New Releases: January & February 2025

Closed door, no spice, clean new releases for January & February!

Jan 30, 2025

Welcome to the first of many monthly new book updates!

Each month, I will be curating a list of closed door, no spice, clean books to share with you all.

Since this is the first edition, I’m covering both January and February. The January books have already been released, so you can pick up something new right away! Meanwhile, the February list will give you something exciting to look forward to in the weeks ahead.

Here we go!

January

Recipe for Rivals by Kacey Stockton - January 3, 2025
- An enemies to lovers romance between a single mom and a firefighter, set in small town Texas.
- This is the third 3rd book in her Arcadia Creek series, after Love on Deck and Falling in Line. On Kindle Unlimited!
Isabelle and the Beast by Marie Soleil - January 6, 2025
- A Beauty and the Beast retelling set during a snowstorm in Southern California?!
- This is the 2nd book in her Once Upon a RomCom fairy tale retelling series, after Cinder Luna. On Kindle Unlimited!
It Happened One Road Trip by Becky Lamb Jensen - January 7, 2025
- A road trip romance in the form of an It Happened One Night movie retelling.
- This is her debut novel - on Kindle Unlimited!
The Lodge by Kayla Olson - January 7, 2025
- A romance between a ghostwriter and ski instructor, set in a Vermont ski resort with an element of mystery.
The Valentine’s Bet by Kristine W. Joy - January 9, 2025
- A grumpy-sunshine, Valentine’s romance set in New York City, where they meet at a speed dating event!
- This book is interconnected with her book The Friendly Fall. On Kindle Unlimited!
Hail Marry by Martha Keyes - January 15, 2025
- A marriage of convenience between strangers, football romance.
- This is the 4th book in her Sheppards in Love series.
The Bitter Heir and the Beauty by Ellie Hall - January 15, 2025
- A small town romance between a single mom and an out-of-town firefighter.
- This is the 2nd book in her On the Hunt for Love series, after The Grump and the Girl Next Door.
Mercer Gets Busted by Elise Haynes - January 20, 2025
- A romance set in Las Vegas between a Dolly Parton impersonator and her old neighbor.
- This is the 3rd book in her Stars in the Desert series, after Indigo Off the Grid and Sunny Goes Cold Turkey. On Kindle Unlimited!
When Alec Met Evie by Jenny Proctor - January 23, 2025
- A childhood crush / brother’s best friend romance between a hockey player and a single mom.
- This is the 6th book in the Appies hockey romance series - on Kindle Unlimited!
White Picket Defense by Brooke J. Losee - January 27, 2025
- A grumpy-sunshine, neighbors to lovers romance with an anxiety / panic attack representation.
- This is the 3rd book in her I Heart New York series, after You Wish and If the Suit Fits. On Kindle Unlimited!
Faking the Face Off by Anne Kemp - January 29, 2025
- A fake dating, friends to lovers hockey romance.
- This is the 1st book in a new hockey romance series - on Kindle Unlimited!
Please Be Mine by K. Sinko - January 30, 2025
- A friends to lovers, Valentine’s romance told entirely through letters.
- This is a novelette - only 73 pages. On Kindle Unlimited!
Charlie Takes a Chance by Carina Taylor - January 30, 2025
- An enemies to lovers, forced proximity romance set in small town Oregon!
- On Kindle Unlimited!

February

The Backpack Bride by Dulcie Dameron - February 4, 2025
- A marriage of convenience, billionaire romance set in the mountains of Colorado.
- This is the first book in the new series Give a Bookish Girl a Biker.
Untruly With You by Florence Fields - February 11, 2025
- A fake dating romance where they meet in a Shakespeare class in NYC but end up at his family’s ranch for a wedding.
- This is the 2nd book in her Wonderings series, after Ticket to You. On Kindle Unlimited!
Cooper Bailey is a Cinnamon Roll by Jen Atkinson - February 11, 2025
- An enemies to lovers romance where the female main character runs a cinnamon roll shop!
- This is the 4th book in her Another Bailey Brother series. On Kindle Unlimited!
The Perfect Rom-Com by Melissa Ferguson - February 11, 2025
- A romance between a literary agent and a writer.
Celebrity Crush by Christy Swift - February 11, 2025
- A fake dating romance between an author and her real life celebrity crush, turned star role in her book to movie adaptation - both are single parents.
Get Lost With You by Sophie Sullivan - February 11, 2025
- A second chance, small town romance between a single mom and a chef.
- This is the 2nd book in her Rock Bottom Love series, after Love Naturally.
This is Me Trying by Ashley Vargas - February 11, 2025
- A reverse grumpy-sunshine, small town romance with anxiety representation.
- This is her debut novel and the first book in her Evergreen Ridge series!
Uneasy Street by Becky Wade - February 14, 2025
- A second chance, forced proximity romance set in Maine - he is a rich CEO, and she is the temporary guardian for her niece.
- This is the 3rd book in her Sons of Scandal series, after Memory Lane and Rocky Road.
Margo and the Faux Good Luck Beau by Ellie Hall - February 15, 2025
- A fake fiancé, hockey romance set around St. Patrick’s day.
- This is the 4th book in her Nebraska Knights hockey romance series. On Kindle Unlimited!
Even If You Fall by Molly Barlowe - February 17, 2025
- A romantic suspense novel with a bubbly book-loving female main character and an ex-Special-Forces male main character who is protecting her.
- This is the 2nd book in her Huntley Square series, after Even If It Hurts. On Kindle Unlimited!
An Overdue Match by Sarah Monzon - February 18, 2025
- A romance between a matchmaking librarian and a hometown tattoo artist trying to prove there is more to him than meets the eye.
- This is the 1st book in her new Checking Out Love series.
Accidentally Checked by My Brother’s Best Friend by Abby Greyson - February 24, 2025
- A celebrity, fake dating hockey romance.
- This is the 3rd book in her Accidentally in Sports series - the first two are football romances!
Royal Reluctance by Holly Kerr - February 25, 2025
- A second chance, royal romance with a secret marriage and a secret baby.
- This is the 4th book in her Love in Laandia series after Royal Rumble, Royal Retelling, and Royal Rising. On Kindle Unlimited!