August 2023 Romance Book Releases
Welcome to my listing of my most anticipated new romance books being launched in August 2023! I can’t imagine summer season is sort of over. I spent my summer season shifting. It was numerous work however I’m sitting in my cute, air conditioned condominium and I’m loving it. I’m actually wanting ahead to the film launch of Red, White and Royal Blue on August eleventh on Amazon Prime! I like that ebook a lot. I believe they did it justice from what I’ve seen to this point. What are you wanting ahead to this month? There are numerous nice new books being printed. I’m so excited to learn new books from Melanie Harlowe, Danielle Jackson, Devney Perry writing as Willa Nash, Timothy Janovsky, Kate Canterbary and H. Hunting and so many extra. Around 20+ romance novels are on my listing this month.
What new launch are you wanting ahead to this month? If I’ve missed a ebook that you just really feel deserves to be on my listing, please let me know. Be positive to bookmark this web page so you’ll be able to seek advice from it when it is advisable all through the month.
August 1
All of the enjoyable, not one of the heartache…so long as they stick with the settlement.
The proposition is straightforward: if ER nurse Claire Harper and her roommate, firefighter Graham Scott, are nonetheless single by the point they’re forty, they’ll take the proverbial plunge collectively…as pals with advantages. Maybe it’s the wine, however within the second, Claire figures the pact is a safe-enough deal, contemplating she hasn’t had a lot luck in love and he’s in no rush to cool down. Like, in any respect. Besides, there’s no manner she may ever actually fall for Graham and his thrill-seeking methods. Not after what occurred to her father…
Just as issues start to warmth up manner earlier than the proposed deadline, Graham’s injured in a critical rock-climbing accident—and he wants Claire’s assist to heal. She’ll do no matter it takes to nurse him again to well being…even when it means shifting into Graham’s mattress and placing up together with his little canine who hates her. But with this no-strings association taking a sophisticated flip, holding “for now” from turning into “forever” isn’t as straightforward as they’d deliberate.
Why am I holding a field of stolen memorabilia previously owned by my ex-boyfriend’s boss in my arms? It’s known as . . . revenge.
After failing my final semester for my masters diploma, I made a decision to come back again to my hometown of Almond Bay and wallow in self pity whereas my boyfriend instructed me all the things was going to be okay. To my dismay, as a substitute of open arms, he greeted me with a field to maneuver my issues.
Now I’m not a petty individual, however when he instructed me he broke up with me as a result of I used to be boring, there’s solely a lot of the upper highway I can take. Hence the field of memorabilia I took from him.
The plan? To give it again to his boss, who occurs to be my brother’s nemesis, and get the ex fired. But plans by no means go the way in which you need them, as a result of as a substitute of dropping off the field with a be aware, I’m pinned with the crime by Hayes Farrow himself.
And as a result of my life is so pathetic, he offers me two choices: flip me into the police and press full prices or . . . work it off. How may I probably work for somebody I can’t stand? Easy, I don’t look good in orange.
But working for Hayes isn’t as horrible as I believed it could be. The hate I had for him begins to show into one thing else – one thing deeper, one thing I by no means thought I’d really feel.
Unfortunately there are nonetheless outdated grudges and household drama to take care of. And what occurs when my brother finds out that I’m working for the man he hates greater than anybody else on the planet? Will I have the ability to comply with my coronary heart or will the way in which I hate him blind me from the love I really feel?
In the hilarious follow-up to the breakout rom-com Dating Dr. Dil, Nisha Sharma provides shakkar and mirch to Shakespeare’s iconic comedy Much Ado About Nothing for one candy and spicy love story.
Bobbi Kaur is set to plan a celebration to recollect for her greatest buddy’s wedding ceremony. But she has two issues which can be getting in her manner:
1. The egotistical, and irritatingly horny, chef Benjamin “Bunty” Padda is meant to assist her with the menu since he’s the groom’s greatest buddy, and
2. Someone is making an attempt to sabotage the marriage.
With aspirations of taking up her household’s occasion planning enterprise, Bobbi is aware of that one misstep in managing the Kareena Mann and Prem Verma (#Vermann) celebration, together with the opposite weddings on her plate, will solely give her uncle one more reason to not promote her. That means Kareena’s large day and Bobbi’s future profession are on the road.
