Happy Monday, bookworms!
We’re halfway through June so it’s time to share the catalog of romance books releasing in the second half of the year! I’m excited for you to check out this list and to find books to add to your TBRs.
Before we get into the post, please note the following:
1. This list is not meant to be exhaustive. I miss books all the time because I rely on publisher catalogs to create these posts. For instance, there might be books without any covers yet which I do not include here. Further, it’s possible that I missed books on my own while browsing the catalogs, so apologies in advance for potential human error!
2. This list does not include any self-published titles. I choose not to feature self-published books in these lists because there’s not a database that I could use.
3. Some of these books are re-issues. Sometimes books get brand new covers and/or are released as new formats. It’s hard to tell by looking at the catalogs, so you may find a few of those in the list.
4. All books featured here will release between July 1st 2022 and December 31st 2022. If you missed part 1, you can check it out here.
5. I haven’t read most of these titles, so I can’t speak to the content in them. Reminder that this is simply a listing of titles. I also can’t guarantee that all of them end in a happily-ever-after. Again, I’m relying entirely on how a publisher classifies the book in the catalog. Anything classified as romance is included here.
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I organized the books by cover types (and somewhat by colors) and I have linked the books to their respective Goodreads pages for your convenience. I hope you enjoy scrolling through this post and I hope you find some romance books to add to your TBRs. 🙂
The Illustrated Covers
1st row:
Knot Again by Kwana Jackson
Extra Witchy by Ann Aguirre
The Lost Witch by Paige Crutcher
2nd row:
Bet On It by Jodie Slaughter
Well Traveled by Jen DeLuca
Before I Do by Sophie Cousens
3rd row:
The Hookup Plan by Farrah Rochon
A Dash of Salt & Pepper by Kosoko Jackson
The Accidental Pinup by Danielle Jackson
1st row:
When Life Gives You Vampires by Gloria Duke
Meet Me Under The Mistletoe by Jenny Bayliss
Chasing Your Tail by Kate McMurray
2nd row:
Twice In A Lifetime by Melissa Baron
Can’t Resist Her by Kianna Alexander
After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M. Lopez
3rd row:
A Cosmic Kind of Love by Samantha Young
For You & No One Else by Roni Loren
Bad Girl Reputation by Elle Kennedy
1st row:
In It to Win It by Sharon C. Cooper
The 12 Days of Christmas by Poppy Alexander
All the Way Happy by Kit Coltrane
2nd row:
Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally Thorne
With Neighbors Like This by Tracy Goodwin
Barbarian Mine by Ruby Dixon
3rd row:
The Rewind by Allison Winn Scotch
Good on Paper by Valerie Tejeda
Small Town Big Magic by Hazel Beck
1st row:
The Christmas Wish by Lindsey Kelk
So This Is Christmas by Jenny Holiday
Built to Last by Erin Hahn
2nd row:
Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade
Circling Back To You by Julie Tieu
The Belle of Belgrave Square by Mimi Matthews
3rd row:
Lucy on the Wild Side by Kerry Rea
A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
The Fixer Upper by Lauren Forsythe
1st row:
The Many Dates of Indigo by Amber D. Samuel
The Holiday Trap by Roan Parrish
The Man I Never Met by Elle Cook
2nd row:
A Line in the Sand by Teri Wilson
The Break-Up Agency by Sheila McClure
The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas
3rd row:
Ex Appeal by Cathy Yardley
In The Event of Love by Courtney Kae
1st row:
Rome for the Summer by Lynne Shelby
The Spanish Wedding Disaster by Karen King
The Merry Christmas Project by Cathy Bramley
2nd row:
Lucy Checks In by Dee Ernst
Never Rescue A Rogue by Virginia Heath
A Winter in Wonderland by Isla Gordon
3rd row:
Something in the Heir by Suzanne Enoch
Barbarian Lover by Ruby Dixon
The Frequency of Us by Keith Stuart
1st row:
You, Again by Lauren Layne
There’s Something About Merry by Codi Hall
The Summer of Christmas by Juliet & Keith Giglio
2nd row:
Imperfect Angel by Christi Barth
Stirring Up Love by Chandra Blumberg
The Gentleman’s Book of Vices by Jess Everlee
3rd row:
Booked on a Feeling by Jayci Lee
Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson
Do You Take This Man by Denise Williams
1st row:
Season of Love by Helena Greer
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
Once Upon a December by Amy E. Reichert
2nd row:
A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone
Just Another Love Song by Kerry Winfrey
A Sweet Lowcountry Proposal by Preslaysa Williams
1st row:
Runaway Groomsman by Meghan Quinn
Paris Daillencourt Is About To Crumble by Alexis Hall
