New Books – 2023

January

  • Sleep No More (Lost Night Files, Book 1) by Jayne Ann Krentz – 1/03
  • The Villa by Rachel Hawkins – 1/03
  • Lady Violet Says I Do (Lady Violet Mysteries, Book 8) by Grace Burrowes – 1/03
  • Fear and Lovely by Anjana Appachana – 1/05
  • The Daughters of Izdihar (Alamaxa Duology) by Hadeer Elsbai – 1/10
  • Phaedra by Laura Shepperson – 1/10
  • Ghost Season by Fatin Abbas – 1/10
  • Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson –  1/10
  • Barrow of Winter by H. M. Long – 1/17
  • The Backup Plan (Sunrise Cove, Book 3) by Jill Shalvis – 1/17
  • The Scythian Empire: Central Eurasia and the Birth of the Classical Age from Persia to China by Christopher I. Beckwith – 1/17
  • For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy on My Little Pain by Victoria Mackenzie – 1/19 (UK)
  • Recovery Road (Torpedo Ink, Book 8) by Christine Feehan – 1/24
  • This Other Eden by Paul Harding – 1/24
  • The Duke Gets Even (Fifth Avenue Rebels, Book 4) by Joanna Shupe – 1/24
  • Daughter in Exile by Bisi Adjapon – 1/31
  • Maame by Jessica George – 1/31
  • River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer – 1/31

February

  • Someone Else’s Life by Lyn Liao Butler – 2/01
  • Encore in Death (Eve & Roarke, Book 56) by J. D. Robb – 2/07
  • Victory City by Salman Rushdie – 2/07
  • Stone Blind: Medusa’s Story by Natalie Haynes – 2/07
  • Maureen (Harold Fry, Book 3) by Rachel Joyce – 2/07
  • Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes – 2/07
  • Hungry Ghosts by Kevin Jared Hosein – 2/07
  • VenCo by Cherie Dimaline – 2/07
  • Radiant Sin (Dark Olympus, Book 4) by Katee Robert – 2/07
  • The Counterfeit Scoundrel (The Chessmen: Masters of Seduction, Book 1) by Lorraine Heath – 2/21
  • The Shadow of Perseus by Claire Heywood – 2/21
  • Miss Devoted (Mischief in Mayfair, Book 6) by Grace Burrowes – 2/21
  • Lady of Fortune by Mary Jo Putney – 2/21
  • A Day of Fallen Night (Roots of Chaos, Book 0.5) by Samantha Shannon – 2/28
  • The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill – 2/28
  • The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, Book 1) by Shannon Chakraborty – 2/28

March

  • The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner – 3/07
  • Instinct: An Animal Rescuers Anthology by Patricia Briggs, etal. – 3/07
  • Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson – 3/07
  • Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood – 3/07
  • The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen (The Doomsday Books, Book 1) by K. J. Charles – 3/07
  • Bitter Medicine by Mia Tsai – 3/14
  • Solomon’s Crown by Natasha Siegel – 3/14
  • Miss Flibbertigibbet and the Barbarian (Cynster Next Generation, Book 12) by Stephanie Laurens – 3/16
  • The Perfumist of Paris by Alka Joshi – 3/28
  • The Scandalous Ladies of London (The Real Ladies of London, Book 1) by Sophie Jordan – 3/28
  • Forever (Lair of the Wolven, Book 2) by J. R. Ward – 3/28
  • A Death in Denmark (Gabriel Præst, Book 1) by Amulya Malladi – 3/28

April

  • The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth – 4/04
  • Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion, AD 300-1300 by Peter Heather – 4/04
  • Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire by Eckart Frahm – 4/04
  • The Red Bird Sings by Aoife Fitzpatrick – 4/06
  • Lassiter (Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 21) by J. R. Ward – 4/11
  • Something Spectacular (Something Fabulous, Book 2) by Alexis Hall – 4/11
  • The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook to Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson – 4/11
  • The Weeds by Katy Simpson Smith – 4/18
  • Jasmine and Jack Rock the Boat by Sonya Lalli – 4/18
  • The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel – 4/18
  • Saturday Night at the Lakeside Super Club by J. Ryan Stradal – 4/18
  • A Sleight of Shadows (The Unseen World, Book 2) by Kat Howard – 4/25
  • A Rogue’s Rules for Seduction (Last Chance Scoundrels, Book 3) by Eva Leigh – 4/25
  • An American Beauty by Shana Abé – 4/25

