17 September 2026 Book Releases Across Romance, Fantasy, Thrillers and More

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Perfect for fans of Freida McFadden's The Housemaid, Riley Sager's The Only One Left and Alice Feeney's My Husband's Wife, this addictive psychological suspense-thriller is a must-read for anyone who loves dark secrets, isolated settings, and jaw-dropping twists.

SOME MEMORIES WERE NEVER MEANT TO STAY BURIED.

When Charlotte Hoffman's picture-perfect career implodes overnight, she retreats to the one place she swore she'd never return: Big Island, Minnesota. Home to her childhood best friend, Olivia Parker, and the place where her life first fell apart.

Eighteen years ago, tragedy struck, and Charlotte's blamed herself for that bloody night ever since. Now she's back, staying with the Parkers in their isolated lakeside home, surrounded by dark woods shrouded in mist and the decaying remains of a long-abandoned amusement park.

But something isn't right.

The Parkers' young twin girls whisper about ghosts in the trees. Threatening notes appear on doors. An old carousel screams in the wind. And every night the island claims another victim.

As Charlotte wades ever-deeper into danger, she can't shake the feeling that someone brought her back to the isolated island for a reason.

Someone who wants to finish what was started all those years ago.

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If you love cozy small-town settings, swoon-worthy autumn vibes, second-chance romance, and Gilmore Girls, pour yourself a pumpkin spice latte, and curl up with A Fall to Remember.

Miranda Brown never meant to become famous. She just wanted a quiet vacation—a rare break from running The Green Grocer, the cozy market that’s been the heart of Half Moon Bay, California, for three generations. But when her spectacularly terrible travel photos go viral, Miranda becomes an unlikely internet sensation.

Now a major travel company wants her to cover her hometown’s beloved Fall Harvest Festival, sending the charming (and undeniably handsome) Jim Cole to help capture her authentic, imperfect magic on camera.

As golden leaves fall and the scent of apple cider fills the air, Miranda finds that being yourself is harder than it looks—especially when she’s falling for Jim. But when she learns his job depends on this campaign’s success, she must decide: are his feelings real, or is she just part of his marketing plan?

A cozy, heartwarming romance that celebrates second chances and finding love when you least expect it. Perfect for fans of Laurie Gilmore, Julia Olivia and Misty Wilson.

Perfect for readers who love:

• Cozy small-town settings
• All the autumn feels: harvest festival, apple cider, and pumpkin-spice charm
• A refreshing later-in-life romance
• A sweet, clean, closed-door love story (no spice)
• Found-family warmth and a single-mom-and-grown-son bond
• Multiple POVs that let you inside every character’s head
• Feel-good comfort reading with cozy Gilmore Girls vibes

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Olivia is supposed to be floating through her honeymoon—not plotting revenge. But when the past turns up in Venice, all bets are off in this irresistible short story from Sunday Times bestselling author Veronica Henry.

November in Venice, and amid the rose-gold rooftops and canals, Olivia is enjoying a blissful honeymoon with Christopher—husband of her dreams. But while exploring the wonders of the city, Olivia makes a discovery no guidebook could prepare her for: the conman who broke her heart fifteen years earlier—and stole every penny she had.

Olivia knows she should walk away. She’s happily married now. Over it. Isn’t she?

Still, when fate offers her a chance to get her own back, she can’t resist…and with a little help from some unexpected new friends, an ingenious plan begins to take shape…

Throwing caution to the wind, Olivia presses ahead—only to find herself in far deeper than she intended. Is revenge within her grasp, or will her scheme destroy the marriage she’s only just begun?

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The forest doesn't just take what it's owed—it takes whatever it wants.

Dominic was born in Aplin Shade, a remote Canadian town built on the bones of another that vanished without a trace. Bookish and quiet, he never asked to lead his family, but after a carriage crash kills his father and leaves his sister forever changed, he has no choice.

The only person who truly sees him is Lex, a logger in the camp near town and the love Dominic must keep secret. Together they dream of escaping Aplin Shade, a place where isolation breeds judgment and every kindness hides a cost.

But the forest is no refuge. The Fanteur dwell there—shadowed beings who come at night to drain the dead of their blood and return them for burial by dawn.

They've never touched the living.

Until now.

As winter descends and the Fanteur strike back against the logging camp, Dominic and Lex must fight for their lives, their love, and a way out of the woods' tightening grasp.

