![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/drive-me-crazy.jpg?resize=200%2C309&ssl=1\")
<\/a>Drive Me Crazy<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Lizzy Dent<\/p>\nCan they navigate the twists and turns of love without crashing and burning?<\/em><\/p>\n As one of the first female team principles in Formula 1, Chloe Coleman is determined to prove herself and transform her failing team from underdogs to champions. Nothing can ruin her strategy\u2014except maybe the surprising new addition of a cocky, top-tier driver who\u2019s lost his edge. And he just so happens to be her estranged childhood crush who still sends her heart racing.<\/em><\/p>\n Matt Warner needs a comeback. A former champion, he hasn\u2019t won a race since the disastrous crash that landed his best friend and teammate in the hospital. If there\u2019s a silver lining to this scandalous demotion, it\u2019s his fierce and familiar new boss, Chloe. But as the competition heats up, so does an unexpected spark that turns dangerously and passionately hot. With the world watching and pressures of the season mounting, will their chemistry lead them to victory, or spin them out of control?<\/em> – G.P. Putnam’s Sons<\/p>\n Love devours those who dare to taste it.<\/em><\/p>\n Behind the glamour of Gilded Age New York, a marriage of convenience between an artisan and a ballerina masks their shared appetite for revenge in this darkly seductive gothic romance.<\/em><\/p>\n In early 1900s New York, former ballerina Petronille De Villier makes an unconventional marry struggling sculptor Arkady Kamenev. For her, it\u2019s an escape from her family\u2019s unsavory legacy. For him, the De Villier name promises the patronage his art desperately needs. It should be a simple arrangement.<\/em><\/p>\n But beneath their marriage of convenience lurks a darker recognition. In each other, they see a reflection of their own dangerous appetites. As buried secrets surface and bodies begin disappearing, Petronille and Arkady discover their union runs deeper than social advantage. Their shared obsessions draw them into an intoxicating dance of predator and prey, though it\u2019s never quite clear who is which.<\/em><\/p>\n Bound by law, God, and blood, they must decide if their monstrous natures will tear them apart or forge them into something terribly wonderful together. In a world where nothing is quite what it seems, two creatures of shadow learn that true love requires a taste for the macabre.<\/em> – I.V. Ophelia<\/p>\n Class is in session.<\/em><\/p>\n Maddie Kowalczk is ready to be a bad girl. When the rookie lecturer lands at Astra University, she\u2019s looking to start fresh after a messy breakup. But her first night in town takes a twist when she bumps into Bram Loe\u2014a reserved but incredibly handsome single dad she (not so accidentally) stole a parking spot from earlier that day. The unspoken chemistry as he locks eyes with her while she gets a birthday spanking at a local bar is hotter than a Bunsen burner at full flame.<\/em><\/p>\n Bram is looking for a break from his hectic life as an ecology professor and dad to rambunctious twins and a busy teenager. So when his college friend\u2019s divorce celebration brings him face-to-face with the same delectable brat who stole his parking spot, he\u2019s ready for a night to remember. But the next morning, Bram\u2019s world turns upside down (and that\u2019s not just the hangover talking). His new nanny? None other than Maddie, who also happens to be the new poli-sci adjunct at the university where he teaches.<\/em><\/p>\n Maddie is desperate and broke, so when Bram offers her a raise and the chance to set some ground rules, she can\u2019t say no. As the two settle into their new roles, the normally unruffled Bram finds that no one riles him up like Maddie does, which is a problem when every argument feels like foreplay. Of course, Bram is an educator first and foremost, and he very quickly finds he can\u2019t resist the temptation of instructing Maddie in the fundamentals of being a good girl.<\/em><\/p>\n And it turns out Maddie\u2019s a hands-on learner\u2026<\/em> – Avon<\/p>\n Sparks fly in this second chance m\/m rom com when an unlucky-in-love event planner realizes the man-of-honor at the high profile wedding he’s planning is the same man who broke his heart.<\/em><\/p>\n They say you never forget your first kiss. But Jordan Carter wishes he could forget the one he shared with Jamie Peters as teens. And the one they almost shared again last year before Jamie made it clear he wasn\u2019t the \u201cright\u201d man for Jordan to be with while he\u2019s figuring himself out.<\/em><\/p>\n Now, Jordan\u2019s fully focused on his career at 24 Carter Gold, his family\u2019s event planning company, and ready to move on – until his boss assigns him to plan a new client\u2019s high-profile wedding. The bride\u2019s man-of-honor? None other than Jamie.