The Most Anticipated Romance & Romantasy Books of 2026

2026 is shaping up to be the year romance readers are genuinely spoiled. Game On, the third book in Navessa Allen's Into Darkness series, arrives March 31 with a Netflix deal already announced and comment sections already unhinged. A tarot-powered romantasy debut is earning early BookTok devotion. And the dark romance and romantasy genres are converging in ways that are making the boundary between them feel more like a suggestion than a rule.

Here is everything worth adding to your TBR right now.