In Ann McMan’s romance novel "The Black Bird of Chernobyl", a misanthropic mortician meets her match in her new bubbly community outreach colleague. Lilah runs her family’s mortuary and prefers to stay in the morgue over interacting... Read More

Wordplay abounds in "Love, Literally", a pandemic-set romance novel in which a couple meets in luxurious isolation. In J. T. Tierney’s quirky romance novel "Love, Literally", two wordplay aficionados ride out the pandemic at a shared... Read More

"The Race Girl" is a complex saga about ambition, betrayal, and true love. Race cars, star-crossed lovers, and financial intrigue fuel James Herbert Harrison’s high-octane novel "The Race Girl". Beginning with a Las Vegas car crash and... Read More

A woman has another chance for love in Ann H. Gabhart’s nostalgic romance novel "The Song of Sourwood Mountain". In 1910, Mira is a schoolteacher. She was once in love with a classmate, but he died of tuberculosis. Resigned to being... Read More

A disaffected army veteran seeks happiness in the poignant graphic novel Petar & Liza. After serving a term in the former Yugoslavian army, Petar returns to civilian life but feels unmoored. He meets Liza, a dancer who sparks... Read More

An invigorating storybook romance with science, not magic, at its center, "Let’s Get Lost" is a satisfying tale. Steven Ramirez’s "Let’s Get Lost" is an enchanting fairy-tale romance set in a variation of early 1960s America. Adam... Read More

A fairy-tale ending may be possible for a traumatized man and his alluring neighbor in the hopeful romance novel "Losing My Breath". A veteran and his sheltered neighbor forge a connection that might be meant to last in "Losing My... Read More

Erotic desire clouds a couple’s minds even as a kidnapping complicates their potential future in the suspenseful novel "Pursuit of Innocence". In Bethany Rosa’s surprising novel "Pursuit of Innocence", a billionaire and a student... Read More