Spring 2025 Book Releases
The spring 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!

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 March 2025, April 2025, and May 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 to me!
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Spring 2025 Book Releases: March 2025
March 4, 2025

Broken Country
Author: Clare Leslie Hall
Genre: Historical Mystery Romance
Release Date: March 4, 2025
More info: Perfect for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing
Plot
Beth and Frank are happily married as long as the past stays in the past. When Ben’s brother-in-law shoots a dog going after their sheep, they realize the dog belonged to Gabriel Wolfe, Beth’s ex. Now Beth is pulled back into Gabriel’s life and dangerous secrets from the past come to light. This pick from the Spring 2025 book releases is a love triangle that will make Beth choose between the woman she was and the woman she is now.

The Boxcar Librarian
Author: Brianna Labuskes
Genre: Historical Fiction
Release Date: March 4, 2025
More info: Inspired by a true story
Plot
This pick from the spring 2025 book releases is inspired by the true story of a woman and her quest to uncover the mystery of a local librarian and the Boxcar Library that brought books to rural towns in Montana via a converted mining train. Alic Monroe created the boxcar library and when she and Colette went out on the first trip, only Alice returned. Now, Millie arrives in Missoula and needs to find out what happened to Collette.

Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSS
Author: Lisa Rogak
Genre: Nonfiction
Release Date: March 4, 2025
Plot
This is the true story of four women whose bravery helped win World War II. Betty Macdonald was a reporter from Hawaii, Zuzka Lauwers grew up in Czechoslovakia. Jane Smith-Hutton was the wife of a naval attachĂ© and Marlene Deitrich was a German American actress and singer. Together, these women as part of the OSS, forged “official” letters, scripted radio broadcasts, and developed rumors for double agents to spread to the enemy. We cannot wait to read this pick from the spring 2025 book releases of four WWII heroes.

The Girl from Greenwich Street
Author: Lauren Willig
Genre: Historical Fiction Mystery
Release Date: March 4, 2025
More info: Based on the true story of a famous murder trial
Plot
In 1799, Elma Sands leaves her Quaker cousin’s boarding house and disappears. When her body is found in a well, the family accuses Levi Weeks of the murder. Now, the weeks family hired Aaron Burr to defend Levi with the perk that not only will he get publicity but, he will also get money to win the 1800 New York elections. Not wanting to be outdone, Alexander Hamilton joins the defense team.

Our Infinite Fates
Author: Lauren Steven
Genre: Fantasy
Release Date: March 4, 2025
More info: Deluxe edition for fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Plot
Evelyn can remember all her past lives and being murdered before her 18th birthday in every one of them. In this life, Evelyn needs to stay alive to save her sister, and to do so, she will need to find the devil who hunts her. She needs to find out why she is being hunted to break the curse without falling in love again.

The Love Simulation
Author: Etta Easton
Genre: Romance
Release Date: March 4, 2025
More info: This is perfect for anyone who loves a STEM romance
Plot
When Brianna’s proposal for a library upgrade is rejected in favor of spending money on the football team, she decides to spend her summer with a team of teachers doing a Mars simulation. The last-minute addition of the school principal’s son, Roman, to the team, makes Brianna very skeptical. When sparks begin to fly between the two science teachers, Brianna may have to choose between the school she loves and the man who stole her heart.

While We’re Young
Author: K.L. Walther
Genre: YA Romance
Release Date: March 4, 2025
More info: from the bestselling author of Summer of Broken Rules!
Plot
I cannot wait to read this pick from the spring 2025 book releases set in Philadelphia. This is a perfect pick for anyone who loves Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (and who doesn’t?). Grace, Isa, and Everett used to be inseparable until Everett broke up with Isa in Freshman year. Now, Grace loves Everett and Isa is hanging out with James, Grace’s brother, and Grace decides to take a senior skip day. This is an epic day out that includes all the Philly greats.

Plot
When Riley slaps a girl for talking badly about her sister who had an abortion, she avoids suspension by agreeing to go to church camp over spring break. Riley left the church when she realized they did not approve of her bisexuality. She vows to spend the week at camp committing seven deadly sins and showing the other campers how to have fun. What could go wrong other than falling for her best friend who also happens to be the pastor’s daughter?
March 11, 2025

Plot
Florence Grimes is thirty-one years old with a ten-year-old son named Dylan. After the failure of her girl band, she is broke and single but devoted to her son. When Alfie Risby, Dylan’s bully goes missing during a school trip, Dylan becomes the prime suspect. Now, Florence has to find Alfie and clear her son or she risks losing him.

The Winter Goddess
Author: Megan Barnard
Genre: Fantasy
Release Date: March 11, 2025
More info: Based on Irish Mythology
Plot
Calleach is the goddess of winter. When she goes too far to punish mortals for their selfish ways and thousands die in a brutal winter, she is punished by her mother. Danu, the queen of the gods, strips Cailleach of her powers and punishes her to live and die on earth with mortals until she understands what it means to be mortal. Soon, she learns to live and love and learns secrets about what it really means to be a god.

