Lots of great new books coming in romance! Looking forward to the new Susan Andersen and Mona Shroff.

I always look forward to reading the Buzz Books overview of what books are going to be released. Publishers Launch does a great job of aggregating new releases. I especially appreciate the specific genre breakdowns, and romance is one of my favorites!

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book. All thoughts are my own.

This was perfect! Several snippets from Romance books coming out next fall/winter. Just enough to give you a general idea about the book and ramp up your excitement to read them in full. I have definitely added several of these to my TBR and I am eagerly awaiting finding time to read them!

I love reading these Buzz samplers! Each book is a completely different experience and some really capture my interest. Last year’s edition was my first and I found a couple of books I was really excited about reading. It’s a great way to find books and authors you may never have heard of otherwise. It’s easy to skip through the ones that don’t interest you on a Kindle too as each book is a chapter heading. It’s like the book version of movie trailers so you can get different experiences and see which ones are right for you.

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This is a great introduction into some forthcoming fabulous and diverse romance books out this year.
I've added loads to my TBR list and discovered a whole host of new authors.

A great introduction to some of the romance books coming out in the near future.
Its great to get a bit of a feel for what the books are about but I really liked two of those featured and now need to wait until they are published.
If your interested in whats coming up then this is the book for you - a quick read.

Many thanks to Edelweiss, NetGalley and Publishers Lunch for an ARC in exchange for an honest book review. My thoughts and opinions are 100% my own and independent of receiving an advance copy.


In this issue of Buzz Books Romance there are 14 excerpts of a range of romance novels coming out over the next few months. Romance novels are a funny thing. Some of them follow the trope of guy/girl meet, there’s tension - they either can’t stand each other or have to stay away from each other, and of course you are guaranteed a happy ending. Some have steamy scenes and some are very PG. For the most part, I am not interested in this kind, although every once in a while I can get into one of these stories.

This sampling offers some of these types, there is historical fiction, a few LGBTQ stories, an Amish story (yes, this is a type), some more humorous offerings and other general stories. I tend to gravitate towards the stories that have the woman off on a personal journey, usually relocated to a small town, hopefully coastal. Then, even though she isn’t looking for it, love finds her.

I did end up adding a few to my list that I’m looking forward to. I really love these Buzz Books because you can get a sense of what the novel is like. This really helps in making better choices on books that you want and not wasting time or money on those you don’t.

This was a great mix of snippets from upcoming romance novels and I'm excited to read them all! I especially enjoyed Paris is Always a Good Idea, How to Fail at Flirty, and Meet you in the Middle.

Buzz Books 2020: Romance by Publishers Lunch is a great reference for me as a librarian. I will definitely recommend some of the titles to my patrons who anxiously await the latest and greatest in this genre.

Great insight of the upcoming romance books.
Some of them looks really promising.
Thank you so much!!

Romeantically Challenged by Marina Adair

This one looks like a fun book. Asian American heroine who’s every ex found their soulmate after dating her ends up in a cabin with a tough photojournalist.

The Ballad of Hallie Taylor by Susan Andersen

A daring young woman pushes back against societal constraints in a feminist, coming-of-age Western romance from. Historical western romance. Neither are my thing but some people like them.

Searching For Rose by Dana Becker

Heroine’s sister disappears and while In Amish Pennsylvania, telling the police she has been missing, Amish Hero speaks up and says he saw her. While trying to solve the mystery, he is her one ally in the secretive and possibly dangerous community.

The Roommate by Rosie Danan

The family of the heroine is infamous and she set out across the country to apartment share with her former neighbor, the guy she has been in love with forever. Instead, she ends up living with the Hero of the story and her living situation might be more scandalous than what her family has done. This one looks like my kind of book. Though I think because of the family she will probably resist falling for him and getting intimate, so I am not sure how steamy it will be.

Meet You In The Middle by Devon Daniels

Hate to love story that takes place in Washington DC. The heroine is an aide to a female senator and trying to get a child care bill passed. She reaches out to the Hero who works for another senator to try to get him on their side, sparks fly from the get-go and the heroine is none to happy with the Hero. This is billed as an opposite attracts book and I do like the enemies to lovers trope. But I doubt I will read it because the political arena bores me to tears. I don’t want to read about it

The Cul-de-Sac War by Melissa Ferguson

The first meeting between the Hero and heroine in this one was truly a meet cute, that is until she sees him with another woman curled up next to him in the theatre where she is acting onstage. The very short summary said this was about two enemies that live next door to each other, but I was reading the first chapter and didn’t see that yet. I was really liking it so I decided not to read further. I will wait until I get the book.

Follow Your Heart by Brenda Jackson

Heroine is a talk show host, Hero is a Senator. I hope this one isn’t more about their jobs than the romance. Like I said before, I hate books about politico’s. The beginning has a lot of talking politics, the senator is on the short list of party hopefuls and his mentor reminds him there has never been a U.S. President that wasn’t married. So I doubt this book will be too overly political.

