It’s Big Release Tuesday, and this year it comes with a little extra sparkle – it’s also Mardi Gras! Tuesday, February 17th is Fat Tuesday, a day of colour, celebration, and indulgence. Whether you’re flipping pancakes, enjoying a king cake, or just soaking in the festive mood, let the good times roll…
…and let the new books roll in, too! We have more than 170 new books hitting shelves everywhere. Let’s see what’s new!
The Icon by Adriane Leigh (The Influencer Series)
USA Today bestselling author Adriane Leigh returns with The Icon, the fourth installment in “The Influencer” series. This psychological thriller dives deep into deception, obsession, and the dangerous allure of a perfectly crafted narrative. Dark, twisty, and impossible to look away from, it’s a must‑read for fans of Freida McFadden, John Marrs, and Noelle West Ihli. “The Influencer” series is currently being adapted for television.
Shae Halston became a viral symbol of injustice after being framed for murder – but the image the world believes may not be the full truth. When the person who helped clear her name disappears, and a hidden voice begins circling her story, the spotlight she mastered threatens to expose what she’s really capable of.
Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett
Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by New York Times bestselling author Heather Fawcett is a standalone cozy fantasy set in 1920s Montréal. Fellow New York Times bestselling author Sarah Beth Durst calls it “absolutely magnificent,” adding, “Full of cats and magic, this is the kind of book you want to instantly reread. I loved every character, every cat, and every moment with all my heart!”
Agnes Aubert runs her cat rescue with strict order and careful plans, but when she needs a new space, her only option is to rent from Havelock, a notorious magician with a shadowy past. As trouble threatens both the shelter and his secret shop, Agnes must work with the very man who disrupts her tidy life – and may change it for good.
The Obake Code by Makana Yamamoto
The Obake Code is a standalone sci‑fi caper from author Makana Yamamoto. Recently named an Editors’ Pick by Amazon in the Science Fiction & Fantasy category, it blends sharp plotting with high‑energy adventure. It’s an excellent choice for readers who enjoyed the clever crew dynamics of Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo or the dark, irreverent edge of Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir.
Three years after her final heist, former superhacker Malia is restless – until a risky side scheme lands her in the grip of a ruthless gang leader on Kepler Station. Forced to target a powerful politician, Malia uncovers a conspiracy tied to her own cybernetic past. She must rely on her old crew before her failing enhancements trap her for good.
Here is a list of all of the new books releasing today:
New Book Releases for February 17th, 2026
| Manage | Author | Title | Series | | A.F. Carter | Carney | Delia Mariola #5 |
| Adriane Leigh | The Icon | The Influencer #4 |
| Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and S.A. Cosby | Time for a Change | The Rhythm of Time #2 |
| Alex Toxic | Book #5 | Kill or Die #5 |
| Alexandra Kennington | Gods Beneath the Ice | Blood & Souls Duology #2 |
| Alexandra Vasti | The Halifax Hellions | Halifax Hellions #4 |
| Alexis Maragold | This Safe Darkness | Sols & Shades #1 |
| Alida Miranda-Wolff | Rain Witch | Gods of Tellus #2 |
| Alys Murray | A Little Buzzed | Standalone |
| Amanda Sinatra | Cloud Nine | Snowy Peak #1 |
| Amarie Collins | Coerced Vows | The Billionaire #1 |
