Welcome to Hide Your Wallet! This is where we mention the new releases on our radar that are dropping this week.
We have only five books this week, but looking ahead to September and…whew, buddy! The beginning through the middle of the month is looking absolutely stacked.
Which new releases are you excited for this week? Let us know in the comments!
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Confounding Oaths
Author: Alexis Hall
Released: August 27, 2024 by Del Rey
Genre: Historical: European, LGBTQIA, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy
Series: Mortal Follies #2A nobleman must work with a dashing soldier to save his sister from a mystical bargain gone wrong, diving into a world of malicious fey, enigmatic cults, and treacherous magic in this irresistible romance from the bestselling author of Boyfriend Material.
The year is 1815, and Mr. John Caesar is determined to orchestrate a successful coming-out for his younger sister, Mary. Despite his best efforts, he is thwarted by the various interventions of a ragtag regiment of soldiers, a mysterious military cult, and a malicious fairy godmother.
When Mary is cursed by the fair folk, the dandyish Mr. Caesar is forced to work with the stolidly working-class—yet inescapably heroic—Captain James to rescue her. While Mr. Caesar is no stranger to dallying with soldiers, until now he’s never expected one to stay. Or wanted one to. But even if the captain felt the same, there’d be no chance of anything lasting between them. After all, he and Mr. Caesar come from different worlds.
And lately, other worlds are the last thing either of them want to be dealing with . . .
Elyse: The first book in this series was so good.
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Hers for the Weekend
Author: Helena Greer
Released: August 27, 2024 by Forever
Genre: Contemporary Romance, LGBTQIA, Romance
Series: Carrigan's Christmasland #3Readers of Mia Sosa and Alexandria Bellefleur will love this swoony, sexy opposites-attract romcom from USA Today bestselling author Helena Greer, where the relationship may be fake, but the feelings are very real!
No-nonsense Tara Sloane Chadwick is practically perfect. An impeccably mannered Southern belle, she’s the youngest to make partner at her law firm and still friends with all her exes. However, when the woman behind her most humiliating breakup invites Tara to her wedding, Tara panics at the thought of showing up alone and impulsively declares she’s bringing her very serious girlfriend.
One issue: Tara is seriously single.
Waitress and wild child Holly Siobhan Delaney may be lusting over Tara—but Tara only dates women she can marry, and Holly’s sworn off relationships. So when Tara needs a fake girlfriend, Holly’s eager to propose a no-strings, temporary fling. Only sharing secrets and steamy kisses show Holly the caring woman beneath Tara’s picture-perfect exterior, tempting Holly to break her own rules. Can these two opposites trust their feelings enough to try for forever—or will their relationship go down in flames?
Shana: The first book in this series is one of my favorites.
Tara: I just can’t say no to a fake relationship romance!
Aarya: Love this series!
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I’ll Have What He’s Having
Author: Adib Khorram
Released: August 27, 2024 by Forever
Genre: Contemporary Romance, LGBTQIA, RomanceA smart, tender, vivacious romantic comedy about mistaken identities, the line between love and sex, and the way one night—and one person—can change your life forever.
When it comes to love, Farzan Alavi is a disaster. After his most recent heartbreak, he’s drowning his sorrows at Kansas City’s newest wine bar. Only instead of being crowded between strangers, he’s escorted to a VIP table for one. There, the hot sommelier does more than treat him to the meal of his life. The way he flirts with Farzan ignites instant sparks.
There’s just one problem: David Curtis thinks Farzan is Frank Allen, Kansas City’s most influential food critic. The truth only comes out after the two spend an unforgettably hot night together. Good news—both think the mix-up is hilarious. Bad news—David is studying to become a master sommelier and has no interest in a relationship.
Neither expects their paths to cross again . . . until Farzan inherits his family’s bistro and needs David’s restaurant knowledge. The two agree to an exchange: David will answer Farzan’s questions, and Farzan will help David study for his test. Only business turns to pleasure when neither can ignore the attraction still sizzling between them. But with David set on moving after his test, and Farzan committed to his family’s restaurant, how can their relationship last past the expiration date?
Shana: I’m reading this now, and loving it.
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Long Live Evil
Author: Sarah Rees Brennan
Released: August 27, 2024 by Orbit
Genre: Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy
Series: Time of Iron #1This adult epic fantasy debut from Sarah Rees Brennan puts the reader in the villain’s shoes, for an adventure that is both “brilliant” (Holly Black) and “supremely satisfying” (Leigh Bardugo). Expect a rogue’s gallery of villains including an axe wielding maid, a shining knight with dark moods, a homicidal bodyguard, and a playboy spymaster with a golden heart and a filthy reputation.
When her whole life collapsed, Rae still had books. Dying, she seizes a second chance at a magical bargain that lets her enter the world of her favorite fantasy series.
She wakes in a castle on the edge of a hellish chasm, in a kingdom on the brink of war. Home to dangerous monsters, scheming courtiers and her favourite fictional the Once and Forever Emperor. He’s impossibly alluring, as only fiction can be. And in this fantasy world, she discovers she’s not the heroine, but the villainess in the Emperor’s tale.
So be it. The wicked are better dressed, with better one-liners, even if they’re doomed to bad ends. She assembles the wildly disparate villains of the story under her evil leadership, plotting to change their fate. But as the body count rises and the Emperor’s fury increases, it seems Rae and her allies may not survive to see the final page.
THIS IS A TALE FOR EVERYONE WHO’S EVER FALLEN FOR THE VILLAIN…
Amanda: This one was pushed from July, but sounds like a lot of fun!
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Marriage & Masti
Author: Nisha Sharma
Released: August 27, 2024 by Avon
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Romance
Series: If Shakespeare Were an Auntie #3The third and final installment in Nisha Sharma’s beloved Shakespeare-inspired rom-com trilogy—an ode to Twelfth Night—is the perfect friends to lovers romp featuring an accidental wedding, meddling families, and plenty of sizzling chemistry.
