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New Fiction October 2025

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Fantasy & Science fiction

Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber

Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber

Holland St. James, a student who believes in magic and sets out on a quest to find an ancient object called the Alchemical Heart to save her life after being told she will die at midnight by a local legend known as the Watch Man.


Best Wishes from the Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki

Best Wishes from the Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki

From a bestselling Japanese author, this charming Christmas novel follows three women at a crossroads who, with the help of an enchanted Kyoto coffee shop run by magical cats, find the courage to confront their pasts and seek happiness. The Full Moon Coffee Shop, No. 2


Blind Date With a Werewolf by Patricia Briggs

Blind Date With a Werewolf by Patricia Briggs

When the deadly werewolf Asil is gifted five blind dates by some anonymous “friends,” his reclusive life will never be the same.


Blood for the Undying Throne by Sung-il Kim

Blood for the Undying Throne by Sung-il Kim

An epic fantasy set in a world where the Empire's power comes from using necromancy and enormous war machines powered by sorcerers' corpses. The Bleeding Empire, No. 2


The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow

The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow

A moving and genre-defying quest about the lady-knight whose legend built a nation, and the cowardly historian sent back through time to make sure she plays her part–even if it breaks his heart.


Extremity by Nicholas Binge

Extremity by Nicholas Binge

When once-renowned police detective Julia Torgrimsen is brought out of forced retirement to investigate the murder of Bruno Donaldson, a billionaire she worked with whilst undercover, she doesn’t expect to find two bodies, both Bruno—identical down to the fingerprints—and both have been shot.


The Finest Edge of Twilight by R. A. Salvatore

The Finest Edge of Twilight by R. A. Salvatore

Determined to prove herself, Breezy Do’Urden trains at the Monastery of the Yellow Rose to master dragons, while in Westbridge’s shadows, Dahlia Sin’felle embraces vampiric power, both carving fierce, fateful paths in a world of beauty and brutality.


Higher Magic by Courtney Floyd

Higher Magic by Courtney Floyd

A struggling mage student with intense anxiety must prove that classic literature contained magic—and learn to wield her own stories to change her institution for the better.


Hole in the Sky by Daniel H. Wilson

Hole in the Sky by Daniel H. Wilson

As a mysterious object hurtles toward Earth, a Cherokee father, a NASA astrophysicist, and a shadowy government agent each uncover pieces of an impending first contact, forcing humanity to confront what it means to meet the unknown.


Kill the Beast by Serra Swift

Kill the Beast by Serra Swift

A debut fantasy novel about faerie hunter Lyssa Cadogan, who vows revenge on an immortal, faerie-made monster after it kills her brother. Years later, she teams up with an unlikely ally, the wealthy and melodramatic Alderic Casimir de Laurent, to gather the materials needed to forge a sword capable of killing the creature.


Psychopomp & Circumstance by Eden Royce

Psychopomp & Circumstance by Eden Royce

Phee, a young Black woman in Reconstruction-era Charleston, who takes on the task of planning her estranged aunt's funeral, only to discover supernatural secrets and unsettling events that transcend life and death. 


Queen Demon by Martha Wells

Queen Demon by Martha Wells

Dahin, a beloved member of the Witch King's coterie, believes he has clues to the location of the Hierarchs' Well, and the Witch King Kai, along with his companions Ziede and Tahren, knowing there's something he isn't telling them, travel with him to the rebuilt university of Ancartre, which may be dangerously close to finding the Well itself. Can Kai stop the rise of a new Hierarch? And can he trust his companions to do what’s right? The Rising World, No. 2


Red City by Marie Lu

Red City by Marie Lu

Set in an alternate Los Angeles, following two childhood friends, Ari and Sam, who are recruited into rival alchemical crime syndicates that control the city through alchemy and the drug-like substance "sand". 


A Scar in the Bone by Sophie Jordan

A Scar in the Bone by Sophie Jordan

After losing her husband in battle, dragon-shifter Tamsyn must train for war, confront a former friend turned deadly enemy and fight to protect magic itself in this romantasy set in the world of A Fire in the Sky. Fire in the Sky, No. 2


Simultaneous by Eric Heisserer

Simultaneous by Eric Heisserer

From the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Arrival comes a phenomenal speculative thriller about a federal agent and a therapist who team up to stop an otherworldly killer.


When They Burned the Butterfly by Wen-yi Lee

When They Burned the Butterfly by Wen-yi Lee

A loner schoolgirl, Adeline, who discovers a supernatural underworld after her mother is murdered and her house burns down. Adeline learns her mother was the leader of the Red Butterfly gang, a group of women with fire magic, and finds a sense of belonging as she joins the gang, seeking vengeance and exploring her own powers.


The Works of Vermin by Hiron Ennes

The Works of Vermin by Hiron Ennes

In the city of Tiliard, where the elite control minds with toxic perfume and the impoverished face monstrous vermin from the city's roots. The story follows exterminator Guy Moulène as he hunts a dragon-sized, art-devouring centipede to protect his sister, leading him into a world of political intrigue, infectious diseases, mysterious revenge, and the opulent horror of a society built on decay.


