Auckland Council Libraries: Romance new titles

New titles

Ngā Taitara hōu

​Didn't find what you were looking for? Go to the catalogue.

Romance

True
One happy summer  by Becky Monson

One happy summer

Becky Monson

"Running away from my disastrous career to an island off the Florida coast wasn't part of my summer plans, but life hasn't been cooperative lately, anyway. At least here, I can hide away and figure out how to untangle the mess I've gotten myself into. One...

Request
The law of attraction  by Susannah Nix

The law of attraction

Susannah Nix

"Adam Cortinas may be gorgeous, but he's made it clear he can't stand Olivia--and the feeling is one hundred percent mutual. Too bad, because these two coworkers are stuck with each other for the next week. When their travel plans go horribly awry, Olivia...

Request
Bazaar girls  by Kerrigan Byrne

Bazaar girls

Kerrigan Byrne

"Gemini 'Gemma' McKendrick knows just about everything about everybody in Townsend Harbor. When she's not serving on one of the many civic positions or leaping headlong into another hobby, she's hosting the Sunday Stitch 'N Bitch at her yarn and craft shop,...

Request
Honestly, I'm totally faking it  by Amanda Gambill

Honestly, I'm totally faking it

Amanda Gambill

"Rach is a down-on-her-luck, happy-go-lucky kind of lady ... Sure, she may be an assistant to personal assistants, crashing on her ex-boyfriend's couch, and have a whole secret past, but mostly, things are great. Until she: meets Pres -- an aspiring...

Request
A forever home at Honey Bee Croft  by Jessica Redland

A forever home at Honey Bee Croft

Jessica Redland

"Single dad, Joel Grainger, is devoted to his little girl, Imogen, doing all he can to be a key part of her life. But with Imogen's mum being ever more difficult and Joel's job suddenly in doubt, he's worried that everything is about to change. Joel has given...

Request
Accidentally Amy  by Lynn Painter

Accidentally Amy

Lynn Painter

"Isabella Shay is usually a very honest person. But when she's running late for her first day at her dream job and the barista yells for 'Amy' three times with no answer, she does the unthinkable. Izzy takes that PSL. It's the exact drink she ordered and paid...

Request
Lovers and liars  by Josephine Cox

Lovers and liars

Josephine Cox

"In the sleepy Lancashire village of Salmesbury, childhood sweethearts Emily and John are secretly planning a life together when they are cruelly forced apart. Already abandoned by her father, and unhappy at home, Emily is heartbroken when John leaves the...

Request
Midnight rainbows over the little village  by Ella Cook

Midnight rainbows over the little village

Ella Cook

"The best things in life are those we don't plan. After years on the move, Imogen Finnegan is ready to put down roots. She's purchased an old shop in the quaint village of Broclington so she can open a holistic therapy business. Kim Macpearson wants a spark to...

Request
A Christmas surprise in Pelican Crossing  by Maggie (Novelist) Christensen

A Christmas surprise in Pelican Crossing

Maggie (Novelist) Christensen

"Christmas is coming to Pelican Crossing, bringing with it a host of surprises. Fifty-eight-year-old widow Rachel Mason thought she had her life all figured out - running her quaint Bed and Breakfast, spending time with her grandkids, and keeping her loyal...

Request
Second chances at the Little Village Sanctuary  by Ella Cook

Second chances at the Little Village Sanctuary

Ella Cook

"Rick Finnegan, a charming yet irresponsible social media star, has hit rock bottom. After a drunken escapade leaves a village cafe in ruins, he's sentenced to community service in the very village he disrupted: Broclington. He's sent to Little Village...

Request
How (not) to hate a duke  by Jennifer Haymore

How (not) to hate a duke

Jennifer Haymore

"Georgiana Milford may be a wealthy heiress without title, but even she has her limits. It's vexing enough to be courted by every fortune-hunting noble during the Season - goodness, you'd think she was hiding a gold mine beneath her skirts! But this is not to...

