“So many books, so little time” is a common phrase that every reader understands as they look (longingly? dazedly?) at their TBR pile. I know I’m certainly guilty of wishing I had more time to read!
However, by that same token, I think adding books to your TBR pile has become a hobby in and of itself — like reading or collecting books. So with that, I’ve decided to post a little round-up of romance books on my TBR that were recently released in February 2023. Now this isn’t a complete list, but here are five highly anticipated new release romances that may interest you too!
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February 2023 New Releases
Encore in Death – JD Robb
In Death #56
Amazon | The Ripped Bodice
It was a glittering event full of A-listers, hosted by Eliza Lane and Brant Fitzhugh, the most glittering of all celebrity couples. Everyone had expected the party to be in the newspapers the next day but not because one of the hosts was murdered! As the crowd had gathered to watch Eliza sing, Fitzhugh had raised a final toast to his glamorous wife and fallen to the floor. Death by cyanide poisoning. It’s time for Lt. Eve Dallas to make her entrance.
From all accounts, Fitzhugh wasn’t the kind of star who made enemies. Eliza, on the other hand, had many rivals, and a few of them could class as enemies. Since the champagne cocktail that killed Brant was originally intended for Eliza, could it be that she was the real target?
With so many people at the party, Eve has her work cut out determining who could commit murder in the middle of a crowd. As one who’s not fond of the spotlight, she dreads the media circus surrounding a case like this. All she wants is to figure out who’s truly innocent, and who’s only acting that way…
Powerless – Elsie Silver
Chestnut Springs #3
Amazon | The Ripped Bodice
Two childhood best friends. Two broken hearts. One impromptu road trip to get away from everything.
I’ve been living in the friend zone for years now.
To Jasper Gervais’s fans, he’s just the hockey heartthrob on TV. But to me, he’s still the lost boy with sad eyes and a heart of gold. The man I’ve loved in secret for years.
So when my life falls apart on my wedding day, it only makes sense that he’s the one to swoop in and save me. And when his world comes crashing down around him, I’m there to return the favour.
But the more time alone we spend together, the more I start to realise that Jasper isn’t looking at me like a friend anymore. And he isn’t touching me like one, either.
He acts like he wants me.
But after years of turning me away, he’s going to need to prove it…
Secretly Yours – Tessa Bailey
Vine Mess #1
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Hallie Welch fell hard for Julian Vos at fourteen, after they almost kissed in the dark vineyards of his family’s winery. Now the prodigal hottie has returned to Napa Valley, and when Hallie is hired to revamp the gardens on the Vos estate, she wonders if she’ll finally get that smooch. But the starchy professor isn’t the teenager she remembers and their polar opposite personalities clash spectacularly.
One wine-fueled girls’ night later, Hallie can’t shake the sense that she did something reckless—and then she remembers the drunken secret admirer letter she left for Julian. Oh shit.
On sabbatical from his ivy league job, Julian plans to write a novel. But having Hallie gardening right outside his window is the ultimate distraction. She’s eccentric, chronically late, often literally covered in dirt—and so unbelievably beautiful, he can’t focus on anything else. Until he finds an anonymous letter sent by a woman from his past.
Even as Julian wonders about this admirer, he’s sucked further into Hallie’s orbit. Like the flowers she plants all over town, Hallie is a burst of color in Julian’s grayscale life. For a man who irons his socks and runs on tight schedules, her sunny chaotic energy makes zero sense. But there’s something so familiar about her… and her very presence is turning his world upside down.
End of Story – Kylie Scott
Amazon | The Ripped Bodice
When Susie inherits her beloved aunt’s house, the last person she expects to help renovate it is Lars – her ex’s best friend. The same man who witnessed their humiliating public breakup six months ago. She isn’t exactly eager to have anyone around whose alliance is with the enemy but beggars can’t be choosers and the sooner the repairs are done, the sooner she can get back to embracing singledom.
Things go from awkward to unbelievable when Lars discovers a divorce certificate hidden in a wall and dated ten years in the future – with both their names on it. It couldn’t possibly be real…could it? As Susie and Lars work to unravel the document’s origins, the impossibility of a spark between them suddenly doesn’t seem so far-fetched. But would a relationship between them be doomed before it’s even begun?
The Counterfeit Scoundrel – Lorraine Heath
The Chessmen: Masters of Seduction #1
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Born into an aristocratic family, yearning for a life beyond Society’s strictures, Marguerite “Daisy” Townsend is an enterprising sleuth. Hired to obtain proof of a wife’s infidelity, she secures a position in the household of the woman’s lover, never expecting to be lured into the seductive blackguard’s arms herself.
Devilishly handsome, David Blackwood, known widely as Bishop, quickly realizes the enticing maid is interested in far more than dusting. She aims to uncover his sins. Although tempted by the dangerous beauty, he can’t risk her learning the truth: his affairs are chaste. As a boy who witnessed his mother’s abusive relationship, Bishop now helps desperate wives escape unhappy marriages.
Yet when he is accused of murdering the husband of a “paramour,” he is forced to seek Daisy’s assistance in proving his innocence. As their perilous search draws them into a web of deceits, they can no longer deny their simmering desire. Once secrets are revealed, will Daisy’s counterfeit scoundrel give up the scandalous games he plays and surrender his heart into her keeping?
Let me know in the comments below if any of these books are on your TBR!
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Bookishly Nomes 