| Amy Rafferty | The Cottage at Pelican Bay 6 | Nantucket Seashells #6 |
| Andrew Grey | Under His Protection | Olympia Stories #2 |
| Ariel Dawn | Mister Pierce | CEOs of Kink #2 |
| B.A. Paris | When I Kill You | Standalone |
| Beatrix Steam | Tradwife for the Fae King 2 | Erotic Fantasy Short Stories for Adults #21 |
| Becca C. Smith | Grandma's Little Secret | Standalone |
| Beck Michaels | King's Kiss | Chronicles of Urn #2 |
| Ben Denton | The Pinnacle Warrior 2 | Pinnacle Warrior #2 |
| Bill Yenne | Ghost Armies of the Nāpali Coast | Jim Hammer #3 |
| Brooke Hartman | Exca-Gator! | Picture Book |
| C. Wayne Winkle | Back To Coldwater Creek | Zeke Jones: Mountain Man #1 |
| Cassi Hart | Handling His Chaos | Lords of New York #4 |
| Cathryn Fox | Broken Stick | Boston Bucks #11 |
| Celia Skye | My Apocalypse Trader | Wild Apocalypse Protectors #4 |
| Channelle Desamours | They Call Her Regret | Standalone |
| Chantelle N. Kerr | The Last Stitch | The Witches' Weave #1 |
| Chloe Parker | The Bibliophile and the Beekeeper | Galactic Librarians #3 |
| Christopher Castellani | Last Seen | Standalone |
| Christy Carlyle | A Deadly Invitation | Electra Poole Mystery #2 |
| Claire Oshetsky | Evil Genius | Standalone |
| Claire Swinarski | Each and Every Spark | Standalone |
| Clio Evans | Thorn Kiss | Whynot #2 |
| Cory McCarthy | Postscript | Standalone |
| Craig Groeschel | Heal Your Hurting Mind: Biblical Hope for Anxiety, Depression, Burnout, and the Emotions No One Talks About | Non-Fiction |
| Cristin Harber | Hide and Seek | Titan Protectors #1 |
| Cynthia Hickey | The Alphabet Murders | The Sheriff of Misty Hollow #8 |
| D.B. Borton | Death by the Dozen | Cat Caliban #13 |
| D.L. Darby | Sirens & Stilettos | Serial Killer Book Club #2 |
| Daisy Hernández | Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth | Non-Fiction |
| Dan Buzzetta | The Winter Verdict | Tom Berte #2 |
| Dan Michaelson | Call of Wings | Drift and Dragon #5 |
| Dana K. White | Winnie's Pile of Pillows | Children's Book |
| Daniel John Roddy | The Keeper of the Library: Eratosthenes | The Scroll of Alexandria #1 |
| Danyelle Scroggins | The Promise He Made | Story of Us #2 |
| Daphne Byrne | The Duke’s Almost Bride | Regency Second Chances #6 |
| Darby McDevitt | The Halter | Standalone |
| Debra Curtis | Laws of Love and Logic | Thousand Voices #1 |
| Debra Webb | The Fatal Confidant | Standalone |
| Deidre-Ann Anderson | Dating The Mountain Man Veteran | Valor in the Mountains #2 |
| Delaney Diamond | An Unexpected Spark | Standalone |
| Denise Weimer | The Maiden and the Mountie | Twenty-Niners of the Georgia Gold Rush #2 |
| Derek Vreeland | Crucifixion | God in the Neighborhood Bible Studies #2 |
| Deva Blake | Knocked-Up Bratva Hostage | Dubrov Bratva #19 |
| Eirinie Carson | Bloodfire, Baby | Standalone |
| Elisa Leigh | Lucky | Iron Reapers MC #8 |
| Elizabeth Goddard | Deadly Currents | Hidden Bay #3 |
| Elizabeth Heider | Children of the Savage City | Standalone |
| Elizabeth Randall | Haunted Florida Keys | Non-Fiction |
| Elizabeth Spann Craig | Plot Twist | Village Library Mysteries #14 |
| Elle Grenier | This Wretched Beauty | Remixed Classics #9 |
| Elle James | Maurice | Bayou Brotherhood Protectors #9 |
| Elle Parker | The Python's Princess | Camelot Court #4 |
| Ellie K. Wilde | If Only You Knew | Oakwood Bay #3 |
| Ember Flint | Part 2: Drawn into Love | Bound by Dreams #2 |
| Emery LeeAnn | Husk: A Horror Story | Novella |
| Emily Honeyfield | A Refuge for the Runaway Governess | Where Dukes Dare and Ladies Love #14 |
| Emma Denny | A Vow Made Twice | The Barden / 14th Century Oxfordshire #3 |
