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It doesn’t happen all that often that a book shakes me to my very core. But Wolfsong by TJ Klune has been a tectonic event in my reading life. I can tell you that it’s a male/male romance, I can tell you that there are werewolves in it, I can tell you it’s the very definition of a “found family” trope, but none of those descriptors do this book justice. TJ Klune’s minimalist prose and slow, poetic rhythm pull you in like a spell, seducing you into slow, wilful surrender, but his every word is purposeful and capable of delivering a lingering gut punch that will steal the air from your lungs. This is one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever read, and in many ways, one of the most painful, too. I read until 4am two nights in a row, crying into my pillow but unable to let these characters go. 6 STARS!

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The premise of two rival meteorologists who get stuck in a snowstorm together, sharing one bed, might not be uncharted territory in the Romance genre, but B.K. Borison manages to turn a familiar trope into a fresh, richly layered, deeply relatable, warm hug of a story that left me giggling, swooning, and smiling ear to ear. Achingly tender and romantic, Jackson and Delilah dazzle off the pages.

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This beautifully written second chance romance between a grumpy florist and a wedding planner who doesn’t believe in marriage owned me from the very first page. After two years apart and a very painful breakup that neither of them ever got over, Ama and Elliot are forced to work together on a very high profile wedding that could make or break their careers. Moving between the past and the present, and showing us her characters’ softest spots, their most vulnerable places, Julie Soto paints a love story that is both swoony and bittersweet, but above all, incredibly romantic. This was my first Julie Soto novel but it most definitely won’t be my last.

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In a rapidly changing world, there is one constant that continues to provide this reader with refuge and much needed escapism, and that constant is Kristen Ashley’s inimitable brand of storytelling. As one of the most versatile Romance writers of today, Ashley’s extensive catalogue stretches across several subgenres and tropes, but all her stories have one thing in common—emotional depth and rich character development—and her latest novel is a perfect testament to that. The quiet, restrained beauty of the English countryside offers an idyllic setting to a poignant tale of love, friendship, and mystery, that is only intensified by a touch of the supernatural. When it comes to delivering stories that take over your entire life while reading them, then settling deep into the fabric of your soul, Kristen Ashley reigns supreme.

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Ginger Scott‘s small town baseball romance series, The Boys of Sweetwater Springs, continues in July, and we have the gorgeous covers of the next book in the series—a grumpy/sunshine, opposites attract, cowboy romance.

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An official and complete collection of annotated scripts for Heated Rivalry (Season One) is coming out In October, with all-new exclusive behind-the-scenes content. Brought to us by Jacob Tierney, the creator of Heated Rivalry, it takes readers behind the curtain to show how the TV adaptation came to be, as well as answering all the questions fans of the series have been asking.

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NBJ WEEKLY RECAP

New & Upcoming Releases; Bookish News; Latest Top Recommendations

2 June, 2026

NEW RELEASES

ENEMIES TO LOVERS + AGE GAP + FORBIDDEN + SMALL TOWN + MOTORCYCLE CLUB ROMANCE

Maren

Everyone in Gator Flats knows Knox.
They know the sound of his bike rolling through the swamp. The way men step aside when he walks into a room. And they know my father shot his brother and somehow kept his badge.
I should hate Knox.
Instead, every time he looks at me, I feel like he sees the parts of me I’ve spent my whole life trying to hide while working at the Magnolia Bait and Marine Supply.
Wanting him is dangerous.
But maybe staying exactly who I’ve always been is worse.

Knox

I rule Gator Flats.
Seventeen years wearing the president’s patch, and every man in this swamp answers to me. So when someone gives up a club member’s location to an enemy, I take it personal.
What I don’t need is Maren Caldwell driving past my compound like her father didn’t change both our lives forever.
She’s too young. Too tied to things that never washed clean. And every time I look at her, I forget that wanting something and taking it are two different things.
I rule this town.
But one mistake is all it takes to lose it.

This is a standalone novel in the all-new Iron Outlaws MC Florida series, a spin-off from the Iron Outlaws MC and Iron Outlaws MC Colorado series.

Series recommended reading order: Knox Unleashed | Vandal Unbound (Aug 2026)


Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU

FRIENDS TO LOVERS + FORBIDDEN + SMALL TOWN

Gracie Reynolds and I have been best friends since we were kids.
She’s smart, kind, funny, beautiful—and one of the best parts of my life.
When Gracie walks into a room, people notice.
I always notice.

But when she moved across the world with a guy I despised, it felt like I’d lost a piece of myself.
I missed her in ways I still can’t explain.

Now she’s back— and she’s crashing at my place for a couple of months while she figures things out.
She’s single and ready for a fresh start.
I’ve always had her back, and that hasn’t changed.

