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Readers' Most Anticipated June Romances
Some people love books. Some people fall in love. And some people love books about falling in love. Every month our team sorts through the new romance books and sees how early readers are responding based on their Want to Read shelvings and initial reviews. We use this information to curate a list of soon-to-be-beloved favorites.
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New in June: A Black physician finds love after a really bad week in Shirlene Obuobi’s On Rotation. Two fed-up women find that opposites do in fact attract in Ruby Barrett’s The Romance Recipe. And a warring trio finds that throupledom just might solve their problemsÌýin Katee Robert’s Wicked Beauty. Plus: football players with cupcakes, scientists in love, and ghostwriters with ghost problems.
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Also, if you're looking for some queer romance in honor of Pride Month, check out our recent roundup of new LGBTQ+Ìýreleases!
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Add what catches your fancy to your Want to Read shelf, and let us know what you're reading and recommending in the comments.
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New in June: A Black physician finds love after a really bad week in Shirlene Obuobi’s On Rotation. Two fed-up women find that opposites do in fact attract in Ruby Barrett’s The Romance Recipe. And a warring trio finds that throupledom just might solve their problemsÌýin Katee Robert’s Wicked Beauty. Plus: football players with cupcakes, scientists in love, and ghostwriters with ghost problems.
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Also, if you're looking for some queer romance in honor of Pride Month, check out our recent roundup of new LGBTQ+Ìýreleases!
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Add what catches your fancy to your Want to Read shelf, and let us know what you're reading and recommending in the comments.
The second in Ali Hazelwood’s rom-com series known as The STEMinist Novellas, the playfully romantic Stuck with You continues the theme of scientists in love. This new installment focuses on civil engineer Sadie, who burned several dozen bridges when her rival and coworker Erik broke her heart. Now that she’s stuck in an elevator with the guy, she’ll have to apply her civil engineering knowledge: Can burned bridges still be crossed?
If you’re tired of romance novels dealing with merely mortal matters, consider Katee Robert’s very fun, very hot Dark Olympus series, which is essentially a modern retelling of the suggestive unsaid parts of Greek mythology. Achilles and his partner, Patroclus, are making a play to conquer Olympusâ€� inner circle, but Helen Kasios (better known to you as Helen of Troy)Ìýhas plans, too. What’s the ? Sex is just the continuation of politics by other means.â€�
“Fake it till you make itâ€� is a sturdy old proverb that’s useful in a surprising range of circumstances. In thisÌýnew romance from Ava Wilder, the phrase gets pretty literal, depending on how you define the term “make it.â€� Out-of-work Hollywood starlet Grey Brooks has been persuaded to stage a fake romance with industry A-lister Ethan Atkins. It’s a good career move for both, but you always run a risk with these things.
In a gentler riff on the old saying, Jamie Wesley’s Fake It Till You Bake It features a reviled reality-TV star and a pro football player who also attempt the phony romance thing. Gridiron hero Donovan Dell is a tough physical specimen, but he also loves cupcakes, so he’s got his sweet side. When he meets Jada Townsend-Matthews, the two realize that a little good PR could help her image and his bakery.
Angie Appiah has always had to work twice as hard to get half as far. It’s worked well enough in the past, but recently she’s had to endure a cascade of tough breaks: Her lawyer boyfriend dumped her, her best friend is drifting away, and she just failed the most important exam of her medical career. On the bright side, she also just met a brilliant and sexy guy named Ricky. Silver lining! Bonus trivia: Ghanaian American author Shirlene Obuobi is herself a physician.
Sophie Brunet just wants to cook. She’s a good head chef, and she knows it. She definitely doesn’t want to deal with her new hard-case boss. Amy Chambers just wants to get her foundering restaurant back on the map. She’s a micromanager, and she knows it. She definitely doesn’t want to deal with her new moody chef. When a buzzy TV series shows interest in the restaurant, the two women find that their opposites-match thing is turning out pretty OK. (Editor's note: The on-sale date for this book has been moved to July)
YA specialist makes her adult romance debut with The Dead Romantics, which spotlights the very weird problems of ghostwriter Florence Day. For several years now, Florence has been secretly authoring a line of popular romance novels. The work is getting harder, though, since Florence no longer really believes in love. The strangest twist? The ghostwriter has recently attracted the attention of an actual ghost. Florence is aware of the irony.
When reluctant English royal Prince Jameson is charged by his grandmother, the queen, with planning a tribute concert, he's given a single rule: Generate some positive publicity for his scandalous family. No problem, right? Except he accidentally books an American rapper with some scandals of her own. (Her stage name is "Duchess"! How was he to know!) That whole "keep calm and carry on" thing gets a great deal harder when sparks start to fly between them.
She’s a Puerto Rican chef. He’s an Irish American whiskey maker. They don’t have a lot in common, except for two things: Their respective businesses share the same building, and their respective grandfathers want to play matchmaker. The old-timers are stubborn, too, and they’re not playing fair. ThisÌýdebut romantic comedy from author Natalie Caña takes place in a gentrifying Chicago neighborhood and promises heat, humor, and heart.
Highwayman, con artist, and all-around rapscallion Rob Brooks never meant to fall in love with Marian Hayes in this historical romance. After all, she was a mark, a victim—the woman who was paying him 500 pounds in a blackmail scheme. Marian, for her part, didn’t intend to get paired with this criminal. But after she shoots her murderous husband, Rob seems like a good guide to the world of eluding authorities. Plus, they both like cats.
Which new releases are you looking forward to reading? Let's talk books in the comments!
Check out more recent articles, including:
New LGBTQ+ Romances to Read for Pride (and All Year Long)
June's Most Anticipated New Books
The 2022 Pride Reading List: 72 New Books to Read All Year
Check out more recent articles, including:
New LGBTQ+ Romances to Read for Pride (and All Year Long)
June's Most Anticipated New Books
The 2022 Pride Reading List: 72 New Books to Read All Year