Malinalli
Author: Veronica Chapa
Genre: Historical Fantasy
Release Date: March 11, 2025
More info: Perfect for fans of Gods of Jade and Shadow
Plot
Manlinalli is a historical figure who was also known as Malintzin, La Malinche, Doña Marina, and Malinalxochitl. She was the interpreter who helped Hernan Cortes, the Spanish conquistador communicate with the native people in Mexico. In this retelling, Malinalli is a girl who was kidnapped into slavery at 12 years old. She is blessed with magical powers to help her defend her people’s legacy.

The Anatomy of Magic
Author: J.C. Cervantes
Genre: Magical Realism
Release Date: March 11, 2025
More info: New York Times Bestselling Author
Plot
Every woman in Lily’s family has a secret. They each possess a unique power and Lily can manipulate memories. Even though Lily seems to have it all, a life-changing event at the hospital she works at sends her to her family home in Mexico. There, she comes face to face with Sam, her first love that she has not seen in more than ten years. Lily must find a way to navigate their history if she wants to regain control of her magic and her life.

Jane and Dan at the End of the World
Author: Colleen Oakley
Genre: Fiction
Release Date: March 11, 2025
Plot
Jane and Dan have been married for 19 years but their marriage is failing. Jane is pretty sure Dan is cheating on her as well. When the two go out for dinner at an upscale restaurant, they are taken hostage by a climate activist group. The strangest part is that everything they are doing is out of Jane’s failed book which sold less than 200 copies. Only she and Dan know what is going to happen next so it is up to them to save everyone. This book is on my TBR!
March 18, 2025

Killer Potential
Author: Hannah Deitch
Genre: Thriller
Release Date: March 18, 2025
More info: Debut Novel
Plot
I cannot wait to read this debut novel from the list of spring 2025 book releases. Evie Gordon was a scholarship kid at an elite university and had big plans. But instead, she finds herself drowning in debt and working as an SAT tutor for LA’s wealthiest families. When she arrives for her lesson in Beverly Hills, she finds the parents murdered and a woman crying for help in the closet. Soon, they are suspects and wanted for murder.
The two are at the heart of a nationwide manhunt and they must find the real killer. But the press is going crazy over the story and Evie is finally getting the notoriety she always wanted.

The Bane Witch
Author: Ava Morgan
Genre: Fantasy
Release Date: March 18, 2025
More info: Author of The Witches of Bone Hill
Plot
Piers Corbin comes from a long line of Bane Witches. These are women who ingest deadly plants and use their magic to get rid of evil men. Piers has already escaped a bad marriage by faking her death and gone to live with her Aunt Myrtle. Now, when she finds a serial killer in the area, she has to find a way to get rid of him without causing suspicion with the local sheriff. This pick from the spring 2025 book releases is on my list of books to read.

The Love We Found
Author: Jill Santapolo
Genre: Romance
Release Date: March 18, 2025
More info: The Light We Lost #2
Plot
This is the long-awaited sequel to the Reese Witherspoon book Club pick and Bestselling book, The Light We Lost. It’s been ten years since Gabe has been gone when Lucy finds a piece of paper in a box of photos. It is an address in Rome. She buys a plane ticket to follow one last journey and discover Gabe’s secret. She is let to Dr. Dax Armstrong, a New Yorker living in Italy. He immediately brings her to a place she has not thought about since Gabe left. Kirsten and I have this book on our must-read books from the spring 2025 book releases.

The Story She Left Behind
Author: Patti Callahan Henry
Genre: Historical Fiction
Release Date: March 18, 2025
More info: Inspired by a true literary mystery
Plot
In 1927, Clara Harrington’s childhood came to an end when her mother disappeared off the coast of South Carolina, Bornwyn Newcastle Fordham was an author renowned for the book she wrote in a made-up language when she was 12 years old. Now in 1952, Clara is a mother and illustrator. She is contacted by Charlie Johnson in London claiming to have a handwritten dictionary in her mother’s lost language. Clara must travel to London during the Great Smog to uncover the truth about her mother. This book from the Spring 2025 book releases is on my TBR.

Plot
Joannie has not been on a date in seven years when she goes to Johnny’s house for dinner for a first date with her daughter in tow. When a billionaire crashes his hot-air balloon in Johnny’s pool, it turns out to be Jonathan, Joannie’s childhood crush from summer camp. Now, Joannie, Johnny, Jonathan, and his wife Julia are stuck together is a story of lust, money, and who wants who.

Four Red Sweaters: Powerful True Stories of Women and the Holocaust
Author: Lucy Adlington
Genre: Nonfiction
Release Date: March 18, 2025
More info: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmakers of Auschwitz
Plot
This is the story of four Jewish girls during the Holocaust. Jock Heidenstein, Anital LAsker, Chana Zumerkorn, and Regina Feldman never met but each had a red sweater that played a major role in their lives. Adlington is a clothes historian who documented their stories in this book.

Pomona Afton Can So Solve a Murder
Author: Bellamy Rose
Genre: Mystery Rom-Com
Release Date: March 18, 2025
Plot
Pomona Afton has never worked a day in her life and has depended on her trust fund to support her. When her grandmother is murdered, a stipulation in the will is that if she dies an unnatural death, all assets will be frozen. Suddenly Pomona is out her huge apartment and moving in with her former nanny’s son, Gabe. He needs to help her solve the murder or his mom won’t get her retirement!

