February 2026 New Book Releases

The Exes by Leodora Darlington

Release Date: February 3, 2026

Debut Author

Who hasn’t wanted to murder an ex—figuratively, at least? In this explosive debut thriller, a woman’s seemingly perfect romantic life is on the verge of collapse as she uncovers a hidden history surfacing dark secrets that have deadly consequences.

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Good Intentions by Marisa Walz

Release Date: February 3, 2026

Sly, twisted, and irresistibly provocative, Good Intentions explores the moral gray zones we enter when the unthinkable happens―and the dark places obsession can take us.

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In Her Defense by Philippa Malicka

Release Date: February 3, 2026

As a sensational celebrity libel trial unfolds, a young woman at the periphery secretly wields the power to make or break the case. But with her own hidden past, will she dare to speak up?

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It’s Not Her by Mary Kubica

Release Date: February 3, 2026

Two families at a secluded lake resort are at the center of a chilling crime in this twisty thriller from the bestselling author of Local Woman Missing.

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We Were Never Friends by Kaira Rouda

Release Date: February 3, 2026

Sisters? Forever. Friends? NEVER. Who knew a reunion weekend could be so deadly?

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The Jills by Karen Parkman

Release Date: February 10, 2026

Debut Author

In this propulsive debut, a Buffalo Bills cheerleader will stop at nothing to solve the disappearance of her best friend and teammate, navigating the dark underbelly of a hardscrabble city, the grime and glamour of professional cheerleading, and her own tangled family history.

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Ours Is a Tale of Murder by Nora Murphy

Release Date: February 10, 2026

Klara never wanted the white picket fence life that her husband Troy always dreamed of. Across the street, Mary is preparing to sell her home while confronting the mistakes of her past, and Henry, recently laid off and living with his parents, spends his days watching the neighbors and sensing that something is wrong. When a murder begins to unfold, it becomes clear that someone has been planning it from the start.

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Adrift by Will Dean

Release Date: February 17, 2026

The author of the The Chamber returns with a high-tension thriller about a family’s descent into darkness that is perfect for fans of Dennis Lehane and Lisa Jewell.

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Her Last Breath by Taylor Adams

Release Date: February 17, 2026

From the critically acclaimed author of No Exit and The Last Word comes a story of two friends who embark on an ill-fated caving expedition—and the dark truth of what happens deep underground. 

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When I Kill You by B. A. Paris

Release Date: February 17, 2026

Nell Masters is certain someone is watching her, and strange calls and gifts only heighten her fear. She’s been hiding a past she’d do anything to forget. As her paranoia grows, she wonders if her old life has finally caught up with her or if something even more unsettling is happening.

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How to Get Away with Murder by Rebecca Philipson

Release Date: February 24, 2026

Debut Author

A Scotland Yard detective tries to find the author of a self-help book that promises quite literally to teach readers how to get away with murder, which seems to have inspired London’s newest murderer.

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Pinky Swear by Danielle Girard

Release Date: February 24, 2026

A pulse-pounding thriller about a young woman whose surrogate disappears just days before the baby’s due date, leading to a frantic search that uncovers dark truths and the power of a mother’s love.

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The Girls Before by Kate Alice Marshall

Release Date: February 24, 2026

From the bestselling author of What Lies in the Woods, No One Can Know, and A Killing Cold, a new novel about a search & rescue expert, a kidnapped woman, and the lost girls who haunt them both.

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Books & Bewitchment by Isla Jewell

Release Date: February 3, 2026

In this cozy, witchy romcom, a young woman works to turn a run-down small-town video store into the bookshop of her dreams, only to discover a powerful magic that’s been lying dormant—and a forbidden love she can’t resist.

How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson

Release Date: February 3, 2026

A humorous, swoony, and downright terrifying slasher rom-com in which a cinephile gets caught in the middle of a murder spree at a speed-dating event and must use her encyclopedic knowledge of the romance and horror genres to make it as a real-life Final Girl.

Love and Other Brain Experiments by Hannah Brohm

Release Date: February 3, 2026

Perfect for fans of Ali Hazelwood and Christina Lauren, a STEM academic-rivals-to-lovers rom-com set at a New York conference about two neuroscientists who are forced to pretend they’re dating, leading to unexpected chemistry and a heartfelt journey of self-discovery.

