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Find hot New Book Releases coming in December 2025
December is coming in cozy with lots of fun holiday book releases and exciting new reads in all genres to help you finish off your year strong! I’ve put together a list with tons of much-anticipated new book releases from exciting thrillers to warm holiday romances that’ll fill up every free minute you have this December!
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December 2 2025 New Book Releases
The Bodyguard Affair by Amy Lea
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Release date: December 2, 2025
A secret romance writer discovers that the hottest story of summer might just be the one happening between her and the Prime Minister’s bodyguard, from the international bestselling author of Set On You.
Something Wicked by Falon Ballard
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Release date: December 2, 2025
The country of Avon is in deep turmoil… The Uprising has overthrown Avon’s monarchial rulers, and a decree has been issued. Candidates for the first presidential election will be selected by the completion of a special task: to kill the former monarch of their home province.
The Mating Game by Lana Ferguson
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Release date: December 2, 2025
Two wolf shifters reluctant to love discover there’s no fighting the call of the wild in this steamy romance by USA Today bestselling author Lana Ferguson.
The Day I Lost You by Ruth Mancini
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Release date: December 2, 2025
The internationally bestselling author of The Woman on the Ledge returns with a twisty thriller about a missing child and three adults whose shared secrets and hidden history could prove deadly.
Friends and Liars by Kit Frick
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Release date: December 2, 2025
From “edge-of-your-seat suspense” (Booklist) author Kit Frick comes an insidious thriller about four estranged friends trapped in a powerful family’s deadly games at a luxe estate in the Italian countryside.
The Heir Apparent by Rebecca Armitage
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Release date: December 2, 2025
An irresistible modern fairy tale about a British princess who must decide between her duty to her family—or to her own heart.
No One Aboard by Emy McGuire
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Release date: December 2, 2025
The White Lotus meets The Last Thing He Told Me in this domestic mystery about a luxury sailboat found floating adrift in the ocean and the secrets of the missing family who set sail aboard it weeks before…
The E.M.M.A. Effect by Lia Riley
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Release date: December 2, 2025
Jane Austen meets Ali Hazelwood in this steamy, friends-to-lovers, STEM rom-com! He’s her best friend’s little brother and NHL forward. She’s a computer scientist used to being in control. The E.M.M.A., her elite AI training program, claims optimizing his performance requires one thing: the perfect match. According to its calculations, that’s her… Will Harriet discover that The E.M.M.A. knows best?
The Happiness Collector by Crystal King
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Release date: December 2, 2025
In this stunning contemporary fantasy novel for fans of V. E. Schwab and Kaliane Bradley, a historian’s dream job in Italy takes a dark turn when she discovers her employers aren’t exactly human…
The Love Audit by Lucy Eden
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Release date: December 2, 2025
The gloves—and more!—are coming off for workplace enemies turned fake newlyweds trying to save their jobs in this sexy rom-com, perfect for fans of Tarah DeWitt and B.K. Borison.
My Fair Frauds by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne
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Release date: December 2, 2025
A high society fraud and a scrappy swindler team up to take down Gilded Age New York in this tale of intrigue, drama, and female friendship.
A Grim Reaper’s Guide to Cheating Death by Maxie Dara
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Release date: December 2, 2025
When a determined killer targets her brother, a grim reaper risks everything to save him in this delightful cozy mystery.
The Gallagher Place by Julie Doar
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Release date: December 2, 2025
A layered exploration of family secrets, sibling misconceptions, and an unsolved murder in this chilling debut set in New York’s Dutchess County.
December 9 2025 New Book Releases
Seeing Other People by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka
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Release date: December 9, 2025
Two people haunted by their exes find that love isn’t dead in this heartfelt romance from the beloved authors of The Roughest Draft.
Audrey Lane Stirs the Pot by Alexis Hall
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Release date: December 9, 2025
A charming new LGBTQIA+ romcom from the bestselling author of BOYFRIEND MATERIAL.
