Welcome to Tuesday, May 13th 2025!
It’s the usual bumper Tuesday release day. We’ve got over 170 new books releasing by a lot of incredible authors, such as Carl Hiaasen, Anthony Horowitz and Joe Abercrombie.
They were all featured in our best books of the week post, so we’ll focus on three different authors in today’s post.
As always, I like to focus on three standalone novels, as with so many new books available, it’s good to pick one by an author that you can dive right into and check out, without having to read prior books to really appreciate the story.
The USA Today bestselling author April Asher releases a new standalone paranormal romantic comedy today.
It’s titled A Simple Twist of Fate.
Thirteen years after fleeing a broken heart, witch Harlow Pierce returns to her magical hometown, with her fiery goddaughter and a vow to stay guarded. But when fate throws her back into the path of shifter Jaxon Atwood, old sparks reignite, and the town’s long-stalled magic begins to stir once more.
One of the most eagerly anticipated books of the week is Something I Keep Upstairs. This is the latest novel by a personal favourite here at Book Notification, J.D. Barker.
This standalone novel is perfect for fans of horror and thrillers, and J.D. ran a promotion related to it where you could stay in a haunted house.
You still have a chance to enter that contest too as it doesn’t end until June 13th, so click here to enter.
When Billy and his best friend David spend the summer in a mysterious inherited house on a remote island, they unknowingly stir a long-buried evil. What starts as a carefree escape becomes a chilling fight for survival as the island’s dark secrets come to life.
The award-winning author of Arsenic and Adobo!, Mia P. Manansala, returns with a YA thriller titled Death in the Cards.
When a classmate vanishes after a chilling tarot reading, high schooler Danika Dizon sets out to solve the mystery using skills learned from her PI mom. But as secrets unravel and danger closes in, Danika must trust her instincts and cards before it’s too late.
Here are all the new books releasing today:
New Book Releases for May 13th, 2025
| Manage | Author | Title | Series | | A.N. Sage | Fairy in the Mourning | Mistbrook Manor #2 |
| Abby Goldsmith | Empire Ender | Torth #6 |
| Adelaide Faith | Happiness Forever | Standalone |
| Ainsley Booth | The Nanny Goal | Off The Ice #5 |
| Alan Orloff | Driving the Bugmobile | Standalone |
| Alex Cage | A Deadly Chance | Novella |
| Alex Foster | Circular Motion | Standalone |
| Alex L. Combs | Trans History | Graphic Novel |
| Alex North | The Man Made of Smoke | Standalone |
| Alice Hoffman | The Bookstore Family | The Once Upon a Time Bookshop Stories #4 |
| Allie Millington | When You Find a Hope | Picture Book |
| Amanda Litman | When We're in Charge: The Next Generation’s Guide to Leadership | Non-Fiction |
| Amber Garza | Better To Eat You With | Non-Fiction |
| Andrea Max | The Art of Exile | Academy of Muses #1 |
| Ann Dee Ellis | This Cookie Will Change Your Life | Standalone |
| Anna Blakely | Slade’s Vow | Tactical Operations #4 |
| Anthony Horowitz | Marble Hall Murders | Susan Ryeland #3 |
| Anyta Sunday | Book II | The King's Man #2 |
| April Asher | A Simple Twist of Fate | Standalone |
| April Henry | When We Go Missing | Standalone |
| Ashley Herring Blake | Dream On, Ramona Riley | Standalone |
| Audra Wells | A Beguiled Gentleman | The Bradley Brothers #1 |
| Ava Rani | The Charmer | Biotech Billionaires #3 |
| Ava York | Alien Healer's Touch | Nyxari Bondmates #2 |
| Avery Kane | Can't Win 'Em All | Standalone |
| Barbara Linn Probst | Roll the Sun Across the Sky | Standalone |
| Ben Guterson | The Shadow of the World-Famous Nine | The World-Famous Nine #2 |
| Betty Corrello | 32 Days in May | Standalone |
| Bob McDonald | Just Say Yes | Non-Fiction |
