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Curious about what books will be released in the months ahead so you can pre-order or reserve them? Then click on the months below.

Please note we have not included every book that is coming out, but rather some that caught our eye --- and that we thought should catch yours as well.

January 2025

Paperback

The Really Dead Wives of New Jersey by Astrid Dahl - Fiction, Mystery

Simon & Schuster | 9781668064887 | Published January 14, 2025

Meet the Garden State Goddesses, the cast of Huzzah’s third most popular show: Renee Ricci, Birdie St. Clair and Carmela Fontana. When Hope Bennett marries Carmela’s brother Leo she not only becomes a Fontana, but a Garden State Goddess --- and not everyone is happy. Secrets will be revealed, decades-long rivalries will surface, and a sudden murder will lead to a reality reckoning no one is prepared for, least of all the show’s producer Eden, who must race to catch a killer and save the most dramatic season of all time.

Track Her Down by Melinda Leigh - Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller

Montlake | 9781662516948 | Published January 14, 2025

A teenager returns home from work and finds her parents shot to death in their bed. Responding to the call, Sheriff Bree Taggert realizes the crime wasn’t a burglary gone wrong. The couple was executed. The sole survivor: their traumatized teenage daughter, Claire Mason. Bree teams up with investigator Matt Flynn to work the case, but together they uncover more questions than answers. When Claire is stalked at the park, it’s clear the killer isn’t finished --- and she’s the next target. As Bree and Matt sift through the past --- suspect by suspect --- a tangled web of deception emerges, and the truth becomes harder to see. Because the victims’ entire lives were a lie. And the only way to protect the vulnerable girl is to unravel her parents’ secrets.

When She's Gone by Rea Frey - Domestic Thriller, Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

Thomas & Mercer | 9781662522901 | Published January 14, 2025

Cora Valentine has her whole life --- and a shot at the Olympics --- ahead of her. But when she’s kidnapped on Halloween, her name is splashed across headlines not as an athlete but as a victim. Not even her safe return changes that, especially since no one is caught for the crime. Hounded by the public, Cora’s time as a missing girl and member of the Magnificent Eight has its consequences. Years later, when Cora has her own daughter, she’s determined to leave the past behind for a better life. Her daughter will never face those fears. And Cora will never face them again. But four years later, on Halloween, the past comes knocking. Now, Cora’s daughter is gone, and to get her back, Cora must take someone else’s child. Clearly, whoever took her all those years ago isn’t done with her yet...but as long as they have her daughter, Cora’s not done with them either.

A Killer's Code by Isabella Maldonado - Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

Thomas & Mercer | 9781662515835 | Published January 21, 2025

During a recent undercover sting gone bad, hit man Gustavo Toro died in the arms of FBI Special Agent Daniela “Dani” Vega. But Toro had secrets he refused to take to the grave. In the event of his death, Toro left behind a video that promises to expose a mysterious mastermind who has been operating with impunity for decades. But there’s a catch. Dani’s team must follow Toro’s cryptic clues on a cross-country hunt for justice, and piecing together his past is more twisted than Dani could have imagined. But as Dani and her team race to gather the evidence, it’s clear this powerful adversary will stop at nothing to keep their secrets --- including eliminating those who threaten to reveal them.

Let's Call Her Barbie by Renée Rosen - Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction

Berkley | 9780593335680 | Published January 21, 2025

When Ruth Handler walks into the boardroom of the toy company she co-founded and pitches her idea for a doll unlike any other, she knows what she’s setting in motion. It might just take the world a moment to catch up. In 1956, the only dolls on the market for little girls let them pretend to be mothers. Ruth’s vision for a doll shaped like a grown woman and outfitted in an enviable wardrobe will let them dream they can be anything. As Ruth assembles her team of creative rebels --- head engineer Jack Ryan and designers Charlotte Johnson and Stevie Klein --- she knows they’re working against a ticking clock. In the decades to come --- through soaring heights and devastating personal lows, public scandals and private tensions --- each of them will have to decide how tightly to hold on to their creation. Because Barbie has never been just a doll --- she’s a legacy.

At the Bottom of the Garden by Camilla Bruce - Fiction, Gothic

Del Rey | 9780593724958 | Published January 28, 2025

Clara Woods is a killer --- and perfectly fine with it, too. At the bottom of her garden is a flower bed, long overgrown, where her late husband rests in peace --- or so she’s always thought. Then her recently orphaned nieces Lily and Violet arrive. Clara agrees to take them, hoping to get her hands on some of the girls’ assets. There’s only one problem. Violet can see the dead man at the bottom of the garden. She can see all of Clara’s ghosts...and call them back into existence. Soon Clara is plagued by her victims and at war with the gifted girls in her care. Lily and Violet have become a liability --- and they know far more than they should.

The Crash by Freida McFadden - Fiction, Psychological Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Thriller

Poisoned Pen Press | 9781464227325 | Published January 28, 2025

Tegan is eight months pregnant, alone and desperately wants to put her crumbling life in the rearview mirror. So she hits the road, planning to stay with her brother until she can figure out her next move. But she doesn't realize she's heading straight into a blizzard. Stranded in rural Maine with a dead car and broken ankle, Tegan worries she's made a terrible mistake. Then a miracle occurs: she is rescued by a couple who offers her a room in their warm cabin until the snow clears. But something isn't right. Tegan believed she was waiting out the storm, but as time ticks by, she comes to realize she is in grave danger. This safe haven isn't what she thought it was, and staying here may have been her most deadly mistake yet. And now she must do whatever it takes to save herself --- and her unborn child.

The Girls of the Glimmer Factory by Jennifer Coburn - Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction

Sourcebooks Landmark | 9781728277318 | Published January 28, 2025

Hannah longs for the days when she used to be free, but now, she is a Jewish prisoner at Theresienstadt, a model ghetto where the Nazis plan to make a propaganda film to convince the world that the Jewish people are living well in the camps. But Hannah will do anything to show the world the truth. Hilde is a true believer in the Nazi cause, working in the Reich Ministry of Enlightenment and Propaganda. She can't stop the Allied bombings, but she can help the party create a documentary that will renew confidence in Hitler's plans for Jewish containment. When the filming of Hitler Gives a City to the Jews faces production problems due to resistance, Hilde finds herself in a position to finally make a name for herself. And when she recognizes Hannah, an old childhood friend, she knows she can use their friendship to get the film back on track.