Bunty will do something for his greatest buddy, despite the fact that he has his arms full to find a brand new location for his subsequent restaurant whereas additionally enjoying mediator between his brother and father, the celebrated Naan King. When Prem asks Bunty to assist with the marriage menu, he agrees, particularly because it places him in shut proximity to the scrumptious Bobbi Kaur. When a thriller shaadi saboteur begins leaving threatening notes, and cancelling cake orders, Bunty and Bobbi don’t have any alternative however to name a truce and face the unstable attraction they’ve for one another.
Through masquerade fundraisers and a joint bachelor-bachelorette journey to Vegas, this chef and wedding ceremony planner discover their rising connection all whereas making an attempt to plan a marriage at Messina Vineyards in a time crunch. But as soon as the shaadi saboteur is caught and the marriage is over, will their love story have a fortunately ever after
With the return of the meddling aunties (who’re scary good at discovering data) and numerous hilarity and hijinks, Bobbi and Bunty’s romance is an occasion you don’t need to miss.
In this charming romantic comedy, a hometown hero involves the rescue of a chef unexpectedly left to care for 3 little ladies—who could find yourself saving him too.
When catastrophe strikes and chef Bryce Weatherford is given guardianship of her three younger nieces, her life goes from cooking with hearth…to controlling a dumpster hearth. Five‑12 months‑outdated Addison refuses to take away her fairy wings, eight‑12 months‑outdated Cecily gained’t bathe, and tween June is majoring in belligerence. With all this chaos, Bryce jettisons hope for a life outdoors of managing her household and her new job.
It’s been years since Ryker Matthews had his beneath‑the‑knee amputation, but the phantom ache for his misplaced limb and Marine profession haunts him. To cope, he focuses on his automobile restoration enterprise. He is aware of he’s fortunate to be alive. Yet, “lucky” feels extra like “cursed” to his lonely coronary heart.
When Ryker actually sweeps Bryce off her ft within the grocery retailer’s child aisle, they each really feel sparks. But falling in love could be yet one more curveball neither is able to take care of… or is it precisely the change of plans they want?
When Izzy Astor will get on a aircraft to go residence, she isn’t anticipating a lot. It’s the standard vacation journey expertise: busy, crowded, traumatic.
Then she spots her seatmate, who’s something however strange. Nate Phelan sports activities darkish hair, blue eyes, and a deliciously rugged allure that Izzy can’t resist. Their connection is simple. Izzy by no means believed in future earlier than, however she does now.
Just ninety seconds after takeoff, their aircraft goes down within the Missouri River.
Their lives change. They change. Nate goes on to a profession within the army whereas Izzy finds her manner into politics. Despite a couple of probability encounters through the years, the timing by no means feels proper.
Then comes a high-stakes reunion in Afghanistan, the place Nate is tasked with defending Izzy’s life.
He’ll do something to maintain her protected. And all the things to win her coronary heart.
August 7
All I wished was a break–two weeks off from being Pixie Hart, nation music sensation, and fourteen days of peace, privateness, and solitude as plain outdated Kelly Jo Sullivan.
But because of some overzealous paparazzi, my household refuses to let me go wherever alone, and I’m caught sharing this tiny cabin with a tall, darkish, and bearded stranger.
And guess what? There’s just one mattress.
Well, he can sofa it.
Xander Buckley is perhaps hotter than a stolen blow torch, and I get that he’s a former Navy SEAL and all, however the man offers new which means to the phrases overbearing, overprotective, bossy alpha male. I can’t even publish a photograph on social media with out him warning me it’s not protected, or take a morning jog with out him following behind.
But he’s made it clear that what he says goes, and if I don’t prefer it, I can kiss my trip goodbye.
Instead, I find yourself kissing him.
I don’t even know the way it occurred–one minute we had been at one another’s throats, the following we had been at one another’s mercy. What’s much more surprising is how good we’re collectively. He understands my want for freedom, and I perceive his want for management.
But emotional belief doesn’t come simply to me. And we’re on two utterly totally different paths.
Without query, I’d put my life in his arms.
Just don’t ask me to provide him my coronary heart.
August 8
I mustn’t nonetheless be hung up on my highschool girlfriend.
