Romance novels smart, sexy, fun are burning up the shelves these days.

Our new monthly guide helps you find the ones to light your fire.

Welcome to Hot Stuff!

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Credit: Avon; Pocket Books; Forever

EWs first ever romance review column.

According to Romance Writers of America, the romance genre accounts for 34 percent of all fiction sales.

We will strive to represent a diversity of sub-genres from paranormal to historical to contemporary and more.

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Berkley

Each title will get a review and a grade, in keeping with EW standards.

Additionally, well also provide a heat rating on a scale of one to five.

So, without further ado, here are our four titles for the month of September.

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Avon

We hope you fall in love with this new column and find your book happily-ever-after.

Christmas trees and sparkling lights provide the perfect romantic backdrop for their December romance.

Thea and Conner are ill suited regardless of attraction and their compromises never fully overcome their differences.

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Pocket Books

But Nash has a secret connection to Adam.

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Forever