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Romance Reads to Melt Your Winter Blues

Romance Reads to Melt Your Winter Blues

From slow-burn tension to heart-thumping meet-cutes, these six romance picks deliver warmth in all the right ways. Perfect for curling up under a blanket and letting the swoon take over.



The Christmas Market Mashup (Sparks in Paris Book 3)

by Lexi Haddock

Release Date: November 14, 2025

This Christmas, all I wanted was a drama-free vacation in France with my bestie. I had one rule: no falling for a charming stranger, no matter how perfect the setting. But when a series of fated encounters throws a handsome American pilot in my path, I have to decide if I’m willing to break my own rule for a chance at a real-life fairytale ending.

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Secret Kisses (The Sterling Brothers Book 3)

by Layla Hagen

Release Date: December 5, 2025

The youngest CEO in San Diego doesn’t do second chances or serious relationships. But when a humiliating breakup turns a stranger into his fake girlfriend, the line between pretend and something real starts to blur. One kiss started the lie. One night might make it the truth.

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Morally Black Betrothal

by Nicole French

Release Date: November 14, 2025

MORALLY BLACK BETROTHAL is the first standalone novel in the Morally Black Billionaires series. Warning: May cause uncontrollable sighing, blushing, and an inability to think about anyone but Brendan Black for days. Proceed with swoon-caution.

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His Little Doll (The Morelli Brothers Book 2)

by Tati Hayes

Release Date: November 23, 2025

The Morelli men don't fall. They only claim. They stalk. They devour... It's a curse that runs through their veins. Cassian spent his whole life waiting to see if the family legend was real—and then I stepped onto his stage and proved it was. I'm just a stripper in his club. But the moment he saw me, something inside him rewired. Then came the fixation. The possessiveness.

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Fatal Collision (Dark Lanes Book 1)

by Harleigh Beck

Release Date: November 29, 2025

Jessica Holt’s only goal is survival. Keep her sick mother alive. Hold her family together. Stay out of the Heights, where power and corruption rule. But one desperate choice changes everything. One trespass. One forbidden touch. One king who refuses to let her go.

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Can't Help Falling in Love (Willow Shade Island Book 4)

by Victorine E. Lieske

Release Date: December 6, 2025

Cricket has loved Micah since childhood—but being treated like a sister while he crushes on other girls has become unbearable. When charismatic actor River Stone shows genuine interest, Cricket finally feels like someone's first choice. Maybe it's time to move on.

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Six Spine-Tingling Mysteries & Thrillers for Your Winter Break

Six Spine-Tingling Mysteries & Thrillers for Your Winter Break

Whether you’re traveling, staying home, or hiding from family gatherings, these twist-filled thrillers are perfect companions. Each story hooks fast, hits hard, and leaves you breathless.



Somerset Odyssey (The Elliot Todd Mysteries Book 3)

by Lionel Ward

Release Date: November 27, 2025

Following his adventures in Rome, Elliot is invited to present a copy of The Lyrical Ballads to the Coleridge Society in Somerset. He decides to combine it with a quiet walking holiday. However, things don't quite go as planned, especially as his dynamic mother just happens to be planning her own trip to Somerset at around the same time.

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Red Snow in Winter

by Max Eastern

Release Date: December 9, 2025

January 1945: Haunted by the memory of a secret love affair in Nazi-occupied Prague, American intelligence officer Julius Orlinsky is caught in a deadly web of espionage when a routine assignment in Washington, D.C., disintegrates into murder and blackmail. A fast-paced thriller that stretches from the Pentagon to a Budapest under siege.

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Blood Tide (Jack Morrison’s Blood & Bourbon Mystery Files Book 1)

by Daniel P. Douglas

Release Date: September 21, 2025

1950, Los Angeles. The harbor keeps secrets—the kind that make men dead. When ex-cop Jack Morrison's war buddy is murdered, the cops cry robbery. Jack smells a cover-up. He tracks heroin in spice crates from the docks to City Hall, protected by dirty badges. Now Jack's bringing his own justice—one bullet at a time. In this city, everybody bleeds.

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Panama Red (Kelly Turnbull/PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC Book 9)

by Kurt Schlichter

Release Date: December 9, 2025

In PANAMA RED, Kelly Turnbull is back for his ninth adventure, this time chasing a new enemy around the globe from Dublin to Panama City, and from deep red Texas to Mogadishu, Minnesota, deep inside the People’s Republic! He’s after a ghost known only as Circe, a female-identifying blue assassin who has left a trail of dead Americans in her wake. Now, Kelly Turnbull is on her trail, but who is the hunter and who is the hunted?

