23 February Releases We're Excited About

And what you can read in the meantime

Reading ahead

Our TBR shelves may be spilling over, but we keep finding new books we want to pile on. From thrilling historical fiction to haunting fantasies to thrilling series finales, February’s most anticipated list is filled with must-reads! Here are 23 upcoming releases across a mix of genres. These titles are available for preorder, but in the meantime, peruse our recommendations for similar reads that you can enjoy now.

Literary fiction 

The Women by Kristin Hannah (Feb. 6)

Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old Frankie hears these words, it is a revelation. Amidst the changing world of 1965, she decides to join the Army Nurse Corps and follow her brother to Vietnam. Her story is both an intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and the epic tale of a nation divided.

What to read first: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

Brooklyn by Tracy Brown (Feb. 27)

In this cautionary tale, Brooklyn is a troubled young woman, who has finally gotten the punishment she deserves after leaving a web of lies, heartache, and betrayal behind her. As her life slips away, Brooklyn remembers the events that shaped her into the cold, calculating creature she became. 

What to read first: The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah

Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange (Feb. 27)

In the much-anticipated follow-up to his award-winning debut, the celebrated Native American author traces the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Indian Industrial School through three generations of a family. This compelling portrait of generational trauma is both shattering and wondrous.  

What to read first: There There by Tommy Orange

Mystery, thriller, and suspense 

The Teacher by Frieda McFadden (Feb. 6)

Eve has a good life with her husband and a job teaching math at the local high school. All is as it should be. Except for the scandal involving a student-teacher affair that rocked Caseham High School last year. Addie is the student at its center. But Eve knows there's more to these ugly rumors than meets the eye.

What to read first: The Housemaid by Frieda McFadden

Crosshairs by James Patterson and James O. Born (Feb. 20)

In New York City, a serial killing sniper hits one impossible target after another. Detective Michael Bennett quickly develops a profile of the killer. A profile that his new partner, Rob Trilling, fits to a terrifying degree. With Trilling taking suspicious absences from duty, Bennett is under pressure to uncover the truth. 

What to read first: Haunted by James Patterson and James O. Born

End of Story by A. J. Finn (Feb. 20)

With mere months to live, reclusive mystery novelist Sebastian Trapp invites his longtime correspondent Nicky Hunter to his spectacular San Francisco mansion to help draft his life story. Soon Nicky finds herself caught in an irresistible case of real-life "detective fever." Did the perfect crime writer commit the perfect crime.

What to read first: The Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn

The Atlas Maneuver by Steve Berry (Feb. 20)

From the stolid banking halls of Luxembourg, to the secret vaults of Switzerland, and finally up into the treacherous mountains of southern Morocco, retired Justice Department operative Cotton Malone is on a mission to unravel a mystery from World War II involving a legendary lost treasure.

What to read first: The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry

Three-Inch Teeth by C. J. Box (Feb. 27)

A rogue grizzly bear has gone on a rampage, killing several people. At the same time Dallas Cates is released from prison seeking revenge on a list of people he feels have wronged him. Using the grizzly attacks as cover, Cates sets out to methodically check off his list. But Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett is on it.

What to read first: Open Season by C. J. Box

Sci-fi, fantasy, and horror

The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo (Feb. 13)

Equal parts folktale, drama, and detective story, this quiet, atmospheric novel about a winter full of mysterious deaths. In the last years of the dying Qing Empire, a detective is hired to investigate the death of a courtesan. Meanwhile Snow, a woman with many secrets, seeks vengeance for her lost child.  

What to read first: The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo

What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher (Feb. 13)

After their terrifying ordeal at the Usher manor, Alex Easton feels as if they just survived another war. All they crave is rest, routine, and sunshine, but instead, they find themself at their family hunting lodge, deep in the cold, damp forests of their home country and it's clear, something is not quite right.

What to read first: What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden (Feb. 13)

During the Great War, a combat nurse searches for her brother, believed dead in the trenches despite eerie signs that suggest otherwise, in this hauntingly beautiful historical novel with a speculative twist. "A wonderful clash of fire and ice—a book you won't want to let go of," raves Diana Gabaldon. 