Request
Truth or wolf  by Anne Marsh

Truth or wolf

Anne Marsh

"Welcome to Moonlight Valley, Tennessee... the secret paranormal sibling of Penny Reid's Green Valley and a small town where bearded werewolves outnumber the unsuspecting human inhabitants. Twin brothers Atticus and Ford Boone may share the same face and the...

Request
A lady's rules for ruin  by Jennifer Haymore

A lady's rules for ruin

Jennifer Haymore

"Miss Frances Cherrington has long been criticized as independent and prickly. And she's fine with it. Truth be told, she'd prefer to be a spinster - damn her family's desires. But it's a conversation with the devilishly handsome yet highly infuriating Earl of...

Request
Saved by the Scot  by Jennifer Haymore

Saved by the Scot

Jennifer Haymore

"The Warrior: Ever since the Battle of Waterloo, Sir Colin Stirling has struggled with memories that haunt him night and day. Driven near to madness, he no longer trusts himself with meaningful relationships of any kind. At least in this temporary sanctuary,...

Request
Earls rush in  by Jennifer Haymore

Earls rush in

Jennifer Haymore

"The beloved "sunshine" of the ton, Miss Charlotte Chapman, is trapped in the carriage with an utter madman. There's simply no other explanation for it. Why else would the rough, reclusive Earl of Trevelyan--her deceased brother's most beloved friend--sweep...

Request
To love a Scot  by Jennifer Haymore

To love a Scot

Jennifer Haymore

"The Warrior... Sir Robert Campbell is a hero revered for his prowess as a leader and a soldier. He takes control of any troublesome situation... except when it involves the beautiful Englishwoman who stole his heart four years ago. The Lady... Lady Claire...

Request
The spinster and Mr. Scott  by Jennifer Haymore

The spinster and Mr. Scott

Jennifer Haymore

"The Warrior... On the bloody battlefield at Waterloo, Sergeant Duncan Scott, "The Unbreakable Scott," has been injured at last. But when he wakes to the sight of Lady Grace Carrington's bonny face, he's certain his stab wound was the best thing that ever...

Request
Flirting with disaster  by Naina Kumar

Flirting with disaster

Naina Kumar

"It's been years since Meena separated from her husband, Nikhil... years since they first laid eyes on each other in their home state of Texas, years since they spontaneously wed in Las Vegas and she felt true happiness. Now a high-powered lawyer on Capitol...

Request
Pansies  by Alexis J. Hall

Pansies

Alexis J. Hall

"Alfie Bell is ... fine. He's got a six-figure salary, a penthouse in Canary Wharf, the car he swore he'd buy when he was eighteen, and a bunch of fancy London friends. It's rough, though, going back to South Shields now that they all know he's a fully paid-up...

Request
Once smitten, twice shy  by Chloe Liese

Once smitten, twice shy

Chloe Liese

"Since heartbreak entered the scene, Juliet Wilmot, once a hopeless romantic, has sworn off love. But when she's presented with the chance to revisit romance - purely for practice - with the gorgeous, off-limits guy she keeps serendipitously running into, it...

Request
Drive me wild  by Carly Robyn

Drive me wild

Carly Robyn

"The stakes this season have never been higher... Josie Bancroft may be single, but she is definitely not ready to mingle. All she wants to do post-breakup is focus on herself. A simple task, but as a marketing manager for McAllister Racing, she spends every...

Request
Yield under great persuasion  by Alexandra Rowland

Yield under great persuasion

Alexandra Rowland

"Tam Becket has hated Lord Lyford since they were boys. The fact that he's also been sleeping with the man for the last ten years is irrelevant. When they were both nine years old, Lyford smashed Tam's entry into the village's vegetable competition. Nearly...

Request
The boyfriend hypothesis  by Susannah Nix

The boyfriend hypothesis

Susannah Nix

"After a string of lousy boyfriends, chemical engineer Penny Popplestone is developing a theory: boys are nothing but trouble! So she swears off men until she can figure out why they keep cheating on her. But her no-men resolution hits a snag when the...

