8 of the Best Romance Novels Out in January 2023

One Night successful Hartswood by Emma Denny (January 19)

A queer medieval romance is astir to release, and I privation everyone to cognize astir it. In 1360s Oxfordshire, Penn is fleeing an unwanted engagement and Raff is looking for his sister’s groom to sphere his household honor. When they unexpectedly find themselves traveling together, their feelings lone turn implicit time. But some Penn and Raff person secrets that could interruption their increasing bond, and erstwhile they are revealed some volition person to determine what they are consenting to springiness up for love.

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Exes and O’s by Amy Lea (January 10)

Tara Chen is simply a nonmigratory of Romancelandia but her emotion of romance books hasn’t stopped her past 10 boyfriends from breaking up with her. Ticking done the tropes, she lands connected a second-chance romance arsenic her astir apt HEA. Now, she is much than consenting to person her roommate and Boston firefighter, Trevor Metcalfe, assistance her way down her exes. But the much clip they walk looking for Tara’s cleanable 2nd accidental romance, the much they some recognize this mightiness conscionable beryllium a friends-to-lovers story.

Catch by Kris Bryant (January 1)

Being the violative coordinator for an NFL squad is Sutton McCoy’s imagination job. When her squad recruits Grayson Moats arsenic the quarterback, she is wrecked. Sutton was her precocious school’s archetypal pistillate quarterback, and she was besides dating 1 of the large loves of her life, Parker O’Neal, Grayson Moats’s existent wife. Sutton has ne'er gotten implicit Parker, but it turns retired the feelings are mutual. Now she volition person to determine if she wants to support her players oregon travel her heart.

Sorry, Bro by Taleen Voskuni (January 31)

If you privation a sapphic romcom with an Armenian American protagonist, bash I person the publication for you. A connection from her non-Armenian fellow successful a country afloat of San Francisco tech bros is not what Nar wants from life. Luckily, her parent is waiting successful the wings with a spreadsheet of eligible Armenian men for her to date. But, during her month-long dating montage, she comes to find her helping woman, Erebuni, overmuch much compelling than immoderate of the men she is dating. Just 1 occupation — Nar is not retired arsenic bisexual. She volition person to larn however to beryllium happy, adjacent if it takes a spot of an individuality crisis.

Best Men by Sidney Karger (January 1)

Max Moody’s champion person Paige is unexpectedly acceptable for matrimony and wants him to beryllium her champion man. Of course, Max would ne'er accidental nary to her, adjacent if helium did expect to beryllium the 1 saying “I do” first. Turns retired her groom’s cheery younger brother, Chasten, is his champion man. The quiescent Max and boisterous Chasten are classical opposites. But, these 2 champion men mightiness conscionable spell from dealing with each other’s quirks for the involvement of the blessed mates to falling for each different instead.

Lunar Love by Lauren Kung Jessen (January 10)

This debut is an enemies-to-lovers romcom with a Chinese American protagonist who has precocious taken implicit her grandmother’s Chinese zodiac matchmaking business. The force successful question, Bennett O’Brien, is not lone an L.A. bachelor, but helium besides founded a dating app based connected a misunderstanding of her grandmother’s Chinese zodiac approach. Bennett thinks matchmaking traditions request to beryllium breached to determination into the future, but Liv believes they are a contented for a reason. So, they marque a deal. They volition acceptable each different up with the cleanable match, and the 1 who falls successful emotion archetypal loses. But they whitethorn person already met their match.

Behind the Scenes by Karelia Stetz-Waters (January 31)

From the writer of Satisfaction Guaranteed comes different sapphic romcom to autumn successful emotion with. A erstwhile filmmaker falls for the concern advisor she hires to assistance her concern her past accidental astatine making a film. Rose is simply a blessed concern advisor who loves the enactment she gets from her pugs and sisters but can’t assistance wanting thing more. That thing mightiness conscionable beryllium idiosyncratic similar Ash. Her ex ruined her directorial career, but present she wants to springiness it different go. If she doesn’t get excessively distracted by her charismatic concern consultant, it mightiness conscionable hap too.

Hiroshi by Zelda Knight (January 28)

An architecture prof accidentally falls for the antheral helium tries to acceptable his girl up with. In his aboriginal 50s, Hiroshi Furukawa is determined to play matchmaker betwixt his erstwhile pupil and his daughter. Jayden is simply a firefighter with family-oriented values, and helium is single. What much could Hiroshi privation for his girl and his grandchildren? Hiroshi didn’t relationship for the information that Jayden is cheery and successful emotion with him, not his daughter. Jayden whitethorn conscionable beryllium capable to person him that they tin commencement caller together.