Searching for something to read? Check out these four new titles releasing the week of December 21 – 27, 2025. I hope a few of these books take you on a reading adventure!

DECEMBER 21
Tinsel, Toffee and Trouble by C.A. Phipps
After a messy divorce, fifty-something Ellie Prescott is starting over—one house-sitting job at a time. Her latest assignment brings her and Toffee, her mischievous toy poodle, to a postcard-perfect town decked in twinkle lights and tinsel. But when the former bakery owner—famous for guarding her secret recipes—is found dead before Christmas, Ellie’s peaceful getaway turns into a recipe for disaster. Format: Digital

DECEMBER 22
Retool by Gregory Ashe (Cozy Mystery)
Life is good for Dashiell Dawson Dane (just Dash). Things with his boyfriend, Bobby, are better than ever. Teaching at a local college has provided routine and stability. And to his complete surprise, his self-published novel is doing well. Really well. So, when a mystery writers’ conference comes to Hastings Rock, Dash is thrilled to attend. Format: Digital, Print

DECEMBER 23
Spirits of the Saguaro by Sara Bourgeois
Claire Caldwell has finally settled into her strange new normal. Two months after the Robert Harrison incident, she’s learned to trust her spirit fox’s warnings and Rosa’s ghostly advice as she runs her animal sanctuary in the desert. But some visitors bring their own darkness to Perdido Springs. Format: Digital

The Hindenburg Spy by L.A. Chandlar (Historical Mystery 1930s)
New York City’s gangsters are at war, and Lane Sanders, fearless aide to Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, overhears two words in a smoky jazz club that make her blood run cold: Hindenburg hit. Worse, the plot bears the unmistakable mark of her nemesis, Daphne Franco. Summoned into urgent strategy sessions with President Roosevelt and the up-and-coming Winston Churchill, Lane is chosen to stop Daphne’s scheme before it sparks disaster. Format: Digital, Print, Audio

Trickery in Toyland by Kathi Daley
It’s the week before Christmas, and Abby and Lacy are on a mission—find the one toy Lacy’s youngest wants more than anything. But when Toyland’s long-awaited shipment arrives without the elusive gift, the pair jump into a high-stakes holiday scavenger hunt where the coveted toy is part of the prize package. What begins as merry fun quickly turns chaotic as half the parents in town seem to be chasing the same hard-to-find treasure… and some will do anything to win. Format: Digital, Print

DECEMBER 25
Holidays are Murder by Nellie H. Steele
Ellie Byrne was hoping for a quiet holiday season, filled with sugar cookies, Christmas movies, and zero dead bodies. But when a famous author drops dead during a winter storm—and his final manuscript mysteriously vanishes—her cozy bed-and-breakfast in Salem Falls becomes the center of a snow-covered scandal. Format: Digital, Print

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