Request
A debutante's desire  by Felicity George

A debutante's desire

Felicity George

"Debutante Georgiana Bailey is focused on finding funding for her charity home, so when the wealthy John Tyrold needs her help, Georgiana believes it is the perfect arrangement--until their mutual feelings begin to get in the way."--Provided by publisher.

Request
Dirty letters  by Vi Keeland

Dirty letters

Vi Keeland

"I'd never forgotten him--a man I'd yet to meet. Griffin Quinn was my childhood pen pal, the British boy who couldn't have been more different from me. Over the years, through hundreds of letters, we became best friends, sharing our deepest, darkest secrets...

Request
Crossing the line  by Kelly Jamieson

Crossing the line

Kelly Jamieson

"Ben. On the ice I'm formidable, relentless and I lead by example. Now my coach wants me to step up as Captain - and lead the team off the ice too. But this is my worst nightmare; I'd rather play hockey naked than do any kind of public speaking! To make...

Request
Mated for Christmas  by Terry Spear

Mated for Christmas

Terry Spear

"A romantic holiday vacation is just what these two wolves need to take their romance to the next level. Arctic wolf shifters Sheri Whitmore and her boyfriend, Slade White, celebrate a festive Christmas at a cabin retreat in the forests of Minnesota. But when...

Request
Carnal urges  by J. T. Geissinger

Carnal urges

J. T. Geissinger

"Carnal (adjective): 1) Relating to the pleasures of the body 2) Given to sensual indulgence 3) The man who kidnapped me The devil has blue eyes, an Irish accent, and a hatred for me that runs deep. He blames me for starting a war. Consorting with his enemies....

Request
Ruthless creatures  by J. T. Geissinger

Ruthless creatures

J. T. Geissinger

"Five years ago, my fiancé disappeared. He left me with a wedding dress I'd never wear. Left me with the kind of scars that can't be healed. The man I built my future on vanished like a ghost. All that remained were my broken heart and a million unanswered...

Request
Deserving Ryleigh  by Susan Stoker

Deserving Ryleigh

Susan Stoker

"Ryleigh Lodge has secrets. Her new friends, the men and women at The Refuge, already know that for months she lied about her name, her hacking skills, and how she got the job in the first place. But there's one last secret. One so explosive, it could cost her...

Request
Surprises on the Scottish Isle  by Lilac Mills

Surprises on the Scottish Isle

Lilac Mills

"Will they get a second chance at first love? When newly divorced Tara McTaigh spots an advert for a studio to let in Castle Coorie's craft centre, she packs up her Edinburgh life and moves to the Isle of Skye, eager for a fresh start. Little does she know...

Request
A new chapter at the Borrow a Bookshop  by Kiley Dunbar

A new chapter at the Borrow a Bookshop

Kiley Dunbar

"Will her new love story be the one she's read before? A decade after they said goodbye after graduation, old friends Jack and Annie reunite in the beautiful village of Clove Lore in Devon - what more could these bookworms want than a holiday running the...

Request
The temple of swoon  by Jo Segura

The temple of swoon

Jo Segura

"Her mission: find the Lost City of the Moon in the Amazon rainforest. His mission: protect the holy temple...and his heart. While her mentor may be the world's most badass archaeologist, the only thing bad about Dr. Miriam Jacobs are her corny jokes. But when...

Request
For one night only  by Jessica James

For one night only

Jessica James

"Despite her fame as a former vocalist and current actress, Valerie Quinn's life does not rock. When her musical TV show finds itself on the network chopping block, Valerie hastily reassembles her old band, the Glitter Bats. A reunion concert could be her...

Request
Single player  by Tara Tai

Single player

Tara Tai

"Cat Li cares about two things: video games and swoony romances. The former means there hasn't been much of the latter in her (real) life, but when she lands her dream job writing the love storylines for Compass Hollow--the next big thing in games--she knows...

