Searching for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing the week of January 25 – 31, 2026. I hope a few of these books take you on a reading adventure!
JANUARY 25
Wrong Time by Blake Pierce (Thriller)
When Denver’s citizens become unsuspecting sculptures in a horrifying exhibit curated by a madman wielding liquid nitrogen, it falls to Miles Sterling to decode the wintry pattern linking seemingly random victims. As the frostbite spreads through his city, this forensic scientist and his FBI ally must embark on a chilling manhunt where science and superstition collide. Format: Digital, Print
JANUARY 26
Silenced at the Book Show by Kim Griswell (Cozy Mystery)
A booksellers conference in the charming town of Seaside promises the perfect mix of business and pleasure for Saffi Graywood. She’ll deliver a keynote speech, sign copies of her latest Bedside Reader and enjoy a romantic getaway on the windswept Oregon coast with her favourite fisherman from Last Chance Cove. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Buried in the Sand by J.C. Kenney (Cozy Mystery)
Elmo Simpson, animal removal specialist, resort owner, and festival committee chair, expects a weekend of sandcastles and performances. Instead, there’s a body buried in the sand the morning of the beach sculpture contest. When his friend and business partner, Jordan Selassie, becomes the prime suspect, Elmo is forced into another high-stakes investigation. Format: Digital, Print
JANUARY 27
An Appearance of Impropriety by Jayna Breigh (Suspense)
As the youngest female judge in LA, Mahalia Jackson has her career goals carefully aligned. But when her mentor tells her she needs to break her shell of professionalism and show a little heart by volunteering for the Junior Jurors program, her plans begin to falter. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Murder from A to Z by V.M. Burns (Cozy Mystery)
Nana Jo has volunteered her lawyer granddaughter, Jenna, to teach estate planning to retirees—with Sam providing her bookshop as the venue. But during the seminar, entitled Getting Your Ducks in Order, it quickly becomes clear someone’s up to Fowl Play. When elderly Alva Tarkington, accompanied by her niece, sits down for a consultation, Sam realizes the woman’s frequent blinking is actually Morse Code—S.O.S. The sisters get her alone, and Alva tells them she believes her life is in danger and must change her will . . . Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Tell-Tale Treats by Jennifer J. Chow (Cozy Mystery)
A group of high school alumnae reunite years later and reserve rooms at Pixie Inn for an extended retreat. As part of their pampering package, Felicity delivers a scrumptious assortment of enchanted pastries, including her new almond cookies. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
A Field Guide to Murder by Michelle L. Cullen (Cozy Mystery)
Once a globe-trotting anthropologist, Harry Lancaster is now certain that all his grand adventures are behind him. Recently widowed and suffering from a fractured hip, Harry spends his days and nights behind a pair of binoculars, nose-deep in his neighbors’ affairs. His millennial caregiver, Emma, is determined to get him out of his armchair and back into the world. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Buried Lies by Kathleen Donnelly (Suspense)
U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officer Maya Thompson and her K-9, Juniper, are both ready for a break. Ever since moving to Colorado, it’s been one investigation after another. Murder, arson, kidnapping…they’ve handled it all. Now that her boyfriend, Undersheriff Josh Colton, is coming home, Maya is looking forward to spending some quality time together. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Death by Irish Coffee by Alex Erickson (Cozy Mystery)
Krissy is ready to provide one of the essential ingredients for Irish coffee this St. Patrick’s Day—though without a liquor license, she’ll have to team up with a local bar owner to complete the recipe. It’s a perfect chance to distract herself from her upcoming wedding . . . and her worries about how her beloved cat will get along with his new canine stepsiblings. Format: Digital, Print
A Spirited Supper at Dundoon Castle by Darci Hannah (Cozy Mystery)
Now that Bunny’s entrées come with a side of the Other Side, it comes in handy to have a grandma who’s friendly with the elderly owners of a haunted Scottish castle. During Bunny’s childhood she heard all about Dundoon’s bloody history and the “ghostly piper” who roamed the grounds—and soon she’ll be visiting the ancient place with her ghost hunter and psychic co-stars. The annual bagpipe competition in the late piper’s honor will make for some good footage as well. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Wish of Death by Jenna St. James (Cozy Paranormal Mystery)
It’s Kara’s birthday, and Zane is whisking his new fiancée away for a romantic weekend in Glacier Peak…a paranormal small town tucked in the Alaskan wilderness. With glass domes to watch the Northern Lights and hot springs to soak away their worries, it should’ve been the perfect getaway. Too bad someone forgot to mention the dead bodies. Format: Digital
Trailbreaker by Ruthie Knox and Annie Mare
