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November's Most Hotly Anticipated Romances
Some people love books. Some people fall in love. And some people love books about falling in love. Every month our team sorts through the new romance books and sees how early readers are responding. We use this information to curate a list of soon-to-be-beloved favorites.
New in November: A matchmaking scheme goes awry in Virginia Heath’s Never Fall for Your Fiancée. Lost luggage leads to love in Sophie Cousens’ Just Haven't Met You Yet. And dreams come true, kind of, in Therese Beharrie’s And They Lived Happily Ever After. Also: dogs, yachts, and donuts.
Add what catches your fancy to your Want to Read shelf, and let us know what you're reading and recommending in the comments.
New in November: A matchmaking scheme goes awry in Virginia Heath’s Never Fall for Your Fiancée. Lost luggage leads to love in Sophie Cousens’ Just Haven't Met You Yet. And dreams come true, kind of, in Therese Beharrie’s And They Lived Happily Ever After. Also: dogs, yachts, and donuts.
Add what catches your fancy to your Want to Read shelf, and let us know what you're reading and recommending in the comments.
The latest in an odd little mini-trend of donut-themed romances, this debut rom-com from author Julie Tieu introduces Jasmine Tran, who's recently returned home to work in the beloved family donut shop. When an old college crush arrives one day, things start looking up! When an even older high school flame also comes on the scene, things start looking complicated.
The setup: Acclaimed romance author Gaia Anders has an admirable work process: Everything she dreams at night winds up automatically written into her popular novels. (Copyedited? That would be nice.) The books get hotter when her best friend’s brother starts showing up in her dreams. South African author Therese Beharrie tweaks the typical romance template with magical realism plus meditations on mental health, the foster care system, and the power of creativity.
Fans of the incomparable P.G. Wodehouse may find some familiar elements in this historical rom-com series from Virginia Heath. Hugh Standish, Earl of Fareham, is not at all interested in procuring a wife. His matchmaking mother wants him married, though, so Sir Hugh schemes to outsmart her with the old fake fiancée bit. It doesn’t quite go as planned. Hilarity ensues. Also: Wodehouse. For real. Telling you.
As a freelance writer for a lifestyle magazine, Britta Colby is just barely making ends meet. So she’s looking to impress in the hope of getting a staff job with the company. Assigned to profile the new FitMe body-positive exercise app, Britta runs into a serious complication: She’s falling for the company CEO. When the two begin working out and running together, it’s clear they will both have to make a choice: Professionalism…or fun? (Bonus tip: Always choose fun.)
Former military security specialist Jay is a stolid sort of fellow. No time for love. Matchmaking lawyer Zara Patel is an optimistic sort of lady. Plenty of time for love—but she’s coming off a bad breakup and is a little gun-shy about her own situation. They make a deal: She will find him a special someone if he will introduce her to his celebrity clients. Seems straightforward enough. Should work out fine.
Author Lucy Gilmore (Ruff and Tumble, the Forever Home series) specializes in romance books featuring dogs and the people who love them. It’s a smart idea since dog people, as everyone knows, are smart, kind, and invariably good-looking people. Gilmore’s latest features a semiretired former beauty queen, a grouchy but gentle veterinarian, an important dog show called the Canine Classic, and a mischievous golden retriever.
More historical rom-com fun this month with Manda Collins’ excellently titled adventure An Heiress's Guide to Deception and Desire. England, 1867: Investigator Miss Carolina Hardcastle has a reputation for behavior typically described, with classic British euphemism, as improper. Her partner in crime fighting, Lord Valentine Thorn, is desperate to win her back after his past—understatement again!—indiscretions. Manda Collins: Your source for sexy Victorian romantic-comedy historical murder mysteries.
From the author of This Time Next Year, the travel-themed romance Just Haven't Met You Yet has a pretty cool story hook: Traveling to the Channel Islands on business, a writer accidentally grabs the wrong suitcase from the airport. When she opens it, she finds indisputable evidence of the Perfect Man: a copy of her favorite book, some piano sheet music, and one of those heavy-knit sweaters that hot guys wear in magazine ads. Adventure awaits.
