Week of April 15, 2025 | New fiction book releases

This week’s book selection will transport you to an array of different destinations, from the hallowed halls of Oxford to the windswept shores of a quaint Irish fishing village, to the streets of Bombay, and beyond.
In The Eights, you’ll get immersed in the struggles and triumphs of some of Oxford's first female students while in Garrett Carr’s anticipated The Boy from the Sea you’ll delve into the story of a community that embraces a mysterious baby found on their shores in the 1970s. Meanwhile, Jeneva Rose's gripping thriller, The Perfect Divorce, will plunge you into a tense narrative where a wife must fight to exonerate her husband from murder. And in Lyla Sage's Wild and Wrangled, romance blooms as lovers are reunited against the backdrop of their past.
These are only a few options so delve in and see where your next book will take you!
New book releases this week
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Thriller and mystery
Goodreads rating: 3.89
Ethan, a crime drama writer, teams with police officer Ro to investigate their friend's mysterious death.
AMAZON | INDIGO | BARNES & NOBLE
Goodreads rating: 4.26
A home invasion leads to the implosion of Edward and Isabel’s marriage. More than 20 years later, they are reunited for their intruder’s sentencing.
AMAZON | INDIGO | BARNES & NOBLE
Goodreads rating: 3.94
Inspired by a true story, a crime writer investigates the mystery of two deaths, decades apart, at a crumbling Vermont orphanage.
Contemporary, literary & women’s fiction
Goodreads rating: 4.13
Freya, Callum, Mischa, and Victoria bond over personal losses in a transformative group meeting, uncovering hidden connections and truths.
AMAZON | INDIGO | BARNES & NOBLE
Goodreads rating: 4.12
Maya Patel seems to have it all but struggles with guilt until an experimental "guilt pill" offers a risky escape.
AMAZON | INDIGO | BARNES & NOBLE
Goodreads rating: 4.22
Over the course of one year in which two sixteen year old boys meet and transform each other’s lives.
Historical fiction
Goodreads rating: 4.18
Set in 1920, four pioneering women at Oxford forge an unlikely friendship amid societal challenges, exploring sisterhood and courage.
AMAZON | INDIGO | BARNES & NOBLE
Goodreads rating: 4.08
A baby boy is discovered on the beach beside a small fishing town.
Goodreads rating: 4.22
Set in the 1940s, a book shop owner forms a kinship with two teenagers as the perils of war rage around them.
Goodreads rating: 4.04
A young Anglo-Indian nurse journeys from her home in Bombay, through Prague, Florence, Paris, and London to prove her innocence after a famous painter dies in her care.
Romance
Goodreads rating: 4.29
Camille plans to marry for stability, but her wedding fails, leading to a complex reunion with her first love, Dusty.
AMAZON | INDIGO | BARNES & NOBLE
Goodreads rating: 4.10
Ellie unexpectedly falls in love with Ash during a European trip, but six years later, their paths dramatically intertwine again.
AMAZON | INDIGO | BARNES & NOBLE
Goodreads rating: 3.63
Ava, a rebellious mafia princess, and Nick, destined mafia leader, face a choice between love and family loyalty after a passionate encounter.
AMAZON | INDIGO | BARNES & NOBLE
Goodreads rating: 4.07
Shirin and Kian reconnect after ten years, reigniting deep feelings while navigating challenges in their fragile lives and friendships.
AMAZON | INDIGO | BARNES & NOBLE
Goodreads rating: 4.16
The highly anticipated sequel to My Life with the Walter Boys, the internationally bestselling novel that inspired the Netflix series! Jackie returns to Walter ranch after a summer away from Cole.
AMAZON | INDIGO | BARNES & NOBLE
Part of the My Life with the Walter Boys series
Goodreads rating: 4.07
With nothing in common except the job they are both on, a renovator and a restoration specialist get stuck in a blizzard together.
Goodreads rating: 4.66
When a chance at being a bridesmaid turns into a chance at being a bride, how can she possibly refuse?
AMAZON | INDIGO | BARNES & NOBLE
Part of the Bridesmaid for Hire series
Fantasy
Goodreads rating: 4.46
James Anderson infiltrates Ark Island, the Reestablishment's stronghold, while Rosabelle Wolff, a trained assassin, prepares for her deadly orders.
AMAZON | INDIGO | BARNES & NOBLE
Part of the Shatter Me: The New Republic series
Goodreads rating: 4.5
In Orrun's empire, High Scholar Neema Kraa investigates a murder among royal contenders while navigating dangerous secrets and fierce competition.
AMAZON | INDIGO | BARNES & NOBLE
Book 1 of the Eternal Path Trilogy
Goodreads rating: 4.03
A merchant and a prince trapped in the crumbling realm of jinn must figure out how to save one world to return to their own.
AMAZON | INDIGO | BARNES & NOBLE
Part of the Sandsea Trilogy serie
Cozy Mystery
Goodreads rating: 4.12
A cranky former actress teams up with her Gen Z sobriety sponsor to solve a murder.
Goodreads rating: 3.67
When Dorothy’s obnoxious date is found dead in a hotel freezer, it not only ruins a gorgeous cheesecake but threatens a wedding Rose is hosting.
AMAZON | INDIGO | BARNES & NOBLE
This is the first book of The Golden Girls series
Sci-Fi
Goodreads rating: 3.64
A mysterious red journal connects three women born centuries apart in East London.
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Goodreads rating: 4.3
Eleven years after defending her husband for murder, Sarah faces turmoil as new evidence reopens the case.
AMAZON | INDIGO | BARNES & NOBLE
Part of the Perfect series