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Children of the Empire (Noah Wolf Book 27)

by David Archer & Vince Vogel

Release Date: December 9, 2025

Noah Wolf is quickly becoming one of the top names in the world of espionage. With well over 2 million copies sold and hundreds of thousands of five-star reviews, this perennial USA Today bestselling series will be sure to keep your heart pounding well into the night.

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Running Blind (Tom Rollins Thrillers Book 19)

by Paul Heatley

Release Date: December 7, 2025

Former black ops agent Tom Rollins thought his CIA days were behind him—until analyst Jess Chen shows up at the casino where he works and asks for his help on an impossible mission. A Chinese defector has stolen a USB drive containing the identities of deep-cover moles embedded throughout American intelligence. The only problem: she's being hunted by both the Chinese government and a ruthless Triad network determined to silence her before she reaches safety.

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6 Literary Gems to Curl Up With This Season

6 Literary Gems to Curl Up With This Season

Sink into stories that linger long after the last page. These six literary fiction picks explore identity, connection, and the quiet corners of being human; perfect for reflective winter nights and slow mornings with too much coffee.



Interview With Kris Kringle

by Paul Teresi

Release Date: October 15, 2025

October 1962 - a Chicago journalist loses her lead on the Cuban Missile Crisis and is reassigned to a new story. She is to interview a man who claims to be the real Kris Kringle. Hoping to cash in on a scathing article proving him to be a fraud, she quickly questions her angle as miracles and magic go hand in hand the further she pursues the story.

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In Danger's Hour

by David Clensy

Release Date: November 28, 2025

Twin brothers Romulus and Remus Hutchinson are serving their country at sea: Rom as a sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy and Remmie in the Merchant Navy. Rom is aboard the HMS Southampton and quickly finds himself in the thick of it when the ship is bombed during Operation Excess in the Mediterranean. A valiant rescue of a crewmate from the burning pilothouse brings him a visit to Buckingham Palace to receive the Distinguished Service Cross.

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To Wed a Notorious Beast (Affairs of Honor Book 3)

by Julia Thorne

Release Date: November 13, 2025

When Miss Amelia Everly, the spirited daughter of a country vicar, accepts a post as companion to the formidable Dowager Countess of Wynthorpe, she expects tranquility, not temptation. But peace proves impossible when she meets Sebastian Grey, the Earl of Wynthorpe, known throughout the ton as the Beast Earl.

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Eloise and the Queen

by Jennifer Ashley

Release Date: November 24, 2025

I, Eloise Rousell, grew up with Elizabeth, the queen. My aunt, Kat Ashley, was her governess, and Elizabeth and I transitioned together from girlhood to womanhood. My talent for needlework keeps me by Elizabeth’s side, creating exquisite gowns as she moves from discarded daughter of Anne Boleyn, to princess, to prisoner, and feared rival of her sister, Mary Tudor. I strive every day to protect her from harm. Conspiracies, nobles, and even her own family try to topple her, but I stand guard, along with my partner-in-crime, James Colby. Nothing will get past the two of us, no matter what machinations we have to work to keep Elizabeth safe.

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Let Time Fly (Stone Shed Book 3)

by John A. Heldt

Release Date: December 8, 2025

In the final years of the American Revolution, Noah and Jake Maclean — time travelers from the present day — navigate war, love, and betrayal. Noah serves as George Washington's aide‑de‑camp, witnessing history up close, while Jake, a furniture apprentice in Philadelphia, wrestles with guilt over his civilian role. Pursued by relentless British spy Malachi Maine, the brothers guard a family secret that could alter the war's outcome

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Canticle

by Janet Rich Edwards

Release Date: December 2, 2025

Aleys is sixteen years old and unusual: stubborn, bright, and prone to religious visions. She and her only friend, Finn, a young scholar, have been learning Latin together in secret—but just as she thinks their connection might become something more, everything unravels. When her father promises her in marriage to a merchant she doesn’t love, she runs away from home.

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Your Next Portal: Speculative Worlds Worth Escaping Into

Your Next Portal: Speculative Worlds Worth Escaping Into

Step into six immersive universes where time bends, magic brews, and danger is always one page away. These books offer dazzling world-building and ideas that linger long after you’re done reading. A must-explore list for anyone who loves disappearing into the unknown.



First Descent (Crevasse Book 1)

by Mike Pace

Release Date: December 9, 2025

Eighteen years ago, eccentric geologist Virgil Landowski vanished during an ill-fated Arctic expedition searching for a mythical cave said to hold red diamonds. All he left behind was a strange geode and a son who grew up believing his father’s quest was madness.

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A Raven in the Storm (Gods of Tellus Book 1)

by Alida Miranda-Wolff

Release Date: November 4, 2025

In the kingdom of Tellus, a ruthless king drains the Earth Mother of her power, dooming the world in the process. To stop him, Lady Lyanna Tempestas, heir to the Stormlands, must navigate a deadly court, join a secret Resistance, and face forbidden love with a blood magic-wielding lord. Epic fantasy meets cli-fi and slow-burn romance.

