Best New Book Releases By Genre: July 2026
Discover which books you should add to your reading list that are being published in July. I found 8 noteworthy titles that need to be on your summer reading list!
I sorted my list by genre so you can easily find a new book you’ll love. There are options in romance, mysteries/thrillers, and fantasy, as usual.
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July Romance New Releases
The Romance Revival by Christina Lauren
I have this ready to go on my Kindle, so I’m hoping to start reading it soon! Christina Lauren are a writing duo that have been in the business for ages and still write hit after hit. In their latest, you’ll find an interesting sci-fi twist!
Emery is a brilliant scientist whose demanding, top-secret research has slowly driven a wedge between her and her husband, Luca. Just when Emery realizes how much her work has cost their marriage, tragedy strikes, leaving her desperate to do the impossible. Using the groundbreaking technology she’s been developing, Emery gets an extraordinary second chance, but there’s one heartbreaking catch: Luca no longer remembers their life together or the love they once shared.
As Emery tries to help Luca fall in love with her all over again, she’s forced to confront the mistakes that nearly destroyed their relationship the first time around. Blending romance with a touch of speculative science, the story explores grief, forgiveness, and whether love can survive even when the memories that built it are gone. It’s an emotional, unique take on the second-chance romance trope! | Buy From Amazon
I’ve been obsessed with books about chefs lately! So this is high on my list for July. Opposites attract when two acquaintances agree to work together to open a new restaurant.
After a very public meltdown costs chef Jack Hartman his job at one of Manhattan’s top restaurants, he heads back to his small Florida hometown to reopen the struggling restaurant left to him by his late mentor. The last person he wants to work with is Poppy Winfield, a bubbly social media influencer and daughter of his former boss. Let’s just say their first meeting was not exactly pleasant!
Poppy is determined to prove she’s more than just a pretty face with a huge online following, so she convinces Jack to let her help market the restaurant while he teaches her the ins and outs of the kitchen. As they spend more time together, their constant bickering turns into undeniable chemistry, forcing both of them to face their insecurities and maybe open their hearts to love. | Buy From Amazon
Get ready for a steamy hockey romance! Lana Ferguson is one of my favorite spicy romance writers and I can’t get enough hockey romance lately. I’ve loved how these sports romance books have taken the whole world by storm.
Jake and Abigail are both coming off disastrous life events when they end up as roommates. Jake is rehabbing from a potential career ending injury and Abigail is navigating a massive scandal with her father. She’s been kicked out of her building and her half brother’s friend Jake’s spare room is the only place left to go.
She’s less than thrilled to spend anytime with the flirty, flaky Jake, but the forced proximity makes her rethink her initial impression of him. I’m a huge fan of the roommates trope, so this should be a fun hockey romance! | Buy From Amazon
A pop star looking for a fresh start and her psychology professor heat up the classroom in this professor / student romance! The forbidden romance aspect of this trope makes it such a fun read! Plus, you get a dose of celebrity lifestyle and all the highs and lows that come with it.
Ready for a break from the constant attention, Romana decides to go back to school to get a college degree. From the moment she walks into Nick’s classroom, she manages to fluster him…something the normally easygoing professor is not used to. She discovers she loves rattling his composure just as much as she enjoys the lectures.
When a crisis brings them even closer together, Nick and Ramona discover a rewarding friendship. However, the chemistry won’t stay hidden and they’ll have to confront the realities of their situation if they ever want to become something real. | Buy From Amazon
Mystery/Thriller New Releases
Getting Away With Murder by Shari Lapena
What lengths will a couple go to keep their beloved brownstone in NYC? Jill and Ted’s home is the most precious thing in their life. They’ve poured their hearts into making it their own and enjoying the luxurious lifestyle it represents. However, it all comes crashing down when Ted’s inheritance dries up and he makes a disastrous investment.
They’re facing the horrible fact that they cannot keep their home without a significant influx in money. “Luckily” for Jill and Ted, they have another inheritance on the way. But they won’t get it until that family member dies. Which means one simple solution… speed up that process…. | Buy From Amazon
Hot Girl Murder Club by Ashley Winstead
Get ready for a twisty thriller that mixes Hollywood glamour with a dark murder mystery. Ten years after her sister Georgia died under suspicious circumstances at a Hollywood party, aspiring pop star Scout Sage is still chasing fame while searching for answers about what really happened. When a string of brutal murders takes place in Los Angeles, all the evidence points directly at Scout. She suddenly finds herself fighting to clear her name instead of enjoying the success she’s worked so hard to achieve.
Detective Grey Holloway has been assigned the case and starts digging deeper into Georgia’s death as well as the new pattern of crimes. The combination of stardom and sinister murders is an intriguing concept! This sounds like it’ll be a fast paced, fun ride! | Buy From Amazon
Fantasy New Releases
Sea of Charms by Sarah Beth Durst
The queen of cozy fantasy books is back with another novel set in the world she created in The Spellshop. In this story, we’re setting off beyond the island we’ve come to know and love and taking to the sea!
Marin has worked as a supply runner for most of her life, in constant motion as she brings needed goods from one island to another. She’s (mostly) at peace with her life, but goes out on a limb to rescue an old friend when she realizes he’s in danger from the revolution in the capital city. She negotiates a deal with him, Dax can become a member of her crew if he agrees to pose as her boyfriend when she returns home for the End-of-Harvest festival.
I guarantee this will be another charming, heartwarming story with lovable characters that any reader will love! | Buy From Amazon
Destination Funeral by Paige Harbison
Paige wrote one of the most unexpectedly thoughtful books I read last year in The Other Side of Now, so I know she can tackle difficult topics and life choices with serious talent!
A funeral brings four former friends back to the coastal Georgia town where they grew up. They’re each expecting to get through the reading of the will, make awkward small talk, and go back to their separate lives. Except when they wake up the following day, they discover it’s Saturday all over again. This is no single, magical fluke. It happens over and over again, until they realize something needs to be resolved between them in order to break this time loop.
Betrayals, attractions, and unresolved tension is now brought to the surface as the friends have no choice but to revisit their childhood and what’s happened since! | Buy From Amazon
Let me know in the comments which one you’re most looking forward to reading!