This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page

Release Date: February 3, 2026

A woman receives an unexpected gift from the man she loved and lost—a year of books, one for every month—launching a reading-inspired journey to live, dream, and love again in this glimmering and heart-stopping novel.

It’s All in Your Head by Sabina Nordqvist

Release Date: February 10, 2026

A woman with a rare neurological condition who agrees to fake-date the hot guy in her chronic pain support group—only to discover he’s an Olympic snowboarder whose career-ending injury is as infamous as his dating history

Maybe This Once by Sophie Sullivan

Release Date: February 10, 2026

Third Book in a Series

A small-town, opposites-attract romance about two people who end up with more feelings than they bargained for after pursuing a summer fling.

The Halifax Hellions by Alexandra Vasti

Release Date: February 17, 2026

Two Novellas in one printing

A pair of sexy, hilarious romps in which the most scandalous ladies in London finally meet their match.

And Now, Back To You by B. K. Borison

Release Date: February 24, 2026

Two 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.

Little One by Olivia Muenter

Release Date: February 3, 2026

A searing novel from the USA Today bestselling author of Such a Bad Influence, follows a young woman whose life is upended when a journalist uncovers her mysterious and hidden upbringing. 

Royal Spin by Omid Scobie and Robin Benway

Release Date: February 10, 2026

Two bestselling and beloved authors who are drawing from their real world expertise, an irresistibly entertaining story about a young American woman who takes a job at Buckingham Palace—where she finds herself tangled in a royal mess she might not be able to spin her way out of. 

So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder

Release Date: February 17, 2026

A generation-defining novel that is part love story, part tragic comedy. Five parties over the course of twenty years bring six college friends together, exploring the ways we run from and cling to our friends in love, life, and death.

Clutch by Emily Nemens

Release Date: February 3, 2026

Emily Nemens’s Clutch follows a group of five friends as they navigate the biggest challenges of their lives, asking: When you’re hanging on by your fingernails, how can you extend a hand to the ones you love?

Good People by Patmeena Sabit

Release Date: February 3, 2026

Debut Author

Zorah Sharaf could do no wrong. Zorah Sharaf brought shame upon her family. What’s the truth? Depends on who you ask. Like a literary game of ping-pong, Good People compels the reader to reconsider what might have happened even on the previous page.

Fireflies in Winter by Eleanor Shearer

Release Date: February 10, 2026

A gripping novel of two young women fighting for survival on the edge of the wilderness, and the love that simultaneously sustains them and threatens their very existence.

This is Not About Us by Allegra Goodman

Release Date: February 10, 2026

A kaleidoscopic portrait of a modern American family—steadfast, complicated, begrudging, and loving—from the bestselling author of Isola.

Laws of Love and Logic by Debra Curtis

Release Date: February 17, 2026

Debut Author

A woman finds herself torn between her first love and her devoted husband in this extraordinary debut novel that asks the question: Can one heart hold two great loves?

Where the Wildflowers Grow by Terah Shelton Harris

Release Date: February 17, 2026

From acclaimed author Terah Shelton Harris comes a poignant story of survival and redemption that questions what it means to stop existing and start living.

Kin by Tayari Jones

Release Date: February 24, 2026

A magnificent new novel from the bestselling, award-winning author of An American Marriage. An unforgettable novel that sparkles with wit and intelligence and deep feeling about two lifelong friends whose worlds converge after many years apart in the face of a devastating tragedy.

More Than Enough by Anna Quindlen

Release Date: February 24, 2026

A woman confronts the surprising results of an ancestry test and begins to question the meaning of family and friendship in this wise, tender novel teeming with life.

Saoirse by Charleen Hurtubise

Release Date: February 24, 2026

A powerful novel set between the United States and Ireland about a woman who runs from her traumatic past and the secrets she carries to survive.

Family Drama by Rebecca Fallon

Release Date: February 3, 2026

Debut Author

A vibrant debut and powerful meditation on family, motherhood, and the cost of holding on to your dreams, reminiscent of Ann Napolitano.

