Searching for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing the week of August 31 – September 6, 2025 with four debut series. I hope a few of these books take you on a reading adventure!

AUGUST 31
Below the Wisteria Veil by Veronica Mixon (Cozy Mystery)
When a local florist’s daughter vanishes hours before her garden wedding, the whispers spread faster than spilled champagne. Some say cold feet. Others say scandal. But when the bride’s veil is found tangled in the wisteria behind her mother’s shop—torn, and with a single drop of blood—Emma Lynn Whitmore knows this isn’t just a runaway bride situation. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

SEPTEMBER 1
Cold Island by Peter Colt (Police Procedural) *first book in a new series*
Massachusetts State Police detective Tommy Kelly is called to Nantucket Island, where a boy’s skeletal remains have been discovered at a construction site—interred for thirty-five years. The crime is especially gutting for Tommy, the father of two boys. It’s also the beginning of a grim mystery. Because no child during that period was even reported missing. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

First Comes Marriage…Then Comes Murder by Donna Mumma (Cozy Mystery)
Vivien Sheffield, renowned bridal gown designer and consultant for Wynton’s Department Store, is facing the greatest challenge of her career. Someone has been killing brides who wore one of her custom gowns in their wedding! Vivien’s fellow employees and close friends—Audrey, Mary Jo, and Gigi—and her assistant Mirette spring into action to save Miss Vivien and the young brides of Levy City before the murderer succeeds at destroying Vivien’s business at Wynton’s. . .and her reputation. Format: Print, Digital

Bowen Island by Bill Noel (Cozy Mystery)
A book release party at a local bookstore is interrupted by the arrival of a police officer announcing a man was murdered on Bowen Island, located fewer than two miles from Chris Landrum’s adopted home on Folly Beach, South Carolina. Even before the identity of the victim is known, the retired bureaucrat’s best friend and self-proclaimed private detective Charles Fowler decides it’s their responsibility to catch the killer. Format: Print, Digital

Mistletoe and Mayhem by Janice Thompson (Cozy Mystery)
It’s less than a week until Christmas in Mabank, Texas, and just a few days away from RaeLyn and Mason’s wedding on Hadley ranch. Unfortunately, a wildfire with mysterious origin is rapidly traveling across several counties and headed right for the Hadley acreage. Fire fighters rush to put it out before the family homestead goes up in flames, taking the business and the old red truck with it. Their perfect wedding may be ruined, and RaeLyn and Mason are determined to find the source of the fire. Format: Print, Digital

SEPTEMBER 2
A Brew For Chaos by Esme Addison (Cozy Mystery)
It’s fall, and Aleksandra Daniels is settling into her new hometown of Bellamy Bay in North Carolina. She loves her job at her aunt’s herbal apothecary, and is enjoying getting to know her new boyfriend, local detective Jack Frazier. But she’s still trying to figure out her newly discovered magical powers, inherited from a mermaid ancestor. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Crime Ink: Iconic, An Anthology of Crime Fiction Inspired by Queer Icons edited by John Copenhaver & Salem West (Short Story Crime Fiction Anthology)
Drawing inspiration from queer icons—James Baldwin, Oscar Wilde, Candy Darling, Radclyffe Hall, Babadook, Megan Rapinoe, Laverne Cox, Dolly Parton, Vita Sackville-West, and many more—these tales span the rich spectrum of crime fiction, from cozy mysteries and whodunits to noir, psychological thrillers, and police procedurals. Each story is a testament to the depth, ingenuity, and thrilling originality of queer voices in the genre. Format: Print, Digital

Wallflowers In The Window by Kathi Daley (Cozy Mystery)
Abby and her friend Lacy are roped into coaching a ragtag soccer team of first-time players—including Lacy’s twins and Colt’s niece—after the original coach moves away. With no experience but plenty of heart, the duo sets out to guide the underdogs, forming bonds with each of the girls along the way, especially a quiet player hiding more than just nerves. When the girl suddenly disappears from practice, Abby’s instincts kick in, leading to a deeper mystery that proves some hunches are too important to ignore. Format: Print, Digital

Deadly Storms by Christine Feehan (Romantic Suspense)
Shabina Foster does her best to lead a normal life. She takes comfort in her friends and her dogs and finds passion in running her own small-town café in the eastern Sierra. But she can’t help always looking over her shoulder, not after what happened in her past. Since then, Shabina has worked very hard to build herself up and live life to the fullest. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Tails from the Crypt by Sarah Fox (Cozy Mystery)
Fall is in full swing and the town of Twilight Cove is preparing for its annual Pumpkin Glow! Georgie Johansen, her gorgeous boyfriend Callum and her Auntie O are also getting ready for their animal sanctuary’s Trail of Terror. But when a new, and rather unpleasant, resident stops at nothing to take over the town, the enemies she makes are numerous . . . and lethal! Format: Print, Digital

The Girl In The Green Dress by Mariah Fredericks (Historical Mystery 1920s)
Zelda Fitzgerald is bored, bored, bored. Although she’s newly married to the hottest writer in America, and one half of the literary scene’s “it” couple, Zelda is at loose ends while Scott works on his next novel, The Beautiful and the Damned. Meanwhile, Atlanta journalist Morris Markey has arrived in New York and is lost in every way possible. Recently returned from the war and without connections, he hovers at the edge of the city’s revels, unable to hear the secrets that might give him his first big story. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Brightwood Shadows by Kathleen Guire (Cozy Mystery) *first book in a new series*
Ellie Quinn has spent her whole life unknowingly training for a world she never knew existed. With a mother who lived off the grid, avoiding cell phones and technology, Ellie’s survival skills were second nature long before she realized their purpose. When her mother is imprisoned, Ellie is sent to Brightwood—a sprawling, ivy-covered estate disguised as a group home but hiding a darker purpose. Format: Print, Digital

