by Victoria Truthful
We have now simply mentioned goodbye to 1 12 months, whereas ushering in one other, and I can’t assist however really feel reflective. As is the custom, shared by so many people no matter spiritual or cultural beliefs, it’s time for us to take a list of our lives and resolve to shed unhealthy habits for wholesome ones. For me, there is no such thing as a higher place to start out than with one in every of my passions—studying. Studying is a wholesome behavior that does extra than simply educate or entertain; it workouts our minds as we age. However this 12 months, I’ve discovered it significantly troublesome to carve out the time to learn as a lot as I usually would. My numbers have been dwindling and regardless of having a totally stocked TBR record, with authors whose work I’ve beloved through the years, I’m in a studying stoop. I’m decided to shed this stoop, and several other undesirable kilos, in 2025.
In truth, after loads of deep reflection I noticed that what my studying routine is lacking is a problem. Which is why I’m launching the primary ever KRL Coming Points of interest Studying Problem! Every month I’ll announce a self-imposed studying problem for the month and have 5 books listed within the Coming Points of interest column that assist my problem. As readers of the column, you might be welcome to hitch me by adopting the problem for your self or just wishing me effectively alongside the best way. On the finish of 2025, I’m hoping we’ll all be capable to rejoice having learn 60 books as a neighborhood whereas increasing our studying horizons.
To kick off the primary month of our KRL Coming Points of interest Studying Problem, I made a decision to deal with firsts. The Featured 5 for January introduces new-to-me authors who’ve simply launched a primary ebook in a brand new collection. You might be welcome to learn these 5 new books with me throughout the month of January, or choose 5 new-to-you authors who’ve a primary ebook in a brand new collection releasing this month. Keep in mind, that is only for enjoyable so it’s okay if you happen to select to not take part.
Featured 5
When Peyton Hart returns to the quaint city of Wallshire, she hopes to reconnect together with her estranged mom and possibly even discover her place on the planet. As an alternative, she’s thrust right into a nightmare when Katarina, the enigmatic proprietor of the tea store, Steeped in Thriller, is discovered lifeless—poisoned by her personal brew. To make issues worse, Peyton turns into the prime suspect within the investigation. With the sharp-eyed Detective Levi Kessler questioning her each transfer, and the city buzzing with gossip, Peyton finds herself caught in an internet of secrets and techniques she by no means knew her mom was hiding. Decided to clear her identify and uncover the reality, Peyton dives headfirst into Wallshire’s quirky neighborhood, the place everybody appears to have one thing to cover. From cryptic notes within the tea store to rivalries that run deeper than the best Darjeeling, Peyton should navigate a mix of hazard and attraction to piece collectively the thriller.
A Brew Most Foul is a heartwarming and suspenseful cozy thriller that invitations readers to savor each clue—and each cup of tea—whereas rooting for a heroine who’s studying to belief herself, one “steep” at a time.— A Brew Most Foul by H. C. Cardona, Gray Star Publishing, LLC
