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Upcoming October 2026 Books
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15 releases currently listed

Bad Words
“The rare kind of book I can’t believe doesn’t already exist . . . [a] clear, clever voice and incisive social commentary elevate the book’s irresistible will-they-won’t-they romance to a once-in-a-lifetime read about truth, art, vulnerability, and all the sticky places they intersect. BAD WORDS LEFT ME BUZZING.” - EMILY HENRY, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Great Big Beautiful Life A sharp and deeply felt debut about art, ambition, and the connections that both inspire and undo us. Pa

Victorious (Villains, #3)
The triumphant conclusion to the Villains trilogy from V.E. Schwab, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil. Eli Ever. Victor Vale. Two men, first best friends, then mortal enemies, each destined to be the other’s shadow. One left standing—but the game isn't over yet Against all the years—and the odds—a group of allies and archrivals meet on a chessboard set by an opponent they couldn’t have predicted….to see who will

This Shattered Tempest (The Hurricane Wars, #3)
The highly anticipated conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Hurricane Wars trilogy makes landfall— and as the winds of war sweep through Lir, Talasyn and Alaric must confront the truth of their hearts and decide whether duty or desire will lead them forward. When the storm swallows the world, who will be left standing? Throughout their political marriage, Alaric and Talasyn struggled to resist the undeniable pull between them, even as rising tensions forced them on opposite sides of a l

Hallowed Bones (Sons of Salem #1)
The first in The Sons of Salem series, a witchy dark romance by USA Today bestselling author Lucy Smoke.Four men. One girl. Five families accused of witchcraft. A dark secret they all hide.Their souls are damaged, hiding secrets and harboring just as much hate as I am.Ezra BishopCameron GoodeLyall CoreyReyes ScottAnd me. Haven Wardwell.They are the monsters hidden in the shadows, but I am no novice when it comes to monsters.We are all legacies, but there’s one grand difference between us. I am
The Lord of Demons (The Burning, #3)
The Lord of Demons (The Burning, #3) by Evan Winter is an upcoming book release.

Before You Were Anne (Chelsey Calhoun)
After a woman is killed and her daughter vanishes, detective Chelsey Calhoun uncovers a legacy of violence and survival that spans from Japan to Seattle in the new novel by the author of The Return of Ellie Black. A murdered woman. A missing daughter. A truth buried across two continents. Married, pregnant, and thriving in her career, Detective Chelsey Calhoun’s life finally feels whole, until an explosive new case shatters everything. A mother is dead. Her sixteen-year-old daughter, Naomi, has

Reap & Sow
A young woman bargains with a demon to save her brothers, only to lose her heart in this slow-burn romantasy about dark magic, unlikely love, and the imperfect beauty of mortality. This stunning hardcover edition of Reap & Sow will feature deluxe embellishments, including a dazzling metallic jacket, full color printed edges, patterned end papers, and a specially designed case. The penniless in Blackbridge have only two choices: Sell the body or sell the soul. And thanks to Eda Shaw, business is

Dive Bar at the End of the Road
Final Destination meets The Cabin at the End of the World in this supernatural horror from New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong, in which a series of car accidents traps a group of strangers at a dive bar.A forested road at night, slick from the pounding rain and eerily illuminated by flashes of lightning. Just before midnight, a car swerves to avoid something—or someone—mysteriously standing in the road, only to slam into a fallen tree instead. In the pitch black, four more cars

Broken Rival
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey comes a gripping, heated romance about a girl trapped in a new reality, forced to make a choice between two brothers—one who is the high school golden boy, the other sworn to hunt down her kind—time travelers. This is Tessa Bailey as you’ve never seen her before. Magnolia Brown loves Friday night football games, volunteering and dominating at high school swim meets. Just your average everyday eighteen-year-old. Except for one thing: She’s f

Home for the Homicides (The Holly & Mark Mystery Series, 1)
'Tis the season . . . for murder.When Special Agents Holly Frost and Mark Shepherd report to the idyllic town of Christmas to investigate a very less than idyllic murder, they’re in for more than the average whodunnit. Welcome to Christmas, a town so cozy and charming it could be the backdrop of a Hallmark movie, where crime is never in season and it’s the holidays all year round. So when a tourist is found stabbed to death by an icicle in the middle of the town nativity scene, the local police

Peck & Peck
The number one bestselling author of global sensation Lessons in Chemistry returns with an irresistible, delightful, and tender story about a young man whose life turns upside down when he is hired by the most prestigious, secretive, and dysfunctional poetry journal in the world: the renowned Peck & Peck of New York City. Batter Gray is worried about his future. Even when he was eleven, his classmates seemed to have settled on a goal: doctor, lawyer, broker, engineer. Good jobs that automatical

Untitled (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #6)
Sarah J. Maas, the #1 bestselling author of the Court of Thorns and Roses series, returns to the courts of Prythian . . . Romance, danger, and intrigue await you in the stunning new installment. The full Court of Thorns and Roses series 1) A Court of Thorns and Roses 2) A Court of Mist and Fury 3) A Court of Wings and Ruin 4) A Court of Frost and Starlight 5) A Court of Silver Flames Also available from Sarah J. Maas is the bestselling Crescent City series, beginning with House of Earth and Blo

The Keeper (Gods of the Game, #3)
Book 3 in the Gods of the Game series

To Dream in Darkness
Two gods strike a bargain that leads them on a journey with devastating consequences in this lush historical fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Ann Liang. China in the age of brilliance, where gods freely wander the three realms. Amongst them is the cruel and beautiful Death God, who has never failed to collect a soul on time. Until now. For when he seeks out Rujia, the noble god of healing―and the only god he is fated to kill with his own hands―she makes him an offer he can’t refus

Death Devours All
After his mother's passing, criminology major Elliot “Ellis” Alcántara moves back to his hometown in Virginia after an old friend is accused of being involved in a murder that took place a year prior. Alistair Caddell is a young, established novelist and university student who is accused of murder shortly after the release of his third novel: “If the Nightingale Sleeps.” Bribed with the lifestyle he's always dreamt of and pursued by an unexplainable paranormal force, Ellis races against the clo
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When is the next release in Upcoming October 2026 Books?
The next dated item currently listed is scheduled for October 6, 2026.