What has changed?
The way that she looks at me.
The way I can’t stop looking at her.
So, when Gracie makes me a once in a lifetime proposition–obviously, I’m all in.
But this isn’t your average gray area–it’s a full-on, sweat-inducing, five chili pepper detour we never meant to take.

Gracie has big dreams though, and I’d never be the guy to hold her back.
Even if all I want…is to be the reason that she stays.

This is a standalone novel in the all-new Blue Sky Bay series.

Series recommended reading other: My Forever Girl | The Last Goodbye (Oct 2026) | My First Promise (Jan 2027) | The Best Part of Me (Apr 2027)


Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Print | Audio

SECOND CHANCES + MOTORCYCLE CLUB ROMANCE

Cassie Berry hasn’t set foot in West Virginia in over ten years. She left without a goodbye and built a life as a concert violinist, with no plans to ever return to the small Appalachian town that broke her heart. But when her brother suddenly dies, she’s pulled back to Clifton Ridge—where the past plays louder than any piece she’s ever performed.

Nash Walker has spent the last decade hardening into the man who runs the Ridge. As president of the Kings of Anarchy motorcycle club, he knows blood. He knows betrayal. He knows hard roads and heavier rides. But nothing could have prepared him for Cassie’s return—

One look and it all buckles: fire, fury, and everything he never got the chance to say.

Cassie didn’t come back for closure.

And she sure as hell didn’t come for Nash.

But Nash isn’t a man who can be ignored.

She was his once, and he’ll be damned if he’s going to lose her again.

What’s buried in Clifton Ridge just kicked over and started to growl.

And if Cassie and Nash want to survive the past—and each other—they’ll have to face the truth before it devours them both.

This is a standalone novel in the all-new Kings of Anarchy MC, West Virginia series.


Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU

FANTASY EROTICA

She was Olympus’s Queen. Its sacrifice. Its savior. Its destruction.

Long ago, Circe was Hermes’ entire heart. The two women lived on the outskirts of Olympian society, content with a quiet life away from the spotlight. Then Circe caught the eye of Zeus…and was forced into a marriage that would take her freedom, her future, and in the end, her life. In the wake of the tragedy, gossip swirled about the woman Zeus married and (allegedly) murdered…but in time, everyone forgot about beautiful, tragic Circe.

Everyone but Hermes, who vowed on that day to bring Olympus to its knees.

Now, fifteen years later, a new Zeus rules the city, a new Hades protects his people, a new hope dawns…and Hermes has begun to think there may be things about Olympus worth saving. With Atalanta by her side—and slowly rebuilding her heart—Hermes may finally be ready to set aside her fury and seek the city’s rebirth instead of its total annihilation. But there is a beautiful devil on Hermes’ other shoulder: a devil who rose, blood-soaked, from where Zeus left her for dead years ago. A devil who has waited all this time to have her revenge.

And no matter their past, no matter the desperate love they once shared, no matter the complicated triad forming between the three women, Circe will not rest until all of Olympus lays shattered at her feet…and the gods help anyone who gets in her way.

This modern retelling of Hermes and Atalanta and Circe is a standalone novel in the Dark Olympus series.

Series recommended reading order: Neon Gods | Electric Idol | Wicked Beauty | Radiant Sin | Cruel Seduction | Midnight Ruin | Dark Restraint | Sweet Obsession | Tender Cruelty | Shattered Gods


Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Print | Audio

MARRIAGE IN REPAIR + SECOND CHANCES + SMALL TOWN

Dart Rivers is my ex-husband, or so I thought.

Three years ago, he drove out of our small town to chase racing dreams, leaving me and my broken heart in his rearview mirror.

Couple goals and shattered promises brought feelings of failure on both our parts.

Then one night, a special delivery is left on my back step. A stork-drop of sorts. (Think Baby Boom). At first, I believe there must be a mistake, but when the sweet bundle swaddled in pink gazes at me, I’ll do anything to keep her.

Enter Dart Rivers again.

An accident on the track leads to him sneaking into the house, crashing on my couch, and announcing he’s still mine.

Close proximity provides honest conversations, friendly couch time, and familiar attractions. With silver speckled in his hair, Dart is still the best-looking man I’ve ever seen, making my belly flutter and my heart beat again.

But can I trust that fragile organ? Can I give my ex-not-ex-husband a second chance? Can I believe Dart’s new promises?

This is a standalone novel in the all-new Rogue River series.

Series recommended reading other: Promise | Patience (Jan 2027)


Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Print | Audio

SINGLE DAD + AGE GAP + HE FALLS FIRST + SMALL TOWN + SPORTS ROMANCE

I can’t decide if my new summer tenant—a devastatingly handsome hockey player and single dad—is the answer to my problems or the start of a new one.

