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If you’re looking forward to the most anticipated upcoming book releases in 2021, you’re in the right place.
Check out what books should be on your radar this year!
New 2021 Books for Your Reading List
Every new year comes with a list of goals, challenges, expectations, and of course, great reads.
I know that sometimes it’s hard to keep up with all these new books, but don’t worry, I’m here to help you find great stories and new favorite authors.
Whether you’re looking for thrillers, historical fiction novels, or swoon-worthy romances, these most anticipated books will have you covered.
All you have to do is relax and enjoy your next book.
I will update this list regularly, and you will find only the latest releases.
If you’re looking for books already out, do not miss to take a look at my most anticipated 2021 Book Releases
March 2021 Book Releases
The Lost Apothecary
by Sarah Penner
Historical Fiction
On Sale: March 2, 2021
Hardcover: 320 Pages
In this addictive and spectacularly imagined debut, a female apothecary secretly dispenses poisons to liberate women from the men who have wronged them.
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The Rose Code
by Kate Quinn
Historical Fiction
On Sale: March 9, 2021
Paperback: 656 Pages
The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Huntress and The Alice Network returns with another heart-stopping World War II story of three female code breakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must root out after the war is over.
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The Imposter
by Marin Montgomery
Mystery & Thriller
On Sale: March 9, 2021
Paperback: 413 Pages
From the outside looking in, Sibley Sawyer has a perfect life. As a successful attorney, she’s worked hard to get to the top of her game—but when her personal and professional lives implode, Sibley looks for a way to turn the page.
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Her Dark Lies
by J.T. Ellison
Mystery & Thriller
On Sale: March 9, 2021
Hardcover: 416 Pages
Fast-paced and brilliantly unpredictable, J.T. Ellison’s breathtaking new novel invites you to a wedding none will forget—and some won’t survive.
To Catch A Dream
by Audrey Carlan
Women’s Fiction
On Sale: March 9, 2021
Paperback: 320 Pages
Audrey Carlan’s new romantic women’s fiction trilogy features three sisters who, through the discovery of personalized letters from their late mother, rethink the direction of their lives and their relationships.
Save for Later
The Last Secret You’ll Ever Keep
by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Young Adult Fiction
On Sale: March 16, 2021
Hardcover: 336 Pages
Bestselling author Laurie Faria Stolarz returns with a new thrilling novel of an eighteen-year-old girl’s search for answers and what she finds instead.
Meant To Be
by Jude Deveraux
Women’s Fiction
On Sale: March 16, 2021
Hardcover: 416 Pages
A family saga chronicling the lives and loves of three generations of women in a small Kansas town. From the 1970s to contemporary times their secrets and passions are explored as they struggle to find their true paths in life.
Danger in Numbers
by Heather Graham
Mystery & Thriller
On Sale: March 23, 2021
Hardcover: 336 Pages
When a ritualistic murder shakes a small north Florida community, an agent from the State police is forced to team up with an FBI specialist on cults to uncover the dark past of the town, and who might be twisting faith into something lethal.
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Unsettled Ground
by Claire Fuller
Contemporary Fiction
On Sale: March 25, 2021
Print Lenght: 325 Pages
A tale of sacrifice and hope, of homelessness and hardship, of love and survival, in which two marginalized and remarkable people uncover long-held family secrets and, in their own way, repair, recover, and begin again.
The Path to Sunshine Cove
by RaeAnne Thayne
Women’s Fiction
On Sale: March 30, 2021
Paperback: 416 Pages
RaeAnne Thayne’s new novel tells three love stories in one: between a husband and wife who need to find their way back together; between a man and woman taking one more chance at love; and between two sisters, trying to heal the past…
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Are We There Yet?
by Kathleen West
Women’s Fiction
On Sale: March 16, 2021
Hardcover: 352 Pages
Alice Sullivan, a high-achieving architect and mom of two, is used to being in control of her picture-perfect life. But when she discovers her daughter is failing reading at school and her son is a bully, her perfect life vanishes. As she tries to figure out where she went wrong, her curated life unravels further.
Surviving Savannah
by Patti Callahan
Historical Fiction
On Sale: March 9, 2021
Hardcover: 432 Pages
It was called “The Titanic of the South.” The luxury steamship sank in 1838 with Savannah’s elite on board; through time, their fates were forgotten–until the wreck was found, and now their story is finally being told in this breathtaking novel.
