Fall 2025 Book Releases
The fall 2025 book releases are fantastic, and I cannot wait to dive into these amazing books. This is the post where we divide the book releases by publication date for the entire season!
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If you are looking for new release books divided by genre, I put those in a separate post divided by month. You can find the most anticipated book releases for September 2025, October 2025, and November 2025
I know that it can seem like a lot but, feel free to jump around. There are so many books Kirsten and I cannot wait to read, it’s hard to pick which to read first.
The books on this list are divided by release date, so you will know when the books are coming out. Have a look around. And as always, if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Kirsten or me!
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Fall 2025 Book Releases: September 2025
September 2, 2025
Sisters in the Wind
Author: Angeline Boulley
Genre:
Release Date: September 2, 2025
More info: Bestselling Author of Firekeeper’s Daughter and Warrior Girl Unearthed
Plot
Lucy Smith’s father died 5 years ago and she had been on the run ever since rather than become a ward of the state. She meets Mr. Jameson, who tells her that her father hid her Ojibwe heritage. She has a family she never knew about, including siblings and a grandmother. This YA pick from the fall 2025 book releases is a mystery about a young woman claiming her heritage. I loved Boulley’s previous two books and I cannot wait to read this one.
Wild Reverence
Author: Rebecca Ross
Genre: Fantasy
Release Date: September 2, 2025
More info: Bestselling Author, Set in the world of Divine Rivals
Plot
Matilda is a young goddess with messenger magic. A mortal dreams of her, even though they have never met in the waking realm. Now, ten years since Vincett wrote to Matilda on the darkest night of his life, she comes into his bedroom window with a letter for him. This may be the chance for Matilda to change the violent ways of the gods if she can learn to let herself be loved.
If It Makes You Happy
Author: Julie Olivia
Genre: Romance
Release Date: September 2, 2025
More info: Slow-burn romance
Plot
We are traveling back to 1997 with a small town in Vermont and a B&B. I feel some Gilmore Girls vibes from this book and I cannot wait to get my hands on it. Is it worth it to make friends and get settled when going back to Seattle in a few months? So what if the town’s golden boy is adorable? Written in first person, this pick from the fall 2025 book releases looks like the perfect cozy read for fall.
Plot
The narrator is back in Manhattan after the funeral of her best friend, Rebecca. She bumps into Eugene, part of her former friend group and accepts an invitation to a dinner party. The party is delayed by hours as they wait for a newly famous actress to arrive and when she finally comes, it sets in motion a disastrous evening.
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Every Step She Takes
Author: Alison Cochrun
Genre: Romance
Release Date: September 2, 2025
More info: Sapphic Romance
Plot
When Sadie’s sister gets an injury she can no longer go on her 200-mile trek along Portugal’s Camino de Santiago. Luckily, Sadie needs an escape from her life. On the plane ride over, turbulence makes her confess her deepest thoughts to Mal, the person next to her on the plane, thinking she is about to die. When the plane lands safely and Mal is also headed on the same tour, for queer women, Sadie might have to come to terms with her gay panic.
Crazy Spooky Love
Author: Josie Silver
Genre: fantasy romance
Release Date: September 2, 2025
More info: first in a series
Plot
Melody Bittersweet comes from a long line of ghost-sensitive women, but unlike her family, she wants to take them out. Her first case for the Girls’ Ghostbusting Agency is an old house which has the ghosts of the Scarborough brothers. In order to make them leave the house, she will have to help them solve a murder. Unfortunately, her ex-boyfriend arrives at the house with a camera crew- he is also her rival- and a local reporter covering the case wants nothing more than to discredit Melody. A love triangle and ghosts? Count me in.
Plot
La Danse des Debutantes is the most exclusive ball in the world, where the debs are hand-selected by La Danse. Chapin has been selected and is a shoo-in for the debutante of the year until one of the other debs creates a PR disaster. To save the ball, Piper Woo Collins, the winner of the international science fair prize, is offered a college scholarship if she wins Debutante of the Year. Her profile is just what they need. Now Piper and Chapin are competing for the crown.
September 9, 2025
The Secret of Secrets
Author: Dan Brown
Genre: Mystery
Release Date: September 9
More info: Robert Langdon Book 6
Plot
Robert Langdon is back. He is traveling to Prague to attend a lecture by Katherine Solomon, a noetic scientist and his girlfriend. She is publishing a book with amazing discoveries that go against conventional thinking. When she goes missing along with her manuscript, Langdon begins his quest to find her.
Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests
Author: K.J. Whittle
Genre: Mystery
Release Date: September 9, 2025
More info:
Plot
Seven dinner guests, all strangers, meet for a hosted dinner party. At the end of the nigh,t they are each given a piece of paper with a number on it. This is the age at which they will die. Two weeks later, one of them is dead, exactly when the card predicted. Initially, they think it was a coincidence, but as more guests begin to die, they wonder if there is someone behind the deaths.
Ghost Business
Author: Jen DeLuca
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Release Date: September 9, 2025
More info: Boneyard Key #2
Plot
Sophie has always lived in Boneyard Key and loves its supernatural history. She guides the town’s only ghost tour. When Tristan comes to town with his ghost tour (a multicity conglomerate), he knows it’s the perfect place to make a profit and maintain the funding provided by his father. Sophie and Tristan make a deal where only the most successful ghost tour will stay because there is not room for the both of them, or is there?