When big-city developers threaten to buy up my small town, I need to save the rental cottage next door from demolition. I have a plan . . . until Daniel Sutton checks in.

Six-four, a face chiseled by the gods, and a body built by a career on the ice, I’m knocked sideways. He’s charming with me and adorable with his son. And when we touch, it’s electric.

But two things change everything. The pipes break in the cottage, and his agent calls. Before I can stop myself, I’m offering him a place to stay, and Daniel is offering me the answer to my problems. He’ll buy the cottage for me if I help him clean up his reputation.

Sounds simple enough. But when I start to fall in love with him, even though I know he’s leaving in a few months, it’s suddenly more complicated than ever.

I’m willing to take a chance on us and pour my heart into a letter. But with him skating on thin ice, he’s going to have to sacrifice something—me or his career.

I just hope XOXO, Summer isn’t the last thing I ever get to say to him.

This is a standalone novel.


Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Print

FRIENDS TO LOVERS + SPORTS ROMANCE

Love evens the score between two tennis players in this stunning debut romance.

Recently-turned-pro tennis player Austin Hardy has been out since high school and it’s never been a big deal. That is, until he becomes the first openly gay man to compete in a Grand Slam tournament. Suddenly, being gay is a huge deal, with headlines to prove it.

Unprepared for this new spotlight, Austin’s anxiety disorder hits a breaking point, and he trips and falls at practice. Right next to the very attractive, very talented, and probably straight Diego Cruz, ranked second in the world.

The two professional rivals start a friendship off the court. But between their flirty banter, mixed signals, and looming showdown, Austin is thrown further off his game by Diego.

With the eyes of the world on Austin, the weight of history on his shoulders, and Diego across the net, he must decide whether love means nothing or if it means everything as he battles for the trophy during an electric two weeks at the US Open.

This is a standalone novel.


Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Print | Audio

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes…what was that, exactly?

Luc and Oliver have been through it all: fake dating to save Luc’s career, I-guess-this-is-actually-for-real dating when all of that blew up spectacularly, (briefly) breaking up over irreconcilable differences, (definitively) getting back together over perfectly reconcilable everything else, (almost) getting married, (finally) moving in together, and ultimately celebrating years of perfect domestic bliss.

But as all their very grown-up-now friends begin reaching new life milestones, advancing careers and having babies, Luc and Oliver decide it’s time to open their hearts and lives to something new: a tiny, squirming, adorable bundle of furry joy named Spud.

And maybe now that hearts-and-lives are already open, there’s room for someone else. Something more. Something that may require them to find in themselves a little father material.

This is the third book in the London Calling series. It continues Luc and Oliver’s story.

Series reading order: Boyfriend Material | Husband Material | Father Material


Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Print | Audio

FIREFIGHTER + FORCED PROXIMITY + SMALL TOWN

He hides his grief behind charm and easy smiles. She’s spent her whole life surviving on her own. Falling in love is out of the question.

The first time I laid eyes on Adele Jacks, she was staring down a wild animal, bold and unforgettable. She stole my breath before I even knew her name. And I’m the guy who doesn’t lose his breath over anyone.

I never planned to fall in love. Not ever. I’m the guy who laughs everything off, the charming cynic who hides his scars behind jokes. But Adele? She’s a force of nature who upends my life.

She’s tough, she’s smart, and she’s hiding something. She’s the kind of wilderness guide who can out-hike me any day and stare down a grizzly without blinking. Before I know it, she’s working at my family’s wilderness resort—walls up, defenses sky-high. She’s slipping through the cracks in my heart every time I catch the vulnerability she tries to hide.

The longer I know her, the harder it becomes to keep things light and uncomplicated the way I always have. Because underneath the flirting and easy smiles, I’ve spent years avoiding anything that feels too real.

But with Adele, I want to protect her, claim her, and make the world safe for her.

When a ghost from her past crosses our path, and I see the flash of something she thought she’d buried — I realize there’s nothing I won’t do to take care of her. Because somewhere between the slow burn, the reluctant sparks, and the small-town chaos, Adele became my forever. Scars and all.

Even if falling for her means finally risking my own heart, too.

This is a standalone novel in the Heartfire Falls series.

Series recommended reading order: What We Keep | Mine To Hold | Be With Me | Believe In Us (Oct 2026)


Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU

GRUMPY/SUNSHINE + ALPHA HERO + BILLIONAIRE + HE FALLS FIRST

Grant

I built my global security empire from nothing. Control and discipline are the only rules I live by. Some might call me ‘intense’. I prefer ‘meticulously prepared for every disaster imaginable.’

