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July 2026
July Releases  
The Country Road Murders: A Thriller by James Patterson
The Country Road Murders
by James Patterson

Former athlete Silas Tucker Jr. investigates disappearing teenage girls in his hometown while trying to recover from a career-ending accident. As the suspense crescendos, Silas follows one rule for survival: you don't ride these country roads alone, or in the dead of night.
Love You More by Emily Giffin
Love You More
by Emily Giffin

A woman is newly engaged to a man she adores when she receives a call from her first love with news that shatters her carefully ordered world, in this emotionally powerful novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Summer Pact. 
Meet Me in Paris by Kristin Harmel
Meet Me in Paris
by Kristin Harmel

Kristin Harmel, the New York Times bestselling author who “is the best there is at sweeping historical drama” (Kelly Harms, author of The Seven Day Switch), returns with a captivating new novel about several intertwined stories of love, loss, courage, and redemption set over the course of one magical week in Paris.
The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts by Robert Thorogood
The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts
by Robert Thorogood

The new cozy crime novel from the bestselling author of The Marlow Murder Club, now a major TV series on PBS Masterpiece! Someone is killing celebrities in Marlow. Can the Marlow Murder Club crack the case before the killer strikes again―or will this be the end of their crime-solving adventures?
Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead
Cool Machine
by Colson Whitehead

From #1 New York Times bestselling author and two-time Pulitzer winner Colson Whitehead, an exuberantly entertaining novel that brings to life 1980s New York in the magnificent final volume of his Harlem Trilogy 1981.
Getting Away with Murder by Shari Lapena
Getting Away with Murder
by Shari Lapena

The tenth thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door, Getting Away with Murder is a deviously delicious thriller about a suburban couple whose lives spiral into deception, paranoia, and danger after a murder exposes the dark secrets hiding beneath their seemingly perfect lives.
Country People by Daniel Mason
Country People
by Daniel Mason

A year in the life of a family as they strike out into the unknown (aka Vermont), leaving all the comforts of home behind--a rollicking, lyrical novel from Pulitzer Prize finalist Daniel Mason, the bestselling author of North Woods and one of America's greatest living writers. 
Every Version of You by Natalie Messier
Every Version of You
by Natalie Messier

From one of romance's rising stars (Carley Fortune, New York Times bestselling author), Reese's LitUp Fellow Natalie Messier, this debut follows a woman who gets a chance to relive her college years and win back the one that got away.
This Changes Everything by Lisa Scottoline
This Changes Everything
by Lisa Scottoline

In this riveting, deeply felt, and empowering thriller that is also a touching ode to female friendship (Laura Dave) from #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline, a woman risks her life to help her closest friend find justice for a tragic crime and realizes she has more power than she ever knew. 
The Great Wherever by Shannon Sanders
The Great Wherever
by Shannon Sanders

A grieving woman inherits a Tennessee farm where four ancestral ghosts watch as she uncovers family secrets and weighs the burden of her Black great-grandfather's legacy. It explores the ways we learn to define ourselves through and against our families, how we carry on after loss, and how the past lives on in all of us.
Gabriel Allon 26 by Daniel Silva
Ransom
by Daniel Silva

Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon searches for the missing wife of a British billionaire in the electrifying new tale of greed, corruption, and betrayal from #1 New York Times–bestselling novelist Daniel Silva.
The Romance Revival by Christina Lauren
The Romance Revival
by Christina Lauren

New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren returns with an unforgettable romance in which a fateful accident erases a troubled marriage from memory--and a scientific breakthrough gives love one extraordinary do-over.
Bubble, Bubble, Tea and Trouble by Vicki Delany
Bubble, Bubble, Tea and Trouble
by Vicki Delany

Cape Cod tearoom owner Lily investigates when Katya, a missing medium from a group of would-be ghost hunters, is found dead at the bottom of a cliff.
An Infinite Love Story by Chanel Cleeton
An Infinite Love Story
by Chanel Cleeton

When an astronaut is lost in space, his wife relives their epic love as she attempts to unravel what truly happened to him, in this sweeping love story set against the backdrop of the 1960s Space Race, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes.
Dead Men Don't Play Fetch: An Andy Carpenter Mystery by David Rosenfelt
Dead Men Don't Play Fetch
by David Rosenfelt

Bestselling author David Rosenfelt returns with Dead Men Don't Play Fetch as Andy Carpenter investigates a wealthy dog lover's unusual death. 
Beginning Middle End by Valeria Luiselli
Beginning Middle End
by Valeria Luiselli

From the beloved, award-winning author of the culture-changing hits Lost Children Archive and Tell Me How It Ends comes her most powerful and page-turning novel yet: the tale of a mother and daughter traveling together after their marriage collapses and their traditional family structure dissolves. 
Falling Into You by Jill Shalvis
Falling Into You
by Jill Shalvis

After a decade away, Hazel returns to Star Falls and crashes into Tucker Colburn, her ex-best friend and one-night stand. Their chemistry reignites in this spicy second-chance romance.
Helpless by Jessica Knoll
Helpless
by Jessica Knoll

From the New York Times bestselling author of Luckiest Girl Alive and Bright Young Women comes a smoldering erotic thriller with a singular, mind-bending ending. 
Wild Goose Chase by Sarah Adler
Wild Goose Chase
by Sarah Adler

An antique dealer and his inconvenient(ly irresistible) new colleague must contend with an illicit stuffed goose and their sizzling attraction, from USA Today bestselling author Sarah Adler. 
The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley
The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy
by Brigitte Knightley

