IHS Best Selling Books of July 2024

A warm and cozy sapphic, small-town fall rom com

Influencer Jenny Lynton flees LA for her hometown Sapphire Springs to wait out a social media storm. To her dismay, she keeps bumping into the gruff local doctor, Blake Mitchell, who’s harbored a crush on Jenny since high school. Sparks fly, but Jenny’s return to LA is a ticking time-bomb…

Choosing between love and justice was never part of her plan.

With her horse, her guns and a plan, she scours the old west for those who wronged her family. But an unexpected twist leaves her questioning whether to follow her thirst for vengeance or her heart.

What happens when you keep swiping right on the wrong people, when Ms Right is under your nose?

When Kiera’s wife leaves her, she has to rebuild her life. At 41, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery and online dating.

Swiping Right (and Other Disasters) is a hilarious sapphic romance full of mishaps, laughs and adventure. Perfect for fans of Clare Lydon, Casey McQuiston and Clare Ashton.

Falling for your boss can get pretty hairy

In an attempt to move on from her toxic ex-boyfriend, Cameron Miller hooks up with a random woman in a bar bathroom. But the next morning, on her first day at her new job, she realizes the woman wasn’t random at all. It was her new boss.

Impersonating a popstar should never lead to love

Ava has no desire to be a popstar, or to be anything like her twin sister, Eva. But when she’s roped in to impersonate Eva on a two-month tour, faking stage presence isn’t her only problem: Eva’s famously straight, while Ava’s falling for the lesbian tour photographer.

A playful dare turns into a naughty game

What starts out as a dare turns into a sexual awakening for the novice Stevie Madden once she steps foot inside dominant Noa Whitfield’s lair.

Sheriff Jet Trent and High School Principal Autry Bishop were good friends without benefits. Jet needed it to stay that way.

Friends since high school Sheriff Jet Trent and High School Principal Autry Bishop are cordial and helpful to each other. When a pair of illegals storm Autry’s school and take a classroom full of students hostage, their relationship changes.

A Mafia Queen takes a reluctant bride

Caitlin lives a life of fun and fast cars until she’s forced to marry the refined Juno, icy heiress to a Mafia empire.

Here, the true you is most often magnified, for better or for worse.

Dr. Michele Stewart finds herself drowning in a life that no longer holds meaning after losing her partner. She enters a contemplative monastery, living a life dedicated to prayer. But the outside world intrudes, forcing her to confront doubts and demons she thought she had left behind.

When a down-on-her-luck costumer agrees to a fake relationship for quick cash, the last thing she expects is to fall for a celebrity she despises.

Margo Wells is desperate. Fired by Hollywood’s darling, Caroline Jacobs, she’s on the brink of returning home in defeat. But when a friend suggests posing as Caroline’s fiancée for a family wedding in Hawaii, the offer of quick cash is irresistible. Despite her bitterness, Margo can’t turn down the money. Now, she must navigate a glamorous island resort teeming with A-list celebrities and avoid falling for the woman who destroyed her career. In a twist of fate, will Margo find love where she least expects it, or will this charade be her ultimate downfall?

Falling for an old friend wasn't on either of their Bingo cards.

Is it ever too late for a love story? Dawn Clermont certainly doesn’t think so. Rosie Bishop absolutely disagrees.

A second-chance holiday romance between a sunshiney lesbian and a chilly non-binary bisexual

Determined to prove to her naysaying family that Santa could, in fact, be a lesbian, Effie enters the Santa of the Year Pageant—only to find a rival in her ex-best friend Tove, who has become a complete grump in the ten years since their ill-fated first and only kiss.

The stage is set for success… and heartbreak.

The stage is set for success and heartbreak when a rock and roll legend must team up with a younger musician to save her floundering career. This tour could lead to true love, or tear the band apart… along with their hearts. How far will they go for success? Don’t miss this sizzling enemies to lovers, age gap, rock star romance!

The soul sings, the heart just has to listen.

Haunted by the ghosts of her past, mega-star, Christine Swann decides she’s had enough and jumps off a rickety old country bridge, only to have an angel jump in after her. But, in the light of day, who saves who?

Falling for the other woman…

Animal rescuer Molly Hebert is set to catch her cheating boyfriend mid-date and kick him to the curb, but she can’t peel her eyes from his gorgeous date. Country singer Josephine Broussard would do anything for her bandmates, even hide her true identity to appease their fans. But she can’t hide her feelings for Molly or resist the woman’s vengeful crusade. She’ll need to tame her unyielding sense of responsibility while Molly battles destructive insecurities to create their own love song for the ages.

Kate’s reaction to just Ashley’s name had her wondering how over her Kate actually was.

Quiet and lonely Kate and extrovert Ashley became inseparable and as they grew their friendship turned into love. Then Ashley broke Kate’s young heart. Now, ten years later, Ashley was coming home, and Kate had to wonder just how over Ash Kate told herself she was.

Informed Consent is a tender, one-night-to-forever, age-gap romance exploring the wide reach of love, trust, healing, and the courage to embrace what you know to be true even when it doesn’t align with what’s safe or expected.

Shocked and unprepared for the far-reaching fallout of one uncharacteristic encounter, Tegan and Brooke cling to their careers as they start a delicate dance between forging a workplace relationship and protecting their hearts in the process.

Mermaid Survival Rule #1: Stay away from intelligent women. Who are so my type.

When a mermaid falls in love with a marine scientist who suspects there’s something fishy about her, keeping her secret isn’t going to be easy.

She never thought the one that threw her away could steal her heart again twenty years later.

A lot of time has passed since Charlie Baxter has thought about Emilie Martin and everything that happened on the last day of her senior year. In fact, she thought, it would never be an issue again. How wrong she was. How different her life is about to become.

Will their love song ever be written?

Louie Francis is determined to make her songwriter dreams come true in Nashville. Heather King is struggling with her sexuality in an arena that doesn’t tolerate difference. Can they be Music City Dreamers together?

Independence and stubborn self-reliance could cost her the one thing she wants most.

Michelle Brennan has a singular goal of attending medical school. Romance is the last thing on her mind. Robin Barberg is nearing her two life goals, finishing the restoration of her historical home and opening her own restaurant. Then she finds love. An accident might cost her everything.

Would you trade fame for love?

Tired of the unceasing pressure of her career, Hollywood golden girl Saffron Oliver flees to her sister’s seaside town for refuge. But when she meets charming Kirsty McBride, Saffron must decide whether their love is worth giving up the life she once had.

She is your father’s deadliest rival. You’ve been taught to hate her. But what if you can’t resist her?

From the moment Jules learned her father was the head of the biggest crime family in Boston, she vowed she would never have anything to do with his “business.” Until she met Rowan. Her emerald eyes lit an unstoppable fire in Jules. And she will stand and fight for her.

How was grown-up Mel going to face her mother’s friend, the object of her first embarrassing crush?

With her failed relationship behind her Mel needed a change of scene to regroup. What she didn’t need was spending time with her mother’s long-time friend, the attractive, sensuous Crys, the object of her teenage crush. And that first kiss.