Because the forest doesn't forgive, and it never forgets.

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the first book in a new, high-flying trilogy featuring the legendary Skyward Flight as they undertake a deadly intergalactic mission to explore a mysterious alien world.

After decades of war against alien oppressors, the humans of the Defiant Defense Force are finally free. Yet for Arturo Mendez, leader of Skyward Flight, freedom isn’t what he thought it would be.

His first postwar assignment seems simple: The DDF has found evidence of other settlements of humans who were isolated during their long war against the aliens, and Arturo and his flight of pilots are to escort a team of diplomats as they attempt to make contact. It’s an easy mission—get in, guard the diplomats, and get out.

But no element of this mission turns out to be simple. Blightfall is inhospitable, surrounded by mysterious debris and covered in giant, invasive forests that have swallowed most of the planet. Upon arrival, Arturo’s team is attacked, and it quickly becomes clear that this human settlement isn’t what it appears to be.

Now trapped in an unfamiliar world and unsure who to trust, Arturo and his team must find allies and uncover long-buried secrets if they hope to escape and return home.

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A dead engineer. A stolen prototype. A conspiracy buried inside one of the most powerful tech empires in the country.

When a Raleway Tech employee dies during a Halloween party in Seattle, the scene looks like a reckless overdose. But FBI Agent Jane Cannon knows staged deaths when she sees them, and this one has all the wrong details: a ruined computer, missing files, and a classified AI project someone is desperate to keep hidden.

Jane’s investigation pulls her into the orbit of tech magnate Nelson Rupert, a family with political reach, and the shadow of August Kaminski, the killer she still hasn’t brought to justice. Every answer exposes another layer of betrayal, and every ally seems to be guarding a secret.

With a prototype that could change the future of warfare on the line, Jane must untangle the truth before the wrong people sell it to the highest bidder.

Because this time, the breach isn’t just in the system.

It’s in the bloodline.

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No good deed goes unpunished.

Ellison agreed to one afternoon of bridge, one favor for a woman whose husband is having a heart attack. She doesn't ask who else is playing. She should have.

When Lavinia Denton dies at the bridge table, Ellison is sure she’s been murdered.

Ellison doesn’t mean to investigate. Really, she doesn’t. But people keep telling her things.

And all that information she didn’t ask for? It just might get her killed.

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Four ruthless vampires. Enemies by history. Allies by necessity. Bound by the gods themselves to…me.

Hidden in the human world, I was meant to live quietly, unaware of the power bound beneath my skin. But magic doesn’t stay buried forever. Neither do secrets. When the bindings on my power begin to crack, the truth is finally set free—and so are the men fate tied me to.

The King of fire who would rather kill me than kiss me.

The Prince of starlight, my childhood friend, whose tie to me could cost him everything.

The King of ice, whose cruelty is only matched by his coldness.

And the King of earth and blood, whose feral nature and death toll is feared by every being in all four kingdoms.

These are the men destined to love me…if we can only stop trying to kill one another first.

But when the truth about me is uncovered, they say my power could fracture our world. That demons are hunting me. That war is coming—whether I’m ready or not.

What they don’t say is how impossible it will be to resist.

Because the bond doesn’t ask.

It claims.

And when my magic finally awakens, it won’t just bind me to my destiny—it will decide the fate of the very realm.

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In this epic dystopian romantasy, one eldest daughter must fight for her survival in a world where birth order determines your fate—and defiance comes at a deadly cost.

The first children take up arms. The second children take up books. The third children are taken.

The Long Night is the final trial for Firstborn soldiers, and Bryn Ruelle must prove she can take a life—or face immediate exile. If she survives, she'll graduate to defending the country's borders against their magic-wielding neighbors. Bryn has never made a kill before tonight. By dawn, someone will be dead by her hands.

But when Bryn discovers a plot to kidnap the Lastborn, she must discern if the threat to her youngest sister is real, or merely a ruse to throw Bryn off her game. Her search for the truth forces her to work side-by-side with an alluring traitor-born enemy. As adrenaline and rage ignite a dangerous desire she refuses to name, Bryn must choose: her country, or her family? Her siblings, or herself?

A crossover fantasy perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Fourth Wing.

