Searching for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing the week of July 26 – August 1, 2026 with one debut series. I hope a few of these books take you on a reading adventure!
JULY 28
Twelve Weeks of Love & Loss by Rebecca Gould Baeurle (Romantic Suspense)
Nikki had a choice. Go back to Chris – the man she’d loved since college, the one who made her feel chosen and cheated in the same breath. He showed up three years later like no time had passed, like she owed him an audience – persistent, charming, a little too sure of himself and still undeniably irresistible. Or start fresh – no baggage. Rich was everything you’d expect from a cop: safe, reliable, strong and attentive. But are comfort and contentment what keep you safe, or just a clever disguise for danger? Format: Digital, Print
The Séance Garden by Juliette Blackwell (Thriller)
When Professor Harper Grae loses a bet with a friend, she finds herself on a local nighttime tour of “haunted” locations in Monterey. Harper’s a lifelong non-believer in the occult, though her academic career is devoted to the historical and societal significance of witchcraft, ghosts, and medicinal poisons of all sorts. But her skepticism immediately gets tested when the tour stumbles on the body of local artist Delilah Mason—who’s found murdered on the grounds of a nearly two-hundred-year-old mansion, once home to the infamous Perles family. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Murder at First Slice by Valerie Burns (Cozy Mystery)
As Maddy’s wedding day approaches, friends and family descend on the little town of New Bison, Michigan, to celebrate—so much so that Maddy wonders if there might be another happily-ever-after in store for her widowed father and innkeeper Mrs. Law. Unfortunately, she also has to deal with an unhappy couple: feuding cousins Hannah and Dorothy, who haven’t spoken in decades. Maddy can only hope the spectacular wedding cake crafted by her head baker doesn’t wind up as ammunition in a food fight. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
All Aboard for Murder by Ellen Byron (Cozy Mystery)
It’s October in Gold Rush country and all manner of tricks and treats are happening in the lead-up to Halloween. October also happens to be the birthday of Angus Sprockles, the man responsible for the town being designated a historic landmark, and the residents are celebrating his memory as well. His only living descendant, Moses Sprockles, runs the narrow-gauge railroad—once used to ferry lumber from the mountains to the sawmill, now a tourist attraction. The Sprockles Railroad is hosting a Halloween-themed fundraiser for the Historical Society. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Eight Enchanting Elixirs by Lynn Cahoon (Cozy Mystery)
Mia’s grandmother is feeling stress about an ex who’s returned . . . from the dead. Mia’s boyfriend is confined to his home for six weeks in a desperate attempt to get his fluffy Maltese pup, Cerby, trained as a hellhound. And Mia herself is being hassled by the coven, which is suddenly questioning the validity of her witch credentials! Format: Digital, Print, Audio
When Squirrels Fly by D. E. Carr (Cozy Mystery)
When Allie Caldwell gets a rambling middle-of-the-night call from her very excited aunt Mel, she initially curbs her concern; her aunt has always been a bit eccentric, after all. But when Mel disappears before telling anyone what has her so worked up, Allie drops everything –even her better judgement—to fly to Ann Arbor and find her. Format: Digital, Print
The Mortal Enemy Murder Club by Gloria Chao (Cozy Mystery)
Kathryn Hu is not getting into the business of solving murders. Yes, she and her friends Olivia and Elle figured out who killed their cheating ex-boyfriend. But now Kat can get back to her usual, murder-free existence. Then she gets an unexpected plea for help. Mandy Thorne has ruined countless lives through her revenge podcast. She also did her best to frame the girls. Now, she claims, someone is trying to kill her. And the girls are the only ones who can save her. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Purranormal Activity by Cate Conte (Cozy Mystery)
Summer is in full swing on Daybreak Island, and JJ’s House of Purrs—and the new mobile cat café—has Maddie James running nonstop with on-site cat parties. So when Olivia McAllister, her mother’s childhood best friend, returns to the island for the first time in decades—after a family tragedy drove her away—and asks Maddie to plan a birthday party for her granddaughter, Maddie happily agrees. It’s been forty years since Olivia’s aunt, Delia McAllister, vanished without a trace. Her disappearance was never solved, and the abandoned family house has loomed over the island ever since. Format: Digital, Print
