Archives de catégorie : Contemporary Romance

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AND A DAY de Julianne MacLean

From USA Today bestselling author Julianne MacLean comes a sweeping time-bending novel of sisterhood, unrequited love, and the devastating cost of the secrets we carry. For readers of Taylor Jenkins Reid and Audrey Niffenegger.

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AND A DAY
by Julianne MacLean
Wildthorn/Tor, October 2027

On the morning of her sister’s wedding, Ivy Calder forces a smile through her heartbreak—because she’s secretly in love with the groom, Everett. But then, the next moment, everything has changed. Ivy is now a hundred years old, her sister Audrey has been missing for decades and presumed dead, and Ivy herself is married to Everett. Just as Ivy begins to grasp this impossible new reality, she snaps back to the present—standing beside Audrey in her wedding dress.

Terrified by the future she’s glimpsed, Ivy supports her sister at the wedding but then flees, determined to change a fate she no longer understands. Years later, when Ivy and Everett cross paths again, the connection between them flares to life, undeniable and dangerous. And Audrey—alive, vibrant, and carrying a secret capable of shattering all three lives—forces Ivy to confront what loyalty truly demands.

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AND A DAY is a story about the bonds that define us, the choices that haunt us, and the love we spend lifetimes trying to protect.

Julianne MacLean is a USA Today bestselling author of more than forty novels, including These Tangled Vines, Beyond the Moonlit Sea, A Fire Sparkling, and the popular The Color of Heaven series. Readers have described her work as “breathtaking,” “soulful,” and “uplifting.” She has sold millions of books worldwide in more than a dozen languages. MacLean studied in Nova Scotia, earning a degree in English literature from the University of King’s College in Halifax and a business degree from Acadia University in Wolfville. She loves to travel and has lived in New Zealand, Canada, and England. She currently resides in Nova Scotia, Canada. Please visit the author’s website at www.juliannemaclean.com for more information about her books and writing life and to subscribe to her mailing list for all the latest news.

MUSAFIR CAFÉ de Divya Prakash Dubey

What happens when two people determined not to fall in love keep finding reasons to stay? The phenomenal Hindi bestseller now in English.

MUSAFIR CAFÉ
by Divya Prakash Dubey
HarperCollins India, 2016/September 2026

In the bustling heart of Mumbai, Chandar and Sudha meet across a coffee-house table—two strangers bound by parental pressure, mutual reluctance and an unexpected honesty that cuts through every social pretense.

She’s a divorce lawyer who knows exactly how love ends. He’s a software engineer who doesn’t know what he wants from life. Neither wants marriage. Neither expects this.

From staged matrimonial disasters to tearfilled evenings at Prithvi Theatre, from seaside confessions to late-night messages left unsent, their story unfolds in stolen conversations and eloquent silences—the kind that change everything.

Now a major Netflix series, Musafir Café is a tender, witty and deeply human exploration of modern relationships, self-discovery and the terrifying beauty of connection.

Divya Prakash Dubey is known for his contemporary Hindi writing and has authored other books like October Junction and Masala Chai. His works are appreciated for their simplicity and emotional depth.

SHOULD HAVE BENS d’Elle Gonzalez Rose

The Do-Over meets See You Yesterday in this paperback original romance full of second chances, parallel lives, and a first love that keeps finding its way back.

SHOULD HAVE BENS
by Elle Gonzalez Rose
HarperCollins Children’s, July 2027

Photo credit: Kristen Pierce

Carmen’s life is always on the move: new towns, new schools, and relationships with expiration dates. Her only constant has been her best friend Benny—until she broke both their hearts. Then, days after her latest move, she wakes up in a life that isn’t hers. One where she said yes to a different Ben. Then another. And another…

Each reality shows Carmen what could have been, and no matter where she lands, Benny Cortez is always there. If she can end the time jumps, will she find her way back to him—or realize he’s the one “what if” she can’t rewrite?