Praise for Firstborn:

"I couldn't put the book down.” —Ann Liang, New York Times bestselling author of A Song to Drown Rivers

"Dark, propulsive, and unflinchingly sharp." —Aiden Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of Cemetery Boys

"[A] fierce, unstoppable heroine." —Claudia Gray, New York Times bestselling author of A Thousand Pieces of You

"A riveting romance and twists that made me gasp." —Julia Riew, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Tiger

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Scout Randall has made it her life’s mission to fight the good fight no matter the cost to herself. So, when a new enemy arrives in town with three hellhounds in tow, Scout is ready for the fight.
There’s just one little problem. The enemy might not be who he seems.
Scout has a soft spot for those in need, but this time her determination to win might hurt the people she loves most.
Between the current lamia apex trying to find the nexus keys, the incoming lamia apex candidate bearing down on Hawthorne Hollow, and a new threat that defies categorization, Scout has her hands full. She won’t turn away from a soul in need, however.
Scout carries heavy emotional scars, but what happens if it proves to be the key to keeping everybody safe in the present? She’s about to face off with the one thing she never wanted to deal with … her past.
With the big fight around the corner, all that’s left is for Scout to assemble her team. That’s going to be easier said than done, and somebody is determined to stop her.

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In a world of burning books, one woman will risk everything to keep stories alive.

Berlin, 1933. The vibrant cultural heart of Germany is darkening under the shadow of the Nazi regime. For Helene Nathan, one of the first female librarians at a prestigious German library, the books she cherishes are no longer just sources of knowledge--they are targets. As the government begins its systematic purge of literature, compiling lists of "forbidden" works and orchestrating public book burnings, Helene realizes she cannot stand by as her world turns to ash.

Determined to resist the encroaching tyranny, Helene and her colleagues embark on a perilous mission of secretly collecting and hiding the very books slated for destruction. It's a dangerous act of defiance in a city where every neighbor could be an informant and the Gestapo are a constant, looming threat. Her quiet rebellion is especially complicated by the fact that Helene is half-Jewish, and Rudolf Kummer, a ruthless Nazi official, seemingly has a personal vendetta against her.

As the stakes escalate and friends and neighbors begin to disappear, Helene must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice. Her fight is not just for the pages she saves, but for the very soul of her country and the freedom to think.

Based on the heroic true stories of librarians who fought back, Library of Forbidden Books is a gripping tale of courage, the profound power of literature as resistance, and one woman's struggle to preserve humanity in the face of absolute evil.

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Two rivals from opposing families fight their forbidden attraction to each other in the brand new romance from New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas.

As the middle Jaeger brother, Dallas was often lost in the shuffle growing up. As a man, he’s prideful of his community on the wrong side of the tracks—Sanoa Bay—and aggressively protective of his land and his inner circle. He’s hungry and ready for a fight.

Callum Ames has a reputation in St. Carmen, the affluent neighborhood abutting Sanoa Bay. The hottest. The most popular. Rich. Powerful. Strong. The one all the women want. After four years away, he’s back, but for all his bravado, he’s got one major secret: he only looks at Dallas Jaeger.

Summer is storm season on the coast. Heat, wind, rain…

Lockdown and curfew.

As Dallas and Callum engage, out for each other's blood, they can't stop the consuming fire between them and the outcome they already see coming...

The storm of the century.

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Raven Prince, Raven Prince don’t steal our sun,
Or the good queen’s Flamesworn will make you run.
They’ll rip your wings and snuff your court and name.
Then toss your feathers into Life’s breathing flame.

Every child in Pyros grows up singing that song, praying for just an ounce of the magic that will make them Flamesworn. So, when twenty-two-year-old Echo Darewyn is offered one final chance to earn her place among the queen’s elite, she takes it. How hard can it be escorting one prisoner to his execution? The bastard’s bound in pure sunlight, after all.

Until his shadows taste her blood—and the chains caging the Raven Prince’s last living general… shatter.

She expects death. He kidnaps her instead.

Noctis av Seren is everything the stories about Deathborn fae warned of and worse. He kills first and asks questions later (usually never). Calls her Cinder to remind her of her failures. Not to mention he’ll stop at nothing to reach his home in a court that was razed to ruin centuries ago.

Echo swears she’ll end his life before that ever happens.

Only, the further he drags her from the Flame of Life, the more his shadows coil around her, blurring truth and lies. And when he starts looking at her like he might torch the world to keep her alive… Well, that’s a problem.

