Release date not yet known
On Thin Ice by Jennifer Iacopelli (Little, Brown) - US edition not yet added to Goodreads.
Alice Jerman at Little, Brown has bought, in an exclusive submission, On Thin Ice by Jennifer Iacopelli, sequel to Finding Her Edge,
the ice dance book turned Netflix series. The book continues Adriana
Russo's story as she juggles ice dance, her family, and Freddie and
Brayden. Publication is planned for February 2027; Alice
Sutherland-Hawes at ASH Literary negotiated the six-figure deal for
North American rights.
February 1st
The Echo of Empires by Shameen Abubakar (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
Three
former street rats are unwillingly bound to mythical beasts and must
plan an epic heist at the Royal Wedding to break free from their
dangerous bond – accidentally unraveling an empire while they're at it.
Six of Crows meets City of Brass in this epic adventure fantasy.
Soha Khosrani knows how to make a deal.
Born
and bred in Joot — a crowded port city teeming with gang lords,
bureaucrats, and heiresses — Soha is an upstart tailor with an unhealthy
appetite for risk who falls somewhere in between all of the above. On
the cusp of the biggest deal in this back alley orphan’s career, a fiery
beast of legend named Rostam destroys Soha’s precious tailor shop.
Awoken from a thousand year banishment, Rostam has returned, furious at
his siblings for trapping him, and now bound to Soha through a ring from
her childhood.
Soha’s past then storms onto her doorstep when
her assassin half-sister and childhood-nemesis-turned-pirate return to
Joot, bound to Rostam’s brother and sister. In order to break the
dangerous link, the three former street rats and their monstrous
counterparts must crash the Royal Wedding and steal the only object that
could free them from one another. On their way, they confront the past
that ties them all together, whilst also uncovering a history that could
unravel an empire built on carefully gilded secrets.
All Soha
knows is that being tied to a monster is not good for business, so
Joot’s Merchant of Death will do whatever it takes to return to her life
of sin and sequins. Even if that means making a deal with the devil.
February 2nd
Annie Burned the House Down by Olivia A. Cole (Labyrinth Road) - previously titled Blood Lick.
Annie can’t even remember her father, or where exactly the cracks in her family began . . . but she can’t help feeling like the fracture is her fault. Her older brother Michael took off a year ago, leaving her alone with her mother’s bitterness. And when her mom lands in jail, Annie is sent to stay with her grandmother in the small town of Sarcelles.
But this quiet town is hiding dark secrets, including the recent disappearance of a local teen, Roxanne. Everyone seems like they’d rather blame the girl or forget her entirely—everyone except for Annie’s new friend Gio, who knows how it feels to be an outcast because of her family.
With Gio’s help, Annie chases down answers to questions no one else seems willing to ask. But the deeper her search goes, the more she feels like the real mystery in her life might be much closer home. Because being back in Sarcelles means confronting her own family history, including sparks of memories she can’t understand. And as the truths of her past and present meet and combust, will Annie be able to build something new from the ashes?
Diviner by Melissa de la Cruz (G.P. Putnam and Sons)
After the near collapse of Sibylline—the crown jewel of the magical ivy league—Raven, Atticus, and Dorian return for their second semester as students. They finally have access to the education they’ve wanted all their lives.
But an insidious darkness has wormed itself into the Ivy. It surfaces when a wrathful creature appears on campus, and before long, it devolves into the mysterious disappearance of spellbooks. The spells themselves are vanishing with them, extending far beyond campus and threatening the collapse of the world’s magic system.
Tumult at Sibylline should bring the trio closer together. But Raven pulls away, becoming more and more entangled with a secret society dealing in dangerous arcane arts. With only each other to lean on, Atticus and Dorian must try to restore the world’s magic from inside of Sibylline’s walls—all while fighting to salvage their relationship with the person they love the most.
Indoor Girl by Krystle Brantzeg (Scholastic) - moved from 2026.
For starters, it's caused by her mother’s paralyzing agoraphobia. But when a termite infestation eats its way into their home, an unlikely prince arrives in the form of the nephew of an exterminator who is in need of his own kind of saving.Weaving together a thread of Jenny Han-esque romance with the mental health themes of Picture Us in the Light, Indoor Girl is a dark, screwball romance that simultaneously explores the messy tendrils of mother-daughter relationships amid mental illness, grief, and the push-and-pull of growing up.