April 2021 Book Releases
The Bookstore on the Beach
by Brenda Novak
Women’s Fiction
On Sale: April 6, 2021
Hardcover: 432 Pages
A big, sweeping novel about family and the ties that bind and challenge us. In this novel, three generations of women from the same family share a house and work together at a bookstore in Colonial Beach over the course of a summer.
The Intimacy Experiment
by Rosie Danan
Romance
On Sale: April 6, 2021
Paperback: 336 Pages
Just My Luck
by Adele Parks
Mystery & Thriller
On Sale: April 6, 2021
Hardcover: 384 Pages
A riveting look at the dark side of wealth in this gripping take on friendship, money and betrayal, and good luck gone bad. It was supposed to be the lottery win they’d always dreamed of…
The Last Bookshop in London
by Madeline Martin
Historical Fiction
On Sale: April 6, 2021
Hardcover: 336 Pages
Inspired by the true World War II history of the only bookshop to survive the Blitz, a sweeping story of wartime loss, romance, and the enduring power of literature, perfect for fans of The Paris Wife and The Lilac Girls.
In a Book Club Far Away
by Tif Marcelo
Women’s Fiction
On Sale: April 6, 2021
Paperback: 400 Pages
From the author of Once Upon a Sunset and The Key to Happily Ever After comes a heartwarming and moving novel following three Army wives—estranged friends—who must overcome their differences when one of them is desperate for help.
The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano
by Donna Freitas
Women’s Fiction
On Sale: April 6, 2021
Hardcover: 384 Pages
A novel about love, loss, betrayal, divorce, death, a woman’s career and her identity, The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano is about finding one’s way into a future that wasn’t the future one planned, and the ways that fate intercedes when we least expect it.
Courage, My Love
by Kristin Beck
Historical Fiction
On Sale: April 13, 2021
Print Lenght: 384 Pages
With the men in their lives captured, executed, or missing, the women of 1943 Italy stepped up to the front lines of the resistance in Rome. Two women, Francesca and Lucia, join the fight for different reasons and yet are united in the strength they share.
The Good Sister
by Sally Hepworth
Mystery & Thriller
On Sale: April 13, 2021
Hardcover: 320 Pages
Fern Castle works in her local library. She has dinner with her twin sister Rose three nights a week. And she avoids crowds, bright lights and loud noises as much as possible. Fern has a carefully structured life and disrupting her routine can be…dangerous.
The Perfect Daughter
by D. J. Palmer
Mystery and Thriller
On Sale: April 20, 2021
Hardcover: 384 Pages
Penny Francone is a teenage girl with dissociative identity disorder and charged with murder. Waiting for the trial, Dr. Mitchell McHugh and Penny’s mother, Grace, team up to discover the truth behind the girl’s behavior.
Under The Southern Sky
by Kristy Woodson Harvey
Women’s Fiction
On Sale: April 20, 2021
Paperback: 400 Pages
A fresh and unforgettable exploration of love, friendship, and the unbreakable ties that bind.
The Social Graces
by Renée Rosen
Historical Fiction
On Sale: April 20, 2021
Paperback: 416 Pages
Sweeping three decades and based on true events, this is the mesmerizing story of two fascinating, complicated women going head to head, behaving badly, and discovering what’s truly at stake.
The Kindred Spirits Supper Club
by Amy E. Reichert
Women’s Fiction
On Sale: April 20, 2021
Paperback: 352 Pages
Set against the backdrop of the quirky Wisconsin Dells, Amy E. Reichert’s new novel shares the fabulous tradition of supper clubs and the power of random acts of kindness, with a touching supernatural twist.
Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town
by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
Young Adult Fiction
On Sale: April 20, 2021
Hardcover: 208 Pages
A lyrical and heartfelt collection by an award-winning writer that connects the lives of young people from small towns in Alaska and the American west. Each story is unique, yet universal.
Anna K Away
by Jenny Lee
Young Adult Fiction
On Sale: April 27, 2021
Print Lenght: 304 Pages
The most anticipated sequel to Anna K, set over the course of the next summer, as the characters come to terms with Vronsky’s tragic death.
The Music of Bees
by Eileen Garvin
Contemporary Fiction
On Sale: April 27, 2021
Hardcover: 336 Pages
Three lonely strangers in a rural Oregon town, each working through grief and life’s curveballs, are brought together on a local honeybee farm where they find surprising friendship, healing just when they least expect it.
