Look no further for your next read. The amount of great new books hitting shelves each month can be overwhelming so we’ve rounded up ten books coming out next month that both the NetGalley team and members can’t wait for. If you were approved for any of these books on NetGalley, you can read them directly in your NetGalley Shelf app. Don’t forget to leave a review!
We Need No Wings by Ann Dávila Cardinal
Ann Dávila Cardinal’s latest explores healing with a speculative twist. A year after losing her husband unexpectedly, Tere Sanchez levitates. Desperate to stop the unsettling phenomenon, she travels to Spain to seek the help of Saint Teresa of Avila, a levitating mystic. But answers aren’t coming easily and Tere must confront the way grief has consumed her life and consider what it might look like to let herself connect with the world and her dreams for her future once more.
The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir
Travel to Reykjavík for this chilling mystery. Doctors repeatedly dismiss Iðunn’s complaints of fatigue that won’t go away no matter how much she rests. But when she accidentally falls asleep with her watch on and discovers that she’s walked over 40,000 steps throughout the night, Iðunn becomes fearful of where she’s going and, more importantly, what she’s doing while she’s sleeping.
The Scarlet Throne by Amy Leow
Amy Leow’s epic fantasy debut explores themes of power, politics, and corruption. In this world, gods choose a living goddess to sit on the Scarlet Throne and channel their immortal wisdom to pass judgment. But when Binsa takes her place on the throne, no one realizes that it’s a demon she serves, and when the priests tell her that her time on the throne has come to an end, Binsa strikes a bargain with her demon to maintain power and continue her reign.
I’ll Get Back to You by Becca Grischow
If you believe it’s never too early to start reading holiday romances, you’ll want to add this queer new adult one to your TBR. Murphy is desperate to escape Geneva, Illinois, but to do that she has to finish college. When she hits it off with Ellie, the daughter of the professor who failed her last semester, Murphy thinks a fake relationship with Ellie could be the key to getting on her professor’s good side. Luckily for Murphy, Ellie needs help with a project of her own and agrees to the scheme.
This Book Kills by Ravena Kaur Guron
Jess Choudhary did not kill Hugh Henry Van Boren. It’s merely a terrifying coincidence that he died in the same way as a character from a short story she wrote. As a scholarship student, all she wants from her high school experience is to sail by without drama. But when she receives an anonymous text thanking her for the inspiration for Hugh’s murder, she fears she may be roped into something beyond her control.
The Booklover’s Library by Madeline Martin
Set in Nottingham, England during the Second World War, this work of historical fiction follows a mother and daughter bonded by their love of books. After evacuating her daughter Olivia to the countryside, Emma fights against the law prohibiting her as a widow from having a job. She finally lands one at Boots’ Booklover’s Library, where she must grapple with buried memories of the bookstore she once worked in with her father and the accident that changed their lives.
Where They Last Saw Her by Marcie R. Rendon
Marcie R. Rendon transports readers to Minnesota in this mystery. Quill is marathon training in the woods of the Red Pine reservation when she hears a scream. As other women begin to go missing, Quill starts to investigate and begins with the group of men working on the construction of a pipeline. Even as her hunt for answers leads her into danger, Quill is determined to fight for the women in her community.
Rumor Has It by Cat Rambo
The Disco Space Opera series continues with a third installment, which follows the crew of You Sexy Thing on another dangerous and action-packed adventure. This time the group is venturing to the gardens on Coralind Station. They’re in desperate need of recovery time after the events of the last book, and they’ve vowed to find a way to hunt down pirate king Tubal Last and take him down once and for all.
A Jingle Bell Mingle by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone
Romance authors Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone return to the fictional town of Christmas Notch, Vermont for the third installment in their holiday romcom series. After a one-night stand, adult film star and makeup artist Sunny Palmer and former boy band member Isaac Kelly strike a deal to help each other overcome their writer’s block. Isaac needs to put out new music, and Sunny has to wrap up her screenplay for the Hope Channel.
Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner
Two exes on a road trip to California get stranded in a deadly small town in this YA thriller. Transgender teens Max and Erin are still navigating what it means to be friendly after breaking up two years ago. Any awkwardness they feel takes a backseat when they end up stranded in a Kentucky town. Soon they’re on the run from the locals, who believe that sacrificing young girls to a monster in the woods will protect them from floods.
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