We’re only a few weeks into 2026 (?!!) and I’m curious about the books you’re most looking forward to that are releasing between January 1 and June 30, 2026.
There are MANY on our lists, and I limited folks to only a few – which means I know you have titles to suggest, too.
One that I couldn’t format for our database: Drowning Sorrows in Raging Fire, Vol. 3 by Priest, translated by Yog and SassyStrawberry. This hardcover will be released in March 2026.
And if you want to mention your own book, please feel welcome!
Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter
Author: Heather Fawcett
Released: February 17, 2026 by Del Rey
Genre: Fantasy/Fairy Tale Romance, Historical: Other, Romance, Science Fiction/FantasyAgnes Aubert leads a meticulously organized life, and she likes it that way. As the proudly type-A manager of a cat rescue charity, she has devoted her life to finding forever homes for stray cats.
Now it’s the shelter that needs a new home. And the only landlord who will rent a space to a cat rescue is a mysterious man called Havelock—who also happens to be the world’s most infamous magician, running an illegal magic shop out of his basement. Havelock is cantankerous and eccentric, but not not handsome, and no, Agnes absolutely does not feel anything but disdain for him. After all, rumors swirl about his shadowy past—including whispers that his dark magic once almost brought about the apocalypse.
Then one day a glamorous magician comes looking for Havelock, putting the magic shop—and the cat shelter—in jeopardy. To save the shelter, Agnes will have to team up with the magician who nearly ended the world . . . and may now be trying to steal her heart.
Havelock is everything Agnes thinks she doesn’t need in her life: chaos, mischief, and a little too much adventure. But as she gets to know him, she discovers that he’s more than the dark magician of legend, and that she may be ready for a little intrigue—and romance—in her life. After all, second chances aren’t just for rescue cats. . . .
This book is out February 3, and I want to dive into the cover and roll around in it. I also love everything about this concept, especially the cats.
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Author: Maria J. Morillo
Released: February 17, 2026 by Berkley
Genre: Contemporary Romance, RomanceA woman enlists the help of her favorite musician to win her ex-boyfriend back in this sparkling romantic comedy set in Venezuela by debut author Maria J. Morillo.
Maria “Marianto” Camacho is a planner. At twenty-seven, she has her life perfectly mapped out. Her long-term boyfriend, Alejandro, is perfect on paper, and she’s expecting a proposal any day now. She has a stable job as a lifestyle columnist at Ellas, one of Latin America’s biggest digital magazines. Her future is set; she’s sure of it.
Until everything falls apart overnight: Marianto loses her boyfriend and her job. But she’s determined to get them both back with an idea that is either delusional or ingenious—a juicy new article for Ellas that documents a series of romantic experiments to get her ex back. Thus begins The Ex-Perimento. With her bank account dwindling, however, Marianto lands a temporary gig on Venezuela’s hottest new singing competition show. Her job? Personal assistant to Simón Arreaza, the lead singer of her favorite indie band.
It’s only her second day on the job when Simón discovers Marianto’s list of romantic experiments, striking her ideas and replacing them with his own better ones. Out of desperation, she offers a proposition: Help her win back Alejandro, and she’ll give Simón’s band a profile in the magazine once she returns to Ellas. But between the close quarters on set and the blurred lines of a budding friendship, Marianto and Simón find themselves irresistibly drawn to each other, caught in a whirlwind of unexpected romance.
The Ex-Perimento is out on February 17, and takes place in Caracas, Venezuela, which is both a setting for a contemporary romance I’ve not read before, and a little uncanny in the current political mess. This book is a mix of tropes I love, too: celebrity romance, behind-the-scenes, and “I’ll coach you to get your ex back and we all know that will workout exactly as we planned.”
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Author: B.K. Borison
Released: February 24, 2026 by Berkley
Genre: Contemporary Romance, LGBTQIA, Romance
Series: Heartstrings #2Two competing meteorologists are forced to find common ground in this opposites attract, When Harry Met Sally inspired romance, from New York Times bestselling author B.K. Borison.
