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Weekly RECAP: New & Trending Indie Romances (Week of 9.9.24)

Check out these new indie romance books that everyone’s been talking about this past week!

1. Temptation Trails by Claire Kingsley (The Haven Brothers, 3)

Available in KU!

Subgenres: contemporary romance & romantic suspense.

Tropes/Themes: single father & grumpy vs. sunshine.

2. Truly, Madly, Deeply by L.J. Shen (Forbidden Love, 1)

Available in KU!

Subgenres: contemporary romance.

Tropes/Themes: grumpy vs. sunshine & sibling’s best friend.

3. The Heartbreaker by Marni Mann (Spade Hotel Series, 4)

Available in KU!

Subgenres: contemporary romance.

Tropes/Themes: rich single dad & teacher/stripper heroine.

4. When She’s Handy by Ruby Dixon (A Risdaverse Short Story)

Available in KU!

Subgenres: science fiction romance & alien romance.

Tropes/Themes: insta-love & grumpy vs. sunshine.

5. Hockey Boy by Brittanee Nicole (Boston Bolts Hockey, 1)

Available in KU!

Subgenres: contemporary romance & sports romance.

Tropes/Themes: athlete hero & curvy heroine.

6. Unbind by Elodie Hart

Available in KU!

Subgenres: contemporary romance & dark romance.

Tropes/Themes: enemies to lovers & forced proximity.

7. Broken by Daylight by Elizabeth Helen (Beasts of the Briar)

Available in KU!

Subgenres: romantic fantasy and reverse harem romance.

Tropes/Themes: enemies to lovers & polyamory.

8. A Twisted Arrangement by J. Wilder (Twisted Vows, 2)

Available in KU!

Subgenres: contemporary romance & mafia romance.

Tropes/Themes: forced proximity & arranged marriage.

9. A Cage of Kingdoms by K.F. Breene (Deliciously Dark Fairytales – Red Riding Hood, 2)

Available in KU!

Subgenres: romantic fantasy & romantic retelling.

Tropes/Themes: enemies to lovers & fated mates.

10. Delayed Penalty by Teagan Hunter (Seattle Serpents)

Available in KU!

Subgenres: contemporary romance & sports romance.

Tropes/Themes: workplace romance & nanny-hero.

11. The Step Don’t by Devon McCormack (Peach State Stepbros, 2)

Available in KU!

Subgenres: contemporary romance, new adult romance & LGBTQ (M/M) romance.

Tropes/Themes: fobidden love & new adult.

12. Born for Silk by Nicci Harris (The Cradled Commons, 1)

Available in KU!

Subgenres: romantic fantasy.

Tropes/Themes: dystopian & breeding.

13. Fire Line by Maggie Gates (The Griffith Brothers, 3)

Available in KU!

Subgenres: contemporary romance, western romance & romantic suspense.

Tropes/Themes: enemies to lovers & forced proximity.

14. The Court of Thorns and Wings by Jen L. Grey (Fated to Darkness, 2)

Available in KU!

Subgenres: romantic fantasy.

Tropes/Themes: arranged marriage & enemies to lovers.