The Buzziest Books of January | 2025

24 Jan 2025

The Buzziest Books of January | 2025

Cozy up with a literary escape this January! As the crisp winter air blankets the world in frosty splendor, our carefully curated selection of must-read titles is here to infuse your days with warmth and inspiration. From uplifting tales of new beginnings to enchanting stories that capture the magic of the season, these captivating reads are perfect for starting the year with a spark of wonder. Curious about the books that are setting the tone for a fresh chapter in 2025? Don’t miss our roundup of this month’s most intriguing new releases. Happy reading and a joyful start to the year!


Forever Twilight (The Dark Emeralds)

by Jerry Lambert

Release Date: December 2 2024

In 1850 Louisiana at a mansion known as Bridlewood House a privileged heiress must come to terms with her place in society and the changing roles of her childhood friends who are now her servants. The dark secret of Bridlewood House is revealed as a dark and handsome stranger arrives to throw the entire social world into chaos.

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Riftsiders: White Collar Crimes

by Paul A. DeStefano

Release Date: December 30 2024

The possessed team travels to New Orleans, where people are missing. Well, most parts of them are missing. Clues point to either a familiar adversary or something unnatural in the bayou. Friends and enemies old and new take things in unexpected directions.

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DAEMONS (The Riddle of the Storm Book 1)

by R.L. Snyder

Release Date: November 4 2024

CIA Operative Hal Bennet seeks solace in an isolated cabin after the death of a team member. All goes well until the night a banging on the door wakes him. Little does he realize that by opening the door he will soon find himself fighting for his life in another world. A world populated by medieval knights, Roman legionaries, Vikings; and Daemons.

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The Spear and the Sentinel

by J.L. Hancock

Release Date: January 18 2025

In the stunning sequel to The Hawk Enigma, Voodoo and his team of special operators are thrust back into the heart of a global conflict. The stakes have never been higher as China’s Belt and Road Initiative pushes into Central Asia, exposing dark ambitions and a secret lab advancing AI warfare.

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Cruel & Bitter Things (Bad Choices Book 1)

by Joseph Souza

Release Date: December 26 2024

When Gwynn Denning sees Sam Townsend at an event in town, she knows she will kill him. Townsend date-raped her friend, Tift Ainsley, back in college. Or at least that’s what Tift told her after she came back to her dorm that night. The sight of Townsend sets Gwynn off on a desperate killing spree. She will do anything necessary to stay in her son’s life.

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The Killingfields (The War of the Cave Sun Book 5)

by Maria Ian

Release Date: January 10 2025

An arms dealers’ classified weapon leaks in a hotbed of crime, threatening to expose Ara Pacis’ secret. When a lone wolf launches a cruel defense, only Craig’s client can prevent a catastrophe. Does upholding Ara Pacis’ covenant require her to choose between her own life and honoring the chilling terms of the territory’s security agreement?

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The Rocket Man’s Daughter

by Bruce Gardner

Release Date: January 13 2025

A young German woman confronts anti-Jewish decrees, misplaced family loyalties, and the international thirst for retribution against Hitler’s notorious SS and their “V-2 Rocket Men” in this suspense-filled saga of danger and intrigue in the heart of the Third Reich between 1934 and 1945.

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Sit. Stay. Play Dead. (Lily Rock Mystery Book Seven)

by Bonnie Hardy

Release Date: January 28 2025

The highly anticipated Woofstock weekend festival is coming to Lily Rock. When a long-time resident and festival owner is found dead at the Frenchie Connection dog park, Janis Jets and Olivia Greer are on the case. A rollicking read for lovers of fast-paced cozy mysteries with lots of laughs and intrigue.

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We Play Games

by Sarah A. Denzil

Release Date: January 28 2025

The perfect couple. The perfect marriage. The perfect game. Effie and Ben May have everything. Success. Beauty. Glamour. But beneath the charming smiles and expensive clothes, a twisted game is in progress. A game for which only they know the rules.

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Chasing Headlines (Chasing Victory Book One)

by J Rose Black

Release Date: January 2 2025

They’re chasing the same dream. Too bad they’re not on the same team. After a public altercation with a reporter derails Breslin Cooper’s major league dreams, he’s stuck chasing his backup plan: college baseball at Texas State Tech. Liv Milline dreams of becoming a baseball scout and being part of the “family business.” But her father, an IML exec, holds one, ironclad rule: No baseball for Olivia.

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Cicero James, Miracle Worker

by Hal Emerson

Release Date: October 28 2024

Upon waking in the autopsy room of a morgue, Cicero James discovers that not only is he immortal but also the chief suspect in an illegal resurrection. And, to make matters worse, apparently a sign the world is ending. Cicero comes to realize that powerful forces have set their sights on a power he never asked for, and they are willing to kill him several times over to get it.

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