October Romance Releases

September 22, 2025

October is packed with sizzling dark romances, emotional reads, and even a festive rom-com to kick off the holiday season. Here’s a look at the must-read releases hitting shelves this month:

Unveil by Greer Rivers

📅 Release Date: October 2, 2025
📖 Series: Frayed Satin, Book 1

A dark Swan Lake retelling where the villain takes center stage. Ballerina Luna Bordeaux has always been destined for greatness, but the night of her twenty-second birthday turns into a nightmare, complete with a shocking proposal, a masked stalker, and a kidnapping that changes everything. Orion Fury has waited years to claim his bride, bound by a vow between their families, and he’ll burn the world down to protect her. Twisted, primal, and dangerously addictive, this stolen bride romance is the first in the Frayed Satin series.

Mate by Ali Hazelwood

📅 Release Date: October 7, 2025
📖 Series: Bride Series, Book 2

A human-Were hybrid and an Alpha must fight fate in this highly anticipated follow-up to Bride. Serena Paris thought her hybrid identity would bring peace between species, but instead it made her a target. Koen Alexander, Alpha of the Northwest pack, is the only one strong enough to keep her safe, even if her heart doesn’t belong to him yet. But as danger closes in, Serena and Koen must decide if their bond is protection or destiny.

Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal by Meghan Quinn

📅 Release Date: October 14, 2025
📖 Series: How My Neighbor Stole Christmas, Book 2

From tree farm wars to town-wide chaos, Meghan Quinn’s new holiday rom-com brings laughs, heat, and plenty of festive mayhem. When Betty arrives to help her uncle run a rival Christmas tree farm, she instantly clashes with Max, who’s desperate to save his family’s farm. Rivals soon turn to something more in this hilarious and heartfelt small-town holiday romance.

Secret Haven by Catherine Cowles

📅 Release Date: October 21, 2025
📖 Series: Sparrow Falls, Book 6

Kyler Blackwood has always been her secret—the bruised boy with fire in his eyes who stole her heart. Years later, fate forces them back together, and their connection proves impossible to deny. But when Kye’s dangerous past collides with the present, their love becomes more than a second chance, it becomes survival.

The Defender by Ana Huang

📅 Release Date: October 28, 2025
📖 Series: Gods of the Game, Book 2

Captain of Blackcastle Football Club, Vincent DuBois, has it all—until fame puts him in danger and forces him into close quarters with Brooklyn Armstrong, his coach’s daughter. Sparks ignite in this steamy sports romance, but a relationship between the team’s captain and the coach’s daughter could cost them everything.

Breathe with Me by Becka Mack

📅 Release Date: October 28, 2025
📖 Series: Playing for Keeps, Book 5

Cara Hunter and Emmett Brodie are the ultimate power couple, fierce, devoted, and unstoppable. But when their dream of starting a family leads them into a painful battle with infertility, they’ll discover whether their love can withstand their toughest challenge yet. Becka Mack delivers an emotional, heart-wrenching addition to the Playing for Keeps series.

My Dark Ever After by Giana Darling

📅 Release Date: October 28, 2025
📖 Series: My Dark Mafia Romance, Book 2

In the fiery conclusion to this mafia duet, Guinevere can’t escape Raffaele Romano—the ruthless capo who saved her life, shattered her trust, and still holds her heart. When danger follows her home to Michigan, Raffaele will stop at nothing to drag her back into his world, even if it means razing everything in his path.

Tropes: mafia romance, dark obsession, dangerous protector

Bonds of Hercules by Jasmine Mas

📅 Release Date: October 28, 2025
📖 Series: Villains of Lore, Book 2

From accidental marriages to gladiator arenas, this myth-inspired romance takes you deep into the chaos of fate and power. With new abilities surfacing and ancient forces threatening her world, the heroine must navigate enemies, alliances, and forbidden desires in this steamy and high-stakes continuation of the Villains of Lore series.