Veera Mathur has been through a lot in the past year. Both of her friends found soul mates, the man she fell in love with got engaged to another woman, and her father fired her before selling the family company. When her twin sister, Sana, tells her there is no way of getting her old life back, Veera feels lost at a single, unemployed mess with a bad tattoo and tons of talent, but nowhere to go.
Deepak Datta hasn’t had the best luck either. To secure enough board votes for the CEO position at his family’s company, Illyria Media, he’s ready to marry board member and famous beauty influencer, Olivia Gupta. That is until he wakes up to a get ready with me video announcing their separation. Despite his immediate relief, Deepak needs to do something fast to repair his image.
After a series of convenient mishaps bring them together again—including a literal shipwreck, way too many drinks, and a sunset elopement on the beach—Deepak and Veera realize their accidental wedding might be the solution to their career aspirations. Together, they plot against the very company that ruined their lives in the first place.
As they try to convince the world their friendship was a ruse for romance they’ve felt all along, the line between fake and real begins to blur. Now Veera and Deepak must ask themselves the terrifying question that has haunted them since the first time they will love ruin everything?
With her signature humor and heartfelt storytelling, Nisha Sharma writes a messy, spicy romance about identity, family honor, and love. In Marriage & Masti, readers are sure to love the highly anticipated finale of this beloved trilogy.
Shana: Excited for the last book in this trilogy!
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Love at the Rock Show
Author: Katta Kis
Released: August 30, 2024
Genre: Contemporary Romance, LGBTQIA, Romance
Series: Pagans & Pop Stars #2A burnt-out former pop star
A sweet, broke psychic… who hates him
The festival tour that changes everythingBroke pansexual psychic Judit is scraping by. She’s got chronic pain and survives (barely) on Tarot reading gigs. When her rent skyrockets, she jumps at the chance to work a merch booth on a festival tour. It’s the perfect escape until Judit spends a lovely evening with her friend’s ex-flame (it’s complicated)—and he ends up touring with the festival.
Ex-boy band idol Patrick didn’t want to play the Endfest tour with the guy who stole the love of his life. He was about to quit the label they started together when a last-minute emergency forces him to join the tour. Worse, the mystery woman who turned his anxiety attack into a magical night is there too—and she knew exactly who he was all along.
Judit and Patrick are forced to share a bus while navigating the drama of a mismanaged festival, other people’s exes, and drunk drag queens. The more time they spend in adjoining bunks, the less they find to hate about each other. But can this summer fling last, or will what happens on tour stay on tour?
Shana: I read the first book in the series, and the heroine of this book was my favorite character. I’m excited for the chronic illness rep!
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One Burning Heart
Author: Elizabeth Kingston
Released: August 30, 2024
Genre: Historical: European, RomanceWilliam prefers not to think of his insufferable burden of a wife. She’s far too pious and, even worse, painfully meek and submissive – qualities he holds in the highest contempt. But there’s very little he won’t do to achieve his political ambitions and fulfill his duty as the Lord of Ruardean, even if that means marrying this bore of a woman and forcing himself to finally produce an heir with her.
Margaret could not be more pleased that her loathsome lord husband thinks her an overly devout fool. She’s worked quite hard to make him dismiss her as little more than a vapid nuisance – a skillful ruse to mask her true intentions to undermine the vast power of the Church and William’s aspirations for a new Crusade. But when he insists that they attend to their duty to provide an heir to Ruardean, she finds her powers of deception are not quite up to the task of pretending to be repelled by his touch.
Attraction and affection somehow grow between them, but can their connection withstand the tangle of lies, political intrigue, and lethal accusations of heresy?
Aarya: A new medieval romance, especially one by Elizabeth Kingston, is a cause for celebration.
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What? No love for the new Helena Greer – Hers for the Weekend, the third in her Carrigan Christmasland trilogy? I’m extra surprised since I discovered the first book, Season of Love through this very website.
Only one book on my tbr this week: ROMEO FALLING by Jesse H. Reign (August 28) is a second-chance m/m where one MC is married (to a woman). I’ve been enjoying Reign’s somewhat subversive romances (she takes situations that you’d think would not work and somehow makes them work), and I’m looking forward to this one.
@Malin: You’re completely right! They were on our big spreadsheet, but I color-coded it for an incorrect week.
Outside of the list above which has a few preorders, I’m also so excited for MAGICAL MEET CUTE by Jean Meltzer, who I love. Witchy Jewish romance? Sign me up. Also pumped for THE CRIMSON CROWN by Heather Walter, Malice was one of my favorite reads the year it came out.
@DDD situations that sound like they shouldn’t work but somehow do are exactly what I want most in romance, so I must check Reign out — thank you!
I am excited about GIVEN OUR HISTORY by Kristyn J. Miller, about two history professors with history of their own. I saw that Julia Whelan gave it a glowing blurb so I was a bit disappointed to find she didn’t read the audiobook! 🙂
All on my TBR! Especially excited for the Kingston!
Lots to love this week! I’m also excited to read Jackie Lau’s newest contemporary, THREE REASONS TO RUN—out today. She’s an autobuy for me.
I thought I had preordered Three Reasons to Run, but hadn’t. Thanks for the heads up! Jackie Lau is also an autobuy for me.
I burned out on medieval romance years ago, but One Burning Heart sounds intriguing enough to begin again.
New Cassandra Gannon today! LOVE VS THE SCARECROW is the latest in the Frightful Loves series she’s writing with her sister. It’s M/F, not a monster romance, and each one is standalone. The first one in the series – LOVE VS THE OOZE MONSTER is one of my favorite books of 2023.