Sunrise on the Reaping
Author: Suzanne Collins
Release Date: March 18, 2025
Genre: YA Sci-Fi
Age: 12+
More info: Prequel to the Hunger Games
Plot
This prequel to the Hunger Games is Haymitch’s story. It is the 50th annual Hunger Games and in honor of the quarter quell, twice as many tributes will be selected. Haymitch just wants to make it through the day and be with the girl he loves and instead, he is sent to the capital where he is determined to fight and win.

Plot
When Tasha Nicastro witnesses her father and sister’s murders, she learns that her family is the most powerful Mafia family in New York and she is set to inherit it all. She vows to track down their killers but needs to enlist the help of Leo Danesi, the youngest son of a rival family. This pick from the Spring 2025 book releases is a thrilling rivals-to-lovers mystery that will keep you on your toes.
March 25, 2025

Summer in the City
Author: Alex Aster
Genre: Romance
Release Date: March 25, 2025
More info: Adult debut novel from bestselling author
Plot
Elle is a screenwriter trying to write a big-budget movie set in NYC. To do it, she needs to move there for the summer. She ends up next door to Parker Warren, a tech billionaire who was also a hookup from two years ago. After she sees him, it fuels her fire to start writing- finally, and realizes if she wants to finish in time, she will have to see more of him. He needs a fake relationship during his company’s acquisition. This is an enemies-to-lovers/ fake-dating trope romance from one of the best there is. Pre-order now for this gorgeous edition with sprayed edges.

Plot
This debut novel from the Spring 2025 book releases is a must-read. Annie is 9 months pregnant and shopping for a crib when an earthquake hits Portland, Oregon. The city is left in complete chaos and Annie is left with no phone or money. To get home, she has to walk. This book takes place over one day as Annie reflects on her life, career, and anxieties.

Saltwater
Author: Katy Hays
Genre: Thriller
Release Date: March 25, 2025
More info: Best Selling Author of The Cloisters
Plot
In 1912 Sarah Lingate was found dead and the death was ruled an accident. Every year, the family returns to Capri, where she died, to look for answers and prove her death was murder. Now, 30 years after the death, they return to the villa and find the necklace Sarah was wearing on the day of the murder waiting for them.
Helen, Sarah’s daughter, and Lorna, the family assistant, decide to leave the family. But Lorna disappears, the investigation reopens and suddenly everyone in the family is a suspect.

Retreat
Author: Krysten Ritter
Genre: Thriller
Release Date: March 25, 2025
More info: Bestselling Author
Plot
Liz Dawson is a con artist whose newest mark is Isabelle Beresford, the wealthy owner of a villa on the Mexican coast. When she offers Liz a job installing art in the villa, Liz jumps at the chance and when she is mistaken for Isabelle, she easily slips into Isabelle’s life. But the more she enters into the community and Isabelle’s life, the more she wonders about the dangers. Where is Isabelle and will this be her last con ever?
Spring 2025 Book Releases: April 2025
April 1, 2025

The Sirens
Author: Emilia Hart
Genre: Fantasy
Release Date: April 1, 2025
More info: New York Times bestselling author of Weyward
Plot
I cannot wait to read this book from the spring 2025 book releases. This story is told in three timelines. Lucy is in 2019 and wakes up after dreaming about strangling her ex. When she arrives at her older sister’s house, Jess is nowhere to be seen. Lucy listens to strange stories of men missing at sea and women’s voices in the waves of the water. Searching for answers about her dream and her sister’s whereabouts, Lucy begins to read her sister’s diary.
The story is also told from Jess’s POV in 1999. In 1800 twin sisters, Mary and Eliza, are forced into a convict ship bound for Australia. The further out the sea they go, the more they feel the call of the water. This is a story about the bonds of sisterhood and is at the top of my TBR. You’re pissing me

Plot
Xavier Rush is a vet who loves animals, is gorgeous, and seems practically perfect. After one perfect date with Samantha, she realizes that a relationship is impossible because of her family and tried to tell Xavier to remember her as a memory. But forgetting their chemistry is easier said than done.

Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping on a Dead Man
Author: Jesse Q. Sutano
Genre: Mystery
Release Date: April 1, 2025
More info: Vera Wong #2
Plot
Vera has been living her best life since the body was found in her teahouse. Her son even has a girlfriend- officer Selena Gray. Vera is happy to help cat sit at Tilly and Selena’s place and its not her fault that she finds a briefcase filled with cases. And if one of those files just happens to be the body of a friend of a troubled young woman, how can she not help everyone and solve the case of his murder?

Gifted and Talented
Author: Olivie Blake
Genre: Fantasy
Release Date: April 1, 2025
More info: Bestselling author of The Atlas Six
Plot
Thayer Wren was the CEO of Wrenfare Magitech, the father of modern technology. Each of his three children think they should inherit the Wrenfare throne. They are telepathically and electrokinetically gifted and they all have a good reason for needing the money and the prestige. Meredith, Arthur, and Eilidh will stop at nothing to get what they deserve.

Swept Away
Author: Beth O’Leary
Genre: Romance
Release Date: April 1, 2025
Plot
This pick from the spring 2025 book releases is perfect for our list of Best Boat Books. Zeke is home to buy his late father’s boat. Lexi has no time for dating. A one night stand seems perfect until neither of them tied the boathouse to the dock and they find themselves miles out at sea in the morning. Now, they are stuck together while they try and get back to shore.