Jackson Clark and Delilah Stewart have had their fair share of run-ins over the years, often ending in disaster. While Jackson thrives on routine and organization from the comfort of his radio booth, Delilah loves the spontaneity and adventure out in the field. When they’re partnered against their will to cover a historic snowstorm, they find themselves scrambling to figure out how to work together.
Eager to be taken seriously as a journalist, Delilah offers Jackson a deal: If he can help her ace this assignment, she’ll help him rediscover his long-lost fun side. With unexplored chemistry burning beneath their clashes, the unlikely partnership quickly tumbles into an easy and surprising friendship.
But when other feelings start to enter the equation, can Jackson and Delilah withstand the storm? Or does what happens in the mountains stay in the mountains?
February 24th is the day for Borison fans! I have heard so many enthusiastic recommendations for Borison, and I’m starting with this one because I love the idea of rival meterologists.
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Author: Deanna Raybourn
Released: March 3, 2026 by Berkley
Genre: Historical: European, Mystery/Thriller, Romance
Series: Veronica Speedwell Mysteries #10Veronica and Stoker are practically dying for a new adventure, but when their wish is granted, they find themselves up against a secret society and a darkly seductive duo in this landmark historical mystery from beloved New York Times bestselling and Edgar® Award–nominated author Deanna Raybourn.
When the corpse of an entitled young man is found entirely drained of blood in a carriage next to Highgate Cemetery, Veronica’s interest is piqued. And then a second victim is found, his death made to look like a suicide—and Veronica and her intrepid beau Stoker know the hunt is on. The two men share one link: they were both members of a society so secretive that only a singular mention of it can be found anywhere.
Thirsty for more clues, Veronica and Stoker hear that a young Romany boy may know more about their first victim, and the only way to the boy is through an old acquaintance of Stoker’s, Lady Julia Brisbane. Lady Julia and her dashing husband, Nicholas, occasionally track down murderers and are only too happy to help. But as it becomes clear that the secret society is a dangerous sect looking to entice immortality seekers, Veronica and Stoker find themselves ensnared by a decidedly more sinister couple.
The professed leader of the society claims to be a creature of the night; his partner practices witchcraft and they both fancy themselves emissaries of the otherworldly. Just as Veronica and Stoker get closer to learning the true purpose of the society and unraveling this macabre mystery, another body turns up, and they quickly discover they’ve gone from being the hunters to the hunted. . . .
Can you believe this is book 10 in the Veronica Speedwell series? TEN! I’m shocked. I’m also enamored of this series because sometimes mystery series make me tense and anxious before I even start it – bad things keep happening to the protagonists I like! – but not this one. Veronica is so competent, unflappable, and confident that I am more curious to see what absolute bullshit displays itself in front of her, and what she’ll say about it. Release date: March 3.
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Author: Kiersten White
Released: March 10, 2026 by Del Rey
Genre: Fantasy/Fairy Tale Romance, Horror, LGBTQIA, Romance, Science Fiction/FantasyAnneke has a complicated relationship with her father, Abraham Van Helsing—doctor, scientist, and madman devoted to the study of vampires—until the night she comes home to find him murdered, with a surreally beautiful woman looming over his body. A woman who leaves no trace behind, other than the dreams and nightmares that now plague Anneke every night.
Spurred by her desire for vengeance and armed with the latest forensic and investigatory techniques, Anneke puts together a team of detectives to catch this mysterious serial killer. Because her father isn’t the only inexplicable dead body. There’s a trail of victims across Europe, and Anneke is certain they’re all connected.
But during the years spent relentlessly hunting the killer, Anneke keeps crucial evidence to herself: infuriatingly coy letters, addressed only to her, occasionally soaked in blood, and always signed Diavola.
The closer Anneke gets to her devil, though, the less sense the world makes. Maybe her father wasn’t a madman after all. Diavola might be something much worse than a serial killer . . . and much harder to destroy. Yet as Anneke unearths more of Diavola’s tragic past, she suspects there’s still a heart somewhere in that undead body.