General Fiction

And I'll Take Out Your Eyes by A. M. Sosa

And I'll Take Out Your Eyes by A. M. Sosa

A queer Chicano man in Stockton, California, who must confront a supernatural family curse and cycle of violence. 


Bad Bad Girl by Gish Jen

Bad Bad Girl by Gish Jen

Spanning continents and generations, traces the turbulent bond between a brilliant Chinese immigrant mother and her headstrong American daughter, as they navigate a lifetime of love, ambition and aching misunderstanding, in the new novel by the author of The Resisters.


Birdlane Island by V. C. Andrews

Birdlane Island by V. C. Andrews

On a remote Maine island, a reclusive novelist forbids his sickly daughter from seeing her true love, leading her to question if the isolated haven is a sanctuary or a prison as a new artist arrives.


Cinder House by Freya Marske

Cinder House by Freya Marske

A queer Gothic Cinderella retelling where Ella becomes a ghost trapped in her father's house after being murdered by her stepmother. To gain three nights of freedom to attend the Prince's ball, Ella makes a dangerous fairy bargain, but her desire to be seen and loved puts her at odds with her cruel stepfamily. 


The Last Spirits of Manhattan by John A. McDermott

The Last Spirits of Manhattan by John A. McDermott

In 1950s Manhattan, Carolyn Banks takes refuge in her eccentric great-aunts’ haunted mansion, where a Hitchcock-hosted party spirals into a surreal collision of ghosts, glamour, and buried family secrets that force her to confront love, legacy, and the supernatural.


A Merry Little Lie by Sarah Morgan

A Merry Little Lie by Sarah Morgan

The Balfour family comes together for a chaotic, slightly claustrophobic, but heartfelt Christmas gathering in which one relationship is about to combust and another is about to begin.


Minor Black Figures by Brandon Taylor

Minor Black Figures by Brandon Taylor

From a Booker Prize finalist and bestselling author comes a novel about a gay Black painter navigating the worlds of art, desire and creativity.


My Beloved by Jan Karon

My Beloved by Jan Karon

Father Tim’s love letter to wife Cynthia goes missing and circulates among his neighbors; Harley gets an important letter of his own; a broken heart teaches Old Mayor Esther a lesson; and thanks to Lace and Dooley, readers get what they’ve been waiting for: Sadie.


The Second Chance Cinema by Thea Weiss

The Second Chance Cinema by Thea Weiss

A magical theater atop a cobblestone path alters what a couple knows about themselves—and each other. A first novel.


Soyangri Book Kitchen by Kim Jee Hye

Soyangri Book Kitchen by Kim Jee Hye

With good books, good food and companionship, the Book Kitchen fills people's tired souls. Yoojin, who grew up in Seoul, opened the Book Kitchen by chance in Soyangri, a village two hours from Seoul by car. The Book Kitchen functions as a bookshop and cafe. The second function of the Book Kitchen is a Book Stay, where one can stay overnight in one of the building’s four complexes. Over the course of one year, multiple characters each find comfort and hope at Yoojin’s Book Kitchen. From a music idol facing an identity crisis, to a promising lawyer beset by an unsettling medical diagnosis, to a young, failed music director who has had to rein in his dreams, they happen upon Soyangri at pivotal moments in their lives.


The Women of Wild Hill by Kirsten Miller

The Women of Wild Hill by Kirsten Miller

ummoned back to their ancestral home on Wild Hill, three generations of Duncan women—estranged sisters and an unknowing daughter—must embrace their magical legacy and reconcile old grievances to stop a rising elemental force bent on reshaping humanity’s future.


Wreck by Catherine Newman

Wreck by Catherine Newman

In Western Massachusetts, Rocky juggles family life with her husband, adult children and aging father, until her fixation on a local accident and an ominous medical concern stirs up anxieties that threaten to upend her fragile sense of normalcy.


Historical fiction

Boleyn Traitor by Philippa Gregory

Boleyn Traitor by Philippa Gregory

The author of The Other Boleyn Girl returns to the court of Henry VIII with a novel about the high cost of loyalty, love and betrayal.


The Elopement by Gill Hornby

The Elopement by Gill Hornby

The Elopement is set in the early 19th century and centers on the life of Mary Dorothea Knatchbull, the daughter of a wealthy widower. Her father's marriage to Jane Austen's niece, Fanny Knight, changes her life, but she later falls deeply in love with Ned Knight, leading to family disapproval and whispers of an elopement. 


House of Two Pharaohs by Wilbur Smith

House of Two Pharaohs by Wilbur Smith

When a scribe is murdered in a sealed vault, Nomarc Piay turns to his mentor-mage, Taita, who must also confront a brilliant adversary plotting to rise as Egypt’s Dark Pharaoh in the tenth novel of the series following The Quest. Ancient Eqypt, No. 10


Horror

Atlas of Unknowable Things by McCormick Templeman

Atlas of Unknowable Things by McCormick Templeman

Historian Robin Quain investigates a mysterious disappearance at the isolated, occult-filled Hildegard College, a research think-tank in the Rocky Mountains, while searching for a hidden artifact and confronting supernatural forces and her own connection to the college's dark secrets. 


