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F1 Romance Recommendations
Pole Position
Kian Walker is a four-time Championship winner. Harper James is a rookie who is breaking track records. They’re constantly bantering even as they work on the same team.
Slipstream
Lilah Graywood’s blindsided when her business partner and boyfriend breaks up with her and changes the direction of their documentary company to focus on a racing team. Lilah teams up with F1 reserve driver Arthur Bianco to regain control.
Not So Fast
Mia’s podcast episode about Brit driver Xander Bishop goes viral, and now she’s off to the Miami Grand Prix to meet him in person.
Cross The Line
Dev’s Formula 1 career is at risk after a shaky social media post. When he runs into his best friend’s little sister, he realizes that they can work together to save his career.
Throttled
Noah’s a legend in the making. Maya’s the sister of his teammate. Their romance is forbidden, but that doesn’t stop them for falling in love anyway.
💌 Romancelandia News
State governments are fighting book bans. The Freedom to Read bill passed Connecticut’s General Assembly and is on its way to the governor. Oregon’s Freedom to Read bill is on the same journey.
Loved this article on reading books in the golden age of content. If you
The Kentucky Book Festival: Louisville Edition is happening this Saturday!
So many bingos! Smart Bitches, Trashy Books is hosting its summer romance bingo as is The Ripped Bodice.
A Novel Romance in Louisville, Kentucky, is hosting Alicia Thompson and its first Love Out Proud Author Panel.
Print sales for romance books are up 24 percent. Sales have nearly doubled from four years ago!
Did you know that romance author Abby Jimenez owns three bakeries and competed on Food Network?
Author Jenni Simonis posted that she wished she could plot a novel because she wanted to write about a couple that goes to protest ICE together. She has since apologized. Please follow independent journalists covering the LA protests. There are a lot of people on the ground doing important reporting and they could use your support.
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Bloom/Casablanca (Naperville, IL) needs a full-time marketing assistant
Destiny Blake needs a character artist
Lore & Whimsy needs a logo
Rolling Stone Africa needs writers
Emma needs stickers for her book
The Story Division needs a remote freelance/contract illustration and creative talent lead
Indigo Queen needs an illustrator for a book cover
Aria Devereux needs a dark romance editor
Jessica S. Taylor needs a typography-focused illustrated cover
Evelyne Sperring needs a cartoon cover artist for a spicy motorbike series
Cierra Reyes needs a cover artist for a superhero romance book
Nicolle May needs a content creator
Kel Bruem needs a social media personal assistant
Bloom/Casablanca (New York) needs a full-time publicist
Landmark (Naperville, IL) needs a full-time editorial assistant
One Story needs literary fiction ($500)
Poets & Writers (New York) needs a full-time production editor
Dawn Hill Publications needs a freelance strategy consultant
Leah C Taylor needs a romcom cover designer who can also create character art
Jezebel needs spicy takes and mad-as-hell blogs
Forever needs Black bookish content creators in New Orleans and Orlando to moderate events
Calli (BookTok/Bookstagram influencer platform) needs a full-time remote customer success manager
WriteHive is offering an annual writing grant to cover publishing-related costs ($500)
Romance Releases
Contemporary | ||
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Caught Up by Navessa Allen | Never Been Shipped by Alicia Thompson | Knot Her Catch by Ari Wright |
Double Your Standards by Sarah Blue | Amelia, If Only by Becky Albertalli | The Bad Boy Rule by Maren Moore |
Slow Burn Summer by Josie Silver | Pucking With My Head by Melissa Huxley | Winging It With You by Chip Pons |
Historical | ||
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A Rare Find by Joanna Lowell | To Hunt an Heiress by Martha Keyes | Enticed by an Earl by Merry Farmer |
Just My Spy by Anne Knight | What Lies Beneath by Emma V Leech | The Scottish Scheme by Ally Hudson |
To Love a Spy by Andrea Pickens | An Innocent Kiss by Alexa Aston | Here I Rogue Again by Brenna Ash |
Fantasy & Sci Fi | ||
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Faeted to Fall by A.K. Caggiano | Roots of Darkness by Demi Winters | Can You Take It? by Jeneane O’Riley |
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab | Realm of Thieves by Karina Halle | Inked in Onyx by Shannon Mayer |
The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses by Malka Older |
Free Romances
Book of the Month by Jennifer Probst
His Hellion Countess by Sorcha Mowbray
Forking Around by Erin Nicholas
Kiss of Blood and Sin by M Guida
Almost A Scoundrel by Tanya Wilde
Trip Me Up by Michelle McCraw
Grim and Bear It by Heather Novak
Dragon’s Reign by X. Aratare
Second Kiss by Chelsea M. Cameron
Gluttony by January Rayne
Lucy’s Hearth by M. Lee Prescott
Montana Pines Summer Love by Jill Haymaker
Leading by Kylie Gilmore
The Duke Who Knew Too Much by Grace Callaway
The Secret of Seaside by Agatha Ball
Fangs and Frenemies by Sierra Cross
Colder Than Ice by Maggie Shayne
The Mate by Abigail Owens
Easy as Falling by Viano Oniomoh
Lilac Love by Rosie Evylin
Sherwood by Sierra Simone
Mid-Thirties Slightly Hot Mess Female Seeking Billionaire by J.S. Cooper
eBook Sales
Pardon My French by Farrah Rochon $3.99
In Scandal with the Duke by Stacy Reid $2.99
Second Duke’s the Charm by Kate Bateman $2.99
Well Matched by Jen DeLuca $2.99
Love and Other Disasters by Anita Kelly
Take the Lead by Alexis Daria $1.99
No Judgments by Meg Cabot $1.99
Uprooted by Naomi Novik $1.99
Drunk on Love by Jasmine Guillory $1.99
The Catch by Amy Lea $1.99
Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri $1.99
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst $1.99
To Catch a Sub by Lila Dubois $0.99
Up Against the Wall by Julie Miller $0.99
Secrets of a Scandalous Bride by Sophia Nash $0.99
Digging Dr Jones by Olivia Jackson $0.99
Vengeful Dreams by Alexa Michaels $0.99
A Brambleberry Summer by ReAnne Thayne $0.99
One Night in Hartswood by Emma Denny $0.99
Shiver by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott $0.99
Beneath the Stars by Emily McIntire $0.99
Kilted Lovers by Megan Clawson $0.99
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Queer Liberation Library is raising funds to expand its library collection. As library funding and LGBTQ people are threatened across the country, I think it’s more important than ever before to do something. Using QLL has helped me expand the ways I read, and I know how helpful libraries like these are to rural communities, youth, and people who struggle with library access. If we raise $300 as a team we can recommend a title to add to the collection. Please join The Unapologetic Romance Reader team and donate what you can.
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