Ever since her father’s death four years ago, fifteen-year-old Keysa Perrault’s life has shrunk to the confines of her books, Pinterest boards of now-out-of-reach college campuses, and bittersweet memories of when she was allowed to venture past her mailbox—back when her mom’s extreme agoraphobia and controlling nature didn’t keep them both from leaving the house. Debilitated by anxiety, fear, and what Keysa’s dad used to call parentnoia, her mom Rose has resorted to self-medicating with cough medicine, making Filipino recipes only Keysa eats, and replacing her life outside the house with prayers to the rosary and her late husband’s finite insurance money to get by.
But when termites chew their way into Keysa's bedroom, they bring DJ Kim, a high school volleyball star who’s grieving a recent death of his own and serving time with his exterminator uncle. And despite DJ's closed-off attitude and plummeting GPA, Keysa can’t help but see in him a rare window of opportunity for freedom.Desperate for a night out of her bubble, Keysa and DJ strike a tutoring and good grades for him, late-night joyrides for her—after her mom has taken her cold medicine, that is.Keysa and DJ start off visiting places that remind her of her dad and past life—In-N-Out, the beach, the Cinco de Mayo costume carnival.
But as their covert lifts turn into starlight trysts, Keysa begins to suffocate under the weight of her dual life. Soon, she’s faced with two she can either stay indoors, keep DJ a secret forever, and bury her dreams of going off to college—or she can fly in the face of her mother’s ever-tightening rules and expose the truth, risking Rose's mental health and Keysa's own freedom along the way.
Poison Heart by Tegan Cassell (Mayhem Books) - moved from September 2026.
The Summoning of Tess Pham by Trang Thanh Tran (Bloomsbury) - official description not yet released.
The Sixth Faction #2 by Veronica Roth (HarperCollins)
Say Less by Lamar Giles (Scholastic) - description not yet updated on Goodreads.
The Good Girl’s Guide to Murder meets Demon Copperhead in this new fast-paced and wickedly smart read from three-time Edgar Award nominee Lamar Giles!
Welcome to Keysbridge.
Population 5,818 and dropping.
Where I live, everyone knows something--true or false--about the Goodwin family. Some say the Goodwins are just a myth born from small-town gossip and lack of opportunities. Others have one of those red-string conspiracy boards that explains how the Goodwins basically built the town and run everything. We’re not supposed to ask questions here. Not if you know what’s good for you.
And yet, questions abound.
What if there really was one family that ran our town?
What if they messed up, and everything that had been working for years started to unravel?
What if that part started at my after-school job?
What if there were nine dead bodies by the end of everything?
What if it was your friends dying?
Guess I don’t know what’s good for me because I’m going to answer them all...
The Feeling Checklist by Ivy Quinn (Wattpad Studios) - description not yet updated on Goodreads.
For fans of heart-warming coming-of-age YA novels like Counting Down to You by Tashie Bhuiyan and I Hope This Doesn't Find You by Ann Liang.
Hospitals, doctor appointments, daily medicine, repeat. For 17-year-old Hazel, taking care of her sick mother has become her number one priority. But after years of being her mother’s caregiver, Hazel’s own emotions have taken a backseat—now it’s hard for her to feel anything. Overwhelmed, emotionally repressed, and disconnected, Hazel can’t remember the last time she’s felt like a teenager.
Enter River—the new neighbor. River is a social butterfly, and Hazel’s total opposite. However, with his charm, kindness, and willingness to offer a helping hand, Hazel’s cloudy reality begins to brighten. The pair soon find themselves in an unlikely friendship, and River proposes a project to help Hazel work through her unfeeling dilemma: the Feeling Checklist. Write a list of feelings she wants to experience, and track her progress.
On a personal journey to rediscover herself, Hazel explores the highs and lows of her buried emotions. But in navigating her newfound vulnerability, the risks of falling in love have never been greater.
The Us We Knew by Katy Upperman (Sourcebooks Fire) - description not yet updated on Goodreads.
Celeste has had a crush on Chase for as long as she can remember, but his brother may be the love of her dreams in this new emotional and captivating YA contemporary romance about the fragility of life and restorative power of love by Katy Upperman, author of Everything I Promised You and All We Once Had.
