Welcome back to MMRB’s Under-the-Radar Book Club: June 2026! Our goal is to shine a spotlight on a few lesser-known books and authors.

Each month, we will showcase 9 books that were first mentioned on the sub for that same month one year ago. In the course of one year, these books have received fewer than 10 mentions on the sub.

* {**The Wolf Inside** ***by Wolf Specter***} - 205  pages - [KU](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BH37KTM/ref=x_gr_bb_kindle?caller=Goodreads&tag=x_gr_bb_kindle-20) \- paranormal, wolf shifter, hockey, teammates to lovers. Author Wolf Specter: he/him
* {**Frat Ghost Wingman (Haunted Hearts)** ***by Finn Dixon***} - 252  pages - [KU](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D5B1FCNF?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_4&storeType=ebooks) \- paranormal, friends to lovers, college, ghosts, multi-author OwnVoices series, standalone. Author Finn Dixon: he/him
* {**Aiden Inspired** ***by Blake Allwood***} - 368  pages - [KU](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Q8KJ12N?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_0&storeType=ebooks) \- contemporary western, city artist x country rancher, grumpy MC. Author Blake Allwood: he/him
* {**Alaskan Thunder** ***by Nando Gray***} - 154  pages - [KU](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CWC4GG3L?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_0&storeType=ebooks) \- contemporary, age gap, forced proximity, enemies to lovers, pilot/social media influencer, hurt/comfort, survival. Author Nando Gray: he/him
* {**Pantomime** ***by L.R. Lam***} - 416  pages - [Everand](https://www.everand.com/book/903786597/Pantomime?_gl=1*1qjf5s1*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTA0MDIwNzE2NS4xNzgwMjM2NDgy*_ga_DVE36KXX3G*czE3ODAyMzY0ODAkbzEkZzAkdDE3ODAyMzY0ODAkajYwJGwwJGgw) \- fantasy, magic, steampunk, YA, circus aerialist, magic prophecy. Author LR Lam: they/them
* {**The River City Chronicles** ***by J. Scott Coatsworth***} - 380  pages - [Kobo+](https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-river-city-chronicles-2?sId=ddaae120-91e3-49a9-9c2d-6216db2e56c7&ssId=KN3cSiG66P4wd5rBY98DY&cPos=1), [Everand](https://www.everand.com/book/519397061/The-River-City-Chronicles-River-City-1?_gl=1)  \- contemporary, intertwined characters, cooking classes, multiple POV, magical realism. Author J Scott Coatsworth: he/him
* {**Cornucopia** ***by Alek L. Cristea***} - 109  pages - [KU](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B39P3TRV?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_0&storeType=ebooks) \- steampunk, fantasy, science fiction. Author Alek L Cristea: he/him, trans
* {**In the Garden of Echo** ***by H.S. Wolfe***} - 120  pages - [Everand](https://www.everand.com/book/892856511/In-The-Garden-of-Echo?_gl=1*lo87bx*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTg1NTU5Nzc3My4xNzgwMzI5NTcy*_ga_DVE36KXX3G*czE3ODAzMjk1NzEkbzEkZzAkdDE3ODAzMjk1NzEkajYwJGwwJGgw) \- paranormal, fantasy, erotic botanical horror, codependent MCs, MF, T4T, check TW. Author HS Wolfe: he/they, trans
* {**Because I Remember You** ***by Trey Burwell***} - 291  pages - [KU](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09R6TWXRS/ref=x_gr_bb_kindle?caller=Goodreads&tag=x_gr_bb_kindle-20) \- YA, religious trauma, Appalachia - USA, check TW. Author Trey Burwell: he/him

In addition, we’d like to spotlight an unknown book by a popular author. Here’s a book that has only been mentioned one time in the last year, though the author has been mentioned at least 100 times in the last year:

* {**Hunted By The Omega** ***by S. Rodman***} - 217  pages - [KU](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BVBP8CFP/ref=x_gr_bb_kindle?caller=Goodreads&tag=x_gr_bb_kindle-20) \- omegaverse, no mpreg, shifters, enemies to lovers, hurt/comfort. Author S. Rodman: agender/genderless, they/them

# Over to you!

Have you read any of these books yet? Have any caught your eye?

If you want to share any more thoughts from previous selections - feel free to do that in the comments here!

2025:

[April](https://www.reddit.com/r/MM_RomanceBooks/comments/1jowbra/announcing_the_undertheradar_book_club_a_new/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button), [May](https://www.reddit.com/r/MM_RomanceBooks/comments/1kg3wgg/undertheradar_book_club_may_2025/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button), [June](https://www.reddit.com/r/MM_RomanceBooks/comments/1l2cp5v/undertheradar_book_club_june_2025/), [July](https://www.reddit.com/r/MM_RomanceBooks/comments/1lp1qvx/undertheradar_book_club_july_2025/), [August](https://www.reddit.com/r/MM_RomanceBooks/comments/1mi8ljg/undertheradar_book_club_august_2025/), [October](https://www.reddit.com/r/MM_RomanceBooks/comments/1o1gpns/undertheradar_book_club_october_2025/), [November](https://www.reddit.com/r/MM_RomanceBooks/comments/1oo7yyw/undertheradar_book_club_november_2025/), [December: Holiday Edition](https://www.reddit.com/r/MM_RomanceBooks/comments/1pmm8h9/undertheradar_book_club_december_2025/)

2026:

[January](https://www.reddit.com/r/MM_RomanceBooks/comments/1q5kwlg/undertheradar_book_club_january_2026/), [February: Black History Month](https://www.reddit.com/r/MM_RomanceBooks/comments/1quziug/undertheradar_book_club_february_2026/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button), [March: Trans Rights Readathon](https://www.reddit.com/r/MM_RomanceBooks/comments/1rk7fw6/under_the_radar_book_club_march_2026/), [April](https://www.reddit.com/r/MM_RomanceBooks/comments/1smkm5c/under_the_radar_book_club_april_2026/), [May](https://www.reddit.com/r/MM_RomanceBooks/comments/1t4dw1f/undertheradar_book_club_may_2026/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)

Happy reading!