Book of the Month February 2025 Predictions

We Are Watching by Alison Gaylin

Release Date: January 28, 2025

Repeat Author, possible add-on aselection

From USA Today bestselling and Edgar and Shamus Award–winning author Alison Gaylin comes a slick, riveting, and all-too-plausible tale of psychological suspense where a mother is desperate to protect her family as they become targets of a group of violent conspiracy theorists.

The Wolf Tree by Laura McCluskey

Release Date: February 11, 2025

Debut Author

Eilean Eadar is a barren, windswept rock best known for the unsolved mystery of the three lighthouse keepers who vanished back in 1919. But when a young man is found dead at the base of that same lighthouse, two detective inspectors, George and Richie, are sent from Glasgow to investigate.

With the dark secrets of the island swirling around them, George and Richie must decide who to trust and what to believe as they spin closer to the terrible truth. Laced with Scottish legend yet sharp and modern in voice, The Wolf Tree announces a spellbinding new voice in crime and mystery fiction.

You Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego

Release Date: February 11, 2025

Debut Author

An exclusive thriller writer’s retreat hosted on a private island turns lethal when one of the authors is found murdered.

Scythe and Sparrow by Brynne Weaver

Release Date: February 11, 2025

Repeat Author, book in a series, possible add-on selection

From the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of the genre-breaking international TikTok sensation Butcher & Blackbird and Leather & Lark comes the final book in the Ruinous Love Trilogy―a friends-with-benefits dark romantic comedy packed with murder, mayhem, and spice.

Confirmed by author on social media.

First-Time Caller by B. K. Borison

Release Date: February 11, 2025

A hopeless romantic meets a jaded radio host in this cozy, Sleepless in Seattle–inspired love story from beloved author B.K. Borison.

Added based on BOTM app hint.

The Wedding Dashers by Heather McBreen

Release Date: January 28, 2025

Debut Author

After a case of mistaken identity and an almost one-night stand, two stranded wedding guests have to find their way to their final destination together, in this riotously fun debut romance.

Added to app mid-January.

Change of Heart by Falon Ballard

Release Date: February 11, 2025

Campbell Andrews despises exactly three things in life: incompetence, tardiness, and love stories. Making partner at her law firm at thirty-four, she has no time for anything or anyone else. And certainly no respect for those who choose love over work. That is, until she wakes up in Heart Springs—her own personal hell.

The good news? She’s not dead. She’s been magically transported to a small town straight out of the Hallmark channel, complete with a meddling mayor, seasonal festivals, and friendly townsfolk. Cam can’t stand it, but in order to make it back to her real life, she has to fulfill three tasks . . . foremost among them, experience true love. It seems impossible. But anything’s possible with a change of heart.

We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes

Release Date: February 11, 2025

Repeat Author, possible add-on

Lila Kennedy has a lot on her plate. A broken marriage, two wayward daughters, a house that is falling apart, and an elderly stepfather who seems to have quietly moved in. Her career is in freefall and her love life is . . . complicated. So when her real dad—a man she has barely seen since he ran off to Hollywood thirty-five years ago—suddenly appears on her doorstep, it feels like the final straw. But it turns out even the family you thought you could never forgive might have something to teach you: about love, and what it actually means to be family.

End of August by Paige Dinneny

Release Date: February 11, 2025

Debut Author

A captivating, multigenerational debut novel of a young woman navigating the personal trauma that ties herself, her nomadic mother, and her alcoholic grandmother together, perfect for fans of Ask Again, Yes and What the Fireflies Knew.

Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray

Release Date: February 4, 2025

Repeat Author

She found the literary voices that would inspire the world…. The extraordinary story of the woman who ignited the Harlem Renaissance, written by Victoria Christopher Murray, New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Personal Librarian.

The Riveter by Jack Wang

Release Date: February 11, 2025

In the vein of All the Light We Cannot See, a cross-cultural love story set against the dramatic backdrop of the Allied invasion of Europe during WWII.

Diana in Love by Jen Besser and Shana Feste

Release Date: February 4, 2025

Repeat Author, second book in a series, possible add-on

Traveling to Paris, Diana Wood reconnects with the man from her past who’s haunted her memories and ignited her imagination. Will this trip help her to reclaim the wild, sensual woman she used to be?

People of Means by Nancy Johnson

Release Date: February 11, 2025

Repeat Author, possible add-on

From the acclaimed author of The Kindest Lie, a propulsive novel about a mother and daughter each seeking justice and following their dreams during moments of social reckoning—1960s Nashville and 1992 Chicago; perfect for readers of Brit Bennett and Tayari Jones.

The Snowbirds by Christina Clancy

Release Date: February 4, 2025

The Last Thing He Told Me meets Fleishman Is in Trouble in this page-turning story of a couple who flee winter in the Midwest for Palm Springs, where they find their relationship at a crossroads.

Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao

Release Date: January 14, 2025

A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets, and then embarks on a magical quest when a charming young physicist wanders into the shop in this dreamlike fantasy novel.

Added to app mid-January

Rebel Witch by Kristen Ciccarelli

Release Date: February 18, 2025

Repeat author, Second Book in a Series

The stakes are even higher in this epic, romantic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Crimson Moth duology

Kingdom of Claw by Demi Winters

Release Date: February 4, 2025

Repeat author, Second Book in a Series

Return to the Kingdom of Íseldur, where enemies become lovers and dark secrets hide around each corner, in the sequel to the Viking-inspired romantic fantasy The Road of Bones.

Confirmed by author via social media.