The Library of Lost Dollhouses
Author: Elise Hooper
Genre: Historical Fiction
Release Date: April 1, 2025
Plot
Tildy Barrows is the head curator of an archival library in San Francisco. When she learns that the library is on the verge of bankruptcy, she is determined to do something to save the library. When she discovers two beautiful dollhouses, she knows she needs to find out more about their history and the mystery behind them. This journey will take us to Bell Époque Paris, the English countryside, and Walk Disney’s studios. This pick from spring 2025 new releases is perfect for our list of Books About Libraries and Librarians.

Plot
From Good Morning America Book Club authors comes a family drama you will not want to miss. Duc Tran is the founder of a chain of sandwich shops around the country. He has 5 estranged adult children and a wife he has not seen in years. When he decides to retire, he gives conditions to his children. His four daughters must revitalize failing shops within a year, but his only son will inherit everything if he gets married. Soon everyone will learn the real reasons for this bazaar scheme and the secrets their mother kept hidden.

Adventures in the Louvre: How to Fall in Love with the World’s Greatest Museum
Author: Elaine Sciolino
Genre: Nonfiction
Release Date: April 1, 2025
Plot
This pick from the spring 2025 book releases comes from a former New York Times Paris bureau chief. In this book, Sciolino explores one of the world’s most famous museums and Will introduce readers to some of her favorite artwork. These are beloved pieces as well as some more unknown works. It will also reveal some of the secrets of this museum.

Run Away with Me
Author: Brian Selznick
Genre: LBGTQ+ YA Romance
Release Date: April 1, 2025
More info: Selznick’s YA Debut
Plot
This pick from the spring 2025 book releases is told in Selznick’s signature style of blending illustration and words. Danny is 16 years old and spending the summer in Rome while his mom spends the day working at a museum. Danny spends the days exploring and when he meets Angelo, they explore together. Soon their friendship becomes much more as the boys explore what this means.

Plot
This looks like an adorable YA romance from the spring 2025 book releases. If To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before met How I Met Your Mother, it would be this book! This is a duology that is about a girl who starts receiving letters from the love of her life writing to her from the future!
April 8, 2025

This is Not a Game
Author: Kelly Mullen
Genre: Mystery
Release Date: April 8, 2025
More info: Debut Author
Plot
This locked room mystery from the spring 2025 book releases is on Kirsten’s TBR and I cannot wait to get my hands on it as well. Addie is getting over a bad breakup after her boyfriend dumped her and cut her out of the deal for a video game they made together. When her grandmother, Mimi, gets an invitation from Jane Ireland to attend a charity auction, it is the perfect excuse to have Addie join her. When they get caught in a storm, and everyone is trapped at the mansion, no one is worried until Jane’s body turns up. Mimi and Addie now must rely on their skills to ensure they are not the next victims.

The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits
Author: Jennifer Weiner
Genre: Fiction
Release Date: April 8, 2025
Plot
Cassie and Zoe Grossberg are sisters who could not be more different. Only a year apart, the two sisters catapulted to fame as the pop duo the Griffin Sisters. But after only a year, they split up under mysterious circumstances. Now, it’s been 20 years and Zoe’s daughter, Cherry, is determined to discover why the band broke up. They will have to come to terms with their past and forgive each other if they ever want to make music again.

The Geographer’s Map to Romance
Author: India Holton
Genre: Romance
Release Date: April 8, 2025
More info: Love’s Academia #2
Plot
Professor Elodie Tarrant and Professor Gabriel Tarrant are experts in magical disasters they have been estranged since shortly after their marriage of convenience. There is one hick up, they both secretly love each other. When they are both assigned to a case of magic erupting in a Welsh village unexpectedly, they must come together as a team. And what is a romance without forced proximity in one bed?

Murder at Gull’s Nest
Author: Jess Kidd
Genre: Mystery
Release Date: April 8, 2025
More info: Bestselling author of Things in Jars.
Plot
This pick from the spring 2025 book releases is perfect for our list of Cozy Mystery Books! Nora Breen was a nun who kept in touch with her former novice through letters. It is 1954, after all. When the letters stop arriving, Nora is worried and heads to the Gulls Nest hotel in Kent. Soon there are murders left and right and Nora has to confront her past.

No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson
Author: Gardiner Harris
Genre: Nonfiction
Release Date: April 8, 2025
Plot
This pick from the spring 2025 book releases tells the story of one of the most trusted pharmaceutical companies in the world and the lengths it went to to cover up horrific and dangerous products. They lied to cover the link between Johnson’s Baby Powder and cancer and a drug to support cancer patients that increases cancer tumor growth. These are just some of the shocking discoveries Harris made while investigating this company.
April 15, 2025

Plot
This book from the spring 2025 book releases looks like a perfect pick for The Best Family Drama Books. Gemma, Connor, Roddy, and Jude Endicott are once inseparable siblings who have not spoken in years. When Jude, a famous actress, sends her siblings a text message, they gather together in a small town in North Dakota. Each of them is struggling in their own way and Jude’s secrets could change everything.

