Let’s Kiss and Tell is a fake-dating romance set in Southern California between Lucy, a sex and relationships writer, and Marsh, a news writer. Neither one believes in love until their fake dating starts to feel…dare I say it…kind of real.

If you want a romance with all the cute, swoony, and steamy feels of a contemporary romance combined with the fast-moving plot and thrillers or a mystery or thriller, then you NEED to pick up If Books Could Kill by debut author Kate Eberle.

If you need one last “summer book” to read by the beach, then you should pick up Beach Thriller by Jamie Day.

Aspiring writer Charlie is desperate for a new job when she steps foot on the Empress, a yacht full of social media influencers with too many secrets…

Set in Hollywood, Double Standard by Mallory Thomas is a contemporary romance with fake-dating and an actor/stunt double romance.

The Woman in the Villa is a riveting psychological thriller set at a vineyard in Italy as a powerful British family slowly unravels.

Just a Highland Fling has it all: this contemporary romance novel opens with a strangers-to lovers, one-night-stand starting in a cozy pub in Aberdeen, Scotland. The novel also features a runaway bride and a Scottish Highlands road trip, featuring a hot bagpiper/poetry professor.

A feminist, rage-fueled retelling of Psycho, set in upstate New York, is a psychological thriller and horror novel that is powered by the love of two sisters who will do anything to help each other.

A sliding doors love story that is sad, heartwarming, and creative…

Sparks fly when two strangers inherit a house in the Outer Banks. The only catch? They have to share the house for two months in the summer before they can decide to keep or sell.

A romance author who is heartbroken turns to instigating meet-cute moments to inspire her next book and (hopefully) restore her belief in love, but her best friend and sidekick on this journey, Lucas, might ACTUALLY be the person who inspires her to believe in love again…

Burnout Summer by Jenna Ramirez is for the lovers of the friends-to-lovers trope and those who are in the midst of their quarter-life crisis.

In this friends-to-lovers, second-chance romance, Katie and Tyler must ghostwrite a romance novel together, but they also need to face their dark past…serious themes and an interesting plot twist make this a unique contemporary romance.

Escape to Greece for a second chance at love with widow Ellen, as she reunites with lost love Alexandros and navigates grief and trauma along the way.

A love story with a mystery at its heart, set in England and Thailand, asks what you would do if the man you married was also the one who got away…

Our Perfect Storm is a perfect friends-to-lovers romance with an atmospheric setting, dynamic character development, and heartfelt, steamy romance.

If you need to read a book full of romance, mystery, and surviving for your life on an island full of wild animals, and worse…cut-throat corporate employees who are dying for the ultimate promotion, then you MUST pick up Safari Murder Party.

Emma is a promising young artist who has more potential than money. In Paris, she crosses paths with an art dealer who has an idea for a heist. Emma’s story intertwines in surprising ways with that of Claire and her friend Jo Van Gogh, sister-in-law of famous painter Vincent Van Gogh, who would stop at almost nothing to turn “worthless” paintings into one of the most fascinating artistic movements in history.

A humorous cozy murder mystery with a hint of romance set in small-town Texas. If you like stories about besties and amateur sleuths, you might enjoy this one!

Two high school friends investigate a serial killer over the course of more than a decade in small-town Nebraska, and wherever their lives go, they keep intersecting. A love story and serial killer thriller set in the 90s.