Bromberg, K. Twisted Knight. Bramble. (Tangled Hearts, Bk. 1). Sept. 2024. 400p. ISBN 9781250323408. pap. $17.99. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Best-selling Bromberg (Sweet Regret) launches a new series. Holden wants revenge on those who wronged him; Rowan is tired of her brother taking credit for running the family business. For Holden, Rowan is only a means to an end—until he falls for her. Featuring a billionaire hero and an enemies-to-lovers trope, this novel has a 100K-copy first printing.

Carter, Ally. The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year. Avon. Sept. 2024. 384p. ISBN 9780063276680. $24.99. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Popular YA author Carter follows her best-selling adult debut, The Blonde Identity, with another suspenseful romance. Writers Maggie and Ethan go from rivals to lovers when they must work together after being snowed in during a Christmas house party at an English estate—and a famous mystery author goes missing from a locked room.

Halle, Karina. The Royals Upstairs. Berkley. Sept. 2024. 352p. ISBN 9780593334218. pap. $19. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Halle (author of the LibraryReads pick The Royals Next Door) returns with another royals-adjacent romance. Bodyguard James was excited about his new job protecting Prince Magnus of Norway, but it turns out he’s marooned on an estate in the middle of nowhere, chasing after challenging children—and their nanny is the woman whose heart he once broke.

Lim, Dominic. Karaoke Queen. Forever: Grand Central. Sept. 2024. 368p. ISBN 9781538725405. pap. $17.99. LGBTQIA+ ROMANCE

Following his LJ Best Book All the Right Notes, Lim pens a queer second-chance romance. When Rex Araneta finds out that his college ex Aaron needs help rescuing his karaoke bar, Rex brings out his drag queen alter ego, who he hopes can save the day and give him a another chance at love.

Robb, Kate. Prime Time Romance. Dial. Sept. 2024. 336p. ISBN 9780593596555. pap. $18. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Robb’s debut, This Spells Love, earned starred reviews and was a LibraryReads pick. Her latest finds newly divorced, heartbroken Brynn living with roommate Josh. She distracts herself by watching the 2000s-era teenage drama Carson’s Cove. When Brynn wishes for her own happily ever after, the next morning she wakes up in Carson’s Cove—with Josh.

Forthcoming Series Titles

Bradley, Anna. The Duke’s Christmas Bride. Zebra: Kensington. (Drop Dead Dukes, Bk. 3). Sept. 2024. 400p. ISBN 9781420155419. pap. $8.99. HISTORICAL ROMANCE

Howard, Amalie. The Worst Duke in London. Forever: Grand Central. (Taming of the Dukes, Bk. 3). Sept. 2024. 384p. ISBN 9781538737781. pap. $17.99. HISTORICAL ROMANCE