May

  • The Ferryman by Justin Cronin – 5/02
  • The East Indian by Brinda Charry – 5/02
  • Clytemnestra by Constanza Casati – 5/02
  • Fourth Wing (Empyrean, Book 1) by Rebecca Yarros – 5/02
  • Atalanta by Jennifer Saint – 5/09
  • The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer – 5/09
  • Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story by Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes – 5/09
  • The Friday Night Club by Sofia Lundberg – 5/16
  • Yellowface by R. F. Kuang – 5/16
  • The True Love Experiment by Christina Laurens – 5/16
  • Identity by Nora Roberts – 5/23
  • Uhtred’s Feast: Inside the World of The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell and Suzanne Pollak – 5/25 (UK)
  • The Heiress Bride (Duke’s Heiress, Book 3) by Madeline Hunter – 5/23
  • The King’s Pleasure by Alison Weir – 5/30
  • Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea by Rita Chang-Eppig – 5/30

June

  • The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende – 6/06
  • Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See – 6/06
  • The House of Lincoln by Nancy Horan – 6/06
  • The Whispers by Ashley Audrain – 6/06
  • Much Ado about Nada by Uzma Jalaluddin – 6/13
  • Miss Determined (Mischief in Mayfair, Book 7) by Grace Burrowes – 6/13
  • The Sweetheart List (Sunrise Cove, Book 4) by Jill Shalvis – 6/13
  • Psyche and Eros by Luna McNamara – 6/13
  • The Forbidden Territory of a Terrifying Woman by Molly Lynch – 6/13
  • Remember Me (Ravenswood, Book 2) by Mary Balogh – 6/20
  • Capture the Sun (Starlight’s Shadow, Book 3) by Jessie Mihalik – 6/20
  • Welcome to Beach Town by Susan Wiggs – 6/20
  • Bookshop Cinderella by Laura Lee Guhrke – 6/20
  • Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History by Tracy Borman – 6/20
  • Facing the Sea of Sand: The Sahara and the Peoples of Northern Africa by Barry Cunliffe – 6/22
  • The Notorious Lord Knightly (The Chessmen: Masters of Seduction, Book 2) by Lorraine Heath – 6/27

July

  • Temple Folk by Aaliyah Bilal – 7/04
  • The Traitor (Covenant of Steel, Book 3) by Anthony Ryan – 7/11
  • The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera – 7/11
  • Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson – 7/11
  • Queen of Exiles by Vanessa Riley – 7/11
  • A Soul of Ash and Blood (Blood and Ash, Book 5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout – 7/18
  • The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei – 7/18
  • Immortal Longings (Flesh and False Gods, Book 1) by Chloe Gong – 7/18
  • Resonance Surge (Psy-Changeling Trinity, Book 7) by Nalini Singh – 7/18
  • Only Good Enemies (Galactic Bonds, Book 2) by Jennifer Estep – 7/18
  • Horses of Fire by A. D. Rhine – 7/18
  • Storming Heaven (Age of Bronze, Book 2) by Miles Cameron – 7/20 (Hardcover 10/23)
  • Not That Duke (Would-Be Wallflowers, Book 3) by Eloisa James – 7/25
  • The Weaver and the Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec – 7/25
  • The Sun and the Void (Warring Gods, Book 1) by Gabriela Romero Lacruz – 7/25

August

  • Empires of the Steppes: A History of the Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilization by Kenneth W. Harl – 8/01
  • The Apology by Jimin Han – 8/01
  • In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros – 8/01
  • Inanna (Sumerians, Book 1) by Emily H. Wilson – 8/01
  • Cruel Seduction (Dark Olympus, Book 5) by Katee Robert – 8/08
  • Medusa’s Sisters by Lauren J. A. Bear – 8/08
  • Shark Heart by Emily Habeck – 8/08
  • Miss Prim and the Duke of Wylde (Cynster Next Generation, Book 13) by Stephanie Laurens – 8/17
  • Knockout (Hell’s Belles, Book 3) by Sarah MacLean – 8/22
  • He Who Drowned the World (Radiant Emperor, Book 2) by Shelley Parker-Chan – 8/22
  • House of Odysseus (Penelope, Book 2) by Claire North – 8/22
  • Shadow Dance (Shadow Riders, Book 8) by Christine Feehan – 8/22
  • A Gentleman Fallen on Hard Times (Lord Julian Caldicott Mysteries, Book 1) by Grace Burrowes – 8/22