When Celeste bumps into Chase at the county fair, she's certain her misfortune is over. Sure, the cheer team has turned its back on her and her whole family is grieving her beloved grandmother's passing. But Chase is her older brother Owen's closest friend, the carefree, charismatic, hot friend she's had an unrequited crush on for forever. Now that she's finally caught his attention, Celeste will do whatever it takes to keep it—and keep the spark between them secret. Especially when an impulsive decision leaves her full of regret.
At school, Celeste finds herself paired with Chase's younger brother, Ty, for their senior project. Celeste's once-stellar grades tanked after Gigi's death, and a lot more rides on their partnership than she'd like to admit. Though their brothers are lifelong friends, Celeste and Ty have never been close. She's surprised at just how much they have in common. Ty is easygoing, considerate, and smart–clearly the right Fortier brother for Celeste. If only she'd discovered that sooner. If only she'd been honest with Ty from the start... Celeste doesn't want to deceive the boy she's falling for, but she can't risk ruining the only relationship keeping her afloat.
Then one phone call shatters both their worlds. Amid the wreckage of all they knew, is there any hope that Celeste and Ty can find love?
Suffs: A Novel Based on the Tony Award-Winning Broadway Musical by Shaina Taub and Betsy Cornwell (Random House) - description not yet updated on Goodreads.
Based on the Tony Award–winning Broadway musical Suffs, this compelling historical novel follows a group of suffragists in the final years of the fight for women’s right to vote in America, as they risk everything to demand change and make history.
It’s 1913 and best friends Alice and Lucy are headed to Washington, D.C. with a big, impossible plan – to organize the first ever protest march down Pennsylvania Avenue, demanding the right to vote. But how will they do it when it’s never been done?
Enter the suffs. The suffrage movement has been long and passionate. Trailblazers like journalist Ida B. Wells and Alice’s childhood hero, Carrie Chapman Catt have been in the fight for years. And the law remains unchanged. Now, the young are at the gates. Together with socialite Inez Milholland, immigrant Ruza Wenclawska, and more, Alice and Lucy are determined to win. No matter what it takes.
How far are you willing to go for what you believe in? It’s a journey that will change the suffs, and the country, forever.
Cruel Affections by Rachael Lippincott (Simon and Schuster) - previously titled What You Will, moved from October 2026.
Alexa Pastor at Simon & Schuster has acquired Rachael Lippincott's What You Will, a vengeful, sapphic, historical romantasy spin on Twelfth Night, following feuding families and branches of magic. Publication is scheduled for fall 2026; Emily van Beek at Folio Jr./Folio Literary Management negotiated the deal for world rights.
Feed Me to the Water by Christina Ferko (Sourcebooks Fire)
Untitled by Unknown YA Author (Delacorte)
February 9th
Win a Date with Julian Austin by Addie Woolridge (Delacorte)
Layla Matthews is not a big-city girl. She was born to take over her family’s flower farm and stay in Seaton, California. Her rural town might be dying, but she’s planning to change that.
Then movie star Julian Austin shows up. He’s filming his next blockbuster at Matthews Ranch and makes Layla an irresistible If she helps him experience all the classic high school moments he’s only ever acted out on screen, he’ll help put Seaton back on the map.
Layla knows having a crush on Julian is a bad idea, but as they work through his “real-life” list, she starts to imagine a future with him. Will Layla pluck up the courage to follow her heart? Or will she let her new dreams be nipped in the bud?
Rise of the Dragon by Natasha Bowen (Random House) - description not yet updated on Goodreads.
After saving the Kingdom of Kwa, Moremi thought her problems were behind her. But as Kwa’s new ruler, her greatest challenges are just beginning. The dragon gods have tasked her with uniting the people, while also introducing their daughter, a brand-new god, to the world.
And Moremi can handle it: she has her advisors and her childhood friend, Nox. She has the magic of two dragons in her veins and a third at her side . . . yet all the power in the world can’t protect her from Kwa’s exiled prince. Because when she hears of Jagun’s upcoming wedding to the princess of a neighboring kingdom, even the gods can’t save Moremi from having to attend.