Blood Like Ours by Stuart Neville

Blood Like Ours by Stuart Neville

Single mother Rebecca is on the run from the law, facing her own monstrous hunger, and struggling to protect her child Moonflower from two predatory brothers. A sequel to Blood Like Mine.


The Four Spent the Day Together by Chris Kraus

The Four Spent the Day Together by Chris Kraus

Explores a 2010s teenage murder in rural northern Minnesota, focusing on how the investigator, Catt Greene, becomes obsessed with the case and uses it to examine the complexities of class, ambition, and social decay in contemporary America. 


The Graceview Patient by Caitlin Starling

The Graceview Patient by Caitlin Starling

Margaret Culpepper, who enrolls in an experimental medical trial at Graceview Memorial to cure her autoimmune disease. As the treatment destroys and rebuilds her immune system, she uncovers sinister secrets within the hospital, struggling to discern reality from the medication-induced delirium and escape before it's too late. 


The Haunting of Paynes Hollow by Kelley Armstrong

The Haunting of Paynes Hollow by Kelley Armstrong

Samantha Payne, who must stay in her family's haunted lakefront cottage for a month after inheriting it, is forced to confront dark memories of her father's past and a mysterious local legend of disappearances, only to find herself and her aunt in danger as secrets resurface and something sinister lurks beneath the water. 


Her Wicked Roots by Tanya Pell

Her Wicked Roots by Tanya Pell

A retelling of Nathaniel Hawthorne's Rappaccini's Daughter.It follows Cordelia, a young woman who flees an abusive charity school to find her missing brother and ends up at the mysterious Edenfield estate, where she becomes entangled with the botanist Lady Evangeline and her enigmatic daughters, discovering dark secrets and falling for one of them. 


Herculine by Grace Byron

Herculine by Grace Byron

A debut following a woman who seeks refuge at an all-trans girl commune only to discover that demons haunt her fellow comrades—and she's their next prey.


The Hong Kong Widow by Kristen Loesch

The Hong Kong Widow by Kristen Loesch

Mei, a Chinese refugee in 1950s Hong Kong, competes in a deadly séance contest in a haunted house for revenge against the woman who destroyed her past. Decades later, the event is an infamous urban legend of a massacre the police dismissed as a hallucination, and Mei's daughter forces her to uncover the truth about what truly happened, weaving together timelines of 1930s Shanghai, 1950s Hong Kong, and the modern day to reveal the secrets of the past.  


The Night That Finds Us All by John Hornor Jacobs

The Night That Finds Us All by John Hornor Jacobs

Struggling sailor, Sam Vines, takes a job delivering a mysterious, old sailboat named the Blackwatch, only to become entangled in an ancient curse and sinister events on the open sea. As one crewmate disappears and another has a fatal accident, Sam confronts her own alcohol withdrawal and the terrifying realization that the journey is far more dangerous than she imagined.  


The Unveiling by Quan Barry

The Unveiling by Quan Barry

On a luxury Antarctic cruise, Black film scout Striker becomes stranded with wealthy tourists after disaster strikes, and as the hostile environment exposes deadly secrets and inner demons, she must confront haunting truths about herself and those around her.


Literary

Bog Queen by Anna North

Bog Queen by Anna North

A monumental discovery sets off a clash of worlds, past and present, over the fate of the land that holds us.


The Devil Is a Southpaw by Brandon Hobson

The Devil Is a Southpaw by Brandon Hobson

Haunted by jealousy and past trauma, Milton Muleborn recounts his volatile friendship with gifted Cherokee artist Matthew Echota, blending dark humor, unreliable memory, and surreal reflections on their shared time in a brutal juvenile detention center and the enduring scars it left behind.


The Dogs of Venice by Steven Rowley

The Dogs of Venice by Steven Rowley

Reeling from the collapse of his marriage, Paul travels alone to Venice, where an unexpected bond with a confident stray dog leads him through the city’s beauty and warmth toward healing, self-discovery, and a new sense of independence.


A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar

A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar

In a near-future Kolkata, India, which has been ravaged by climate change and food scarcity, two families seeking to protect their children must battle each other.


If the Dead Belong Here by Carson Faust

If the Dead Belong Here by Carson Faust

When six-year-old Laurel vanishes, her sister Nadine’s haunting visions lead her deep into family history and Indigenous folklore, where uncovering buried truths may be the only way to bring Laurel home and heal generations of unresolved grief.


Intemperance by Sonora Jha

Intemperance by Sonora Jha

In this follow-up to the critically-acclaimed The Laughter, a middle-aged woman starts a firestorm when she holds a contest, based on an ancient Indian ritual, in which men must compete to win her affections.


The Land of Sweet Forever: Stories and Essays by Harper Lee

The Land of Sweet Forever: Stories and Essays by Harper Lee

Spanning her early short stories and later nonfiction, this collection reveals the iconic author's evolving voice and sharp insights into childhood, creativity, justice and Southern identity, offering a fuller portrait beyond her two landmark novels.


Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon

Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon

Milwaukee 1932, private eye Hicks McTaggart searches for a Wisconsin cheese fortune heiress, but he’s shanghaied onto a transoceanic liner to Hungary; before he finds her he will be entangled with Nazis, Soviet agents, British counterspies, swing musicians, practitioners of the paranormal and outlaw motorcyclists.


The Ten Year Affair by Erin Somers

The Ten Year Affair by Erin Somers

When Cora and Sam, two married parents in a quiet town, develop an undeniable attraction, their story fractures into parallel timelines, one where they act on their feelings and one where they don’t, revealing how love, regret, and perspective shape everyday life.


Twice by Mitch Albom

Twice by Mitch Albom

Young Alfie Logan can rewind any moment for a do-over — but must accept the results of his second try; having navigated through adolescence and finding seemingly lasting love with Gianna, he must confront an impossible choice when his power unravels during a casino arrest.


The Wayfinder by Adam Johnson

The Wayfinder by Adam Johnson

A historical epic about a girl from a remote Tongan island who becomes her people's queen.


Mystery & Detective

After That, the Dark by Andrew Klavan

After That, the Dark by Andrew Klavan

Falling for his therapist, former assassin Cameron Winter investigates a bizarre locked-room murder and uncovers a dangerous conspiracy tied to his past, in the third novel of the series following A Woman Under Ground. Cameron Winter, No. 5


And to All a Good Bite by David Rosenfelt

And to All a Good Bite by David Rosenfelt

When a heroic dog dad is arrested for murder, reluctant lawyer Andy pauses his holiday plans to clear his name and reunite him with his pup in the latest addition to the series following Dogged Pursuit. Andy Carpenter, No. 32


The Black Wolf by Louise Penny

The Black Wolf by Louise Penny

Weeks after foiling an attack in Montréal and arresting the so-called Black Wolf, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, confined by his injuries to Three Pines, quietly leads a covert investigation with agents Beauvoir and Lacoste, fearing the conspiracy he uncovered is only a deliberate misdirection. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, No. 20


The Bone Thief by Vanessa Lillie

The Bone Thief by Vanessa Lillie

When a Native teenager vanishes from her small town—a place with dark ties to an elite historical society—archaeologist Syd Walker is called to investigate. Syd Walker, No. 2


A Christmas Witness by Charles Todd

A Christmas Witness by Charles Todd

Inspector Ian Rutledge is sent to an estate after a suspicious riding accident, but as Christmas nears, he must uncover the truth behind a possible attempted murder, in a holiday addition to the long-running series following A Game of Fear. 


Come Through Your Door by Carlene O'Connor

Come Through Your Door by Carlene O'Connor

After finding her employee, Niamh, disoriented and with a dead woman in her bed, Dimpna Wilde and Detective O’Brien must unravel the mystery, in the fourth novel of the series following You Have Gone Too Far. County Kerry Mystery, No. 4


Death at the Door by Olivia Blacke

Death at the Door by Olivia Blacke

The odd couple of crime-solving returns, where a ghost and her living roommate find another mystery on their doorstep. Ruby and Cordelia Mysteries, No. 2


Death on a Scottish Train by Lucy Connelly

Death on a Scottish Train by Lucy Connelly

When a passenger dies on Sea Isle’s Storyteller’s Train, Dr. Emilia McRoy and her friends must unmask a killer hiding among the festival crowds, in the fourth novel of the series following Death at a Scottish Christmas. Scottish Isle Mystery, No. 4


Death on Dickens Island by Allison Brook

Death on Dickens Island by Allison Brook

Returning home to Dickens Island, Delia Dickens finds her island town embroiled in a murder investigation stemming from a family feud over a farm and seeks help from a ghostly grandmother to find the killer. The Books on the Beach Mysteries, No. 1


The Dentist: A DS George Cross Mystery by Tim Sullivan

The Dentist: A DS George Cross Mystery by Tim Sullivan

In Bristol, autistic, awkward, and brilliant detective George Cross investigates a homeless man’s murder, uncovering a link to a cold case as his relentless focus and attention to detail impel him to pursue justice in the face of his colleagues’ doubts. The DS Cross Mysteries, No. 1


Die Another Dane by Laurien Berenson

Die Another Dane by Laurien Berenson

Already juggling family and poodles, Melanie Travis is drawn into an investigation in the dog show world after a Great Dane breeder dies suspiciously in the latest addition to the long-running series following Pumpkin Spice Puppy. Melanie Travis, No. 31


Dying Cry by Margaret Mizushima

Dying Cry by Margaret Mizushima

While snowshoeing with her new family, K-9 handler Mattie Cobb discovers a suspicious death in the Colorado wilderness and must track a killer whose motives threaten everything she holds dear in the tenth novel of the series following Gathering Mist. Timber Creek K-9 Mystery, No. 10


Fallen Star by Lee Goldberg

Fallen Star by Lee Goldberg

When a body tied to a political scandal surfaces and a deadly crash hits close to home, Detective Eve Ronin and her partner face a spiraling case of betrayal and murder, in the sixth book of the series following Dreamtown. Detective Eve Ronin, No. 6


Final Orbit by Chris Hadfield

Final Orbit by Chris Hadfield

When a secret Chinese space launch creates a dangerous collision course, a NASA flight controller races to save the Apollo crew while dealing with Cold War espionage and the mystery of a deadly accident onboard the orbiting spacecraft. The novel blends real historical events with gripping fiction, promising a thrilling and detailed account of a pivotal moment in the space race. 