The Elements
Author: John Boyne
Genre: Fiction
Release Date: September 9
More info: Bestselling Author
Plot
This book from the fall 2025 book releases is an epic saga that I cannot wait to read. The story weaves together four narratives, each related to the same crime. There is the accomplice, the enabler, the perpetrator, and the victim. Each story is related to the next and as the stories unfold, the elements of the crime are revealed. We will see a soccer star, a surgeon, a father, and a mother.
All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation
Author: Elizabeth Gilbert
Genre: Memoir
Release Date: September 9, 2025
More info: Author of Eat, Pray, Love
Plot
Elizabeth Gilbert has written her first nonfiction book in 10 years and this is a gripping story of love and addiction. In 2000, Elizabeth met Rayya and the two became inseparable before they realized they were in love. The two started a cycle of addiction and self-destruction. This book looks like a powerful read from the fall 2025 book releases.
September 16, 2025
The Academy
Author: Elin Hilderbrand, Shelby Cunningham
Genre: Fiction
Release Date: September 16, 2025
More info:
Plot
I cannot wait to read this book written by the bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand and her daughter! Tiffin Academy has just jumped 17 spots to be named the number two boarding school in the country. It is a surprise because the school may be well known for its great food and how much fun they have, rather than the academics. Now, a new app called ZipZap is sharing everyone’s secrets- anonymously. Everyone has something to hide and secrets will be spilled.
Other People’s Houses
Author: Clare Mackintosh
Genre: Mystery
Release Date: September 16
More info:n DC Morgan Book 3
Plot
Everyone wants to live on The Hill, a prestigious and luxurious place to live in Cheshire. But someone is breaking into the homes. DS Leo Brady is on the case. In Wales, DC Ffion Morgan discovers the body of a real estate agent in the lake. Why would someone want her dead? The cases come together and Ffion and Leo realize that secrets are worth a lot….
The Wasp Trap
Author: Mark Edwards
Genre: Thriller
Release Date: September 16, 2025
More info: Dual-timeline
Plot
In 1999, six friends helped build a dating website based on psychological testing. It also helped weed out psychopaths. Now, they have come together at a dinner party to reminisce, but soon realize they’re caught in a deadly game. They are given a choice to tell their secrets to the group, or they will die one by one.
The Wilderness
Author: Angela Flournoy
Genre: Fiction
Release Date: September 16, 2025
More info: National Book Award Finalist Author
Plot
This book from the fall 2025 book releases, follows 5 friends from the early 2000s to the present. Desiree, Danielle, January, Monique, and Nakia are in their early 20s when the book begins and follows them as they navigate their way into adulthood.
The Many Mothers of Dolores Moore
Author: Anika Fajardo
Genre: Fiction
Release Date: September 16, 2025
Plot
I cannot wait to read this book from the fall 2025 book releases. Dolores Moore is not having a great year. She has lost the last living member of her family, was laid off from her job as a cartographer, and broke up with her boyfriend. She is also living with the chorus of her deceased relatives in her head. They want her to fulfill the promise she made to return to Colombia, her birthplace.
The Austen Affair
Author: Madeline Bell
Genre: Historical Fantasy
Release Date: September 16, 2025
More info: Debut
Plot
Tess is set to star in an adaptation of Northanger Abbey, the role of a lifetime. It is also her chance to prove to herself she can be a serious actress and honor her mother, who was a huge Jane Austen fan. Her co-star is a serious British actress who thinks Tess is a Joke. When an accident on set sends the two of them back to the Regency era, they will have to depend on each other if they get through and make it back to the present.
Christmas at the Ranch
Author: Julia McKay
Genre: Christmas Romance
Release Date: September 23, 2025
More info: Second-Chance Romance
Plot
Ranches and romances are the newest thing, so throw in a touch of Christmas and this is a pick from the fall 2025 book releases I cannot wait to read. Emory is a disgraced journalist who needs to get away and she ends up at Tate Wilder’s family ranch, the place she spent her happiest Christmas as a teen. She fell in love with Tate back then, but it all went wrong. Will this trip be the second-chance for them?
A Spell for Midwinter’s Heart
Author: Morgan Lockhart
Genre: Christmas magical romance
Release Date: September 23, 2025
Plot
In this holiday romance, Rowan Midwinter returns home to help save her town’s winter festival. The holidays would not be the same without it. Rowan is not excited to see her estranged coven and is worried her magic might go awry around Gavin McCreery. This pick from the fall 2025 book releases is on my TBR.
You Make it Feel Like Christmas
Author: Sophie Sullivan
Genre: Holiday Romance
Release Date: September 23, 2025
Plot
Maisie Smart is a photographer who had a one-night stand with Nick King, a professional hockey player. When he bolted the morning after, she was embarrassed and has spent the last 6 months trying to forget it ever happened. Nick is a mess who cannot stop thinking about that night. When the two of them wind up at Tickle Tree Farms for the holidays, the second meeting might be harder to walk away from.
September 23, 2025
The Killer Question
Author: Janice Hallett
Genre: Mystery
Release Date: September 23, 2025
More info: New York Times Bestselling author
Plot
I love Janice Hallett’s Books and this is another one that is perfect for my list of Epistolary Novels. This murder mystery is told through phone messages, emails, and quiz categories. Sue and Mal Eastwood run a pub in an isolated rural area. The weekly trivia keeps it afloat. When a body turns up in the nearby river and a new team arrives to win the trivia every week, things start to worry Sue and Mal. After all, they had to flee their last town after being caught up in a police operation. Five years later, they are dead and their nephew is determined to figure out who dun it.
