May 2026

☀️ 5 Ways to Prepare Your Romance Promos for Summer

Vacation season is approaching, which means readers will soon be looking for their next summer romance read.

Here are five quick ways to make the most of the seasonal reader boost:

Plan ahead

Start building momentum before summer readers begin searching. A timely promo, discount, or visibility push can help your book stand out when demand picks up.

Refresh your book listing

If your book has a seasonal angle, make it clear in your Amazon description and sales copy. Think phrases like beach read, summer romance, holiday fling, small-town escape, vacation romance, or perfect poolside read.

Update your imagery

Can your promo graphics, A+ content, or social images feel more seasonal? If the book fits, lean into warm, summery visuals that instantly say: read me by the pool.

Get in front of readers

Use the season as a reason to promote. You could run Amazon ads, plan a social media push, discount your book, or book a My Romance Reads promo.

Make the next read obvious

Summer readers often binge. If they enjoy one book, make it easy for them to find the next one with links at the end of your book, a newsletter signup, or clear social links.

Holiday Romance offer 🏝️💞

Do you have a holiday romance to promote?

Get 10% off your next My Romance Reads promo if you book before 30th June.

Email contact@myromancereads.com with your book title to claim your discount code.

Author Spotlight: Jan Casey

I recently spoke with author Jan Casey about her new book, The Nowhere Sisters.

In the interview, Jan talked about her inspiration behind the story, her writing process, and how she approaches writing emotionally rich fiction with strong characters and family secrets at the heart of the plot.

Would you like to be featured in a future My Romance Reads author interview? Hit reply and tell me about your book, I’d love to speak to more romance authors.

✨ Introducing Romantasy Realm

I’m excited to share that I’ve been working on a brand-new sister newsletter to My Romance Reads: Romantasy Realm.

This will be a dedicated deals newsletter for readers who love romantasy, stories that blend romance with fantasy worlds, magic, court politics, fated mates, slow burn, spice, danger, and high-stakes emotion.

 

Romantasy has become one of the most exciting areas of romance, and we want to create a dedicated space where readers can discover new authors, discounted reads, free books, series starters, and fantasy romance worlds to fall into.

 

For authors, Romantasy Realm will be a new way to get your books in front of readers who are specifically looking for romantasy and fantasy romance.

We’re still putting the final pieces in place, but we’ll be sharing more details soon, including launch plans and early promo opportunities.

UPCOMING WEBINAR

How to Launch Your Romance Books in New Languages

Wednesday 3 June · 5pm UK

Most romance authors leave a lot of money on the table by selling only in English. Join me live for a practical hour on:

  • Translating your books quickly, accurately and affordably with BookLingua
  • How to translate romantic scenes without sounding wooden
  • Which European languages to launch in first for which genres
  • Marketplaces worth your time beyond Amazon
  • Multiple countries for the price of one translation – Tapping the massive (and underserved) South American market