| Brandy Schillace | The Intermediaries: A Weimar Story | Non-Fiction |
| Brendan Slocumb | The Dark Maestro | Standalone |
| Carl Hiaasen | Fever Beach | Standalone |
| Caro De Robertis | So Many Stars: An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color | Non-Fiction |
| Carolina De Robertis | So Many Stars: An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color | Non-Fiction |
| Carolina Mac | Homegrown | True Colors #13 |
| Caroline Lawrence | The London Book | Caroline Lawrence Children's Stories #3 |
| Caroline Starr Rose | The Burning Season | Standalone |
| Carrie Seim | Horse Camp | Horse Girl #1 |
| Cassi Hart | Stalked by the Mercenary | In His Sights #1 |
| Catherine Mack | No One Was Supposed to Die at this Wedding | The Vacation Mysteries #2 |
| Celia Aaron | Land of Shadow | House of Night #2 |
| Celia Aaron | Land of Shadow | House of Night #3 |
| Chad M. Robichaux and Jack Stewart | Silent Horizons | Standalone |
| Charis Cotter | Mystery of the Haunted Dance Hall | Children's Book |
| Charlotte Cheng | Icy Fruit | Picture Book |
| Charlotte Zang and Alex J. Knudsen | The Howling Tree: | Lost Grove #3 |
| Chloe Parker | Tempted by the Alpha Outlaw | Moonbound Mates #2 |
| Christopher Moore | Anima Rising | Standalone |
| Cindy Bell | Heist in Little Leaf Creek | Little Leaf Creek #27 |
| Clare Lockhart | Alchemy and Afterlives | Midlife is Magic #5 |
| Colleen Cambridge | Murder at Lincoln's Gala | Quinn & Gates #1 |
| Colleen Cambridge | Murder in Lincoln's Library | Quinn & Gates #2 |
| Colleen Cambridge | Murder at the Capitol | Quinn & Gates #3 |
| Connie Berry | The Case Of The Missing Diamonds | Chief Inspector Blackstone Mystery #3 |
| Crystal Maldonado | Get Real, Chloe Torres | Standalone |
| Dane Huckelbridge | Queen of All Mayhem | Non-Fiction |
| Daniel Salmieri | Next to Me | Picture Book |
| Danielle L. Jensen | A Curse Carved in Bone | Saga of the Unfated #2 |
| Dave Barry | Class Clown | Non-Fiction |
| David A. Robertson | 52 Ways to Reconcile | Non-Fiction |
| David Dalglish | Level: Ascension | Level: Unknown #2 |
| Debbie Urbanski | Portalmania: Stories | Collection |
| Deidra Duncan | Love Sick | Standalone |
| Delilah S. Dawson | Ravenloft: Heir of Strahd | Dungeons & Dragons #1 |
| Delilah S. Dawson | Heir of Strahd | Ravenloft #24 |
| Dennis McNally | The Last Great Dream: How Bohemians Became Hippies and Created the Sixties | Non-Fiction |
| Deya Muniz | Blades of Furry: Volume 1 | Graphic Novel |
| Donna Grant | Storm Wood | Elven Kingdoms #3 |
| Edward Luce | Zbig | Non-Fiction |
| Elena Abbott | To Please Her | Standalone |
| Elizabella Baker | Challenging Jayce | Kringle Security #3 |
| Elizabeth Rose | Murder at Mablethorpe Castle | Harlowe & Fitch Historical Mystery #1 |
| Emily Tesh | The Incandescent | Standalone |
| Erin Palmisano | The Secrets of Maiden's Cove | Novella |
| Esther E. Schmidt | Falcon Wisely Dicey MC | Standalone |
| Evan Leikam | Anji Kills a King | The Rising Tide #1 |
| Flora Ferrari | Seduced by the Mafia Don | Standalone |
| Frederic S. Durbin | The Country Under Heaven | Standalone |
| G.M. Fairy | House of Wolves | Wolfish Love Stories #2 |
| G.R. Macallister | Sestia | The Five Queendoms #3 |
| Garrett Carr | The Boy from the Sea | Standalone |
| Gia Cobie | Guarded from Retribution | Blade and Arrow Security Bravo Team #5 |
| Goldy Moldavsky | Of Earthly Delights | Standalone |
| Hannah Orenstein | Maine Characters | Standalone |
| Harper L. Woods | What Sleeps Within the Cove | Of Flesh & Bone #4 |
| Harry Turtledove | City in Chains | Standalone |
| Heather Slade | Code Name: Dante | K19 Sentinel Cyber #2 |
| Heidi Chiavaroli | The Way Home | Lights of Acadia #2 |
| Helen Monks Takhar | The Marriage Rule | Standalone |
| Hena Khan | Bhangra Boogie | Children's Book |