2nd row:
The Boy with the Bookstore by Sarah Echavarre Smith
A Cat Cafe Christmas by Codi Gray
Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake
3rd row:
Kiss Me Catalina by Priscilla Oliveras
Long Past Summer by Noué Kirwan
Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner
1st row:
The Key To My Heart by Lia Louis
Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun
Husband Material by Alexis Hall
2nd row:
Would You Rather by Allison Ashley
Mr. Perfect On Paper by Jean Meltzer
One Last Gift by Emily Stone
3rd row:
All I Want For Christmas by Maggie Knox
Witcha Gonna Do by Avery Flynn
The Make-Up Test by Jenny L. Howe
1st row:
Never Gonna Happen by Heidi Stephens
When In Rome by Sarah Adams
Breaking the Friendzone by May Lynn
2nd row:
Drunk on Love by Jasmine Guillory
Did You Miss Me by Sophia Money-Coutts
Where We End & Begin by Jane Igharo
3rd row:
Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese
Pride and Protest by Nikki Payne
The Three of Us by Sareeta Domingo
1st row:
From The Jump by Lacie Waldon
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
Pride & Puppies by Lizzie Shane
2nd row:
Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake by Mazey Eddings
The Stand-Up Groomsman by Jackie Lau
When Stars Collide by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
3rd row:
The Second Time We Met by Frances Mensah Williams
A Ghost in Shining Armor by Therese Beharrie
Ben and Beatriz by Katalina Gamarra
1st row:
For Butter or Worse by Erin La Rosa
Pets of Park Avenue by Stefanie London
To Get To The Other Side by Kelly Ohlert
2nd row:
The Romance Recipe by Ruby Barrett
Partners in Crime by Alisha Rai
The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling
3rd row:
Queen of Myth and Monsters by Scarlett St. Clair
The Decoy Girlfriend by Lillie Vale
Witchful Thinking by Celestine Martin
1st row:
Luck & Last Resorts by Sarah Grunder Ruiz
Kit McBride Gets a Wife by Amy Barry
Better Than Fiction by Alexa Martin
2nd row:
Just Like Magic by Sarah Hogle
1st row:
You’re A Mean One Matthew Prince by Timothy Janovsky
Historical Romance Covers
1st row:
A Duke at the Door by Susanna Allen
The Duke’s Rules of Engagement by Jennifer Haymore
Cinderella and the Duke by Lydia Drake
2nd row:
Lady Meets Earl by Christy Carlyle
The Marriage List by Ella Quinn
A Duchess by Midnight by Charis Michaels
3rd row:
Nobody’s Princess by Erica Ridley
To Catch a Raven by Beverly Jenkins
My Dearest Duke by Kristin Vayden
1st row:
The Hellion and the Hero by Emily Sullivan
One Night with the Duke by Jodi Ellen Malpas
1st row:
The Proposition by Madeleine Roux
The Wyndham Legacy by Catherine Coulter
The Duke Not Taken by Julia London
2nd row:
Much Ado About Dukes by Eva Devon
Desiring Lady Caro by Ella Quinn
The Boxing Baroness by Minerva Spencer
3rd row:
Blame It On The Earl by Jane Ashford
1st row:
A Remarkable Rogue by Anna Harrington
Heartbreaker by Sarah MacLean
The Reluctant Countess by Eloisa James
2nd row:
How the Wallflower Was Won by Eva Leigh
The Scoundrel Falls Hard by Sophie Jordan
An Heiress’s Guide to Deception and Desire by Manda Collins
3rd row:
Highland Honor by Hannah Howell
Never Cross a Highlander by Lisa Rayne
The Gunslinger’s Guide to Avoiding Matrimony by Michelle McLean
1st row:
Duke Most Wicked by Lenora Bell
The Return of the Duke by Lorraine Heath
The Duke in Question by Amalie Howard
2nd row:
Remember Love by Mary Balogh
Aphrodite and the Duke by J.J. McAvoy
Four Weddings and a Duke by Michelle McLean
3rd row:
The Highlander’s Holiday Wife
Coupled-Up
1st row:
All Roads Lead To You by Jackie Ashden
The Wrong Bridesmaid by Lauren Landish
Enchant the Dawn by Amanda Ashley
2nd row:
So It Goes by Jennifer Probst
Reckless by Aurora Rose Reynolds
Thief of Fate by Jude Deveraux and Tara Sheets
3rd row:
The History of Us by Jennifer Bardsley
Lucky Streak by Tif Marcelo
The Life We Almost Had by Amelia Henley
1st row:
Surrendering to Hunt by Jennifer Ryan
When Sparks Fly by Jo McNally
Mr. Right Next Door by Naima Simone
2nd row:
The Christmas Escape by Sarah Morgan
Alaska for Christmas by Jennifer Snow
The Sweet Spot by Adriana Locke
3rd row:
Scandalized by Ivy Owens
Storm Echo by Nalini Singh
Grace Under Fire by Julie Garwood
1st row:
Bend Toward the Sun by Jen Devon
Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews
Solo Models
1st row:
Relentless by Katie Golding
Forever by J.R. Ward
Love and Kerosene by Winter Renshaw
2nd row:
The Do-Over by T.L. Swan
Heated by Naima Simone
Out of Love by Ruth Cardello
3rd row:
Ravaged by Naima Simone
50 Ways to Win Back Your Lover by Kelly Siskind
Red Flags by JN Welsh
1st row:
Holding Out For A Cowboy by A.J. Pine
Christmas Wolf Surprise by Terry Spear
