Recs if you like Chase Me If You Can...

Be the trend setter of your book club or bookish friend group by getting to know the authors of next year’s publication cycle. These books are all by new talent in the publishing world from both the Big 5 and small, traditional publishers.

Be sure to also check out these authors on social media for ARC opportunities, and show these authors some love by requesting a purchase with your local library, or pre-ordering a copy yourself!

The title speaks for itself 🤝

links for the full year in the comments

Will be updated as the year goes on ✨ open to comments ✨

Qwordy's Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do 3.0 5 Word Titles Prompt You must find TEN titles total with the total number words in the title going from one all the way through ten. I'll break these lists down into the total number of words in the title to make planning easier. This is an on going list and always open for recommendations

It’s time to fill those TBR piles again! April means the start of Spring and also another quarterly upcoming romance episode! We’re talking about romances hitting shelves and ereaders during April, May & June 2026! Whether historical, paranormal, contemporary or Romantasy, we’ve got something for everyone in fifty or so recs across every single genre. As a reminder, we haven’t read most of these, but we have big plans!

Spicy romance books with cute, illustrated covers that don't look nearly as spicy as they are 🌸

This list is based on the covers featured here, so it may be a little biased. Recommendations are welcome!💌

NB: Includes different spice levels and some LGBTQ+ romances❤️‍🔥

A list for all of the unique occupations I didn't realize were hot until now 🥵 For example, Hot Farmboy, Hot Baker, Hot Upholsterer. Let me know any book recs & their job titles in the comments 💬 Has anyone read a Hot Zamboni driver? I definitely had a vision when I visited the ice rink in Central Park lol

Romance books with a road trip.

For the readers who hear tornado sirens and immediately think, “We got cows.”

A storm-chasing shelf full of green skies, backroad adrenaline, weather nerds, disaster romance, tornado survival, reckless scientists, haunted horizons, and people making questionable choices in the name of atmospheric pressure