Bubble, Bubble, Tea and Trouble by Vicki Delany (Cozy Mystery)
When Lily stumbles across five middle-aged women gathered in a dark corner of the tearoom for a “book club,” she firmly reminds them that the inn’s no-smoking policy also applies to their oddly ritualistic candles. As they head outside, Lily overhears them chalking their bad luck up to the absence of their leader, Katya. Whatever they’re doing, it certainly isn’t reading—and their cover is starting to sound like weak tea . . . Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Deadly Revenge by Kathleen Donnelly (Romantic Suspense)
There’s nothing more terrifying than a trail of smoke over a summer-dry national forest—at least, that’s what Forest Service law enforcement officer Maya Thompson thinks when she and her boyfriend, sheriff’s deputy Josh Colten, spot the first signs of a fire over the Colorado mountains. But when she learns that a teen girl has been kidnapped and taken deep into the wilderness, a new fear grips her: If she and her K-9 partner, Juniper, can’t reach them fast enough, the fire might not just destroy her beloved forest—it might be the end to an innocent girl’s life. Format: Digital, Print
A Fatal Crossing by Tom Hindle (Historical Mystery 1920s)
When an elderly gentleman is found dead at the foot of a staircase, ship’s officer Timothy Birch is ready to declare it a tragic accident. But James Temple, a strong-minded inspector, is certain there is more to this misfortune than meets the eye. Birch agrees to investigate, and they form an uneasy partnership. Uncovering a web of surprising connections between the passengers aboard the Endeavor, running from the crew cabins below deck to the palatial suites of first class, their inquiries lead to the theft of a priceless painting. Its very existence is known only to its owner . . . and the dead man. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Buyer Beware by Catherine Ryan Howard (Thriller)
When Ellie moves to 1 Delaney Row, she hopes to find a fresh start—a place where no one knows her name, her history, or her secrets. But what she doesn’t know is that her new home is already hiding someone else’s secrets—and the people determined to keep them are watching her. As Ellie starts to unravel the house’s disturbing backstory, coming closer to the shocking mystery at its center, she unwittingly puts herself on a deadly collision course not just with her new home’s history, but with her own as well. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Despised by Darkness by Autumn Jordon (Thriller)
When a woman’s remains are discovered along the Appalachian Trail near her hometown, investigative reporter Lucinda Dymond snags the story and the chance to prove herself to her new editor-in-chief. Immediately, she learns the case has threads that lead straight to a federal judge and his family. With every buried secret Lucinda uncovers, she suspects the killer isn’t a stranger, but someone closer. Someone no one would ever imagine. Format: Digital, Print
Then She Lied by Alice Leigh (Psychological Thriller)
With no clue to her origins, she was given a new name, Jane, and a life. Now, the remains of a body surface in a Long Island pond and Jane knows she must go to the police and tell them that she has remembered parts of that night. But as the truth about her past starts to come to light, Jane realises it was possibly best not to know who she was after all. Now the clock is ticking for her to get to the truth before the police do and others, who will go to protect old secrets. Format: Digital, Print
The Paris Chase by Davide Lewis (Historical Mystery 1940s)
The threat of German invasion has abated, and the war has entered a new chapter, famously summed up by Winston Churchill as “the end of the beginning.” While Churchill faces mounting pressure and calls for his resignation, a dark new horror is unfolding across the channel, as the Nazis move forward with their plan to murder Europe’s Jews. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Death’s Prescription by Jeffrey Martin (Thriller)
