In this episode of Reading Under the Covers, a romance novel podcast, we’re back with a stacked lineup of June 2025 new releases across romance, fantasy, cozy mystery, and thrillers. If you’re a mood reader, there’s definitely something here for you—whether it’s a cozy Fae inn, a sexy second chance on a cruise ship, or a couple hiding literal dead bodies in their marriage.

Books featured in this episode include:

• Friends to lovers + cruise ship forced proximity
• A chaotic dark romance with masked voyeur vibes
• A cinnamon roll alien at Space Con
• Jane Austen sleuths solving murder
• And a thriller where a psychiatrist and a homicide detective are lying… a lot

👇 Books Mentioned

• Never Been Shipped by Alicia Thompson
• Caught Up by Navessa Allen
• Writing Mr. Wrong by Kelley Armstrong
• The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club by Gloria Chao
• Look Before You Leap by Virginia Heath
• I Think I'm In Love With an Alien by Ann Aguirre
• Release Me by K.A. Tucker
• Bargains With Benefits by Jillian Witt
• The Rushworth Family Plot by Claudia Gray
• Whispers of the Lake by Shanora Williams
• A Happy Marriage by A.R. Torre

📚 Want more curated release lists?

• June 2025 Mystery Book Releases
• June 2025 Romance & Fantasy Releases
• June 2025 Kindle Unlimited Romance

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