A cursed quill, a snarky owl shifter, and a thriller that would rewrite historical past. Marlot has a knack for locating issues—misplaced keys, stolen artifacts, and sometimes hassle. When a determined shopper hires her to trace down an enchanted golden quill rumored to be cursed, she is aware of it’s not going to be straightforward. What she doesn’t anticipate is for her rival, a sly fox shifter with a penchant for getting below her feathers, to be sizzling on the identical path. The deeper Marlot digs, the extra harmful the hunt turns into. With whispers of a secret society, ghostly warnings, and a curse that pulls greater than its justifiable share of supernatural predators, it’s a very good factor Marlot has a pointy thoughts and sharper claws. However when the quill’s energy begins to awaken, Marlot realizes this job may value her greater than her popularity—it may cost a little her every part. For followers of cozy mysteries with a magical twist, Cursed in Feathers is a fascinating mix of wit, intrigue, and supernatural journey. Good for readers who love snarky heroines, slow-burn rivalries, and a contact of the paranormal.— Cursed in Feathers by Wynn Valentine
Annie Hart, daughter of Bryan Hart––expertise agent to the celebs––spends her life getting roped into no matter new process her father wants her to do for his VIP purchasers. So when she inherits a yarn store within the small Indiana city of Franklin, she is curious to see what it feels prefer to have one thing that’s solely hers! However when her arrival is greeted by the native regulation enforcement, Annie senses issues usually are not fairly as they appear on this idyllic city . . . everybody is aware of all people in Franklin but relating to the dying of the store’s earlier proprietor, no one appears positive of something! Annie quickly discovers that Eleanor Danton was in reality murdered, strangled together with her personal yarn . . . invigorated by her want to search out out the reality, and feeling someway at dwelling with the pleasant bunch of native yarn artists who frequent the store, she units out to search out the killer. A lot might be achieved over a cuppa and a yarn. — Loss of life Among the many Stitches by Betty Hechtman, Severn Home
New York Metropolis and Washington, DC, 1951. Kay Thompson—secretary to Eleanor Roosevelt—is a younger girl of conviction navigating the post-World Battle II interval. However can she expose the darkish fact a couple of transatlantic homicide thriller unfolding earlier than her eyes? Beforehand fired for talking out towards office injustices, twenty-five-year-old Kay Thompson finds her true calling as soon as appointed to assist Eleanor Roosevelt, a champion of human rights often called ER amongst these in her interior circle. Kay absolutely embraces her new function as the previous First Woman’s proper hand—typing up day by day columns and juggling a blur of political conferences, ribbon cuttings, and charitable dinners. It’s not till a lifeless physique is found on a prepare that her most compelling process comes into focus. Gorgeous Susie Taylor had star high quality. Judging from her images, it’s clear why she left Sweden with plans to make it large on Broadway. However when ER enlists Kay’s assistance on a discreet investigation about Taylor’s sudden disappearance, the 2 suspect the up-and-comer was concealing secrets and techniques about her actual id and motives—all resulting in her homicide at Washington’s Union Station. Plunged right into a dwelling Alfred Hitchcock movie, an unseasoned Kay and a shrewd ER aspect with a good-looking detective on a seek for solutions. What was Susie’s reference to a charismatic Soviet UN delegate and an atomic power researcher? As ER makes it her mission to search out out, hazard looms upon the invention of one other physique. Now, Kay should play a central function in exposing the killer—earlier than she turns into the subsequent rising magnificence to fulfill a merciless destiny.— Eleanor and the Chilly Battle by Ellen Yardley, Kensington
