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Peek Ahead at 2025’s Sexiest New Romances
Love stories! They spring eternal! But you’ve got to plan ahead.
Romance fans looking to organize their reading schedule for the new year should find some utility in this collection: We’ve gathered the most anticipated new romance novels for 2025 and sorted them by publication date into a month-by-month reading guide. These are the books that are generating the most buzz for each month according to your fellow Goodreads members, as indicated by early reader reviews and Want to Read shelves. Also: Look for a special YA Romance section at the bottom of the page.
Some highlights and observations: In February, the ever-versatile Ali Hazelwood dips her toes into the sports romance with Deep End, concerning chlorinated love on the Stanford swim team. In March, T.J. Alexander offers up a Regency-era trans romance with A Gentleman’s Gentleman. And fan favorite Kennedy Ryan is back on shelves in May with her new book, Can’t Get Enough, the third installment in her popular Skyland series.
There’s something for everyone, really: action-adventure, frenemies-to-lovers, paranormal rom-coms, European flings, dark romance, small-town romance, historical romance, ranch lust, pancakes, space aliens, undead relationship dynamics, and the new one from Emily Henry. Looking specifically for romantasy? We’ve got a separate article here if that’s what floats your boat.
Click on the book cover images for more details on each title. If you see anything promising, you can add it to your own digital shelf with the Want to Read button.
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Jan 02, 2025 04:49AM
Great Big Beautiful Life already on my TBR!
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"Say you remember me" de Abby Jimenez está en mi lista!
these all look so good omg!!!
I’m so excited! Can’t Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan was the only one that was already on my tbr, until I found this list.
Anyone notice that several of these titles are Taylor Swift songs or lyrics?
Why do they all basically have the same cover style...
Looking forward to Tarah DeWitt’s Left of Forever and Alicia Thompson’s Never been Shipped🥰
That cover for Olivia Dade’s book is INSANE!! 💜
I just want to say that titling your book after a Taylor Swift song, is not the serve you think it is(i am a major swiftie)
Can we get a list of LGBTQ+ romances coming up this year? Tired of picking at crumbs from a list.
Minion Muncher wrote: "Why do they all basically have the same cover style..."They are all cutsey/humor rom-com styles, which is why the cover art is so similar in theme also. I do wish they would have named the list that instead of general romance as that's just one sub-genre type, and one of my least favorites
I'd like to add Heartbreaker by Anika Hussain (myself) to this list 😛
Amber wrote: "Anyone notice that several of these titles are Taylor Swift songs or lyrics?"yup, i counted at least 5. quite trendy right now
1- Can we please get a list of just queer romances? Separately. Adding two or three token options on these lists isn't cutting it. 2- Who decided these cartoony covers were the thing? They all look the same and it's terrible.
Goodreads offers very little in the historical romance department.
Mica wrote: "Great Big Beautiful Life already on my TBR!"Sameeee!!!! I love Emily Henri I'm so excited to read, Great Big Beautiful Life!!!
Why are Young Adult books featured in a list of “sexiest” romances? This is not okay.
Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Minion Muncher wrote: "Why do they all basically have the same cover style..."They are all cutsey/humor rom-com styles, which is why the cover art is so similar in theme also. I do wish they woul..."
Exactly! I don't mind the odd rom-com but they aren't the ones that I typically read. I like my romance a little (ok, a lot) down and dirty (Think Lani Lynn Vale, Jacinda WIlder and Autumn Jones Lake)
The ones on this 'general' romance list are all very one note
Whats with the cartoon covers? It instantly puts me off reading.
Britt wrote: "Just added another 10 books to my TBR!"that's so real
Uhm…can we get So high school or Mr. Perfectly Fine?
Along came amor is only being published in May …not February 😔
Elizabeth wrote: "Along came amor is only being published in May …not February 😔"This!!!! I made a post off of this list and now I look stupid lmao
@amber I'm not a swiftie but when I saw the book called "say you'll remember me" instantly I think of the part from wildest dreams when she says "say you'll remember me, standing in a nice, dress staring at the sunset baby"
Love how Dating and Dragons was on the list. Love that book, so good
