Happy Tuesday!
It’s the first week of November and the month is really packed with releases. Lots of sci-fi and fantasy, but there are a couple contemporary romance releases as well.
What new books are you excited for this week? Let us know in the comments!
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A Glimmer of Death
Author: Laurell K. Hamilton
Released: November 3, 2026 by Berkley
Genre: Fantasy/Fairy Tale Romance, Paranormal, Romance, Urban Fantasy
Series: Merry Gentry #10New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton returns for the first in a two-book epic conclusion to her genre-defining Merry Gentry Series.
I am Meredith Gentry. Princess of the realm of faerie, private investigator in the mortal land of Los Angeles, mother of triplets, and lover to my men—the royal guards sworn to protect me. With a family and a court to support back home, I can’t say no to a job investigating a string of magical attacks against up-and-coming Hollywood actresses. Not when the case raises old nightmares from my own past. This time when I find out who is responsible for all this pain, I can make him pay.
But affairs in the land of faerie keep interrupting my hunt. Aisling is supposed to be the next king of the Seelie Court, but he is doubly cursed once by beauty and once by despair. If we cannot cure him my uncle Taranis, former King of Light and Illusion, may regain the throne. If he does he will destroy me and everyone I care about. Only true love will cure Aisling of his curse but is my love true enough? If not, I will share his fate and lose myself to the haunted magic that torments him.
While we fight for one kingdom of faerie, my aunt Andais, Queen of Air and Darkness, claims my deceased best friend, Keelin, has turned up alive and well along with a child supposedly sired by her dead son. If this baby is the true child of my former rival to the Unseelie throne, my enemies might use it to take the throne from me. Mysterious fey babies, curses both ancient and new are shaking the delicate balance of the faerie courts, and I am still hunting a monster terrorizing the women of Los Angeles.
The penultimate book in the Merry Gentry series.
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Defy the Dusk
Author: Danielle Jensen
Released: November 3, 2026 by Del Rey
Genre: Fantasy/Fairy Tale Romance, Romance
Series: The Sundering Duet #1When darkness means certain death and survival depends on reaching the dawn, the woman whose magic broke the world will carve another path: defy the dusk. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Bridge Kingdom comes the first book in a gritty post-apocalyptic fantasy duology.
In the Sundered world, there are two options: Ride the dawn, or face what rises in the night.
Twenty years ago, Lirien’s magic fractured the world and unleashed nocturnal creatures that brought civilization to its knees. Amidst the carnage came salvation: The most powerful survivors were invited to board Dawnrider, a high-speed rig that would deliver those aboard into a new era.
The rest of humanity was left to die.
Instead, a king rose from the darkness to lead them.
In the years since, Lirien has dedicated her magic to Dawnrider while secretly plotting to overthrow the tyrant who rules the rig with an iron fist. But just as Lirien is ready to strike against him, she is violently abducted by Vox—the king of the feralists.
The mercurial Vox gives her two choices: Fight the creatures that hunt the night or be fed to them. Lirien agrees to join his ranks, but embarks on a strategy of seduction that will return her to Dawnrider.
Yet as Vox pushes the limits of her magic, Lirien begins to question whether defying the dusk is the true path to salvation. Intoxicated by both Vox and his war against the night, Lirien must decide where her loyalties truly lie—and how far she’s willing to go for redemption.
Jensen has a new duology coming out with a very good cover. (My boobs could never.)
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Drown the Bones
Author: Alexandra Kennington
Released: November 3, 2026 by Berkley XO
Genre: Fantasy/Fairy Tale Romance, LGBTQIA, New Adult, RomanceThe spare heir must work with an enemy prince to discover who murdered her twin in this gripping slow-burn romantasy.
As the younger twin, Merridan has never minded being the “spare” to the Rothian royal throne. She knows her brother, Von, will be an excellent king, and she’d rather devote her time to the Goddess, faithfully using her magic to send deceased spirits from the holy lake to the Afterworld.
When the unthinkable happens and her brother is murdered, she is certain their rival kingdom, Nova, is to blame. After all, they worship a false deity and use their magic to toy with necromancy. But when the Goddess halts the investigation of Von’s death, Merridan takes matters into her own hands, using a forbidden Novian ritual to speak to her brother’s ghost.
