to escape -- anywhere (Gael)
✦ Even when it means becoming a mail-order husband
✦ I don't read much SciFi rom, but this sounds good!
August 20th/21st:
Contemporary Romance -- F/F
Why?
✦ Queer, modern retelling of "Emma"
✦ Set in Hawaii
✦ Owner of her family's surf shop (Theo)
✦ Loves matchmaking everyone else
✦ Baker (Kini)
✦ "Let me match you up -- oops, I actually want to keep you for myself instead, shit"
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Contemporary Romance
Why?
✦ Neighbors to lovers
✦ Manhattan lawyer
✦ Spends his summer at his vacation home, this time with his trouble niece in tow
✦ Award-winning Broadway actress
✦ Currently hiding out in Martha's Vineyard after a tragedy
✦ I've only read one from Proby before but I did like it
Contemporary Romance
Why?
✦ Divorcee, vineyard owner
✦ Rancher
✦ Oh, and he's her ex's friend
✦ So he's always had a thing for her, but she wasn't available and he doesn't do relationships anyway
✦ Now they must team up to help keep her vineyard going
Historical Romance
Why?
✦ Tavern owner
✦ Duke
✦ He was left at the altar then attack by thugs
✦ She finds him on her tavern doorstep, takes him in to heal
✦ She agrees to help him find his missing bride -- but what if he no longer wants to marry the lady? Can this class difference work instead?
✦ God, those colors for her dress are gorgeous!
Paranormal Romance
Why?
✦ This is book 3 for this couple so you'll need to start in order!
✦ To care for her brothers, she becomes a live-in blood escort
✦ He's the rich vampire she's supposed to be feeding -- but he refuses
✦ This book concludes the series and involves a rebellion against the vampires
Romantic Suspense w/ some paranormal
Why?
✦ Second chance
✦ He's a super soldier, brought back from the dead
✦ She doesn't like him after he broke her heart
✦ But he'll stop at nothing to gain that trust and love back -- all while protecting her and their baby
Goodreads
August 27th/28th:
Historical Romance
Why?
✦ Playboy Duke -- "duke's heir in the streets, devil in the sheets"
✦ Guardian to a pair of wild orphans
✦ She's a governess
✦ Agrees to turn the wild orphans into proper young ladies
✦ But she's also trying to reform him -- and he'll have none of that! In fact, he'll happily teach HER how to sin instead . . .
✦ Tessa Dare! End of story
✦ And that cover!
Contemporary Romance
Why?
✦ It's like Magic Mike fanfic (yes please!)
✦ Meet-cute: she ends up with his dry-cleaning and has to return it
✦ He's a stripper, working her friend's bachelorhood party
✦ She's a teacher
✦ I have heard nothing but GREAT things about this one
Genre
Why?
✦ Heroine returns to town
✦ She's a photographer
✦ Home to photograph her best friend (Rodeo Queen)
✦ He's a cowboy, does rodeo
✦ Sounds like a little bit of suspense as someone is stalking her friend
✦ I think I read book 1 -- or was it another series? -- and liked it
Contemporary Romance
Why?
✦ I think it's 1st POV
✦ She's about to wed -- finds out he's a cheater
✦ She figures she'll get revenge -- enter the hero
✦ He's a bartender
✦ They hook up
✦ "Oh, right, I don't give a shit about the fiance anymore. Now what?"
✦ Also, her sister is seeing his brother (book 1)
Contemporary Romance
Why?
✦ Opposites attract
✦ Firefighter
✦ Divorced, single dad
✦ Wealthy, successful businesswoman
✦ Meet-cute: she's stuck in an elevator, he rescues her
✦ They meet up again during a charity event and the rest is history
Historical Romance
Why?
✦ New Earl finds out the estate is bankrupt, tries to save it at the card table
✦ Instead he's offered a deal he can't refuse: marry a rich man's spinster daughter -- and never tell her about the arrangement -- and all his money problems will be solved
✦ Of course she finds out after she starts to fall for him, breaking her trust -- can he earn it back?
✦ Again, LOVE this dress/cover
Urban Fantasy / PNR
Why?
✦ 1st POV, heroine only
✦ Series must be read in order!
✦ Set in a post-Shift Atlanta
✦ Magical mercenary
✦ At this point, she's with the hero (lion shifter/beast) and has a son
✦ To save her family and her city, she may have to team up with her ancient enemy
✦ That's a pretty kickass cover
Romantic Suspense
Why?
✦ She's a Shadow Ops Agent
✦ She's set to shadow him -- and he could be the one to bring their entire operation down
✦ He's the illegitimate son of a Southern debutante
Romantic Suspense
Why?
✦ She's new to the K-9 unit
✦ He's a fire spotter (tower and all)
✦ She knows who the killer is attacking her new team/city -- but no one believes her. Except for him.
✦ Okay but can I just say I wish they had the heroine on the cover since SHE is the one with the K-9 unit?
Remember, every Tuesday I do a New Release post, with all the romances out that week. Or if Twitter is more your thing, I do the same new release thread there every Tuesday morning. :)
So what August releases are YOU most excited about? Let us know in the comments below!
Enjoy!
Until Next Time,
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