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Weekly RECAP: New & Trending Indie Romances (Week of 9.16.24)

Hey, have you seen these awesome new indie romance books everyone’s been buzzing about this week?

1. The Unplanned Wedding by L. Steele (The Davenports, 3)

Available in KU!

Subgenres: contemporary romance & workplace romance.

Tropes/Themes: boss/employee, marriage of convenience & curvy FMC.

2. The Unwanted Bride by Nadia Lee (The Lasker Brothers, 7)

Available in KU!

Subgenres: contemporary romance & new adult romance.

Tropes/Themes: arranged marriage, fake engagement, one night stand & surprise pregnancy.

3. All Too Well by Corinne Michaels

Available in KU!

Subgenres: contemporary romance & small town romance.

Tropes/Themes: brother’s best friend, friends to lovers, forced proximity & single father.

4. Forbidden Puckboy by Eden Finley (Puckboys, 7)

Available in KU!

Subgenres: contemporary romance, sports romance & LGBTQ+ (M/M) romance.

Tropes/Themes: hockey romance, sibling’s best friend, friends to lovers & athlete hero.

5. Dark Awakening by I.T. Lucas (The Children of the Gods, 87)

Available in KU!

Subgenres: paranormal romance.

6. The Anaconda Downstairs by Amy Award (The Cocky Kingsmans, 4)

Available in KU!

Subgenres: contemporary romance, sports romance & romanctic comedy.

Tropes/Themes: curvy FMC, football romance, friends to lovers & athlete hero.

7. It’s Just Business by Lauren Landish and Willow Winters

Available in KU!

Subgenres: contemporary romance & workplace romance.

8. Claimed by the Bratva Brothers by Kai Lesy (Lucky Lady Reverse Harems,

Available in KU!

Subgenres: contemporary romance, mafia romance & reverse harem romance.

9. The Wrong Bride by Maya Alden (Marriage by Contract, 2)

Available in KU!

Subgenres: contemporary romance & mafia romance.

Tropes/Themes: marriage of convenience, suprise pregnancy, forced proximity, age gap & rich hero.

10. Scarred King by Naomi West (Adamov Bratva, 1)

Available in KU!

Subgenres: contemporary romance & mafia romance.

11. Too Much Sausage by Ivy Smoak (The Society, 3)

Available in KU!

Subgenres: contemporary romance, romantic comedy & workplace romance.

12. Loud Unspoken Memories by Samantha Christy

Available in KU!

Subgenres: contemporary romance & small town romance.

Tropes/Themes: snowed-in, one bed, single mom, widower & tortured hero.

13. End Games by Monica Murphy (Kings of Campus)

Available in KU!

Subgenres: contemporary romance, new adult romance & sports romance.

Tropes/Themes: friends to lovers, found family, forced proximity & grumpy vs. sunshine.

14. To the Grave by Sadie Hunt (Blackwell Beasts, 3)

Available in KU!

Subgenres: contemporary romance, polyamory romance & new adult romance.