A heart that beats for Anneke alone.
The Fox and the Devil arrives on March 10, and Elyse says, “I love this author and this a sapphic vampire/ vampire hunter Romantasy.” I know many folks here are fans of all of White’s books, so happy new book to all of you!
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Author: Caro Claire Burke
Released: April 7, 2026 by Knopf Doubleday
Genre: Mystery/ThrillerA traditional American woman, a beautiful wife and mother who sells her pioneer lifestyle of raw milk and farm-fresh eggs to her millions of social media followers, suddenly awakens cold, filthy, and terrified in the brutal reality of 1855—where she must unravel whether this living nightmare is an elaborate hoax, a twisted reality show, or something far more sinister in this sensational debut novel.
“A bold and biting satire, Yesteryear…will have you cackling and gasping right to the final page.”
—Nita Prose, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid seriesMy name was Natalie Heller Mills, and I was perfect at being alive.
Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle. Her charming farmhouse is rustic, her husband a handsome cowboy, her six children each more delightful than the last. So what if there are nannies and producers behind the scenes, her kitchen hiding industrial-grade fridges and ovens, her husband the heir to a political dynasty? What Natalie’s followers—all 8 million of them—don’t know won’t hurt them. And The Angry Women? The privileged, Ivy League, coastal elite haters who call her an antifeminist iconoclast? They’re sick with jealousy. Because Natalie isn’t simply living the good life, she’s living the ideal—and just so happens to be building an empire from it.
Until one morning she wakes up in a life that isn’t hers. Her home, her husband, her children—they’re all familiar, but something’s off. Her kitchen is warmed by a sputtering fire rather than electricity, her children are dirty and strange, and her soft-handed husband is suddenly a competent farmer. Just yesterday Natalie was curating photos of homemade jam for her Instagram, and now she’s expected to haul firewood and handwash clothes until her fingers bleed. Has she become the unwitting star of a ruthless reality show? Could it really be time travel? Is she being tested by God? By Satan? When Natalie suffers a brutal injury in the woods, she realizes two things: This is not her beautiful life, and she must escape by any means possible.
A gripping, electrifying novel that is as darkly funny as it is frightening, Yesteryear is a gimlet-eyed look at tradition, fame, faith, and the grand performance of womanhood.
Elyse says, “a trad wife influencer wakes up on an actual homestead in the 1800’s” to which I reply with ALL the wide-eye emoji. Yesteryear is out on April 7, and I’m so ready for more fiction skewering the layers of deceit behind trad wife influencers.
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Author: Alisha Rai
Released: April 7, 2026 by Avon
Genre: Contemporary Romance, RomanceFrom the author of Partners in Crime, comes a sparkling new adventure rom-com where a con woman and a lawman team up on an epic cross-country road trip to save their families…and each other.
Sejal Chaudhary inherited her mama’s calculating brain, her daddy’s quick fingers, and the boatload of trauma that comes with being the eldest daughter of criminals. Although Sejal has never claimed to be a good girl, she’s spent the last couple years laying low and going (mostly) straight. That is, until a con gone wrong sends her into the arms of a handsome stranger who’s set on dragging her back into her messy family drama.
Krish Anand never mastered the fine art of being a bad boy…he would take a book over bullets any day. But when his FBI agent brother goes missing, he has no choice but to suit up for the adventure of a lifetime. Certain that someone in Sejal’s little crime family is behind the disappearance, a desperate Krish manages to convince the beautiful thief that his brother’s badge is actually his.
The deal is simple: help him find his brother, and Krish and the law will leave Sejal be. With an up-to-no-good ex also hot on her trail, Sejal reluctantly agrees. As they wind their way across the country on planes, buses, and automobiles, sparks ignite, and what began as a fragile temporary truce starts to look more and more like a partnership.
Falling for the enemy? So cliche, but so good…if only they can survive long enough to chance a happily ever after.
