Read on to discover our picks and tell us in the comments below if you will be checking any of them out!

You Were There Too by Colleen Oakley
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Acclaimed author Colleen Oakley delivers a heart-wrenching and unforgettable love story about a woman who must choose between the man she loves and the man fate has chosen for her in a novel that reminds us that the best life is one led by the heart.

Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey
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New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey returns with a unique, sexy romantic comedy about a young married couple whose rocky relationship needs a serious renovation.

A Favor for a Favor (All In #2) by Helena Hunting
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Pucked and A Lie for a Lie, a new stand-alone romance about trading favors, battling wills, and winning love.

Marriage on Madison Avenue (Central Park Pact #3) by Lauren Layne
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From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Layne, comes the final installment of the Central Park Pact series, a heartfelt and laugh-out-loud romantic comedy that’s perfect for fans of Sally Thorne and Christina Lauren.

Wicked Bite (Night Rebel #2) by Jeaniene Frost
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In the newest Night Rebel novel, set in New York Times bestselling author Jeaniene Frost’s Night Huntress world, beautiful, daring vampire Veritas risks all to protect Ian…

Frenemies by Emma Hart
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There are some things you just have to deal with. Like your hot as hell college booty call moving in next door with his adorable daughter. The only time we’ve ever gotten along is under the sheets. Old habits die hard because two minutes on my front porch is how long it takes us to bicker. Not that a little fact like that bothers my healthy, eighty-year-old grandmother and roommate who’s determined to see me married before she bites the dust. Unfortunately for me, she’s got her eye set on Cameron Black.

Riven Knight (Tin Gypsy #2) by Devney Perry
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Genevieve Daylee didn’t expect to be standing in front of a judge on her twenty-seventh birthday. But ever since her life became entangled with a former motorcycle gang, she’s learned not to expect anything but trouble. Isaiah is her protector from the murderer at large in Clifton Forge. Though he’s more like a riven knight in dented armor than a prince on a white stallion. She knows next to nothing about him, other than he works as a mechanic. As of tonight, he’ll be sharing her bathroom. And, according to the judge, Isaiah is now her husband.

The Wild One by Ruth Cardello
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She wants to go wild. A billionaire decides to go with her. For two Americans in Paris, love wasn’t in the plans in New York Times bestselling author Ruth Cardello’s sexy high-stakes romance.

The Fight for Forever by Meghan March
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The Fight for Forever is the final book in the Legend Trilogy and should be read after The Fall of Legend, book one and House of Scarlett, book two of the utterly addictive Legend Trilogy.

Where There’s Fire by Christina Elle
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When it comes to sex, Maggie Spencer needs some…or rather, the heroine she’s writing does. Unfortunately for her character, Maggie doesn’t know the first thing about sex. She’s done it, she knows how it works, but her previous partners—all two of them—weren’t even remotely earth-shattering. What she needs is someone who can turn her inside out and teach her how to burn up the sheets. And Maggie knows just the guy—the one man Maggie wants but can’t have.

Spark by Aleatha Romig
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A simple ember to dried kindling can ignite a raging fire. I’ve made my mark and proven my loyalty to a man, a city, and a way of life. That loyalty has provided me with all the spoils of success. For the longest time, that hasn’t included a woman at my side. There is only one beauty that can bring my untapped desire to life. I shouldn’t have opened the door. Cracking open the stone and striking the flint is my doing. What follows is hers. With something so intense, will this spark lead to a blazing inferno? Will we make it out of the ashes before everything I hold dear is ravaged?

And Then One Day by Samantha Chase
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Courtney Baker is ready to put small town life—and the man she can’t have—behind her. At least she’ll be able to forget all about it when she leaves town in less than 48 hours. It takes a lot to surprise Dean Jones, but a kiss from the girl he’s been secretly attracted to for years does just that. All it takes it one kiss for him to realize he doesn’t want to let her go. But she’s his sister’s best friend and that’s a line he knows he should never cross. Never mind that she seems determined to leave their small town—and him—behind.

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Into the Light by Aleatha Romig is possibly one of the most inventive things I’ve ever read as the plot, full of twists and dark elements, is incredibly original. It follows a woman who awakens in a strange hospital, unable to see, and remembers nothing of her past. Although it sounds like tons of other plots it differs from there forward and nothing is what you expect or imagine. This woman is told her name is Sara and that her husband, Jacob, is there in the room with her, waiting for her to recover from her injuries, which she’s told came from a car accident that also claimed her memories. She’s a member of “The Light,” a mysterious organization lead by a man called Father Gabriel. Without her sight, past, or knowledge of herself, Sara’s new world becomes the only one she’s known, though the way she’s living feels wrong and unfamiliar. She has no choice but to learn to trust blindly, or wait for herself to return.

It’s not easy to go much farther into describing the plot of this book, because every chapter makes you reevaluate what is happening, who is good and who is evil. The events of the book, particularly in the middle portion, are cringey to say the least, for readers living in the typical 21st century era of female empowerment and social justice. However, it’s clear that the author doesn’t condone the actions of her characters, and the book itself becomes a statement against sexism and fanaticism.

The book is told in multiple perspectives including Sara, the woman who wakes up without her sight; Jacob, her husband; a pilot; and Stella, an investigative reporter in Detroit, getting closer to uncovering a mystery that involves her missing best friend and a slew of women turning up dead in abandoned buildings. The entire thing is a race to understand what’s happening before one of many possible terrible outcomes occurs.

The writing is engaging and fast-paced, with realistic and interesting dialogue. The characters, though some are terrible people, are all well-written with backstories you learn or want to know about. The book gives you enough details so it doesn’t become frustrating like many other thriller and mystery novels, but in the last 20 pages it delivers 4 or 5 consecutive insane twists that completely shift the truths of the book you’ve been led to believe. Absolutely one of the best twist endings I’ve ever read (partly because it’s not just one twist, but many in a row). This book is fantastic, underrated, and hopefully the next “big thing.” It also has an incredible sequel, Away from the Dark, that was released at the end of 2016.

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Sara Adams awakes blind, unable to remember the most basic details of her life, but her darkness seems a blessing when she discovers the terrors of The Light. Stella Montgomery investigates the news from the mean streets of Detroit, where she’s noticed a disturbing trend: young women are vanishing. When her best friend disappears, Stella digs for answers—despite warnings from her police detective boyfriend—following a twisted trail that leads her through the city’s most dangerous and forsaken precincts. There she uncovers something more sinister than she could have imagined: a shadowy organization known as The Light, led by the enigmatic Father Gabriel.

As Sara struggles to understand her place in the strange world she’s awakened to—an oppressive cult demanding unquestioning obedience—and her feelings for Jacob, the husband she can’t recall and whose harsh and tender attentions confuse and beguile her, Stella risks all to discover the truth. But enlightenment always comes with a price.

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