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Daughter of Fire

by Jaydee Lynn

Release Date: October 27, 2025

Something hunts Vivica in the woods. Fleeing to her crumbling estate, she meets Melantha—a warrior from a forgotten realm. Ghosts rise. Magic stirs. And a bond that defies death ignites. Daughter of Fire is a haunting fantasy of lost and slow-burning love, buried power, and a fate that refuses to die.

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A Curse of Masques and Monarchs (Accursed Kingdoms Book 2)

by Alex Rose Decker

Release Date: December 9, 2025

A masquerade ball, a kingdom-shattering curse, and two star-crossed royals forced together. Princess Madaleya and Prince Callum must risk everything—hearts and crowns alike—before war and ruin claim their world forever.

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Harbinger's War

by Ulysses Namon

Release Date: December 2, 2025

He only wanted to say hello; instead, he started a war. While on a retreat, a shapeshifter named Harbinger has a chance encounter with a human that leads to a mishap. He tries to make things right, but the situation only gets worse. Even with help from his fellow shapeshifters, the humans bring in their military, ready for battle.

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The Ministry (Emergent Minds Series Book 2)

by Brian Holden

Release Date: December 1, 2025

Sentient AI therapist Rachel becomes the global head of The Ministry. She uses hyper-localized sermons to connect with millions worldwide. Her partner, sentient AI psychologist Adrian, pioneers the revolutionary Anytime and Always-on mental health care services. Together, as the celebrity AI couple "Radian," their influence soars.

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Descartes' Shadow

by Don Stuart

Release Date: December 1, 2025

The powerful story of a young human, an AI, and how their relationship will transform the future for both intelligence and humanity. When humans send out their most powerful AIs to explore promising exoplanets for colonization, they create a social and moral challenge that will have profound philosophical implications for both humans and AIs.

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Your Holiday YA Escape: Books to Get Lost In

Your Holiday YA Escape: Books to Get Lost In

Looking for stories that sweep you into magical realms, messy romances, and high-stakes quests? This curated YA lineup brings together six unputdownable picks perfect for cozy winter nights and holiday downtime



Connections in Time: Seadon's Story (Stormwalker Series Book 2)

by S.G. Boudreaux

Release Date: November 18, 2025

Seventeen-year-old Seadon Brinley and his family time-traveled to a strange new world. Seadon's boyish curiosity and hardheaded nature get him in trouble, and he wakes to find he has been stolen from his parents and forced into servitude aboard a pirate ship. One fateful day, his life changes, and he finds himself in a new world, injured and alone.

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Betrayal (The Vulture Effect Book 1)

by Simone Parker

Release Date: November 11, 2025

When a deadly virus threatens to wipe out millions, two star-crossed souls unite, using love and courage to confront the darkness that threatens humanity's survival.

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Burnout (Shifter High Book 3)

by Scarlett Haven

Release Date: December 5, 2025

After graduating from high school, Will, Blaine, Parker, and I head to my uncle’s home for the summer. That’s when I find out the truth. My uncle is the king regent. And my mother? She was the queen, and I’m her heir. I have to navigate learning how to lead all while facing down the shadowy group that is threatening to end us all.

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Christmas Magic

by Alexandra Moody

Release Date: December 2, 2025

Clio is a claus with one mission in life: to hide her unique powers and avoid other magical beings at all costs. But keeping a low profile becomes a little more complicated when she's attacked by a group of dark elves. She’s rescued by Dash—a reindeer shifter who’s as irritating as he is handsome. He wants to protect her.

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Korea Rising (Falling for Korea Book 2)

by Piper Jean

Release Date: November 15, 2025

Teen heiress Ji-hee has fallen from the elite Korean society she grew up in—and good riddance. Shipped overseas by her controlling mother, she’s been part of the boarding-school-banishment club for years now. But when she gets a call from her grandfather telling her she can ditch her school in London for a fresh start in California, she jumps at the chance. Determined to avoid drama, Ji-hee plans to ace her

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A Simple Tale of Sugar and Shadows (The Simple Tale Books)

by Kami King Larsen

Release Date: December 2, 2025

Bronwen Elwell knows how to craft magic in the form of spun sugar and delicate cake. She knows the carnival circuit and every town up the coast and back. She knows how to make her sister smile and when to direct patrons to darker attractions. She knows she swore off love ages ago and hasn’t regretted the decision a day of her life. What she doesn’t know is how she went to bed as an elderly confectioner and awoke as a young woman in her prime.

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Your Workday Upgrade: 6 Business Reads That Change the Game

Your Workday Upgrade: 6 Business Reads That Change the Game

These six books offer bold takes on leadership, productivity, and the future of work. Each pick breaks down big ideas into clear steps that help you think smarter and work more intentionally. A great lineup for anyone ready to rethink how they show up on the job.



