Upcoming Romance (1/23/24)

If you’re in the mood for romance–be it second-chance, funny, rivals-to-lovers, fake dating, or coming-of-age–you’ll surely find something here!

ONE LAST SHOT BY BETTY CAYOUETTE

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“Cayouette crafts an engaging story that jumps back and forth between the protagonists’ high school days and the present. The emotional aspects of the romance take center stage in this heartfelt first novel.”–Library Journal, starred review

LATE BLOOMER BY MAZEY EDDINGS

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“Both strong-willed, neurodivergent, and bisexual, the heroines are sure to charm… The silliness and levity perfectly balances the plot’s more serious elements, with a memorable hair dye mishap providing some especially good guffaws. Readers will luxuriate in the loving bond these women build together.”–Publishers Weekly

SAVOR IT BY TARAH DEWITT

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“Readers…will be craving Fisher’s deliciously described food and enjoying the sizzling heat between the couple. DeWitt delivers another emotion-packed rom-com that readers will be eating up, full of witty banter, comical hijinks, and tender moments of healing. Hand to those who enjoy grumpy/sunshine pairings as well as fake-relationship romances.”–Library Journal

SAND, SEQUINS & SILICONE BY PIA MIA

LibraryReads votes due by April 1st.

Life is all about balance and with the darkness comes light. I have my family and best girlfriends to keep me grounded, and a certain blue-eyed man I can’t seem to get off my mind, my life is starting to look like a California dream. Things are heating up around here, and for the first time in my life, I’m the one with the power. Or am I?

CHLOE BAKER’S LOST DATE BY KATIE WICKS

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When her best friend sets her up with a coworker, Chloe takes a chance. But then her date is late. Ten minutes. Twenty. When he finally shows up, they have the most amazing day. There’s only one problem: her date had cancelled. So who did Chloe spend the day with? As she uncovers the mystery of her lost date, her life changes in every possible way.

MY HEART STILL BEATS BY HELEN HARDT

LibraryReads votes due by April 1st.

Carpe Diem used to be Tessa Logan’s mantra. She was always the life of the party…until she lost a piece of herself as the victim of a deceitful man. Now the most mundane tasks are a struggle, but somehow she must find a way to be the maid of honor that her best friend deserves.

CANTO CONTIGO BY JONNY GARZA VILLA

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“The novel is driven by multiple, compounding elements—grief, Rafie’s ambition, the suppressed romance, and the pressures of expectations—ensuring that the tension never dissipates, even once Rey and Rafie get together, much to readers’ satisfaction. Racism, homophobia, and transphobia within the mariachi community are realistically portrayed, complicating that space without rejecting its beauty. A queer love letter to mariachi music and culture.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred review

OUT OF BLUE COMES GREEN BY M.E. COREY

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“Corey follows a transgender high schooler’s coming-out experience in this hopeful debut… Corey clearly presents Kay’s turmoil navigating transition alongside familiar adolescent woes surrounding crushes and the future.”–Publishers Weekly

DON’T BE A DRAG BY SKYE QUINLAN

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When eighteen-year-old Briar Vincent’s mental health takes a turn for the worst, her parents send her to spend the summer in New York City with her older brother, Beau, also known as the drag queen Bow Regard. Backstage at the gay bar where Beau performs, Briar just wants to be a fly on the wall, but she can’t stand by when the cute but conceited drag king Spencer Read tries to put down another up-and-coming performer.

THE QUINCE PROJECT BY JESSICA PARRA

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Castillo Torres, Student Body Association event chair and serial planner, could use a fairy godmother. After a disastrous mishap at her sister’s quinceañera and her mother’s unexpected passing, all of Cas’s plans are crumbling. So when a local lifestyle-guru-slash-party-planner opens up applications for the internship of her dreams, Cas sees it as the perfect opportunity to learn every trick in the book so that things never go wrong again.

ONE LAST SHOT by Betty Cayouette; 9781250291103; 5/7/24
LATE BLOOMER by Mazey Eddings; 9781250847089; 4/16/24
SAVOR IT by Tarah DeWitt; 9781250329424; 5/21/24
SAND, SEQUINS & SILICONE by Pia Mia; 9781998854769; 5/14/24
CHLOE BAKER’S LOST DATE by Katie Wicks; 9781990778605; 5/7/24
MY HEART STILL BEATS by Helen Hardt; 9781649376824; 5/28/24
CANTO CONTIGO by Jonny Garza Villa; 9781250875754; 4/9/24
OUT OF BLUE COMES GREEN by M.E. Corey; 9781645679325; 4/23/24
DON’T BE A DRAG by Skye Quinlan; 9798890039507; 5/28/24
THE QUINCE PROJECT by Jessica Parra; 9781250888518; 5/28/24