I’m a billionaire, with a penthouse in New York City, a non-public aircraft, and was just lately topped one in all Manhattan’s most eligible bachelors.
She’s engaged to my rival. An actual prick of a man whose household is about as well-known as mine. So, photos of the completely happy couple are plastered all over the place, and it’s driving me insane.
The final time I spoke to her was my freshman 12 months of school, and I by no means imagined I’d stumble upon her at a crowded restaurant within the busiest metropolis on the planet. But destiny had different plans, and after I innocently recommend that the press wouldn’t trouble together with her wedding ceremony plans if she held it in our small Alaskan city the place we grew up, I had no concept she’d take me significantly.
Now, I discover myself serving to her plan the marriage at my dad’s luxurious resort whereas the city’s gossip app follows our each transfer, afraid that their golden boy will get his coronary heart damaged twice by the identical lady.
But that’s not possible as a result of she stole my coronary heart after we had been fifteen, and by no means gave it again.
When Sam is caught sharing the streets for Chicago’s summer season festivals with a person she will be able to’t stand, she’ll discover it’s usually a bumpy highway that results in love….
As workplace supervisor of town’s main luxurious boudoir and pinup images studio, lovable grump Samantha Sawyer has all the things underneath management. With an eventful summer season season on the horizon, Sam is balancing a busy workload whereas making ready the Buxom Boudoir “Photobus,” a classic coach bus transformed right into a cellular photobooth and assembly area, to make the rounds at Chicago’s bustling summer season avenue competition roster. Sam’s busy schedule makes avoiding the troublesome components of her life a lot simpler, however there’s one one who can see proper by means of her to-do lists and icy façade, actually see her.
Loads has modified within the final 12 months for Russell Montgomery. Years of wierd jobs and sofa browsing across the nation had left him scrambling, however after reconnecting together with his brother, Reid (and coming as near settling down as he’s ever been), Russ now works at a scorching native restaurant. Russ has been welcomed into his newly engaged brother’s circle of pals—all besides an in depth buddy and coworker of Reid’s fiancée, an intriguingly stormy girl named Sam.
Luckily, Sam is definite that the chaos of her calendar will guarantee their distance, and she or he gained’t should take care of Russ or his irritating, good-looking smile. But when Russ is charged with the launch of a restaurant meals truck for the competition circuit, the scorching Chicago warmth is not any match for the fireplace between them….
August 10
The very last thing Wilder Abbott wants is a houseguest. Solitude has been his stoic companion for practically a decade. He prefers to brood over his errors in seclusion. Besides, he will get sufficient social interplay as a highschool science trainer in Calamity, Montana.
But when his oldest buddy calls, begging for a favor, Wilder begrudgingly agrees. For the following two months, he’ll hand over his visitor room to his buddy’s little sister.
Iris Monroe isn’t the lady Wilder remembers. Gone is the shy, quiet mouse ten years his junior who all the time had her nostril in a ebook. Grown-up Iris talks an excessive amount of and asks too many questions, particularly about his previous. And her vibrant smile and clear blue eyes are laborious to disregard.
Two months. He simply has to outlive two months. Except Iris is as nosy as she is gorgeous. And his secrets and techniques show laborious to cover when she’s residing underneath his roof.
August 14
Breaking News: Rugby’s unhealthy boy marries his greatest buddy’s little sister
If Renn Brewer would’ve requested me to marry him, I’d’ve stated no.
Why?
One, his fame precedes him. His title is within the headlines at the least as soon as a month. Two, he’s not simply my brother’s greatest buddy. They’re teammates. And three, I’m in my self-care period.
Unfortunately, a model of me equates self-care with unhealthy selections.
The cocktail in my hand—much like the one which obtained me into this case—is the prettiest shade of pink. It’s virtually the identical colour as the enormous rock on my left hand. And as a substitute of discussing an annulment, I’m contemplating a 90-day marriage of comfort to the person I unintentionally married in Las Vegas.
Renn didn’t suggest marriage. But he does ship a proposal I is perhaps unable to show down.
August 15
Nolan Baker longs to be “thirty, flirty and thriving” on this charmingly quirky LGBTQIA+ romance that’s one half 13 Going on 30 and one half One Last Stop.
WHY CAN’T WE SKIP TO THE GOOD PART?
