Romance | Prepub Alert, April 2025 Titles

New books from bestselling Emily Henry and Abby Jimenez, queer romances from Jasmine Guillory and Meryl Wilsner, and second series entries from India Holton and Eloisa James.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ariel, Myah. No Ordinary Love. Berkley. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9780593640616. pbk. 368p. $19. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Ella Simone is a pop superstar in an unhappy marriage controlled by a prenup that could end her career. To get out of it, she needs to stick to the plan, which does not include Miles Westbrook, the MLB’s most eligible player and all-around bad boy—until it suddenly does.

Guillory, Jasmine. Flirting Lessons. Berkley. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9780593100912. pbk. 416p. $19. LGBTQIA+ ROMANCE

Bestselling Guillory, author of the Reese’s Book Club pick The Proposal, returns with the story of Taylor Cameron, who agrees to teach Avery Jensen how to flirt and live the life she wants. The only problem, Taylor is falling herself—for Avery.

Henry, Emily. Great Big Beautiful Life. Berkley. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9780593441299. 384p. $29. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Only ordering information is available to date for the latest from bestselling and LJ Best Book author Henry (Funny Story).

Holton, India. The Geographer’s Map to Romance. (Love’s Academic, bk. 2). Berkley. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9780593641477. pbk. 384p. $19. HISTORICAL ROMANCE

Professors Elodie Tarrant and Gabriel Tarrant, who were married for convenience a year ago, are both experts in magic disasters. Too bad their marriage is a disaster too. But when they work together to stop a catastrophic event, they might discover love. The second in bestselling and LJ Best Book author Holton’s “Love’s Academic” series.

James, Eloisa. Hardly a Gentleman. (Accidental Brides, bk. 2). Avon. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9780063347465. pbk. 384p. $9.99. HISTORICAL ROMANCE

Bestselling James returns with a 250K-copy first printing for the next in the “Accidental Brides” series. The Honorable Miss Clara Vetry and Caelan, the laird of Castle CaerLaven, find themselves in a position where they are forced to marry. That pleases Caelan, who has offered for Clara’s hand multiple times, but how will he convince her to love him?

Jimenez, Abby. Say You’ll Remember Me. Forever. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9781538759196. 368p. $28. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Award-winning and bestselling Jimenez (Yours Truly) gets a 500K-copy first printing for the story of Xavier, a gorgeous veterinarian, and Samantha, to whom he says the wrong thing. On a forgive-me date, the two hit it off spectacularly. However, Samantha’s life is in crisis, and she decides to tell Xavier to forget all about her.

Wilsner, Meryl. My Best Friend’s Honeymoon. St. Martin’s Griffin. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9781250873323. pbk. 320p. $18. LGBTQIA+ ROMANCE

Wilsner, the bestselling author of Something to Talk About and Cleat Cute, writes a sexy queer romance in which best friends Elsie Hoffman and Ginny Holtz go on Elsie’s honeymoon when she calls off her wedding, only to find love with each other. With a 75K-copy first printing.

Forthcoming Series Titles

Robert, Katee. Sweet Obsession. (Dark Olympus, bk. 8). Sourcebooks Casablanca. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9781728284750. pbk. 336p. $18.99. PARANORMAL ROMANCE

Sage, Lyla. Wild and Wrangled. (Rebel Blue Ranch, bk. 4). Dial. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9780593732472. pbk. 304p. $17.99. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

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