New fiction book releases this week
Looking for the list of new books released this week? You’re in the right place. Each week, I round up the latest fiction book releases, organized by genre, so you can easily find your next favourite read. Whether you’re hunting for thrillers, romances, historical fiction, fantasy, or literary debuts, you’ll find them all here.
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This Week’s New Fiction Book Releases:
Week of December 9, 2025
Explore the newest novels released this week, sorted by genre:
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Thriller and mystery
Emily escapes her chaotic upbringing by marrying Daniel Winthrop, but his mansion’s forbidden west wing and basement reveal dark family truths—and the disturbing reason he wanted her as his wife.
After moving to Cambridge for fiancé Noah, beautician Amelia receives anonymous threats, loses clients mysteriously, and is left alone when Noah disappears—until a stalking photo forces her to hunt the tormentor herself.
Literary & contemporary
Turning fifty and feeling lonely, Moira Allyson invites her four longtime friends to her Savannah mansion, where their celebratory weekend unravels into confessions, hidden struggles, and unexpected healing.
Trying to escape her former fame, Michaela fights her mother’s manipulative comeback scheme and failed romances, turning to best friend Josh as she slowly pieces together who she wants to be.
From the bestselling author of Oprah’s Book Club selection The Deep End of the Ocean
After Felicity Wild is convicted of double murder, journalist Reenie Bigelow reopens the case, digging through their shared past to uncover why Felicity stayed silent—and who really killed the victims.
After Zoe Henry becomes guardian to her late best friend Lou’s two children, she adjusts to unexpected motherhood—until a hidden secret in Lou’s home threatens the new family she’s growing to love.
Historical fiction
In 1945, U.S. intelligence officer Julius Orlinsky follows a murder-filled trail from Washington to besieged Budapest, uncovering double agents and a betrayal tied to his secret Prague love affair.
Romance
From the authors of Reese’s Book Club pick Heiress Takes All
At a humans-and-haunters support group, ghost-plagued Morgan and ghost-clinging Sawyer join forces to help their spectral exes move on—only to fall for each other instead.
When Aubrey returns home after her career collapses, she reconnects with ex-boyfriend Nick—unaware he’s the ghostwriter behind the love letters from the new man she’s falling for.
Cassidy’s routine shifts when actor Wilder comes to train for a cowboy part. Their connection deepens as she considers leaving ranch life and he wonders if stardom is worth it.
After a drunken application lands Audrey on a beloved baking show, she bonds with contestant Doris’s WWII love story and clashes—then sparks—fly with fiery producer Jennifer Hallet.
After Rose accidentally summons Regency duke Henry from his portrait, they hunt an enchanted astrolabe to send him home—while disguises, magic misfires, and unexpected feelings complicate everything.
Fantasy & Sci-Fi
From the bestselling author of the Stormlight Archive and the Mistborn saga
From a detective using a memory-recording device to a ruler trapped in a custom-built world and a pilot encountering alien threats, this collection unites ten reality-bending adventures, including Moment Zero.
Former coffee-commercial star Greta Perks enters a magical café, wakes inside the idealized Mapleville, and must choose between the flawless TV-family life she’s granted and the flawed real family she left.
The enchanting world of A Study in Drowning comes to life through letters, poems, and art
Separated lovers Effy, a student architect, and Preston, a reclusive writer, reunite through exchanged journals, sketches, and letters as they uncover the truth behind the vanished Fairy King and their shattered past.
Cozy mystery
Inspired by one of the first real-life female columnists at the New Yorker
Flapper columnist Freddie Archer hunts a mysterious couture-clad killer through 1920s Manhattan’s speakeasies, brothels, mob circles, and theatres in this glamorous historical mystery.
On a snowy 1925 Christmas Eve, detectives Eleanor and Hugh discover their client killed before hiring them, uncovering village grudges, a tavern love triangle, and a second body in castle ruins.
Horror
Desperate to secure the perfect house, Margo Miyake crosses boundaries—from stalking to trespassing—pushing her obsession to extremes in the competitive DC housing market while risking her marriage and sanity.
When a landslide traps Sophie and the Sepulveda family at their ancestral villa, centuries-old secrets, curses, and possible supernatural forces collide, forcing her to confront truth, folklore, and danger.
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Emily Ray’s routine case unravels when a woman appears on TV claiming to be her former self. Tracking deaths and disappearances, Emily must stop a far-reaching cover-up without exposing her true past.
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