The last thing Merridan expects is to raise the wrong ghost. Now she’s bound to Phoenix Darragon, the arrogant crown prince of Nova—who was murdered the same night as Von. The prince makes Merridan a deal: if she takes his spirit to Nova to be resurrected, he will help her find her brother’s killer.
But uncovering the truth about the murderer means discovering Phoenix’s secrets, too. As the attraction between Merridan and the prince becomes undeniable and the threat of war builds, she must decide whether finding the truth is worth its cost if it means her beloved relationship with the Goddess is changed forever.
Amanda: I’m primarily motivated by this really cool cover.
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My Neighbor the Assassin
Author: Michelle Heard
Released: November 3, 2026 by Montlake
Genre: Contemporary Romance, RomanceElyse: I’m getting John Wick vibes. It’s on KU which is always a bonus.
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Monsters of Ohio
Author: John Scalzi
Released: November 3, 2026 by Tor Books
Genre: Science Fiction/FantasyMonsters of Ohio is a heartfelt exploration of a tentacular solution to the struggles of the modern world from the New York Times bestselling author of Starter Villain
Welcome to Richland, Ohio. Things aren’t great.
The town’s biggest employer is closing shop, and Richland’s on the brink. It’s where Mike Boyd, with his own set of problems, finds himself returning to after decades away.
He’s not planning to stay.
But Richland has other plans for Mike, his old friend Dave, and a newcomer Andi. They’re caught in a swirl of local troubles, private equity, executive theft… and something extremely weird involving Jeremy Keller’s prize cow.
Welcome to Richland. Leave your expectations behind. Bring a tarp.
Many of you have enjoyed Scalzi’s books!
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One for Each Night
Author: Dahlia Adler
Released: November 3, 2026 by Dahlia Adler
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Novella, RomanceFrom USA Today bestselling author Dahlia Adler comes a sweet holiday rom-com novella, set in the same swoony universe as Soon By You.
Liana Radinsky’s family Chanukah party hasn’t historically been her favorite tradition, but when one of her cousins drags along his surprisingly cute coworker, Gideon Levy, Liana feels she’s been handed a holiday miracle. She should ask him out, but as the lights go down that first night, her nerves simply won’t allow it. .
Thankfully, Gideon gives her the perfect pretext for a subtle invitation to see him again—he’s new to observing Judaism, and what better way to bring him into the fold than by showing him all the best things about Chanukah? Enter seven more nights of chaotic and creative events from a spontaneous party of drunken dreidel games to candle lighting by Zoom with Gideon’s mom. But it’s all worth it in the pursuit of romance… if only she could be sure he wanted it too…
Eight nights. Eight chances to prove they’re meant to be.
Good thing Chanukah’s all about winning uphill battles!
Dahlia has a Hanukkah novella out today!
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Sunflower Season
Author: Danica Nava
Released: November 3, 2026 by Berkley
Genre: Contemporary Romance, RomanceFed up and burnt out, a woman leaves the city to take on the challenge of owning a sunflower farm but finds that her biggest trial is facing her first love in this charming second chance romance by USA Today bestselling author Danica Nava.
Drained by her high-pressure tech job, June Walker finds an escape in homesteading videos and the fantasy of a quieter life. When she finally hits her breaking point, she does the only reasonable she quits her job and buys a crumbling sunflower farm in rural Oklahoma where she grew up.
June thought her biggest challenge in restoring Sunshine Farm would be the rotting fences, but soon comes to the crushing realization that “positive vibes” are not a business plan. Nothing, however, tests her resolve quite like running into her first love, the boy she left behind after her world imploded when she was seventeen. She’s back for a fresh start, not to unpack old heartbreaks.
Noah Abbott never left Love County. Between his family, his job with the local fire brigade, and a town that knows him inside and out, he has everything he needs—except answers. So when June Walker returns as the new owner of Sunshine Farm, Noah is determined to find out why the girl who once meant everything to him vanished without a word.
As old wounds crack open and attraction flares back to life, June and Noah are forced to reckon with their past and decide whether first love is a memory best left buried, or the one thing worth replanting.
Scratch your small town romance itch with this new release from Danica Nava.
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Deal Breaker by Susie Tate is out today which has a grumpy sunshine pairing between a rugby player and an entertainment reporter (who is also the sister of the aristocratic hero from Law Maker).