Between Moremi’s history with Jagun and her own confused heart, uniting their kingdoms feels less and less likely. And as tensions rise, Moremi must decide what kind of leader she will be. Because with a new god on her shoulder—together they could remake this new world... or raze what’s left of it to the ground.
Should I Stay or Should You Go? by Kyle Lukoff (Dial Books) - moved from October 2026.
From
award-winning author Kyle Lukoff comes an emotionally charged and
unexpectedly funny not-quite-love story, set against the backdrop of
college orientation
For Thomas, matriculating at Erikson, the
storied Ivy League University on New York’s Upper West Side, is about
more than trading in small-town Vermont for life in the big city. It’s
about returning to the place he was born, walking the same streets his
late uncle did in his early 20s, and finally, finallygetting a chance to
ditch the “nice trans boy” persona he’s been carrying since coming out
in middle school. Not that Thomas isn’t nice or trans, but he longs to
be just one of the guys, another face in the crowd.
Blending in
has never been Annabelle’s aim, but ever since her most recent (and most
disastrous) breakup, she’s been counting down the days until she can
escape Seattle’s claustrophobic queer scene for the relative anonymity
of NYC. No one at Gilman College, or its sibling school Erikson, knows
anything about Annabelle or her exes. It’s the perfect fresh start, and
this time, everything will be different.
When Thomas and
Annabelle meet, their connection is electric. Neither one can believe
they’ve found someone so perfect before classes even start. But as the
heady thrill of new love (and lust) begins to fade, both teens will
discover that what you think you want isn’t always what you need.
Seeing Starlight by Myisha Haynes (First Second) - YA graphic novel, previously titled Humanities 1010 and moved from 2024. Description not yet updated on Goodreads.
"There's no such thing as Aliens."
At least, that's what Hakeem thinks. Which sucks for him, because he’s about to attend Black Birch High, a school specializing in everything paranormal. To make matters worse, his childhood friend seems to hate him, and he's failing UFOlogy.
Then he meets Yuhit, his handsome classmate who's excited about everything, and is willing to help Hakeem study. Things start off great but despite the crush that Hakeem definitely is developing, there's something off about Yuhit that holds him back. But is that because of Hakeem's cynicism and trust issues, or because there's something Yuhit is hiding from him?
As otherworldly events begin to transpire, and rumors fly of strange creatures prowling the town, will Hakeem even believe what his eyes are seeing?
Monstrous Beautiful Things by Taylor Grothe (Peachtreen Teen) - moved from September 2026, previously titled Of Auras and Shadows.
Plagued by sick headaches that are considered an ill portent in her superstitious village, Ediva has begged the Goddess Warmth for a cure, but the Goddess has never answered. Too ill to marry and too weak to farm, and with her family barely scraping by on the fringes of society, Ediva prays for relief, desperate to contribute to her family’s survival.
When her prayers are finally answered, it isn’t by the Goddess, but by the Vivari, learned men from the North. They not only promise a cure for Ediva, they claim her pain makes her special. All she has to do is forsake the Goddess Warmth and repay the Vivari in lymph, a fluid which they claim is the source of Ediva’s pain.
If the Vivari can heal Ediva and end her family’s suffering, she would risk any Goddess’s wrath. Upon their orders, she begins to traverse the shimmering auras that appear with her sick headaches to the Otherworld—a plane that is both beautiful and strange. There, Ediva is free of pain yet haunted by many-limbed beasts, knit of bone.
Pursued by horrors, Ediva meets a hard, fearsome girl, Brigid, who claims the Vivari aren’t trying to take away their pain but to give it purpose. As Ediva explores the Otherworld, the more her feelings for Brigid grow, and the more she suspects the Vivari’s promises of power will only be offered to the one who survives. Will she make the ultimate sacrifice to save the girl she loves? Or will she retreat to a world where her pain means nothing at all?
Either way, Ediva must become like the monsters she desperately fears.
The Cursed Fate of Sabrina Parry by Anna Fiteni (Little, Brown) - description not yet updated on Goodreads.
Habren Faire saved the fairies. But Sabrina Parry will not be rewarded for it.
Sabrina doesn’t live with the fairies. She visits, travelling with borrowed magic and her iron sword, and she has no intention of staying. She has places to be and centuries to travel through.
