Romance Book Blast

Kaitlyn Arford
April 22, 2025

There’s a ton of free romances available in today’s Romance Book Blast! I’m sharing a few of the free books I downloaded today. — Kaitlyn

💃 Romance Book Blast Recommendations

two female mermaids hold each other underwater

Between Salt and Serenades

by Marissa Serrao

Reluctant allies
Alternating POVs
Low spice level

a pink cover with a baseball player holding a woman

Homerun Proposal

by Maren Moore

Golden retriever
Baseball romance
Best friend’s brother

a woman wears a dress in front of a red room

Protectors of Poison

by Laura Greenwood

Egyptian mythology
Modern setting
A goddess FMC

Fake it ‘til You Make Out

by Isla Olsen

Fake dating
Best friends to lovers
Dogs!

a blue background with stars and a woman and a man holding each other

The Love Theorem

by Camilla Isley

Women in STEM
Fun meet cute
Romcom

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🎉 Romance Releases

Contemporary
Wild and Wrangled by Lyla Sage	Bridesmaid by Chance by Meghan Quinn	Change of Pace by Kayla Grosse
The Escape Plan by Katie Bailey	False Start by Nicole Dykes	Fake Dating the Prince by Ashlyn Kane

Fantasy
The Weaver by Tiffany Roberts	The Ashfire King by Chelsea Abdullah	Dead End by Annabel Chase
Lady of the Lake by C.N. Crawford, Alex Rivers	Call of the Fathoms by Emma Hamm	Scorched Skies by E.J. Mellow

Historical
The Geographer’s Map to Romance by India Holton	A Gentleman’s Touch by Mihwa Lee	Madcap with a Marquess by Lizzie C Koz
The Elusive Earl by Grace Burrowes	The Duke Disaster by Kathleen Ayers	A Lady’s Guide to London by Faye Delacour

💌 Romancelandia News

Libro.fm’s Indie Bookshop Appreciation Sale starts today! Lots of romance novels including This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan, Lights Out by Navessa Allen, I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston, and The Prospects by KT Hoffman are available.
Lift 4 Autism is raising money for KultureCity, a national organization serving the autism community. This is your chance to get an ad on Fated Mates, a VIP ticket for the Love Ya’ll Romance Book Fest, and signed books by Chloe Gong, Kate Canterbary, Penny Reid, Sally Thorne, Ana Huang, and so many other authors
Why Booktok loves dark romance. Author Brynne Weaver chats with Rolling Stone
The Romance Era Bookshop had to deal with an annoying email from “the dude.” It’s an example of the harassment romance bookstores have to deal with.
Book publishers are ditching paperbacks.
Madeline Hunter died of cancer on April 15. Manda Collins shares a little about what Madeline’s work meant to her.
Writing an essay can lead to a book deal.

💾 Romancelandia Jobs

Marina Hill needs an author personal assistant ($12/hour)

Eliza Lane needs a character artist for June/July

Rae Knight needs a cover designer for a romantasy

WendiBones needs a gothic cover artist

Angelia M. Swan needs an artist for a profile photo

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