Second Chance at Rancho Lindo Sabrina Sol
2nd row:
Wishing on a Christmas Cowboy by Sara Richardson
Merry Christmas Cowboy by Maisey Yates
Kiss Me Now, Cowboy by Dylann Crush
3rd row:
Forget Me Not Cowboy by Addison Fox
The Wildest Ride by Marcella Bell
Silver Trail Christmas by Nik James
1st row:
Situationship by Marina Adair
On the Hustle by Adriana Herrera
Princess and the Player by Ilsa Madden-Mills
2nd row:
The Marriage Game by Fern Michaels
Archangels’ Resurrection by Nalini Singh
Love for Beginners by Jill Shalvis
3rd row:
Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan
The One Who Loves You by Pippa Grant
Rich in Your Love by Pippa Grant
The Sceneries & Objects
1st row:
The Best Is Yet to Come by Debbie Macomber
The Wedding Gift by Carolyn Brown
The Next Best Day by Sharon Sala
2nd row:
Sugarplum Way by Debbie Mason
The Lilac House by Barbara Josselsohn
All Is Bright by Raeanne Thayne
3rd row:
The Wish List by Michelle Major
Reckless Fortune by M.M. Crane
The Keepsake Sisters by Lori Wilde
1st row:
The Matchmaker and the Cowboy by Robin Bielman
A Table for Two by Sheryl Lister
The Marvelous Monroe Girls by Shirley Jump
2nd row:
The Sweetheart Fix by Miranda Liasson
Return to Cherry Blossom Way by Jeannie Chin
Sea Glass Summer by Miranda Liasson
3rd row:
The House on Blueberry Lane by Brenda Jackson
Sleigh Bells Ring by Raeanne Thayne
The Road to Christmas by Sheila Roberts
1st row:
Maybe Now by Colleen Hoover
It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover
Alone With You in the Ether by Olivie Blake
2nd row:
Pack of Lies by Charlie Adhara
Home Sweet Christmas by Susan Mallery
Wolf in the Shadows by Maria Vale
3rd row:
The Dark King by Gina L. Maxwell
Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert
Home for Christmas by Courtney Cole
1st row:
The Christmas Village by Annie Rains
The True Love Book Shop by Annie Rains
Bayou Sweetheart by Lexi Blake
2nd row:
Coming Home to Sugar Lake by Marina Adair
The Beachside Bed and Breakfast by Hope Ramsay
I definitely just added entirely too many books to my want to read list on Goodreads. Lol. But thank you for this list!! The Nalini Singh books are my MOST anticipated books. 🙂
Omg Nick, this is an incredibly extensive list and you’ve just made my TBR explode with all the new titles that I’ve just added! 😍 Aah, I’m so excited for all the romance! I hope you enjoy the ones that you do read 🙂
Such a lot to look forward to but the two Alexis Halls are must reads. Will have to wait for Nalini’s pair in paperback.
Thanks for taking the time to do this – an invaluable resource. Bookmarked!
Thank you for compiling this wonderful list!
You deserve a round of applause for putting this list together. Bookmarking the page right now!
So many I plan on reading, and even a few I have. Amazing list!
What a wonderfully long list! I have several of these, but now I need more! Thank you, Nick!
This is such an incredible list and resource, thank you so, so much for taking the time to put this together. Bookmarking this for sure! <3
I literally wanna read all the historical romance books and also Love in the Time of Serial Killers! 😀
Frances Mensah Williams straight up said she doesn’t consider herself a romance writer
If you read my disclaimer, I mention that if the publisher categorized the book as “romance” in their catalog, it’s included in the list. I don’t really have the time to go check what the authors classify their books as for every title.
It sure sounds like a romance novel 🤔
Ruby Fever!! Then also Shipwrecked, The Accidental Pinup and The stand-up groomsman. There are so many I want to add now though based on cover alone, especially Bayou sweetheart (COrGI). Thank you for another list!! Xx
Excellent picks!! I can never resist a puppy on the cover. 🥲
So many great releases! Great post! I’m excited about quite a few of these upcoming releases. 🙂
Amazing list! I have couple of netgalley widgets from this list. I hope you get to read many of these soon.
I hope you enjoy everything!
Oh, boy! This is quite the list! I am excited to read Well Played, A Cosmic Kind of Love, Shipwrecked, A Very Merry Bromance, You, Again, Paris Daillencourt, Husband Material, and Two Wrongs Make a Right. And I don’t know that I’m “excited” to read It Stars with Us, but I will. I’m also super excited because I didn’t realize Pippa Grant was going to release Rich in Your Love soon. I loved the first book in that series that you have here, The One Who Loves You.
I already read and adored When in Rome, The Bodyguard, Bayou Sweetheart (I think you might like this one! There are 2 adorable dogs.), Runaway Groomsman, and Built to Last. I would recommend any of those.
Do you think I’d enjoy the Pippa Grant book? 👀