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It’s a short and sweet release week for us. Only three books to mention before we head into December. We have a fantasy romance, historical, and contemporary.
Which new releases are on your TBR pile this week? Let us know in the comments!
Ember Eternal
Author: Chloe Neill
Released: November 25, 2025 by Ace
Genre: Fantasy/Fairy Tale Romance, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy
Series: Souls Burn Brightest #1A new romantasy, following a thief whose dramatic encounter with an assassin and a crown bodyguard (who happens to be a royal in disguise) launches her into a world of swirling palace intrigue, from New York Times bestselling author Chloe Neill.
Fox is a thief with morals—she steals from those who can afford it and only a little at that. She has no choice. Fox and her three closest companions entered into indentured servitude to the Lady, a mysterious noble with widespread political power by questionable means, in order to pay off familial debts. While searching for an easy mark in town, Fox helps a royal bodyguard fend off a would-be assassin’s attack on a prince’s life.
But what started off as protecting the prince out of good conscience has now unwittingly embroiled this thief in a vast world of politics, high stakes, and romance. And though Fox longs to be free of her debts, she must decide if love is its own kind of cage.
Amanda: A royal in disguise and a thief!
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Author: Mimi Matthews
Released: November 25, 2025 by Berkley
Genre: Historical: European, Romance
Series: The Crinoline Academy #2The Academy always comes first . . . which makes marriage to its most formidable adversary an exceedingly inconvenient arrangement.
Well removed from London’s more curious eyes, the Benevolent Academy for the Betterment of Young Ladies strives toward one clandestine goal: to distract, disrupt, and discredit men in power who would seek to harm the advancement of women—by appropriate means, of course.
When intrepid newspaper editor Miles Quincy starts to question the school’s intentions, the Academy appoints Penelope “Nell” Trewlove, one of their brightest graduates, to put this nuisance to rest. An easy enough mission, she supposes. Or it would be, if Miles wasn’t so fascinating—too fascinating to resist—and if Nell’s visit to London didn’t perfectly coincide with the murder of one of Miles’s reporters.
When the inexorable claws of fate trap Nell and Miles in a compromising situation, they agree to an arrangement that will save their reputations while enabling them to investigate the story that led to a man’s death, as well as the surprising chemistry between them . . .
Lara: I tend to love Mimi Matthews books, but there’s something extra special about this series and this book is no exception to that. Full review.
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Author: Olivia Dade
Released: November 25, 2025 by Avon
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Romance
Series: Harlot's Bay #2In the second installment of USA Today bestselling author Olivia Dade’s Harlot’s Bay series, a mistaken obituary leads to the reunion of two former high school crushes. Sparks fly in this hilarious grumpy/grumpy romance, packed with Dade’s signature body positivity and a delicious amount of spice.
Karl and Molly were never together. There was a time, right after high school, where it seemed like they might finally cross the line from friends to lovers…but instead, a foolish misunderstanding meant they never spoke again. Molly went to LA and got married. Karl stayed in Harlot’s Bay and bought a bakery.
The only connection the pair has shared over the years is painfully one-sided: Now divorced, Molly narrates monster romance audiobooks, and Karl is an ever-diligent listener, clinging to his only piece of the one that got away.
Still, Molly hasn’t totally left Harlot’s Bay behind. When she hears that Karl’s obituary has run in the local paper, unexpected grief prompts her to hop on the next flight to Maryland…where she finds Karl very much alive, the victim of nothing but an accidental obituary.
As the pair reunite, they finally hash out their missed connection. True, Molly isn’t quite ready to trust again, but Karl is determined to prove himself worthy of her faith and devotion. And as her remaining time in Harlot’s Bay ticks down, Molly, the habitual cynic, just might find that Karl, the cranky town curmudgeon, is impossible to leave behind a second time.
Book two in the Harlot’s Bay series.
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Bec McMaster’s Thief of Hearts is finally coming out on the 28th, after being postponed several times!
I’ve seen a few people on reddit say that it was cancelled. I saw it recently on Libby for my library but when I received it, it was a new cover but the content was Thief of Souls. Does anyone have any info on this?
At First Spite, the first book in the Harlot’s Bay series is in my top five of 2025, along with both books in the Crinoline Academy series. I’ve been waiting rather impatiently for Second Chance Romance and dove in first thing this morning.
All are on my TBR!
I had a different experience than @LJO with AT FIRST SPITE, book 1 of Harlot’s Bay. I felt sorry for Athena. She was in a very tough situation. But Athena is also honestly kind of exhausting to me. I get that she’s exhausting to herself. I get that it was depression. I do. I really do. But I didn’t really want to live in her head. SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE definitely sounds lighter, but I think I’ll wait a bit to see what the consensus is.
‘The Bookshop Below’ by Georgia Summers was released last week, and I just saw it mentioned elsewhere. The blurb makes me think of ‘Rivers of London’. Has anyone read it?