Lucifer is his name, creating masterpieces and autographing the dead is his twisted protocol. Homicide Detective Brian Jeffers is sent to the scene of a triple murder where Lucifer has left a cryptic message for all to see. What Jeffers uncovers tells him Lucifer is not only killing, but he’s using a drug to render his victims defenseless. Format: Digital
Malice in Puzzle Land by Roz Noonan (Cozy Mystery)
Alice is excited that the library is going to host its first-ever speed-puzzling competition—until time runs out on a prominent local woman. Glamorous realtor to the rich, Babe Kinkaid, is found floating in her own infinity pool. What police first suspect is an accident or medical crisis turns out to be a homicide when the autopsy reveals that Babe has been shot. Format: Digital, Print
The Clockmaker’s Murder by Emily Organ (Historical Mystery 1890s)
When elderly clockmaker Horace Whitby is found bludgeoned to death in his workshop at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, suspicion falls on the woman who discovered his body – Charlotte Mellor, who makes her living selling the time, carrying her pocket watch from banks to shipping offices each day to keep London’s clocks in step with Greenwich. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Shrink Solves Murder by Philippa Perry (Cozy Mystery)
Living in picturesque coastal Sussex, Patricia Philipps enjoys her quiet life—walking the cliffs, shouting at poorly disciplined dog owners, telling tourists to keep their distance from the crumbling cliff edges, and cold-water swimming. Then a body washes up near Beachy Head, upending her carefully curated life as she discovers the deceased is one of her clients—her “Three O’Clock,” in fact. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Above the Law by Patricia Sargeant (Romantic Suspense)
Attorney Amber Rashaad is more than ready to prosecute the serial killer who terrorized her city. But she wasn’t expecting to face Trent Mitchell as the defendant’s counsel. She hasn’t gotten past the hurt of Trent choosing his political ambitions over her. Old resentments are set aside when Amber becomes the target of a murder for hire. Now Trent insists protecting her is his top priority. But is he trying to rekindle the white-hot spark that brought them together? Or does he have a different agenda? Format: Digital, Print
A Death in Deluge by Brian Thiem (Traditional Mystery)
A .22 bullet to the head. The murderer’s calling card, left behind with Kimberly Sheehan’s body on Spartina Island. Her fifteen-year-old daughter Emily? Vanished without a trace. Retired detective Sean Tanner and Sergeant Charlotte “Charlie” Nash are racing against a merciless countdown. This isn’t the killer’s first victim—fourteen years ago, teenager Ashlee Briggs was abducted and executed with the same weapon. Sean’s cold case team, the Mudflats Murder Club, had long believed a serial predator was hunting on their turf. Now they’re certain. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
City of Promises by Victoria Thompson with Ellen Thompson (Historical Mystery)
Famed former police detective turned private investigator Frank Malloy and his wife, Sarah, come to Gideon Bates desperate for legal guidance. The Malloys’ adopted daughter, Catherine, a burgeoning star of the stage, has announced her engagement to a man she barely knows. Catherine has recently gained access to her trust fund, and Sebastian Talbot appears very eager to marry her as quickly as possible. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Four on the Floor by Gabriel Valjan (Private Investigator Mystery)
Shane Cleary, Vietnam vet and ex-cop turned PI, is no stranger to carnage. But when one victim is a journalist with dangerous connections, the lines between crime and politics start to blur. The mayor, governor, and ex-police commissioner send a mafia don with a ‘request’: investigate the bodies before the city explodes. As Shane navigates corrupt cops and a killer who may be his mirror image, he’s drawn back into a war he thought he left behind—only now, the jungle is concrete, steel, and stained glass. Format: Digital, Print
Let the Murderer Say Amen by Carolyn Marie Wilkins (Historical Mystery 1920s)
The people of Agate, Illinois, have welcomed Bishop Pius Amun Ra with open arms, flocking to become congregants of his Temple of Righteous Revelation. He has won over the hearts not only of the Black churchgoers, but of the city’s white political and wealthy elite. Bishop Ra is more than a preacher of the good word, he is a faith healer, blessed with the gift on the banks of the Nile during his youth in Egypt. His worshippers believe he can cure cancer—and even raise the dead. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
