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Readers' Most Anticipated New Romances for 2024
“The heart has its reasons, of which reason knows nothing.”
Blaise Pascal, the 17th-century French mathematician, said that. He was a lifelong bachelor, as it happens. Seems relevant. Still, to lift the spirits, there’s nothing like a good love story, or even just a good lust story.
Happily for all, we have both types in this latest installment of our Most Anticipated series for 2024. The romance aisle remains a popular and busy one, and the books gathered here represent highly sought-after incoming titles, according to Goodreads members’ Want to Read shelves.
You’ll find plenty of familiar faces in contemporary romance, including new books from Emily Henry, Kennedy Ryan, Tia Williams, Casey McQuiston, and Carley Fortune. On the historical fiction end of things, look for a new queer Victorian romance series from Emma R. Alban, a sexy Mexican espionage affair from Liana De la Rosa, and the most gloriously strained punny book titles in the business.
This year, we’ve broken out a distinct category for Romantasy and Paranormal Romance, including Ali Hazelwood's much-anticipated paranormal werewolf/vampire saga, Bride. The Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping is the sequel to one of 2022’s breakout hits. Also on tap: Saara El-Arifi’s Faebound, Analeigh Sbrana’s Lore of the Wilds, and Justinian Huang’s The Emperor and the Endless Palace. Sexy! Fantastic!
Watch for a few buzzy debuts, too, from newcomers including Naina Kumar and Yulin Kuang. Bonus trivia to bring everything full circle: Kuang is the director of the film adaptation of Emily Henry’s classic Beach Read.
Click on the book cover images for more information about each title, and don’t forget to feed your poor lonesome Want to Read shelf.
Contemporary Romance
Romantasy & Paranormal Romance
Historical Romance
Now it's your turn! Let us know which new 2024 romances you’re most excited to read this year in the comments below.
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Funny Story looks intriguing.
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I'm bummed that the Historical Romances all have illustrated covers. I'm not inspired to read any of them 😕
I’m tired of this age of illustrated covers for romance and YA. Let’s get back to the times of photography
What ever happened to you can't judge a book by it's cover :P I tend to look at the words in the book for longer than I ever see the cover image. Plus with so may people reading e-books the cover art will probably be changed in a few months to year if the book does well enough.
Sonia wrote: "I'm bummed that the Historical Romances all have illustrated covers. I'm not inspired to read any of them 😕"Me too! What's with all the illustrated covers these days?!
Ha! And I’m just the opposite! I actually prefer illustrated covers! Thankfully, the words inside each book are the same regardless of whether there’s a photograph or an illustration. 😊
I wish there were more diversity amongst these books😕
Fantasy romance covered are becoming indistinguishable 🥲
I came here looking for The Lily of Ludgate Hill by Mimi Matthews, based on how much I liked the previous entries in that series. That one is near the top of my list.Then I read the description of The Emperor and the Endless Palace and it sounds incredible, absolutely my thing(s) -- MM, time travel, high angst -- can't wait for it.
I'm generally not much of a romance reader and would be happy to discover new (to me) authors this year too!
i am SO excited for don’t want you like a best friend the cover is gorgeous 😊💖
I'm excited to read some of these books !!!
they all look so bad tiktok what have you done to my beautiful genre 😭
Please the cover artists must be dying of boredom 😩🙏
Most exciting release of 2024? For me is "Dark Star Burning Ash Falls White", by Amelie Wen Zhao!🐉🫶🏼
Solo me interesa "Bride" y tal vez... "Funny Story".Dios mío todas las portadas son IGUALES, pero como que eso es lo que se esta vendiendo ahora; igual cansa ver lo mismo de siempre.
Where’s the dark romance? If I see one more candy colored cartoon cover 🙄
Sonia wrote: "I'm bummed that the Historical Romances all have illustrated covers. I'm not inspired to read any of them 😕"Completely agree! I much prefer real models. It just gives a different feel to the story.
Painfully straight with cartoonish, identical covers.
Where are the queer romances? Are there any POC romances? Bride looks intriguing.
