My two favorite things about the new year: fireworks and NEW BOOKS!

Which romance novels are you ready to read in 2020? How many?

I’ve found plenty of books you can start reading in the new year. Prepare yourself the steamy romance releases of January 2020!

(Note: Dates, titles, and covers are subject to change.)

January 1

1. Envied (The Erotic Adventures of Jane in the Jungle #10) by Colette Gale (fantasy)
2. The Gatekeeper (Myths, Legends, and Monsters #1) by K. Alex Walker (paranormal)
3. A Private Affair by A.C. Arthur (contemporary)
4. Song of a Highlander (Arch Through Time #11) by Katy Baker (time travel)
5. Witching Moon by Poppy Woods (LGBTQ paranormal)

January 2

1. Cammers with Benefits (FWB #1) by Kayelle Spring (contemporary)
2. Shelter Me (Frazier Falls #2) by Kelly Collins (contemporary)
3. Stolen Choices (Glacial Blood #6) by Anna Edwards (paranormal)
4. Sweeter by Eve Dangerfield (contemporary)
5. An Unexpected Match by Arianna J. Dayne (BDSM)

January 3

1. Chaos & The Geek (Grace Grayson Security #1) by Elizabeth Stevens (new adult)
2. Chosen by the Dragon (Cruel Selection Dragon #1) by Atlas Rose (paranormal-omegaverse)
3. The Duke of Paris (Tales from the Grand Tour #1) by Merry Farmer (regency)
4. Fate & Flowers (Be Mine #1) by Rowan Nash (contemporary)
5. The Games We Play by Lorrain Allen (African American)
6. Kissing & Telling (Breaking the Rules #1) by Jenna Reed (contemporary)

January 6

1. Faking It as The Maid by Emily James (contemporary)
2. For Sir (The K Club #1) by Rachell Nichole (billionaires)
3. Icy Dare (Springwood #8) by Aliyah Burke (BWWM)
4. Little White Lies (Truth or Lies #1) by Jude Ouvrard (contemporary)
5. Protecting Damian (Blooming Desire #3) by Anders Grey (LGBTQ musicians)
6. Whatever It Takes by S. Jones (contemporary)

January 7

1. Come Back for Me by Corinne Michaels (contemporary)
2. Five Days with a Duke (The Heart of a Scandal #5) by Christi Caldwell (regency)
3. Just Kidding (SWAT Generation 2.0 #1) by Lani Lynn Vale (police)
4. Royal Playboy (Playboy Prince Duet #1) by Nana Malone (royals)
5. A SEAL’s Struggle (SEALS of Chance Creek #9) by Cora Seton (military)
6. Tempted to Kiss (Hard to Love #3) by W. Winters & Willow Winters (contemporary)

January 8

1. The Bear’s Surrogate (Shifter Surrogate Agency #2) by Layla Silver (shifters)
2. Heart Bandit (Gargoyle Night Guardians #1) by Rosalie Redd (paranormal)
3. It All Began with a Note (Accidentally in Love #1) by H.M. Shander (contemporary)
4. A Lady’s Ruinous Plan (Rumor Has It #1) by Lora Darling (regency)

January 10

1. Brayden’s Return (Paranormals of Avynwood #5) by Michelle Dare (shifters)
2. Everything She Thought by Cin Medley (contemporary)
3. The Highlander’s Angel (The Highland Angels #1) by Caroline Lee (Scots)
4. Humans Must Kneel by Loki Renard (sci-fi)
5. My Pretty (Mischief Matchmakers #1) by Madeline Fay (fantasy)
6. Ride by Nina Dawn (contemporary)

January 13

1. Catching the Doctor (Passion’s Price #2) by Lily Bly (contemporary)
2. Husband Material (A Summer of Scandal) by Brenda Jackson (African American)
3. Reaper (Reckoning MC Seer #1) by BE Kelly (bikers)
4. Sugar & Spice: Valentine’s in Holiday Valley by Kaylin Evans (contemporary)
5. Until Mister (Cubs for Rent #5) by Charity Parkerson (LGBTQ)
6. When the Stars Align (West Side #1) by Isabel Jolie (contemporary)