September

  • Payback in Death (Eve & Roarke, Book 57) by J. D. Robb – 9/05
  • Darius (Black Dagger Brotherhood) by J. R. Ward – 9/05 (Kindle & Hardcover)
  • Miss Dashing (Mischief in Mayfair, Book 8) by Grace Burrowes – 9/05
  • The Fraud by Zadie Smith – 9/05
  • Rome and Persia: The Seven Hundred Year Conflict by Adrian Goldsworthy – 9/05
  • Ignition (Ink & Chrome, Book 5) by Lauren Dane – 9/06
  • The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Gorff – 9/12
  • Fall of Ruin and Wrath by Jennifer L. Armentrout – 9/12
  • Every Duke Has His Day by Suzanne Enoch – 9/19
  • Murder and Mamon (Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mysteries, Book 4) by Mia P. Manansala – 9/19
  • A Nobleman’s Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel (The Doomsday Books, Book 2) by K. J. Charles – 9/19
  • Bad Blood (Goddess with a Blade, Book 7) by Lauren Dane – 9/26
  • Lies and Other Love Languages by Sonali Dev – 9/26
  • Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin and Marissa Stapley – 9/26
  • The Caretaker by Ron Rash – 9/26
  • The Armor of Light (Kingsbridge, Book 4) by Ken Follett – 9/26
  • The Land of Milk and Honey by C. Pam Zhang – 9/26

October

  • Dark Memory (Carpathian, Book 36) by Christine Feehan – 10/03
  • The Other Princess by Denny S. Bryce – 10/03
  • The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson – 10/10
  • Roman Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri – 10/10
  • Sharpe’s Command (Sharpe, Book 23) by Bernard Cornwell – 10/10 (UK)
  • 10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall – 10/17
  • Lilith by Nikki Marmery – 10/17
  • The Duke Starts a Scandal (Duke Hunt, Book 4) by Sophie Jordan – 10/24
  • Homer and His Iliad by Robin Lane Fox – 10/24
  • A Fire in the Flesh (Flesh and Fire, Book 3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout – 10/31

November

  • A Gentleman of Dubious Reputation (Lord Julian Caldicott Mysteries, Book 2) by Grace Burrowes – 11/03
  • A Power Unbound (The Last Binding, Book 3) by Freya Marske – 11/07
  • Resurrection Walk (Lincoln Lawyer, Book 7) by Michael Connelly – 11/07
  • Iron Flame (Empyrean, Book 2) by Rebecca Yarros – 11/07
  • Hunt on Dark Waters (Crimson Sails, Book 1) by Katee Robert – 11/07
  • Cold Curses (Heirs of Chicagoland, Book 5) by Chloe Neill – 11/14
  • Sister of Starlit Seas (Viridian Deep, Book 3) by Terry Brooks – 11/14
  • Uhtred’s Feast: Inside the World of The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell and Suzanne Pollak – 11/14 (US)
  • The Temple of Fortuna (Wolf Den, Book 3) by Elodie Harper – 11/14
  • The Little Liar by Mitch Albom – 11/14
  • The Inheritance (The Lost Bride, Book 1) by Nora Roberts – 11/21
  • There Should’ve Been Eight by Nalini Singh – 11/21
  • A Dance of Smoke and Steel (A Gathering of Dragons, Book 3) by Milla Vane – 11/28 (I doubt this very much!)
  • Silver Lady (Dangerous Gifts, Book 1) by Mary Jo Putney – 11/28
  • Miss Dramatic (Mischief in Mayfair, Book 9) by Grace Burrowes – 11/28

December

  • A Gentleman in Challenging Circumstances (Lord Julian Caldicott Mysteries, Book 3) by Grace Burrowes – 12/05
  • Housebroke by Jaci Burton – 12/12