Valentine's Day Reads 2025 - No Spice Books Newsletter

My Phony Valentine by Courtney Walsh
- A fake dating romance between a baker / restaurant owner and a hockey player.
- This is the first book in the Holidays with Hart series. On Kindle Unlimited!

Stupid Cupid by Ellie Hall
- An enemies to lovers romance with fake dating and a TV dating contest.
- This is the first book in the Nebraska Knights hockey romance series. On Kindle Unlimited!
The Valentine’s Bet by Kristine W. Joy
- A grumpy-sunshine romance set in NYC with an acts of service male main character.
- On Kindle Unlimited!
The No Show by Beth O’Leary
- Three woman stood up on Valentine’s Day by the same man. Is there more to him than meets the eye?

He’s So Not My Valentine by Savannah Scott
- A romance between a single mom who runs the small town coffee shop and her brother in law’s best friend from France.
- On Kindle Unlimited!
Unwillfully Wed to My Valentine by Camilla Evergreen
- A marriage of convenience, billionaire rom com.
- This is the first book in the Fire at Will series. On Kindle Unlimited!
Unwillfully Tied to My Valentine by Storm Sterling
- An office / workplace romance with disability representation (she only has 15% working eyesight).
- This is the second book in the Fire at Will series. On Kindle Unlimited!
The Valentine Inn by Jennifer Peel
- A second chance romance set at a cozy inn with a single mom and a celebrity love interest.
- On Kindle Unlimited!

A Sugarloaf Valentine by Rosemary Whittaker
- A fake dating romance where she tells her ex she is in a relationship because he comes into her bakery wanting her to make Valentine’s cookies for his new girlfriend!
- On Kindle Unlimited!
Anti Valentine Date by Ashleigh Quinn
- A romance between a caterer and a photographer who meet at an anti-Valentine’s Day party.
- On Kindle Unlimited!
Snowed in On Valentine’s Day by Alana Highbury
- A romance between neighbors, Peter and Hazel, who get snowed in together during a huge blizzard over Valentine’s Day.
- On Kindle Unlimited!
Sweeter Than Chocolate by Lizzie Shane
- A romance between Lucy, whose family owns a chocolate shop that sells a cupid chocolate on Valentine’s Day that supposedly helps you find your soulmate, and a TV reporter, who has his doubts about the magic chocolate.
- This book has been turned into a Hallmark movie!

The Fall Risk by Abby Jimenez
- A romance about two neighbors who get stuck in their apartment building over Valentine’s Day.
- This is a short story, around 80 pages. If you have Amazon Prime, you can read it for free now - otherwise it releases March 1st, 2025!
- Note: Abby Jimenez’s stories tends to always pack an emotional punch. Read the paragraph below for trigger warnings from the author:
  - “This story is about a woman who is being stalked by a mentally ill stranger. There’s mentions of suicide, talks of off page kissing cousins, and discussions about firearms for the purpose of self defense. There's on page violence with a baseball bat (you'll probably be rooting for it though).”

The Do-Over by Lynn Painter
- A young adult romance that follows Emilie who keeps repeating a horrible Valentine’s Day over and over again.
Please Be Mine by K. Sinko
- A second chance romance told mostly through letters with dual POV towards the end.
- This is a novelette, about 70 pages - perfect to read in one sitting on Valentine’s Day! On Kindle Unlimited!
Lonely Hearts Day by Kasie West
- A young adult romance following Scarlett, who enlists her best friend Jack to help her throw a Valentine’s Day party for all the lonely hearts of their high school.
- This is a novella, around 100 pages! On Kindle Unlimited!

The Designated Valentine by Drew Taylor
- A second chance, childhood friends to lovers novella set in Mississippi.
- This is the second book in her Designated series. On Kindle Unlimited!
My Vigilante Valentine By Jess Mastorakos
- A grumpy-sunshine, fake dating romance with a morally gray hero.
- On Kindle Unlimited! Releases on Valentine’s Day!
Valentine’s Sweethearts Series
- A new series with over 15 Valentine’s Day novellas by different authors.
- On Kindle Unlimited! They are still being released from now until Valentine’s Day! (First two books shown above.)

Improbable Meet Cute Collection
- A collection of short stories set around Valentine’s Day - Royal Valentine by Sariah Wilson, Rosie and the Dreamboat by Sally Thorne, The Exception to the Rule by Christina Lauren, With Any Luck by Ashley Poston, and Worst Wingman Ever by Abby Jimenez.
- On Kindle Unlimited!
- Note: Drop, Cover, and Hold On by Jasmine Guillory is a part of this collection, but it does have spice - this is why it is not included here. The Exception to the Rule does not have on page explicit spice but does have many allusions.