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January 2026 Book Releases

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Books I'm looking forward to being released this month organized by genre and described by plot and tropes! These all seem so interesting and I can’t wait to get my hands on them! Definitely a good sign for the books to come!
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Fantasy

 
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Historical fantasy, a murder, & romance between a tea lead reader and an alchemist? say less
Tea & Alchemy by Sharon Lynn Fisher
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Enemies to lovers & fake dating!!
Rings of Fate by Melissa De La Cruz
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Excited to read a medieval historical fantasy romance!
Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibañez
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Such a cool premise of a magical train that helps people who have lost their way
The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao
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A marriage of convenience and murder in gilded age nyc
Fruit of the Flesh by I.V. Ophelia
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A romantasy retelling of Beauty & the Beast
Silver & Blood by Jessie Mihalik
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A dark academia fantasy featuring a secret society of witches and romantic rivals
We Who Have No Gods by Liza Anderson
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A thriller fantasy consisting of elemental magic and an isolated island mystery
Tidespeaker by Sadie Turner
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A cozy fantasy with a heist!
A Barista's Guide to Love & Larceny by Caroline Bonin
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A cozy fantasy about a girl who inherits an enchanted bakery where spirits visit before continuing on to the afterlife
A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang by Lee Onhwa
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Fae, ghosts, & paranormal investigation!
Ballad of the Bone Road by A.C. Wise
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A romantasy full of tarot magic & dangerous alliances at a college for immortals
A Vow in Vengeance by Jaclyn Rodriguez
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Romance

 
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A journalist goes undercover on a hit reality tv show similar to the bachelor to write an expose but a second chance romance ensues!
Most Eligible by Isabelle Engel
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A reality tv star and producer experience romance while filming a survior-esque tv show
Escape! by Stephen Fishbach
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College roommates to lovers & brother's best friend
The Roommate Arrangement by Samantha Markum
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A slasher romcom!
Slash or Pass by Thalia Sanchez
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A slow burn western romance with a single dad
Night Rider by Sloane Fletcher
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A novel about sisterhood, friendship, and a rock band come back! Reminds me of Daisy Jones & the Six
The Future Saints by Ashley Winstead
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A second chance romance between 2 authors that wrote about the other
One Week Later by KJ Micciche
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A wronged bride and an NFL quarterback are stuck rooming with each other on vacation
Chasing the Ring by Lauren Rowe
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Mystery & Thriller

 
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A domestic thriller where an entire family goes missing
Such a Clever Girl by Darby Kane
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A psychological thriller about a boy who assumes the identity of a boy who went missing ten years ago
Better the Devil by Erik J. Brown
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A southern thriller set in the 1980s by the author of The Hunting Wives
All the Little Houses by May Cobb
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A revenge filled thriller with a morally gray main character
The Last Stage of Grief is Murder by Tam Barnett
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Horror

 
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A gothic horror full of supernatural suspense set during Ireland's Great Famine
This House Will Feed by Maria Tureaud
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A supernatural horror that begins on a mysterious island
It Lurks in the Night by Sarah Dass
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An eco-horror!
Humboldt Cut by Allison Micj
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A queer gothic midwestern horror and mystery about a woman returning to the woods where her mother vanished
Hemlock by Melissa Faliveno
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Historical Fiction

 
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A 1960s family on tv is falling apart behind the scenes and everyone has a secret!
Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven
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A decades long relationship starting in 1943 Harlem between a jazz, film star, & civil rights advocate & a preacher turned politican
With Love from Harlem by Hazel Scott
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