April 2026 Romance Book Releases
April is bringing the heat for romance readers. From dark mafia obsession and rivals-to-lovers tension to swoony fake dating and emotional second chances, April 2026 is loaded with must-read releases.
Below are the romance books releasing this month, listed in publication order, so you can plan your TBR with ease.
Fake Shot (Leighton U #5) by C.E. Ricci
Expected publication: 4 April 2026
Series: Leighton U #5
We fake it, but it’s me who breaks it. Living with Camden Steele, more court jester than NHL-bound goalie, only making time for hockey and hook-ups, was never part of the plan. Camden needs a tutor and a reputation boost. She needs a fake boyfriend. So they strike a deal. But as their arrangement blurs the lines, keeping it fake becomes impossible. The final book in the Leighton U series.
Twisted Pawn (Society of Villains #2) by L.J. Shen
Expected publication: 7 April 2026
Series: Society of Villains #2
Tierney has betrayed Achilles Ferrante twice, first by breaking his heart and then by selling him out to the Feds. Now, the Camorra prince wants revenge. This is a dark revenge romance where an assassin mafia heir and the villainess who refuses to become his next victim are caught in a deadly game of obsession, betrayal, and desire.
Unbound (Undone #3) by Peyton Corinne
Expected publication: 7 April 2026
Series: Undone #3
Bennett and Paloma were each other’s first real love — a love that ended in crippling heartbreak neither has fully recovered from. Bennett still doesn’t know what happened, and Paloma is determined to stay away from the comfort she once found in his arms. For years, he’s remained her protective shadow, coming to her rescue whenever she asked. But like a tumultuous sea to a constant shore, they find each other once more.
Ryder (Lucky River Ranch #5) by Jessica Peterson
Expected publication: 7 April 2026
Series: Lucky River Ranch #5
Billie Wallace has spent her whole life trying to prove she’s more than the Wallace Ranch’s “wild” only daughter. All she wants is a shot at barrel racing and a purpose beyond crunching numbers in her daddy’s office. But when her very first run ends in disaster, Billie lands flat on her back with Ryder Rivers, her childhood crush, her brother’s best friend, and the town’s notorious heartbreaker, hovering over her. Before either can really register what’s happening, their partnership sparks into much more than just dust and arguments.
The Paris Match (Standalone) by Kate Clayborn
Expected publication: 7 April 2026
Series: Standalone
Physician Layla Bailey has spent over a year telling herself she’s moved on from a painful but amicable divorce. When she’s invited to her former sister-in-law’s destination wedding in Paris, where she once spent her own romantic honeymoon, maturity might be her worst enemy. Especially when a harmless conversation leads to the bride getting cold feet, and Layla finds herself facing down Griffin, the groom’s mysterious best man.
Rites of the Starling (Shield of Sparrows #2) by Devney Perry
Expected publication: 7 April 2026
Series: Shield of Sparrows #2
Calandra’s five kingdoms are on the verge of destruction. The crux migration is coming. In the wake of a devastating attack, she’s been separated from the man who owns her heart. Hunted by monsters, driven to exhaustion, and kidnapped by a powerful priest, the only thing keeping her going is the little girl counting on her to keep safe. A slow-burn epic romantasy about a princess who must journey across a cursed realm to uncover the truth.
Release Me (Shatter Me: The New Republic #2) by Tahereh Mafi
Expected publication: 7 April 2026
Series: Shatter Me: The New Republic #2
The searing second volume in the new series set in the global bestselling Shatter Me universe, ten years after the fall of The Reestablishment. Rosabelle Wolff had a plan. Now she wants revenge. To save her sister, she needs to get back home and destroy the system that created her.
Pieces of the Night (Standalone) by Jennifer Hartmann
Expected publication: 7 April 2026
Series: Standalone
She already had a life and a future with a man she’d promised forever to, but the night she found Chase Rhodes, bleeding, broken, and more lost than she was everything changed. She wasn’t supposed to write music with him in secret beneath the moon, but what started as a quiet escape became something unstoppable, with their songs catching fire and the whole world knowing their names. An angsty standalone contemporary romance about music, forbidden love, and impossible choices.
Isle of Wrath (Standalone) by Claire Contreras
Expected publication: 8 April 2026
Series: Standalone
In Lunaris, everyone trades their memories for asylum. No one remembers their past, their homeland, or the curse that trapped them behind a wall of darkness called the Shroud. Ada Acevedo has spent years hiding her healing gift and keeping her head down. But when her twin brother is struck by a poisoned arrow, she breaks the most dangerous rule of all, she bargains with the goddess of death to save his life. She didn’t expect the goddess to send Malachi Bain, an infuriating warrior, to collect. A dystopian fantasy romance with morally grey characters, meddling gods, and a slow burn.
The Auction (Wages of Sin #1) by Sadie Kincaid
Expected publication: 14 April 2026
Series: Wages of Sin #1
After the death of her parents, she was taken in by her grandfather with the promise that he would hand her over to the Brotherhood on her twenty-first birthday. Kept from the outside world, she was raised to be sold to the highest bidder, pure and unsullied. That’s how she comes to be sold at an auction, and reclusive billionaire Lincoln Knight buys her. Beauty and the Beast meets organised crime in this tense slow-burn dark romance with scorching spice, thrilling suspense, and life-altering secrets.
How Not to Fall in Love (Standalone) by Karla Sorensen
Expected publication: 14 April 2026
Series: Standalone
A sweet, steamy, and emotional romance about second chances, guarded hearts, and the kind of love that sneaks up on you when you least expect it. When two people who’ve sworn off love are thrown together, all their careful walls start to crumble. Sometimes the best things happen when you stop trying to control the outcome.