The stakes are high, the love is forbidden, and the slow burn turns steamy in this swoony, witty, and heart-stoppingly romantic sequel to instant New York Times bestseller The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy. 
Just for the Plot (Standard Edition) by Meghan Quinn
Just for the Plot
by Meghan Quinn

From New York Times bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a spicy sports romance filled with late-night book club confessions, forbidden attraction, and one slow-burn love story that refuses to stay platonic.
Fabulous Bodies by Chuck Tingle
Fabulous Bodies
by Chuck Tingle

From Chuck Tingle, USA Today bestselling author of Bury Your Gays, comes Fabulous Bodies, a supernatural joyride where Drive meets Beetlejuice. A fashion influencer turned grave robber must survive a wild night in Palm Springs when her latest corpse—a queer rockstar icon—unexpectedly comes back to life.
A Dark Path: And Other Kate Burkholder Short Stories by Linda Castillo
A Dark Path: And Other Kate Burkholder Short Stories
by Linda Castillo

For the first time in print comes a collection of five short stories in the Edgar Award-winning Kate Burkholder series, plus one new, never-before-published story, from New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo. 
The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza
The Parisian Heist
by Jo Piazza

From the bestselling author of The Sicilian Inheritance and Everyone Is Lying to You comes a propulsive dual-timeline mystery drenched in art-world intrigue and brimming with family secrets, betrayal, and the intoxicating lure of power. 
Make Nice by Ryan Effgen
Make Nice
by Ryan Effgen

Sandwich meets The Wedding People in this irresistible comedy of manners as three generations of a family--a snail scientist, a soon-to-be divorcée, her teenage daughter, a hapless con man, and their feckless patriarch--descend on a ritzy Lake Michigan vacation island.
The Story Keeper: A New Novel from the Author of the Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
The Story Keeper
by Kelly Rimmer

Internationally bestselling author of The Dressmakers of London. In the aftermath of a tumultuous year, Fiona Winslow discovers family secrets while restoring her ancestral home and uncovers a mysterious book that blurs the lines between fiction and reality.
The Final Score by Lana Ferguson
The Final Score
by Lana Ferguson

A hockey player and a grad student are on thin ice until they meet their match in this sexy romance by USA Today bestselling author Lana Ferguson. 
Backtrack by Marc Cameron
Backtrack
by Marc Cameron

On the deceptively calm waters of Alaska's Inside Passage, a generations-old vendetta catches up to Deputy U.S. Marshal Arliss Cutter in New York Times bestselling author and former U.S. Marshal Marc Cameron's chilling new wilderness thriller for fans of Paul Doiron, CJ Box, Taylor Moore, and William Kent Krueger. 
Perfect Life by Meredith Lavender
Perfect Life
by Meredith Lavender

A woman with a hidden past faces her secrets when a murder investigation in Winter Park threatens to expose what really happened in California five years ago in this twisty, sizzling novel from the bestselling authors of Happy Wife. 
Crash Into Me by Robinne Lee
Crash Into Me
by Robinne Lee

After a car accident in Los Angeles, photographer Cecilia Chen reconnects with model Anouk Ferrand, leading to an intense relationship that makes her question her marriage and identity.
Sea of Charms: A Spellshop Novel by Sarah Beth Durst
Sea of Charms
by Sarah Beth Durst

 Sarah Beth Durst brings cozy fantasy romance to the high seas in Sea of Charms, the third magical adventure in the New York Times bestselling Spellshop series! A supply runner flees to the sea after heartbreak, then offers refuge to a composer during a revolution, leading to an unexpected romance. 
City of Promises by Victoria Thompson
City of Promises
by Victoria Thompson

Elizabeth Bates must use everything she knows about the art of the con to stop a fellow scammer in his tracks in this first-ever thrilling crossover in the Victoria Thompson universe, featuring characters from her bestselling Gaslight Mysteries. 
Hot Girl Murder Club by Ashley Winstead
Hot Girl Murder Club
by Ashley Winstead

From national bestselling author Ashley Winstead comes a buzzy, bloody new thriller about success, sisterhood, and demanding justice...by any means necessary. 
Fishbone Cinderella by Elizabeth Lim
Fishbone Cinderella
by Elizabeth Lim

A mother and daughter must break their family's curse through trials of war and immigration, love, loss, and redemption in this riveting multi-generational saga with a shimmer of magic, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Forgery of Fate. 
The Delivery: A Novella by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
The Delivery
by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Orphan X series comes a tense novella, a psychological thriller about an AI companion that will do anything to serve — with terrifying consequences.
The Intrigue by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Intrigue
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a sizzling noir about desire, danger, and greed, in which seduction is the ultimate con. 
The Subtle Pleasures of Indiscretion: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel (16) by Alexander McCall Smith
The Subtle Pleasures of Indiscretion
by Alexander McCall Smith

In this latest installment of the beloved Isabel Dalhousie series, everyone's favorite moral philosopher and amateur sleuth takes on a new set of delicate disputes. 
It Will Come Back to You: Collected Stories by Sigrid Nunez
It Will Come Back to You
by Sigrid Nunez

Nunez brings together thirteen of her best stories from the decades-long sweep of her career, tracing the origins of her style and her remarkable artistic range. 
In Wonderland by Joyce Maynard
In Wonderland
by Joyce Maynard

In one golden summer, Frances trades her working-class world for an elite Maine lakeside estate--where privilege and betrayal turn into a deadly game. 
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