<\/em><\/p>\n As things ramp up the closer they get to the wedding, so does Jordan\u2019s relationship with Jamie, with sarcastic asides turning into steamy hook-ups. But can Jordan afford to pursue Jamie if he\u2019s still unsure of who he is? Or is knowing who he loves enough? Venue shopping, cake-tastings, and dress fittings with the man he can\u2019t forget just might change the man Jordan Carter is meant to become.<\/em><\/p>\n Last First Kiss by Julian Winters is a second chance romance about finding yourself\u2013and the love of your life.<\/em> – St. Martin’s Griffin<\/p>\n When Catherine Pine relocates to Bath in 1817, she comes face-to-face with her mother\u2019s arch nemesis and her daughter\u2014the wildly popular Lady Rosalie. Twenty-five years after a horrible betrayal, Catherine\u2019s mother sees the perfect opportunity for revenge: Catherine must win the favor of Lady Rosalie\u2019s suitor and unofficial betrothed, the most eligible Mr. Dean.<\/em><\/p>\n Only Catherine soon discovers that Lady Rosalie is by far the wittiest, cleverest, most intriguing young woman Catherine\u2019s ever met, and she\u2019s instantly smitten. Which is a problem.<\/em><\/p>\n Meanwhile, Lady Rosalie feels trapped in her relationship with Mr. Dean and in her role as Bath\u2019s resident mean girl. But when she notices newcomer Catherine gunning for her spot as queen bee, Rosalie finally feels a spark again\u2013something she absolutely doesn\u2019t want to extinguish.<\/em><\/p>\n As Rosalie and Catherine circle Mr. Dean, and their mothers force them into increasingly absurd contests of wit and feminine charms, the two women somehow find themselves falling for each other, scheme, by barb, by catty jab\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n Is it possible that their sizzling rivalry can become a match to last?<\/em> – Avon<\/p>\n Georgia Rose is not going on the hit reality dating show Love Shack to find love. She\u2019s there to write a killer expos\u00e9 on the producers, which will guarantee the journalism job of her dreams. But when Georgia\u2019s unforgettable one-night stand from the year before, country singer Rhett Auburn, steps into the Malibu mansion as the season\u2019s new host, all of her carefully crafted plans unravel.<\/em><\/p>\n Caught up in the drama of backstabbing contestants, producer blackmail, and death-defying dates, Georgia must keep her identity\u2014and history with Rhett\u2014a secret. Despite the lies between them, it isn\u2019t long before Georgia and Rhett\u2019s heated behind-the-scenes moments start to feel more genuine than the romance Georgia\u2019s faking for the cameras. But with her assignment unfinished and the executive producer on her tail, a second chance with Rhett could be her riskiest move of all.<\/em> – St. Martin’s Griffin<\/p>\n Sage Collins knows a thing or two about odds. A year ago, she was a data analyst until she burned it all down to pursue her dream of becoming an author. One whirlwind bestseller and a struggling second book later, and Sage isn\u2019t sure she\u2019ll ever write a novel again.<\/em><\/p>\n But then an accidental encounter with an irritating passenger on the flight to Comic Con leaves Sage in an untested position. That passenger is Theo Sharpe: a breakout actor on the cusp of fame. And, unfortunately, the paparazzi have mistaken her for his girlfriend.<\/em><\/p>\n Armed with signature British charm and a smile that could tame oceans, Theo wears fame like a well-fit coat\u2026though Sage can see there\u2019s something deeper held in his eyes. But his fans are too involved in the drama, the pressure to deliver the next bestseller is on, and Sage and Theo both must agree there\u2019s nothing between them. They don’t have to acknowledge that saying it doesn’t make it true.<\/em><\/p>\n When Sage decides to flee to Scotland to clear her head and write her novel, she expects to find fresh air and the stillness to think. What she doesn\u2019t expect is Theo Sharpe to come back into her life\u2026and how he may be her greatest miscalculation of all.<\/em> – St. Martin’s Griffin<\/p>\n Two people who can\u2019t stand each other must come together to plan their mutual ex\u2019s wedding in this new romantic comedy by Taleen Voskuni, author of Lavash at First Sight.<\/em><\/p>\n Ani Avakian was supposed to be the Bay Area\u2019s premier Armenian wedding planner by now. But after a huge blow to her business, she\u2019s determined to redeem herself by taking on the biggest job of her career: a wedding for an indie movie star. The wedding is set at a stunning Armenian-owned winery, and Ani is eager to connect with the owner, who she\u2019ll be working closely with. But then she actually meets him. Sure, Raffi is ridiculously hot and charming, but he\u2019s also insufferably smug. Though the real gut punch comes when Ani meets the happy couple\u2014because the actress\u2019s fianc\u00e9e is none other than the woman who shattered her heart two years ago: her ex-girlfriend, Kami.