The Best Romance Books of October

Posted by Cybil on October 1, 2019
Some people love books. Some people fall in love. And some people fall in love with books about falling in love. Every month our team takes a look at the new romance books and how early readers are responding to them. We use this information to curate a list of soon-to-be-beloved favorites, from contemporary love stories to historical hookups to thrilling paranormal romances.

This October brings a stack of anticipated new romance titles. Emma Chase continues her Getting Some series with a new installment on the consequences of a one-night stand gone wrong—or maybe it's gone just right. J. Daniels is back with a story of single parents finding each other just in time. And this month we have not one but two stories of hot hockey players and the women who love them. The NHL officially opens the 2019–2020 season October 2. Coincidence? We think not.

Add what catches your fancy to your Want to Read shelf, and let us know what you're reading and recommending in the comments.



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Can a "once in a lifetime" romance happen twice? Breakout actress Tate Jones isn't sure. Not even when her first love (and heartbreak), Sam Brandis, reenters her life 14 years later in this new book from the co-authors of The Unhoneymooners.

Check out Christina Lauren's second-chance romance picks.

Release date: October 22


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The holidays are arriving early for fans of The Wedding Date series. Here Vivian Forest expected to spend her Christmas vacation touring the sights of England. Instead she only has eyes for Malcolm Hudson, the queen's private secretary.

Release date: October 1


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College hockey player Hunter Davenport has made a decision: No more nookie until his grades are back up and his team is in the championship. But what about this new classmate Demi Davis? What about the rumors that she's on the rebound? What about the undeniable fact that she's making her own play on our campus hockey hero? Decisions, decisions…

Release date: October 7


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Widower Nathan Bell has spent the last two years burying himself in work and worrying about his young daughter. But when he meets Jenna, mother of twins, they find that their families combine into something more than the sum of their parts. Can these two single parents rescue each other?

Release date: October 8


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From the author of the bestselling Pucked series comes another story of hockey, hookups, and scoring. A chance encounter brings an NHL team captain back to a previous love affair—"monthlong sex fest" is the actual phrase deployed. But this time around, both parties must deal with the lies and secrets from their last adventure. Uh-oh.

Release date: October 15


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It was supposed to be a perfectly respectable and responsible one-night stand. It was supposed to be a fling. But when Lainey Burrows meets Dean Walker again, things get complicated. Her fling, it seems, is also her son's new math teacher. And it appears that her casual hookup has left Lainey—hmm, what's the polite term?—knocked up.

Release date: October 8


Which new romance books are you most excited to read? Let us know in the comments!




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Jennifer I'll read anything by Christina Lauren! It's a YA recommendation, but if you love paranormal romance you might also love Between Wild and Ruin by Jennifer G. Edelson Between Wild and Ruin


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