A Special Interest in Murder by Mette Ivie Harrison (Traditional Mystery) *first book in a new series*
da Latia is twenty-four years old. She used to be the youngest millionaire in the cosmetics industry. She used to be married. Now, she spends her time studying ways to communicate with aliens. After all, aliens could not possibly be more cruel or deceitful than other humans. Ada’s spiteful ex-husband Rex believes autistic people like her are monsters, so she’s not surprised when he calls her to share a clickbait article gleefully shouting that one autistic child has killed another at a special school in Idaho. Format: Print, Digital

The Code by Gregg Hurwitz (Thriller)
Before he was the feared black ops government assassin Orphan X, operating in the shadows and spoken about in whispers, Evan Smoak was a teenager, undergoing the most rigorous of training. At 17, Evan is sent off by his handler, ex-CIA station agent Jack Johns, to take the most intense U.S. military training course. But that is only part of the challenge before him – Evan has to get there and back, safely and quietly, maintaining operational security. And along the way, facing unexpected challenges, Evan must use everything he’s learned since the day he was taken from the foster home in East Baltimore, lessons that Jack Johns has drilled into him, laws of life and death that are to become The Code. Format: Digital, Audio

Apostle’s Cove by William Kent Krueger (Private Investigator Mystery)
A few nights before Halloween, as Cork O’Connor gloomily ruminates on his upcoming birthday, he receives a call from his son, Stephen, who is working for a nonprofit dedicated to securing freedom for unjustly incarcerated inmates. Stephen tells his father that decades ago, as the newly elected sheriff of Tamarack County, Cork was responsible for sending an Ojibwe man named Axel Boshey to prison for a brutal murder that Stephen is certain he did not commit. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Peter Pulaski Must Pay by Jen Lancaster (Women’s Fiction)
Call to order the Friday Night Doom Crew. They’re an eclectic group of true-crime enthusiasts—a forensic psychologist, historian, and popular Instagram presence among them—dedicated to sleuthing out nefarious offenders and doing whatever it takes to set things right. But when dark secrets threaten one of their own, the Doom Crew grapples with how far they are willing to go to protect her.
Format: Print, Digital, Audio

Crone Sweet Crone by Amanda M. Lee (Cozy Mystery)
If it’s not demon birds and spiders it’s something else haunting Hawthorne Hollow these days. Scout Randall, Michigan’s favorite pixie apex, is ready for a break. Then the unthinkable happens. It starts small during a job in the woods. The attacking force reminds Scout of something she can’t quite put her finger on. When she does identify where she knows the creatures from, she’s thrown. She saw them in a movie. Format: Print, Digital

The Magician’s Deception by Carol Miller (Cozy Mystery)
With just days until Halloween, preparations are in full swing for the Bailey sisters’ annual spooktacular bash! To help a friend in need, the location has moved from Bailey’s Boutique – much to the chagrin of some of their customers. Yet Hope and Summer still plan to make the ghoulish gathering a success. That is until a Tarot reading spells doom! Format: Print, Digital

Misty Midway by Linda Rawlins (Cozy Mystery)
Megan Stanford never expected murder to come with beachfront property and boardwalk fun. As the owner of Misty Manor-and most of Misty Point, New Jersey-she returned to her hometown to reconnect with her past. Instead, she found a corpse at the Calypso Amusement Park. Format: Digital, Print

Buried Above Ground by Mike Ripley (Traditional Mystery)
It’s been two decades since mystery writer Duncan Torrens was last published. I should know, I was his editor. So why a blogger would turn up asking questions about the rights to his books is beyond me . . .That librarian Roly is a bit odd. You’d think he’d be happy with my blog’s research into a largely forgotten author, but he’s . . . resistant. If I can get into Duncan’s home – and his mysterious garden shed – I know I’ll find what I’m looking for . . . Format: Print, Digital

Framed in Death by J.D. Robb (Police Procedural)
Manhattan is filled with galleries and deep-pocketed collectors who can make an artist’s career with a wave of a hand. But one man toils in obscurity, his brilliance unrecognized while lesser talents bask in the glory he believes should be his. Come tomorrow, he vows, the city will be buzzing about his work. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

In Deadly Company by L.S. Stratton (Traditional Mystery)
As the assistant of the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, Nicole Underwood has plenty of tasks on her to-do list—one of which is the blowout birthday celebration for her nightmare, one-percenter boss, Xander Chambers. But when the party ends in chaos and murder and Nicole is one of the survivors, suspicion—from the investigators to the media—lands on her. Was she the reason for all the bloodshed? Format: Print, Digital, Audio

SEPTEMBER 4
The Silent Ones by Anna McPartlin (Police Procedural) *first book in a new series*
One cold January morning in 1980, on a beach in Kerry, the body of a newborn baby is found in its most sheltered sand dune. Local Garda Mary Shea is first on the scene. Such a case calls for more than small town policing, and the Dublin major crimes team is brought in to take charge. But there’s a way of doing things in Kerry, one which Mary understands well. And when she is able to get crucial female witnesses to cooperate, lead detective Matt Foley takes her under his wing. This is the biggest case of his career and he needs all the help he can get. Format: Print, Digital, Audio

SEPTEMBER 5
The Mistletoe Murder Club by Katie Marsh (Cozy Mystery)
When Clio – a former actress and current struggling private detective – manages to score a key role in the town’s Christmas pantomime, she’s secretly delighted. At last, perhaps, her talents will be recognized? It’s all going dramatically well, until their esteemed director is found murdered on the opening night. And Clio knows it’s up to her to find out who the mistletoe murderer is. Format: Print, Digital

Note: in some cases, print releases for digital titles will be forthcoming.