January 14

1. Getting Off Easy (Boys of the Big Easy #4) by Erin Nicholas (firefighters)
2. The Girlfriend Rescue (Disaster City Search and Rescue #1) by Jenna Brandt (K9 police)
3. Ice’s Icing (Heroes for Hire #20) by Dale Mayer (military)
4. Misadventures with a Firefighter by Julie Morgan (firefighters)
5. Mountain Desire (Wild Mountain Men #3) by Vanessa Vale (contemporary)
6. Wake Me (Distracted #1) by Jill Sanders (contemporary)

January 15

1. Bishop (Dead Legion #1) by Kasey Krane (bikers)
2. The Catch (Summer Nights #1) by Lauren H. Mae (contemporary)
3. The Groom Wager (Wrong Way Weddings #1) by Lori Wilde & Pam Andrews Hanson (contemporary)
4. Iron Arm (Hauteville Harts #1) by Kimberly Loper (medieval)
5. Last First Kiss by Patricia Evans Cox (contemporary)
6. Strange Love (Galactic Love #1) by Ann Aguirre (sci-fi)

January 16

1. According to Plan by Dee Lagasse (contemporary)
2. Building Bridges (Bridges Brothers #1) by Lia Fairchild (military)
3. Claimed by the Rogue Wolf (The Real Werewives of Sawtooth Forest #1) by Kristen Strassel (shifters)
4. Talk Dirty, Cowboy (Dirty Cowboy #1) by Elle Thorpe (cowboys)
5. Thick & Thin (Thirds #8) by Charlie Cochet (LGBTQ action)
6. Unconditional by Lexxie Couper (contemporary)

January 17

1. Ever’s Last (Chicken Fried Love #1) by Cedar Rose (Contemporary)
2. Immortal (Dark Angels #1) by M.L. Guida (paranormal)
3. Love & Letters: Holiday Hotties (Be Mine #2) by Rowan Nash (LGBTQ)
4. Snowbound Squeeze (Ponderosa Resort Romantic Comedies #8) by Tawna Fenske (romantic comedy)
5. Thickerella by Tanzania Glover (African-American)

January 20

1. Headliners (London Celebrities #5) by Lucy Parker (interracial)
2. The Night King (Captive Mates #1) by Dyan Chick (new adult paranormal)
3. Playing Her Captain (Kings of Shifter U #1) by Domino Taylor (new adult shifters)
4. Power Play (Power Play #1) by Kennedy L. Mitchell (romantic suspense)
5. Whiskey River (Bayou Belles #3) by Bria Marlowe (contemporary)

January 21

1. Anyone But Nick (Anyone But #3) by Penelope Bloom (contemporary)
2. Herd That (The Valentine Boys #1) by Lani Lynn Vale (cowboys)
3. Kerrick (The Mavericks #1) by Dale Mayer (military)
4. No Inhibitions (Dirty Sexy Fairy Tales #3) by Erika Wilde (new adult)
5. Raising Lucy (Surrender #1) by Becca Jameson (contemporary)
6. Whatever It Takes (Bad Reputation Duet #1) by Krista Richie & Becca Ritchie (new adult)

January 22

1. Consort (Lucifer’s War Trilogy #1) by Lia Davis & L.A. Boruff (paranormal)
2. Remember Us: A Second Chance Romance (Love Endures #3) by Susan Warner (contemporary)
3. A Sweetheart for Sophie (Lotus Season #1) by Gillian Mayne (contemporary)
4. A Wanton Indiscretion (Wild, Wicked, & Wanton) by Natasha Blackthorne (regency)