Because Echo still plans to plunge her dagger deep into Noctis’s cold immortal heart.

She just needs to do it before Cinder starts sounding like mine.

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“If you enjoyed Dream Harbor and are a fan of paranormal, come join me in Maple Hollow… my next obsession series from Laurie Gilmore”—NetGalley Reader

“Cozy and atmospheric… a delicious blend of small town romance, paranormal magic and swoon worthy tension… will have you howling for the next book!"––Elena Armas, New York Times bestselling author

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dream Harbor series, comes a new small-town romance set in the quirky town of Maple Hollow.

The darker the woods, the bigger the secrets…

Ruby Bellerose lives on the edge of the woods, in a cottage more akin to a fairy tale than modern day life. Her love life is practically non-existent, and she keeps away from the whispered gossip that travels through Maple Hollow.

Until a chance encounter with Rafe.

As mysterious as he is brooding, Ruby is drawn to the woodsman, curious to find out about the stranger who lives deep within the woods.

But Rafe is hiding a secret. And with something lurking in the shadowy forest, will Ruby find that Rafe is her knight in shining armor, or something altogether more dangerous…

Big Bad Wolf is book 1 in the Maple Hollow trilogy and is available to pre-order now!

Tropes:

• Small Town
• Fated Mates
• Grumpy MMC
• Spicy
• Forced Proximity
• Found Family

A version of this book was previously published as A Curse of Blood and Wolves. This book has been rewritten and edited again, however some character names and plot points do remain the same as the original story.

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***THE SAGA CONCLUDES IN THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED FOURTH AND FINAL BOOK***

"Thrones will shatter, knees will bend. What was forgotten will rise again..."

War has overtaken Emarion. In the north, Ophiucae and his army of bloodthirsty mortals seek to eradicate all Descended from the continent. In the south, the Guardians of the Everflame lie in wait, plotting a rebellion generations overdue.

In Lumnos, Realm of Light and Shadow, the Crowns are gathering. Caught between two deadly foes, they must form an unlikely alliance to save their people.

But the Crowns have a secret—and a heart without its mate will burn the world down to fulfill its fate.

Hatred reigns. Hope seems lost. With the future in darkness, can a flame emerge to bring the light?

Burn of the Everflame is the fourth and final book in the New York Times bestselling romantasy series, The Kindred's Curse Saga, which follows healer Diem Bellator in her fight against oppression, her struggle to survive in a royal palace full of intrigue, and her journey of self-discovery and finding true love. This enemies-to-lovers romantic fantasy features a unique magic system, dragon-like mythical creatures, hilarious banter, mysteries that will leave you theorizing for weeks, and a true slow (slowwwwwww) burn.

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He’ll protect them both, no matter the cost.

Summer Lewis can’t catch a break. An overworked single mom, she’s struggling to make ends meet. The one bright spot is her favorite customer at the diner where she works—the big, tattooed Reese.

But the dark spot in Summer’s life threatens to blot out the sun. Her ex is a member of a notorious motorcycle club, and they refuse to leave her alone.

Reese Haven hasn’t been home in almost two decades. Burdened by the weight of his mistakes, he’s convinced he can’t return. Instead, he uses his skills for good—protecting clients through his private security business.
When Summer’s dangerous ex shows up, she turns to her friend, Reese. She has no choice but to disappear, and Reese knows exactly where he can take her.

Tilikum. His hometown.

Reese makes the agonizing decision to return home, bringing a fake family with him. He’ll stick it out until he’s sure they’re safe, then they’ll go their separate ways. He can’t possibly stay.

But pretending to be married turns out to be more complicated than either of them anticipate. As tensions mount and lines blur, their relationship begins to feel all too real.

And when the threat to Summer and her son returns, Reese will risk everything—even his life—to keep them safe.

Author’s note: A big, tattooed hero with resting scary face falls hard for a down-on-her-luck single mom. A story of found family, forgiveness, and redemption, with the heartwarming happily ever after you’ve been waiting for.

Peaks and Promises can be read as a stand-alone.

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Book 3 in the Lest Is Moore series featuring drummer Naz Lester and his bodyguard Scott.

I’ll never forget
The first time you looked at me like that
Like this was more than a game we played
More than a name I threw away

Never forget
We swore we'd never cross that line
But all the lines blurred and disappeared
The second that I made you mine