An acquaintance with dying—Haunted by her household’s unsolved homicide sixteen years in the past, Leonora Spencer is acquainted with dying. As an assistant in her aged uncle’s London morgue, she makes use of her photographic reminiscence to catalogue particulars for his coroner reviews. She additionally isn’t against serving to throughout postmortems when his expert palms start to shake. After a thief breaks into the morgue and steals a locket from a corpse, Leo is set to grasp why, even when it means going towards Detective Inspector Jasper Reid’s categorical orders to maintain her nostril out of it. Born and bred within the East Finish slums, Jasper Reid’s current promotion to the detective department at Scotland Yard is an extended step up from his murky previous . . . a previous he can’t afford to disclose to anybody. The very last thing he wants is a muddled case that connects to the criminals he as soon as related to, and to the well-known eccentric Leo Spencer. Her cussed resolve to undermine Jasper’s investigation checks his persistence and the difficult historical past they share. When the lacking locket and a handful of suspicious deaths level to a mysterious buried object, Jasper grudgingly accepts Leo’s assist to find it. However somebody is watching, and the extra they uncover a couple of lethal blackmail plot, the nearer Leo and Jasper get to turning into the killer’s subsequent targets. — Shadow on the Morgue by Cara Devlin
January 1
4 Drops of Instinct (Autumn Heights, E-book 4) by Josephine Beintema
One Bigfoot within the Grave (The Jill Cooksey Mysteries, E-book 4) by Lesley St. James
The Honey Jam Homicide (A Luscious Delights Thriller, E-book 4) by Meg Benjamin
The Home of Second Probabilities (Secrets and techniques & Love, E-book 1) by Lauren Westwood | Reissue
Yumi’s Desert Mysteries: Shadows of the Sand (Yumi’s Mysteries, E-book 3) by John J. PetrucelliJanuary 2
Frosting and Fairies (Sugar Shack Witch Mysteries, E-book 7) by Danielle Garrett
Homicide of a Medium (Redmond & Haze Mysteries, E-book 15) by Irina Shapiro
Roost in Peace (Ettie Smith Amish Mysteries, E-book 29) by Samantha Value
The Serpent Below (A Sherlock Holmes Journey, E-book 6) by Bonnie MacBirdJanuary 3
A Matter of Blood (Tom Walsingham Mysteries, E-book 6) by C. P. Giuliani
Peril by Pinot (Merely Delicious Cozy Culinary Thriller, E-book 2) by Tessa Aura
The Fringe of Knife (Bobbi Sue Baxter Mysteries, E-book 3) by Marissa ShrockJanuary 4
Brush with Loss of life (Pine Grove Mysteries, E-book 6) by Daisy Landish
Masked for Homicide (An Ivy Schaeffer Cozy Thriller, E-book 5) by Angie Frost
The Cream Tea Killer (The Morwenna Mutton Mysteries, E-book 3) by Judy LeighJanuary 5
The Damaged Lady (A Sadie Grey FBI Thriller Collection, E-book 3) by R.B. Schow and Bailey JamesJanuary 6
Coat of Many Colours (Dressed to Kill Collection) by Deanndra Corridor | First in Collection
Holmes Is Lacking (Holmes, Margaret & Poe, E-book 2) by James Patterson and Brian Sitts
Maxwell’s Return (Schoolmaster Homicide Mysteries, E-book 18) by M.J. Trow
Whipping Up Fear (Little Canine Diner, E-book 8) by Emmie LynJanuary 7
Higher Luck Hex Time (A Moonstone Bay Cozy Thriller, E-book 15) by Amanda M. Lee
