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The Open Era by Edward Schmit Genres: Adult, Contemporary Fiction, LGBTQ+, New Adult, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Sports Romance Published by Penguin on June 1, 2026 Format: Hardcover, Special Edition Pages: 351 Source: Afterlight Game. Set. Perfect Match? Recently-turned-pro tennis player Austin Hardy has been out since high school, and it’s never been a big deal. That is, until he becomes the first openly gay man to compete in a Grand Slam tournament. Suddenly, being gay is a huge deal. If the newly found fame wasn’t enough to send Austin spiralling, then tripping and falling in front of the very talented, very attractive, (probably) straight World #2, Diego Cruz, is the last straw. Only, the awkward gaffe marks the start of a blossoming friendship off the court. But when Diego admits his attraction to Austin, the flirty banter and mixed signals start to throw Austin off his game. And neither player wants to acknowledge their looming showdown at the fourth round of the US Open. Only one can win in the game of tennis, but who will win in the game of love? This book may be unsuitable for people under 17 years of age due to its use of sexual …

Star Shipped by Cat Sebastian Genres: Adult, Contemporary Fiction, LGBTQ+, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Road Trip Published by Avon Books on March 2, 2026 Format: Hardcover, Special Edition Pages: 384 Source: Afterlight Simon and Charlie, actors on a long-running sci-fi show, can’t stand one another. Charlie is impetuous, outgoing, and basically feral, and Simon thinks he should have stayed in reality television where he belongs. They’ve spent the better part of a decade quarreling over the spotlight and pretty much everything else, and everybody in the industry knows it. Now that Simon’s contract is finally done, he can move to New York, start fresh with work he actually likes, and get away from Charlie.&nbsp Simon’s only problem is that people might assume he’s been pushed off the show due to being impossible to work with. And he is kind of difficult to work with. He doesn’t get along with people—unlike Charlie, who somehow tricked everyone on the show into adoring him despite some outrageously bad on-set behavior during the show’s first season. Simon would rather never have to see Charlie again, but reluctantly agrees to stage a very public friendship during the short time before he moves. When Charlie has to …

Fan Service by Rosie Danan Genres: Adult, Chick Lit, Paranormal, LGBTQ+, Romance, Contemporary Romance Published by Priatkus on March 10, 2025 Format: Hardcover, Special Edition Pages: 412 Source: Afterlight The truth is stranger than fan fiction in the new sexy, paranormal romcom from the bestselling author of The Roommate and The Intimacy Experiment.&nbsp The only place small-town outcast Alex Lawson fits in is the online fan forum she built for Arcane, a long-running werewolf detective show. Her dedication to archiving fictional supernatural lore made her Internet-famous, even if she harbors a secret disdain for the show’s star, Devin Ashwood. (Never meet your heroes – sometimes they turn out to be The Worst.)&nbsp Ever since his show went off the air, Devin and his career have spiralled, but waking up naked in the woods outside his LA home with no memory of the night before is a new low. It must have been a coincidence that the once-in-a-century Wolf Blood Moon crested last night. The claws, fangs, and howling are a little more difficult to explain away. Desperate for answers, Devin finds Alex – the closest thing to an expert that exists. If only he could convince her to stop hating …

Love In Focus by Lyla Lee Genres: Adult, LGBTQ+, New Adult, Romance, Contemporary Romance, AAPI Published by Priatkus on May 26, 2025 Format: Hardcover, Special Edition Pages: 320 Source: Afterlight, Illumicrate When her seven-year long relationship suddenly falls apart, relationship advice columnist Gemma Cho is convinced that real love doesn’t exist. As a bisexual woman who’s had zero luck with both men and women, she’s ready to give up on her own romantic prospects when she gets paired up with Celeste Min, a world-renowned photographer, on a highly visual, potentially career-saving piece on modern love.  Celeste is extremely talented, sexy, and gay, and would be the perfect collaborator and rebound for Gemma if it weren’t for one major fact: she’s Gemma’s ex, the one that broke her heart in college and moved to a whole another country before Gemma could even make sense of what went wrong between them. Despite working on a project together about what constitutes love and romance in the modern age, when it comes to their own affairs, both Gemma and Celeste are tripping over each other’s feet…and into each other’s arms.  Heightened by their shared love for love and the unmistakable sparks that still fly …