NYPL's Best New Romance Books, 2025: Accessible Versions with BARD & Bookshare Links
The New York Public Library is pleased to announce its 2025 list of Best New Romance Books. From dashing dukes to passionate pickleballers, sexy supernatural creatures to flirting frenemies, with spice levels across the spectrum, there’s something for everyone on our list of the best new romance titles—handpicked by our expert librarians and staff.
If you find it hard to read standard print, The New York Public Library’s Andrew Heiskell Library provides free access to talking books, talking book players, braille, a talking book download website and a free talking book and e-braille app for mobile devices. Learn more and apply.
Discover the full list of NYPL's 50 Best New Romance Books!
You can also download a printable version of the list.
DB (digital talkingbook) | BR (Braille) | BK (Bookshare)
Note: DB = available on BARD in talking book format and as a mailable talking book. These formats are available through the links, or you can call us at 212-206-5400 to order a physical copy through the mail. Some titles are available through Bookshare and can be found through the Bookshare (BK) link under that title. All Heiskell members can gain access to Bookshare for free.
Any Duke in a Storm by Amalie Howard BK
The Beast Takes a Bride by Julie Anne Long BK
Birding With Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb DB, BK
Bride by Ali Hazelwood DB, BR, BK
Bull Moon Rising by Ruby Dixon DB, BK
Daydream by Hannah Grace DB, BK
The Design of Us by Sajni Patel BK
The Duchess by Sophie Jordan BK
The Ex Vows by Jessica Joyce DB, BK
Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey DB, BK
Funny Story by Emily Henry DB, BR, BK
A Gamble at Sunset by Vanessa Riley BK
Her Adventures in Temptation by Megan Frampton BK
Her Knight at the Museum by Bryn Donovan BK
My Season of Scandal by Julie Anne Long BK
My Vampire Plus-One by Jenna Levine DB, BK
The Next Best Fling by Gabriella Gamez DB, BK
The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holton DB, BK
Pickleballers by Illana Long BK
The Propsects by K.T. Hoffman DB, BK
Slowdance by Rainbow Rowell DB, BK
How You Get the Girl by Anita Kelly BK
I'll Have What He's Having by Adib Khorram BK
In Want of a Viscount by Lorraine Heath BK
Isabel and the Rogue by Liana De la Rosa DB, BK
It Takes a Rake by Anna Bennett BK
Kilt Trip by Alexandra Kiley BK
The Kiss Countdown by Etta Easton DB, BK
Lady Scandal by Laura Lee Guhrke BK
Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places by Claire Kann BK
Love and Other Conspiracies by Mallory Marlowe BK
The Love Remedy by Elizabeth Everett BK
Marriage & Masti by Nisha Sharma BK
Match Me If You Can by Swati Hegde BK
The Spy and I by Tiana Smith BK
Summertime Punchline by Betty Corrello BK
Till There Was You by Lindsay Hameroff BK
Triplesec by T.J. Alexander DB, BK
The Trouble With Inventing a Viscount by Vivienne Lorret BK
Under Loch and Key by Lana Ferguson BK
Wake Me Most Wickedly by Felicia Grossman BK
The Wedding Witch by Erin Sterling DB, BK
When Grumpy Met Sunshine by Charlotte Stein BK
When I Think of You by Myah Ariel BK
Whenever You're Ready by Rachel Runya Katz BK