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7 New Steamy Romances To Add To Your Reading List This October
With all the sugar and spice, these new romance releases are all things nice!
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If you're looking for agood romance novelto curl up with on your couch (under a soft throw with a cup of hot chocolate on the side), we’ve rounded up some of the best new releases that should be on your reading list now.
From Regency romances (with a twist) to delightfully steamy adventures of exes who have been reunited by fate, there’s something for every kind of romance lover. Happy reading!
New Romance Novels In October 2024
This Is Not A Holiday Romanceby Camilla Isley
Image credit: Boldwood Books
We might still be in October, with December a while away, but there’s no reason why we can’t introduce a bit of holiday cheer to our lives now. This sexy, funny and oh-so-romantic novel is packed with witty banter and tropes that would make any self-respecting romance lover very happy. There’s forced proximity, enemies to lovers and, get this, the male protagonist is the female protagonist’s brother’s best friend. The story follows sworn enemies Nina and Tristan who get snowed in on Christmas and discover the tension between them might mean something else entirely!
Can’t Help Falling In Love With Youby Sophie Sullivan
Image credit: Macmillan Publishers
Sophie Sullivan’s latest romance introduces us to Lexi, a waitress who is struggling to make ends meet, and Will, Seattle’s most eligible bachelor. The two couldn’t be more different than each other but are put in each other’s path, thanks to fate. A misunderstanding leads them to realise they can help each other out if they pretend to be engaged for a while. Shouldn’t be difficult, right? If you’ve read even one fake dating romance novel you’d know how things are going to end up for the two!
The Wingmanby Stephanie Archer
Image credit: Abebooks
We love a good sports romance novel and Stephanie Archer’s Vancouver Storm series is an easy favourite. In the third instalment of the series, which can be read stand-alone, we meet Darcy who has moved back to Vancouver and is rooming with her old friend Hayden, who also happens to be a pro hockey player. Darcy wants to get back into the dating scene, and who better than one of the hottest athletes around to teach her a trick or two? Will the dating lessons remain platonic? You’ll just have to read the novel to find out!
The Worst Duke In Londonby Amalie Howard
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Billed as a mix of Bridgerton and 10 Things I Hate About You, this one is perfect for you to sink your teeth into if you love Regency romances and Shakespearean twists. The novel follows Lady Evangeline Raine, who prefers the company of animals over people and has no interest in marriage. Her sister Viola is her opposite but can only be courted, thanks to a condition set by her father, if Evangeline has a suitor too. Enter: the charming Duke of Vale Gage Croft, who is under heavy debt and is looking to make money. When he is offered a lot of money to pretend to seduce Evangeline, he takes it up without realising he might have bitten more than he can chew…
The Break-Up Pactby Emma Lord
Image credit: Macmillan Publishers
Break-ups are tough but imagine a break-up that is not only humiliating but makes you go viral online. Estranged childhood besties June and Levi find themselves in the situation when their respective partners break- up with them, leading to the aforementioned Internet virality. Soon they realise that the only way to make the best of the situation is to pretend they’re dating each other to make their exes jealous and help June’s business. But as anyone who has ever read a fake dating tale would tell you, real romance is always afoot.
The Pairingby Casey McQuiston
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Casey McQuiston, the beloved author ofRed, White & Royal Blueis back with a new romance. In this one, exes Theo and Kit reunite on a European food tour which happens to be the same one that they broke up on years ago. The bitter exes are now stuck in a bus travelling across scenic Europe and sampling delicious food. To prove they’re over each other, they decide to have a competition to see who can hook up with the most number of hot people on the tour. Will the exes realise what they’reactuallycraving for?
Prime Time Romanceby Kate Robb
Image credit: Penguin Books
What would happen if you found yourself trapped in the Universe of your favourite sitcom as the main character? This is exactly what happens to newly divorced Brynn who makes a wish on her birthday and ends up waking in the world of her favourite 2000s sitcomCarson Coveas Sloan, the main character who didn’t end up with her love interest in the original ending, the town’s heartthrob Spencer. Oh, and her roommate Josh (from the real world) is also trapped in the sitcom universe with her. He is now Fletch, the town’s bad boy. The only way they can return to their reality is if Sloan and Spencer end up together. The only hitch? Brynn/Sloan might be falling in love with Josh/Fletch in this reality!
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