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December 2025

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Hazelthorn
by CG Drews

After his guardian suddenly dies, Evander is freed from his bedroom prison at the Hazelthorn mansion. Now he must contend with the heir, Laurie, who tried to kill Evander once but fascinates him nonetheless. With a lush, carnivorous garden, this thriller is a gothic twist on The Secret Garden.
Coldwire
by Chloe Gong

The alternative to a harrowing world of extreme weather and disease is NileCorp’s virtual reality service. Eirale and Lia, soldiers in NileCorp’s military, risk it all to expose injustice in their worlds, real and virtual. Fans of Marie Lu's Warcross and Marissa Meyer's Renegades will enjoy this action-packed cyberpunk trilogy opener.
 
A Time Traveler's History of Tomorrow
by Kendall Kulper

At the 1934 Chicago World’s Fair, Genevieve and Ash misuse their scientific powers and accidentally travel to 1893. If they return to their own time, will it even be the same? This inventive romp is a standalone story with companion novels Murder for the Modern Girl and A Starlet’s Secret to a Sensational Afterlife.
 
The House Saphir
by Marissa Meyer

Armand hires Mallory, who can talk to ghosts, to exorcise his ancestral estate. Mallory plans to swindle him out of his money, but instead she finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation, and Armand is a suspect. This creepy novel is a witty retelling of the Bluebeard myth.
 
Never Ever After
by Sue Lynn Tan

When Yining, adopted as a child, discovers her magical heritage, she leaves her impoverished mountain village to change her fate. Tempted into a lavish world by a ruthless prince, Yining must unlock her full powers to fight for a better future for everyone. Read-alikes: June CL Tan’s Jade Fire Gold; Intisar Khanani’s The Theft of Sunlight.
 
Best of All Worlds by Kenneth Oppel
Best of All Worlds
by Kenneth Oppel

Xavier went to sleep at a lake house with his family, and woke up on a farm under an impenetrable dome. He’s surviving just fine until another family shows up, who may pose a greater threat than whoever put them all in this predicament. Read-alikes: Marieke Nijkamp’s At the End of Everything; Laura Bates’ No Accident.
2025 Debuts
As 2026 draws closer, check out these books by authors who published their first books in 2025.
 
It's a Love/Skate Relationship by Carli J. Corson
It's a Love/Skate Relationship
by Carli J. Corson

In this queer romance, a hockey player must trade her hockey stick for figure skates-and just might fall for her ice princess skating partner.--
Salvación
by Sandra Proudman

The magical sal negra Lola’s mother uses to cure maladies draws travelers to their home, but it also attracts threats. That’s why Lola adopts the guise of Salvación, a masked vigilante protecting her people from colonizers and deadly magic. This swashbuckling tale takes inspiration from the character Zorro.
 
Honeysuckle and Bone
by Trisha Tobias

Despite Carina’s mother forbidding travel to her home island of Jamaica, Carina takes a temporary job there nannying for a wealthy family. As strange things start happening in the house, Carina fears a tormented spirit may be after her. Read-alikes: Kyrie McCauley’s All the Dead Lie Down; Trang Thanh Tran’s She Is a Haunting.
 
Needy little things by Channelle Desamours
Needy little things
by Channelle Desamours

Sariyah Lee Bryant's premonition-like powers enable her to hear what people need, and after fulfilling a need for her friend Deja, Deja vanishes, so Sariyah and her friends work together to find out what led to her disappearance. Simultaneous eBook.
A Language of Dragons
by S.F. Williamson

After accidentally fanning the flames between the government and the rebels, Vivian makes a bargain. She’ll exchange her knowledge of dragon languages for her parents’ freedom. This gripping historical fantasy, set in an alternate London in 1932, reimagines dilemmas code breakers faced during World War II.
 
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