11 Romance Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2025

Dr. Miriam Jacobs isn't a badass, but when she is charged with leading an unmapped expedition through the Amazon for the fabled Lost City of the Moon, she can't turn down the chance of a lifetime to prove to her colleagues (and herself) what she's truly capable of. 

Journalist Rafael Monfils is along to chronicle their adventure. Or at least, that’s what they think he’s doing. In reality, Rafa is there to protect his mother's legacy, and that means keeping them from reaching the holy city. All he needs to do is keep them on the wrong path. But Dr. Jacobs determined to complete the job. And he can't help but be charmed by her enthusiasm and beauty. As another crew hunts for the lost city, Rafa must choose between his responsibilities and his desires.

Ridley Sawyer has struggled to deal with the disappearance of her twin sister. She's channelled her grief and fears into a new life traveling the country covering cold cases for her true crime podcast. She might not have found justice for her sister but that doesn’t stop her from finding it for others. 

Sheriff Colter Brooks isn't keen on nosey reporters and vultures who sniff blood and come running. After a tragedy hits his town, he's not eager to let a podcaster stir up trouble. But when Ridley’s cold case turns hot and she’s back in danger, Colt has no choice but to step in and welcome her into his home. And as they get closer to the truth, they find themselves stuck in a game of love, life and death.

Who doesn't love a dark historical romance? Set in Victorian London, this story follows Jillian Morehouse, who has become a fugitive. She secures a job at a corset workshop in Mayfair, but worries her days of freedom are numbered.

Michael Kelly is a reformed criminal who is desperate to keep his history hidden—and he can't help but notice Jillian. But when Jillian is kidnapped and left in the catacombs beneath London, he's the only one who might be able to save her.

Physician Aurora Montalban Wright is already an anomaly in 1880s Paris thanks to her status as a female doctor, but things are made all the tougher by her decision to run an underground women’s clinic in the face of potential scandal. But help arrives in the unexpected form of the infuriating Duke of Annan. Aurora reluctantly accepts his protection…and then immediately finds herself in his bed. 

New to his role as a member of nobility, Apollo César Sinclair Robles struggles to embrace his position. High society views him with scorn and racism, waiting for him to fail. It feels like the only person he can trust is his beautiful bedmate Aurora. He wonders if she would be the perfect duchess for him, but Aurora won’t give up her independence or the safety of her patients. When dangerous figures from their pasts return to threaten them, Apollo whisks Aurora away to the French Riviera, where they can be themselves for the first time in years... and get closer to one another than ever before.

Clementine Clark doesn't have much faith in love. Having grown up with a single mother who had a new great love of her life every week, she prefers to live rationally. She's even put aside her musical dreams in favor of mundanity. But then her best friend calls her with a life-changing opportunity: to join Irish megastar Halloran on his first US tour as a backing vocalist. 

Soon, she goes from working in a restaurant to belting out songs in front of sold-out crowds. That shock is nothing compared to meeting the enigmatic Thomas Patrick Halloran. He's known as a musical genius whose lyrics make women the world over swoon. In short, he's Clementine's polar opposite, but over the course of the next eight weeks on tour, they might just find common ground. But will it be enough for a romantic encore?

Dirty Dancing has never gone out of style, and Jennifer Moffat's latest is a spicy M/M spin on a beloved romance. Archer Read quit his soul-destroying accounting job in Ohio and moved to Manhattan with dreams of making it on Broadway. But after an endless stream of rejections, he's wondering if it's time to give up on his fantasies. 

A musical revue at Shady Queens, a queer-friendly resort in the Catskills, is his last chance to break into show biz, but dancing in it will mean performing alongside his teenage celebrity crush, the Broadway star Mateo Dixon.

Jade Dunn has spent years trying to climb her way to the top of the southern high school football food chain. Now, the only thing standing between her and that future head coach spot is a culture of white dude politics and favoritism. When she scores an invite to a highly coveted monthly poker game perfect for networking, she jumps at the chance for a seat at the table, but then she sees who else is there. 

Francesca Lim is a local art teacher who also harbors dreams of coaching. Not wanting to risk losing out on their dream job, Jade and Francesca can’t afford to give in to the red-hot chemistry they share. They must keep things professional but love has never played by the rules.

Perennial bad boy Ronan Reed is forced to leave Texas after yet another bar fight. Now, he's living with his Uncle Shane, alpha of the Blood Moon pack. Since werewolf cage fighting isn’t illegal in Louisiana, Ronan makes big plans to lead his own team in the ring. The last thing he needs is to be distracted by someone like Celine Cruz. 

As an Aura witch, Celine always wants to help heal the broken. Ronan could use a kind hand but she also knows he's bad news, a tough werewolf with a hot temper and a scorching bod to match. Ronan thinks she’s a good girl. Little does he know, all Celine wants is to do wicked things with the bad boy werewolf.

With a title like that, how could you not want to read it?! Dorothy Valentine is close to getting her PhD in wildlife biology when she’s attacked by a lion. Fortunately, she's saved from death, but on the downside, it's because she was abducted by aliens. And so was the lion. Dory and her feline companion were forced to commandeer an escape pod but then they crash-landed on an alien planet that has dinosaurs! 

Dory and her new lion bestie, Toto, are saved in the nick of time by a mysterious and sexy alien, Sol. Now, this group of interdimensional outcasts must team up to survive this prehistoric madness. Can Dory trust the beautiful but dangerous Lok? Will she get back to home in one piece? And what about the lion?

Avery Fox is proud of her Native American heritage, but after posing scantily clad on the cover of Rolling Stone in a feather warbonnet she's become a national joke and social pariah. With threats coming from every direction and her career at a standstill, she escapes to her estranged grandmother Lottie’s home, Red Fox Ranch, in Oklahoma. Living on the rez is new to Avery and so is farm life. 

Red Fox Ranch has been home to Lucas Iron Eyes since he was sixteen years old. He's dedicated to preserving his culture and the landscape, and to keeping out of trouble. When Lottie's granddaughter arrives, he decides to steer clear of who he believes to be a total fake. But when he’s forced to work with her on the ranch, he can’t get her out of his mind. So, they make a deal: Avery will help raise funds to save the ranch, and in exchange, Lucas will show her what it really means to be an Indian. It's all totally professional... right until it isn't.

For many lovers of the classic novel Pride and Prejudice, the story of Charlotte Lucas, the spinster who marries the frightfully dull Mr. Collins for lack of a brighter future, is a minor tragedy. Now, she's getting a new happy ending in The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet. 

Lizzie's sister is now a grown-up scientist who has pursued academia and an interest in botany over the marriage market. Charlotte has been left a widow after only four years of marriage and has nobody to turn to except for Mary. Before long, Charlotte is enraptured, both with her new friend and with her first glimpse at the life she could have beyond the stifling confines of Regency society. But soon Charlotte must make a choice: find another husband or pursue this strange, wonderful feeling with Mary.