"It’ll kill us all. We won’t be able to go into the water anymore. Point Muse tourism will plummet. Just wait and see.” Holly Harrow, a banshee witch currently enjoying a few days off from her job at the Elysian Fields Funeral Home, tapped the newspaper in front of her. “Mark my words. No good will come of this.”
- Banshee, Sea Monster, & Sabotage (Book 3, Holly Harrow: A Point Muse Cozy Paranormal Mystery) by Kelly Ethan
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TJ Nichols
Survival and Other Scars
Book 2, Mytho Collapse
Expected Release:
14 October
Pan and Noah's story continues...
The selkie coat isn't the only thing causing problems...
Mel Teshco
His Asset
Book 1, The Unnaturals
Expected Release:
30 October
My name is a number, or at least it had always been that way until Adam, my master, brings me to his home and calls me Bella.
He almost makes me feel human—almost—but I’m as much animal as I am person, a travesty to nature according to the vile scientists who created me. That Adam also makes me feel desired, a woman he wants as his own, sends me into a tailspin I can’t control.
But then, I distrust everyone, especially men. I plan my escape, making use of my untried wings to get away. I’m exhausted when I land in a grungy part of a strange city. When a feral gang of men try to overpower me and have their wicked way, I use my powers to overthrow them, but ultimately it’s a stranger, a street-toughened man named Reuben, who saves me.
I willingly stay with him. He’s known as Chief in the underground fighting world, where he battles against other hardened men for glory and cash prizes. But behind closed doors he shows me his tender side, and he makes me feel again, filling some of the void Adam left in my heart.
Or so I thought.
It isn’t until I’m captured again by Adam that I question everything I’ve resisted.
How can I want to be with this brilliant man of science even as I want to be with a man who rules the streets?
Which of them should I trust? Who do I love?
I guess I’m about to find out.
The above cover is by Eleni Konstantine's alter-ego, HelzKat Designs.
Mel Teshco
Epello
Book 6, Alien Fugitives
Expected Release:
22 February 2026
She loved his animal forms. Can she love him as the man who brings danger into her life?
With his pink-scaled coloring, Epello was a lower caste alien…until his abilities to shift shape into any creature propelled him into an all-powerful rare. Now that he has fled from his enemies to reside on Earth, he’s not above using his abilities to get what—who—he wants.
He’s been spying on the lovely Harper in his many animal forms to get close to her, but now it’s time to get even closer…in his human form. If only doing so didn’t put her at risk from relentless alien enemies who will stop at nothing to exterminate him.
Harper is over men. Animals are her passion. But as an only child of a family who run a successful and prestigious jewelry business, one that has been in the family for generations, they expect her passion to be jewelry, and for the business to become hers.
A pity she finds it all so lackluster and sterile. She wants warmth and energy in her life. She wants to be surrounded by the very animals that are drawn to her. But what happens when she realizes many of those animals are the one and same man who she can’t stop thinking about?
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Amy Hutton
The Company of Vengeful Crows
Book 10, Season of the Crow, Fae Guardians
Expected Release:
30 August
There’s a reason crows circle overhead nightly. It's to remind themselves of where they’ve been, where they’re going, and, most importantly, who they’re with—who is friend, and who is foe.
Guardian River spent years cataloging every detail of how his best friend accidentally electrocuted his wings, leaving him scarred, flightless, and furious. The healers say his molting is psychological. That he needs to “forgive and forget” to heal. Crows don’t forget. And River won’t forgive. Nothing—not injury, not duty, not friendship—will stop him from delivering justice.
But then Blake Hartley turns up and everything changes. She’s a glittery, stubborn, married human from the past with a knack for fixing broken things and a smile that makes his feathers twitch. She’s not supposed to matter. She’s not supposed to get him.
When their bond snaps into place, he becomes desperate to deny the one thing he swore off: love. Crow shifters don’t mate like other Fae. When they fall, they fixate. Obsession ruined his best friend, and now he can’t breathe without Blake’s emotions bleeding through their connection. She’s optimistic when he’s drowning in vengeance. She believes in second chances when he knows some betrayals can’t be forgiven. She believes broken things can be fixed.
The problem is, River is starting to believe her. He’s starting to forget, to forgive, which is dangerous now that secrets are surfacing. Ones that threaten to rewrite everything the Fae Guardians thought they knew about their foes, their friends … even the ones they loved and lost.
And at the center of it all?
Cloud.
River’s best friend.
And perhaps ... the villain they never saw circling.
After nine books of secrets, the Company of Vengeful Crows is finally gathering. This isn’t just a love story. It’s the spark that ignites the beginning of the end.
Perfect for fans of found family, forced proximity, fated mates, fish-out-of-water heroines finding their inner power, magical crow boys with unresolved trauma and their “who did this to you?” flavor of obsession. And wings. Not safe to read at work.
Each book in this “Best of Booktok” series features a separate couple with a satisfying HEA. Read them out of order for the individual romance and spice, or binge the lot for the plot. Definitely the plot.
Amy Hutton
Ghosted
Expected Release:
30 September
Banishing vengeful spirits from the mortal realm is Holly’s day job, but she’s never had to ghost anyone before – until Callum breaks her heart, making her wish she could exorcise her ex from her life.
It’s been two years since professional ghost-whisperer Holly Daniels ghosted Callum Jefferies – successful paranormal podcast host, unsuccessful boyfriend. So when he reaches out asking for her help investigating the infamous East Mill haunted house, Holly is hesitant to get involved, despite his infuriating charm. But the house in question calls to her, and she can’t resist.
