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Friends, how is it August? Wasn’t it just Juneteenth??? Either way, the month is here, and it brings with it the usual bangers. Romance authors are determined not to let up on us when it comes to choice, and yeah that’s great, but how am I supposed to get this list down to an acceptable range every month? You all have no idea what kind of logic I’ve started to use to cut things out in order to make all of our lives easier, especially since that just means there’s 20 fewer books you’re going to hear about from me! (Yes, my original list every month starts at like 40 and then I drill down. What else can I do?) (*bring it in, bring it in*)
As usual, the first I pulled out are the ones that you probably don’t need me to tell you about. For instance, Pucking Strong comes out later this month (and yes, I checked, I totally mentioned it last month for some reason? I promise it actually comes out this time). Lucy Score has a new one coming out, as do Katee Robert and Shelly Laurenston. Olivia Dade’s ZomRomCom is finally here! And my fellow Rioter, Isabelle Popp is celebrating the print release of her debut, Let’s Give ‘Em Pumpkin to Talk About, which they stealth dropped in kindle and audio last month. There’s also a great looking HBCU anthology called You’ve Got a Place Here, Too with some Big Names attached, including Kennedy Ryan and Kiese Laymon. I’m not completely sure if it’s all romance or if “love stories” encompasses other things, but it’s definitely something I intend to have in my hands the day it’s available!
What we’re left with is still a hefty number of books I just needed to talk about, covering contemporary, historical, and fantasy. We’ve got more adult debuts by authors who made their mark in YA, and some switches in genre by familiar favorites. There’s one book that I’m pretty sure was supposed to come out a couple of years ago, even! All in all, I’ve got 18 books for you, because my promise last month to make these shorter was a complete lie. Buckle in!
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