Melonie Johnson

BOOKSTORE ROMANCE DAY 2025

The seventh annual Bookstore Romance Day is Saturday, August 9th! Across the country, independent bookstores are planning special events to celebrate the genre of romance fiction. I’m tickled to announce I’ll be joining the festivities at the new THIRST romance bookstore in Milwaukee, Wisconsin! Come see me from 3-6pm where I’ll be signing books and sharing fun swag. Hope to see you there! For even more fun, check out THIS LIST of participating bookstores and make a day of it by putting together your own Bookstore Romance Day Pub Crawl.

The MILFS Are Coming!

MILFS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN is a brand new seasoned romance series featuring main characters in their 40s & 50s. Full of love and laughter, these steamy sassy stories explore the surprising ways happily ever afters can show up when we least expect them. Launching with the release of THAT’S WHAT SHE SHED, be the first to get your hands on this story by signing up for an ARC (advance reader copy) HERE.

BOOKS IN BLOOM is BACK!

Books in Bloom returns this summer! This fun unique event features a fancy afternoon tea and literary fashion show, a book signing, as well as a series of author panels covering all kinds of topics. Readers and writers alike won’t want to miss it! Happening July 11-12 at the Sonesta Chicago O’Hare in Rosemont. Click HERE for more details and registration information.

Writers on the River Celebrates 10 Years!

I’m delighted to be an attending author at the 10th anniversary of Writers on the River! Hosted by the non-profit Healing with Words, all proceeds support Thistle Farms. This is one of my favorite bookish events of the year, and 2025 promises to be the best yet! Oodles of amazing raffle baskets, an incredible after party, and a book signing with more than 100 romance authors in one room, including NYT and USA Today Bestsellers. Chat with your favs and meet some new ones too! Saturday, July 19th at the Embassy Suites in East Peoria, IL – see the full list of signing authors and get more information HERE.

BOOKLIST names TOO WRONG TO BE RIGHT as a TOP TEN ROMANCE OF 2023!

CHASING HOLIDAY TAIL is available NOW!

This year’s charity holiday anthology has arrived! Fetch the holiday spirit with fifteen brand-new hilarious and heartwarming tales. My contribution is TOO NICE TO BE NAUGHTY featuring Joe, Mick’s buttoned-up older brother from TOO WRONG TO BE RIGHT. This sweet short story is sure to warm your heart with naughty shelter dogs, kissing under the mistletoe, and more. Proceeds benefit the Valley Humane Society AZ, a no-kill animal shelter that has been caring for rescues and pairing them with their fur-ever families for more than fifty years. But this anthology is only available for a limited time! Grab yours before Nov 3.

I’m coming back to ApollyCon in 2024!

I’ll be teaching my workshop, BUILDING A MEET CUTE FROM THE INSIDE OUT at the Contemporary Romance Writing Conference!

TOO WRONG TO BE RIGHT is an AMAZON Editors’ Pick for Best Romance of the Month!

TOO WRONG TO BE RIGHT is a FRESH FICTION “Fresh Pick!”

GOODREADS Names TOO WRONG TO BE RIGHT a “Highly Anticipated Romance Novel for 2023!”

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TOO WRONG TO BE RIGHT RECEVIED a STARRED REVIEW from BOOKLIST!

BookBub Names TOO WRONG TO BE RIGHT as one of the best romance novels releasing in Winter 2023!

Library Journal recommends TOO WRONG TO BE RIGHT!

Publishers Weekly Calls TOO WRONG TO BE RIGHT “A Treat.”

TOO WRONG TO BE RIGHT is a BUZZFEED “Romance Books to Look Out For in 2023!”

TOO GOOD TO BE REAL NOW AVAILABLE!

Grab your copy of the rom-com The Nerd Daily declared “a fun romp that’s perfect for summer” in print, digital, and audio!

Entertainment Weekly names TOO GOOD TO BE REAL one of the Best Romances of July

TOO GOOD TO BE REAL is A Buzzfeed Pick for Best Romances of the Summer!

Barnes & Noble declares TOO GOOD TO BE REAL is a “Beach Read to Fall in Love With”

Goodreads included TOO GOOD TO BE REAL in its list of “Red Hot Romance Reads for July”

BuzzFeed picked TOO GOOD TO BE REAL as a “Best Book of July 2021”

The Nerd Daily included TOO GOOD TO BE REAL in its list of “Swoonworthy Romance Releases from July to December 2021”

Love in Panels featured TOO GOOD TO BE REAL in its July edition of “Top Off Your TBR”

SHE READS lists TOO GOOD TO BE REAL as a Most Anticipated Spring & Summer Romances of 2021!

GETTING HOT WITH THE SCOT won best first book in the Golden Leaf!

Proud to share my debut novel, Getting Hot with the Scot, was awarded Best First Book by the New Jersey Romance Writers in their 2019 Golden Leaf contest for published authors.

Autographed Copies of The Sometimes in Love series available at Love’s Sweet Arrow!

Whether you are in the Chicagoland area and want to stop in to the second official romance bookstore in the country, or prefer to order on-line, you can get signed copies of GETTING HOT WITH THE SCOT, SMITTEN BY THE BRIT, and ONCE UPON A BAD BOY from Love’s Sweet Arrow! As a bonus, each order includes swag featuring the adorable illustrated version of the couples, while supplies last.

Bo and Sadie are featured in the B&N Romance Round-Up

ONCE UPON A BAD BOY is a Contemporarily Ever After Top Pick!

And check out the review on Frolic as well!

GETTING HOT WITH THE SCOT is on Bustle’s list of 25 reads to spice up your summer

SMITTEN BY THE BRIT is an Amazon Best Book of the Month for June!

SMITTEN BY THE BRIT was recently featured in Woman’s World magazine’s book club!

SMITTEN BY THE BRIT is a Contemporarily Ever After TOP PICK!

Bonnie and Theo make an appearance in the Romance Round-Up on the Barnes & Noble B&Nreads blog!

Chatting with Sarah Wendell of Smart Bitches Trashy Books!

We dish on what it’s like to be a debut author with three books coming out back to back to back, how I got started on the path to publication, the experience of narrating my own audiobooks, and of course, what I’m currently reading. Eavesdrop on our conversation HERE!

GETTING HOT WITH THE SCOT is an Amazon Best Book of the Month!

How amazing is this? My debut novel has been selected as an Amazon Best book of the Month in Romance for May! Check it out HERE! And read Amazon’s review of 5 of the best romances of May, including GETTING HOT WITH THE SCOT!

Entertainment Weekly Calls my Hot Scot a “major smoke-show”

“A fizzy, engrossing new voice…Johnson has crafted a romp with plenty of heart and just the right amount of bite, making her an instant essential addition to the exploding collection of rom-coms on shelves right now.” Read the full review HERE

Book Riot podcast Recommends Getting Hot with the Scot as part of #RomBkLove

In this episode of the WHEN IN ROMANCE Book Riot podcast, co-host Trisha gave my Hot Scot a lovely shout-out as part of her recommendations for #RomBkLove. So fun to hear her talking about Logan and Cassie and their “creative” jobs!