This summer at BookTrib, we're celebrating women’s fiction titles that are fun and frothy, including uplit, rom-com and other stories that make you forget all your troubles for a while.
Women's Fiction Writers AssociationJuly 23, 2025
If you’re like me and have been inundated with People We Meet on Vacation content in anticipation of the upcoming film adaptation, you’re going to absolutely love this take on the friends-to-lovers trope! Emily Henry set the bar high, and Friends to Lovers by Sally Blakely succeeds in reaching it. …
Kristin KeatonJuly 22, 2025
Summer wedding season is in full swing, which means it’s the perfect time to add Tif Marcelo’s delightful new offering to your TBR! The Forever Wedding Date is the third book in the Spirit of the Shenandoah series and it drops July 29, 2025. In this Harlequin Special Edition romance,…
Suzy EnglandJuly 21, 2025
My favorite travels during my life have always taken me to the Mediterranean, from the three months I spent in Greece when I was a student, to the writing courses I taught several summers in Tuscany. We can’t all jump on a jet plane when we need a dose of…
Rhys BowenJuly 2, 2025
Okay, let me start by admitting something: I’m not usually a romance reader. I’m more of a fantasy, morally-gray-love-interest, bring-on-the-magic type of girl. But this summer I was in the mood to have a little fun — maybe more than just a little. Enter Let’s Make a Scene by Laura…
Cemile AtarJuly 4, 2025
It’s the most wonderful time of the year — and it just might be the most wonderful time for books as well! In addition to sharing a few of my can’t-miss sweet reads for the holiday season, I asked favorite book influencers to share what stories are making them feel…
Kristy Woodson HarveyDecember 16, 2021
Overruled by Lana Ferguson barrels onto the page in a steamy scene that paints a clear picture of what we’re getting in this brand-new rivals-to-lovers romance. Dani and Ezra hate each other, but they also engage in clandestine meetings where they channel their professional hate into physical passion. Hooked from the…
Kristin KeatonJuly 3, 2025
Excerpt: In Love and Hope Have No Borders, Michael Bienenstock weaves a powerful interfaith love story set in a Syrian refugee camp—where compassion, cultural discovery, and human connection transcend divisions of religion, language, and grief in the most unexpected ways.
BookTribJune 20, 2025
The gloves are off and rings are on in Stephanie Archer’s latest marriage of convenience hockey romance! Gloves Off is the 4th book in the Vancouver Storm series of interconnected standalone hockey romances, and it delivers all the charm and spice we’ve come to expect and love from these books.…
Kristin KeatonJune 18, 2025
What do you do when your love life turns into a country song cliche? Hit the road and head out for a fresh start. In Bed of Roses, inspired and written by country star Caylee Hammack, alongside author Carolyn Brown, our protagonist, Samantha, speeds away in her 1965 Mustang from…
Kristin KeatonJune 5, 2025
Till Summer Do Us Part delivers everything I expect in a Meghan Quinn romantic comedy, from the banter and belly laughs to spice so spicy you’ll find yourself blushing. This brand-new standalone is the perfect summer read. The female main character, Scottie, 29, has just moved back to New York…
Kristin KeatonJune 4, 2025
Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady is a love story, but it’s also the story of two people finding their confidence and purpose. When we meet Josie and Ryan, they are book sellers on the same block in Boston with very different tastes. Ryan only sells romance, and Josie…
Kristin KeatonJune 3, 2025
Rewind it Back is the 5th and final book in the Windy City series by Liz Tomforde, and as a fan of every book, I’m sad that it’s over but happy that it happened. This series of interconnected standalones has become the benchmark for sports romance, and I’m delighted to…
Kristin KeatonMay 30, 2025
What do you do when the life you knew is swept away in a single moment? In Linny Mack’s debut novel Changing Tides, that’s exactly what happens to Sophie Bennett — and it’s the very wave that might carry her toward a new beginning. Mack delivers an emotionally charged neighbors-to-lovers romance…
BookTribMay 6, 2025
If the social media chatter about Can’t Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan is any indication, most readers couldn’t wait to get back to the fictional neighborhood of Skyland in Atlanta to read Hendrix’s story. I was one of those readers. The Skyland series follows three best friends on their individual…
Y. M. NelsonMay 13, 2025
What did I just read? Was it a love story? A murder mystery? An anti-love story? In summary, I’d have to say it was all of the above. Kate Posey’s Serial Killer Games grabs you with intrigue. There is a serial killer on the loose. People are being pushed from…
John Scott-MortonMay 1, 2025