Plot
When Louisa Walsh is dumped, she is left unable to afford the rent on the house she had shared with her boyfriend. She decides to ask her landlord, Henry Rhodes, if she can rent out the rooms in the house as a bed and breakfast. He agrees and she is shocked when she learns that he is not only young and handsome, but single and heartbroken as well.
Louisa opens the door to the Comeback Inn, a hotel for the brokenhearted and Henry is not amused with her marketing. But as the two get to know each other, they cannot deny their chemistry.
The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold
Author: Cate Holahan
Genre: Thriller
Release Date: September 23, 2025
More info: USA Today Bestselling Author
Plot
Alice Ingold has been kidnapped, but the kidnappers are not asking for money; they are sending out riddles and asking the country to help solve them. The scavenger hunt to find Alice is on. As her parents become more desperate, the crime becomes more complex and soon Alice might not be the only one who needs saving.
Plot
Catherine is headed to an Irish Castle to cover the IT wedding of the season for Bespoke magazine. The all-expense-paid trip will make her career. But when Gloria Beaufort, the founder of a billion-dollar beauty empire, is found dead, the family insists that Catherine keep it quiet so the wedding can go on as planned. Catherine is sure that someone in the family is responsible because they each have something to hide
6:40 to Montreal
Author: Eva Jurczyk
Genre: Thriller
Release Date: September 23, 2025
More info: Perfect for my list of Books Set on a Train
Plot
Agatha’s husband bought her a first-class ticket from Toronto to Montreal. The ride will give her the perfect opportunity to get work done on her new book, a follow-up to her bestselling debut. But, when the train breaks down and a fellow passenger dies, the scenic train ride turns into a fight for survival in the Canadian Winter. As a Canadian with family in Toronto and Montreal, and as someone who has taken this train numerous times, I cannot wait to read this book from the fall 2025 book releases.
The Girl in the Green Dress
Author: Mariah Fredericks
Genre: Historical Fiction
Release Date: September 23, 2025
Plot
This is a story based on the unsolved deaths of Joseph Elwell and New Yorker writer Morris Markey. Zelda Fitzgerald is bored and spends her time socializing in the Jazz Age in New York. When Zelda encounters Joseph Elwell at the Midnight Frolic, she has no idea he will be found dead hours later and that she was one of the last people to see him alive.
Circle of Days
Author: Ken Follett
Genre: Historical Fiction
Release Date: September 23, 2025
More info: Bestselling author
Plot
Ken Follett has taken on one of the world’s greatest mysteries with his newest work of historical fiction: the building of Stonehenge. The story follows a flint miner and a priestess who believes in the impossible.
Awake: A Memoir
Author: Jen Hatmaker
Genre: Memoir
Release Date: September 23, 2025
More info: New York Times Bestselling Author
Plot
Awake is Jen Hatmaker’s memoir describing the moment she realized her husband was having an affair and the fallout from that discovery. She describes her grief and anxiety and how she eventually found her way back to herself.
September 30, 2025
Princess of Blood
Author: Sarah Hawley
Genre: Fantasy
Release Date: September 30, 2025
More info: The Shards of Magic Book #2
Plot
This book has been on my list to read since the minute I finished the first book. Kenna is not only Fae, but has become the princess of Blood House, a house long ago extinct. With her sentient blade and two best friends, she must find her way in the Fae world. The corrupt king is dead after centuries on the throne, the kingdom of Mistei is in upheaval, and they determine who the next ruler will be.
The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes
Author: Chanel Cleeton
Genre: Historical Fiction
Release Date: September 30, 2025
More info: Bestselling author
Plot
I cannot wait to read this pick from the fall 2025 book releases. It is the story of a mysterious book that brings together three women and their stories. In 1900, Boston, Eva Fuentes wrote a book that will affect everyone who reads it. In Havana in 1966, Pilar Castillo must risk everything to protect a book entrusted to her. In London 2024, Margo Reynolds is searching for a rare antique book.
Soul Searching
Author: Lyla Sage
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: September 30, 2025
More info: Sweetwater Peak #1
Plot
This is the first book in a new series and it looks delightful. Collins Cartwright hates that she has to move home to Sweetwater Peak, Wyoming. But she is out of options now that she lost her job and her parents need her help saving their shop from a developer. Brady Cooper does not want anyone to know why he moved to Sweetwater. Now that Collins is renting the room above his store, he wonders if he made the right choice, considering she talks to herself all the time. He doesn’t realize that the ghosts in his apartment are being ornery. However, maybe its the ghosts that are trying to push these two together.
Plot
Jill Jacobs is not a fan of Christmas since her ex broke up with her on Christmas Eve, so she is not looking forward to heading home for the holidays this year. When Jill wakes up in a hometown filled with the holiday spirit, she thinks she must be hungover until she realizes she is stuck in a movie. A movie that is in her hometown starring the people from her past. She cannot get home until she completes the plot. This means she has to be the heroine in a love story. Count me in for this fantastic book.
Never Ever After
Author: Sue Lynn Tan
Genre: YA Fantasy
Release Date: September 30, 2025
More info: Cinderella Retelling
Plot
After the death of her uncle, Yining had to become a thief to survive. She acquired an enchanted ring that could be the key to her future. When it is stolen by her step-aunt, Yining must travel to the heart of the imperial kingdom to get the ring back. When she arrives, she finds herself trapped in a web of power, secrecy, and greed. To escape she will have to unravel the mystery of her past.