But when an ancient white dragon begins burning the villages of Gwlad y Tylwyth Teg to the ground, Sabrina’s family is in the firing line. The fairy king is nowhere to be found, and Sabrina hasn’t heard from Neirin in months.
Someone has to do something. The problem is, saving the realm the second time around is considerably more complicated than the first. The fairy court is a nest of scheming lords and murderous ambitions, each one watching Sabrina as closely as they’re watching the empty throne. And her father – brilliant, but infuriating – is already organising the villagers for a fight she isn’t sure they can win.
As the King’s Champion, the people look to Sabrina for answers she doesn’t have, in a political game she never agreed to play, on behalf of a crown she doesn’t want to represent. All she has is her iron sword, a very bad plan, and the stubborn conviction that someone has to stand between a dragon and the people of the Summer Lands.
It might as well be her.
Get ready to once again lose yourself in the mystical Welsh world of Habren Faire, where danger, political intrigue and romance await you…
Worse Than the Others by Mackenzie Reed (Storytide) - moved from 2026, description not yet updated on Goodreads.
Packed with twists, scares, and shocking reveals, this chilling standalone thriller from the acclaimed author of The Rosewood Hunt and The Wilde Trials is perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying and All Your Twisted Secrets!
Ames is an aspiring true crime YouTuber, so when she receives an anonymous invitation to a party at the infamous Haven Hotel, she can’t resist going. Because a girl died under suspicious circumstances at the hotel last summer, and this is Ames’s chance to find out what happened.
When she arrives, she finds that the other party guests are a group of friends from the nearby arts high school, and that none of them know who invited them to this party either. But within moments, one of their group is dead.
It’s soon made clear that there’s no way out of the Haven Hotel, not unless the secrets that the friends are hiding are exposed. It’s up to Ames to lead the investigation to find out which of the guests is worse than the others.
King of Masks by Petra Lord (Henry Holt) - moved from February 7th.
Anabelle Gage emerged from the ashes of Paragon Academy having done the impossible—slaying the infamous Black Wraith, and stealing her body. As Caimor and Shenten race toward all-out war, Ana will risk everything to save her loved ones caught in the crossfire. Her friend Korin has been imprisoned by a vicious Shenti warlord, and only has days to live. To save him from execution, Ana and her allies must cross rising seas and withstand enemies on all sides.
Across the ocean, Nell Ebbridge is reunited with her father, Caimor's ruthless king, and find herself torn between her duty and her feelings for Ana. As she draws closer to dark truths, Nell must decide who she is willing to become—and who she is willing to sacrifice.
Krakens prowl the seas and ancient horrors stir beneath the waves. As armies clash and loyalties fracture, Ana and Nell are set on a devastating collision course.
Daughter of the Wild Gods by Elly Blake (Little, Brown) - moved from 2025, description not yet updated on Goodreads.
Discover swoonworthy romance and a dark fairy tale world in the twist-filled conclusion to the Thirstwood trilogy by a New York Times bestselling author, perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Holly Black.
Carefree Rozenna has grown up sheltered from the harsh realities of the war that has ravaged her Thirstwood home. But when she is kidnapped by a group of rogue mages, she must depend on her own wits and strength for the first time in her life. An orphaned naiad named Roan emerges as an unlikely ally—he’s unable to resist Rozie’s bubbly nature and boundless curiosity, just as she finds herself drawn to the first person to see her for herself. As a dangerous, out-of-control magic tears their world apart, Rozie must decide whether to trust Roan and her own nascent powers, which could be her people’s only hope.
This spell-binding conclusion to the Thirstwood series about the daughters of the powerful forest king will pull readers in headfirst to an enchanting and irresistibly romantic adventure.
The Beautiful Heir by Vanessa Montalban (Simon Pulse)
Anna Parsons and Rebecca Kuss at Simon Pulse have acquired The Beautiful Heir and The Wild Heir, the first two books in the Heirs of Westemere series by Vanessa Montalban. Bridgerton meets Succession in this series of YA romantic fantasy novels as the heirs to the kingdom of Westemere navigate their love lives while competing for control of their ancestral throne. Publication is set for summer 2027; Danielle Burby at Mad Woman Literary Agency negotiated the deal for world rights.
February 16th
What Makes a Monster by Emily Cooper (Wednesday Books) - description not yet updated on Goodreads.
