The Hottest New Romances for Summer

Posted by Sharon on May 15, 2023

 
A New Orleans bachelorette party leads to a Seattle love quest. A drunken restroom pep talk inspires gym-rat romance. A shaadi saboteur triggers a foodie love story of Shakespearean proportions.
 
These are just some of the romantic adventures on tap in this year’s Big Summer Romance collection. As always, these selections are determined by Goodreads members who have added the books to their Want to Read shelf and/or submitted positive reviews as early readers. All titles are scheduled to be published between the start of May and the end of August.
 
We’ve organized this year’s list into handy subgenres for those who have specific reading habits: contemporary, historical, and fantasy/paranormal romance. Summer is prime reading time for this category, so you’ll spot plenty of familiar names dropping new books, including Tessa Bailey, Ali Hazelwood, and Christina Lauren.
 
Scroll over the book cover images below for more details, and don’t forget to feed your Want to Read shelf.
 

Contemporary Rom-Coms and Dark Romance

Historical Romance

Fantasy and Paranormal Romance



Which summer romances are you most looking forward to checking out in the coming months? Let us know in the comments below!
 

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message 1: by prachee (new)

prachee all of these books seem fantastic !! can't wait to read them


message 2: by Megatron (new)

Megatron Which of these are meant to be Dark Romance???


message 3: by Brooke (last edited May 18, 2023 05:14AM) (new)

Brooke So excited for Business or Pleasure! Also looking forward to With Love, from Cold World. So many anticipating releases this summer!


message 4: by Patricia (new)

Patricia Megatron wrote: "Which of these are meant to be Dark Romance???"

im assuming its all the Hades retellings


message 5: by dee (hiatus) (new)

dee (hiatus) New installments of my fav series coming out, couldn't wait more.


message 6: by Ashley's Novel (new)

Ashley's Novel Idea I cant wait to read Kay Cove's new standalone called Camera Shy! It comes out July 27th.


message 7: by Josephine (new)

Josephine im shocked that beach read by emily henry isnt there or any of her books. they are all about small town romances during the summer, highly recommend!


message 8: by Payton (new)

Payton Malin added so many to TBR!!


message 9: by Angel (new)

Angel So many I want to read!


message 10: by Katie (new)

Katie ⋆.*ೃ✧ (In A Slump) Almost all have been added to my TBR. So many books so little time!!


message 11: by Denise (new)

Denise Stout Looking forward to Flirting with Fire by Jane Porter


message 12: by Linda (new)

Linda Can't wait to read all the historical romances. Especially An Island Princess Starts A Scandal. Read Adriana Herrera's first books on the series. Really loved it. So I am sure this second book is just as great.


message 13: by Linda (new)

Linda Where Ivy Dares To Grow looks exciting. I love gothic horror books.


message 14: by Ann J (new)

Ann J I do not get these “modern romance” books. They do not appeal to me at all. I prefer The English Patient.


message 15: by Catherine (new)

Catherine Maiorisi So where are the LGBTI books this Pride month?


message 16: by Sharon, Goodreads employee (new)

Sharon Catherine wrote: "So where are the LGBTI books this Pride month?"

Here you go! https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2591


message 17: by Tabitha (new)

Tabitha Thornburgh Josephine wrote: "im shocked that beach read by emily henry isnt there or any of her books. they are all about small town romances during the summer, highly recommend!"

these are books that are being published this summer. Beach Read was published May 2020.


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