Growing up in a group home with my two brothers taught me the only lesson that mattered: never let anyone close enough to hurt you. As a CEO, I don’t improvise. I plan. I command.

When I’m hired to provide security for an engagement party, I expect an easy job.

Instead, I meet a woman who treats my rules like optional suggestions. I’m used to being obeyed. Ruby clearly doesn’t plan on doing that. Not even a little.

She tempts me like no one else ever has. Whenever we’re together, my thoughts drift in dangerous directions. Wanting her becomes an obsession. I want to give her everything. But surrendering control means breaking my own rules. And I’ve never done that before.

Ruby

I love my restaurant, my life, and finding the bright side of just about everything. Hosting my best friend’s engagement party? Easy. Fun. Right up my alley.
What I’m not prepared for is Grant Clifford—and his many, many rules.

He’s a fine specimen of a man. Unfortunately, he also comes with a massive stick lodged firmly up his gorgeous behind. Under that perfectly tailored suit is a man who desperately needs to loosen up. Preferably with me.

The closer I get, the more clearly I see the scars beneath his rigid exterior. And I want to heal them all. But how do I reach a man who refuses to let anyone in?

This is a standalone novel in the all-new The Clifford Brothers series.

Series recommended reading order: Breaking His Rules | Bending His Rules (Oct 2026)


Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Audio

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It doesn’t happen all that often that a book shakes me to my very core. But Wolfsong by TJ Klune has been a tectonic event in my reading life. I can tell you that it’s a male/male romance, I can tell you that there are werewolves in it, I can tell you it’s the very definition of a “found family” trope, but none of those descriptors do this book justice. TJ Klune’s minimalist prose and slow, poetic rhythm pull you in like a spell, seducing you into slow, wilful surrender, but his every word is purposeful and capable of delivering a lingering gut punch that will steal the air from your lungs. This is one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever read, and in many ways, one of the most painful, too. I read until 4am two nights in a row, crying into my pillow but unable to let these characters go. 6 STARS!

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The premise of two rival meteorologists who get stuck in a snowstorm together, sharing one bed, might not be uncharted territory in the Romance genre, but B.K. Borison manages to turn a familiar trope into a fresh, richly layered, deeply relatable, warm hug of a story that left me giggling, swooning, and smiling ear to ear. Achingly tender and romantic, Jackson and Delilah dazzle off the pages.

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This beautifully written second chance romance between a grumpy florist and a wedding planner who doesn’t believe in marriage owned me from the very first page. After two years apart and a very painful breakup that neither of them ever got over, Ama and Elliot are forced to work together on a very high profile wedding that could make or break their careers. Moving between the past and the present, and showing us her characters’ softest spots, their most vulnerable places, Julie Soto paints a love story that is both swoony and bittersweet, but above all, incredibly romantic. This was my first Julie Soto novel but it most definitely won’t be my last.

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In a rapidly changing world, there is one constant that continues to provide this reader with refuge and much needed escapism, and that constant is Kristen Ashley’s inimitable brand of storytelling. As one of the most versatile Romance writers of today, Ashley’s extensive catalogue stretches across several subgenres and tropes, but all her stories have one thing in common—emotional depth and rich character development—and her latest novel is a perfect testament to that. The quiet, restrained beauty of the English countryside offers an idyllic setting to a poignant tale of love, friendship, and mystery, that is only intensified by a touch of the supernatural. When it comes to delivering stories that take over your entire life while reading them, then settling deep into the fabric of your soul, Kristen Ashley reigns supreme.

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Bookish News

Ginger Scott‘s small town baseball romance series, The Boys of Sweetwater Springs, continues in July, and we have the gorgeous covers of the next book in the series—a grumpy/sunshine, opposites attract, cowboy romance.

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Alison Rhymes is kicking off a brand new small town romance series later this month, and we have the gorgeous cover of the first book in the series.

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The third (and final?) novel in B.K. Borison’s Heartstrings series is set to release early next year, and we have the cover! It’s Maggie and Cooper’s story, and it’s a fun twist on the 1998 rom-com classic You’ve Got Mail. Cooper West is the charming but cunning acquisitions executive of a global media conglomerate hellbent on acquiring the radio station, and Maggie Lin is the small station owner, hellbent on not being acquired.

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E.L. James is switching genres with a brand new Young Adult Fantasy novel, set to release in October 2026.

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An official and complete collection of annotated scripts for Heated Rivalry (Season One) is coming out In October, with all-new exclusive behind-the-scenes content. Brought to us by Jacob Tierney, the creator of Heated Rivalry, it takes readers behind the curtain to show how the TV adaptation came to be, as well as answering all the questions fans of the series have been asking.

Read More...

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