Loss of life Among the many Stitches (A Crochet and Crumpets Thriller) by Betty Hechtman | First in Collection
Loss of life Is available in Threes (A Bloody Mary Tudor Thriller, E-book 9) by Michael Jecks
Fall Man (The Rachel Alexander & Sprint Mysteries, E-book 6) by Carol Lea Benjamin | Reissue
In on the Loss of life (A Harriet & Matthew Rowsley Thriller, E-book 6) by Judith Cutler
Rebellious Grace (A King’s Idiot Thriller, E-book 3) by Jeri Westerson
Savannah is Burning (The Savannah Time Journey Mysteries, E-book 4) by Susan Kiernan-Lewis
The Bookstore at Vacation Bay (The Bookstore at Vacation Bay, E-book 6) by Kathi Daley
The First Curse is the Deepest (A Return to Magic Cozy Thriller, E-book 8) by Lily Harper Hart
The Laborious Approach (The Rachel Alexander & Sprint Mysteries, E-book 9) by Carol Lea Benjamin | Reissue
And not using a Phrase (The Rachel Alexander and Sprint Mysteries, E-book 8) by Carol Lea Benjamin | Reissue
January 8
A Sensible Convergence: A Glowing Regency Thriller by Rachel Gates
Jury Responsibility is Homicide by Kate DamonJanuary 9
Deceptions Can Be Homicide (Charlie Parker Mysteries, E-book 23) by Connie Shelton
Mystic Lies (Mystic Village Paranormal Cozy Mysteries, E-book 5) by Cindy StarkJanuary 10
A Violent Trip (The Ozarks Cozy Thriller Collection, E-book 12) by Dianne Harman
Pups and Poison (A Vampire Veterinary Thriller, E-book 2) by Sedona Jade and Amy Stake
The Scandal on the Spa (A Very Merry Homicide Thriller, E-book 5) by Rachel Beattie
The Taverna Affair (The Prepare dinner and Inspector Mysteries, E-book 7) by Joanne PenceJanuary 11
Vengeance within the Vines (Rylie Sunderland Mysteries, E-book 2) by Rachele Baker
Wine and Whispers (Sophie Brooks Mysteries) by Daisy Landish | First in CollectionJanuary 12
Fudgy Foul Play (Mysteries à la Mode, E-book 6) by Tammy Beck
Ronin: Have Sword Will Journey #1 – The Lacking Japanese Chin Thriller (Horo-sha, Feminine Ronin Detective Cozy Mysteries) by Kristie Lynn Higgins | First in CollectionJanuary 13
A Brew Most Foul (The Wallshire Thriller Collection) by H. C. Cardona | First in Collection
Cupcakes and Chaos (Frosted Misfortunes Mysteries) by Lisa Siefert | First in Collection
Portraits of the Previous (A Beatrice Holloway Thriller, E-book 3) by C. J. ArdenJanuary 14
A Soul to Harvest (A Kara Hilder Thriller, E-book 12) by Jenna St. James
Loss of life by Compost (Sophie Greenfield Mysteries) by Amy E. Lilly | First in Collection
Canine Bones and Useless Our bodies (Pupcakes & Peril Mysteries) by Paige Tyler | First in Collection
Each Witch Approach however Cursed (Magical Misfits Mysteries, E-book 17) by Ok. E. O’Connor
Homicide for Revenue (Ellie Quicke Mysteries, E-book 22) by Veronica Heley
By no means Nap in a Casket (By no means Mysteries, E-book 2) by J. W. Hodge
Uncommon Bookshop Homicide (A Rolling Dough Pizza Truck Thriller, E-book 5) by R. M. Murphy
Revenge of the Lethal Dozen (The Lethal Dozen Mysteries, E-book 2) by Peter Berry
Shadows and Shamans (A Spellbound Bookshop Thriller, E-book 6) by J. A. Whiting
Sugar Snapped (A Juli Butler Thriller, E-book 2) by Barbara Witek
The Dilemma of a Useless Scholar (Gravesyde Priory Mysteries, E-book 6) by Patricia Rice
The Pot Thief Who Studied Calvin (The Pot Thief Mysteries, E-book 10) by J. Michael Orenduff
The Wild Wilder Thriller (The J.D. Pierson Case Recordsdata, E-book 6) by C. H. Sessums
January 15
Carousels and Characters (Magical Thriller E-book Membership, E-book 9) by Elizabeth Pantley
Cursed in Feathers (Mystic Feathers Mysteries) by Wynn Valentine | First in Collection
Overlook Me Knot (The Flower Store Mysteries, E-book 4) by Annie Adams