Single mom and newly minted private investigator Prairie Nightingale has opened the doors of her Green Bay, Wisconsin, agency and is ready for work. She and her crew aren’t quite prepared for their first client, though: Bernie Dubicki, a notorious online journalist and not-altogether-reliable provocateur, who claims the idyllic vacation destination of nearby Door County is home to a serial killer. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden (Psychological Thriller)
Debbie Mullen is losing it. For years, she has compiled all of her best advice into her column, Dear Debbie, where the wives of New England come for sympathy and neighborly advice. Through her work, Debbie has heard from countless women who are ignored, belittled, or even abused by their husbands. And Debbie does her best to guide them in the right direction. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
The Case of the Murdered Muckraker by Rob Osler (Historical Mystery 1880s)
In the midst of the Progressive Era, twenty-one-year-old junior detective Harriet Morrow is determined to prove she’s more than a lucky hire as the Prescott Agency’s first woman operative. But her latest challenge—a murder case steeped in scandal—could become a deadly setback . . . Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Murder Before “I Do” by Rosie A. Point (Cozy Mystery)
It’s time for a celebration in Cranberry Creek! Abby has never been more excited to be maid of honor for her dear friend, Rose. But when the life-of-the-party best man is murdered at the rehearsal dinner—and the wedding rings he was responsible for go missing—it’s up to Abby to save the day! Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Monster in the Moonlight by Annelise Ryan (Traditional Mystery)
When a dead body turns up along a lonely country byway in rural Wisconsin, rumors of The Beast of Bray Road, a werewolf-like creature that is said to inhabit the area are reinvigorated. For years locals have reported sightings of the terrifying creature, but this would be its first verified attack. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Such a Perfect Family by Nalini Singh (Thriller)
For forty-three days, Tavish Advani has been the happiest man in the world—until his new life turns to ash, his wealthy in-laws’ house going up in a fiery explosion. His badly injured wife lies in a coma, her family all but annihilated. Tavish thought he’d left the sins of his Los Angeles life behind, but it’s not so easy to leave behind an investigation into the deaths of several high-profile women—all of whom he’d professed to love. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
The Final Score by Don Winslow (Thriller)
The multi-million-dollar casino heist is impossible—it can’t be done. That’s what makes it irresistible to a legendary robber facing the rest of his life in prison for his “Final Score.” An ambitious, hard-working college-bound teenager has a side job delivering illegal booze to “The Sunday List” until a crooked cop, a seductive customer, and a fake guru threaten to end his dreams. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
JANUARY 28
Staged by John M. Green (Thriller)
A Sydney Opera House production of The Rocky Horror Show ends in tragedy when a stage prop kills Hollywood star Dane Cooder in a spectacularly gruesome fashion. The whole theatre, including his wife and co-star Angelique Swan, watch in horror. Format: Digital, Print
JANUARY 29
Death at Daffodil Inn by R. L. Killmore (Cozy Mystery-Romcom)
Morgan Taylor, who is reluctantly helping her parents host the event at the Daffodil Inn, wishes she could be left alone to daydream about Will, the dangerously hot single dad she can’t seem to get out her head. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
JANUARY 30
A Man on the Run by Dan Ames (Thriller)
In the mountains of the Caucasus, three young women, aid workers, are kidnapped. Michael Tallon attempts a rescue mission that turns into a bloodbath. Now he’s being hunted through terrain that kills the unprepared and buries the unlucky. Format: Digital, Print
Maple Ridge…Unsolved by Brittany E. Brinegar (Cozy Mystery)
Unsolved mystery podcasters, Patsy Steffanelli and her ex-CIA mama, Mattie McDonald, trade their podcast mics for skis. They head to Maple Ridge, Vermont, to investigate the New Year’s Eve death of a maple syrup heir, found dead in a gondola almost a year ago. Format: Digital, Print
Murder at Rudbattle Castle by A. S. McClatchie (Cozy Mystery)
Darius Beckett, the handsome star of Rudbattle Castle’s popular joust performance, is found dead in the Jester’s tent just as he’s about to perform. With a sword plunged into his chest, there’s no doubt that it was murder, but who would want to kill him? Even stranger, his towering grey stallion Prince is missing. Format: Digital
JANUARY 31
Storm Season by Annie Seaton (Police Procedural)
Detective Bec Whitfield thought she’d found paradise in tropical Mission Beach—and maybe even love with charming local developer Jake Morrison. But when a three-year-old girl vanishes from a bush track and construction work in the town centre uncovers skeletal remains in concrete, Bec finds herself leading two investigations that will test everything she believes about her new home. When Senior Detective Todd Davenport arrives to assist, his approach forces Bec to examine details she’s missed—including questions about people she trusts. Is Jake protecting someone, or is Bec’s judgment clouded by feelings she shouldn’t have let develop? Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Note: in some cases, print releases for digital titles will be forthcoming.