Plot
“Mother May I” Iverson is a social media mogul whose empire crumbles after her mansion is burned down, killing her newlywed husband. May is famous for commodifying her five interracial daughters and they all harbor resentments and secrets—becoming prime suspects as public scrutiny intensifies. The novel critiques influencer culture while exploring themes of race, gender, family dynamics, and the costs of unmitigated self-display.

Scorched Skies
Author: E.J. Mellow
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Release Date: April 15, 2025
More info: Book 1 of 2
Plot
This is the first book in a duology that is inspired by the myth of Icarus and is perfect for our list of Mythology Books. Tanwen is the child of a forbidden union in a world divided into the Volari, the winged rulers, and the earthbound SĂĽra. Now, in order to save her father who is a prisoner, she must go to the royal court of the Volari disguised as a servant. When she meets the crown prince, Zolya, their forbidden relationship will test their loyalty.

Watch Me
Author: Tahereh Mafi
Genre: Ya Fantasy
Release Date: April 15, 2025
More info: Shatter Me: The New Republic #1
Plot
The gorgeous deluxe edition of this book with a holographic foil jacket and special endpapers is available and it looks stunning! This is the first book in a new series in the Shatter Me world. James Anderson has managed to breach Ark Island (the refuge of The Reestablishment). He is in prison but that is not the point. His brother, Aaron Warner Anderson could never even get in! Roselle Wolff is a trained assassin whose every move is monitored. This is an enemies-to-lovers romance you won’t want to miss.
April 22, 2025

The Book Club for Troublesome Women
Author: Marie Bostwick
Genre: Historical Fiction
Release Date: April 22, 2025
Plot
It is 1960 and Margaret Ryan seems to have it all. But the house, husband, three kids, and prestigious neighborhood don’t feel like enough. Margaret decides to start a book club as an excuse to meet the newest neighbor and soon they discover that they want more from the life they have been told is the American dream. The friendships from the book club will help them through an unforgettable year.

Plot
Margaret Ives is an octogenarian who has not been seen in years. She invites two authors to stay with her for a month on a trial basis so she can decide who will write her memoir. Alice is waiting for her big break and Hayden is a Pulitzer Prize winning author. Margaret is giving each of them only parts of her story, but they cannot discuss anything with each other because of an ironclad NDA. A lot can happen in a month especially when the chemistry between them gets stronger by the day.

Plot
A peasant boy named Lambert Simnel discovers he’s not just John Collan, water-fetcher extraordinaire, but a secret heir to the throne. Along the way, he teams up with Joan, an Irish girl who is a political genius with murderous tendencies. This pick from the spring 2025 book releases is inspired by the figurehead of the 1487 Yorkist rebellion.

Ordinary Time: Lessons Learned While Staying Put
Author: Annie B. Jones
Genre: Memoir
Release Date: April 22, 2025
Plot
This is a debut book from Jones who hosts the popular Front Porch podcast. She is also an independent bookstore owner. In this book, she explored the idea that some of the greatest lives can be lived quietly, in a small-town and that following dreams doesn’t mean moving away.
April 29, 2025

How To Seal Your Own Fate
Author: Kristen Perrin
Genre: Mystery
Release Date: April 29, 2025
More info: Castle Knoll Files #2
Plot
Annie Adams is caught in a murder that spans from 1967 to the present day. When a fortune teller named Peony Lane is found dead after speaking with Annie, she realizes she is being framed. What was Peony trying to tell her before she died? In 1967, Frances starts to uncover secrets that hint at lies, betrayal, and even murder. I cannot wait to see how the timelines come together in this pick from the spring 2025 book releases.

The Amalfi Curse
Author: Sarah Penner
Genre: Historical Magical Realism
Release Date: April 29, 2025
More info: Bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary
Plot
This fantasy from the spring 2025 book releases is perfect for our list of books set in Italy! Haven Ambrose is a nautical archeologist investigating shipwrecks along the Amalfi coast. She is also secretly looking for a treasure her father saw before he died. When Positano begins to experience an unusual amount of bad luck and misfortune, Haven realizes that it may be cursed. She must uncover the truth before the coast is destroyed forever.

The Traitor of Sherwood Forest
Author: Amy S. Kaufman
Genre: Historical Fiction
Release Date: April 29, 2025
Plot
Kirsten and I cannot wait to read this reimagining of Robin Hood told through the eyes of one of his spies! Jane is a peasant girl who is forced from her home and with the help of Robin Hood, begins working in the home of the Lord of the Greenwood. As Robin Hood becomes more dangerous, Jane suspects that he may care more about himself than helping the poor. When Jane is implicated in a murder, she realizes that she is more than a pawn in a game between nobles and thieves.

Plot
PJ Halliday won a million dollars in the lottery and has done nothing since other than sit in the bar and mourn his bad luck. He lost a daughter, had a terrible divorce and his health is steadily declining. When he sees an obituary of his old rival, he decides to head to the Tender Hearts Retirement Community to win back his high school sweetheart.

