New YA
February 2026
The Cuffing Game by Lyla Lee
The Cuffing Game
by Lyla Lee

Mia Yoon has a plan for everything. Get a full ride to her dream film school in Los Angeles, behind her mom's back, and escape her middle-of-nowhere hometown--check. Produce her own dating show starring other people and their crushes--check. But everything goes off the rails when she has to enlist the help of her own secret crush, Noah Jang, a boy she'd rather hate. Despite being a campus celebrity voted most eligible student bachelor, Noah can't remember the last time he was in a relationship. But he can't stop staring at Mia, who keeps glaring at him in class. And when she asks him to be on her dating show--as one of the contestants--he can't say no. As Noah goes on more and more romantic dates on The Cuffing Game and Mia watches from behind the camera, something feels off. With the showrunner and contestant slowly falling for one another, can the show still go on?
Gaslit by Megan Davidhizar
Gaslit
by Megan Davidhizar

When a night of babysitting turns fatal, a girl burdened with survivor's guilt becomes increasingly convinced that someone is responsible for the gas leak that killed her family member--and that she was the intended target all along.
Love Goes Viral by Alexander Berman
Love Goes Viral
by Alexander Berman

Love Thompson went viral. Now she has it all--fifty million followers, brand deals, a Hollywood address, and the fast track to the music career she's always dreamed of--until...she doesn't. After Love takes the blame for her influencer boyfriend's mistake, the fallout goes more viral than the video that rocketed her to fame. By the next morning, she's already lost sponsorships, ten million followers, and her debut single. Love needs to rehab her image, and that means dating someone a little more homegrown. Enter Austin Grey. Austin is about as homegrown as it gets. But everything changes when he gets a DM from a star he never expected to cross paths with again. When Love walks back into Austin's life, she thinks this is a purely online scheme with an expiration date. But as genuine feelings start to develop that keep them coming back to each other again and again, will either of them be willing to take a chance on something real?
Dead Fake: A Bleak Haven Novel by Vincent Ralph
Dead Fake
by Vincent Ralph

Welcome to Bleak Haven: The town you won't (or can't!) leave... Deep fake murders have taken over the high school, but what happens when they start to become real?Would you Swipe to Die? When the new craze takes over Bleak Haven High, Ava Wilson refuses to join in. As the niece of an infamous murderer, it's the last thing she needs. The mysterious website allows people to view their own 'death' - an AI generated version of their final slasher-movie-moments. But, when some of her classmates' deepfakes are replicated in real life, Ava can either catch the killer...or be the next victim.
We've Hit Turbulence by Jessica L. Cozzi
We've Hit Turbulence
by Jessica L. Cozzi

Olive Austin just wants to get on her flight to visit her long-distance boyfriend in peace—a spring break filled with white-sand beaches, cute date nights, and soaking up the sun in Hawaii. It’s exactly what the doctor ordered…especially since lately she can’t shake the feeling that her relationship is on the rocks. Unfortunately, when she boards her cross-continental flight she discovers that her seatmate for her 13-hour journey is none other than Tyler Ferris, her ex…a.k.a the boy that her heart never really got over.
A Practical Guide to Dating a Demon by Hannah Reynolds
A Practical Guide to Dating a Demon
by Hannah Reynolds

Naomi, a studious scholarship girl at a magical academy, accidentally summons a charming demon fiance and must team up with him to uncover the source of mysterious magical disruptions in her city.
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