| Emma Jameson | First Date | Lord and Lady Hetheridge #9 |
| Erin Osborne | Tease's Trust | Dirty Slayers MC #5 |
| Everly Raine | Bear | Hell's Reapers #1 |
| Felicity Heaton | Wolf Hunted | Bound to the Shadow King #2 |
| Fergus Craig | I'm Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home | Standalone |
| Fred Minnick | Bottom Shelf | Non-Fiction |
| Gayle Leeson | A Recipe for Death | Down South Café Mystery #8 |
| Gege Akutami | Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 29 | Jujutsu Kaisen #30 |
| Georgia Wagner | Where All Roads End | Jonathan Hunt #6 |
| Gerald Hansen | Out of Jurisdiction: The Last Of Maggie | Derry Murder Mysteries #5 |
| Gideon Sterer | The Dream | Children's Book |
| Grace Meyers | The Snug Harbor B&B 6 | The Camden Hearts #6 |
| Grace Walker | The Keeper | Rogues: Legends #3 |
| Grant Ginder | So Old, So Young | Standalone |
| Gun Brooke | The Love Book | Standalone |
| Hannah Ritchie | Clearing the Air | Non-Fiction |
| Harry Han | Apocalypse 1626 Part II: Madam White & The Jasmine Garden | Apocalypse 1626 #2 |
| Haylock Jobson | Heretical Fishing 5 | Heretical Fishing #5 |
| Heather Blanton | Tuned to Her Heart | Standalone |
| Heather Fawcett | Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter | Standalone |
| Hubert | Joe the Pirate | Graphic Novel |
| Ivy Davis | King | King of the Mafia #1 |
| J.C.M. Berne | Prey of Angels | Hybrid Helix #8 |
| J.L. Berg | Trouble | The Creed Legacy #2 |
| J.R. Ward | Crown of War and Shadow | Kingdoms of the Compass #1 |
| Jack Ryder | Friend Request | Novella |
| Jackie Baldwin | Poison at the Wild Haggis Bookshop | The Highland Bookshop Murders #2 |
| Jacque Gorelick | Map of a Heart | Non-Fiction |
| Jakob H. Greif | Museum Core - Book Four | Museum Core #4 |
| James Tynion IV | The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos Volume 3 | The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos #3 |
| Janice Cantore | Edge of Truth | Standalone |
| Jay Krauss | Silverlight Hunter | The Immortals' Mask #3 |
| Jeffery Deaver | Untouchable | Special Agent Constant Marlowe #1 |
| Jentezen Franklin | The Power of Short Prayers | Jentezen Franklin Religious Books #27 |
| Jess Shannon | Cleaner | Standalone |
| Jessica Marting | Escape Velocity | The Coalition #1 |
| Jill Eileen Smith | A Deeper Well | Standalone |
| Jinger Duggar Vuolo | You Always Belong | Children's Book |
| Jodi Burnett | Pursuit | US Marshal Dirk Sterling #6 |
| Joey Wells | The First Hour | Standalone |
| John Patrick Green and Christopher Hastings and Pat Lewis | Sew Much Trouble | InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T. #4 |
| Jon Meacham | American Struggle | Non-Fiction |
| Jonathan Smidt | The Silent Blades | Standalone |
| Jonathan Tepper | Shooting Up | Non-Fiction |
| Josh Nadeau | Heaven Meets Earth | Non-Fiction |
| Juan Gomez-Jurado | Mentira | Standalone |
| Kali Hart | Grumpy Hearted Mountain Man | Not Looking For Love #14 |
| Karen Witemeyer | Taming Lady Temperance | The Secret Society of Spinsters #1 |
| Kari Trumbo | Maximus | Northern Guardians #5 |
| Kat McGee | Maladies of Magic | Mystic Haven Tea Shop Mysteries #2 |
| Kate Golden | Half City | Harker Academy #1 |
| Kate Hewitt | A Long Winter | Wildflower Valley #5 |
| Kate Hewitt | Summer Skies Over Starr's Fall | Starr's Fall #4 |
| Kate Quinn | The Astral Library | Standalone |
| Katelyn Taylor | One Night Scandal | ONS #2 |
| Kathryn Le Veque | God of Vengeance: A Medieval Romance | Executioner Knights #15 |
| Katie Winters | Nantucket Twilight | Nantucket Sunset #15 |
