5 of Our Most Highly Anticipated Rom-Com Novels Into 2025
It's a grand time to be a fan of romance novels. With the rise of BookTok, authors are pumping out stories faster than ever. You can pretty much find something for any niche, whether hockey, academia or anything else in between.
The next few weeks will further expand the rom-com world with new efforts from your favorite authors, such as Ali Hazelwood and Tessa Bailey. To offer a sneak peek into what's next, discover five of our most anticipated releases into early 2025.
The Au Pair Affair by Tessa Bailey — July 16, 2024
Hockey is one of the hottest romantic comedy niches right now—and one of the best sports writers is Tessa Bailey. In her latest novel, The Au Pair Affair, (financially) struggling marine biology student Tallulah craves a job to get her by. Enter veteran hockey star Burgess. He's learning the ropes of what it means to be a single father and how to get his groove back, and Tallulah happens to be the perfect girl to bring back the spark.
Daydream by Hannah Grace — Aug. 27, 2024
From the author that brought you Icebreaker, Hannah Grace's upcoming novel, Daydream, follows Henry Turner, the university's star hockey captain. When his grades decline, he recruits Halle Jacobs, a bookish genius who loves romance, to help him excel. Along the way, they learn they have more in common than they'd imagine and can help each other in their own ways.
My Vampire Plus-One by Jenna Levine — Sept. 17, 2024
We're wishing a warm welcome back to our childhood obsession with vampires. It's easy to feed the beast thanks to books like Jenna Levine's My Vampire Plus-One, out Sept. 17.
In this fake dating book, "successfully single" girl Amelia Collins opts to hire someone as her date for a family wedding. Of course, she recruits none other than our male lead, Reginald Cleaves, described as centuries-old and "a bit strange." But in classic rom-com fashion, this classic trope might have this duo realizing their feelings are more real than expected.
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Nothing Like the Movies by Lynn Painter — Oct. 1, 2024
In Lynn Painter's first book, Better Than the Movies, you'll watch the epic love story of Liz Buxbaum and Wes Bennett, who lived happily ever after. That was, until, disaster strikes Wes in her newest novel, Nothing Like the Movies, ending their romantic saga. But once Wes finds himself on his feet again, he's determined to win Liz's heart back, once and for all.
Deep End by Ali Hazelwood — Feb. 4, 2025
In her latest installment, Ali Hazelwood, too, tries her hand at sports romance.
Scarlett Vandermeer and Lukas Blomqvist are two student-athletes, one in diving and one in swimming. When a "well-guarded secret" becomes known between the duo, they make an arrangement. Except it makes Scarlett incapable of resisting Lukas' charm.
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