New Book Releases: December 8th to December 14th, 2025

My brother-in-law has a mug that says “freak in the (excel) sheets.”

That’s exactly how I feel. I absolutely got up, and, against better judgement, sloughed off all my responsibilities to build a Christmas budget sheet, complete with drop down menus, conditional formatting, checkboxes, etc.

I could do the same for all the books being released this week. Cause there are 375, and I love, love love to organize.

Instead, though, I’ll tell you about 5 and Vince’ll give you a further 10 on our BN Podcast.

Tailored Realities by Brandon Sanderson

On December 9th, #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson offers up a new short fiction collection Tailored Realities !

Also including the never-before-published novella Moment of Zero , the collective includes ten works of short fiction spanning genres of both fantasy and science fiction.

Buckle up for superhero action, high-tech fantasies, futuristic detective thrillers and so much more. Tailored Realities includes:

• “Snapshot”
• “Perfect State”
• “Defending Elysium” (from the world of Skyward)
• “Firstborn”
• “Mitosis” (from the world of the Reckoners)
• and four other stories

Where You Belong by Kristen Proby

Mark December 11th on your calendar because New York Times bestselling author
Kristen Proby is publishing Where You Belong , the final installment of the Blackwells of Montana series!

A small town, second-chance romance set in Bitterroot Valley sees Brooks and Juliet reliving their past and wondering if there’s a way back to one another. When Juliet returns to Bitterroot, she encounters Brooks who still holds her heart. And for Brooks, after fifteen years, is he prepared to let her back into his?

Chasing Home by Piper Rayne

On December 9th,
Piper Rayne offers the next installment of the Plain Daisy Ranch series with Chasing Home !

What would you do if you had the chance to connect with the world’s biggest music star? That’s what happens when country’s hottest musician, Zander Shaw shows up. A backstage rendezvous, one NDA later – but it really ends before it starts.

Suddenly, Romy is afflicted when Zander shows to her family’s ranch to shoot a music video and he’s made it clear there is no future for the two of them past flirting a past tryst – except she’s carrying his baby.

Susan Stoker brings three new stories on December 9th with A Fourth Moment in Time !

Revisit Fallport, Virginia from the Eagle Point Search & Rescue series with Guarding His Angel , Tex’s Payback and Love Storms In ! Three separate stories, one town, and a collection of gripping action, a dash of romance, and unforgettable characters.

The New York Times hailed “master of the medical thriller”,
Robin Cook , returns with fan favourites Jack and Laurie in Spasm on shelves December 9th!

Referred to as “masterful,” by bestselling author Freida McFadden, Spasm churns a tale of a deadly bioweapon that could “disrupt the world order as we know it.”

Laurie and Jack are called up to Essex Falls to help investigate the death of a young, healthy pest control worker on “top of an outbreak of rapidly progressive Alzheimer’s-like cases.” But despite the idyllic hometown feel Essex Falls has to offer, it’s suffered major setbacks, the residents are shaken, and the pest control worker’s body has disappeared before the autopsy.

And it’ll be up to Laurie and Jack to discover what’s going on.

Here are all the new books releasing this week:

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Care is the Social Media Manager at Book Notification. She is an avid reader/writer, Mama to 3 adult kids, a wedding DJ, and a snob for coffee and pop culture. Her favourite book is Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli. She lives in Canada with her husband and record collection.

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