Five Golden Wings by Donna Andrews

Five Golden Wings by Donna Andrews

When two feuding cousins plan their Christmas destination weddings on the same day in the same town, Meg mediates and uncovers a murdered photographer in the latest addition to the long-running series following That Christmas Feeling. Meg Langslow, No. 38


Fox and Furious by Rita Mae Brown

Fox and Furious by Rita Mae Brown

When a fierce inheritance dispute between two brothers ends in murder, Sister Jane Arnold begins to suspect the killer may be someone she’s hunted with for years and as secrets surface, longheld loyalties are put to the test. Sister Jane, No. 17


Happy People Don't Live Here by Amber Sparks

Happy People Don't Live Here by Amber Sparks

When 11-year-old Fern discovers a dead body outside their eerie apartment complex, her search for answers exposes the strange secrets of their neighbors and stirs up ghosts her mother has been desperate to outrun.


How to Talk to Your Dog About Murder by Emily Soderberg

How to Talk to Your Dog About Murder by Emily Soderberg

Pet behaviorist Nikki Jackson-Ramanathan’s struggling business takes a turn when a wealthy client dies and names her in her will, but she becomes a prime murder suspect in a house full of sketchy people and grieving pets.


The Last Death of the Year by Sophie Hannah

The Last Death of the Year by Sophie Hannah

The brilliant Belgian detective rings in the New Year with a chilling murder investigation on a Greek island in this all-new holiday mystery from Sophie Hannah, author of Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night.


Menu of Happiness by Hisashi Kashiwai

Menu of Happiness by Hisashi Kashiwai

A food-themed novel asks the question: What’s the one dish you’d do anything to taste just one more time? Kamogawa Food Detectives, No. 3


Mirage City by Lev A. C. Rosen

Mirage City by Lev A. C. Rosen

Private Investigator Evander "Andy" Mills is hired by a secretive queer rights organization to find missing members, a case that leads him to Los Angeles, a motorcycle gang, and his own estranged mother, forcing him to confront buried secrets and make difficult choices. Evander Mills, No. 4


Miss Winter in the Library With a Knife by Martin Edwards

Miss Winter in the Library With a Knife by Martin Edwards

During in all-expenses-paid Christmas holiday at Midwinter—a remote hamlet in the North Pennines in Yorkshire, England—a group of strangers play a murder-mystery game that soon becomes deadly.


O, Deadly Night by Vicki Delany

O, Deadly Night by Vicki Delany

In Rudolph, New York, shop owner Merry invites her landlady, Mabel, to supervise the children playing elves on her elves’ workshop float in the Santa Claus parade; when Mabel is delayed by strange new neighbors and then disappears, Merry investigates. A Year-Round Christmas Mystery, No. 8


The Sister's Curse by Nicola Solvinic

The Sister's Curse by Nicola Solvinic

Haunted by her serial killer father, detective Anna Koray investigates mysterious drownings in her small town, uncovering dark secrets tied to wealthy families, local witch legends, and a vengeful force lurking beneath the water.


Sugar and Spite by M. C. Beaton with R. W. Green

Sugar and Spite by M. C. Beaton with R. W. Green

While profiling Salem’s magical chocolate shop, pregnant journalist Lee Mondello discovers the murdered body of the owner’s estranged husband and, with help from her detective spouse, psychic cat and mystical friends, must solve the crime as her long-dormant visions return. Agatha Raisin, No. 36


The Tattered Cover by Ellery Adams

The Tattered Cover by Ellery Adams

In Miracle Springs, North Carolina, bookstore owner Nora joins a Halloween event featuring medium Lara Luz, whose sudden death during a storm sparks a murder investigation as Nora and the Society unravel hidden motives among the attendees. Secret, Book, & Scone Society, No. 8


Two Truths and a Murder by Colleen Cambridge

Two Truths and a Murder by Colleen Cambridge

While her famous employer investigates aboard the Orient Express, sleuth Phyllida is called to a dinner party where a bold murder claim and the subsequent death of a shy guest thrust her into a deadly mystery involving two murders and hidden secrets. Phyllida Bright Mystery, No. 5


Venetian Vespers by John Banville

Venetian Vespers by John Banville

Struggling writer Evelyn Dolman faces eerie disappearances and sinister events at a decaying palazzo in 1899 Venice, as his marriage to disinherited heiress Laura and the treachery of Count Barbarigo plunge him into a nightmarish web of mystery and doubt.


We Had a Hunch: A Mystery by Tom Ryan

We Had a Hunch: A Mystery by Tom Ryan

Twenty-five years after their father’s murder by serial killer “The Janitor,” teen sleuths Alice and Samantha VanDyne and Joey O’Day reunite to solve a new murder mimicking the old crimes, confronting past trauma and dark secrets as the town’s safety hangs in the balance.