Murder in Manhattan by Julie Mulhern
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Release date: December 9, 2025
Inspired by one of the first real-life female columnists at the New Yorker, this enticing historical mystery follows Freddie Archer as she solves crimes while reporting on the glamorous world of the rich and famous in 1920s Manhattan.
Her Time Traveling Duke by Bryn Donovan
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Release date: December 9, 2025
Magic meets science and sunshine meets grumpy when a love spell whisks a Regency-era duke to modern times.
Everyone in the Group Chat Dies by L.M. Chilton
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Release date: December 9, 2025
From the breakout author of Swiped comes a compulsively readable, surprisingly funny, and genuinely thrilling pageturner about a TikTok true crime investigator, a ’90s serial killer that may not be as dead as everyone would like, a text thread from hell, and long buried secrets that just won’t stay in the grave where they belong.
The Time Hop Coffee Shop by Phaedra Patrick
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Release date: December 9, 2025
Welcome to the Time Hop Coffee Shop, where wishes can come true…
Greta Perks was once the shining star of the iconic Maple Gold coffee commercials, the quintessential TV wife and mom. Now fame has faded, her marriage is on the rocks, her teenage daughter has become distant and Greta’s once-glittering career feels like a distant memory.
December 16 2025 New Book Releases
Love in Plane Sight by Lauren Connolly
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Release date: December 16, 2025
With her brother’s grumpy best friend—and her longtime nemesis—as Beth’s flight instructor, her pilot lessons could be a plane disaster or their first-class ticket to forever.
Downpour by Maggie Gates
Release date: December 16, 2025
A paraplegic bull rider and his new home aide fall in love as they pick up the pieces of their lives in the second book in the popular Griffith Brothers series.
The Once and Future Queen by Paula Lafferty
Release date: December 16, 2025
Outlander-meets-The Princess Bride plus Camelot in a fresh, big-hearted, feminist, timeslip adventure reimagining the epic saga of King Arthur, as told from the perspective of his spunky and surprising queen, Vera – complete with time travel and good running shoes!
The Opportunist by Tarryn Fisher
Release date: December 16, 2025
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Never Never comes the first book in her fan-favorite Love Me with Lies trilogy, the dark, twisty, unconventional love triangle with an ending you won’t see coming…
December 30 2025 New Book Releases
In Your Dreams by Sarah Adams
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Release date: December 30, 2025
A homecoming to Rome, Kentucky, sparks a new romance—and lots of drama—between two old family friends, from the New York Times bestselling author of When in Rome, Practice Makes Perfect, and Beg, Borrow, or Steal.
The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits
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Release date: December 30, 2025
A triumphantly life-affirming road trip novel about a man at a crossroads in his life.
Ain’t Nobody’s Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton by Martha Ackmann
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Release date: December 30, 2025
A larger-than-life new biography of country music legend and philanthropist Dolly Parton.
Run For Your Life, Callie Kingman by Alli Frank & Asha Youmans
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Release date: December 30, 2025
A blindsided soon-to-be divorcée rediscovers herself in this witty, celebratory novel about a hard-fought comeback by the authors of The Better Half.
We Who Will Die by Stacia Stark
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Release date: December 30, 2025
From the bestselling author of the Kingdom of Lies series comes a slow-burn romantasy set in a Roman-inspired world ruled by merciless vampires. Filled with breathtaking combat, vengeful gods, and magical creatures, We Who Will Die is the epic first installment in an enthralling new series perfect for fans of Carissa Broadbent, Jasmine Mas, and Rebecca Yarros.
An Arcane Inheritance by Kamilah Cole
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Release date: December 30, 2025
Warren University has stood amongst the ivy elite for centuries, built on the bones―and forbidden magic―of its most prized BIPOC students…hiding the rot of a secret society that will do anything to keep their own powers burning bright. No matter who they must sacrifice along the way.