Homicide on a Excessive Be aware (Music Store Mysteries) by Jennifer Lamont Leo | First in Collection
The Home of Hidden Secrets and techniques (Secrets and techniques and Love, E-book 2) by Lauren Westwood
The Storyteller’s Daughter by Victoria ScottJanuary 16
Deadly Fall Foliage Cruise (Cruise Ship Cozy Mysteries, E-book 10) by Addison Moore
Homicide at Merisham Lodge (Miss Hart & Miss Hunter Examine) by Celina Grace | Reissue
Spells Like Poltergeist Spirit (The Owl Star Witch Mysteries, E-book 18) by Leanne Leeds
Spirits after Sundown (Felines of Fairytale Forest, E-book 3) by Ok. L. Montgomery
The place Wolves Wait (A Rae Greyson Thriller, E-book 2) by B. W. HoffJanuary 17
The Vintage Retailer Detective and the Could Day Homicide (A Bella Winter Thriller, E-book 2) by Clare Chase
Canoeing into Chaos (Whispering Lake Paranormal Cozy Mysteries, E-book 3) by Misty Spellman
Pretend Muffins (A Tibbyhill Lane Teashop Thriller, E-book 3) by Marilyn Leach
Tartan, Treasures and Bother (A Dotty Sayers Vintage Thriller, E-book 12) by Victoria Tait
The Woman and the Poisoned Waters (Woman Inventor Mysteries) by Brittany E. Brinegar and J.E. Brinegar | First in CollectionJanuary 18
Footloose and Fancy Tea (Baker’s Shock Mysteries) by R. A. Hutchins | First in a Collection
Frozen with Worry (Pine Grove Mysteries, E-book 7) by Daisy Landish
Homicide on the Menu (The Unhealthy Ladies Detective Company, E-book 3) by Katie MarshJanuary 20
Cashmere Conspiracy (A Hazel Stitchworth Cozy Thriller) by Fiona Grace | First in Collection
Imply Delicacies (The Beluga Stein Mysteries, E-book 2) by Wendy W. Webb
Succubi and Secrets and techniques (Spellbrooke Thriller, E-book 4) by Renee MarskiJanuary 21
Loss of life of an Irish Druid (The Dublin Driver Mysteries, E-book 6) by Catie Murphy
Eleanor and the Chilly Battle (An Eleanor Roosevelt Thriller) by Ellen Yardley | First in Collection
Unfastened Lips (A Ghostwriter Thriller, E-book 2) by Kemper Donovan
Muffins and Martinis (Antiques & Drinks, E-book 4) by Ok. C. Bellinger
Homicide in Bloom (The Gardener Mysteries, E-book 3) by Rosie Sandler
Operation Bayou Justice (Poppy McVie Mysteries, E-book 8) by Kimberli A. Bindschatel
Star-Crossed Egg Tarts (A Magical Fortune Cookie Thriller, E-book 2) by Jennifer J. Chow
January 22
A Golden Guilt Journey (The Pecan, Texas Pet Groomer Cozy Mysteries, E-book 5) by M. Alfano
The Thriller of the Phantom Prospector (Artifacts & Apparitions, E-book 4) by Tammy Beck
The Torso within the City (The Fethering Mysteries, E-book 3) by Simon BrettJanuary 23
A Lethal Inheritance (Woman Marigold’s Twenties Homicide Mysteries, E-book 3) by Ava Ness
Candles, Cacti, and Loss of life (A Knick-Knack Boutique Thriller, E-book 6) by Constance Barker
Secrets and techniques, Songbirds, and Succulents (Succulent Sleuth Collection, E-book 3) by Iris March
The Case of the Vanishing Valuables (Earl Clawson) by Leighann Dobbs | First in Collection
The Canine Sitter Detective Performs Useless (The Canine Sitter Detective, E-book 3) by Antony JohnstonJanuary 24
The Cherry Topped Calamity (Killer Cupcakes Cozy Thriller) by Angela Mayble | First in CollectionJanuary 25
Luck Runs Out (Pine Grove Mysteries, E-book 8) by Daisy Landish
Ronin: Have Sword, Will Journey #2 – How To Body A Homicide Half One (Horo-sha, Feminine Ronin Detective Cozy Mysteries, E-book 2) by Kristie Lynn Higgins
Shadow on the Morgue (Spencer & Reid Mysteries) by Cara Devlin | First in CollectionJanuary 27
Homicide Below the Marquee (Elmo Simpson Mysteries, E-book 2) by J. C. Kenney