In Velandor, where magic is ruled by the constellations, Celestine Savareau rots in prison after a failed attempt to end the world. All she wants is destruction and domination.
When she is offered a freedom deal, Celestine has little choice but to accept, even if it means going after her ex-lover and accomplice Aire. So Celestine joins the Nightguard, the protectors of Velandor, even as she plots to reunite with Aire and finish what they started.
Nightguard Kivessin would rather die than work with Celestine. His mother was killed during her arrest, and he’s not about to forgive and forget. But when he learns that helping Celestine means taking her down if she goes rogue, he manages to set his razor-sharp morals aside.
As they commence training, Celestine must exploit her relationship with Aire to stay one step ahead. If she fails, the world will end—and she’d hate to die without exploring the undeniable tension which lingers between her and Kivessin.
In doing so, Celestine and Kivessin discover something neither of them wants to acknowledge: she might not be the monster they thought…
Every Room a Hunger by Nino Cipri (Henry Holt)
Leo was pressured into accepting a juvenile diversion sentence after a security guard overreacted and labeled him a threat. Rowan’s doctor told them it was the only in-patient psych facility with an available bed. Caroline, horrified at having been labeled a lesbian by her evangelical parents, expects conversion therapy. Frankie, who is transmasc, hides his longing for acceptance under a firebrand personality, but as a veteran of troubled teen programs thanks to his hateful birth mother, he’s the only one who knows to expect the worst.
When these teens arrive at Home House, they're promised a fresh start. But they're quickly ambushed by their own traumas in attack therapy and bullied in the name of growth. Plus, the House’s strange atmosphere twists everything, making it hard to tell what’s real and what’s not.
Though the program is designed to isolate them and poison them against each other, when the horror becomes all too real, Rowan, Frankie, Leo, and Caroline can agree on one they must escape. But it’s not the adults running the house or their fellow inmates that are trying to keep them inside the houses' four walls - it’s Home House itself that doesn’t want them to leave.
When a Tiger Flies by Susie Yi (Roaring Brook Press) - YA graphic novel, moved from 2025, August 2026 and January 2027. Description not yet updated on Goodreads.
Sixteen-year-old Ara is a prodigy. Under the sheltered care of her parents, Ara has achieved her life goal—she's going to Harvard College.
But while Ara had prepared herself for getting into Harvard, she isn't ready for what college brings. She's no longer the only genius at school, her parents aren’t around, and being two years younger than her fellow freshmen means Ara is in the dark about a lot of things, especially romantic relationships.
Things spiral out of control as Ara struggles to maintain top grades and falls for an older classmate, who offers to help her. But when he becomes controlling and abusive, she gradually realizes, through time and healing, that she must find her inner tiger and roar.
Inspired by author-illustrator Susie Yi’s own experience, When a Tiger Flies is an achingly honest and deeply moving graphic novel about first college experiences, toxic relationships, and inherited resilience, upending the stereotype about her “tiger parents”.
The Heavens We Defy by Tiffany Wang (HarperCollins) - previously titled The Secrets We Carry.
Ailan has many older sisters, but Xifei is the one she loves most—and the one she’s secretly betrayed. So when her sister vanishes from the Heavens, Ailan is willing to cross the entire mortal realm if only to bring her back, no matter the cost.
Kai despises immortals. Marked forever by the god who stole his brother’s life, he’s spent every day since chasing vengeance. They say immortals cannot be killed, he’s determined to prove them wrong.
When Ailan descends from the Heavens searching for her sister, Kai seizes his chance, offering to guide her to an oracle who might help, all while hiding a darker plan. But their journey through the Middle Kingdom pulls them into the deadly schemes of tyrants and demons. And as betrayal gives way to something far more dangerous, Ailan and Kai will have to decide what matters most—revenge, loyalty… or each other.
A Sister She’d Burn the Realms For: Ailan betrayed the one person she loves most—now she’ll cross realms to get her back.
Sworn to Vengeance, Ruined by Love: Kai's swore to destroy immortals, so why is he falling for one?
Allies of Convenience Meets Uninvited Feelings: Ailan needs his help, Kai wants her revenge on her kind...what could go wrong?
Deadly: A Darkly Mystery by Marisha Pessl (Delacorte) - description not yet updated on Goodreads.
