IHS Best Selling Books of August 2025

A solo trip turns out to be anything but lonely.

Jilted at the altar, Ryan takes her luxury honeymoon solo at St. Limon. Next door, billionaires Kandi and Orlando are on theirs. Flirtation sparks into a steamy, sun-soaked poly rom-com about unexpected love, healing, and heat in paradise.

Every story begins or ends at the Union Bar.

A collection of ten erotically delicious short stories that focus on the lives of women who work at or frequent the lesbian-owned Union Bar. It’s a world of romance and sex, desire and longing, infatuation and seduction.

A maverick starship captain defies all orders to rescue a kidnapped crowned princess.

Captain Vanessa Swann leads the charge when rebels kidnap Alara’s crowned Princess, Cade Meryan. This maverick doesn’t always follow orders, choosing instead the honorable path. The fate of millions and the threat of galactic war rest on her slender shoulders.

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Andrea never thought finding love and acceptance would require traveling through time.

As if accidentally traveling seventy years into the future wasn’t frightening enough, Andrea now has to convince Jamie, the gorgeous sheriff who rescued her, who she is and when she’s from all while trying to hunt down a serial killer.

A cursed scribe. A nightmare Librarian. Giving her heart could cost her everything.

After waking with no voice, no memory and a dark curse mark spreading across her skin, a hauntingly beautiful Librarian might be the only thing that can save a cursed scribe.

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…

Best-selling lesbian romance author TB Markinson has written three hilarious, touching, and quirky novellas about Americans finding love in London.

TB lived in London for six blissful years and fell madly in love with the city. She misses wandering it by foot now that she’s back in America. When the world turned upside down in 2020, she retreated to her happy place, London. While she couldn’t visit, she did the next best thing, which was writing romantic comedies about the place that always brings a smile to her face.

She didn't expect an accident to change her life the way it did.

Blake Young is one of the best bull riders that Melville has seen in years. When she ends up falling off a bull during one of the biggest competitions of her career, she is placed in the hands of an in-home doctor, Dr. Jane Steibold and one of her worst fears, not being able to take care of herself

A fun coastal romance set in Australia that will have you laughing, crying and craving puppy cuddles.

Sam dreams of sailing away, but her dad still expects her to take over the family business. Taylor is still reeling after a recent break up. She’s trying to focus on herself and her maintenance business… and she’s definitely not looking for another relationship.

The woman she’s had a crush on for years needs a fake girlfriend, and Elana is ready to volunteer for the job!

Toya is in a bind. Her little sister is getting married, and her mother is insisting she bring her girlfriend to the wedding. She’d told a little white lie to get her mom off her back, but now it’s backfiring. Her mom thinks she’s in a committed relationship, so Toya needs to find a pretend girlfriend, and fast.

What if you don’t know what you need until you find it?

Lara is a world-famous chef and restauranteur. Nikki an escort who services rich and famous women, meeting their needs by acting as a man. When their worlds collide, neither is prepared for the impact. Can their love survive the wrath of the press, and, more importantly, Lara’s best friend?

Family is so much more than a last name.

When Faith is lost, she finds a safe haven in a new city. In her journey to locate the aunt she’s never met, she discovers more love and family than she’d ever believed possible.

Lydia wants two things in life. Good health and someone who loves her, broken parts included.

When life is a balancing act of tireless fights with her doctor and an endless search for “the one,” Lydia has all but given up on the latter. But she’s about to discover, all is not lost. This is a journey of self-discovery, resilience and the promise that true love accepts us for all that we are.

Two unlikely roommates, hot summer nights & a forbidden sapphic romance.

Hate to Love You is a small town, Femme/Femme, Roommates to lovers, best friend’s little sister, spicy romance. Hate to Love You is book 2 in the Lighthouse Lovers series and can be read as a complete standalone.

What if the one that got away says she’s back for good?

It’s been 5 years, 11 months, and 26 days since Megan Jackson walked out of Clare’s life, something she has regretted every day. When the opportunity presents to be back in her orbit Megan jumps at the chance, and as her boss this time there’s no doubt who’s in charge.

The first time they met, Aurora was dating a man. The next time they met, she and Frankie had a one night stand. The third time they met, they were both dating other women. Then things really got interesting…

When I move to Chicago, I’m thrilled to run into the woman who first made me question whether I was straight back in college. I’ve never forgotten the one night we spent together but once again our timing isn’t right. We’re both in relationships so we decide to just be friends. Except my feelings for Frankie aren’t strictly friendly.

The journey continues!

Finding Molly Parsons was just the beginning for this group of friends-turned-family.

When her little girl goes missing, Faith must turn to the shape-shifters she once feared.

After Faith’s fake relationship with Tala turns real, she tries her best to fit into Tala’s pack. But not everyone welcomes a human into the family. When her six-year-old daughter, Chloe, vanishes, Faith has to trust the people she once feared. Will it be enough to bring Chloe home safely?

Twenty-five years is a long time to keep a secret. But telling the truth can be deadly.

Investigative journalist Digger Doyle arrives for a press conference at a remote wind farm in New Mexico, expecting a routine environmental story, not a body at the base of a wind turbine. The victim? Carmen Lawlor, a controversial activist whose crusade against wind energy earned her admirers and powerful enemies.

The cute barista is the only one on my mind and I’m not even sure if she likes women.

Add in a stalker ex boyfriend and a chance at true love, Only to Save You is a Contemporary romance with some suspense.

When all you need is right here, in one place.

A honeymoon for one isn’t much fun, but Katherine Taylor has dreamt of visiting Greece for some time, and she isn’t letting her ex-fiancée’s infidelity get in her way. Add a beautiful hotel manager, a business opportunity, and a life she never imagined is suddenly within her grasp.

A failed blind date turns into the start of an unexpected connection.

After years of casual encounters, Olivia Fernández craves more, but she believes love is no longer in the cards for her. She didn’t expect a failed blind date to take her to new emotional and sexual highs.

Two settled souls. One happenstance. But will fear get in their way?

Can these two women overcome their fears and find love? Find out in this spicy sapphic romance novel that touches on domestic violence, spousal abuse, and deep, lasting grief.

This unforgettable story will leave you wondering: whoever said good girls never get to have any fun?

Mob’s Seduction is a steamy sapphic romance, packed with thrilling twists and just the right amount of laughs to balance the heat.

Step one - take a leap Step two - kiss in the rain Step three - fall in love

Want a steamy sapphic age gap romance with a younger MC gay for you twist? With an ice queen in the mix how can you go wrong?