| Hilary Plum | State Champ | Standalone |
| Hisato Murasaki | Persona 5, Vol. 13 | Persona 5 #13 |
| Honor Jones | Sleep | Standalone |
| Hope Lim | At the Window | Picture Book |
| Ibram X. Kendi | Malcolm Lives!: The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers | Non-Fiction |
| Io Sakisaka | Sakura, Saku, Vol. 7 | Sakura, Saku #7 |
| J.D. Barker | Something I Keep Upstairs | Standalone |
| J.K. Ellem | A Dark Kill | Killing Seasons #6 |
| J.M. Redmann | The Smallest Day | Micky Knight #12 |
| James Chandler | Course of Conduct | Sam Johnstone #7 |
| James David Victor | Prometheus Rises | Protector Jaks #3 |
| James S. Romm | Plato and the Tyrant | Non-Fiction |
| Jane Blythe | Rescuing Nathaniel | Prey Security: Cyber Team #1 |
| Jarvis | The Cave and Other Stories | Bear and Bird #5 |
| Jay Bower | The Burden of Life | Eyebiter #3 |
| Jennifer Dugan | Summer Girls | Standalone |
| Jessica Lévai | The Glass Garden | Novella |
| Jessica Piro | Thieving Shadows | Standalone |
| Jilly Gagnon | What If It's You? | Standalone |
| Jimmy Fallon | Papa Doesn't Do Anything! | Children's Book |
| Joe Abercrombie | The Devils | The Devils #1 |
| John C. Wright | Catburglar of the Constellations | Starquest 12th Age #3 |
| John Lawton | Smoke and Embers | Inspector Troy #9 |
| John Palisano | Requiem | Standalone |
| Julia Bright | Protecting Talia | Loved by the SEAL #3 |
| Jyoti Chand | Fitting Indian | Graphic Novel |
| K.A. Merson | The Language of the Birds | Standalone |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld | We All Want to Change the World: My Journey Through Social Justice Movements from the 1960s to Today | Non-Fiction |
| Karen Ann Hopkins | Grovel To None | Possum Gap #6 |
| Kari Lee Townsend | Trouble for Your Thoughts | A Kalli Ballas Mystery #6 |
| Kate Oliver | Jasper | Dark Ops Daddies #2 |
| Kate Wells | Killer at the County Show | Malvern Farm Mystery #5 |
| Kathryn Shay | Safe With Me | Wounded Heroes: The Redemption #6 |
| Katie Ruggle | Crossing Paths | Beneath the Wild Sky #2 |
| Kaz Hunter | Rise of the Strongest Sovereign 5 | Rise of the Strongest Sovereign #5 |
| Kelly Jamieson | Gone With the Wine | Pour Decisions #2 |
| Kenna King | Match Penalty | The Rookie Hawkeyes #1 |
| Kennedy Ryan | Can't Get Enough | Skyland #3 |
| Kevin Wilson | Run for the Hills | Standalone |
| L. Wilder | Preacher | Satan's Fury MC- Little Rock #5 |
| L.L. Richman | Battlefield Diplomacy 3: Insurrection | Battlefield Diplomacy #3 |
| L.T. Ryan and Biba Pearce | Cold Legacy | Avril Dahl #2 |
| Lacey Daize | Double Delivery | Knotty Holidays #3 |
| Laura Spinney | Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global | Non-Fiction |
| Lincoln Michel | Metallic Realms | Standalone |
| Ling Ling Huang | Immaculate Conception | Standalone |
| Lisa Phillips | Rescued Heart | Last Chance Fire and Rescue #7 |
| LizAnne Axtel | Spring Break With A Gold Medalist: Love Beach Spring Break Collection | Love Beach Spring Break Collection #9 |
| Lizzy Barber | Be Mine | Standalone |
| Lloyd Devereux Richards | The Runner | Standalone |
| Logan Jacobs | Lady Knights of the Round Table 2 | Lady Knights of the Round Table #2 |
| Lucinda Berry | One in Four | Standalone |
| Luke Chmilenko | Starbreaker: Volume 2 | Starbreaker #2 |
| Luna Lockhardt | Entranced by the Chimera Freak | Twisted Carnival #5 |
| Lynn Painter | The Wish Switch | Standalone |
| M.R. Mathias | Sinister Ambition | Devious Arcana #4 |
| MacKenzie Stowe | Once Upon a Thief | The Billionaire Fairy Tales #5 |
| Maeve Greyson | A Fine Scottish Time | The Magical Matchmakers of Seven Cairns #1 |
| Marcus Rediker | Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea | Non-Fiction |
| Marisa Crane | A Sharp Endless Need | Standalone |
| Mary Alice Monroe | Where the Rivers Merge | Standalone |