April 7 is going to be an EXPENSIVE day, y’all: the long-awaited sequel to Partners in Crime is out, and it’s got a nifty Bonus Trope Title: Enemies to Lovers: A Romantic Adventure of a Jewel Thief and a Lawman on a Cross-Country Journey. Also the hero is a pretend lawman, if cop heroes are not your bag right now: he lies and says his brother’s FBI badge is his. It’s in the cover copy.
So maybe that should read: Enemies to Lovers: The title is already a Trope Tag but here are a few more for this Romantic Adventure of a Jewel Thief and a Pretend FBI Agent on a Cross-Country Journey.
I’ll workshop it.
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Author: Stephanie Hope
Released: April 7, 2026 by Carina Adores
Genre: Contemporary Romance, LGBTQIA, Romance“This heartfelt sapphic romance is loaded with laugh-out-loud humor and the high-drama hijinks of a splashy telenovela.” —Camille Perri, author of When Katie Met Cassidy
One wedding, two rivals and a whole lot of secrets…
As the daughter of Cuban immigrants, Isabella Valdes knows three things for certain:
her late father’s restaurant is thriving
she owns lots of designer things
both of those statements are absolute lies to make her mother happyIsabella would do anything to keep her father’s legacy alive, including attending her estranged cousin’s weeklong wedding extravaganza. Because once Sofia’s wealthy fiancé tastes the recipes Isa prepares from her father’s cherished journal, he’s sure to invest.
To Isa’s annoyance, she’ll be sharing a cabin with Valentina, the former friend turned rival who ruined her quinceañera. But Val is offering an unexpected deal—she’ll help Isa unravel an old family secret found in her father’s journal in return for help sabotaging the wedding and winning the heart of the bride.
Saying yes is a bad idea. Isa’s perfectionism meets its match in Val’s carefree demeanor, but as they work together, the usually responsible Isa can’t seem to say no to Val’s shenanigans. There’s no hiding from Val, no ignoring this complicated but undeniable connection that’s changing Isa’s beliefs about love, loyalty and just how much she owes to her family—and to herself…
Another April 7 title, More Like Enemigas is my favorite title. ENEMIGAS. Perfect word is perfect. And my goodness, the cover copy is offering some incredible messy mess – my favorite kind.
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Author: Martha Wells
Released: May 5, 2026 by Tor
Genre: Novella, Science Fiction/Fantasy
Series: The Murderbot Diaries #8A most-anticipated title from USA Today, Goodreads, BookPage, BookRiot, Seattle Times, and The Nerd Daily!
Everyone’s favorite lethal SecUnit is back in the next installment of Martha Wells’ bestselling and award-winning Murderbot Diaries series.
Having someone else support your bad decision feels kind of good.
After volunteering to run a rescue mission, Murderbot realizes that it will have to spend significant time with a bunch of humans it doesn’t know.
Including human children. Ugh.
This may well call for… eye contact!
(Emotion check: Oh, for f—)
System System: NEW MURDERBOT OUT MAY 5! NEW MURDERBOT OUT MAY 5!
I’m sure I won’t devote myself to a weeks long re-read or disappear into the series again. It’ll be fine.
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Author: Shannon Chakraborty
Released: May 12, 2026 by Harper Voyager
Genre: Science Fiction/FantasyNew York Times bestselling author Shannon Chakraborty sets sail into the second adventure of pirate Amina al-Sirafi as her quest to track down magical artifacts brings her to the island lair of a sorceress whose woven enchantments are impossible to flee.
Amina al-Sirafi thinks she’s struck gold. Tasked with hunting down arcane artifacts for the council of immortal peris, she can savor the occasional rollicking adventure on the high seas with her cherished criminal companions while still returning home to raise her beloved daughter, Marjana. But when Raksh, the spirit of discord with whom she is reluctantly wed, provokes the council’s wrath, Amina is charged with a seemingly impossible quest: steal a spindle capable of rewriting fate from a mysterious sorceress on an island no one can escape.