Romance

C Is for Courting by Shelley Shepard Gray

C Is for Courting by Shelley Shepard Gray

Finding out she is going to be a single mother, Beth Schrock is torn between returning to her high-stress realtor job in Cleveland, or staying in the Amish community of Walden, Ohio, where family acquaintance Junior Lambright has just proposed to Beth for unknown reasons. Amish ABCs, No. 3


Conform by Ariel Sullivan

Conform by Ariel Sullivan

In a dystopian future, outcast Emeline is thrust into a dangerous courtship with an enigmatic ruler, while secretly drawn to a rebel leader, forcing her to choose between two loves and two sides of a brewing rebellion.


A Ferry Merry Christmas by Debbie Macomber

A Ferry Merry Christmas by Debbie Macomber

Separated for Christmas, siblings Avery and Reed Bond each find unexpected romance amidst travel delays: Avery meets a charming sailor on a stalled ferry, while Reed connects with a coworker, proving that even unexpected detours can lead to love.


Julia Song Is Undateable by Susan Lee

Julia Song Is Undateable by Susan Lee

Two Korean American young adults -- one successful, one not so much -- find dating in today's world nearly impossible under the weight of family expectations. 


Mate by Ali Hazelwood

Mate by Ali Hazelwood

As the first Human-Were hybrid, Serena is prey to the political machinations of Weres, Vampyres and Humans, while her mate, Koen, Alpha of the Northwest pack, may be the only thing standing between her and total annihilation.


A Moment to Love by Tracie Peterson

A Moment to Love by Tracie Peterson

Dr. Carrie Vogel faces heartbreak from stolen work credited to her ex-fiancé, and she leans on her faith for strength. After learning that her Pinkerton friend Spencer Duval is on a mission to catch his father's killer, she agrees to an arranged marriage. Together, they navigate a web of intrigue and growing love as they trust in God's plan for their future.


Remain by Nicholas Sparks with M. Night Shyamalan

Remain by Nicholas Sparks with M. Night Shyamalan

After his sister's death and his treatment at a psychiatric facility, New York architect Tate moves to a Cape bed-and-breakfast, where he has an immediate connection with Wren, but hate and greed fester below the surface of Wren's life, and Tate must unearth the truth about her past.


The Silver Hills Boarding House by Linda Lael Miller

The Silver Hills Boarding House by Linda Lael Miller

In early-20th-century Montana, in the lead-up to the holiday season, a woman risks everything to protect her younger brother and sister in the unforgiving west -- and a widower sees in them a second chance at love and family.


Snow Kissed by RaeAnne Thayne

Snow Kissed by RaeAnne Thayne

Christmas in Shelter Springs is full of magic, but for divorced single mom Holly Goodwin Moore, that magic can be hard to come by.


Romantasy

The Book of Autumn by Molly O'Sullivan

The Book of Autumn by Molly O'Sullivan

Anthropologist and reluctant Magician Marcella Gibbons reunites with her former partner, rancher Max Middlemore, to investigate eerie deaths and possessions at their New Mexico college, uncovering ancient forces that demand she face forgotten truths and rekindle her magical bond with Max.


A Curse of Shadows and Ice by Catharina Maura

A Curse of Shadows and Ice by Catharina Maura

A Beauty and the Beast retelling where Princess Arabella is forced to marry the Shadow Emperor, Felix Osiris, to save her kingdom from his threats. Arabella discovers Felix's kingdom is afflicted by a curse, and she possesses forbidden magic capable of breaking it. As Felix teaches her to control her volatile magic, their initial hatred transforms into a passionate, complex love that forces them to confront the curse and its devastating consequences. 


Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent

Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent

Tisaanah, a former slave with latent magic seeks to free her people by apprenticing with the reclusive, powerful fire wielder Maxantarius. As she trains and navigates the complex, politically charged world of the powerful Orders, Tisaanah and Maxantarius uncover dark magic, confront a looming war, and develop a relationship that blurs the line between love and downfall. 


The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri

The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri

Vina, a knight, and Simran, a forest witch, are destined to repeat a tragic love story across lifetimes, only to find themselves threatened by a mysterious assassin and the very stories that bind them. Set in a world fueled by reincarnation and ancient folklore, the two must defy their fated cycle to survive and write a new narrative.


The Mist Thief by L. J. Andrews

The Mist Thief by L. J. Andrews

After Skadi loses a battle to the king of the shadow elven, he claims her as his prize, only to marry her off to Jonas, a prince in the fae realms, as a way to unite their kingdoms against a shared enemy -- the light elves.


The Ordeals by Rachel Greenlaw

The Ordeals by Rachel Greenlaw

Trapped by a blood bond to her cruel uncle, Sophia DeWinter risks everything to enter Killmarth College, where alongside botanist Alden Locke she must survive deadly magical trials and uncover the killer preying on her competitors before she becomes the next victim.


Sing the Night by Megan Jauregui Eccles

Sing the Night by Megan Jauregui Eccles

A retelling of Phantom of the Opera takes place in a high-fantasy setting and features mages and sorcery.