Fall 2025 Book Releases: October 2025
October 7, 2025
It Girl: The Life and Legacy of Jane Birkin
Author: Marisa Meltzer
Genre: Nonfiction
Release Date: October 7, 2025
Plot
Jane Birkin was the IT girl of the 70s – and the icon that inspired the classic Hermès Birkin bag. This biography tracks her life and rise to celebrity, exploring her home life and career in the process.
Overdue
Author: Stephanie Perkins
Genre: Romance
Release Date: October 7, 2025
More info: Adult Debut of the Bestselling Author of Anna and the French Kiss
Plot
Ingrid, a small town librarian, has been with her boyfriend for 11 years, and they’ve never talked about marriage. When external pressure gets to them, they decide to take a one-month relationship hiatus to date other people. Until things don’t turn out the way they expected at the end of their month apart.
Told You So
Author: Mayci Neeley
Genre: Memoir
Release Date: October 7, 2025
More info: From the hit show, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
Plot
Many people know Mayci from her TikToks or hit Hulu TV show. But now you can hear from Mayci herself about growing up Mormon, her abusive relationship, her IVF journey, and how she got started on MomTok.
The Women of Wild Hill
Author: Kirsten Miller
Genre: Fantasy
Release Date: October 7, 2025
More info: Best-selling author of The Change
Plot
I love that authors this year are writing badass women who are fighting the patriarchy. Kirsten Miller tackles that theme with this tale of modern witches on Wild Hill, Long Island, where the ghost of a witch burned at the stake stopped everyone from staying, until Sadie from Scotland. For generations, Sadie’s descendants thrived on Wild Hill as each generation’s power grew. Now, Brigid, Phoebe, and Sibyl have been called back to Wild Hill to deliver a reckoning to mankind.
Plot
Ali Hazelwood returns with the second in her paranormal romance series. In book 2, a Serena, a human-were hybrid, is alone and a target for Weres, Vampyres, AND Humans. Meanwhile, Koen is the Alpha Were who realizes he’s fated to be with Serena, despite the fact that she wants nothing to do with him… and she certainly doesn’t want his protection.
The Hong Kong Widow
Author: Kristen Loesch
Genre: Historical Fiction, Horror
Release Date: October 7, 2025
Plot
In 1950s Hong Kong, Mei is chosen to compete with 5 other mediums at one of the most haunted houses in the city. She wants to refuse, but the hostess is the wife of the man who destroyed her life – and she wants revenge.
Alchemy of Secrets
Author: Stephanie Garber
Genre: Fantasy
Release Date: October 7, 2025
More info: Bestselling author of Caraval
Plot
Stephanie Garber’s highly anticipated adult debut is here, and it’s a contemporary fantasy! Holland St. James took a Folklore class with others, but while they believe the stories are just stories, Holland thinks they are real. When she goes to find the legendary Watch Man, she learns she will die in 36 hours unless she finds Alchemical Heart. With time ticking, Holland delves deeper into the magical world in the heart of LA.
My Favorite Holidate
Author: Lauren Blakely
Genre: Holiday Romance
Release Date: October 7, 2025
More info: New York Times Bestselling Author
Plot
This pick from fall 2025 book releases is a rerelease of a novel that Blakely self-published last holiday season, now from a major publisher. Fable places an ad for a billionaire to fake-date her for the holiday season to make her ex jealous. She’s surprised when her boss answers the ad and wants a favor in return – a plus-one for an upcoming wedding. I can’t wait for this fake-dating romance!
Yours for the Season
Author: Emily Stone
Genre: Holiday Romance
Release Date: October 7, 2025
More info: Look for more by this author in Emily Stone Books Ranked
Plot
Go-to holiday romance writer, Emily Stone, is back with another heartwarming story set in Scotland! After a rough year, the last thing Melanie expects is to see her ex-boyfriend, Finn, on her doorstep begging for her help. He needs her to fake that they are still together to give his mom her perfect Christmas wish. In exchange, she gets to publicly dump him after the holiday. Will she get the ultimate revenge or will she confuse her fake feelings for real ones.
October 14, 2025
Gone Before Goodbye
Author: Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben
Genre: Thriller
Release Date: October 14, 2025
More info: Reese’s fiction debut
Plot
Reese and Harlan have teamed up to write a thriller novel about Maggie, an Army combat surgeon who is now without a license. On the brink of total failure, Maggie receives an offer from a former colleague who needs a skilled nurse to watch a VIP patient post-op. When the patient disappears under her care, she needs to become a fugitive until she can find the missing person.
The Princess Knight
Author: Cait Jacobs
Genre: Fantasy
Release Date: October 14, 2025
More info: Debut Fantasy
Plot
Princess Clía is devastated when her intended, Prince Domhnall, refuses to propose, so she decides to force his hand by joining him at a military training camp. She’s determined to win his proposal by training by his side. But fellow attendee, Ronan, might just be too much of a distraction for her.
The Last Spirits of Manhattan
Author: John A. McDermott
Genre: Historical Fiction
Release Date: October 14, 2025
Plot
Based on a true story, this historical fiction novel tells the story of a star-studded party hosted by Alfred Hitcock in a haunted house in 1956. There, Carolyn is encountering ghosts while learning about family secrets and mingling with Hollywood’s elite.
A Wooded Shore: And Other Stories
Author: Thomas McGuane
Genre: Short Stories
Release Date: October 14, 2025
More info: Award-winning writer
Plot
In this collection of short stories, award-winning Thomas McGuane has compiled 9 stories that showcase his talents. From a story about a family boating trip to a doctor’s affair, this collection will be sure to entertain.