The Fourth Princess by Janie Chang

Release Date: February 10, 2026

From the internationally bestselling author of The Porcelain Moon comes a haunting Gothic novel set in 1911 China. Two young women living in a crumbling, once-grand Shanghai mansion face danger as secrets of their pasts come to light, even as the mansion’s own secret threatens the present.

A Good Animal by Sara Maurer

Release Date: February 24, 2026

Debut Author

A heart-wrenching coming-of-age debut novel by a stunning new voice in fiction, for readers of Barbara Kingsolver and Ann Patchett.

Dawn of the North by Demi Winters

Release Date: February 3, 2026

Book 3 in the Ashen series

A new age begins in the Kingdom of Íseldur in this sizzling third installment of the Viking-inspired Ashen romantasy the series.

Throne of Nightmares by Kerri Maniscalco

Release Date: February 17, 2026

Book 3 in the Prince of Sin series

In this action-packed fantasy romance, a book of dangerous magic draws two readers into a perilous quest to find it—and their own happy ending.

Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett

Release Date: February 17, 2026

A woman who runs a cat rescue in 1920s Montréal turns to a grouchy but charming magician to help save her shelter in this heartwarming cozy fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of the Emily Wilde series.

The Astral Library by Kate Quinn

Release Date: February 17, 2026

From New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn comes a gorgeously written fantastical adventure which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library, where books are not just objects, but doors to new worlds, new lives, and new futures.

All We Have Is Time by Amy Tordoff

Release Date: February 24, 2026

Debut Author

In this fresh and entrancing debut novel, perfect for fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and The Ministry of Time, a jaded immortal woman and a time traveler fall in love across the centuries, learning what it means to really live and love before their time together runs out.

Cleopatra by Saara El-Arifi

Release Date: February 24, 2026

Cleopatra tells her own story in this evocative and sensuous historical epic from the bestselling and award-winning author of Faebound and The Final Strife.

The Wicked and the Damned by Rebecca Robinson

Release Date: February 24, 2026

Book 2 in the Dark Inheritance Trilogy

In the exhilarating second romantasy novel in Rebecca Robinson’s Dark Inheritance Trilogy, a fiery couple forced apart must navigate a deadly maze of politics and power to reunite across a continent at war.

The Bone Queen by Will Shindler

Release Date: February 3, 2026

Debut Author

A chilling horror-thriller debut where a mother’s search for her missing daughter battles against the shadows of a historic, dangerous legend.

Cruelty Free by Caroline Glenn

Release Date: February 3, 2026

A disgraced movie star returns to Hollywood 10 years after the kidnapping of her young daughter intent on seeking revenge, for fans of Monika Kim and Rachel Yoder.

The Body by Bethany C. Morrow

Release Date: February 10, 2026

The Body is a pulse-pounding supernatural horror story from bestselling author Bethany C. Morrow, where one woman must survive a series of bizarre and escalating attacks on her marriage.

She Made Herself a Monster by Anna Kovatcheva

Release Date: February 10, 2026

Debut Author

A heady, dark-hued Gothic gem of a debut novel: in nineteenth-century Bulgaria, a self-proclaimed vampire slayer—in truth, a traveling con artist—joins forces with a teenage girl to create a monster deadly enough to vanquish their own demons. 

Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer

Release Date: February 10, 2026

A “traditional wife” influencer allows a demonic creature to impregnate her in this unnerving horror novel, perfect for fans of Nightbitch and Mary, from the author of Serial Killer Support Group.

Warning Signs by Tracy Sierra

Release Date: February 10, 2026

The heart-stopping second novel from the author of Nightwatching, in which a father-son ski weekend becomes a desperate fight for survival.

Dollface by Lindy Ryan

Release Date: February 24, 2026

Barbie meets Scream with a 90s nostalgia twist in this horror romp from Bless Your Heart author Lindy Ryan.

Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward

Release Date: February 24, 2026

Nowhere Burning is a harrowing tale of survival that places the dark fairy tale of Peter Pan and the ruthless dangers of Lord of the Flies into the unforgiving maw of the Colorado Rockies.