Favorite Daughter
Author: Morgan Dick
Genre: Fiction
Release Date: April 29, 2025
More info: Debut Author
Plot
Mickey and Arlo are half-sisters who have never met. Mickey’s father abandoned her and her mother years ago. She has resented him ever since. Arlo adored her father. When their father dies, Mickey is shocked that she inherited everything with the stipulation that she go to therapy to receive the large sum of money. The catch? Arlo is the therapist who is desperate to understand why her father cut her out of his will. I cannot wait to read this pick from the spring 2025 book releases from a debut author.
Spring 2025 Book Releases: May 2025
May 6, 2025

Plot
I cannot wait to read this book that examines the power of names. Cora arrives at the registrar’s office to name her infant son. Her husband is a well-respected local doctor who in the privacy of their home is controlling and abusive. He wants his son named after him. When it comes time to choose a name, the story follows three paths that span over 35 years. This is a book that will ask if a name can change a life and explores family, abuse, and healing.

The Retirement Plan
Author: Sue Hincenbergs
Genre: Mystery
Release Date: May 6, 2025
More info: Debut Novel
Plot
This looks like a hilarious pick from the spring 2025 book releases. Pam, Nancy, Shalisa, and Marlene have been friends for more than 30 years. The plan was to retire together with their husbands until they discovered their husbands had lost everything. When the women discover their husbands have large life insurance policies, they hire a hit man.
The men have their own retirement scheme and need to find a way to stay alive long enough to execute it.

Plot
Libby, Blane, Mark, Felix, and Stella are known as The Five by podcasters, bloggers, and Tik Tockers after they go missing from a small private school in Northern California, on parents’ weekend. What happened to them? This is a thriller from the spring 2024 book releases told from multiple points of view in the past and present and I cannot wait to get my hands on it.

Plot
Leah has carefully planned her life with science at the helm. She does not believe in astrology. When her life suddenly goes off track, she decides to prove an astrology reading wrong. After all, it said that she is not living her life the way it was written in the stars. She begins her hunt for people born under her star sign and it leads her all over the world and then back to three important people in her life.

Plot
Charlotte and Henrietta Stevenson have accomplished as much as they can as women in 1865. They have been corresponding with Sir Frances Austen, Jane Austen’s brother who is in his 90s and he has invited them to England. Nicholas and Haslett Nelson are brothers who are rare book dealers and have also been invited to England by Sir Francis Austen.
The sisters sneak away to sail to England without a chaperone. The Nelson brothers, Louisa May Alcott, Sara-Beth Gleason, and Justice Thomas Nash (A would-be chaperone) are all on the ship. I cannot wait to read this historical fiction pick from the spring 2025 book releases.

My Name Is Emilia del Valle
Author: Isabel Allende
Genre: Historical Fiction
Release Date: May 6, 2025
More info: New York Times Bestselling Author
Plot
Emilia was born in 1866- the daughter of an Irish nun and a Chilean Aristocrat. She was raised by her stepfather in San Fransisco. She begins writing for the Daily Examiner at 17 and is paired with another reporter, Eric Whelan. When a civil war starts in Chile, Emily convinces the paper that she should be the one to cover the story. There she discovers her family roots, her identity, and her love for Eric all while faced with increasing danger.

One Golden Summer
Author: Carley Fortune
Genre: Romance
Release Date: May 6, 2024
More info: #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
Plot
Alice is a photographer who is uncomfortable being in the spotlight. She has been more comfortable behind the lens since the summer she was 17. She spent the summer at the lake with her nan and took a photo of three teens in a yellow boat and the picture changed her life.
Now, her Nan is recovering from a broken hip and Alice takes them back to Barry’s Bay so her Nan can recover. Alice immediately sees Charlie in the same yellow boat. She is shocked to see him and even more shocked that he sees her right back.

Plot
This is a slow-burn romance and is a perfect pick for my most anticipated spring 2025 book releases. When a woman with her dream job working at Bride magazine is abandoned at the alter it feels like a nightmare. When she has to step in for a bridezilla as a bridesmaid….things can only go from bad to steamy when the groomsman is gorgeous- if not annoying.

Big Dumb Eyes: Stories from a Simpler Mind
Author: Nate Bargatze
Genre: Memoir
Release Date: May 6, 2025
Plot
Nate Bargatze used to be a genius until he slipped and hit is head (at least according to him). Now, he is a comedian and this debut book talks about his life in a way that will make readers laugh out loud.

His Face is the Sun
Author: Michelle Jabès Corpora
Genre: YA Fantasy
Release Date: May 6, 2025
More info: First in a trilogy
Plot
This book is perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and takes place in Ancient Egypt. Four people- A princess, a priestess-in-training, a farmer’s daughter, and a tomb robber must come together to save the kingdom from destruction. This is a book filled with magic, and adventure!

Plot
The Thrashers are an elite friend group at New Helvetia High. They are the people everyone wants to be. Somehow, Jodi finds herself part of this elite group because Zack Thrasher is her childhood best friend. When Emily Mills dies and her journal comes to light, whispers about the Thrashers begin. Jodi has to decide to protect herself or her friends.
May 13, 2025

Run for the Hills
Author: Kevin Wilson
Genre: Fiction
Release Date: May 13, 2025
More info: Bestselling author of Nothing to See Here
Plot
This is a Sibling Story like only Kevin Wilson can write. Madeline Hill has lived with her mom on their farm in Tennessee together since her dad left twenty years ago. When Reuben Hill shows up and informs her that he is her half-brother, she is surprised. She is even more shocked when Reuben tells her that there are more half-siblings and he intends to find them all. The two set off together to find who they are to one another and themselves.