Return to Black Bayou: A Cozy Gothic Homicide Thriller (The Swamp Slayings) by Carla Cassidy | First in Collection
These Boots Have been Made For Strolling (Dressed to Kill Collection, E-book 2) by Deanndra CorridorJanuary 28
A Gentleman of Sinister Schemes (The Lord Julian Mysteries, E-book 8) by Grace Burrowes
A Gilded Redwood Coffin (The Roddy & Val DeVere Gilded Age Collection, E-book 7) by Cecelia Tichi
A Ruthless Angel Weeps (Home of Croft, E-book 3) by Sophie Barnes
A Very Fairy Funeral (Mistbrook Manor) by A. N. Sage | First in Collection
An Insidious Inheritance (Clara Dawson) by Amelie West | First in Collection
Loss of life and the Harlot (A Lizzie Hardwicke, E-book 1) by Georgina Clarke | Reissue
Docks, Discoveries, and Hazard (Dune Home Cozy Thriller Collection, E-book 32) by Cindy Bell
Straightforward Does It (Mackenzie Owens Mysteries, E-book 6) by Jasmine Webb
Homicide Taroted (Witching Hour Ghost Hunters Mysteries, E-book 4) by Kat McGee
Comfortable Serve Sleighing (Espresso & Cream Café Mysteries, E-book 5) by Lena Gregory
The Baguette Murders (Brittany Homicide Mysteries, E-book 3) by Anne Penketh
The Corpse Performed Useless (A Lizzie Hardwicke, E-book 2) by Georgina Clarke | Reissue
January 29
Homicide at Kelleven Citadel (A Tommy & Evelyn Christie Thriller, E-book 10) by Catherine Coles
Homicide within the Meadow (Canine Detective – A Bulldog on the Case Cozy Thriller, E-book 11) by Rosie Sams
Ronin: Have Sword, Will Journey #3 – How To Body A Homicide: Half Two (Horo-sha, Feminine Ronin Detective Cozy Mysteries, E-book 3) by Kristie Lynn Higgins
The Ferriman Returns to Wickermore (Harry Ferriman Investigations) by Ron Tucker | First in Collection
The Home of Love and Desires (Secrets and techniques & Love, E-book 3) by Lauren WestwoodJanuary 30
Useless within the Deli (Max’s Campervan Case Recordsdata, E-book 12) by Tyler Rhodes
Enigmatic Echoes (Whispers of Witchcraft Cozy Mysteries, E-book 4) by Nellie H. Steele
Helle’s Hound (Helle & Loss of life, E-book 2) by Oskar Jensen
Homicide at Sunny View (A Maisie Cooper Thriller, E-book 5) by Greg Mosse
Homicide within the Mistletoe Shoppe (The Kitty Worthington Mysteries, E-book 11) by Magda AlexanderJanuary 31
A Bullet within the Basement (A Homicide on the Morrisey Thriller, E-book 5) by Eryn Scott
A Dreadfully Nice Heist (Sundown Haven Key Cozy Thriller Collection, E-book 3) by Ana Bisset
A Merry Murderous Midwinter (The Skeleton Crew Paranormal Cozy Thriller, E-book 3) by Dahlia Donovan
A Want To Die For (Witches & Needs Cozy Mysteries) by C. A. Phipps | First in Collection
Amulets & Alibis in Archangel (Aurora Yardley Paranormal Mysteries) by Althea Plume | First in Collection
Respiratory House (Ellis McFadden Mysteries) by Kristen Painter | First in Collection
Casting Doubt (Fish Camp Cozy Mysteries, E-book 2) by Summer season Prescott
Loss of life Pays A Name To The Three Hounds Bakery (The Doxies & Donuts Thriller Collection, E-book 2) by Julie Titterington
Hijinks and Holly (A Paw Paws Pet Bakery Cozy Thriller, E-book 4) by L. C. Turner
Homicide on the Monastery (Violet Vaughn Southwestern Mysteries, E-book 3) by Kristina Charles
Spooked at Smoky Stadium (Haunted Histories Paranormal Cozy Thriller Collection) by Lynn M. Stout | First in Collection
The Biscuit Tin Murders #6: A Pinch of Salt & a Drop of Poison by Menna van Praag
The King’s Courtroom Murders (The Samuel Pepys Mysteries, E-book 4) by Ellis Blackwood
Three Canine, Two Murders, and a Cat (Nicolette Briggs Mysteries) by Rodney Robust | First in Collection
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