If 2024 has taught us anything, it’s that we all have different ideas and opinions about what’s good, what’s right, how we spend our time, and what we want to be involved in, including the books we read words, we’ve put together a list of books for every type of reader to get 2025 off to the right start. Please join us to enjoy these unique reads.
For family drama enthusiasts: and Laura Davey fans…
THE GOOD BRIDE by Jen Marie Wiggins (out now C:Crooked Lane)
A year after a devastating hurricane, bride-to-be Ruth Bancroft marries her perfect groom in a picturesque fishing village on the Gulf and complicated by the growing tension between the family and the bride, long-buried secrets are revealed, and accusations begin to fly. Things officially get out of hand when the rehearsal dinner is rocked by a series of shootings and a high-profile guest goes missing. As the investigation begins, it turns out that everyone has something to hide.
For: young adult reader…
TOGETA Keith F. By Miller (January 7, 2025), (Harper Collins)
In this highly anticipated sequel Beautiful Jay and Leroy (now on paper) struggle not only to save their neighborhood from a noble conspiracy, but also to preserve their chance at happiness. They team up with old friends, former enemies, and their most dangerous ally to find their lost evidence to finally uncover a rich The Bainbridge family’s corruption to the world, but as their secrets threaten to tear them apart, they must decide. The price of justice may be their happiness, will they be able to sacrifice together?
For fans of Bridgerton, tales of female angst and revenge… (YA/Adult Crossover)
THE QUEEN’S BEACH By Sarah Raffle (January 14, 2025, HarperC:olins)
The action takes place in 1862 in Victorian England. Queen’s spade inspired by the true story of Omoba Ina, renamed Sarah (Sally) Forbes Boneta, an African princess taken from her homeland and later “gifted” to Queen Victoria, Sally, now seeking to overthrow the British monarchy that restricts her, plunges into court in a twisted game of politics.As Sally’s vengeful game of cat and mouse turns deadly, she faces the startling discovery that the price of revenge isn’t just paid in blood. It means sacrificing your heart.
Sally’s journey touches on themes of colonialism, sexism, and self-determination, resonating with contemporary dialogues about British imperialism and its impact.Readers will be captivated by Sally’s choice between reclaiming her autonomy and submitting to society’s constraints.
For: psychological thriller bastard…
WIDOW’S WATCHMAN by Susan Moore (January 162025, Bloodhound Books)
Grieving but suspicious when her tech tycoon husband is found drowned off the coast, renowned cyberpsychologist Dr. Anna Jones begins digging into his past and finds herself uncovering the dark secrets of Silicon Valley’s elite death is tied to a deeply buried secret that some would kill to hide, and if he is determined to uncover the truth, he must risk everything.
For the mystery buffet…
AGATES ARE FOREVER. The Nick Cameron Mystery By Logan Terrett (January 21, 2025, SparkPress:)
Nick Cameron is a freelance PhD geologist who boxes for fun, collects Colt Commanders, and has a knack for finding corpses, dead and alive.
When an agate heiress arrives in Quartzrock, Arizona, on the eve of a gem show, she enlists Nick’s help selling some precious stones, and soon becomes a suspect in the strange murders of two prominent lapidaries. Pursued by a mysterious killer, she and Nick evade the police while Nick works with her friend Frankie Benally, a Navajo jewelry artist and a brilliant armchair detective to solve the case But even Frankie is confused until, at an isolated hacienda deep in the Sonoran desert, Nick meets the great-granddaughter of a soldier who served in Pancho Villa’s División del Norte.
Along the way, Nick gets help from an old-fashioned gentleman sheriff, a retired army gal, and a plot twist and red herrings that would make Sam Spade reach for an aspirin.
For a liberal, living adult child in them of a parent conservative world…
LOUIE ON THE ROCKS By Meredith O’Brien (February 4, 2025 SparkPress:)
For fans of Tom Perrotta, Maria Semple and Elinor Lippman, a dark comedy about family dysfunction fueled by bitter Trump-era politics, vodka and the guilt of a reluctant daughter. Louis on the rocks follows the disintegration of the Francis family six months after the untimely death of their matriarch Helen. In her absence, retired MAGA patriarch Louie descends into an alcoholic spiral, and his free-spirited, eccentric bookseller daughter Lulu responds by clumsily trying to save her father from himself. taking him to court to take control of his finances.
F:or multi-generational fairy tale lovers…
WOODEN GUNT MEAT Elizabeth A. by Tucker (featherruari 11:002025, She writes Press)
*Content warning. suicide, death by hanging, body discovery, themes of trauma and grief
One day in 1953, Charles Hawkins convinces his daughter, Lila, to climb an oak tree in their backyard to hang a rope from their tire swing.
One night in November, Charles goes to the yard and hangs himself with the same rope. Laila becomes a ghost, believing that the tragedy is her own fault, as her family is in grief; his mother goes upstairs to find comfort in Charles’s old sweaters, and his grandmother locks him outside, as if as a punishment, to look at the tree. where such a terrible thing happened.
Just like the Northern California land they live in, the Hawkins family must navigate its lines of sin as they navigate their grief and guilt to forgive and hopefully move on.
For trans youth advocates, parents, and educators who need to feel empowered…
|:ABOUT HAPPINESS By Christina Olivetti (February 21, 2025 jessica kingsley pub)
Christina Olivetti About Bliss follows her journey as a mother supporting her son through potentially infertile care.Determining her right to become a parent, she imagines a world where authenticity and fertility coexist for trans people.Weaving voices From the trans community, the book tells a powerful story of transformation, hormones, and hope.It serves as a vital resource for parents and a heartfelt reflection on the joys and challenges of transition.
For feministst and: Roxanne Gay fans…
PORTRAIT OF A FEMINIST. Memoir in essays By Marianne Marlowe (February 25, 2025 He writes to the press)
Through flashes of her childhood memories in California, Ecuador, and Peru, interspersed with present-day scenes, Marlowe details the evolution of her identity as a biracial and multicultural woman.
As the child of a Catholic Peruvian mother and an atheist American father in a family living abroad for years, he faces realities that many of us share; Her essays bring her to the two most important questions in feminism today. What is life like in support of feminism?And how should feminism develop today?
For those who want thistart epic romance series…
PICTURED STARS ABOVE. Romance of the Celestial Bodies By Patricia Levy (March 18, 2025 He writes to the press)
International bestselling novelist Tess Lee writes books that inspire people around the world to believe that there is light at the end of the tunnel, but she can’t find happiness herself. to devote himself to his work without leaving room for anything else.
As soon as Tess and Jack meet, they feel a spark. As their epic love story begins, Jack struggles with the death of a loved one, while Tessie is forced to confront her childhood abuse, and they must see if their love can heal old wounds.
Happy reading!