Twenty-three-year-old Nolan Baker desires all of it by the point he’s thirty. Too unhealthy he’s single, barely capable of cowl his personal bills, and nonetheless paying his dues at a outstanding NYC comedy membership. When confronted together with his good sister’s wedding ceremony, Nolan takes it as a wakeup name. It’s time to give up comedy and make good on his sensible desires—most significantly, asking Drew Techler, his greatest buddy, to be his date.
But proper as Nolan is about to provide all of it up, he’s requested to fill a last-minute spot for a well-known comic. Score! He crushes his set, however stands Drew up, misses his sister’s large day, and disappoints his total household. After main blowouts with everybody he loves, Nolan desperately needs on a set of reward “magical healing crystals” to skip to the great a part of life. When he wakes the following morning, it’s seven years later, he’s a profitable comic, and he has all the things he all the time thought he wished. Everything, that’s, besides his family and friends, none of whom are taking his future self’s calls.
With nowhere else to show, Nolan units out to seek out the one individual he trusts to assist. Except Drew is all grown up now, too. He’s scorching, profitable…and hates Nolan’s guts. As Nolan works to get again to his youthful self—and the life he so carelessly threw away—he’ll should show he’s not the person everybody thinks they know with a view to regain Drew’s belief, friendship, and possibly, in the end, his coronary heart.
While a part of a sequence, this ebook stands alone.
From USA Today bestselling creator Pippa Grant comes a rollicking romantic comedy a few single mother and a grumpy math trainer tackling their variations on a Wyoming ranch.
I knew fixing up my life with a contemporary begin on the pastime ranch I inherited in Hell’s Bells, Wyoming, would include challenges. Things like snow. Wildlife. Local gossip about why my daughter and I are right here.
But the largest problem?
My surly new tenant.
He’s like a bear. Fascinating from a distance, however don’t get too shut, or he’ll chew.
His character must be an excellent factor. I’ve no want of a brand new man in my life. But he’s not solely my tenant; he’s additionally my daughter’s math trainer and soccer coach. I preserve operating into him. He retains considering I have to be saved.
Maybe I do, however right here’s what I don’t count on: he’s a fixer-upper in want of saving too.
And I is perhaps the one girl for the job.
Hell’s Bells, assist me.
Isla Jane resides the millennial nightmare. She’s obtained a shiny new MBA and no technique to pay for it, because of her dead-end entry-level job, and nowhere to reside, because of her depressing wage. Going residence to her mother and father will not be doable, however for as soon as Isla’s brother could also be her saving grace. He’s out of city on enterprise for a month, which means the visitor room in his condominium is blissfully empty.
Or so Isla thinks, till she runs into Cade Greenley, her brother’s greatest buddy—who’s crashing there whereas his personal condominium is present process renovations. When a determined plan to sleep underneath her desk miraculously turns right into a house-sitting job for one of many large bosses at her workplace, Isla is definite her luck has turned—with nobody, Cade included, the wiser. It’s an ideal answer—till Cade catches her sunbathing at a mansion that’s positively not hers, and she or he admits she’s house-sitting as a result of she will be able to’t afford hire.
The pair strike a deal—Cade will preserve Isla’s secret from her overbearing mother and father if she agrees to pose as his girlfriend at a couple of upcoming company occasions. The enjoyable and pleasant vibe of his workplace is a shock in comparison with hers, however the greatest shock is that every “date” with Cade feels much less and fewer pretend. Suddenly she’s wanting ahead to each minute they spend collectively whereas the chemistry between them sizzles. As Isla’s house-sitting scheme begins to unravel, she’ll should face the truth that her greatest lie of all is the one she’s telling herself: that she’s not falling in love with Cade.
August 18
Jasper Greyson is scorching, flirty, and the epitome of bother. But he’s off-limits. He’s my sister’s brother-in-law, or at the least he’s about to be, which type of makes us household. I must be staying as removed from him as doable, besides I like hanging out with him, watching him on the ice, and grabbing drinks with him and the blokes. Yes, I deliberately confirmed up after I knew he’d be on the bar as a result of he posted it on social media. I’ve been stalking him. I preserve telling myself it’s a innocent crush. Feelings don’t should be acted on. We’re pals. I’m undecided he’ll ever see me as anything. That’s drawback primary. I’ve been friend-zoned. Problem quantity two. My house advanced caught hearth, and I don’t have insurance coverage. I’ve nowhere else to go. And when Jasper finds out, he insists that I keep at his place, in his visitor room. Stalking my crush on-line is one factor. Living with him is solely one thing else. This steamy rom-com hockey romance incorporates no dishonest and no cliffhanger. It options characters from Faking it with the Billionaire however could be learn as a standalone. HEA.