MULTIVERSE ROMANCE WITH A TWIST: A heartbroken girl cycles through alternate lives with every “should have” Ben, turning second chances into a sweeping, emotional love story across realities.

TIKTOK-FRIENDLY TROPES: Second chances, friends-to-lovers, and alternate realties make this a perfect read for fans of THE DO-OVER and crossover readers who loved THE HUSBANDS.

AN IRRESISTIBE INCLUSIVE ROMANCE: This high-concept love story also delivers the voice and visibility that Latine teen readers continue to search for.

LAYERS BENEATH THE ROMANCE: Beneath the sliding-door concept, SHOULD HAVE BENS gains extra emotional heft by grappling with Carmen’s constant uprooting, fear of attachment, and what it takes to finally choose love.

Elle Gonzalez Rose is an award-winning author of several books for teens including Marisol Acts the Part and I Didn’t Do It. Hopefully by the time you’re reading this she’s able to do a pull-up.

UNROYALLY YOURS d’Emma Lord

The Princess Diaries meets The Bodyguard in UNROYALLY YOURS, the first sparkling novel of royalty and romance, secrets and spies in the Unroyals duology, from New York Times bestselling author Emma Lord.

UNROYALLY YOURS
by Emma Lord
Wednesday Books/St. Martin’s, April 2027

Rosie’s name is synonymous with loyalty and protection. Part of an elite security training program for teenage recruits, her instincts are great. Her impulse control? Not so much. After an assignment gone wrong, she’s shipped off to Europe on probation. If she messes up, she can’t come back. Her job? To go undercover as the bodyguard for the long-lost prince of Marilova. There’s just one problem: Rosie already knows him.

Nick’s life has been a whirlwind ever since his identity was uncovered. Now he’s been thrust into the spotlight as heir of Marilova, and tensions have never been higher. The Queen will spare no expense to keep him safe―including hiring a bodyguard. Except, Nick doesn’t want Rosie’s protection. They worked together years ago. He even saved her life once. But he has his reasons for keeping his distance.

As a plot against the royals unfolds, Rosie and Nick are thrust into an intricate web of secret alliances and courtly games as they unravel who wants Nick off the throne. But tensions have always existed between Nick and Rosie, and she wonders if she can protect the prince while also protecting her heart.

Emma Lord is a digital media editor and writer living in New York City, where she spends whatever time she isn’t writing either running or belting show tunes in community theater. She graduated from the University of Virginia with a major in psychology and a minor in how to tilt your computer screen so nobody will notice you updating your fan fiction from the back row. Her sun sign is Cancer and her moon sign is whatever Taylor Swift song is about to pop up on shuffle. She is the author of Tweet Cute, You Have a Match, When You Get the Chance, Begin Again, The Getaway List, The Break-Up Pact, and The Rival.

CHASING FIELDS d’Isabella Skyes

For fans of Chloe Walsh and Tillie Cole comes an MM coming of age love story that will break your heart and put it back together.

CHASING FIELDS
(Love on the Lines, Book 1)
by Isabella Skyes
Bloom Books/Sourcebooks, June 2027

Sixteen-year-old Alex might as well have been invisible. No one noticed him – and he preferred it that way. Staying unseen meant no one could discover the cracks in his reality he worked so hard to hide.

Kai Fields had a reputation to uphold. Popular, confident, and living for football, his future was mapped out and distraction-free – until a history assignment pairs him with the quiet boy he’d never really seen.

What starts as reluctant teamwork slowly turns into something deeper. As Alex’s carefully built walls begin to slip, Kai finds his focus shifting from the field to the boy who was never meant to matter.

Secrets grow heavier, feelings grow stronger, and both of them realise some connections can’t be ignored – no matter how hard they try.

Isabella Skye is a romantasy author, chaos enthusiast, wolf girl at heart, and professional creator of fictional men who emotionally destroy people (with love!!). Under her old pen name, Lady Trex, she wrote eight books featuring werewolves, vampires, dragons — all the usual hotties, reaching over 12M views across online platforms.