| Kelley Armstrong | First Sign of Danger | Haven's Rock #4 |
| Kelly Thompson | Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 2: As My Mothers Made Me | Absolute Universe (Collected Edition) #1 |
| Kelsie Calloway | The Prisoner's Obsession | Obsession of the Month #2 |
| Kennedy Slope | His to Ruin | Claimed by Kings #1 |
| Kim Hooper | Mother Is a Verb | Standalone |
| Kimberly Krey | Shay's Cowboy Constant | Sweet Montana Bride #8 |
| Kirsten Weiss | A Deathly Display | Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum #11 |
| Kristen Ashley | Perfect In Every Way | Manors and Mysteries #2 |
| Kristen Proby | Safe Haven | Triple Creek Ranch #1 |
| L.M. Juniper | Wishing You Well This Christmas | Novella |
| Lacey Day | Wrangle Me Three Times | Coyote Glen #4 |
| Landon Scott | The Fanged and the Furious 2 | Misfit Militia #2 |
| Lauren J. Joseph | Lean Cat, Savage Cat | Standalone |
| Lawrence Rosenberg | From Vision to Vitality | Non-Fiction |
| Lexi Carter | Forced Knocked-up Bratva Prisoner | Tarasov Bratva #18 |
| Leya Layne | Trying for You | Cole County Memories #3 |
| Lillian Li | Bad Asians | Standalone |
| Lilly Mirren | Peaches and Moonshine | Southern Charm #3 |
| Louise Fein | Book of Forbidden Words | Standalone |
| Lucy Lennox | Owning Jett | Made Marian Legacy #3 |
| Lucy Ruth Cummins | Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Sheepy | Sleepy Sheepy #4 |
| Lynise Reid | Crown of Campus | Gods of Campus #2 |
| M. Scott Swanson | Angel of the Broken | Ghost Coast Coven #1 |
| M.J. Stratton | Disguise of Any Sort | Darcy and Elizabeth Variations #13 |
| M.K. Oliver | A Sociopath's Guide to a Successful Marriage | Standalone |
| Mae Coyiuto | Goodbye and Everything After | Standalone |
| Makana Yamamoto | The Obake Code | Standalone |
| Maria A. Eden | Daughter of the Pines | Standalone |
| Maria J. Morillo | The Ex-Perimento | Standalone |
| Maria Popova | Traversal | Non-Fiction |
| Maria Stepanova | The Disappearing Act | Novella |
| Mark Greaney | The Hard Line | Court Gentry / Gray Man #15 |
| Mark Haddon | Leaving Home | Non-Fiction |
| Mark Tufo | Resistance | After the Pulse #2 |
| Matt Clayton | History of Scotland | Secrets of the Forgotten Past #8 |
| Matthew Kressel | The Rainseekers | Standalone |
| Max Allan Collins | True Noir: The Assassination of Anton Cermak | Novella |
| Melissa F. Miller | Adrift | Shenandoah Shadows #11 |
| Melissa Ferguson | Without a Clue | Standalone |
| Melissa Wiesner | All the Ways You Break Me | Sandy Harbor #2 |
| Mental Floss | Mental Floss Brain Brawl: A Head-to-Head Trivia Tournament | Mental Floss #16 |
| Mia Dunham | A Groom for her Wounded Heart | Echoes of the Western Heart #13 |
| Michael Anderle | Blood and Secrets | The Freelance Vampire #6 |
| Michiko Aoyama | Hot Chocolate on Thursday | Standalone |
| Mike Krentz | Dead Will | Dr. Zack Winston #5 |
| Mirrah McGee | The Widow Clause | The Terms of Forever #1 |
| Mohammed Hanif | Rebel English Academy | Standalone |
| Montana Ross | The Woman He Swore to Protect: Historical Western Romance | Standalone |
| Morgan Jane Mitchell | Valentine Vendetta | 14 Days of Love and Lust Bikers & Mobsters #9 |
| N.T. Wright | God's Homecoming | Non-Fiction |
| Namwali Serpell | On Morrison | Non-Fiction |
| Natisha Raynor | Love Jones: Rage and Leighton | Standalone |
| Nicholas Harvey | Her Perfect Time To Die | Investigator Kat Cromwell Mystery #4 |
| Nikki Duncan | And Her Heart Whispered: Pay Attention | And Her Heart Whispered #2 |
| Nikki Hall | Ice Cold Goal | Beyond the Ice #4 |
| Nikki Landis | Chrome & Kisses | 14 Days of Love and Lust Bikers & Mobsters #15 |
