In many contemporary romances, the male lead’s heart doesn’t just belong to his love interest. He may also be loyal to his band of brothers, whether they are his literal siblings or figurative ones—think fellow Navy SEALs, sports teammates, bike-club crewmates, you name it.
“Being able to peek behind the curtain and see what men are like when they’re just with men is a curiosity among women,” Susan Swinwood, executive editor at Harlequin, says. “Regardless of the arena, [the band-of-brothers conceit] is a chance for men to be awesome together.”
Here are some of the forthcoming titles making romance a family affair.
Anytime, Anyplace
Jennifer Probst. Gallery, Feb. 2017
After inheriting their father’s construction business, the estranged Pierce brothers are figuring out how to get along, while each of them finds romance. This is the second installment in the Billionaire Builders series, after series launch Everywhere and Every Way (2016).
At Last
Addison Fox. Swerve, Nov.
A bar owner falls for the woman whose family brewery he’s trying to buy, launching the Brooklyn Brotherhood series, which follows three men who grew up together in foster care.
Brighter Than the Sun
Maya Banks. Jove, Mar. 2017
The last unattached Kelly brother, Joe, finds his heroine in the 11th book in the KGI series, about the sibling-owners of a private security firm, Kelly Group International.
Devil’s Mark
Megan Crane. Loveswept, Jan. 2017
In the Devil’s Keeper series, which began with November’s Devil’s Honor, bad boys with big hearts run a motorcycle club in Lagrange, La.; Devil’s Own follows in May 2017.
Dirty Money
Jessica Clare. InterMix, Jan. 2017
Brothers first by blood, and now in a billion-dollar oil business, the Prices grapple with new wealth and new love in the first book in the Roughneck Billionaires series.
Forever a Hero
Linda Lael Miller. Harlequin, Mar. 2017
Mace Carson, youngest of the Carsons of Mustang Creek, finds romance with a woman from his past in the third installment of the series.
The Hero
Donna Grant. St. Martin’s, Dec.
In the first book in the Sons of Texas series, Navy SEAL Owen Loughman is a favorite among his fellow SEALs, but he still pines for his high school sweetheart back in his ranching hometown.
Maybe This Time
Jennifer Snow. Forever, Dec.
Three hockey-playing siblings form the heart of the Colorado Ice series, which kicked off with the November novella Maybe This Kiss.
Ride Rough
Laura Kaye. Avon, May 2017
Being in a motorcycle club is top priority for Maverick Rylan, but as in the first book in the Raven Riders series (Ride Hard, 2016), love may just trump bikes.
Score
Victoria Denault. Forever, May 2017
The first novel in the San Francisco Thunder series features hockey players mastering their moves on and off the ice.
Some Kind of Hero
Suzanne Brockmann. Ballantine, July 2017
The latest in Brockmann’s long-running Troubleshooters series sees a former Navy SEAL enlist the help of his fellow SEALs—as well as that of his sexy next-door neighbor—to find his missing teenage daughter.
