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June 2026 Romance Releases

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These are the 24 romance books coming out in June 2026 that I absolutely can't wait for! There's queer romance, sports, fantasy, vampires, historical, something for everyone! And to save a graphic of this list for later, head over to my Instagram  ❤️
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Contemporary

Everything from steamy contemporary to rom-coms, sports romance to suspense. If it's set in our modern day world, it's here!

 
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June 1
A masc x femme contemporary romance novella, ASD & Ace rep
Downtown by J.S. Jasper
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June 2
An M/M tennis romance following the first opening gay tennis player and his handsome new rival at the US Open
The Open Era by Edward Schmit
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June 2
Third book in an M/M, opposites attract contemporary romance series.
Father Material (London Calling #3) by Alexis Hall
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June 2
A soft & gentle M/M romance following 2 ex-roommates who reconnect to help save a struggling farm.
Among the Wildflowers (Greyfin Bay #2) by Anita Kelly
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June 4
Sports meets espionage in a romance following a chronically ill runner and an ex-Navy Seal
Fake Out Make Out by Kate Williams
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June 9
Romance following a stand-in girlfriend and a business heir who spend the summer at his family's summer beach house.
The Summer Girlfriend by Kristina Forest
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June 9
The sequel to Tourist Season. A villain romcom set in a small town
Harvest Season (Seasons of Carnage #2) by Brynne Weaver
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Sow-burn romance following coauthors who find all the tropes they're writing are playing out in real life
Tropesick by Lauren Okie
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June 16
A second-chance, forbidden romance set in small town northern Ontario
North Country by K.A. Tucker
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June 16
The start of a new series! A romantic suspense following a woman who returns to her small town and finds herself involved in a murder investigation.
Rumors & Whiskey (The Whiskey Women #1) by Victoria Wilder
 
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June 16
A sapphic volleyball romance following rivals competing in a beach volleyball championship.
Bump, Set, Sparks by Jennifer Moffatt
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June 18
Surprise baby, hockey romance from the author of A Love Most Fatal
Bar Down Baby! by Kath Richards
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June 23
Fated mates romance following a woman who hits her head and wakes up in Dublin.
In Every Possible Way by Alicia Thompson
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June 23
Storm chaser photographers share a car while competing for a career-changing magazine cover
Chase Me If You Can by Heather Frances
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June 25
Standalone hockey romance following a newly single father and his son's youth hockey coach
Home Ice by Saxon James
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Fantasy

This is all things speculative! High fantasy, paranormal, things not set in the real world.

 
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June 2
Slowburn romcom following a necromancer and his escort on a doomed mission to stop an undead army
Hopeless Necromantic (The Catseye Chronicles #1) by Shiloh Briar
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June 9
The sequel to Metal Slinger. A fantasy romance following heroine discovering her true identity and the world of magic she'd been denied
Light Wielder (Fire & Metal #2) by Rachel Schneider
 
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June 9
The start of a sapphic fantasy duet. A young mermaid is forced to choose between life above or below water.
Endless Blue Beneath (Daughters of Atlantea #1) by Shannon K. English
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June 16
MMF romantasy following a dhampir woman who falls for the Knight and Prince who captured her
Dhampira by Amy Pennza
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June 16
An MM magical romcom following Hades who is trapped on Earth as he falls for his florist neighbor
Dearly Departed by Chip Pons
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June 23
A not-so-evil villain strikes a deal with a not-quite-perfect hero to fake a feud and boost their reputations in this MM fantasy romance
Nemesis Mine by Amy Archer
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June 30
Heirs to their covens become reluctant allies to take out the insidious power forming.
Witch Season (Broken Coven #1) by Julia Bianco
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Historical

Victorian London, wallflowers, rakes, and even a bawdy dictionary. This is all the June releases set NOT in modern day.

 
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June 23
A historical romance following a wallflower writing a dictionary of bawdy slang who arranges her own marriage to the town rake.
The Very Definition of Love (The Bancroft Sisters #1) by Sophia Benoit
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June 30
A retelling of Beauty and the Beast set in Regency London’s Jewish community. A single father finds himself entranced by the same woman he once rejected
Dearest Beast (Once Upon the East End #3) by Felicia Grossman
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