The Sword of Light by Heather Graham

The Sword of Light by Heather Graham

Fabled objects of power appear just when an encroaching tide of northern invaders threatens ancient Ireland.


The Things Gods Break by Abigail Owen

The Things Gods Break by Abigail Owen

Dragged into a brutal divine contest as the mortal key to unlocking imprisoned Titans, a cursed heroine must survive Tartarus’s deadly trials, resist falling for Hades, and decide whether freedom is worth unleashing an apocalypse the gods themselves fear to face.

Story Collections

Near Flesh: Stories by Katherine Dunn

Near Flesh: Stories by Katherine Dunn

A previously unpublished collection of stories about motherhood, violence, and desire, from the cult icon Katherine Dunn, the author of Geek Love.


A Wooded Shore: And Other Stories by Thomas McGuane

 Wooded Shore: And Other Stories by Thomas McGuane

The author of Ninety-Two in the Shade presents nine sharp, darkly humorous stories about men on the fringes of American life, drifting through motels, dive bars and dashed dreams as they wrestle with love, regret and their pasts.


Suspense & Thriller

All That We See or Seem by Ken Liu

All That We See or Seem by Ken Liu

"Orphan hacker" Julia Z is pulled from digital obscurity when a lawyer's artist wife, a dream-weaving oneirofex kidnapped by criminals, is needed for her unique skills to retrieve stolen dreams from a dangerous virtual underworld. Julia Z, No. 1


Boom Town by Nic Stone

Boom Town by Nic Stone

When a dancer goes missing from Boom Town, Lyriq risks everything to uncover the truth, plunging into Atlanta’s underworld to expose the secrets behind two disappearances that may be more connected than anyone dares to admit.


Coyote Hills by Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman

Coyote Hills by Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman

Now a private investigator, former Alameda County coroner Clay Edison takes a perplexing case of a wealthy couple’s son found dead in San Francisco Bay, in the sixth book of the series following The Lost Coast. Clay Edison, No. 6


Deadly Trade by Sara Driscoll

Deadly Trade by Sara Driscoll

While honeymooning in Hawaii, FBI K-9 handler Meg Jennings, her husband and her loyal Lab uncover a wildlife trafficking ring, just as a rumbling volcano threatens to ruin their mission, in the 10th novel of the series following Summit’s Edge. FBI K-9, No. 10


The Gallery Assistant by Kate Belli

The Gallery Assistant by Kate Belli

A New York art gallery assistant reckons with her past and is trapped in a web of deceit after an up-and-coming painter is murdered.


Gone Before Goodbye by Harlan Coben and Reese Witherspoon

Gone Before Goodbye by Harlan Coben and Reese Witherspoon

When disgraced combat surgeon Maggie McCabe takes a secretive job treating a powerful man overseas, his sudden disappearance pulls her into a deadly conspiracy forcing her on the run to uncover the truth and clear her name.


The Intruder by Freida McFadden

The Intruder by Freida McFadden

In the middle of a storm, a girl appears on Casey's doorstep, obviously in need of help, but soon things take a violent turn.


Keep This for Me by Jennifer Fawcett

Keep This for Me by Jennifer Fawcett

Thirty years after her mother vanished, Fiona returns to the town where it happened, only to uncover new secrets, a fresh disappearance and a chilling connection to the son of the man once suspected of her mother’s murder.


King Sorrow by Joe Hill

King Sorrow by Joe Hill

Blackmailed into stealing rare books, Arthur's friends summon a dragon to save him, only to strike a deadly bargain that binds them to a terrifying choice: offer a yearly sacrifice or face King Sorrow’s wrath themselves.


Photograph by Brian Freeman

Photograph by Brian Freeman

Shannon Wells must investigate the death of an amnesiac former client, and the only clue to who she was and why she was murdered is an old photograph of a little girl in the rain outside a Midwestern motel.


The Picasso Heist by James Patterson and Howard Roughan

The Picasso Heist by James Patterson and Howard Roughan

A glamorous 22-year-old art thief tries to best a bunch of other criminals in the heist of a previously unknown Picasso discovered in the attic of a French villa.


The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly

The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly

The Lincoln Lawyer is back with a case against an AI company whose product may have been responsible for the murder of a young girl. The Lincoln Lawyer, No. 8


Sharp Force by Patricia Cornwell

Sharp Force by Patricia Cornwell

A serial killer wreaks havoc on Northern Virginia, appearing as a ghostly apparition before striking—and Kay Scarpetta must avoid becoming their next victim. Kay Scarpetta, No. 29


The Tin Men by Nelson DeMille and Alex Demille

The Tin Men by Nelson DeMille and Alex Demille

Army CID Special Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor are sent to the isolated Camp Hayden to investigate a major’s death amid secret war games pitting Rangers against autonomous weapons, where the truth is obscured amidst desert isolation, internal rivalries and hidden agendas. Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor, No. 3


The Tourists by Christopher Reich

The Tourists by Christopher Reich

Retired special agent Mac Dekker races through Paris’s brightest and darkest places to find his vanished lover, former Mossad assassin Ava Attal, uncovering a deadly plot involving a ruthless prince, enigmatic assassins, and a terrifying act of violence that could kill thousands. Mac Dekker, No. 2


The Widow by John Grisham

The Widow by John Grisham

Already struggling at work and at home, rural Virginia attorney Simon Latch finds himself accused of her murder after he secures wealthy widow Eleanor Barnett’s secret inheritance only to see her fortunes unravel in the wake of a car crash.


