by Júlia
After the busy holiday season, you might think that January is a slow month for booksellers—but quite the opposite. It’s the perfect time for us to dive into publishers’ presentations and newsletters, and prepare for another year filled with exciting new titles. And yes, my upcoming order lists for the romance section are already screaming.
Let’s take a look at the spring new releases! Grab your agendas, clear some shelves, and maybe cancel a few plans… Your 2026 TBR is about to get very serious. 😉
Sports Romance
With the Olympics in the air, we already have two debut sport romance titles coming out in February.
It’s All in Your Head – Sabina Nordqvist
Release date: 10 February
A woman with a rare neurological condition agrees to fake-date the hot guy in her chronic pain support group—only to discover he’s an Olympic snowboarder whose career-ending injury is as famous as his dating history. Reviews are already praising its realistic and fresh insight into chronic illness, mixed with a sweet and spicy romance.
Release date: 10 February
Katherine is a competitive rower whose Olympic dreams are thrown off course. Back home, she teams up with a local coach, and as their training together sparks unexpected chemistry, Kath must navigate love, ambition, and the sport she thought she knew. Rowing, passion, and opposites-attract: perfect combination for a sport romance which will definitely steal your heart.
In Her Own League – Liz Tomforde
Release date: 3 March
From the hit hockey series Windy City, Tomforde is now stepping into the baseball league. In In Her Own League, Reese Remington, the first woman to own a Major League Baseball team, is determined to prove herself in a world that constantly questions her place. As if leading her own team is not challenging enough, the team’s head coach becomes the distraction she can’t afford. Reese must decide if love is worth the risk when everyone seems to be waiting for her to fail.
STEM(ish) Romance
Love and Other Brain Experiments – Hannah Brohm
Release date: 3 February
A STEM academic-rivals-to-lovers rom-com set at a New York conference about two neuroscientists who are forced to pretend they’re dating, leading to unexpected chemistry and a heartfelt journey of self-discovery. This book is released with two very cute cover options: the UK and US editions.
Release date: 10 February
Hazelwood’s popular audio book is also getting a physical novella edition and that’s all we need to survive the last leg of the winter.
Set in the world of video games business, two work archenemies are forced to a wintry retreat as a planned team-building exercise, which can only mean a lots of suppressed feelings, all trapped inside a cozy lodge.
Small Town Romance
Darling Daffodils Farm – Brittanee Nicole
Release date: 26 February for the UK edition, 17 March for the US edition
A rivals-to-lovers, grumpy-sunshine romance about a young woman returning to her family’s daffodil farm only to find someone unexpected running her father’s business.
Mistakes Were Made – Lucy Score
Release date: 10 March (for both the UK and the deluxe US editions)
Nothing welcomes spring quite like another couple from Lucy Score’s popular Story Lake series. A big-city literary agent and the grounded, commitment-minded man she never planned to fall for. What starts as a one-night mistake quickly turns complicated when their lives collide in a tiny town, forcing them to choose between walking away or risking everything for love.
Cowboy Romance
Boots Beneath Her Bed – Taylor Eposito
Release date: 23 April
A mysterious horse trainer with a dark past ropes the heart of a guarded ranch foreman in this steamy cowboy romance by debut author Taylor Esposito.
Release date: 19 May
Professional bull rider Emmett signs on to a reality dating show to save his family’s struggling farm, only to find himself unexpectedly drawn to Julia, the smart, snarky location consultant who also happens to be the sister of his fierce rival. Mutual dislike turns into stolen glances, secret moments, and a love neither expected – and certainly not on camera.
From Our Favorites
The Night We Met – Abby Jimenez
Release date: 24 March
Two people. One unforgettable night. A love born at the worst possible time. The Night We Met is a raw, heart-tugging story about instant connection, impossible choices, and the kin of love that lingers long after it’s over.
The Paris Match – Kate Clayborn
Release date: 7 April
Staying friends with her ex seemed like the mature thing to do, but when Layla is invited to her former sister-in-law’s destination wedding in Paris—where Layla once spent her own romantic honeymoon—she knows her commitment to maturity might be her worst enemy…especially since her ex isn’t attending alone.
Series That Keep Growing
Release date: 31 March
The game is on for these enemies-to-lovers with laugh-out-loud banter and scorching-hot brat play.
This is the third book in the Into the Darkness series.
Release date: 28 April
The sixth book in the deliciously steamy Kings of Sin series, where bad boy billionaires must atone for their sins in order to earn their love stories.
The Daisy Chain Flower Shop – Laurie Gilmore
Release date: 5 May
The Daisy Chain Flower Shop is a cozy romantic mystery with a fake relationship dynamic, another book in very popular Dream Harbor series.