Grace Kelly glamour meets The Inheritance Games stakes in this glittering young adult mystery where puzzles, romance and danger shimmer. A sequel to the national bestseller Darkly.
DARKLY ISN’T DONE WITH HER YET.
Months after the haunting events of last summer, Arcadia is chasing light—Paris, familiar friends, maybe even closure. But when her old crush Poe vanishes without a trace, her search leads to his ransacked apartment, a stolen Louisiana Veda ghost game, and whispers of a decades-old murder at a legendary Riviera hotel.
As secrets swirl beneath the surface of luxury, Arcadia finds herself drawn into a mystery that blurs the line between myth and truth. The deeper she goes, the more she realizes: The stolen game isn’t just haunted—it’s hiding something. And someone doesn’t want it found.
The twisted mechanics of the Darkly empire have been set in motion again. But this time it is operating against a panorama of evil and conspiracy vaster than Arcadia ever imagined.
Welcome back to the world of Darkly. Where the past is a puzzle, the present is a trap, and the only way out is to play.
Ravenfield Hall by Leanna Renee Hieber (Union Square and Co.) - description not yet updated on Goodreads.
Rachel never faced her own ghosts, and instead she chose to become one. I must not make that same mistake.
It’s 1874 on the coast of southern Maine when seventeen-year-old aspiring writer Agnes Alder arrives at Ravenfield Hall, an old manor house situated along a jagged patch of Maine coastline. She’s been invited by the young Matthias Delacourt to be a companion to his ailing sister, and she couldn’t say no to the promise of employment while her family is in dire financial straits. That the man of the house is brooding and handsome doesn’t hurt either. The large manor is unnervingly empty, and the portrait of Matthias’s beautiful former fiancé, Rachel Winslow, captivates and intimidates Agnes. Mrs. Peabody, the formidable housekeeper, spins tales of Rachel’s perfection, and Agnes feels the looming ghost of the deceased girl follow her every move.
Soon Agnes learns about the haunted inn on a nearby island. Is it just her imagination, or can she hear the groans of ghostly sailors lost at sea in shipwrecks that plagued these islands? And the more time she spends with Matthias, the more sparks fly. But will the ghosts that haunt these islands, the secrets kept by the Winslow family, and the shadow of Rachel come between them, or can their love overcome it all?
USA Today bestselling author Leanna Renee Hieber's Ravenfield Hall is a lush gothic romance inspired by the classics Rebecca and Jamaica Inn with a dash of the Brontë sisters that’s perfect for fans of Adalyn Grace and Keri Lake.
February 23rd
Infernally Yours by Kylie Lee Baker (Feiwel and Friends)
A normal girl would’ve wept over her grandmother's coffin at her funeral, and hugged her family tightly as they mourned. But Sakura Smith is not a normal girl. And this is not a normal family. On the day of her estranged grandmother’s death, all of Sakura’s family turned into Yokai, creatures from Japanese folklore. Now Sakura not only has to deal with her rich, entitled cousins, but she also has to manage her newly sentient hair and the eternally hungry mouth that has suddenly appeared on the back of her head.
But Grandma Kojima didn’t leave them without options. In order to regain their human forms, all they need to do is make sure someone in their family marries Benjiro, the teenage Prince of Hell. And to sweeten the deal, Grandma Kojima added an extra clause: whichever cousin marries Benjiro will receive ALL of her inheritance. Spurred by their greedy parents, Sakura’s cousins immediately jump at the chance to get their hands on Grandma Kojima’s massive estate.
Sakura knows she needs that money more than any of her wealthy family members, and she’s willing to do whatever it takes to make it to the altar. But will she be able to keep it together when she starts getting real feelings for the sweet, kind Benjiro?
Strike Down the Sun by Sara Holland (Wednesday Books) - moved from 2026.
Annie Fairfax is in hiding in the north. She’s determined not to interfere in the war between humans and finfolk—convinced she’ll only do more damage—but when she gets wind that the key to lifting the curse on her bloodline may lie back home in Kirkrell, she returns in secret, determined to do whatever it takes to free her family from heartbreak forever.
Meanwhile, Silas Price fights alongside the finfolk against the humans. But when a mistake during battle costs him the trust of the finfolk queen, she orders him to take up the search his mother began long ago for a weapon of legend--an artifact from an ancient myth that could lift the curse on the Fairfaxes and win the war for the finfolk, but could also unleash supernatural forces that tear the world apart.