January 23

1. Brutal & Raw (Beneventi Family #1) by Sonya Jesus (mafia thriller romance)
2. Discovering Destiny (Familiar Magick #1) by Abigail Kade (paranormal)
3. The Good, The Bad, and the Cyborg (Cyborgs of Mars #1) by Honey Phillips (sci-fi)
4. Nine First Dates by Jennifer Ryder (romantic comedy)
5. Power Play by Lark Maren (LGBTQ sports)
6. Reluctant to Love (Written in the Stars #1) by Rebecca Gallo (contemporary)

January 24

1. Chandelier (Tarnished Crowns #1) by Annie Dyer (royal romantic suspense)
2. The Dater’s Handbook (Canyon Beach Romance #3) by Jaimie Case (contemporary)
3. Hope’s Kiss (Securities International #7) by E.M. Shue (romantic suspense)
4. Kyra: The Irishman’s Wife (For the Love of the Irish #2) by V. Vee (BWWM)
5. Rendezvous in Paris (Tales from the Grand Tour #2) by Merry Farmer (LGBTQ regency)
6. The Secrets of Montclair Academy by Charlotte Jack (high school bully romance)

January 25

1. Beasts by Scarlett Snow (dark reverse harem fantasy)
2. Dimitri Driven (Bad Russian #7) by Alice May Ball (OMYW *older man, younger woman*)
3. Fever (The Hordesmen #4) by Milana Jacks (sci-fi)
4. The Outlaw’s Bride (Wyoming #1) by Ruth Ann Nordin (western)

January 27

1. About an Earl (What Happens in the Ballroom #2) by Diana Lloyd (regency)
2. A Matter of Manners (Shades of Sin #1) by Terry Graham (regency)
3. Ride a Rancher by Elle Christensen (cowboys)
4. Seducing Sabine (Home Town Hero #3) by Ava Night (military)
5. The Sinful Scot (Saints & Scoundrels #3) by Maddison Michaels (regency)
6. What Happens in the Castle by Kelsey McKnight (contemporary)

January 28

1. And Then One Day (Magnolia Sound #4) by Samantha Chase (contemporary)
2. Feisty by Julia Kent (contemporary)
3. The Forgotten Duke (Diamonds in the Rough #5) by Sophie Barnes (regency)
4. Insatiable (Steel Brothers Saga #12) by Helen Hardt (contemporary)
5. Keeping Quinn (The Next Generation #6) by Riley Edwards (firefighters)
6. The Wild One (Corisi Billionaires #2) by Ruth Cardello (billionaires)

January 30

1. A Time of End (The Executioner Knights #4) by Kathryn Le Veque (medieval)
2. Heart Strike (Project Kobra #3) by Tracy Cooper-Posey (action)
3. Midnight Lover (The Midnight Brothers #1) by J.S. Cooper (contemporary)
4. Royally Betrayed (Royal Bad Boy Shifter Romance #2) by Lea Jade (royal shifters)
5. Shutout (The Scoring Series #1) by Jami Davenport (sports)

January 31

1. Blood of a Promise (Kings of Sterling #1) by Leeah Taylor (paranormal)
2. Dirty Sweet Valentine: And Other Filthy Tales of Love by Laurelin Paige (anthology)
3. Forbidden Seduction (The Diamond Club #12) by Elizabeth Lennox (contemporary)
4. Four Day Prince Charming (The Robinson Sisters #1) by K. Leigh (contemporary)
5. The Minotaur Next Door (Shifter Enforcers #5) by Erin St. Charles (BWWM paranormal)
6. My Carolina Airman (My Air Force Fairy Tale #2) by Brittany Fichter (military)

Found the books you want to read from this list? Feel free to comment below!

Missed the previous releases? Here you go:

• Steamy Romance Releases of December 2019
• Steamy Romance Releases of November 2019
• Steamy Romance Releases of October 2019
• Steamy Romance Releases of September 2019
• Steamy Romance Releases of August 2019
• Steamy Romance Releases of July 2019

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