Western

The Gun Man Jackson Swagger by Stephen Hunter

The Gun Man Jackson Swagger by Stephen Hunter

A Pulitzer Prize winner returns with a classic Western—gunfights, horses, saloons and looming above, the ominous presence of the railroad—about a Civil War veteran investigating the dark reality of a prosperous ranch.


Shoot or Cut Bait by William W. Johnstone and J. A. Johnstone

Shoot or Cut Bait by William W. Johnstone and J. A. Johnstone

Former Texas Ranger “Catfish” Charlie Tuttle has a sweet spot for Julia, so when her stagecoach to Tombstone, Arizona, never arrives, Catfish and Deputy Brazos head into outlaw country, facing renegade soldiers led by Major Boneyard, to find her.


Tom's Crossing by Mark Z. Danielewski

Tom's Crossing by Mark Z. Danielewski

n the fall of 1982, the Utah town of Orvop witnessed not just shocking crimes but an astonishing adventure beyond its borders, where the dead rose, a mountain fell, and a staggering act of courage forever marked the Katanogos massif and Pillars Meadow in legend.

Womens

Big Kiss, Bye-bye by Claire-Louise Bennett

Big Kiss, Bye-bye by Claire-Louise Bennett

Uprooted by circumstance from city to deep countryside, a woman lives in temporary limbo, visited by memories of all she’s left behind.


Calling All Blessings by Beverly Jenkins

Calling All Blessings by Beverly Jenkins

While Tamar confronts painful memories, the town of Henry Adams rallies around her and reasserts the importance of family, forgiveness and small-town magic in the twelfth novel of the series following A Wish and a Prayer.


Christmas at the Women’s Hotel by Daniel M. Lavery

Christmas at the Women’s Hotel by Daniel M. Lavery

The eccentric residents of the Biedermeier Hotel juggle odd jobs, personal dramas and a lingering jewel heist mystery, from a high-society escort service to a suspiciously high phone bill, in the follow-up novella to Women's Hotel: A Novel.


Code Blue by Fern Michaels

Code Blue by Fern Michaels

Suspecting that her aunt’s care home is hiding dark secrets, Theresa Gallagher turns to the Sisterhood, an elite group of women who fight to right wrongs in the latest addition to the long-running series following Backwater Justice. Sisterhood, No. 37


The Ex-boyfriend's Favorite Recipe Funeral Committee by Saki Kawashiro

The Ex-boyfriend's Favorite Recipe Funeral Committee by Saki Kawashiro

Heartbroken Momoko finds unexpected comfort in cooking her ex’s favorite curry for kind strangers, and helps launch a café group where patrons heal through sharing breakup stories and recreating dishes that symbolized their lost relationships.


Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake

Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six, Girl Dinner is a darkly fun novel about power, lust, and eating your fill, as wealthy moms and sorority girls practice a sinister new wellness trend.


The Hitchhikers by Chevy Stevens

The Hitchhikers by Chevy Stevens

On the remote Canadian highways in 1976, Tom and Alice are on an RV road trip to repair their marriage and heal the wounds of recent tragic events, but when they join up with a seemingly friendly young couple, things take an even darker turn.


The Man Next Door by Sheila Roberts

The Man Next Door by Sheila Roberts

A recently broke divorcee moves in with her house-bound mother, only to spend their days spying on her grumpy, mysterious and sexy new neighbor.


Mothers by Brenda Lozano

Mothers by Brenda Lozano

From the author of Witches, a gripping, kaleidoscopic tale of two women in 1940s Mexico—one whose daughter has just been kidnapped and another who has just adopted a little girl.


Overdue by Stephanie Perkins

Overdue by Stephanie Perkins

A librarian named Ingrid who, after 11 years of dating her college boyfriend, takes a one-month break with him to date other people. The experiment goes awry, and Ingrid realizes she isn't ready to go back to her original relationship, instead finding herself drawn to her grumpy coworker, Macon.


Sacrament by Susan Straight

Sacrament by Susan Straight

A group of nurses fights through the first year of a pandemic, risking their lives to protect their beloved California community.


The Secret Christmas Library by Jenny Colgan

The Secret Christmas Library by Jenny Colgan

Hired to uncover a legendary book that could save a crumbling Scottish estate, antiquarian book hunter Mirren Sutherland joins a charming laird and her rival in a snowbound castle, where secrets, clues, and unexpected sparks make for a festive literary treasure hunt.


Workhorse by Caroline Palmer

Workhorse by Caroline Palmer

A richly drawn, unsettling, and wickedly funny story of envy and ambition set against the glamor and privilege of media and high society in New York City at its height.