Angela: I expect to be mad at myself after this post goes live and people start reminding me of books that I forgot to add to my list. For now, this is my most anticipated for the second half of 2021. I reserve the right to add books in the comments section. LOL.
Devil in Disguise (Ravenels Book 7) by Lisa Kleypas- 07/27/2021
Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia- 08/17/2021
Battle Royal: A Novel by Lucy Parker- 08/17/2021
Bombshell: A Hell’s Belles Novel by Sarah MacLean – 08/24/2021
Breaking Badger (The Honey Badger Chronicles Book 4) by Shelly Laurenston- 08/31/2021
The Devil You Know (Mercenary Librarians Book 2) by Kit Rocha – 08/31/2021
The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang- 08/31/2021
A Lot Like Adiós: A Novel by Alexis Daria- 09/14/2021
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune- 09/21/2021
The Duchess Hunt (Once Upon a Dukedom Book 2) by Lorraine Heath- 09/28/2021
The Brightest Star in Paris: A Novel by Diana Biller- 10/12/2021
Archangel’s Light (Guild Hunter #14) by Nalini Singh- 10/26/2021
The Fastest Way to Fall by Denise Williams- 11/02/2021
Melinda: Like Angela I will be mad the second I’m done with this and think of everything I want to read! These are the ones I’m looking forward to the most.
Sweet Tea by Piper Huguley- 07/13/2021
Battle Royal: A Novel by Lucy Parker- 08/17/2021
For the Love of April French: An LGBT-Q Romance by Penny Aimes- 08/31/2021–
The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang- 08/31/2021
Breaking Badger (The Honey Badger Chronicles Book 4) by Shelly Laurenston- 08/31/2021
A Lot Like Adiós: A Novel by Alexis Daria- 09/14/2021
All the Feels: A Novel by Olivia Dade- 10/26/2021
Archangel’s Light (Guild Hunter #14) by Nalini Singh- 10/26/2021
Melanie: A lot of my picks have already been mentioned but are definitely worth mentioning again (I mean, just LOOK at that Archangel’s Light cover!!). Likewise, I’m sure there are many I’ve overlooked.
Too Good to Be Real: A Novel by Melonie Johnson- 07/06/2021
Battle Royal: A Novel by Lucy Parker- 08/17/2021
Bombshell: A Hell’s Belles Novel by Sarah MacLean – 08/24/2021
The Shaadi Set-Up by Lillie Vale- 09/07/2021
A Lot Like Adiós: A Novel by Alexis Daria- 09/14/2021
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood- 09/14/2021
A Holly Jolly Diwali by Sonya Lalli- 10/05/2021
I Love You, I Hate You by Elizabeth Davis- 10/12/2021
The Brightest Star in Paris: A Novel by Diana Biller- 10/12/2021
Archangel’s Light (Guild Hunter #14) by Nalini Singh- 10/26/2021
All the Feels: A Novel by Olivia Dade- 10/26/2021
Jen– Inevitably I have missed something great, and for some reason I have a block on anything after October. But here we go.
Sawyer by Siobhan Davis- 6/30/2021
Pretty Boy D by Rachel Jonas and Nikki Sloan- 7/9/2021
The Spark by Vi Keeland- 7/12/2021
It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey- 7/13/2021
The Casanova by TL Swan- 8/26/2021
The Legacy by Elle Kennedy- 9/21/2021
When Sparks Fly by Helena Hunting- 9/21/2021
Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco- 10/5/2021
A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout- 10/19/2021
I’m pretty sure we missed a bunch of great books coming out in the second half of 2021. What are you most looking forward to?
I’m really looking forward to my girl Kati Wilde’s EVIL TWIN, currently scheduled for July 19–but we know Kati’s publication dates are rarely set in stone, lol. Kati’s shifter romance, SHERIFF’S BAD BEAR is scheduled for August 31–but I suspect that is dependent on EVIL TWIN being published on its scheduled date…and we know how that may go.
I’m also looking forward to Rachel Reid’s ROLE MODEL, the next book in her Game Changer series of m/m hockey romances. That is currently scheduled for August 10.
Katee Robert’s COHEN, the next in her Sabine Valley series (all of which feature menages of one variety or another) is scheduled for September 13.
Zoe York’s WILD AT HEART, the next in her Kinkaids of Pine Harbour series, is scheduled for September 28. This appears to feature the “only one bed in the hotel room” trope.
Sierra Simone’s SAINT is scheduled for November 16. It’s is the next in her Priest series. Like SINNER, SAINT focuses on another brother of Father Bell (hero of PRIEST).
Serena Bell’s WALK ON THE WILDER SIDE, the next in her Wilder Adventures series about a group of brothers who run an outdoor adventure company, is scheduled for December 31. I’m looking forward to it, but it does mean that Bell’s next Tierney Bay romance (SO GOOD?, SO RIGHT?) has been back-burnered for the time being, alas.
I’m also eagerly awaiting the sixth and final book in Claire Kingsley’s Bailey Brothers series, but so far there’s no scheduled publication date (or title) for it, so that might be a 2022 release.
ooh, I just caught up with the Rachel Reid series so I’m adding that one to my list too!
And I want that Katee Robert book so badly – I saw she put some of her books on hold so I’m not sure if that one is still coming out then or not but fingers crossed!
Yeah, I think you’re right—it looks like Katee Robert pulled COHEN from September release, alas. Perhaps she’s focusing on her Dark Olympus series—although the next one of those isn’t scheduled until January of 2022. I hope she’s ok. Perhaps balancing two big series was a bit much.
I forgot Robert is also midway through a vampire series—Bloodline Vampires. I’m sure she had so much on her plate, she had to take a step back.
She has so much on her plate with all of her books so I’m glad she’s prioritizing her mental health, she said she wanted to concentrate on the other series for a bit. I will wait patiently for COHEN, which is the one I want lol!
Plus her website says she has a new mafia romance series—Scandalous Scions—debuting with THE BASTARD’S BETRAYAL, supposedly on September 13 (the day COHEN was supposed to be released). Even writing 24/7, four major ongoing series, plus her A Touch of Taboo erotic novellas, just seems like too much for any writer. I’m glad she’s taking a break. Just looking at her upcoming books is overwhelming—and all I’m thinking about is reading, not writing, them!
Evil Twin and Cohen are also on my must-have TBR. Although, with their release schedules who knows when they will be released.
Thanks for this post – I have added a number of books to my wish list.
I see some books I was already looking forward to plus a couple more to add to my list. Thanks for these lists!