And Then There Was The One
Author: Martha Waters
Genre: Historical Romance Mystery
Release Date: October 14, 2025
Plot
Martha Waters is known to me for her Regency era romances, but now she’s back with a romance set in 1930s in the Cotswolds – and it’s a mystery to book! I love a RomCozy! Georgiana solved four murders in a year in her community and is now known as a bit of a detective. But now there are murder tourists all over and Georgiana wants to know WHY people are getting murdered in her area. When she reaches out to a famous detective, he sends his secretary, Sebastian, to help her instead. Can she resist his charms and solve the mystery?
The Boleyn Traitor
Author: Philippa Gregory
Genre: Historical Fiction
Release Date: October 14, 2025
More info: The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #11
Plot
Finally! Philippa Gregory’s long-awaited return to the Tudor court is coming and I know Kirsten is excited about this one! This story takes us back to Anne Boleyn’s court as Jane, her sister, is examined.
Dead & Breakfast
Author: Kat Hillis & Rosiee Thor
Genre: Cozy Fantasy Mystery
Release Date: October 14, 2025
More info: Dead & Breakfast #1
Plot
Vampires Arthur and Sal just want to run their cozy B&B in peace as they blend-in with the humans in their cute town. But when the local mayor is found dead with puncture marks on his neck, they need to solve the mystery before they become suspects to a crime they didn’t commit!
The Ex-Boyfriend’s Favorite Recipe Funeral Committee
Author: Saki Kawashiro
Genre: Fiction
Release Date: October 14, 2025
Plot
Momoko is heartbroken after being dumped by the love of her life. She ends up drunk and crying in a cafe, where the manager allows her to cook up her ex’s favorite dish while telling their story. It stops her from crying and causes the manager to create the “Ex-Boyfriend’s Favorite Recipe Funeral Committee,” an unconventional group therapy.
That’s a Great Question, I’d Love to Tell You
Author: Elyse Meyers
Genre: Memoir
Release Date: October 14, 2025
More info: Written by The Internet’s Best Friend
Plot
Elyse is known on the internet for being funny, relatable, and honest about her struggles. From being nuerodivergent to parenting, her stories connect with millions of people the world over and now she’s written a debut collection of stories and experiences from her life.
A Riddle of Thorns
Author: Sarena Nanua and Sasha Nanua
Genre: YA Fantasy
Release Date: October 14, 2025
Plot
Billed as perfect for fans of Divine Rivals and The Inheritence Games (say less) this book looks prime to be a bestseller for YA fantasy fans. Sana is returning to her ancestrral home in Paris to solve her mother’s riddles and win her inheritance. There, sshe finds 3 strangers who have also been invited to try to solve the riddles and win the same prize.
The Leaving Room
Author: Amber McBride
Genre: YA Fantasy Romance
Release Date: October 14, 2025
More info: National Book Award Finalist
Plot
When young people die, they head to the Leaving Room where Gospel, a Keeper, is there to help guide them into the beyond. But when a second keeper appears, Gospel begins to fall for her and she’s not sure she’s allowed to love Melody. This novel takes place over just 4 minutes and is told in verse.
The Secret Christmas Library
Author: Jenny Colgan
Genre: Holiday Mystery
Release Date: October 14, 2025
Plot
One of our favorite authors, Jenny Colgan, is back with a holiday story set in the Scottish Highlands! Mirren Sutherland is an antiquarian book hunter who has been hired by Jamie McPherson to find a book worth so much that it could save his crumbling estate. But his grandad was known for both collecting rare books AND being a lover of treasure hunts. Together, the duo, plus Mirren’s rival book hunter, Theo, must work to find the book!
Grace & Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon
Author: Matthew Norman
Genre: Holiday Romance
Release Date: October 14, 2025
Plot
Grace and Henry both lost their spouses shortly after the start of the new year. Now, it’s been a year, and they’ve become friends because they understand one another, despite their mother’s meddling schemes. Together, along with 2 neighborhood kids, they decide to tackle a tradition Henry had with his wife – an annual holiday movie marathon.
October 21, 2025
Plot
Where are the BUFFY fans? Because this book sounds like Buffy meets Golden Girls in the match-up of my dreams. When three retired Chosen Ones turned bookstore owners discover their basement might be the opening to the underworld, they might just need to come out of retirement to save the world.
The Dysfunctional Family’s Guide to Murder
Author: Kate Emery
Genre: YA Mystery
Release Date: October 21, 2025
Plot
On her family vacation, Ruth did not expect her stepgrandma to be murdered by a typewriter! With her family friend to help her, this teenager is prepared to solve a crime as good as any of her favorite mystery books.
Plot
Bestselling author Olivie Blake is back with a dark academia thriller about a sorority (The House) and what it’s members and alumni will do to succeed. Nina is a sophmore recently accepted into The House, while Sloane is get to be it’s teacher liasion – but the deeper they go into the sorority, the darker they learn that it is.
The Ten Year Affair
Author: Erin Somers
Genre: Literary Fiction
Release Date: October 21, 2025
Plot
This literary fiction book is for fans of the movie Sliding Doors. In it, two new parents meet at a baby class. Each is happily married but is wildly attracted to the other. As the book unfolds, we see two diverging plot lines. One in which we see them have an affair, and one in which their lives continue as they are.
