Tuesday is the best day of the week for readers — new release day! Book discovery is hella broken, so it can be easy to miss publishing announcements of fresh titles. Here is a roundup of romances hitting shelves today that have a Rebel Ever After vibe. I haven't read any of these titles yet, so this isn't an official endorsement, but they are authors I respect and want to see succeed.

[This isn't an exhaustive list of every romance novel published today. If you are an author with a progressive romance coming out soon, please email brosandprose@gmail.com to get it on my radar!]

Thighs Wide Shut by Hayley Fleming (Dial Press) — Hayley wrote a great essay for People Magazine about what inspired her to write a romance about a heroine with vaginismus.

Unfinished Business by Clare Osongco (Dell) — this GoodReads review really sold me: "You may think this is a book about a ghost haunting Slack. You may think it's a romance featuring a High Value Man™. It's actually about the horrors of capitalism."

Just a Highland Fling By Naina Kumar (Dell) — You probably know Naina as the author of Say You’ll Be Mine and Flirting with Disaster. I did not know she was also a civil rights lawyer?? Anyway, the love interest is described in the marketing copy as "a hot desi bagpiper from the wedding who just happens to be Neelu’s recent one-night stand." Yes please.

Married with Benefits by Ellie Palmer (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) — A NEW MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE FOR HEALTH INSURANCE CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE!!!! LET'S F*CKING GO!!!!

The Princess Trap (Deluxe Edition) by Talia Hibbert (Sourcebooks Casablanca) — Love to see a beautiful reissue of a brilliant author's backlist. I hear it has the touchstones of a Talia Hibbert classic: casually bi characters, the celebration of fat bodies, a good mix of angst and steam. Plus a royal fake engagement! Hibbert included the following content warning on her website: "Please be aware: This story contains scenes of abuse that could potentially trigger certain audiences."

Vera Stein Is Fine by Julie Murphy (Avon) — Heroine in her 40s!!! Murphy has written a bunch of books, including If The Shoe Fits and the YA hit Dumplin'. She also writes romances with Sierra Simone, like A Merry Little Meet Cute and Fundamentals of Being a Good Girl, which is burning a hole in my TBR.