Request
Cloaked in beauty  by Karen Witemeyer

Cloaked in beauty

Karen Witemeyer

"Hidden away for fifteen years, Letty Hood must now return home under the protection of Pinkerton agent Philip Carmichael to claim her birthright. As they journey together, Letty and Philip come to rely on each other, but their growing feelings might become...

Request
Love in translation  by Joss Wood

Love in translation

Joss Wood

"Up until a few months ago, Rheo Whitlock had it all. Stability, self-confidence and a safe job as an interpreter for the United Nations... It was the predictable sort of existence she, as a dedicated homebody, had always dreamed of - the security she'd needed...

Request
Stuck in the country with you  by Zuri Day

Stuck in the country with you

Zuri Day

"Genesis Washington is blindsided when the farm she's inherited just happens to be right next door to Jaxson King, the regrettable one-night stand she's still painfully attracted to. This man has aged like the finest of wines, and what's worse, he's now a...

Request
A tempest of desire  by Lorraine Heath

A tempest of desire

Lorraine Heath

"After surviving a horrific railway accident, Viscount Langdon retreats to his private island to recover and conquer the nightmarish memories that continue to haunt him. The very last thing he wants - or expects - is for London's most infamous courtesan to...

Request
The Christmas pact  by Vi Keeland

The Christmas pact

Vi Keeland

"Riley Kennedy's emails keep getting crossed with her male colleague, Kennedy Riley. The infuriating man forwards them along with his annoying commentary and unsolicited advice. At least she never has to see him in person, since they work in different...

Request
Love & lobsters  by Shannon M. Parker

Love & lobsters

Shannon M. Parker

"Female lobsterman Charlie Pinkham is content with her seaside life in Christmas Cove, Maine. Single and surrounded by friends and community, Charlie has always been more comfortable braving the bold Atlantic rather than diving into the messy business of...

Request
5 golden flings

5 golden flings

"Ms. Tinsel is hitting the road with her wishing ornaments and the magic of Christmas is about to arrive... Five ornaments-each unique, fragile, and destined to bring a special couple together for the holidays. A dragon. A heart split in two. A bell. A snow...

Request
The view from the top  by Rachel Lacey

The view from the top

Rachel Lacey

"When a driven businesswoman from Boston collides with a free-spirited artist on a Vermont mountainside, they share a memorable--and steamy--night, but life soon pits them against each other over the fate of a family business. Emily Janssen prefers to play it...

Request
Huntress unleashed  by Terry Spear

Huntress unleashed

Terry Spear

"Dane hunts down rogue vampires and is on a mission when he is ambushed and pays the price. Jacqueline Anderson also hunts rogue vampires, loses to a vampire, and fights her attraction to the hunter when she has her own demons to battle. For the two of them,...

Request
Dreaming of the Highland wolf  by Terry Spear

Dreaming of the Highland wolf

Terry Spear

"Evander Cameron works for the MacNeill wolf pack, taking their Irish wolfhounds to dog show competitions and breeding them, when one of his charges takes off and meets up with his dream dog -- a Scottish deerhound. Evander discovers her owner is the kind of...

Request
All the missing pieces  by Catherine Cowles

All the missing pieces

Catherine Cowles

"A podcaster obsessed with true crime discovers herself on the trail of a man who may be responsible for her sister's disappearance. Unfortunately, this man is also tied to the local sheriff, which brings them together in more ways than one."--

Request
Delicate escape  by Catherine Cowles

Delicate escape

Catherine Cowles

"Shepard Colson is all golden-boy charm and devastating good looks. But I know what it's like to be taken in by easy smiles and the promise of forever--I have the scars to prove it. Only the handsome contractor won't stop coming by the bakery and prying little...

Request
The ballad of Mary Kearney  by Katherine (Irish novelist) Mezzacappa

The ballad of Mary Kearney

Katherine (Irish novelist) Mezzacap...