| Nina Atwood | The Darkest Reflection | Jill Rhodes Mystery #3 |
| Nnedi Okorafor | The Daughter Who Remains | She Who Knows #3 |
| Paige Michaels | His Little Turmerion | Eleadian Mates #14 |
| Pamela Crane | Every Body Has a Secret | Standalone |
| Penny Snoak | Struck By Playful Tease | Struck By The Hottest Neighbor #9 |
| Peyton Lawson | Taken by the Bear | Bears of the Rockies #3 |
| Pierce Grey | The First Great Game: 13 | The First Great Game #13 |
| Piper C.J. | The Serpent and the Siren | No Other Gods #3 |
| Piper Rayne | The Hotshot | The Dugout #1 |
| Quinn Slater | Crush | RBMC #4 |
| R.J. Koreto | Winter's Season | Standalone |
| R.J. Ross | Kid Time | Cape High #53 |
| R.L. Boyle | Temple Fall | Standalone |
| R.L. Stine | Nightmare on Nightmare Street | Standalone |
| R.U. Ruff | Castle Core: Dark Harem: Part 6 | Castle Core: Dark Harem #6 |
| Rachael Chadwick | How (Not) To Raise The Dead | Standalone |
| Rachel Griffin | The Sun and the Starmaker | Picture Book |
| Rachel McMillan | Operation Scarlet | Standalone |
| Rahul Bhattacharya | Railsong | Standalone |
| Rebecca Zanetti | Enforcer | Stope Packs #5 |
| Renee Pawlish | Gunning for Payback | Jo Gunning #10 |
| Rhea Wylde | The Royal Hucow | Creamy Hucow Fantasies #5 |
| Rich Moyer | Huck 'N' Hairball and the Litterbox Time Machine | Standalone |
| Riley Odell | Tokophobia | Novella |
| Robert J. Morgan | The Origin of Hymns: It Is Well with My Soul | Non-Fiction |
| Roe Horvat | Magnificent Mess | Bears of Beauville #3 |
| S. Lynn Smith and Rhea Pryce | Break Her | The Deviant Duet #2 |
| Sage Parker | The Innkeeper's Last Secret | Edisto Beach #1 |
| Sam Crescent | Big Dick | Hell’s Bastards MC #6 |
| Sam Whittaker | The Midnight Breakfast Club | Standalone |
| Samantha Hartwood | Masquerade of Mirrors | Halls of Glass #1 |
| Samantha Whiskey | Crimson Elemental | Onyx Assassins #9 |
| Sara Ney | Love on Ice | Standalone |
| Sarah Ansbacher | Another Shore | Wave After Wave #2 |
| Sarah Domet | Everything Lost Returns | Standalone |
| Sariah Drake | Marrying Lady Marigold | The Dowager's Garden #3 |
| Scott Johni | Witness Elimination | Nick Justin Chronicles #2 |
| Scott Meslow | A Place Both Wonderful and Strange | Non-Fiction |
| Serhiy Zhadan | Arabesques | Collection |
| Shelley Puhak | The Blood Countess | Non-Fiction |
| Sherrilyn Kenyon | House of Ice & Shadows | Myths & Outlaws #2 |
| Skye McDonald | Side B: Summer Hate | Love & Mixtapes #2 |
| Steve Berry | The Devil's Bible | Cotton Malone #24 |
| Susan Walter | Murder at 30,000 Feet | Standalone |
| T.R. Harris | The Chameleon | The Last Cyborg #4 |
| Taylor Adams | Her Last Breath | Standalone |
| Terah Shelton Harris | Where the Wildflowers Grow | Standalone |
| Tessa Silver | Knit One, Purl a Secret | Quillhaven Magical Cozy Mysteries #11 |
| Toni Blake | The Summer of Lost and Found | Standalone |
| Tracy Wolff | It's Always Us | Standalone |
| V.A. Lewis | The Twilight Company | The Twilight Company #1 |
| Venus Ray | The Duke's African Desire | Novella |
| Veronica Samek | A Pack of Leather | The Omega Book Club #5 |
| Vikki Kestell | Murder by Accident | The Tahoe Mysteries #3 |
| Will Dean | Adrift | Standalone |
| Willa Blair | Her Highland Deception | His Highland Heart #7 |
| Zogarth | The Primal Hunter Vol. 4 | The Primal Hunter (Light Novel) #4 |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Based near Toronto, Brandon is a news writer and Book Specialist for Book Notification who covers the world of books, maintains author pages, writes a variety of content, and is an avid reader of non-fiction and biographies.