Issue No. 3 · October 2026

The Monthly Swoon Report

Everything's blooming, including our to-be-read pile. This issue is our biggest yet, a full slate of new shows, movies, books, podcasts and music to swoon over as spring properly settles in. Grab a drink, get comfy, and let's get into it.

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Shows We're Obsessed With

everything worth clearing your evening for this month

♥ Crew Girl

After a family scandal forces her to relocate, teen rower Teagan Tao joins an elite prep school's all-boys crew team as coxswain, and gets a rivalry, a slow burn and a whole new life alongside her Olympic dreams.

All 8 episodes out now · Netflix

♥ Colin From Accounts

The final season picks up right after Gordon's disastrous impromptu proposal at a friend's wedding. Ashley hasn't said no, but she hasn't said yes either. One last, very funny lap for Gordon, Ashley and, of course, Colin the dog.

Season 3 out now · Paramount+

♥ Outlander: Blood of My Blood

The prequel returns as the Jacobite Rising ignites across the Highlands. Julia and Henry Beauchamp, and Ellen MacKenzie and Brian Fraser, are pulled apart by history just as their love stories are catching fire.

New episodes weekly · Starz

♥ You+Me: Against the World

Alma is secretly chasing a filmmaking career instead of the law degree her wealthy family expects, when a student film project pairs her with magnetic rebel Vadim. They clash, they fall for each other, and someone is threatening to expose it all.

Streaming now · Prime Video

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Movies to Swoon Over

book the babysitter, dim the lights

Our pick of the month

♥ Beauty From Surrender

Laurelyn Prescott is back, this time chasing the music career she gave up love for, until her past (and Jack Henry) comes looking for her. Samantha Allsop and Jackson Gallagher return for round two of the Beauty Trilogy.

In cinemas now · Find your local cinema here

♥ A Royal Wedding: A Royal in Paradise III

Rhiannon Fish and Mitchell Bourke are back as Olivia Perkins and Prince Alexander, and filming has already wrapped. This time, an archaic palace law threatens the couple's fairytale wedding, and they'll have to fight tradition to choose love on their own terms.

In cinemas October 22, 2026

♥ The Love Hypothesis

PhD candidate Olive impulsively kisses her intimidating professor to convince her best friend she's moved on, and the fake relationship that follows comes with rules, boundaries and absolutely no plan for actual feelings. Based on Ali Hazelwood's bestseller.

September 23, 2026 · Prime Video

♥ Verity

Struggling writer Lowen Ashleigh moves into Verity Crawford's home to finish the injured author's bestselling series, and finds herself falling for Verity's husband Jeremy, even as Verity's disturbing, deeply personal notes suggest their whole marriage is a lie. A forbidden, slow-burn love triangle wrapped inside Colleen Hoover's twistiest thriller, with Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett and Anne Hathaway.

In cinemas October 2, 2026

♥ Sense and Sensibility

Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles lead a fresh adaptation of Austen's Dashwood sisters, torn between prudence and passion as their circumstances, and their hearts, are upended. A gorgeous new take on a classic.

In cinemas October 15, 2026

♥ Love of Your Life

A chance encounter between Maya and Charlie sets off a sweeping romance and a future beyond anything she imagined, until life changes course and Maya has to work out who she is and how to love again. Margaret Qualley leads.

Select cinemas October 7 · Prime Video October 14, 2026

Breaking Swoon News

Plot Twists & Casting News

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♥ New Farm Gets a Romance-Only Bookstore

Romancing the Novel storefront in New Farm, Brisbane

Brisbane's romance readers have a new home: Romancing the Novel has opened on Heal Street in New Farm, tucked into a converted corner store. Think dark romance, romantasy and historical favourites, plus book clubs, signings and Girls' Night In events. If you're local, this one's worth the trip.

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