August 22
His greatest buddy’s little sister will not be an choice.
No one ever accused Beckett Loew of being the great Loew brother, particularly not Sunny duJardin. Stuck again residence within the quirky city of Friendship, Rhode Island, Beckett is scrambling to save lots of his household’s oyster bar and maintain his teenage brother. He doesn’t have time to take care of the gorgeous, sunshine-y proprietor of the brand new vegan cafe subsequent door too. His greatest buddy’s little sister could also be all grown up, however Sunny’s nonetheless a distracting ache in his aspect.
No one expects a lot from Sunny duJardin, particularly not Beckett Loew. She’s not apprehensive about her older brother’s tall, darkish, and broody greatest buddy or battles he insists on waging together with her on a regular basis. She’s not the identical child he teased years in the past. Now, she composts his kind for breakfast.
They’re all fallacious for one another.
Bitter rivals.
Complete opposites.
Off limits.
Except they will’t preserve their arms off one another.
They inform themselves it’s nothing greater than a steamy summer season fling till secrets and techniques spill and actual bother comes their manner.
CW: power sickness (epilepsy), point out of childhood bullying, placing the enjoyable in dysfunctional households, mother and father who flip into unintentional criminals, incarceration, open door spice, suspense and moments of peril, fortunately ever after, no cliffhanger.
How is Rose Barnes supposed to construct the house (and life) of her desires when her large, burly contractor retains scowling at her?
Rose Barnes has obtained curves for days—and to Angus Drummond, the large, bearded contractor engaged on her new home, she’s the right thorn in his aspect. Little does she know Angus is perturbed each day by his attraction to this cheery, smart-ass girl together with her sunshiny enthusiasm, her kindness, and her stunning physique.
Angus feels he has a debt to pay to the world and doesn’t deserve love till he pays it. Best to maintain his thoughts on his work and his arms to himself. But the extra Rose sees of Angus’s gruff, honorable thoughtfulness, and the extra rusty laughter she surprises from him, the extra she desires him too.
As their unlikely friendship turns into love, antagonism turns to partnership, and Rose’s home turns into a house. But Rose is holding a secret that would blow up all the things with Angus, and positive sufficient, it involves gentle on the worst doable time…
August 28
The first time I met Winter Marks, I virtually took her out with my Jeep.
To be honest, she got here out of nowhere.
I flirted together with her, and she or he flipped me off and disappeared into the woods on her bike.
But she left me a memento: a single hockey skate.
Seemed to me that divine intervention shouldn’t be ignored.
She was my icy Cinderella and I’d be her Prince Not-So-Charming.
Winter was greater than only a sassy, badass hockey-playing hottie.
She’s caught in a jail of a life. And I’m the right escape.
Neither of us anticipated to fall.
Or for the reality to shatter us.
August 29
A queen’s life hangs within the stability, and her siblings’ choices—about what to do, and most of all, who to like—may change the course of historical past. Romance. Duty. Power…just one can triumph on this gorgeous conclusion to the New York Times bestselling American Royals sequence.
America’s royal household is in shambles. Queen Beatrice is in a coma and Princess Samantha has gone lacking—from the look of issues, she ran away together with her boyfriend, Lord Marshall Davis. Which signifies that Prince Jefferson is at present on the throne. For some in America, it’s precisely what they wished: a King ruling the nation. And for Daphne Deighton, who has tricked Jefferson into courting her once more, it’s the last word dream come true.
Surely that is all simply momentary. Won’t Beatrice get up and reclaim her rightful place? Samantha can’t actually be gone…can she? And Prince Jefferson won’t ever really be over his childhood crush, Nina Gonzalez. Right?
For the Washington household, the stakes are increased than ever. Love would possibly save the throne….if secrets and techniques don’t destroy all the things first.
There’s a magnetic attraction when a happy-go-lucky gig employee agrees to a pretend relationship with a wealthy, uptight New Yorker on this steamy romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling creator Samantha Young.