The Prank by James W. Ziskin (Historical Mystery 1960s)
In a small Central New York town, two mismatched souls forge an unlikely and ill-advised friendship over the Christmas school break. One is a charming if volatile thirteen-year-old sociopath named Jimmy Steuben. The other is his seventh-grade English teacher, twenty-four-year-old Patti Finch. She’s reeling in the aftermath of the accidental death of the man she loved, Jimmy’s favorite teacher, Rick Voohrees. As the new year approaches, Jimmy and Patti spend evenings together, eating pizza, talking till late in the night, and growing closer. Format: Digital, Print
JULY 29
What’s a Little Poaching Between Friends by Lynn Morrison (Historical Mystery 1860s)
Newly engaged, Etty Redgrave should be planning her wedding. Instead, she travels to the countryside for Lady Darby’s summer house party, determined to uncover why her fiancé lied to secure her hand. When Tristan Bankes-Fernsby, Duke of Rockingham, arrives asking questions of his own, Etty finds herself under scrutiny. He has no faith in the match and every intention of uncovering the truth behind it. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
JULY 30
Corpse in the Crop Circle by Ellen Jacobson (Cozy Mystery)
When Thea Olson stumbles upon a murder in the middle of a crop circle, all eyes turn skyward. Rumors of UFOs, unexplained lights, and little green men spread through Why, North Dakota, faster than prairie wildfire. As suspicion falls on someone Thea knows, she’s determined to uncover the truth. With help from her grandmother, library director Hudson Carter, and Edgar—the magical chameleon with a sarcastic streak—Thea digs into a mystery filled with secrets, suspects, and unexpected twists. Format: Digital, Print
JULY 31
Death at the Falcon Arms by Kitty Kildare (Historical Mystery 1920s)
Her father died years ago. Now he’s back. And a man is dead. Veronica Vale is still reeling from the impossible return of her father, Davey Vale, long believed to have thrown himself from Beachy Head. His explanation is worse than his disappearance. He has another family, newly arrived in London, and secrets that refuse to stay buried. Format: Digital, Print
Dark Waters by Annie Seaton (Police Procedural)
A luxury yacht. A dead deep-sea diver. Secrets hidden beneath the Coral Sea. When Dominic Davidson is found dead near his yacht off Dunk Island, the initial ruling is accidental drowning during a solo night dive. Detective Senior Constable Bec Whitfield isn’t convinced. Davidson was investigating something on the reef before his death, and someone may have decided he knew too much. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
Death at the Village Garden Party by Debbie Young (Cozy Mystery)
Alice Carroll is happily settled in the Cotswold village of Little Pride, running her beloved Curiosity Shop and cautiously planning the next chapter with her partner, Robert. So when Robert buys the neighbouring Cold Bottom estate, Alice offers to help him win over its eccentric residents by reviving the village’s once-loved summer garden party. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
AUGUST 1
The Oxford Detective Society by Faith Martin (Cozy Mystery) *first book in a new series*
Oxford biographer Lyssa Moore is delighted to be commissioned to write about Amelia ‘Monty’ Montrose, the 1960s music icon who died mysteriously at her birthday party in 1966. But as Lyssa delves into Monty’s past, she discovers the wild child portrayed by the press was hiding far more than anyone knew. Format: Digital, Print, Audio
A Streetcar Named Shenanigans by J.M. Redmann and Rob Byrnes (Private Investigator Mystery)
Private investigator Micky Knight tries to keep things mostly legal. But that line gets blurry when she crosses paths with Grant and Chase in a swanky French Quarter bar, and on the other side of her barstool two feuding anti-LGBTQ crusaders are trying to work together. They happen to be carrying a large amount of gold that Grant and Chase would like to relieve them of. Micky doesn’t like to break the law, but sometimes the cause is just, right? After all, what could go wrong? Actually, can anything go right? Format: Digital
Note: in some cases, print releases for digital titles will be forthcoming.
Publication date subject to change