May 2021 Book Releases
The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba
by Chanel Cleeton
Historical Fiction
On Sale: May 4, 2021
Paperback: 384 Pages
On the heels of two New York Times bestsellers, Chanel Cleeton brings to life the little-known true story of a Cuban woman who changed the course of American history.
The Newcomer
by Mary Kay Andrews
Women’s Fiction
On Sale: May 4, 2021
Hardcover: 448 Pages
After she discovers her sister Tanya dead on the floor of her fashionable New York City townhouse, Letty Carnahan is certain she knows who did it. So Letty grabs her four-year-old niece, her sister’s Mercedes and hits the road.
The Summer of Lost and Found
by Mary Alice Monroe
Women’s Fiction
On Sale: May 11, 2021
Hardcover: 368 Pages
Let’s meet the Rutledge family as they face a summer of upheaval and change with perseverance, unity, and a dose of humor, discovering unexpected joys and lessons that will endure long past the season.
That Summer
by Jennifer Weiner
Contemporary Fiction
On Sale: May 11, 2021
Hardcover: 432 Pages
Daisy is receiving misdirected emails meant for a woman named Diana Starling, whose email address is only one punctuation mark away from her own. Meanwhile, she tries to figure out what’s causing her dissatisfaction.
Talk Bookish To Me
by Kate Bromley
Romance
On Sale: May 25, 2021
Paperback: 320 Pages
A laugh-out-loud story about a bestselling romance novelist with writer’s block who finds herself having an unexpected creative and personal reawakening when she’s thrown together with her infuriating (and gorgeous) ex-boyfriend.
The Invisible Husband of Frick Island
by Colleen Oakley
Contemporary Fiction
On Sale: May 25, 2021
Paperback: 368 Pages
A quirky love story of more than meets the eye about a recent widow who still believes her husband is alive—and an ambitious young reporter determined to uncover the truth.
June 2021 Book Releases
Malibu Rising
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Women’s Fiction
On Sale: June 1, 2021
Hardcover: 384 Pages
Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, their lives will change forever.
The Warsaw Orphan
by Kelly Rimmer
Historical Fiction
On Sale: June 1, 2021
Paperback: 416 Pages
An epic WWII saga and love story, based on the real-life efforts of two young people taking extraordinary risks to save their countrymen, as they try to find their way back to each other and the life they once knew.
The Road Trip
by Beth O’ Leary
Romance
On Sale: June 1, 2021
Paperback: 400 Pages
Two exes reach a new level of awkward when forced to take a road trip together in this endearing and humorous novel by the author of the international bestseller The Flatshare.
Pack Up The Moon
by Kristan Higgins
Contemporary Fiction
On Sale: June 8, 2021
Hardcover: 464 Pages
When she finds out she’s dying, Lauren decides to leave her husband a letter a month containing a task to help him face this first year without her, leading him on a heartrending, beautiful, often humorous journey to find happiness.
The Personal Librarian
by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
Historical Fiction
On Sale: June 29, 2021
Hardcover: 352 Pages
A slyly observed, suspenseful story of envy and obsession, told in the mesmerizing, irresistible voice of a character who will make you doubt that seeing is ever believing.
July 2021 Book Releases
The Forest of Vanishing Stars
by Kristin Harmel
Historical Fiction
On Sale: July 6, 2021
Hardcover: 384 Pages
An evocative coming-of-age World War II story about a young woman who uses her knowledge of the wilderness to help Jewish refugees escape the Nazis—until a secret from her past threatens everything.
A Woman of Intelligence
by Karin Tanabe
Women’s Fiction
On Sale: July 20, 2021
Hardcover: 384 Pages
An exhilarating tale of post-war New York City, and one remarkable woman’s journey from the United Nations, to the cloistered drawing rooms of Manhattan society, to the secretive ranks of the FBI.
Heartbreak for Hire
by Sonia Hartl
Romance
On Sale: July 27, 2021
Paperback: 320 Pages
A twentysomething who lives out every woman’s fantasy: getting paid to give men who do us wrong a taste of their own medicine. But when a previous target unexpectedly shows up at her office, she’s forced to rethink her life as a professional heartbreaker.
Radar Girls
by Sarah Ackermann
Historical Fiction
On Sale: July 27, 2021
Paperback: 368 Pages
WWII historical fiction inspired by the real women of the Women’s Air Raid Defense, Radar Girls is a tale of resilience and sisterhood, it sees the battles of the Pacific through the eyes of these pioneering women.
