Most Anticipated Books of 2025
Welcome back to Never Enough Novels for a look ahead at what exciting new books are being published in 2025!
I rounded up the ones I can’t wait to read and sorted them by genre, so I’ll be sharing a few romances, thrillers, and fantasy books today.
These are a mix of my go-to authors who have new books coming out plus a few new to me authors that I’m eager to try.
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Most Anticipated Books of 2025
I’ve adored the previous two sports romance books that Tessa Bailey wrote, so I know this is going to be amazing too! Dream Girl Drama features two side characters from The Au Pair Affair and the sparks are going to fly! Sig is Burgess’s hockey teammate and Chloe is one of Tallulah’s friends. However, these two have connections of their own.
After Sig’s car breaks down one night, he ends up walking to the nearby posh country club to call a tow. He meets the rebellious and alluring Chloe and the two hit it off. After a kiss and a promise to see each other again, Sig can’t wait to see where this goes. Until Sig goes with his dad to meet his new girlfriend…and finds out it’s Chloe’s mom. And there’s news – his dad and her mom are getting married.
This changes everything, but Chloe is still trying to get out from under mom’s controlling thumb so Sig promises to teach her all about Boston and help her become more independent. They promise to keep things platonic…but will they be able to keep their hands off each other?! | Buy From Amazon | Buy Exclusive Edition From Target
Another summer staple is the new Abby Jimenez book to bring along on vacation! I think this may be one of Abby’s best book boyfriends – Xavier, a Greek God-esque veterinarian who meets our main character while cuddling a tiny kitten? Love it! Except him and Samantha get off on the wrong foot after their first conversation. In an effort to prove him wrong, she agrees to a date and what happens next shocks them both.
The best date in living history – one that never seems to end because their chemistry is insane! Once again though, things go wrong. Samantha is dealing with a family crises and absolutely cannot seriously date someone right now, no matter how perfect they are together. She begs him to forget everything that happened. The question is though, can anyone truly forget a life changing moment like theirs. | Buy From Amazon | Buy From Target
The cover alone is enough to make me want this on my bookshelves, but I also have enjoyed every single on of this writing duo’s books! Normally, you’ll find more of a contemporary women’s fiction vibe with a bit of romance on the side, but in their latest romance takes center stage!
I know book lovers are going to be lining up to read this because it literally features two rival bookstore managers. While Josie and Ryan both manage shops on the same street in Boston, they haven’t interacted much in the past. After all, Josie focuses on serious literature while Ryan hawks romance books. This all changes when a new owner buys both of their shops and tells them he’s only keeping one open.
Now they’re in direct competition to keep their beloved stores and their jobs. They couldn’t be more opposite and the clashes start immediately. At least they’ve both discovered some solace in an anonymous online friend…which turns out to be each other! Throw in this case of mistaken identities, rivals to lovers, and opposites attract and I’m ALL IN. | Buy From Amazon | Buy From Target
Mystery/Thriller New Releases
Count My Lies by Sophie Stava
The lies keep adding up for Sloane Caraway and she’s perfectly happy about it. She’s always been this way, telling little half truths to make her life seem more interesting. So, when she sees a young girl crying in a park, she gets the attention of the attractive dad by saying she’s a nanny.
Soon, she’s completely invested in this family’s life, living in their brownstone and taking their daughter to her elite school. It seems like the ideal situation, all because she was willing to play pretend for a bit. Except Sloane eventually realizes that she’s not the only one keeping secrets. And the game she’s in could be much darker than anything she’s done in the past. | Buy From Amazon
The Murder Machine by Heather Graham
AI turns dark in this futuristic murder mystery. A smart home with all the latest technology, including an AI assistant, is the shocking murder suspect when the owner is found dead inside her house. FBI Agent Jude MacKenzie is assigned the case and brings in Special Agent Victoria Tennant due to her experience with cybercrime.
