All Romance Book Releases for October 2026

October new romance book releases always bring a mix of paranormal fun and the start of this year’s holiday romance picks along with a variety of trope fun, so if you’re looking for all the new romance books that released in October 2026, this is your complete list.

This page is where you can browse everything that came out this October, organized by date.

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💕 My Top Picks from October 2026

If you only read a few new releases from this month, start here:

• Broken Rival by Tessa Bailey – Tessa Bailey is taking us somewhere completely different with a dystopian, time-travel romance, and I’m way too intrigued by this departure from her usual contemporary romances not to have it on my October must-read list.

• Not Home Alone by Kayley Loring – I loved the banter and enemies to lovers tension in this Christmas romance, making it the perfect read to officially kick off your holiday romance season.

• Solar Eclipse of the Heart by Kate Robb – I loved this sweet slow burn that delivers the perfect blend of magic and romance with a cinnamon roll hero who makes it incredibly easy to devour.

• Bad in Bed by Ali Hazelwood – An audio-first Ali Hazelwood romance narrated by Teddy Hamilton and Brooke Bloomingdale? This longtime-frenemies romance with some very hands-on lessons immediately earned a spot on my October listening list.

📚 All October 2026 Romance Book Releases

My picks above are where I’d start, but below is a complete list of October 2026 romance book releases, organized by release date so you can easily browse what came out each week.

October 1-7

The One-Night Secret
Brighton Walsh
October 1, 2026
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Snatched by the Scarecrow
Kayla Grosse
October 1, 2026
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Broken Rival
Tessa Bailey
October 6, 2026
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Bound & Unbound
Ali Hazelwood
October 6, 2026
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Not Home Alone
Kayley Loring
October 6, 2026
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Solar Eclipse of the Heart
Kate Robb
October 6, 2026
My Review
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How to Troll a Guy in Ten Days
Pippa Grant
October 6, 2026
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Once, Again, Always
Amanda Gayle
October 6, 2026
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The Last Goodbye
Laura Pavlov
October 6, 2026
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Never Been Tamed
Corinne Michaels
October 6, 2026
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It’s Only Dancing
Jasmine Guillory
October 6, 2026
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Counting Down to You
Emily Stone
October 6, 2026
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Mistletoe All the Way
Lauren Blakely
October 6, 2026
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Who Needs Mistletoe?
Sarah Estep
October 6, 2026
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The Christmas Yes List
Melissa Ferguson
October 6, 2026
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Falling Like Snow
Misty Wilson
October 6, 2026
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October 8-14

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder
Ally Carter
October 13, 2026
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Merry Spooky Love
Josie Silver
October 13, 2026
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Love You to Death
Jenna Levine
October 13, 2026
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Entities to Lovers
Mallory Marlowe
October 13, 2026
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A Very Bad Idea
Emma Chase
October 13, 2026
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Falling for Her
Natasha Madison
October 13, 2026
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Back Where We Started
Becca Freeman
October 13, 2026
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A Very Merry Detour
Court Behr
October 13, 2026
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Snow This is Love
October 13 2026
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Don’t Fall
B.B. Reid
October 13, 2026
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I’ll Believe In Anything
Jacob Tierney
October 13, 2026
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Thin Ice
Kayla Grosse
October 14, 2026
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October 15-21

One Moore Time
Mariana Zapata
October 15, 2026
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Brighter Than the Stars
Elizabeth O’Roark
October 15, 2026
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Game Plan
Adriana Locke
October 16, 2026
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Feels Like Home
Courtney Walsh
October 19, 2026
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Land of Ghosts
EL James
October 20, 2026
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Christmas Staycation
Meghan Quinn
October 20, 2026
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A Married Little Christmas
Abby Jimenez
October 20, 2026
My Review
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Undone
Peyton Corinne
October 20, 2026
My Review
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Queen of Lombard Street
Lisa Kleypas
October 20, 2026
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Twined Fates
K. Bromberg
October 20, 2026
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The Tarot Trials
Katee Robert
October 20, 2026
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Wild Wicked Mate
Laurie Gilmore
October 20, 2026
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Sunflower Season
Danica Nava
October 20, 2026
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Crash Course
Piper Lawson
October 20, 2026
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Trigger Happy
Meredith Trapp
October 20, 2026
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Once Upon a Lie
Max Monroe
October 20, 2026
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Carved in the Shadows
A.L. Jackson
October 20, 2026
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Whiskey Burn
Ava Hunter
October 20, 2026
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The Holiday House Swap
Lauren Appelbaum
October 20, 2026
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The Christmas Competition
Zoe Allison
October 20, 2026
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The Christmas Curse
Alix Kelinda
October 20, 2026
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Light Up My Life
Kasie West
October 20, 2026
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Roped in Rawhide
Harloe Rae
October 21, 2026
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A Lot of Hot Heir
Joanna Lowell
October 22, 2026
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October 22-31

Bad in Bed
Ali Hazelwood
October 22, 2026
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The Boyfriend Algorithm
Kendall Ryan
October 22, 2026
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Smash
Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland
October 25, 2026
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A Court of Splintered Harmony
Sarah J. Maas
October 27, 2026
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The Keeper
Ana Huang
October 27, 2026
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Dina Gets Lucky
Uzma Jalaluddin
October 27, 2026
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Brown Eyed Earl
Jenny Holiday
October 27, 2026
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The Santa Claus Con
Laura Kung Jessen
October 27, 2026
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A Crimson Ridge Christmas
Elliott Rose
October 27, 2026
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Mingle All the Way
Susan Mallery
October 27, 2026
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Midnight Mooring
Samantha Young
October 29, 2026
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The Game Plan
Laura Carter
October 31, 2026
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