Writing Creativity and Soul
Author: Sue Monk Kidd
Genre: Nonfiction
Release Date: October 21, 2025
More info: Bestselling author of The Secret Life of Bees
Plot
Part memoir, part guide to writing, Sue Monk Kidd reflects on her journey as a writer. From her high school experience of being told women couldn’t write to her success as an acclaimed author, she teaches the lessons she’s learned along the way.
Plot
Jamie is ready to head to an influencer conference for all the tips on how to manage her grandmother’s influencer account. But when she finds out a competitor granfluencer and her grandson, Ethan, are also there, she can’t seem to relax, until she realizes she need Ethan’s help.
The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah
Author: Jean Meltzer
Genre: Holiday Romance
Release Date: October 21, 2025
Plot
Evelyn is ready to spend her Hanukkah directing the live TV musical A Christmas Carol until she ends up in the on-set hospital with her ex-husband subbing for the doctor. They’ve been divorced for two-years because of her workaholic ways but now she’s hallucinating ghosts that keep bringing her back to David. Might they have a second chance at love?
October 28, 2025
The Everlasting
Author: Alix E. Harrow
Genre: Fantasy
Release Date: October 28, 2025
More info: Bestselling Author of The Starling House
Plot
Alix Harrow is back with another fantastical fantasy about a female knight, Una Everlasting, who died for her country, and a scholar centuries later who is obsessed with her story. Owen is struggling as a former soldier turned scholar, and Una’s story gives him something to be connected with – literally, when he is sent back in time and his story becomes entangled in hers.
Wreck
Author: Catherine Newman
Genre: Fiction
Release Date: October 28, 2025
More info: Sequel to Sandwich
Plot
This story takes place two years after the events of Sandwich at Rocky’s family home in Massachusetts. Willa is home from college, and Rocky’s dad, now a widower, has moved in with her and Nick. When a local accident takes all of Rocky’s attention, a new obsession for her begins to unfold with Newman’s signature wit.
Plot
In this steamy small town romance, a local handyman and a celebrated former singer find love. Merritt has been hiding in her Colorado town after her disastrous public breakdown, when she develops a crush on the grumpy Niko, who has a heart of gold but is wary of a new romance.
Plot
The rise of pickleball romance is not a trend I saw coming, but it doesn’t mean I’m not eager to read it! Lulu is a single parent and former tennis star who made an error that puts her job in jeopardy. She needs to relax – desperately, so she accepts an all-expenses paid pickleball vacation in Costa Rica. She immediately regrets her decision when she sees Tyler, a pro-pickleballer and her former fling.
Plot
When Gwen’s sister Izzy comes home from her prestigious finishing school, she’s an entirely different person – docile and eager to marry, which is not the sister Gwen knew. So Gwen decides she also needs to go Delphi School for Girls to find answers. There, she finds a library filled with books – each with the name of a graduate on the spine. Books she’s forbid to read and which she knows hold the clues to what is happenening.
The White Octopus Hotel
Author: Alexandra Bell
Genre: Historical Fantasy
Release Date: October 28, 2025
Plot
If I know Kirsten, I know she will be jumping to read this hotel novel! This dual timeline story takes place at a gorgeous hotel in the Swiss Alps when Eve Shaw, an art appraiser in 2015, meets Max Everly, who has the same name as her favorite composer who was born over 100 years before. In 1935, Eve and Max are wandering the halls ofthe hotel, falling in love.
Anne of Avenue A
Author: Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding
Genre: Holiday Romance
Release Date: October 28, 2025
More info: For the Love of Austen #3
Plot
Persuasion lovers rejoice! This modern retelling of Austen’s classic takes readers to Manhattan at Christmas when Anne Elliot and Freddie Wentworth are reunited after she broke his heart years ago. Imagine her shock when she finds out he’s living in her childhood home!
Fall 2025 Book Releases: November 2025
November 4, 2025
Like Family
Author: Erin O. White
Genre: Fiction
Release Date: November 4, 2025
More info: Debut Novel
Plot
This debut novel from the fall 2025 book releases is the story of the interconnected lives of three couples. Ruth her wife, Wyn, are raising their four children on their farm, which has always been Wyn’s dream. But Ruth has a secret. Caroline is Ruth’s best friend, whose husband donated sperm so his cousin could have kids, and now the kids have questions. This looks like a stunning book that Kirsten and I cannot wait to read.
Plot
Kirsten and I love Jamie Brenner’s book and are so excited for this fall 2025 book release. Maggie and her daughter, Piper, are so excited to head to New Hope, Pennsylvania, for a knitting retreat. When they arrive, they find a loud bachelor party. Maggie suggests a battle of their crafts that sparks a friendly rivalry. However, there are also some old secrets and mistakes that threaten Maggie and Piper’s relationship.
Town and Country
Author: Brian Schaefer
Genre: Fiction
Release Date: November 4, 2025
More info: Debut Novel
Plot
This debut novel spans 6 months from Memorial Day to Election Day in a rural town that has become a swing district in the congressional race. The election pits Chip Riley, the local pub owner, against Paul Banks, a young carpetbagger whose older husband is doubting Paul’s readiness for office. This is a book that looks at what makes a home and a neighborhood.
Ladies in Waiting: Jane Austen’s Unsung Characters
Author: Adriana Trigiani, Sarah MacLean, and more
Genre: Historical Fiction
Release Date: November 4, 2025
More info: Short Story Anthology
Plot
Eight authors have come together in this short story anthology from the November 202 book releases. They have created stories about Jane Austen’s minor characters to give them a second life for Austen’s 250th birthday. We will see Caroline Bingley, Eliza Williams, and more.
Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts
Author: Margaret Atwood
Genre: Nonfiction
Release Date: November 4, 2025
Plot
This is a memoir from one of the most influential writers of a generation. Atwood tells about her writing and the connections to her life. I have no doubt that this memoir will be as captivating as any fiction!
Plot
This is a book in Obama’s won words about how we present ourselves and how Obama’s style evolved as the first ever Black First Lady. Obama includes stories about her approach to style. We also hear from her makeup artist, hairstylist, and designers.
The House Saphir
Author: Marissa Meyer
Genre: Fantasy
Release Date: November 4, 2025
More info: #1 New York Times bestselling author of Cinder
Plot
This pick from the fall
2025 book releases is a romantasy, murder mystery, retelling of Bluebeard! Mallory Fontaine is a witch whose only power is seeing ghosts. She makes a living selling fake potions and spells to anyone who believes her. She also conducts tours of the mansion where the Saphir murders took place (Cunt Bastein Saphie killed three of his wives)
When Batein’s heir offers Mallory money to rid the house of ghosts, Mallory thinks he will be the perfect mark-until there is another murder. Now she must solve the murder and banish the ghosts, all while pretending to be a powerful witch- what could go wrong?
Fallen City by Adrienne Young
Author: Adrienne Young
Genre: Fantasy
Release Date: November 4, 2025
More info: Fallen City Duology Book 1
Plot
Luca and Maris are star-crossed lovers stuck on opposite sides of a holy war created by the gods. Luca has a powerful family and Maris is in service to the corrupt city. When the two meet, it sets off a chain of events that can destroy everything.
The Same Backward as Forward
Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Genre: Romance
Release Date: November 4, 2025
More info: Inheritance Games Book 6
Plot
This is the love story of Hannah and Toby, the lost scion of Hawthorne House. You can read the story of their relationship from Hannah and then from Toby in this unique book. Hannah’s story was previously published as a novella called Games Untold.
A Queen’s Match
Author: Katharine McGee
Genre: Historical Fiction
Release Date: November 4, 2025
More info: A Queen’s Duet
Plot
This is a sequel to A Queen’s Game and Kirsten and I are so excited for this fall 2025 book release. Helene D’Orleans is an exiled princess of France who is determined to win back Prince Eddy- even if she has to pretend to date another prince. Alix of Hesse is in love with Prince Nicholas of Russia, but questions her feelings after Queen Victoria introduces her to a new suitor. May of Teck is looking for a crown. This book is the conclusion to the duology and we are all for it.
Where There’s Room for US
Author: Hayley Kiyoko
Genre: YA Historical Romance
Release Date: November 4, 2025
More info: Deluxe Edition
Plot
This is a YA historical romance that is set in a reimagined Victorian England. Freya is expected to marry a wealthy Lord and produce heirs, but when she goes on a date with Ivy, everything changes. Suddenly, she feels that there may be more to life than she thought possible. Ivy and Freya must decide how much they are willing to risk to be together.
Gilded in Vengeance
Author: Lyssa Mia Smith
Genre: YA Historical Fantasy
Release Date: November 4, 2025
More info: Revenge meets the Gilded Age
Plot
This is a Gilded Age historical fantasy set in the late 1800s in New York. Emmy Vallillo is in prison after being framed by the Society of the Charmed. They are the wealthiest and most magical families in New York. After two years, Jack Fontaine arrives at the prison with her for a crime he says he did not commit.
The two decide to work together and break out of prison in get revenge on those who wronged them. They transform their appearance to become the “it” couple of New York Society.
Deadly Ever After
Author: Brittany Johnson
Genre: YA Fantasy
Release Date: November 4, 2025
More info: Fantasy Debut
Plot
Two princesses are killed. One is murdered before her wedding and one on a quest to fulfill a dying promise. When they wake up, the gods offer them a second chance at life on the condition that they can find true love’s kiss. But they must choose carefully because the wrong kiss will end in their deaths. As they overcome the challenges together, they begin to wonder if the kiss they have been looking for was in front on them all along.
November 11, 2025
Plot
Izzy Chen feels like an outcast in her family for her feelings toward other women and she has never come out to her family. Magnolia Chen, Izzy’s grandmother, sees Izzy’s struggles and can relate. When the family has a big Chinese New Year celebration, Magnolia comes in with her best friend and love of her life and kisses her in front of everyone. Magnolia tells Izzy her story of coming to L.A for her education, and the star-crossed love she has carried her whole life. I cannot wait to read this pick from the fall 2025 book releases.
The Merge
Author: Grace Walker
Genre: Sci-fi
Release Date: November 11, 2025
More info: Debut Author
Plot
This looks like a thrilling new sci-fi from the fall 2025 book releases. Laurie is a 65-year-old living with Alzheimer’s. Her daughter, Amelia, faced with losing her mother, agrees to undergo a new procedure in which Laurie’s consciousness will be transferred to Amelia’s body, blending them into one.
Amelia and Laurie will join the other group participants in a rehab center. Once they arrive, nothing is as it seems. This is a story about love, family, and sacrifice.
