Bellefleur, Alexandria. Truly, Madly, Deeply. Avon. Apr. 2024. 384p. ISBN 9780063258532. pap. $18.99. LGBTQIA+ ROMANCE

Lambda Literary Award winner and LibraryReads Hall of Famer Bellefleur’s (The Fiancée Farce) newest features a romance novelist, Truly Livingston, and a divorce lawyer, Colin McCory, who agree to cohost a dating-advice podcast. Both bi and rather unlucky in love, they spark in the worst way at the start, but in true enemies-to-lovers fashion, the two find a path an HEA.

Eddings, Mazey. Late Bloomer. St. Martin’s Griffin. Apr. 2024. 400p. ISBN 9781250847089. pap. $18. LGBTQIA+ ROMANCE

Winning the lottery is the ticket to an HEA in this sapphic, neurodivergent, opposites-attract rom-com by Eddings (The Plus One). Winner Opal decides to flee the pressure of money by buying a flower farm in Asheville, NC. Too bad Pepper Smith says she is the farm’s rightful owner. As the two come to terms, their relationship blossoms along with the flowers. With a 75K-copy first printing.

Gagnon, Jilly. Love You, Mean It. Dell. Apr. 2024. 304p. ISBN 9780593722961. pap. $18. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Gagnon, who writes crime and YA fiction, turns to rom-com with this fake-engagement, enemies-to-lovers story. Ellie meets real-estate scion Theo Taylor when her family deli is at risk of closure and accidentally ends up pretending to be his fiancée. The arrangement, oddly, seems to work, until his ex shows up.

Grossman, Felicia. Wake Me Most Wickedly. Forever: Grand Central. (Once Upon the East End, Bk. 2). Apr. 2024. 352p. ISBN 9781538722565. pap. $8.99. HISTORICAL ROMANCE

In her second Regency fairy tale retelling set in a Jewish community (after the Cinderella-inflected Marry Me by Midnight) Grossman offers a new gender-swapped take on Snow White, featuring a businessman facing down danger while deciding his heart’s true desire. With a 75K-copy first printing.

Henry, Emily. Funny Story. Berkley. Apr. 2024. 384p. ISBN 9780593441282. $29. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Henry (author of Book Lovers, an LJ Best Book) focuses on friendship and new starts as Daphne is jilted almost at the altar in a town she moved to just for her now ex-fiancé; he abandoned her for Petra, who left Miles brokenhearted in her wake. Knowing no one else, Daphne moves in with Miles, just to have a roof over her head. Misery loves company but also, it seems, friendship—and something more.

Holiday, Jenny. Earls Trip. Kensington. Apr. 2024. 320p. ISBN 9781496745071. pap. $16.95. HISTORICAL ROMANCE

Best-selling Holiday (A Princess for Christmas) launches a new series as three Earls, bonded buddies, start their annual coach-trip. It is soon sidetracked when an unexpected rescue mission leads to an even more unexpected but delightful proposition, as nice guy Archie gets reacquainted with manic-pixie Clem. The publisher is calling it Ted Lasso meets Bridgerton.

Jimenez, Abby. Just for the Summer. Forever: Grand Central. Apr. 2024. 432p. ISBN 9781538704431. pap. $17.99. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Best-selling Jimenez (Yours Truly) sets her newest rom-com at a cottage on a private island in Lake Minnetonka. There, Justin and Emma, who are dating each other just to try to break a curse (all their exes find true love after leaving them), find a lot more than they bargained for when deeper feelings develop. With a 300K-copy first printing.

Mandanna, Sangu. A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping. Berkley. Apr. 2024. 336p. ISBN 9780593439371. pap. $18. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

After the LJ Best Book The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, Mandanna returns with a new witch story filled with plenty of cozy charm, romance, and descriptive detail. Sera Swan has lost most of her magic. To get it back, she turns to historian Luke Larsen, a man who has a past—with her.

Moher, Laura. What She’s Having. Sourcebooks Casablanca. (Big Love from Galway, Bk. 2). Apr. 2024. 336p. ISBN 9781728278087. pap. $16.99. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

July and Joe get another chance at love in Moher’s second novel set in Galway, NC (after her multi-starred debut Curves for Days). When Joe disappeared years ago, he left July with emotional scars; it will take a lot of southern charm to mend the rift. Newcomer Moher is making a splash, known for her plus-size heroines and heartfelt style.

Park, Suzanne. One Last Word. Avon. Apr. 2024. 288p. ISBN 9780063216099. pap. $18.99. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

An app Sara Chae is developing ends up revealing far more than she ever wanted—to friends, family, and her crush, Harry Shim, a venture-capital hotshot. The drunken data download creates havoc (and hilarity) as Sara works to put things right. Korean American Park (The Do-Over) excels at the slow-burn rom-com and earns blurbs from Emily Henry and Ali Hazelwood. With a 60K-copy first printing.

New Series Titles

Long, Julie Anne. My Season of Scandal. Avon. (Palace of Rogues, Bk. 7). Apr. 2024. 384p. ISBN 9780063280953. pap. $9.99. HISTORICAL ROMANCE

Ward, J.R. The Beloved. Gallery. (Black Dagger Brotherhood, Bk. 22). Apr. 2024. 512p. ISBN 9781982180089. $28.99. PARANORMAL ROMANCE