What to read first: The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen (Feb. 27)

A shield maiden blessed by the gods battles to unite a nation under a power-hungry king—while fighting her growing desire for his son—in part one of a Norse-inspired romantasy series. The stunning first-edition hardcover features foil page edges, a custom-stamped case, and a premium dust jacket.

What to read first: From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Historical fiction 

Queens of London by Heather Webb (Feb. 6)

1925, London. When Alice Diamond, AKA "Diamond Annie," is elected the Queen of the Forty Elephants, she's determined to take the all-girl gang to new heights. Meanwhile, as one of the first (and best) female detectives at Scotland Yard, Lilian Wyles is eager to prove herself by taking Diamond Annie down.

What to read first: The Next Ship Home by Heather Webb

The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang (Feb. 13)

San Francisco, 1906. Two very different women trying to change their fortunes. Gemma is a silver-voiced soprano whose career needs rekindling; Suling, a Chinatown embroideress determined to escape an arranged marriage. Their paths cross when they are drawn into the orbit of a charming railroad magnate.

What to read first: The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson by Ellen Baker (Feb. 20)

Left at a Chicago orphanage in 1924, Cecily was sold to a traveling circus at age seven. There, she found family connections and, as a teenager, romance. Decades later, a DNA test's unexpected results throws into question everything about the family she's built and claimed as her own for nearly seventy years.     

What to read first: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Romance

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams (Feb. 6)

As the impulsive, artistic daughter of a powerful Atlanta dynasty, Ricki is the opposite of her famous socialite sisters. So she jumps at the chance to leave her family behind to open a flower shop in Harlem. One evening in February, as the heady scent of jasmine fills the air, Ricki meets a mysterious stranger.

What to read first: Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

Bride by Ali Hazelwood (Feb. 6)

Misery, the only daughter of a powerful Vampyre leader reluctantly agrees to marry Lowe, an Alpha Werewolf as part of a historic alliance between Vampyres, and their mortal enemies, The Weres. This paranormal departure (Twilight fanfic anyone?) for the bestselling romcom author delivers a scintillating outcome.

What to read first: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

The Summer Book Club by Susan Mallery (Feb. 13)

The rules of summer book club are simple. No sad books. No pressure. And plenty of wine. Besties Laurel and Paris are excited to welcome Cassie to their beachy book club. All three women are feeling unlucky in love. Facing an unwritten chapter can be terrifying. But it can also be exhilarating.

What to read first: The Boardwalk Bookshop by Susan Mallery

Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey (Feb. 13)

Josephine was always his biggest fan, but when Wells quits golf, she wonders if her faith was misplaced. Then he shows up at her door with a proposal: be his caddy, help him turn his game around, and split the prize money. And considering Josephine's own life is in shambles, she could really use the cash.

What to read first: Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey

YA

All This Twisted Glory by Tahereh Mafi (Feb. 6)

Despite their best efforts to despise each other, Alizeh and Cyrus are drawn together over and over with an all-consuming thirst. Meanwhile Prince Kamran is poised for his revenge. Layered with tension and romance, this is the explosive third book in the bestselling This Woven Kingdom series.

What to read first: This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi

If Only I Had Told Her by Laura Nowlin (Feb. 6)

Finn has always loved Autumn. But he can't tell her. Jack, Finn's best friend, just wants Jack to be happy. Autumn wants to write her own destiny, but one doesn't always get a new chapter. Told through three different perspectives, this is a love story brimming with truth, tragedy, and the unexpected bonds that heal us.

What to read first: If He Had Been With Me by Laura Nowlin

Fate Breaker by Victoria Aveyard (Feb. 27)

The Companions are scattered and hopeless, torn from each other. The only consolation: Corayne has Taristan's sword. But Taristan and Queen Erida will not be defeated so easily. Prepare for the unforgettable finale to the bestselling Realm Breaker series where a shattered alliance must rise from the ashes. 

What to read first: Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard

Snowglobe by Soyoung Park (Feb. 27)

In a world of constant winter, only the citizens of the climate-controlled city of Snowglobe can escape the bitter cold—but this perfect society is hiding dark and dangerous secrets within its frozen heart. The Hunger Games meets Squid Game in this groundbreaking Korean thriller.

What to read first: Legend by Marie Lu

Hopefully there’s something here that you want to add to your TBR list! Let us know which new books you’re most excited about this month.

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