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This one actually just came out, but is still new enough for me to include in this list. As I have mentioned in my article about inspiring memoirs, it is a genre I have come to enjoy and appreciate more recently. I am always looking for inspiring stories of different people and to learn from them. I was really entranced by Kelly Bishops recounting of her life in the showbusiness, so I hope to find something similar in Applegate’s book. The memoir will also talk about her diagnosis with multiple sclerosis, an illness that many people deal with and that I imagine to be quite painful, so I want to learn more about it to understand what some people go through.

I have read the Lightlark series and Summer in the City by Aster, and enjoyed both of them. Though I have yet to read Crowntide, I am curious about Starside and what exactly she will do with it, since it is her adult fantasy debut.There are some similarities with Lightlark from what I can tell by the blurb. It is about a land split in two, where every fifty years the gates separating them open and fifty challengers can go on a quest for magic, wealth or an extended life. Aris, the protagonist, is not after the glory or prize, she wants vengeance on the gods and is joining the quest to kill them. I expect this to be a thrilling fantasy and am curious to see what Aster does with the plot, and how she differentiates from her YA fantasy.

Abby Jimenez is an author whose new releases I will always want to read. Her writing style is engaging and her characters are always fleshed out, which I often look for in the romance genre. Her books are usually interconnected standalones, and this one is in the same world as her previous book, Say You’ll Remember me, so I am excited to see the cameo of those characters in her new book. I am a bit apprehensive about the plot itself, since it is the main character’s boyfriend’s best friend, but I trust Jimenez in writing this well. And bonus: this one again includes a dog, which is an instant win in my book.

If you have read almost any of my posts, you will know that I am a big fan of O’Leary’s books, so I will read all of her releases. Her newest one is coming out in April, and it is about Charlie Jones who arrives on a small island, Ormer, to embark on a new life. When she arrives at her new job, she finds that she is not the only Charlie Jones. Both of them are supposed to start this same job, but there is only one position available. Once again, I find this premise intriguing, and the cover promises a beautiful island setting.

Although I have not read anything by Brown before, the blurb of Wolvers peaked my interest. It is described as a beautiful story of pursuit, survival and redemption between two species: human and wolf. Trace Temple is hired to take down the most notorious wolf of the area, but after a harrowing incident, he has a change of heart. He joins two others in protecting both the wolves and the wilderness area against a ruthless hunter and assassin. Brown is an award-winning author, and I hope to really enjoy this book.

After finishing her Prison Healer trilogy, I have wanted to read something else by Noni, but I have not gotten around to it yet. Reeve Ashton is a reaper, one of the deadly creatures plaguing the city of Aravell. Viri is a reaper hunter, wanting nothing more than to capture their leader who has killed her parents. When she captures the leader’s right hand, Reeve, he offers her a bargain to avenge her parents. Trusting a reaper does not only come with a high risk, but also with a heavy cost. Will she finally avenge her parents, or will she loose everything, including her heart…

I was actually more excited for her other new release, The Future Saints, but when looking this one up, I found out she has another new release in 2026. This one seems more similar to In My Dreams I Hold a Knife, as it tells the story of Scout Sage. Aspiring singer-actress, the one thing plaguing her past is the mysterious death of her sister Georgia. When years later, murders in LA are making the headlines and Scout is pointed to as the killer, she will have to prove her innocence. In trying to discover the true murderer, the detective on this case unearths secrets that are way in the past, secrets not even Scout knows. This feels like a mystery thriller heavily entwined in Hollywood culture, which is right up my alley.

To be honest, I had not even read what this book is about before putting it on my future tbr list. I have not read a single book by Sager that I have not enjoyed, so whatever he comes out with, I am bound to like. In function of this post, I have looked up the blurb and it has made me even more convinced that this is a book I will enjoy. For a role in a movie about an unsolved mystery, actress Marin Keane is required to go to the island the mystery took place at to do research. That way, she can be fully emerged in the part. The island is one with a history of spiritual mediums, who disappeared without a trace, except for their dresses, hanging from a tree branch. Consider me intrigued.

This is the third in the series of How to Kill Men and Get Away With It. I have not seen many people mention Katy Brent, but I wildly enjoyed all three of her novels. While I wish she wrote something new, like her second book The Murder After the Night Before which is not a part of the series, I am curious to see how she continues Kitty’s adventures. I hope the series is not dragged out unnecessarily, and that the book introduces an interesting new plot, but Brent’s writing is truly captivating. Her books are original, and they always make me laugh while being entirely engaging, so I will definitely read her new release.