• Best Romantic Suspense Books

    Saving Shadows by Kathleen Brooks

    April 18, 2025

    What’s a small doctor to do when a beautiful woman washes up near his dock with a killer after her…

    Gavin Faulkner was the only doctor in the small South Carolina inner coastal town of Shadows Landing. He was used to patching up everything from fishing lures stuck in skin to gator bites. Nothing could surprise him anymore–except when he found an unconscious woman partially submerged near his dock after a fierce thunderstorm. Ellery St. John’s last memory was of a bat swinging toward her head. The next thing she knew, she was cold, wet, and a sexy man was pressing his lips to hers. Too bad it turned out to be CPR instead of a passionate kiss. Gavin thought Ellery would be safe in the small town where BBQ wars were the biggest danger, but he was wrong. Now it was up to him to help Ellery put the pieces together in order to discover who had tried to kill her and why before they both ended up at the bottom of the ocean. The author’s advice for writing:

    “The best advice I got when I started writing was to read and write. I find that reading your genre helps a lot and then writing. Even if they are just short stories. The more you write the more you find your own unique voice… Take the leap and go all in – after all you never know if you can do it without trying.”

    Kathleen Brooks
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  • Best Contemporary Romance Novels

    Red Clover Inn by Carla Neggers

    April 4, 2025

    A marine archeologist takes a break from her adventurous life to dive deep into the mysteries of love.

    Charlotte Bennett is more comfortable exploring sunken wreckage than exploring a relationship. But as her cousin Samantha’s maid of honor, she finds a new perspective on her nomadic, solitary life. In need of a quiet refuge, Charlotte offers to stay in Knights Bridge, Massachusetts and look after the Red Clover Inn while Sam and Justin are on their honeymoon. While the quaint inn is closed to the public, Charlotte will have time to plan her next project—and perhaps discover how her cousin found love. But the tranquility is disrupted when Greg shows up at the inn. The Diplomatic Security Service agent lives a dangerous life, and he, too, wants to clear his head before his next assignment. Juggling work, raising his two teenage children, and nursing a wounded heart has left Greg jaded. The last thing he expects is to fall for the willful Charlotte. Now each of them must decide if they can put love first before it’s too late. The author’s inspiration for the location of her book’s series:

    “Knights Bridge is fictional, but the area where it’s located is real. Our family homestead is on the edge of Quabbin Reservoir, a huge pre-World War II project that changed this part of New England forever. As a kid, I’d climb a tree with pad and pen and look out at the Quabbin ‘accidental wilderness,’ as I wrote, imagining the lives of the people who’d lived in the small towns razed to create the reservoir. I also spent countless hours in my hometown library, which is the inspiration for the Knights Bridge library—including the rumors that it’s haunted.”

    Carla Neggers
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  • Best Christian Romance Books

    One Faithful Prayer by T.K. Chapin

    March 27, 2025

    Can you forgive when the sin is this big? Or are some sins unforgivable?

    Taylor never meant to keep the secret hidden for so long. She never meant to hurt him, never meant to hurt anyone. She was only doing what she felt was the right thing. Someone is about to find out Taylor’s secret… One Faithful Prayer is an inspirational Christian romance about past hurts, healing, and the power of God in a Christian’s life. Inspiring and uplifting, this story encourages faithful Christians who seek to grow in their relationship and understanding of Jesus Christ. A bit about the author’s goals for his writing:

    “He believes that telling Contemporary Christian Fiction stories of faith, love and family help build the faith of Christians and help non-believers see how God can work in the life of believers. “

    Beth—Faithfully Bookish
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  • Best Contemporary Romance Novels

    Montana Creeds: Logan by Linda Lael Miller

    March 21, 2025

    Descendants of the legendary McKettrick family, the Creeds are renowned in Stillwater Springs, Montana—for raising hell.

    After years of wandering, Logan Creed, a cowboy with a dusty law degree, has returned home to Stillwater Springs, Montana. To put down roots and reconnect with his brothers, to restore his family’s neglected ranch . . . to have kids of his own. Divorced mom Briana Grant has heard all the stories about her very attractive new neighbor and his less-than-attractive reputation. So Logan’s kindness to her young boys is a welcome surprise, especially when her ex reappears and an unknown enemy vandalizes her home. That’s when Logan shows Briana—and the people of Big Sky country—just what he’s made of.

    The author on her favorite part of the writing process:

    “Once I’ve picked up speed and really gotten to know the characters, the story seems to fly along, and I have to hurry to keep up. I love it when the story becomes real to me — I often say it’s like watching a movie in my head and writing down what I see.”

    Linda Lael Miller
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  • Best Romantic Suspense Books

    Inheritance by Nora Roberts

    February 21, 2025

    1806: Astrid Poole sits in her bridal clothes, overwhelmed with happiness. But before her marriage can be consummated, she is murdered, and the circle of gold torn from her finger. Her last words are a promise to Collin never to leave him…

    Graphic designer Sonya MacTavish is stunned to learn that her late father had a twin he never knew about—and that her newly discovered uncle, Collin Poole, has left her almost everything he owned, including a majestic Victorian house on the Maine coast, which the will stipulates she must live in it for at least three years. Her engagement recently broken, she sets off to find out why the boys were separated at birth—and why it was all kept secret until a genealogy website brought it to light.

    Trey, the young lawyer who greets her at the sprawling clifftop manor, notes Sonya’s unease—and acknowledges that yes, the place is haunted…but just a little. Sure enough, Sonya finds objects moved and music playing out of nowhere. She sees a painting by her father inexplicably hanging in her deceased uncle’s office, and a portrait of a woman named Astrid, whom the lawyer refers to as “the first lost bride.” It’s becoming clear that Sonya has inherited far more than a house. She has inherited a centuries-old curse, and a puzzle to be solved if there is any hope of breaking it…

    The author, responding to the apparent divergence ” from the real-world challenges women are facing in ways that maybe [her] earlier books didn’t”:

    “I’m not writing about current events. I’m writing fiction. And in Inheritance, the main female character also starts her own business. She has to go out on her own, has to meet challenges. And certainly living in a haunted house is a challenge.”

    Nora Roberts–New York times
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