Paris is Always a Good Idea by Jenn Mckinlay
Rom-com where the 30 year old heroine retraces her gap year trip through Europe. After just reading that in the summary, I am wondering why someone who just hit 30 would retrace a trip she had already done. I don’t know about you, but when I was 30 I felt like I just barely got out of high school and college. The heroine freaks out when she finds out that her father is getting married. He opens her eyes to the fact that she hasn’t done anything with her life but work and she has put so much into her work at the expense of everything else in her life.

Better Than People by Roan Parrish

MM Romance with anxiety ridden Hero who prefers pets to people. This premise kills me “When the countdown to adopting his own dogs is unexpectedly put on hold, Simon turns to the PetShare app to find the animal TLC he’s been missing.” The other Hero is in an accident and while in the hospital he needs some help with his pets. That is why he turns to PetShare. So I guess I really like this meeting. The meeting is my favorite part of a romance novel. Though, I generally don’t read MM unless there is an F involved, I might give it a try.

A Duke, The Lady, and a Baby by Vanessa Riley

Historical romance, so not my thing. Here is the premise: “an Afro-Caribbean heiress and recent widow finds herself falling for the dashing Duke who was named as a guardian to her son.” After her husband’s suicide and some very dark times, the heroine loses everything, including her son. She ends up getting hired as her son’s nanny. The Guardian is a wounded military Hero.

Then There Was You (HQN) by Mona Shroff

Damaged Helicopter medic falls for Kindergarten teacher Of Indian descent, who works at a bar to supplement her income. The heroine is getting over a break-up and the Hero saw her a while back and couldn’t get her out of his mind. I got engrossed in the story right off the bat. I think this one might be good, but it needs a good cover.

How To Fail At Flirting by Denise Williams

Heroine Naya suffered past abuse and meets Hero Aaron who makes her laugh. The University where she is a professor is going through a reorganization and he works for the consulting company who decides which jobs are being cut. Heroine’s abusive ex returns to town at the same time and he is a professor as well. Could be a good one. With this title and the drawn cover that I usually associate with rom-com’s I was a bit surprised the beginning of the book sounds a bit dark.

Scandalous Secrets by Synithia Williams

Hero Byron has just won the senate primary and is set to marry a woman that would be the perfect senator’s wife. However, his Senate bid is about to be derailed by a rumor that he is a deadbeat Dad. Byron helped his friend Zoe out of an abusive situation years back by putting his name on the birth certificate of Zoe’s daughter. Now they need to work together and the chemistry between them is explosive.

The Way You Temp Me by Elle wright

The Hero is a former child star who expected to be promoted to Talent Manager in his fathers company, but his father instead promotes the heroine who is doing well in the company and modeled her career after the father. The Hero bought a ring and is ready to marry the woman he is proposing to. However, the woman dumps him for a star basketball player and he finds out because it is a headline in People magazine. Not really my kind of book, I like strong men who are at the top of their game, I want to read about someone who could take all my troubles away, not someone who has so much of his own. But that is just me.

After reading this I wonder where they got these as “Buzz Books” I haven’t heard any buzz about any of these books. I think this book is a tool to create buzz for these books so maybe that explains the title. Anyway, I did notice a lot of diversity in these books so that is one thing I thought was great. They weren’t all white heterosexual couples, so that is one thing I enjoyed. I wish there were more that I plan to read, but that is just my personal preference. I hope this review helps to garner some attention for these books.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This is a great sampler of upcoming romance novels. This is a perfect book for romance lovers that want a small taste of a new novel before actually buying it. Some of the stories were not really my taste, but I enjoyed the diversity of stories offered.

I absolutely love every edition of Buzz Books! It does cause me to add way more books to my TBR pile, and my phone is also full of way too many screenshots of future releases, but it's worth it!

I'm making a conscious effort to branch out of my usual genres this year. Also, with the current situation and my desire to be more worldly and empathetic, I want to read more work by authors of color. I love how the Buzz Books allow for this branching out by selecting and highlighting titles by minority authors and other works that may not usually be on my radar. I will definitely be adding several of these titles to my TBR, including "A Duke, The Lady, and A Baby" and "Follow Your Heart."

Enjoy these little previews! Love the sneak peeks.

Thanks to publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book. While I got the book for free,it had no bearing on the rating I gave it.

Such an amazing way to discover new titles. In a few pages we can totally see if we like the tone and/or the characters. How to Fail at Flirting seems particularly fun! 😊

Thanks for the review source, it's very helpful to have something to preview titles in. Not sure why this requiring feedback however since it's more a source for choosing books to review than a book to review.

THIS IS GENIUS! I absolutely LOVE that you have snippets of each book and that you pre-release this grouping so that we can select a book of interest with a bit of a sample before committing to the entire book.

Also, who doesn't love to know what's up and coming for the year??!! This is really, really great!

Thank you Publishers Lunch, Publishers Lunch BUZZ BOOKS and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review. Always so grateful for the opportunity to read complimentary books!

I enjoy reading the new Buzz Books and reading excerpts from books that haven't been published yet, particularly the one for romance. I always discover new authors and books I want to read. I especially enjoyed reading the excerpts for Romantically Challenged by Marina Adair, The Roommate by Rosie Dannan, The Cul de Sac War by Melissa Ferguson, Paris is Always a Good Idea by Jenn McKenna and particularly Better than People by Roan Parrish - because cats and dogs make everything better.