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2026 Anticipated Reads
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items 2026 is already shaping up to be an incredible year for readers! From swoon-worthy contemporary romances and cozy small-town love stories to addictive romantasy and pulse-pounding thrillers, these are the most anticipated releases you won't want to m...
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Romantasy
Romance
Thriller
Young Adult
A student finds herself accidentally betrothed to a demon—and investigating his connection to the magical irregularities plaguing her city—in this cozy, whimsical YA romantasy, perfect for readers of Legends & Lattes. Available July 26th, pre-ord...
A Practical Guide to Dating a Demon
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A bold young adult thriller about a teen scammer who won't let boys, friends, or even murder get in her way. Available August 4th, pre-order now!
The Hardest Ones to Fool
Romantic fantasy inspired by Hadestown. Available August 4th, pre-order now!
Find My Way Down to You
**A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick** Raven, Atticus, and Dorian have dreamed of attending Sibylline for as long as they can remember. But when the magical university rejects them, the friends’ plans for a future studying the arcane together b...
Sibylline (Good Morning America YA Pick)
Romantasy
A powerful Siren must face the monster threatening her home, even if it means risking everything—including the king she’s grown to love—in this dark and romantic follow-up to In the Veins of the Drowning. Available Now!
In the Wake of the Ruined: A Novel
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Two sorceresses of unrivaled potential clash to claim the greater fate and the heart of prince charming in this deliciously romantic fantasy set in the same world as the USA Today bestselling romantasy Never the Roses by Jennifer K. Lambert. Availabl...
Among the Thorns (Never the Roses)
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Historical romantasy centered around magical perfumery, court intrigue, and a slow-burn romance. One of HarperCollins' biggest fantasy releases of the year. Available to pre-order now, releasing August 17th!
Immortal Rose (Deluxe Limited Edition): A Novel
Welcome back to Arcana Academy. Tarot magic, forbidden desire, battle, and betrayal collide for the power to change the world in the thrilling second book of this New York Times bestselling fantasy romance series.
Prince of Swords (Arcana Academy)
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The next book in the blockbuster Empyrean series, Threshing Day contains thirteen stories starring your favorite characters and their dragons. Available: September 28th 2026!
Threshing Day (Wing and Claw Collection)
It introduces a new cast and storyline while expanding Broadbent's vampire fantasy world, blending romance, revenge, divine conflict, and epic adventure. Available August 3rd.
The Lion & the Deathless Dark: The Bloodborn Duet, Book One (B&N Exclusive Edition)
The Knight and the Moth, it continues the story of Sybil Delling as the series shifts toward darker political intrigue, questions of faith, and the fate of the kingdom. Available August 31st, pre-order now!
The Knave and the Moon (B&N Exclusive Edition)
Romance
Set in a charming small town, it combines workplace romance, forced proximity, and lighthearted comedy with a strong focus on dogs, community, and emotional growth. Available August 4th.
I've Got a Crush on You (Deluxe Edition)
The story blends romantic comedy with emotional self-discovery, centering on a romance novelist who tries to recreate fictional meet-cutes in real life after heartbreak, exploring the gap between idealized love and authentic connection. Available Aug...
How to Find Love in the Cereal Aisle: A Novel
One of the year's biggest romance releases. It follows a married couple given an extraordinary chance to rediscover each other after a scientific breakthrough causes one spouse to lose memories of their relationship. It blends Christina Lauren's sign...
The Romance Revival (B&N Exclusive Edition)
A highly anticipated emotional romance featuring friends-to-lovers, second chances, and small-town charm—exactly the blend that has made Abby Jimenez a perennial bestseller. Available Now!
The Night We Met (Deluxe Edition)
A beachy, second-chance romance with found-family themes. It quickly became one of the most anticipated summer romances of 2026. Available Now!
Our Perfect Storm
A sports romance pairing a professional hockey player with a graduate student, offering plenty of banter and chemistry. Available Now!
The Final Score
One of the most anticipated LGBTQ+ contemporary romances of the winter release season. Available Now!
Playing for Keeps: A Novel
Thriller
It follows a woman living under a new identity whose carefully rebuilt life begins to unravel as events from a murder she witnessed years earlier appear to resurface, combining domestic suspense with questions of obsession, guilt, and identity. Avail...
When I Kill You: A Novel
This centers on long-buried disappearances in an affluent gated community. The novel continues Torre's reputation for fast-paced domestic suspense, weaving multiple viewpoints, hidden motives, and escalating twists into a story about the secrets that...
The Missing Ones
It's been twelve years since Faye Heron broke Henry Spalding's heart. Henry was her college boyfriend, her first love, but Faye was in danger of being subsumed by him and the intensity of their connection—a connection that took her beyond boundaries ...
Helpless: A Novel
It returns to the fictional town of Seaside, Washington, combining a decades-old murder, a reopened serial-killer case, and the lingering consequences of buried secrets in a character-driven suspense story. Available August 25th 2026, pre-order now!
Heart of Glass: A Novel
he story combines survival suspense, psychological tension, and mystery, using a claustrophobic cave setting to drive an increasingly dangerous chain of revelations about friendship, identity, and violence. Available now!!
Her Last Breath: A Novel