Chasing the Fire (Silver Pines Ranch #5) by Paisley Hope
Expected publication: 14 April 2026
Series: Silver Pines Ranch #5
Olivia Sutton, owner of a popular boutique and the darling of Laurel Creek, harbours a secret desire for a man who can take control. Enter Asher Reed, the town’s fire chief. When a moment of weakness leads to two pink lines, Olivia and Asher agree to spend more time together, determined to be friends. But when Olivia realises the smouldering firefighter might be the key to the future she’s always dreamed of, will their spark ignite — or be extinguished by the weight of his secrets? The blazing-hot finale to the Silver Pines Ranch series.
The Arachnid (The Poisoner #2) by I.V. Ophelia
Expected publication: 14 April 2026
Series: The Poisoner #2
Two years after fleeing London, Alina Lis has built something she never thought possible: a home. Leading a commune of women like herself, she’s found a new, greater purpose. But peace is as fragile as a spider’s web in winter. Luka Novikov, the man who once betrayed her, is now bound to them both by wounds that won’t heal and debts that can’t be paid. As human and Vipera worlds violently collide, old poisons surface and new alliances form. A gothic dark romance where survival means choosing sides.
West of Wicked (The Great and Terrible Land #1) by Nikki St. Crowe
Expected publication: 14 April 2026
Series: The Great and Terrible Land #1
Dorothy Gale doesn’t know where she came from. At the age of five, she was dropped on Em and Henry’s doorstep while a terrible storm rolled across the Kansas prairie. When a cyclone tears through the night, ripping her, her dog, and the farmhouse away, Dorothy wakes to find herself far from home in the strange, cursed land of Oz. Desperate to find her way back, she sets off on the yellow brick road to find a wizard, with a warning to avoid forest monsters, heartless mercenaries, and wicked witches. A dark, romantic fantasy retelling of The Wizard of Oz.
My Dreadful Darling (Hollow Graves Duet #1) by H.D. Carlton
Expected publication: 21 April 2026
Series: Hollow Graves Duet #1
Reverie Adams has only one goal in life: to keep her head above water with her father’s sinister legacy weighing on her shoulders. Even with the blood of a serial killer running through her veins, Reverie attempts a normal life at Hollow Canyon University. But there’s a ghost from her past who refuses to set her free, haunting her every waking hour. Dreadful Sharpe’s only goal is vengeance against the family who murdered his mother. Determined to make Reverie pay, Dread does everything in his power to ensure she never finds a moment’s peace. Book one of a duet, ends on a cliffhanger.
Love Overboard (Standalone) by Kandi Steiner
Expected publication: 21 April 2026
Series: Standalone
Ember Reed is finally living her dream as chief stew on a Mediterranean superyacht, sun-kissed days at sea, and the star of Close Quarters, the hottest new reality TV show. But just as she finds her stride, the producers throw her a curveball by hiring the one man who nearly sank her. Finn Pearson was the one that got away. The boy who kissed her like they had forever, then left without a word. Now he’s the chef in her new crew, the cameras are watching every move, and the line between performance and real feelings is getting dangerously blurry.
King of Gluttony (Kings of Sin #6) by Ana Huang
Expected publication: 28 April 2026
Series: Kings of Sin #6
The highly anticipated sixth book in Ana Huang’s bestselling Kings of Sin series. This rivals-to-lovers romance follows two childhood rivals whose competitive fire masks a much deeper obsession. When forced proximity finally closes the gap between rivalry and desire, the stakes have never been higher. Can be read as a standalone.
Bulletproof (Standalone) by K.M. Moronova
Expected publication: 28 April 2026
Series: Standalone
He was built to be bulletproof. She’s the one thing that can break him. Briar Thornton has spent months outrunning her past, but when she’s drawn to the small Montana town of Bane Falls to handle her late uncle’s estate, she runs straight into a new nightmare, and a man more dangerous than the one who tried to kill her. Roman Syxx isn’t a saviour. He’s a weapon, cold, precise, and programmed by the Dark Forces to destroy anything and anyone. But the new girl fractures his control in ways no enemy ever could. A suspenseful dark romance set inside the elite special ops world.
Burn of Summer (Knife’s Edge, Alaska #3) by Rebecca Zanetti
Expected publication: 28 April 2026
Series: Knife’s Edge, Alaska #3
Welcome to Knife’s Edge, Alaska, where the Osprey brothers have returned from military service with shadows in their eyes and secrets in their hearts. Their chemistry is combustible, but in a town where women are turning up dead under the endless summer sun, desire might be as dangerous as the killer stalking the shadows. When May becomes the next target, Ace has no choice but to fight for more than just survival.
Frozen Heart (Perfectly Imperfect #12) by Neva Altaj
Expected publication: 30 April 2026
Series: Perfectly Imperfect #12
The final book in Neva Altaj’s beloved Perfectly Imperfect series. An age-gap mafia romance featuring Adriano and a possessive, jealous hero who will stop at nothing to claim the woman he’s obsessed with. Neva Altaj delivers another steamy contemporary mafia romance about damaged antiheroes and strong heroines, with a guaranteed happily ever after.
That’s our April 2026 round-up!
April is absolutely packed with incredible new romance reads — whether you’re team dark mafia, swoony second chance, or full-blown romantasy, there’s something for everyone on this list. Many of these authors are available in our shop, so if you’re looking to get ahead on your TBR, browse our full collection here.
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