Whether your texts are drier than a tumbleweed in the desert or you’re basically a human emoji factory with cartoon hearts zipping out of your eyes every time your boo breathes, books are the perfect reminder that love stories come in all shapes, sizes, and timelines. They’re like tiny Polaroids of affection—snapping stolen glances, adorably awkward meet-cutes, grand declarations, or that deliciously torturous slow-burn that makes you want to scream, “just kiss already!” From the glittering, heartwarming familial bond of an iconic green fairy to magical bus stops, here are our favorite love-soaked finds this month.
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Love is an Open Book By Chandra Blumberg
We’re breaking the fourth wall with this one, folks. Meet Mia Brady: once a novelist, now a TV-writing powerhouse whose books spawned binge-worthy hits. But plot twist—her imagination’s on empty, and so is her dating life. Enter Gavin Lane, her ride-or-die bestie who’s been nursing a crush so quiet it’s practically a library fine. The solution? Obviously, to workshop her writer’s block by running through classic rom-com tropes—with each other. Fake dating, forced proximity, you name it. Except somewhere between “pretend” and “page-turner,” the lines start smudging, and suddenly this meta experiment looks a lot less like research and a lot more like the real thing.
Release date: Currently out now!
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The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire By Anna Fiteni
The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire is Anna Fiteni’s debut, but don’t let the word “debut” fool you—this thing crackles harder than a Welsh bonfire on a windy night. Meet Sabrina Parry: stuck in a mining town so bleak it makes grayscale look vibrant, and armed with a resting scowl so permanent it could be etched into local folklore. Her master plan? Marry off her annoyingly gorgeous sister, Ceridwen, to some rich guy who can fund their happily-ever-after. Officially, it’s because Ceridwen is sick. Unofficially, it’s because Ceridwen has a bad habit of sneaking into the woods and leaving cryptic accessories—like an iron ring that practically screams haunted heirloom.
Sabrina, fueled by equal parts rage and bad judgment, follows her straight into Eu Gwald—aka, fairyland. Think shimmering danger, glitter with teeth, and, of course, a fae prince whose smile should come with a health warning. He offers Sabrina a deal. And by “deal,” we mean the sort of arrangement that comes gift-wrapped in doom and fine print you’ll definitely regret signing. So now Sabrina’s juggling a missing sister, cursed bargains, and a kingdom where the truth is slipperier than soap in a public bathhouse. Can she outwit the fae, save Ceridwen, and not get herself killed? Let’s see.
Release date: September 9th
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Tinker Bell: An Enchanters Tale By Jen Calonita
With neon-green fore-edges loud enough to blind a leprechaun, Tinker Bell: An Enchanter’s Tale doesn’t bother with the tired old romcom blueprint. No, this is strictly family drama—except the “family” looks like a pirate with anxiety, a mermaid who doubles as a disco ball, a shapeshifter who can’t decide if it’s a tiger or a pigeon, and Tiger Lily, who frankly deserves her own spin-off. Together they form Tink’s pre-Lost Boys entourage, and naturally, chaos is their love language. But paradise isn’t quite paradise when the wildlife starts ghosting and the weather behaves like it’s auditioning for a climate change documentary.
So, our winged Miss Marple takes matters into her own hands—swiping left on ship travel (too basic) and instead zipping off to London in search of clues. Enter stage right: a young inventor with the same manic energy as Tink’s applause addiction, a James, a Peter (yes, those ones—don’t all scream at once), and their troupe of orphans running a boys’ hospital. Tink, being the original impulsive Airbnb host, drags them all back to Never Land. What follows: scheming pirates, inevitable heartbreak, and one fairy’s desperate attempt to keep her world from flatlining. So, can Tink save Never Land? Probably. Will she do it with sass, sparkle, and a little emotional devastation? Absolutely.
Release date: September 2nd
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The Second Chance Bus Stop By Ally Zetterberg
If you knew your memories were slipping away, what’s the one thing you’d do with the ones you had left? For Edith—who’s living with Alzheimer’s—the answer is simple: finally lock down the love of her life, Sven. (Add an “e” and you’ve got seven, which feels fitting, since twenty-seven years ago she was supposed to meet him at a bus stop and run away together. Spoiler: she didn’t.) Enter Blade, Edith’s part-son, part-caregiver, part-reluctant PI, now tasked with tracking Sven down before time runs out.
Along the way, they cross paths with Sophia—a florist who can wrangle roses but not quite her grief. After her uncle’s death, she and her brother inherited the family flower shop, which is as financially doomed as it is emotionally precious. When a career-making opportunity in Sweden pops up, Sophia can’t say no. Between Edith’s quest for a love story decades in the making, Blade’s crash course in what it means to be both caretaker and son, and Sophia’s fight to keep her roots alive, this isn’t just a tale of lost love. It’s about fierce friendships, fresh starts, and the kind of bus-stop moments you never forget—the ones that feel ordinary until you realize they’ve been quietly shaping your whole life.
Release date: Currently out now!
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