A Matter of Murder
Author: Tirzah Price
Genre: Mystery
Release Date: November 11, 2025
More info: The Lizzie and Darcy Series, book 2
Plot
Lizzie Bennet’s sister, Jane, has just married Bingley. The entire Bennett family and Darcy are making a trip to Netherfield to visit the new couple. But when they arrive, they discover a long-dead body in the chimney. Locals talk about the Bingley family curse, but Lizzie and Darcy are not convinced that the ill-fortune is supernatural. They are determined to find the person behind the bad luck
Plot
Mary Poppins is a Disney movie that still resonates today. This is the book that tells the story of how brothers, Robert and Richard Sherman, came to Disney studios to write the music for Mary Poppins. The brothers along with Disney and P.L Traverse came together, with many bumps, to create this masterpeice.
Plot
Sadie and Jonah have been academic rivals since they met as undergraduate students. Now, they are both trying to get the same job. When Sadie notices that the job offers “partner hire”, she suggests that they get married. This way, they will both get a job. When sparks begin to fly, it’s clear they did not think this through. This pick from the fall 2025 book releases looks like it’s perfect for our list of Books Like the Love Hypothesis
The Forest of Missing Girls
Author: Nichelle Giraldes
Genre: Thriller
Release Date: November 11, 2025
Plot
Lia has always hated the ominous forest surrounding her family home, especially because of the stories and disappearances of young girls. When she has to move home after a bad break-up, a young girl goes missing. Suddenly, the woods seem like a real threat rather than just a childhood fear. Lia’s mother seems to know more than she is letting on. Lia, fearful for her younger sister, knows she needs to solve the mystery before anyone else goes missing.
November 18, 2025
Brimstone
Author: Callie Hart
Genre: Fantasy
Release Date: November 18, 2025
More info: Fae and Alchemy #2
Plot
Quicksilver was so good I could not put it down. I have been waiting very impatiently for this book and I cannot wait. Saeris has become the queen of the Blood Court and can no longer pass through the Quicksilver. She must ask her mate, Kingfisher, to do it for her and return her brother back to Zilvaren.
Danger and death await them at every corner. The realm is in danger and Searis and Kingfisher will have to use all their power to save their realm and the people they love.
The Burning Library
Author: Gilly Macmillan
Genre: Thriller
Release Date: November 18, 2025
More info: Internationally bestselling author of The Nanny and What She Knew
Plot
I cannot wait to read this thriller book set in Scotland. Two rival organizations (The Order of St. Katherine and the Fellowship of the Larks) are trying to find a medieval manuscript, and a scrap of embroidery may be the key. When Dr. Anya Brown is picked to join the Institute of Manuscript Studies in St. Andrews, she does not know that her recruiter is a high-ranking member of the Fellowship and she is in danger.
Detective Cleo Spicer from Scotland Yard is investigating the death of Eleanor Bruton, a middle-aged woman who had been keeping a secret- the scrap of embroidery.
Plot
Margaret Finch is over 6 feet tall, lives alone in the woods, and has an obsessive attention to detail. She works as an assistant to a botanist and is very good at her job. When someone at work is found dead, it is ruled an accident, but Margaret suspects it’s murder. With her keen eye and the help of the night janitor, she is determined to find the murderer before they find her.
Violet Thistlewaite is Not a Villain Anymore
Author: Emily Kremholtz
Genre: Cozy Fantasy Romance
Release Date: November 18, 2025
More info: Debut Novel
Plot
Violet is starting over in the town of Dragon’s Rest, where she is going to open a flower shop and leave behind her life as a dark sorcerer’s right hand. When a blight endangers all the plants in Dragon’s Rest, Violet and Nathaniel, the grumpy alchemist who shares her building, must work together to save the town. Violet wonders if she deserves a happy ending.
Plot
Chloe is not excited for her ten-year college reunion. She was voted most likely to succeed, and yet, she hates her job, lives with her parents, and just had a break-up. She decides to use a dating service so she shows up to the reunion in style (and to save herself the embarrassment of facing the guy who got away).
When she meets Rob, she questions what she thought she wanted and may finally be able to move forward.
November 25, 2025
Plot
Lucy Barnes is a gardener with the ability to match flower scents to a person. Which scent will unlock their past or change their future? After a tragedy 10 years ago, Lucy does not use her gift until one night, 6 months after her mother’s death, she smells her mother’s scent. She knows it’s time to go home. She takes a job at a senior living center where she uses her gift for the community. But some memories should be left in the past.
Murder at Donwell Abbey
Author: Vanessa Kelly
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Release Date: November 25, 2025
More info: Book 2 of the Emma Knightly Mystery
Plot
Emma is distraught after her father announces his intention to marry Miss Hetty Bates. At the betrothal ball, Emma’s lady’s maid, Prudence, is found dead at the bottom of the stairs. Although it is rules an accidental fall, Emma is sure that there is something more sinister at work. Now Emma, amateur sleuth, needs to catch a killer.
Hemlock Lane
Author: Marshall Fine
Genre: Historical Fiction
Release Date: November 25, 2025
More info:
Plot
Nora has grown up in a family that tiptoes around Lillian, her mother. Lillian’s horrible temper means everyone is on eggshells. Nora is grateful for Clara, her housekeeper, who is so much more. Clara has helped Nora fulfill her dreams, all behind Lillian’s back. Now that Nora is home for a 4-day weekend for the holidays, she must face the truth in order to truly live her won life.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the most anticipated fall 2025 book releases?
There are so many fantastic new books coming out with the fall 2025 book release that Kirsten and I had a hard time narrowing them down. Check out the amazing selection of holiday books. You can also check out Water Lies by Amy Myerson, Weekend Crashers by Jamie Brenner, Sisters of the Wind by Angeline Boulley, and new nonfiction books from Sue Monk Kidd and Margaret Atwood.
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