Star Shine Meadows is all about freedom, because of the hippie mother and father who raised her. Juggling her jobs as an expert costume character actor and a line sitter, she believes in no expectations, no traumatic ambitions, and no-strings-attached relationships. So when she meets a birthday lady’s grumpy uncle whereas working a princess celebration, she will be able to’t assist however needle him. She’ll by no means see him once more, and actually, he’s fairly scorching.
Rafe Whitman could also be a veterinarian with an important bedside method, however that doesn’t imply his persistence extends to anybody with opposable thumbs. His household is not going to cease nagging him about discovering “the one,” so when he runs into obnoxiously cheery Star once more, he makes her a proposal: He’ll pay her greater than she would make doing her odd jobs if she’ll faux to be his girlfriend at household gatherings. She can cease sitting in line ready for another person’s new cellphone, and he’ll get his household off his again.
When the strain between them heats to a breaking level, Star’s want for “no strings” is examined in opposition to Rafe’s staunch stability. They say opposites entice, in spite of everything….
What are you presupposed to do when your greatest buddy’s little sister—a traditional good lady—asks you to assist her go unhealthy?
You ought to say no.
You shouldn’t faux thus far her so she will be able to piss off her mother and father.
You positively shouldn’t comply with take her virginity and present her all of the experiences she’s been lacking out on.
And you actually shouldn’t preserve it a secret from her brother, the one who’s your greatest buddy and enterprise companion.
But I don’t all the time make the very best selections. In truth, I could be type of a dick generally.
And I do know if I don’t do it, another person will . . . and I can’t have that. If something, it means I get to be the great man for as soon as.
I simply wasn’t ready for the way gifted this good lady could be at going unhealthy.
August 31
The Azathé Tea Room is a wierd place, certainly. There are not any servers, no menus — do thoughts our hostess, although, she will be able to get a bit underfoot! Help your self to a ebook when you wait, and you should definitely shuffle your tarot deck nicely earlier than inserting your order.
Harper Hollingsworth wasn’t on the lookout for a buddy. She wished peace and quiet. Someplace to lose herself in a ebook and never take into consideration being a misfit; not take into consideration her coven or her disconnect from the craft as her mom taught it, not take into consideration being the odd goth out all over the place she went. She didn’t need to take into consideration her lack of magical ambition, as she was recurrently instructed by her mom’s poison-tongued acquainted, and greater than that — she didn’t need to really feel. Anything.
Companionship wasn’t her intention the day she stepped into the odd little tea room, simply off Cambric Creek’s bustling Main Street. She wished to settle into the shadows and get misplaced there, and if she needed to speak to anybody, it could be to herself.
She didn’t count on the shadows to speak again.
To the unusual, seldom seen proprietor of one in all Cambric Creek’s oddest companies, tea is greater than only a beverage. They take delight in each their blends and their unorthodox methodology of teasing out the order every visitor must sate greater than their thirst. Azathé brews greater than a fantastic cup of tea — they steep the scent of recollections, the anticipation of the long run, ache and loss, hope and longing, an elixir of well being and luxury and feeling in each cup. Residing unseen within the shadows will get a bit lonely at instances, an undignified emotion for one as outdated as themselves, and they also have made it their enterprise to get to know their unwitting neighbors one cup of tea at a time. Guests could not know what to anticipate once they step over the store’s threshold, however the proprietor ensures they are going to really feel one thing earlier than they go away.
The shadowy proprietor of the Azathé Tea Room isn’t content material to observe Harper sink into melancholy day after day inside the partitions of their institution. Once they intervene, Harper is drawn into their world of oddity and feelings, the place the darkest shadows can reside within the gentle, and even probably the most mildly macabre witch can discover her place.
Two For Tea is a human/monster romance that includes a F witch / NB shadow creature. It is about on the planet of Cambric Creek, however could be loved as a standalone. Themes included: ALL the creepy/cozy aesthetic, working by means of melancholy, why select appendages, discovering one’s place. This is a excessive warmth romance meant just for mature audiences.
I’m so excited to learn these nice new romance books in August! I hope this helped you to prepare your TBR a bit. I hope you added a few books you didn’t find out about. Have an important month. Click here for May’s listing.
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