Forced to leave Marjana—who is increasingly frustrated at being peddled what are clearly lies about her mother’s life and her own past—Amina finds her mission almost immediately thrown into peril. But deadly storms, an erratic poison mistress, and old enemies are the least of her worries. For the peris’ story is unraveling, hinting at a far deadlier game whose rules Amina must swiftly puzzle out. A game that sets her against an adversary more cunning and powerful than she has ever faced.
A game that not everyone on her crew wants her to win.
Clear your calendars for May 12, because the sequel to The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi is arriving, and the cover is luscious and many of us are very excited. Elyse says, “I loved the first book so so much.”
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Author: Kennedy Ryan
Released: May 19, 2026 by Forever
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Romance
Series: Hollywood Renaissance #2You never forget your first love. Isn’t that what they say? Verity Hill knows this truth intimately. She didn’t simply miss Wright “Monk” Bellamy when they parted ways in college. She’s haunted by his touch. Every kiss, any lover since—it’s a shadow of what they had.
Time heals all wounds. Isn’t that what they say? Monk doesn’t believe that for a second. He wasn’t simply betrayed when he and Verity split. He was devastated, with parts of him left behind in the ruins of all that was destroyed.
More than a decade after their disastrous breakup, Verity and Monk must work together on the set of an epic Harlem Renaissance biopic. With Monk, now a world-class musician, creating the score, and Verity, an award-winning screenwriter, penning the script, there’s Oscar buzz before shooting even begins. This once-in-a-lifetime project could catapult them both to new heights, but can they can put the past behind them for the sake of the film…for the sake of something more?
The only thing better than a new Kennedy Ryan book (out May 19) is watching how media outlets and book people react to a new Kennedy Ryan book. She’s such a powerhouse, and it’s so fun to watch more people discover that.
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Author: Julie Anne Long
Released: June 2, 2026 by Avon
Genre: Historical: European, Romance
Series: The Palace of Rogues #9In this sexy regency romance by USA Today bestselling author Julie Anne Long, a lady on the edge of ruin must plead with the king of London’s underworld to save her family, only to find herself instead caught in his web…and unable to resist him.
One disastrous night. One devastating man. One diabolical proposition.
Gabriel Marchand ruthlessly fought his way up from the gutters of St. Giles to preside over London’s most exclusive gaming hell. Few dare cross him. But when a young earl gambles away his inheritance, Marchand makes an enemy: a woman with wit like a dagger and the softest eyes he’s ever seen.Spend a night in his bed, and he’ll call off the debt. This is the offer he makes Guinevere Woodville, the earl’s sister, when she blames him for her brother’s disaster. She’d rather die, of course. But when their seething enmity gives way to sizzling attraction at The Grand Palace on the Thames, his offer haunts them. Soon it seems a matter of not if, but when.
It’s not long before Ginny is facing two stark truths: the so-called worst man in London is the best man she’s ever known….and keeping him would mean losing everything and everyone else she loves. But Marchand has one final card to play…and losing everything is a risk he’s willing to take if it means a chance to love her forever.A sexy, witty, and heartwarming tale, Game of Rogues has everything readers love about Julie Anne Long.
Considering we just snarked on earlier covers in this series, this new cover is jaw-dropping gorgeous. Game of Rogues is book 9 of the Palace of Rogues series, it’s out on June 2, AND the title is kind of a pun. Maybe. Either way, Lara cannot wait for this one.
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Author: Kirsty Greenwood
Released: June 16, 2026 by Berkley
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Contemporary/Other, Fantasy/Fairy Tale Romance, RomanceA heartbroken romance novelist is forced to address her writer’s block when the villainous cowboy character from her books shows up in the real world, desperately in need of his own Happily Ever After. . . from the bestselling author of GMA book club pick The Love of My Afterlife.
Gertie Bickerstaff writes happily-ever-afters for a living. . . . Or she did, until her own love life fell apart. Now her ex is thriving, her deadline is looming, and she can’t write a single word.
The last thing Gertie needs is more drama—like waking up to find a confused and rugged cowboy on her sofa. And not just any cowboy, but River Oakley, the villain from her unfinished novel. Somehow very real . . . and very shirtless.
