Here's your weekly roundup of romances hitting shelves this week that have a Rebel Ever After vibe. Reminder that I haven't read any of these titles yet, so this isn't an official endorsement unless noted.

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

Be Still My Unbeating Heart by Josh Winning (G.P. Putnam's Sons) — Gay himbo vampire with a talking cat. Sold!

Sex Positive by Brooklyn Rose (indie) — I stumbled across this indie title while digging around for new releases and fell in love with the premise: a college student hates abstinence-only sex education and wants to launch a comprehensive sex ed program... but she's never had sex. Luckily, her hot nemesis is the campus playboy, and he's willing to lend a helping hand. Available on KU.

Embrace by Bal Khabra (Berkley) — I've never dipped my toe into this hockey romance series set in college, but folks love it.

Lost and Found by Tarah DeWitt (St. Martin's Griffin) — Another author I desperately need to read but haven't gotten around to yet. Lost and Found includes very thoughtful and detailed content warnings, especially about IVF, infertility, and the death of a loved one to cancer, so read with caution.

International Relations by Zac Hammett (Slowburn/Zando) — This sounds like The Proposal but gay. Fake dating turns into a real marriage because of Visa complications.

Find My Way Down to You by Julian Winters (Viking Books for Young Readers) — A Hadestown-coded YA novel by past Rebel Ever After guest.

Rogue Around the Edges by Lydia Lloyd (indie) — A new banger from one of my favorite historical romance authors. I'm about 20% in and glued to my Kindle. Lloyd is one of those indies who has more talent than most of the traditionally published authors on shelves today, sorry not sorry, I said what I said.

Ghosts That We Knew by Amity Malcom (indie) — This book cover goes so hard, y'all. A rare romance with a trans MMC. Available on KU.