When they arrive in East Mill – and take up adjoining rooms at a rundown bed and breakfast – something in the air stirs up old feelings. If only the local ghosts would give Holly some peace and quiet to work out what those feelings are…
As their investigation unfolds, Holly and Callum unearth a string of mysterious deaths linked to the house – one of which is bound up with East Mill’s very own seventeenth-century witch trials. But Callum is hiding something, and as disturbing details emerge about the family who once occupied the house, Holly realises she will have to put her life – and her psychic powers – on the line if she and Callum are going to get out of East Mill alive.
HM Hodgson
Weapon
Book 2, Witch Wars
Expected:
6 October
Bound by magic. Hunted by danger. One kiss away from destruction.
Vella Knight knows two things: one, Ellaine—the witch who raised her and rules the Council with a spiked iron wand—is pure evil. And two, if Vella wants to save her sister, she’d better hide her secrets, train hard in her newfound magic, and find an ancient set of bone runes before Ellaine does.
And Vella isn't the only one on the hunt.
Enter Matthias Medea: enemy-with-benefits turned emotionally-complicated-ally. Vella walked away from him weeks ago, but now he’s back—stuck to her side like magical duct tape. His excuse? He needs the runes to recover his coven’s stolen grimoires and end Ellaine’s reign. The other reason? His dangerously unstable power is bonded to Vella’s, and if Ellaine finds out, she’ll obliterate them both.
Now, the two must fake indifference while following an international hunt for clues to the lost runes, dodging enemies, and trying not to explode—literally. But the more time they spend together, the harder it is to pretend their bond is just magical.
As their attachment deepens, the stakes skyrocket. If Vella can’t harness her bone magic, if she and Matthias can’t stabilize their connection, if their secrets are discovered, Ellaine might get her hands on the runes. And trust Vella on this: that woman can never be allowed near ultimate power.
Love. Lies. Explosive magic. And two witches who will burn it all down to save the people they love.
K.E. Turner
Wolf's Return
Book 4, The Wolves of Langeais
Expected:
16 September
Unlocking his humanity could shatter her heart.
For witch Constance Voyante, her second sight is more a curse than a gift. Alone and outcast, she survives by trading her healing skills, clinging to a vision of a life as the mate of Langeais’ Black Wolf. Until she discovers the Black Wolf has found his mate. And it’s not her.
When a wild and damaged werewolf appears at the d’Louncrais keep with knowledge of the pack’s traitor locked inside his tortured mind, it’s Constance the Langeais wolves turn to. If anyone can help him, it’s her. No one knows their lore better than she does. Resigned to her solitary life, Constance is unprepared for what awaits her. Another black wolf.
Struck down on a battlefield by one of their own, D’Artagnon d’Louncrais shifted into wolf form and fled, leaving behind his pack and his brother. Presumed dead, he’s returned to take his vengeance, but he has no plans to return to his human form. Not for his brother. Not even for the witch who makes him yearn for something he’s long forsaken. A mate.
Constance is the key to unlocking D’Artagnon’s humanity. D’Artagnon is determined to remain a wolf. Helping him shift could destroy everything Constance has always dreamed of.
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Non spec-fic
D.K. Hood
The Liar I Married
Expected Release:
22 August
I trusted him with my life. I shouldn’t have…
Opening my eyes, I see a nurse standing over my bed. She wipes away my tears as she tells me I was in a car crash and it was my fault. Confused, I only remember snapshots of my life, but I’m not convinced the crash was an accident.
My marriage had been perfect, until my husband, John, met Rebecca. He said they were just friends and that I was imagining things when I saw them cosied up like they were on a date. Now, as I lie in my recovery bed, fragments of that night come back to me—John late home from work, an empty wine glass, Rebecca climbing out of John’s car, a blazing row on the doorstep…
I beg John to tell me what happened, but he insists I don’t try to recall any details, that it’ll harm my recovery. He reminds me that I’m lucky to even be alive.
But when someone leaves a note, my blood runs cold: Don’t trust anyone. Were my instincts right? Did someone try to kill me? As I look into my husband’s lying eyes, all I can think is, will I make it out of this marriage alive…?
This absolutely nail-biting, and addictive psychological thriller is perfect for readers of The Housemaid, The Girl on the Train and The Perfect Marriage. Prepare to be hooked!
Falcon
Mel Teshco
Book 2, Sons of the Sheikh
Expected Release:
31 July
His strike is as sharp as his intellect.
Sheikh Zayn Al-Hadid might love his province, but he doesn’t much care about the politics and legislations in running it. He’d much prefer hanging out with his falcons—the very same bird that has become his nickname—than sitting in the great hall of his palace solving his people’s every dispute.
Using cameras mounted on his falcons, the last thing he expects is for a western woman to capture his attention. After observing her for days, he realizes he must have her with or without her consent.
After her cheating boyfriend breaks her heart, Dolly Clark leaves her homeland of Australia and heads to the Middle East. She wants to go someplace faraway, somewhere with a different culture, a different perspective and far different people. What she doesn’t expect is to be kidnapped by a stalker with his seeing-eye falcon. Even less expected is her attraction toward him or her growing feelings.
But no matter how tempted she is by him, surely nothing and no one can rebuild her trust in men?
COVERS
Anna Hackett
Before and After
Book 2, Langston Hotels
Expected Release:
14 August
It’s city versus small town. It’s glitz versus charm. It’s high-powered executive team versus the locals of Windward, Colorado.
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