When Annie and Silas realize that they’re searching for the same thing, they reluctantly join forces, but are threatened by August’s machinations and the ghost of their own thwarted romance. The two of them might be all that’s stopping the whalers and finfolk from wiping each other out, but it remains to be seen which is stronger: the volatile attraction between them, or the seething bad blood.
Facing the Rising Son by Kelly J. Baptist (HarperCollins)
It’s hard to find anything in the shadows. Roosevelt “Rose” Newman III should know—he lives in a lot of them.
There’s the shadow of his successful older sister who is getting her PhD; his father’s lofty expectations; the shadows of the primarily white students at Rose’s private school; and, most importantly, the shadow of his civil rights activist grandfather—the original Roosevelt Newman—who was killed before Rose was born. His legacy is impossible to live up to, as are Rose’s father’s lofty expectations.
When a teacher makes a racist comment and Rose uses his graffiti art to retaliate, he’s thrust into the limelight. As a punishment from his father, Rose must complete community service and attend a trip to his family’s house in Alabama to attend a ceremony honoring his grandfather.
But as he spends time with his extended family, photos and family stories reveal that Rose may be more like Roosevelt the first in far more than name. Award-winning author Kelly J. Baptist blends heritage and heart to bring her debut YA novel to life.
Floodbringer by Sadie Turner (Delacorte)
Formerly a water mage to the elite House Shearwater, Corith risked her life to discover the truth behind her best friend's mysterious death. But she never anticipated the depth of the secrets her friend was keeping...or that in her quest to unravel them, she'd end up falling for a member of the powerful family she served.
Corith thinks she's left that part of her past behind her. But when the rebel group she's joined assigns her a new mission, she finds herself back in the Shearwaters’ orbit—and facing down Llir, the boy she left behind.
Now, to stop a dangerous new enemy, Corith and Llir must unravel twisted political conspiracies and go head to head with the most powerful and dangerous noble families in the nation. And, they must fight their feelings for one another—feelings which aren’t as dead as Corith would like to believe.
The tide in the battle for mage-folk is turning—but which way will the current take Corith and her friends?
Rank Chasers by Dina Havranek (Peachtree Teen)
Kasey Golden is content being a rank 8 student. But when a hurricane floods her school, she and the rest of her senior class are forced to combine with another school that calculates rank differently. Overnight, Kasey ascends from rank 8 to rank 3, putting her within distance to claim valedictorian by the end of the year and placing a target on her back.
Over the coming months, Kasey and her classmates face sabotage in the form of stolen assignments, school vandalism, and a teacher bent on giving Kasey low marks so her class-favorite can take the lead.
When two of the leading saboteurs threaten to take Kasey down next if she doesn’t help them target the current rank 1, Kasey starts down her own dark path. It starts small—some blackmail, some rumors. But as the descent progresses, Kasey is forced to ask herself: How much is she willing to lose in the race to get ahead?
A darkly comedic and unflinchingly honest portrait of toxic competition and the drive for perfection. With page-turning, searing wit, Rank Chasers examines the ever-increasing pressures high school students face to secure the best possible future.
These Twisted Hearts by Ginny Myers Sain (G.P. Putnam and Sons)
A romantic YA Midwestern gothic thriller, from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark and Shallow Lies, featuring a storm-chasing teen girl in a town cursed with violent weather.
One year ago Ezra Winslow vanished from storm-plagued Promise, Oklahoma, and seventeen-year-old Jubilee Callahan is still searching for her first love and tornado-chasing partner. Then a monster twister touches down and the strange and beautiful Star Holloway walks out of the wreckage claiming that he’s there to stop the deadly storms, and that Jubilee is destined to help him.
When the search for Ezra leads Jubilee to blood-soaked secrets buried just below the prairie dirt, the land itself turns against the people of Promise. Tall grass grows wild, animals flee, and red rain falls across dying farms.
Now, to make things right, Jubilee and Star will have to unleash a storm powerful enough to wipe Promise clean, right down to the bones.
Steeped in storm magic, buried sins, and ferocious longing, These Twisted Hearts is perfect for fans of The Raven Boys and House of Hollow.
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