Plot
I love Hannah Orenstein but I was immediately drawn to the description as “the Parent Trap for adults. And I happen to know a few people…(Kirsten and Cassie) who love Maine. So obviously I jumped at the chance to add this book to our list of spring 2025 book releases. I will be reading it soon so stay tuned for updates.
Vivian and Lucy each spent a month at the house on the lake with their father every summer. When Vivian arrives at the cabin to spread her father’s ashes, she finds Lucy there shocked at their father’s passing. Rather than use the time to heal, the two begin to untangle the mess of their parent’s past. Can these two get over the past to have a future together as a family? This is the perfect book for our list of books about sisters or our list of lake books.

Plot
Paranormal rom-com? Yes Please. Harry (Harlow) Pierce went to her first Fatest Festival Finding Ceremony in her town hoping that her “fated match” would be her boyfriend Jaxon. Instead, the Fate led her to her best friend so she panicked and left.
When she returns to her magical hometown thirteen years later with her goddaughter, she is looking for guidance but the town’s magic is unpredictable. Could Harry’s return be the key to getting things back on track?

A Curse Carved in Bone
Author: Danielle L. Jensen
Genre:
Release Date: May 13, 2025
More info: Saga of the Unfated #2
Plot
Freya’s divine heritage is known and she is unwilling to watch thousands die as the price of her magic. She risks everything to find answers. She is bound by blood oaths that draw her into battle with Nordeland’s Unfated while she must still deal with Bjorn’s betrayal. Gods and mortals are now gearing up for war and Freya must choose her own path.

Marble Hall Murders
Author: Anthony Horowitz
Genre: Mystery
Release Date: May 13, 2025
More info: Susan Ryeland #3
Plot
Susan Ryeland is an editor doing freelance for a London publisher. Her newest project is PĂĽnds Last Case, a continuation novel with a new writer. Eliot Crace is the grandson of a legendary children’s author, Miriam Case, who died 20 years ago and Eliot is sure she was poisoned. As Susan reads the manuscript, she finds striking similarities to Miriam’s death. The more she reads, the more she is convinced that Eliot left clues about his grandmother’s death in the manuscript. If Susan doesn’t solve the case, she may be the next victim!

Queen of All Mayhem: The Blood-Soaked Life and Mysterious Death of Belle Starr, the Most Dangerous Woman in the West
Author: Dane Hucklebridge
Genre: Nonfiction
Release Date: May 13, 2025
More info: Author of one of Kirsten’s 10 favorite books!
Plot
Myra Maybelle Shirley, also known as Belle Star, was shot and killed on February 3, 1889. At the time of her death, she was just 40 years old and one of the most dangerous women in the American West. She led a gang of horse thieves and married one of the most dangerous outlaws. She also married a direct descendent of the greatest female warrior in Cherokee history. This is the story of her life.

The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Vallard
Author: Michelle Young
Genre: Nonfiction
Release Date: May 13, 2025
Plot
This is the true story of Rose Vallard who worked at the Jeu de Paume during WWII and secretly worked to stop Hitler from amassing stolen art. Throughout the war, she passed on important information to the Resistance network and put herself at risk to protect the museum, its staff, and the art.
May 20, 2025

The Knight and the Moth
Author: Rachel Gillig
Genre: Fantasy
Release Date: May 20, 2025
More info: The Stonewater Kingdom #1
Bestselling author of The Shepard King Duology
Plot
I loved the Shepard King books and I cannot wait to read this pick from the spring 2025 book releases. Sybil Delling is a Diviner who receives visions from “Omens”. She can predict things before they happen. She is coming to the end of her ten years of service when a Knight arrives at the Cathedral. When the other Diviners start to go missing, Sybil must seek the help of the knight.

Plot
Hooray! We are back on Fire Island and with any luck, Kirsten and I will be as well at some point this summer! Maggie May Wheeler is living her best life and is soon to be engaged when she finds a letter she wrote to herself when she was 13. She realizes that she needs to find her birth mother. The search leads her to Fire Island where her mother is a guest at a wedding. When a local invites her to the wedding as his date, she has to decide where her heart really lies. Kirsten and I both cannot wait to read this pick from the spring 2025 book releases.

Plot
A group of teenagers spend their summers on an abandoned pier where they take solace in their friendship. Their friendship is what allows them to dream, love, and live. From that friendship comes one of the most famous paintings in the world and it is given to 18-year-old Louisa who is an aspiring painter. She embarks on a cross-country journey to find the story behind the painting. This book is easily one of my most anticipated spring 2025 book releases.

Plot
Marguerite Gray, a renowned lifestyle icon, is known for her extravagant garden parties and as the muse behind Marguerite by the Lake, a famous painting. Phoenix is a gardener at the Gray family’s estate, Rosecliff.
When Phoenix saves Marguerite’s husband, Geoffrey, during a storm, she begins an affair with him. But when Marguerite mysteriously falls to her death from the same spot where she once posed for her famous painting, Phoenix is left with a secret. As Detective Hanna and Marguerite’s daughter close in on the truth, Phoenix struggles to secure her place at Rosecliff before he secrets are revealed.