Gabrieli wrote: "they all look so bad tiktok what have you done to my beautiful genre 😭"FOR REAL!
What is everyone favorite type of romance novel cover?
Ajms98 wrote: "Looks painfully straight."THIS! I was coming here for some queer books to add.
Nsikan wrote: "I’m tired of this age of illustrated covers for romance and YA. Let’s get back to the times of photography"I'm the exact opposite, the photography covers scare me😭 but I will agree that romance covers these days are extremely plain
Nsikan wrote: "I’m tired of this age of illustrated covers for romance and YA. Let’s get back to the times of photography"yes! i really dis like the weirdly drawn covers i like it simple some of these books, no matter how good they are, are just going to be embarrassing to carry around.
"He was a lifelong bachelor, as it happens. Seems relevant" is an all-timer line. Put this post in your portfolio!!
What is listed here I would never read. I wish there was a selection for dark erotica.
Christine wrote: "Ha! And I’m just the opposite! I actually prefer illustrated covers! Thankfully, the words inside each book are the same regardless of whether there’s a photograph or an illustration. 😊"i agree! i always found photographed covers to be tacky sometimes. i will say i prefer the fully illustrated ones to the colorblocked high-saturation ones... but at the end of the day the cover seriously doesn't matter
Carrie wrote: "No dark romance? Bummer. 😑"My thoughts exactly! We'd like variety please, GR.
How about Christina Lauren? No book this year?
Amy wrote: "Where’s the dark romance? If I see one more candy colored cartoon cover 🙄"Omg this!!!! stop with the sunshine and rainbows already!
Nsikan wrote: "I’m tired of this age of illustrated covers for romance and YA. Let’s get back to the times of photography"I'm the opposite, I can't read a book if it has a photography on it's cover.
Crescent City is not romantasy! It is fantasy, and if one needed to be more specific than that, it's epic paranormal fantasy.
Sonia wrote: "I'm bummed that the Historical Romances all have illustrated covers. I'm not inspired to read any of them 😕"No literally...
Ann wrote: "How about Christina Lauren? No book this year?"I was surprised not to see them listed! Their new book, THE PARADISE PROBLEM, is coming out in May.
Nsikan wrote: "I’m tired of this age of illustrated covers for romance and YA. Let’s get back to the times of photography"It's much easier to have decent illustrations than photos (I've seen so many cringe ones I can't even number them!). I'd rather imagine the details myself than have a book ruined by a bad portrayal xD
Sonia wrote: "I'm bummed that the Historical Romances all have illustrated covers. I'm not inspired to read any of them 😕"Like I don't get this trend at all ugh!
There are quite a few LGBTQ books on this list and I am SO excited for them!!
Mary ♥ wrote: "Carrie wrote: "No dark romance? Bummer. 😑"My thoughts exactly! We'd like variety please, GR."
'the books gathered here represent highly sought-after incoming titles, according to Goodreads members’ Want to Read shelves.'
Bruh all the romantasy/paranormal romance covers looks so good makes want to read them all but (if a had de money XD) and it was cute some sapphic books. Also I'm a "new" reader if you may can anybody tell me why most historic romance are in the regency?
(And why every wants erotica???? Do people not like nice things? XD)
damn this is long sorry :v
People complaining about illustrated covers lmao I absolutely hate when books have real people on the cover especially romance. If I see a prom dress cosplaying as historical or shirtless dude on the cover I'm absolutely not buying it. Some of the artists working on these popular titles have been so amazing like Leni Kauffman or Myriam Stratsbourg. Would love to see more popular sapphic romances tho but people have no taste I guess lmao
Emily Henry? Hannah Grace??? Virginia Heath?????I'M DOWN.
2024 is going to be THE YEAR
Let us hope this year is gonna be better!
Alex wrote: "People complaining about illustrated covers lmao I absolutely hate when books have real people on the cover, especially romance. If I see a prom dress cosplaying as historical or shirtless dude on t..."omg same. I read through these comments wondering if I'm the only one who despises most covers with real people on it, lol.
But tbh. I personally prefer Covers without people in general. Like I love the "daughter of the moon goddess" Cover