<\/em><\/p>\n All Raffi Garabedian has ever wanted is to make his father proud. Taking over the family winery should be his dream come true\u2014but its first major event is off to a rocky start, thanks to one irritating(-ly beautiful) wedding planner who challenges him at every turn. He\u2019s shocked to find that they have one thing in common, however: their mutual ex, Kami. Despite the record level of awkwardness, they\u2019ll have to work together to make sure this wedding goes perfectly. But first, they\u2019ll have to deal with the tension sizzling between them\u2014before it turns their ex\u2019s nuptials into a full-blown disaster\u2026or something much more scandalous.<\/em> – Berkley<\/p>\n Poppy Peterson\u2019s life is finally back on track and she\u2019s thriving as the publicist of the NFL\u2019s most promising quarterback (and her childhood best friend), Cash Curran. So, she doesn\u2019t appreciate when he makes an impulsive and public pass at America\u2019s popstar darling, Lyric Adair. When Lyric\u2019s notorious publicist Rosaline Sinclair reaches out, Poppy is ready to face her wrath, but instead learns that Lyric is equally interested.<\/em><\/p>\n As Cash and Lyric embark on their ill-advised whirlwind romance, Poppy and Rosaline are forced together, each determined to protect their own client from the other. Poppy is frustrated by Rosaline\u2019s cool demeanor, while at the same time, as a legend in the industry, she\u2019s determined to impress her. But, no matter what she does, she can\u2019t shake the feeling that Rosaline doesn\u2019t like her.<\/em><\/p>\n That is until one steamy night, when the two women contend with their unexpected feelings and begin a messy romance of their own. But with paparazzi, tabloids, and stalker fans nipping at their heels, Poppy and Rosaline\u2019s loyalties will be tested in ways they could never expect.<\/em> – Avon<\/p>\n Willow experienced all her big firsts with her high school sweetheart. Now, reeling from their very public breakup, she wants to get a re-do on those important moments. While dog-sitting for her brother during his deployment, she has a chance to start over and spending time with his best friend gives her the confidence to start checking items off her \u201cRe-Do list.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Deacon promised his best friend two things when Cruz left for a deployment: that he\u2019d look out for Willow, and that he\u2019d keep his hands off Cruz\u2019s baby sister. \u201cOperation Re-Do\u201d is innocent enough at first: Deacon likes Willow and he\u2019s willing to help her out any way he can. But when the list of firsts turns from a first dance to first kisses and more, Deacon can\u2019t deny the connection he feels to Willow.<\/em><\/p>\n As Deacon\u2019s and Willow\u2019s firsts turn to seconds, thirds, and fourths, this pair can\u2019t get enough of each other\u2014and they support each other through new challenges. But they are both aware there\u2019s an end date to Willow\u2019s time in town\u2026 and even if she were to stay, Deacon doesn\u2019t know how to choose between his loyalty to his closest friend and the woman he\u2019s fallen in love with. With no more romantic moments on her list for them to re-do, can these two still find a way to stay together?<\/em> – Berkley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fruit-of-the-flesh.jpg?resize=200%2C321&ssl=1\")
<\/a>Fruit of the Flesh<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by I.V. Ophelia<\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fundamentals-of-being-a-good-girl.jpg?resize=200%2C286&ssl=1\")
<\/a>Fundamentals of Being a Good Girl<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone (book 1 in Academic Affairs series)<\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/last-first-kiss.jpg?resize=200%2C308&ssl=1\")
<\/a>Last First Kiss<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Julian Winters<\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/like-in-love-with-you.jpg?resize=200%2C304&ssl=1\")
<\/a>Like in Love With You<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Emma R. Alban<\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/most-eligible.jpg?resize=200%2C308&ssl=1\")
<\/a>Most Eligible<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Isabelle Engel<\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/the-odds-of-you-e1767904958838.jpg?resize=200%2C318&ssl=1\")
<\/a>The Odds of You<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Kate Dramis<\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/our-exs-wedding.jpg?resize=200%2C309&ssl=1\")
<\/a>Our Ex’s Wedding<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Taleen Voskuni<\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/playing-for-keeps.jpg?resize=200%2C302&ssl=1\")
<\/a>Playing for Keeps<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Alexandria Bellefleur<\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/the-re-do-list.jpg?resize=200%2C309&ssl=1\")
<\/a>The Re-Do List<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Denise Williams<\/p>\n