The Most Anticipated Romance Reads of April

Abby Jimenez (The Friend Zone) returns with a curious story of dog-facilitated romance. When Sloan Monroe adopted a lost little puppy, she didn’t expect it to impact her love life. Life, however, is unpredictable. Turns out the doggo belongs to a hot and charming musician currently on tour in Australia. Sloan loves her new dog, but she kinda digs the new man, too, and he wants his dog back. Can anyone think of a solution that will keep everyone happy?

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Release date: April 14

This twisty romance follows bride-to-be Naomi Westfield as she prepares for her wedding. The good news is that the groom is perfect—wealthy, well-mannered, and sufficiently pedigreed. The bad news is that Naomi can’t stand him. The weird news is that if she backs out of the wedding, she’ll have to foot the bill—so she needs to make him call it off. Things get weirder as the conflicted couple tries to find their way back to happiness. It’s a love-hate-love story.

Release date: April 7

Katrina King just wants a quiet life. A former celebrity model, she’s done with la vida loca and trying hard to leave fame behind. But when a chance encounter at a coffee shop goes viral, her world turns upside down again. Her only hope is Jas Singh, her loyal friend and faithful bodyguard, who whisks her away to his family home. Katrina doesn’t really need anymore complications, but Jas has a story of his own.

Release date: April 21

The first of the new Keys to Love series, set in Florida, Priscilla Oliveras’ Island Affair tracks the progress of a little white lie. Well, several little white lies. Social media influencer Sara Vance needs a man to pose as her boyfriend at a family reunion. She recruits firefighter Luis Navarro, who brings his own family complications from Cuba. Events progress—snorkeling adventures, bike tours, family dinners—and soon the fake romance seems better than the real thing.

Release date: April 28

Author Andie J. Christopher (Not the Girl You Marry) returns with a new romantic comedy set in the world of high-powered attorneys. Bridget is a busy lawyer. Matt is an eager intern. Office romances are strictly verboten when one person is an employee of the other. But the minute that Matt no longer reports to Bridget, the rules change, impulsive decisions are made, and Las Vegas beckons. We’re all aware of the rules concerning what happens in Vegas, right? Right.

Release date: April 14

Recommended for fans of Jasmine Guillory and Julia Quinn, Martha Waters’ new book is an inspired collision of romantic comedy and historical fiction set in Edwardian England. Lady Violet Grey and Lord James Audley have been married for five years and feuding for four. A strange turn of events leads to an escalating game of hoaxes and retribution concerning fake mistresses, phony doctors, Swiss sanitariums, and other assorted mischief.

Release date: April 7