Romance Picks That Spark Joy and Heartbeats

15 Aug 2025

Romance Picks That Spark Joy and Heartbeats

From flirty encounters to charming misunderstandings, these six novels deliver laughter and love in equal measure. Each story will leave you smiling and swooning. Perfect for feel-good reading.

Outlier

by Susie Tate

Release Date: August 12, 2025

Vicky is an outlier, even in her own family. Her cold beauty doesn’t appeal to Mike, and her obvious crush irritates him. But when the fireworks start, and she buries into his chest, shaking in fear, he’s not so annoyed by her anymore… An opposites attract, enemies-to-lovers romance with a neurodiverse heroine and a grumpy, but protective hero.

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Handsome Devil (Forbidden Love Book 3)

by L.J. Shen

Release Date: August 12, 2025

I made a deal with the devil to save my mother… But is it really hell if I love the way it burns? Handsome Devil is a mafia-themed, enemies-to-lovers standalone romance.

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The Trick of the Treasure (Silver and Grey Book 4)

by Mary Lancaster

Release Date: July 17, 2025

Struggling with the novelty of their engagement, Constance and Solomon are delighted to dig their teeth into a new mystery – the vanishing of a treasure hoard from a locked strong room. The treasure, only just been brought home by adventurer Barnabas Lloyd, was supposed to pay off his debts and rebuild the family’s finances. Since no one broke into the house, suspicion inevitably falls on Lloyd’s own household – his beautiful wife, his dotty maiden sister, and his spirited children. Or perhaps a friend who is not above a bit of fortune hunting on his own.

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The Confidentiality Clause (More Than a Game Book 5)

by Annah Conwell

Release Date: August 7, 2025

My best friend’s brother needs help. And not just because he’s the most annoying man on the face of the earth. Brock Jones is the definition of a workaholic. He’s constantly on his phone and barely leaves his office. This makes everyone who loves him worry—namely, his twin and my best friend, Sutton. She sends me to check on him, and I find out he’s worse off than anyone thinks.

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Burning Justice (Chasing Fire: Alaska Book 6)

by Lisa Phillips & Susan May Warren

Release Date: August 5, 2025

She’s been searching for her father for fifteen years… Maria Sanchez has spent her entire career as a CIA operative searching for her father, and she’s not going to let some tough, arrogant former-soldier-turned-hotshot stand in her way. His life was upended on a single fateful mission…

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Spies Don’t Fall for Their Neighbor

by Meg Easton

Release Date: August 8, 2025

In my defense, I wasn’t trying to spy on Owen. I was just curious about the handsome, tool-belt-wearing guy with the easy smile and perfectly scruffy face who moved into the townhome next door. But then a water line breaks, the wall between my kitchen and Owen’s gets taken down, and suddenly I’m experiencing next-door-neighboring at an alarmingly close range.

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