River wants to go home. Gertie wants her life back. So they strike a deal: he’ll use his cunning ways to help her win back her ex, she’ll finish the novel, and, surely, he’ll return to whatever world he rode in from.
But as River Oakley proves to be so much more than just the bad guy, Gertie has to choose: the ending she thought she wanted . . . or the plot twist she never saw coming.
Since I read The Love of My Afterlife, and interviewed the author in Episode 622, I’ve been curious to see what Greenwood’s next book would be. I was not expecting a story about a romance novelist whose villain comes to life and agrees to help her scheme to get her ex back (never a great idea in real life, but fun to read about) if she will help him return to his book/world. I’m in!
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Author: Alexandra Vasti
Released: June 23, 2026 by St. Martin's Griffin
Genre: Historical: European, RomanceA desperate debutante meets a ragtag smuggler in this sexy Regency romp by USA Today bestselling author Alexandra Vasti.
Eccentric heiress Lady Ruby Ballimore has had enough of the Marriage Mart. After offending yet another Very Important Marquess―and imperiling her father’s diplomatic career―Ruby flees London for the holiday house of a glamorous (and better yet, absent) princess. Armed with a forged invitation and accompanied by her like-minded friends, Ruby arrives at the Cornwall estate expecting a summer of blissful freedom.
Instead, she discovers a derelict mansion and the most suspiciously charming man she’s ever met.
Former privateer and current con artist Captain Malcolm Archer has dragged his ramshackle crew into a new life. Posing as staff at a princess’s abandoned estate provides the perfect cover for Archer’s smuggling scheme (not to mention free rent). Everything’s going according to plan―until an unorthodox London heiress crashes the party.
But when Archer and his crew attempt to frighten off their uninvited guests, Ruby’s unfazed by insect invasions and sham sea monsters. Harder to ignore? The scorching heat between the rakish pirate and the debutante who can see right through him. As sparks fly, deceptions run wild―because in this Great Cornish Fake Off, the only thing riskier than telling the truth is falling in love.
Several of us are looking forward to this one, including Claudia, Lara, and me, and alas we have to wait until June 23.
I cannot get over her shoe, though. What is happening with her shoe. Since titles don’t tend to hang out in my brain, this book is now “the purple shoe book” in my head. Sorry.
What books are you most looking forward to from now until June 30? And yes, you can mention your own if you wish.
It’s TBR Destruction Time!
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Not a romance, but Moniquill Blackgoose’s second book, To Ride a Rising Storm, the sequel following To Shape a Dragon’s Breath – out next week, and I need to re-read the first.
KJ Charles’s next book, in April, How to Fake It in Society.
Uzma Jalaluddin’s second mystery, maybe with some romance? Moonlight Murder.
The romantasy Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry is supposed to come out in April. I enjoyed the first part of the series, Shield of Sparrows, last year, and I’m looking forward to getting some answers (stupid cliffhangers doing their stupid job).
Definitely the new Murderbot in May, PLATFORM DECAY.
But before that, LAW MAKER by Susie Tate is slated for release 2/24 and I have been yearning for it since August. I’m practically my own pining trope.
Eagerly anticipating Ilona Andrew’s THIS KINGDOM WILL NOT KILL ME which is book 1 in their new epic fantasy series.
Absolutely in love with the new Palace of Rogues cover fo Julie Anne Long’s release. I hope they re-do the whole series’ covers. And very much looking forward to that release.
Like many others, I am eager for the new Murderbot, PLATFORM DECAY, and have preordered.
And waiting with @SaraGale for Ilona Andrew’s THIS KINGDOM WILL NOT KILL ME, and have preordered.
Very excited for the next Queens of Villainy book from Stephanie Burgis,
ENCHANTING THE FAE QUEEN, coming out next week. “A seductive fae queen meets her unexpected match in the enemy empire’s valiant general.”