| Mary Ellen Taylor | After Paris | Standalone |
| Mary Lancaster | Ghost in the Garden | Silver and Grey #3 |
| Mary Morris | The Red House | Standalone |
| Mary Potter | Glock’s Grumpy Mafia Bride | Santoro Graveyard Empire #3 |
| Maud Lavin | Mermaids and Lazy Activists | Standalone |
| Megan Reyes | Curse of the Quakes | Llama Quest #3 |
| Melissa Brayden | Dream a Little Dream | Standalone |
| Mia P. Manansala | Death in the Cards | Standalone |
| Michael Anderle | Drama on stage | The Freelance Vampire #2 |
| Michelle Gagnon | Slaying You | Amber Jamison #2 |
| Michelle Vernal | The Dressmaker's Chance | Brides of Bold Street #4 |
| Mohamed Kheir | Sleep Phase | Standalone |
| Nathan Gregg | Foundations | First Steps #2 |
| Nev March | The Silversmith's Puzzle | Captain Jim Agnihotri #4 |
| Nicci Harris | Born For Lace | The Cradled Common #2 |
| Nichole Rose | Pucking Curves | Pucked Up Love #3 |
| Nicole Flockton | Securing His Family | Power Security #3 |
| Nora Quinn | Taken by the Pack | Twilight Harbor Omegaverse #2 |
| Ocean Vuong | The Emperor of Gladness | Standalone |
| Oliver Darkshire | Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil | Standalone |
| Paige Badgett | The Making of Lady Catherine de Bourgh | A Pride and Prejudice Variation #2 |
| Penny Zeller | Recipe for Love | Small Town Shenanigans #2 |
| Piers Anthony | Three Novel Nymphs | Xanth #48 |
| Pirateaba | Ghostsong | Singer of Terandria #3 |
| Rachel McCarthy James | Whack Job | Non-Fiction |
| Rachel Reiss | Out of Air | Standalone |
| Rebecca Solnit | No Straight Road Takes You There: Essays for Uneven Terrain | Non-Fiction |
| Rebecca Wood Barrett | My Summer Camp Has Mega Sloths | Children's Book |
| Reki Kawahara | Accel World, Vol. 27 | Accel World #25 |
| Richard Russo | Life and Art | Non-Fiction |
| Rita Potter | What Really Matters | Standalone |
| Robert Kroese | The Strange Loop | Erasmus Kane #3 |
| Rodney Barnes | Batman Full Moon | Graphic Novel |
| Ron Chernow | Mark Twain | Non-Fiction |
| Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou | Remnants of Filth Vol. 7 | Remnants of Filth: Yuwu #7 |
| S.F. Baumgartner | Shadowed Secret | Mirror Estate #7 |
| Sadie Hunt | Hell to Pay | Blackwell Bastards #2 |
| Sage Parker | The Forgotten Cottage | Mountain Secrets #1 |
| Samira Ahmed | The Singular Life of Aria Patel | Standalone |
| Sandra Sookoo | One Kiss in the Shadows | Singular Sensation #14 |
| Sarah Painter | The Gilded Nest | Crow Investigations #9 |
| Sarina Bowen | Dying to Meet You | Standalone |
| Saul Herzog | The Honeytrap | Espionage Thriller #1 |
| Sayantani DasGupta | Anika and the Great Dog Rescue | Girl Scouts #2 |
| Sean Liscom | Embers | The Legacy #8 |
| Sophia Lee | Eliza, from Scratch | Standalone |
| Stacia Stark | This Vicious Dream | Kingdom of Death #1 |
| Stanley McChrystal | On Character | Non-Fiction |
| Stephen Aryan | The Sorrow of the Sea | The Nightingale and the Falcon #3 |
| Stephen R. Platt | The Raider | Non-Fiction |
| Steven Salvatore | When Love Gives You Lemons | Standalone |
| Stuart Gibbs | All Ears | FunJungle #9 |
| Sue Prideaux | Wild Thing | Non-Fiction |
| Susan Lee | The Romance Rivalry | Standalone |
| Susanna Kwan | Awake in the Floating City | Standalone |
| Susanne Ash | Just One Look | The Alphabet Sweethearts #10 |
| T.J. Logan | Dangerous Hunter | OSI Dark Ops #4 |
| Talia Beckett | Monk's Devotion | Guild of the Eternal Flame #4 |
| Tamora Pierce | Alanna | Graphic Novel |
| Ted Galdi | The Cassandra Trap | Evan Drake #1 |
| Toby Neighbors | Sons of Perdition | Standalone |
| Tom Milani | Places That Are Gone | Standalone |
| Tracy Badua and Alechia Dow | Their Just Desserts | Cookie Crumbles #2 |
| V.T. Do | Creep | Standalone |
| X-RHODEN-X | The Stubborn Skill-Grinder In A Time Loop | The Stubborn Skill-Grinder In A Time Loop #1 |