Searching for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing the week of January 11 – 17, 2026 with three debut series. I hope a few of these books take you on a reading adventure!
JANUARY 12
The Type-A Guide to Book Clubs by Elizabeth Spann Craig (Cozy Mystery)
Sam Prescott thought joining the Twice-Told Tales book club would be a perfect way to make new friends in Sunset Ridge. What she didn’t expect was to find the club’s most outspoken member dead in the bookstore’s back room after a particularly heated literary debate. Format: Digital, Print
The Chianti Case by H L Marsay (Cozy Mystery)
Emma King is half English, half French and one hundred percent disorganised. As the head wine buyer for her family’s business, she has a keen palate, generous heart and a fiercely loyal nature. Still getting used to her new company role, she joins her old friends Paddy, Kiara and Nico, who are also in Italy to buy the famous Chianti Classico. Format: Digital, Print
JANUARY 13
Murder Your Darlings by Jenna Blum (Psychological Thriller)
Simone “Sam” Vetiver is a mid-career novelist finishing a lukewarm publicity tour while facing a deadline for a new book on which she’s totally blocked. Recently divorced, Sam is worrying where her life is going when she receives glowing fan mail from stratospherically successful author William Corwyn, renowned for his female-centric novels. When William and Sam meet and his literary sympathy is as intense as their chemistry, both writers think they’ve found The One. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Bitter Fall by Bruce Robert Coffin (Police Procedural)
On a moonless stretch of backcountry road, Detective Brock Justice stares down at a crime scene that refuses to play by the rules. A woman lies dead, the apparent victim of a lethal roadside crash—until a stab wound is found hidden beneath her clothing. Two causes of death. Zero easy answers. Reunited with his partner, Detective Chloe Wright, Justice begins pulling at threads too many people want left alone. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Divine Ruin by Margot Douaihy (Traditional Mystery)
It’s a steamy, restless end of the school year in New Orleans. Sister Holiday is finishing her music classes and preparing for her permanent vow ceremony, a pivotal moment in her journey of faith. But when one of her favorite students is found dead of a fentanyl overdose, Sister Holiday and her partner-in-PI, Magnolia Riveaux, are determined to track down the drug dealers. As students continue to fall prey tothis sinister drug, Sister Holiday becomes more desperate to stop the epidemic—while facing her own past with addiction, a demon that is never too far. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
A Deadly Clue by Victoria Gilbert (Cozy Mystery)
Cameron Clewe and Jane Hunter, lovers of all things bookish, are slowly cataloging Cam’s private collection of first edition books acquired from the deceased patriarch of the wealthy Stewart family. When Jane finds a note from Kimberly Stewart Ward, one of the daughters of the Stewart patriarch—who supposedly committed suicide—she discovers someone was actually targeting her with the intention of killing her. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
The Sasquatch of Hurricane Ridge by K.B. Jackson (Young Adult)
Fresh from their adventure in Scotland, the Sasquatch Hunters are headed to the Olympic Peninsula, the place where it all began when Jake’s grandpa first saw a Bigfoot. However, they aren’t the only ones pursuing the legendary cryptids on the peninsula. The crew of Jake’s favorite TV show, Bigfoot Believers, is filming an episode there. Another young team of Sasquatch stalkers also arrives. Will a friendly rivalry turn ugly? And which team will be the first to prove Bigfoot exists and get their TV show shot at fame? Format: Digital, Print
That Murder Feeling by Neve Maslakovic (Traditional Mystery) *first book in a new series*
Rod Gray isn’t your average small-town detective. He can see emotions — they bloom around people like living gardens of the soul, full of strange weather and stranger creatures. It’s a noisy way to walk through life but it helps him see what others can’t. There’s one soul garden he’s never wanted to enter. A killer’s. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
The Ice Angels by Caroline Mitchell (Police Procedural) *first book in a new series*
A deadly pattern: Jenny Flynn, Chelsea Hobbs, Sophie Miller. All three children were snatched from the streets of Lincoln, England years apart. All stolen in the bitter chill of winter. All on their way home from school. Then Sophie Miller is found. She’s not speaking, but she may hold a clue to the whereabouts of the missing girls, if someone can get her to open up. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
You’ll Never Forget Me by Isha Raya (Psychological Thriller)
Struggling actress Dimple Kapoor wouldn’t call herself a murderer, per se—she’d prefer the term “opportunist.” Years ago, she did what had to be done to get herself out of a bad situation. And now, after accidentally killing her Hollywood rival, Irene Singh, at a party, she’s simply seizing the chance to nab her dream leading role and resuscitate her career in the process. Thereʼs only one problem: Someone else at the event witnessed the crime . . . and caught it all on camera. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Murder Plays Second Fiddle by Heather Weidner (Cozy Mystery)
Event planner Cassidy Jamison and her not-so-helpful sexagenarian staff of Roxie, Kate, Aileen, and Ruthanne are up to their elbows with a high school reunion committee’s constantly changing requirements for an event that must be the most elaborate and memorable at all costs. When well-known reporter, Darcy Branch, and former cheerleader, Brittany Mahoney, are found dead on her property, Cassidy and the gang have to find the killer before the party’s over. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
JANUARY 14
Deadly Ambitions by Terry Odell (Police Procedural)
Peace in Mapleton doesn’t last. Police Chief Gordon Hepler is already juggling a bitter ex-mayoral candidate who refuses to accept election results and a new council member determined to cut police department’s funding. Meanwhile, Angie’s long-delayed diner remodel uncovers an old journal, sparking her curiosity about the girl who wrote it. But as she digs for answers, is she uncovering more than she bargained for? Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Just Desserts and Murder by Lucinda Race (Cozy Mystery) *first book in a new series*
Temperance Matthews thought opening her dream bakery in Oak Hollow—with her mini dachshund, Hank, at her heels—would be a sweet start to her new life. Instead, her shop goes up in flames, and a body is found among the ashes. When her quiet assistant Louise shows up bruised, with twigs in her hair, and missing a shoe, Temperance’s data-analysis skills from her FBI days suddenly feel like the only hope of untangling the mystery. Format: Digital, Print
JANUARY 15
Critters and Crimes by Elizabeth Pantley (Cozy Mystery)
This book club dives (literally!) into the pages of a cozy mystery. The quirky group must solve the mystery to get out of the book. It’s so much fun – you’ll wish you had a book club like this! In this journey, they choose a book set in a lovely riverside town. They land in a charming neighborhood and find they are part of a local book club. They are having a great time – and then a dead body shows up. (Of course it does!) Format: Digital, Print
JANUARY 16
Quiche Me Goodbye by P.D. Workman (Cozy Mystery)
Bald Eagle Falls is buzzing with excitement as it prepares for its inaugural “ChickPea Palooza, the World’s Largest Festival Celebrating the Humble Chickpea.” When her own stolen truffle oil mysteriously appearing at the crime scene, Erin must sift through a cast of quirky competitors, suspicious sponsors, and one relentlessly ambitious food blogger to clear her name and uncover the truth. Could a rivalry over chickpea creations have turned fatal? Or is there a more sinister ingredient at play? Format: Digital, Print
Note: in some cases, print releases for digital titles will be forthcoming.