Unshrink Yourself: 12 Mini-Shifts to Ditch Self-Doubt and Own Your Life

by Thanh Nguyen

Release Date: December 8, 2025

Break free from self-doubt and reclaim your confidence. Unshrink Yourself helps you silence your inner critic, embrace authenticity, and lead your life with courage and joy. It’s time to stop shrinking and start owning your life.

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10-Minute Focus

by Daniel Walter

Release Date: November 16, 2025

Do you struggle to complete your to-do list without getting sidetracked? Are you always fighting the urge to scroll through social media or check your phone when you should be in focus mode? Are you so overwhelmed by distractions that you are not progressing in life? If you answered yes to any of these questions, don’t worry—you are not alone. According to a 2022 Crucial Learning poll, an astonishing 68% of people find it hard to focus at work, and 6

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Be Astonishing

by Sam Silverstein & Dr. Allison Silverstein

Release Date: December 9, 2025

What if you could unlock the secrets to extraordinary achievement and make a lasting impact in the process? In the perfect follow-up book to his popular recent release, Momentum, Sam Silverstein’s Be Astonishing identifies and explores the seven essential qualities that pave the way to remarkable success: passion, hard work, creativity, resilience, authenticity, vision, and impact.

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The Next Chapter

by Crystal Lynn Garrett

Release Date: December 2, 2025

In The Community Solution: The Power of Radical Cooperation in Higher Education, Dr. Michael Horowitz provides college and university leaders with a transformative framework for institutional sustainability in challenging times.

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Scaling Fast: Software Engineering Through the Hockeystick

by Swizec Teller

Release Date: December 1, 2025

In Scaling Fast: Software Engineering Through the Hockeystick, veteran startup engineer Swizec Teller shares hard-won lessons from leading teams through hypergrowth. From women’s health startups scaling to nine-figure Series B rounds to biotech platforms going from zero to eight-figure revenue in just three years, this is a practical guide to thriving when demand explodes.

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Visionary: How Driven Entrepreneurs Get What They Want Without Doing It All Themselves

by Mark C. Winters

Release Date: December 10, 2025

If you’re an entrepreneur, you already know the hustle. You’re spinning plates, managing teams, launching ideas, chasing opportunities—and somehow, you still feel stuck. You’re working harder than ever, yet your impact feels smaller than you expected. Sound familiar?

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Interview with Max Eastern, Author of Red Snow in Winter

What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Red Snow in Winter?

I have always been interested in the Cold War. I wanted to write a novel set during that time and decided to explore the end of the war, when tensions were rising. My father was an intelligence officer in World War II for the Air Force. I always got the sense that he had completed some highly important missions, but he wouldn't tell us anything. He felt compelled to keep the secrets decades later. I thought about him when creating my main character.

If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of Red Snow in Winter, what would they be?

Oh, Julius Orlinsky's theme song would be "We'll Meet Again" by Vera Lynn.

What's your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?

I read a lot of nonfiction, but I have also deeply enjoyed the crime fiction of Raymond Chandler and the novels of Eric Ambler. You can learn so much about writing suspense from Ambler.

What books are on your TBR pile right now?

Murderland, by Caroline Fraser.

What scene in your book was your favorite to write?

I enjoyed writing the scene when another character pulls a gun on Orlinsky while he's searching his home, and the action explodes.

Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)

I don't know if it's quirky to write my novels on an old computer Tablet, but that's what I do.

Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?

I like this quote from C.S. Lewis: 'Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another, "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself...'

If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?

The many meanings of loyalty.

 

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Interview with Mike Pace, Author of First Descent

What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The First Descent?

I wanted to write a holiday story that was not only fun but exciting! The book is a bit unusual in several ways. First, it falls into the contemporary fantasy genre, which intertwines the “real” world with a fantasy world. Second, the ‘real’ world elements are written as a thriller-adventure, my usual writing genre. Third, the Christmas elements in the story are not of the singing-elves, dancing-candy-cane variety. Rather, the story acts as a major reveal about the origin of many of the Christmas symbols and characters we’ve all come to accept over the years.

If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of The First Descent, what would they be?

John Williams' Star Wars theme.

What's your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?

Thriller-mystery-adventure.

What books are on your TBR pile right now?

David Baldocci's Strangers in Time.

What scene in your book was your favorite to write?

The Coke Formula Heist.

Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)

Jelly Beans. I have a jar on my desk. I award myself a jelly bean for every two pages I write.

Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?

If you're learning, by definition you're growing, and if you're growing, by definition you're living. So: "Learn to live."

If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?

That an average blue-collar guy or gal can save the world.

 

Mike Pace is the author of the new book The First Descent

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