The Last Ferry
Author: Andrea Bartz
Genre: Thriller
Release Date: May 20, 2025
More info: New York Times Bestselling Author
Plot
Abby needs to visit Isla Colel, the place where her fiance, Eszter, died. She needs closure. When she arrives at the island, she finds a group of expats one of whom says he knows the truth about Eszter. When he suddenly disappears, Abby is sure that there is something more going on and that Eszter was murdered.

Plot
I cannot wait to read this pick from the spring 2025 book releases. It looks like a lough-out-loud rom-com. Katie Vaughn is a video producer about to lose her job. So she decides to take a job profiling a Coast Guard rescue swimmer named Hutch. The only problem is that Katie cannot swim- nothing she can’t fake, right? Next thing she knows, she is dealing with helicopter flights, conga lines, rescue Great Danes, and Hutch’s Aunt Rue. This is on the top of by TBR.

Plot
This pick from the spring 2025 book releases takes a deep dive into teen movies and their influences. As you read, you will hear from George Lucas, Molly Ringwald, and more about iconic movies like Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Mean Girls, Twilight, and more.
May 27, 2025

Beach House Rules
Author: Kristy Woodson Harvey
Genre: Fiction
Release Date: May 27, 2025
More info: New York Times Bestselling author
Plot
I am being honest when I say there is nothing Kristy can write that I will not read! Every one of her books captures family relationships and dynamics like nobody else. This pick from the spring 2025 book releases is no exception.
Charlotte Sitterly is put into the unwanted spotlight of @JuniperShoresSocialite when her husband is arrested for a white-collar crime and she and her daughter are locked out of their house, with no access to funds, by the FBI. When an acquaintance offers her a place to stay, Charlotte accepts, even if it is in a community of single mothers.
Charlotte and Iris are surprised by how much they are enjoying themselves until they discover a link between all of them. Was it a coincidence they ended up here? Will they use the skeletons in the closets of the other women to make their way back to the community they left?

The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association
Author: Caitlin Rozakis
Genre: Fantasy
Release Date: May 27, 2025
More info:
Plot
Vivian’s sweet sweet kindergartener, Aria, is bitten by a werewolf. Suddenly, she finds herself in a world of magical school and all the accouterment that goes with it- like sacrificial daggers. Vivian must deal with a whole new world of hellhounds and nymphs and the PTA is like nothing she has ever seen before.

The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club
Author: Martha Hall Kelly
Genre: Historical Fiction
Release Date: May 27, 2025
Plot
This is a dual-timeline narrative that takes place in 2016 and 1942. Mari Starwood has gone to Martha’s vineyard from Califonia after the death of her mother. She is looking for answers with only the name of a famous painter as a clue.
The Smith girls are trying to hold their family together during WWII. Cadence and her best friend Bess start a book club which grows in members and popularity. When a man washes ashore, he says there is a spy among them and they don’t know who to trust.

Plot
Jane Jackson is a former child star who was anything but glamorous as the butt of jokes on a popular sitcom. Now, to get her career back on track she has to convince her first kiss, Jack to write a song for a movie so she can star in it. So what if he is now the biggest pop star in the world. And the fact that her crush, Dan Finnegan is the cinematographer who has an in with Jack may be the least of her complications! I cannot wait to read my copy of this book and I will update you as soon as I have read it.

Plot
April is a tech worker who left an anonymous note in a book for Westley, a local indie bookstore clerk. But, Laura, buys the book and finds the note. She thinks Westley left it for her and a handsome book lover may be just the thing she needs. And Westley, well, he is too distracted by the movie filming in the store to notice either woman. This looks like an adorable book of mistaken identities and hilarious encounters. I cannot wait to read it.

Plot
Whisperwood was a theme park that brought classic fairy tales to life until Virginia Strauss, abruptly closed it. Now, the Strauss family fortune is whithering away quickly and none are happy about it, except Frankie. She sees how money can corrupt and is happy to free herself from all of it. When Virginia goes missing, Frankie must enlist the help of Jem, the groundkeeper to uncover the truth. She might find that all fairy tales are not make-believe and some are even deadly!

Plot
This is an opposites attract romance from the spring 2025 book releases. Evie has transferred to Camden Academy to start over. She did not want to think about the ex who cheated on her with her sister or the best friend who let it happen. When she is put in an all-boys dorm, she has no choice but to stay. Now she is the subject of a lot of gossip and to survive the new school she must learn to be bad. Her roommate is the perfect person to help her and agrees if she can teach him to be good to repair his relationship with his parents.
Expert Tip
If you are looking through a list of books for an entire season, it can seem daunting. These are a few helpful tips for you while trying to choose books that you will love.
- Look at the genre of the book. Each book is labeled so you can do a quick screen without reading the full description.
- See a genre that you love? Read the description of the book to see if it appears to you.
- Have a look and see if your favorite author has a new book
- Do not be intimidated to try something completely new for you! Sometimes this is the best way to find a new book.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the most anticipated spring 2025 book releases?
1. Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
2. The Sirens by Emilia Hart
3. The Griffin Sisters Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner
4. Killer Potential by Hannah Deitch
5. Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson
6. Songs of Summer by Jane L. Rosen
7. My Friends by Fredrik Backman
8. Beach House Rules by Kristy Woodson Harvey
9. It’s a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan
10. The Names by Florence Knapp
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