Kristen Ashley’s Dream Keeper series—a spin-off of her Dream Man and Rock Chick series—shifts its focus to single mom Pepper Hannigan, who has decided to swear off romance while her daughter Juno is still young. That’s a bummer for Augustus “Auggie” Hero, who would like nothing better than to provide a home for Pepper and her little girl. When genuine danger threatens little Juno, Hero feels obligated to get heroic.
The job of yacht stewardess is pretty much as fun as it sounds, apparently, and Jo Walker likes the travel and the work. When her two nieces show up with plans to stay for the summer, the three of them decide to take things up several notches. Love, Lists, and Fancy Ships details Jo’s effort to check off some final boxes on her bucket list over the course of one crazy summer.
Which new releases are you looking forward to reading? Let's talk books in the comments!
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Check out more recent articles, including:
Readers' Most Anticipated Books of November
The Top Young Adult Novels of November
New Books to Read This Native American Heritage Month
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Surprise! Not one LGBTQ+ recommendation! So predictable.
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Love the November selections can't wait for them to come out.
Bill wrote: "Surprise! Not one LGBTQ+ recommendation! So predictable."I know there is at least one on the YA list, but I do take your point. In some ways, I think LGBTQ+ should get its own monthly or bi-monthly list.
A Marvelous Light is a regency LGBTQ+ Romance out in November.
Julia wrote: "A Marvelous Light is a regency LGBTQ+ Romance out in November."yess!! i started reading it and it's pretty good so far
LGBTQ+ needs its own month... Like June... They need to start doing that... Maybe next year?
Came here looking for someLGBTQ+ books as well, but slim pickings. Can we get more included or a separate list please.
Bill wrote: "Surprise! Not one LGBTQ+ recommendation! So predictable."right????? I got so disappointed
Bill wrote: "Surprise! Not one LGBTQ+ recommendation! So predictable."As if the LGBTQ ones are inclusive to POC besides being a token.
You guys do realize that one of the many good things about Goodreads is that you can search for books that you like . If you want an lgbtq++++++++ romance you can find a listopia list . I personally wouldn't read may of the books in the article , so I will find books elsewhere, and not complain about it.
Read Between the Lines by Rachel Lacey.There's a lesbian romance enjoy!
Am I the only one who's kind of over this style of book covers?
I would suggest Not Until Noah and Unseen for mm romance. I haven't read them yet but Henry and Hawk are good writers.
MK ( Makayla) wrote: "You guys do realize that one of the many good things about Goodreads is that you can search for books that you like . If you want an lgbtq++++++++ romance you can find a listopia list . I personall..."we want representation. it's unfair when only straight love stories are promoted for romance, especially since this list isn't even titled "straight romances." and no one's exactly "complaining," we're just tired of not being included and want things to change for the better:)
Latanya (Crafty Scribbles) wrote: "Read Between the Lines by Rachel Lacey.There's a lesbian romance enjoy!"
thank you!!
Gonna join the choir and ask for LGBTQ+ lists as well!(I know I can look up the lists here, but it would be nice to get the news :) )
I also was hoping for LGBTQ+ recommendations. You can do better Goodreads.
I think these lists are driven by us the readers, at least that's what the intro suggests "Every month our team sorts through the new romance books and sees how early readers are responding. We use this information to curate a list of soon-to-be-beloved favorites." So yes an LGBTQ+ monthly new releases list is a good idea but needs lots of LGBTQ+ people being early readers and reviewers. Ps i too don't love many if any of these monthly offerings so hunt my next reads elsewhere. And also don't see the attraction of these covers. They give a distinctly chic lit vibe (though they may not be) just one romance sub genre. Where's the romantic suspense and paranormal romance to name a few. Aren't they as popular any more?
Bill wrote: "Surprise! Not one LGBTQ+ recommendation! So predictable."Yep. Let me add The Life Revamp, the 3rd book in Kris Ripper's Love Study series. (My favorite of course being the 2nd, because there's nothing I love more than a crotchety gay, in books and life.)
Ditto: Surprise! Not one LGBTQ+ recommendation! So predictable.
Maybe go by the percentage of 'out' LBGTQ people in this country.According to Wikipedia that is 3.8 percent. So, there would be 3.8 books out of every 100 for that community.
Nikka wrote: "Am I the only one who's kind of over this style of book covers?"Nope, I don't care for them either :P