"An impoverished tenant farmer sends his seventeen-year-old daughter Mary into service at the home of his Ascendancy landlord. Viscount Kilkeel, the impulsive but idealistic son of Lord Goward, lately returned from the Grand Tour, cohabits openly there with...

Request
Last shot  by Emma Pignatiello

Last shot

Emma Pignatiello

"Solving a murder that hasn't happened yet should be easy, right? But when Maxella Conrad barges her way onto the illustrious Barbarani Estate to warn them about a murder plot, her life becomes anything but easy. For one thing, there's Greyson Hawke, the...

Request
Visions of darkness  by A. L. Jackson

Visions of darkness

A. L. Jackson

"Aria Rialta is a girl of two realities. One she was born to. The other she was chosen for. Both are a threat. Every night when Aria falls asleep, she enters the nightmare world of Faydor to fight a war. It's her calling to help destroy the Kruen, who feed sin...

Request
The secret daughter  by Anne Gracie

The secret daughter

Anne Gracie

"Orphaned Zoë Benoît has spent the last three years in Paris learning how to be a lady. But Zoë is torn - as an independent spirit and a talented artist, she cannot help but want more than the tightly controlled life of a society lady. On an impulsive visit to...

Request
Penniless until the earl's proposal  by Helen Dickson

Penniless until the earl's proposal

Helen Dickson

"From feuding neighbours...to a union at the altar? Having lost her fiancé to war, Lady Juliet Sinclair refuses to lose her home to her brother's gambling debts. She certainly wouldn't otherwise be contemplating a marriage offer from her arrogant - yet...

Request
The bad bridesmaid  by Rachael Johns

The bad bridesmaid

Rachael Johns

"When serial dater Winifred Darling - Fred - is asked to be the maid of honour at her mother's sixth wedding, she's determined to do everything in her power to stop it. As the author of a forthcoming book called 21 Rules for Not Catching Feelings, she knows...

Request
State of alert  by Marie Force

State of alert

Marie Force

"Lieutenant Sam Holland has seen just about everything as a D.C. homicide detective, but she's never been asked to lie to her closest colleagues and her husband until now. With national security on the line, Sam makes a deal with the devil that quickly comes...

Request
I am sin  by Helen Hardt

I am sin

Helen Hardt

"Diana Steel has it all -- a luxurious Denver penthouse, a limitless trust fund, and the job of her dreams at one of the city's top architecture firms. Housing brooding Dragon Locke isn't a priority, but when her sister asks, Diana relents. Dragon knows what...

Request
Lawbreaker  by Diana Palmer

Lawbreaker

Diana Palmer

"Tony Garza has been Odalie Everett's nemesis since the day they met. Once a New Jersey crime boss, Tony now owns an art gallery in New York, where he spends most of his time delegating his shadier business to subordinates. Odalie is a professional singer...

Request
One last rainy day  by Kate (Romance author) Stewart

One last rainy day

Kate (Romance author) Stewart

"'We love rainy days, don't we, baby?' Dominic King doesn't want or need anything . . . except his freedom. The key to his cage is tucked in the suit pocket of his overbearing, overprotective, older brother, Tobias--the leader of a secret vigilante group...

Request
The gravity of us  by Brittainy C. Cherry

The gravity of us

Brittainy C. Cherry

"Graham Russell and I weren't made for one another. I was driven by emotion; he was apathetic. I dreamed while he lived in nightmares. I cried when he had no tears to shed. Despite his frozen heart and my readiness to run, we sometimes shared seconds. Seconds...

Request
Remember when  by Mary Balogh

Remember when

Mary Balogh

"The Dowager Countess of Stratton, Clarissa Ware, née Greenfield, has just presented her younger daughter to the ton, and the rest of her life belongs only to herself. She returns to Ravenswood, intending to spend the summer alone there. But the summer has...

Request
Auckland Council Libraries:New titles Check out the latest new titles in fiction, nonfiction, DVDs, CDs, eBooks, audiobooks, Māori, and community language books.