As Victoria ultimately explains, AI programming will not act on it’s own, meaning they have to find who tampered with the system. As a series of theoretical “accidents” continue to happen, these two are racing against the clock to determine who’s behind the attacks. | Buy From Amazon
With A Vengeance by Riley Sager
Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell
Nick Radcliffe is a charming man who is just what Nina Swann needed in her life after her husband’s unexpected death. But to Nina’s adult daughter, Ash, Nick seems too slick, too polished, too good to be true. Without telling her mother, Ash begins digging into Nick’s past. What she finds is more than unsettling…
Martha is a florist living in a neighboring town with her infant daughter and her devoted husband Alistair. But lately, Alistair has been traveling more and more frequently for work, disappearing for days at a time. When Martha questions him about his frequent absences, he always has a legitimate explanation, but Martha can’t share the feeling that something isn’t right.
Nina, Martha, and Ash are on a collision course with a shocking truth that is far darker than anyone could have imagined. And all three are about to wish they had heeded the same warning: Don’t let him in. But the past won’t stay buried forever. | Buy From Amazon |
Fantasy New Releases
The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst
The author of one of my favorite cozy fantasies of 2024 is back with another gorgeous novel. Terlu Perna broke the law because she was lonely. She cast a spell and created a magically sentient spider plant. As punishment, she was turned into a wooden statue and tucked away into an alcove in the North Reading Room of the Great Library of Alyssium.
This should have been the end of her story . . . Yet one day, Terlu wakes in the cold of winter on an island full of hundreds of magical greenhouses. She’s starving and freezing, and the only other human on the island is a grumpy gardener. To her surprise, he offers Terlu a place to sleep, clean clothes, and food―at least until she’s ready to sail home.
But Terlu can’t return home and doesn’t want to―the greenhouses are a dream come true. When she learns that the magic that sustains them is failing, Terlu knows she must help. Assisted by the gardener and a sentient rose, Terlu must unravel the secrets of a long-dead sorcerer if she wants to save the island―and have a fresh chance at happiness and love. | Buy From Amazon
Sunrise On The Reaping by Suzanne Collins
I realize this is dystopian and not true fantasy, but bear with me because this is a must read in 2025 for me. In this additional installment to the Hunger Games series, we finally get to read Haymitch’s story.
On the dawn of the Second Quarter Quell, fear grips all of Panem since twice as many tributes will be taken into the arena. In District 12, Haymitch is desperately hoping to get through the day and back to the girl he loves. But when his name is called, he finds himself on the way to the Capitol. He discovers he’s been set up to fail, but he finds something within himself that wants to fight. And hope that fight inspires something bigger in the rest of the districts. | Buy From Amazon |
A Witch’s Guide To Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
Sangu wrote one of my all time favorite fantasy books about witches – the very secret society of irregular witches, so I’m hoping this will have all the same heartwarming vibes!
Sera Swan used to be one of the most powerful witches in Britain. Then she resurrected her great-aunt Jasmine from, lost most of her magic, befriended a talking fox, and was exiled from her Guild. Now she’s helping her aunt run an enchanted inn but mostly longs to get her power back. But then she finds out about an old spell that could hold the key to restoring what she’s lost.
Enter Luke Larsen, handsome and icy magical historian, who arrives on a dark winter evening and might just know how to unlock the spell’s secrets. Luke has absolutely no interest in getting involved in the madcap goings-on of the inn and is definitely not about to let a certain bewitching innkeeper past his walls, so no one is more surprised than he is when he agrees to help Sera with her spell. Worse, he might actually be thawing.
Running an inn, reclaiming lost magic, and staying one step ahead of the watchful Guild is a lot for anyone, but Sera Swan is about to discover that she doesn’t have to do it alone…and that the weird, wonderful family she’s made might be the best magic of all. | Buy From Amazon
Let me know in the comments which one you’re most looking forward to reading!
Ohhh battle of the bookstores sounds like a good one!