Most Anticipated:
This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me – By Ilona Andrews
Archangel’s Eternity – By Nalini Singh (the final book in the series)
The Farmer Prince – By G. A Aiken
Also looking forward to:
Just One Look at You – by Jill Mansell
A Bitter Cut – by Anna Lee Huber
Reckoning – by Sharon Sala
Game of Rogues – by Julie Anne Long
Songs of the Dead – By Peter Orullian and Brandon Sanderson
Murderbot, of course!
Re Game of Rogues: Mimi Matthews’ Rules for Ruin also has a ‘hero’ named Gabriel who is the ruler of the St. Giles underworld. Is this a new trope?
How to Fake It in Society by KJ Charles!
@LittyN, I preordered Enchanting the Fae Queen and am looking forward to it with glee! Also looking forward to:
–Death in the Palace by Barbara Hambly, fourth in her mystery series set in 1920s Hollywood (3/3)
–Cara Bastone’s No Matter What, because she always makes me happy-cry. (3/10)
–Cozy-funny fantasy The Somewhat Wicked Witch of Brigandale by C.M. Waggoner (3/17)
–Charlotte Stein’s latest contemporary romance While You Were Seething (4/14)
–The newest time-travel adventure by Kelley Armstrong, An Ordinary Sort of Evil (5/19)
–Claudia Gray’s The Fatal Unpleasantness at Netherfield, the fifth of what are officially the Mr. Darcy and Miss Tilney Mysteries, but which I call The Austen Mystery Multiverse. (6/16)
In addition to the new Heather Fawcett and the new Murderbot, I’m also excited for the newest book by Jenny Lawson (How to Be OK When Nothing Is OK, out on March 31st) and the third book in India Holton’s Love’s Academic series (The Antiquarian’s Object of Desire, out April 21st).
The Library of Flowers by L. C. Chu is Lily Chu’s first book that is not in the audible jail first and is coming out in June. She also has the Vacation Shift coming out in June which is her first YA and also not in audible jail.
I’m also looking forward to starshipped by Cat Sebastian, All Hail Chaos by Sarah Ree Brennan and Father Material by Alexis Hall
Probably the funniest way to spoil this (since my official announcement isn’t until Feb 2nd) but, the newest installment in my queer Regency Romance series, The Rapscallion and The Reliable by Elizabeth Briars, will be out May 14th.
This one has an mmc who’s demi-sexual and it’s my first enemies-to-lovers so needless to say I’m pretty excited to put it out there!
most anticipated: amina al sifari returning with a new adventure! I loved loved loved loved the firs book, thinking it’s probably one of the best books I have read in the last 5-6 yrs, so HECK YES!!!!
@ Lara– I LOVE “The Austen Mystery Multiverse” thank you for putting that in my brain!
The appearance of River Oakley in Romantic Hero, by design or otherwise, sounds similar /same to the appearance of author Maggie Kelly’s fictional Viscount St. Just in Maggie Needs An Alibi by author Kasey Michaels. There are six books in Michaels’ cheerful series.
Extra shoutout that Caro Burke (author of YESTERYEAR) is part of the duo who run the Diabolical Lies podcast which is absolutely amazing; it’s truly my favorite show to listen to.
Here are my most hotly anticipated reads for early 2026:
1/30 The Moon Raven / Grace Draven
1/31 Beast Business (novella) / Ilona Andrews
2/3 Trailbreaker / Ruthie Knox & Annie Mare (2nd in series)
2/3 Two Can Play / Ali Hazelwood
2/10 Second Hand Luck / Kim Harrison (2nd in series)
3/31 This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me / Ilona Andrews (most wanted)
4/7 The Paris Match / Kate Clayborn
5/19 The Shippers / Katherine Center
5/26 Dolly All the Time / Annabel Monaghan
6/30 Big Stick Energy / Sarina Bowen
I haz spreadsheet! Many of y’all’s faves are on it, so I limited my list to books not mentioned, with one exception because it is my most longed for, desert island read for the year, This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me.
PAM. NEW GRACE DRAVEN???! How did I miss that! Thank you!