The Baroness’ Choices of New Books Publishing This Week
2025, Week 51’s New Books
My choices for this week include Sweet Holiday Romance, Psychological Thriller, Romantic Comedy, Cozy Culinary Mysteries, Contemporary Romance, and Young Adult Paranormal Romance.
Have any fun plans for the holidays next week? Not too much is planned here. However, yesterday we went to Barnes and Noble to get our Christmas Eve books. I am really looking forward to that, as that means more reading time!
A short list of books for this week. I didn’t find any books for next week, so have a happy New Year!
Here are my choices for New Books Publishing Week 51 of 2025!
Puppy Hugs & Mistletoe Kisses by Jennifer Faye
Kringle Falls #4
Publication Date: December 15, 2025
Genre: Sweet Holiday Romance
This Christmas she learns that sometimes you really can’t go home again…
Assistant editor Felicity Wright believed bad things happened in threes. So after losing both her boyfriend and her apartment, she is certain the crushing blow of losing her position at a distinguished publishing house must be the end of her bad luck. However, when she returns to Kringle Falls, she finds those things were just a precursor to what awaits her.Mechanic Justin Bishop has a secret desire—being an author. He hasn’t told anyone about his dream because his wounded pride refuses to take another public blow if he fails to get a publishing contract. After all, he’s already been stood up at the altar.
But this Christmas, when he stumbles across the one woman he could never forget, he’s determined not to repeat past mistakes and let her get too close. However, a pair of well-meaning matchmakers hatch a plan to bring Justin and Felicity together to foster a rescue puppy. Will the holiday magic and one ornery puppy heal their wounded hearts? This Christmas will they have a second chance at love?
Behind These Four Walls by Yasmin Angoe
Publication Date: December 16, 2025
Genre: Psychological Thriller
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From the author of Not What She Seems, Yasmin Angoe’s thriller explores revenge, morality, corruption, and wealth as a woman sets out to uncover the truth behind her friend’s disappearance and expose the powerful family behind it.
Isla Thorne had a rough start in life. Orphaned young, she spent her formative years in a group home where she met her best friend, Eden Galloway. At sixteen, they decide to run away to LA…but Eden never makes it.
It’s been ten years since Eden vanished. And Isla’s determined to find her.
She begins at the last place Eden visited: the Corrigan mansion in Virginia. Eden claimed to have unfinished business there. Posing as an aspiring journalist, Isla insinuates herself into the wealthy family’s home and begins searching for the truth.
The more she digs, the more Isla discovers Eden isn’t who she thought she was. Was she even a victim, or did Eden plan this all along? Desperate for answers and to keep her identity hidden, Isla finds an ally in one of the Corrigan sons. But as she wades deeper into this power-hungry family’s secrets and lies, she finds herself in the crosshairs of a bloodline that’s more lethal than loyal.
Love in Plane Sight by Lauren Connolly
Publication Date: December 16, 2025
Genre: Romantic Comedy
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With her brother’s grumpy best friend—and her longtime nemesis—as Beth’s flight instructor, her pilot lessons could be a plane disaster or their first-class ticket to forever.
Mayday. Mayday. Engine failure.
When flying with George Bunsen, the last thing Beth Lundberg wants is to be horny in the cockpit. But when her first ride-along dives toward disaster, the perpetually stoic George is forced to execute a skillful emergency landing, and Beth is horrified to find herself with an adrenaline-fueled crush on the pilot. She’s even more shocked when her brother’s best friend offers her discounted flight lessons—possibly out of guilt for almost killing them.
And despite George’s annoying habit of departing any room the moment Beth enters, she really wants to accept. No matter that it’s an egregiously expensive hobby, or that her waitressing wages go right toward her mother’s medical bills, or that she’s already in debt up to her eyebrows. Flying is Beth’s dream, and she could use her private license to earn real money.
The more time they spend navigating the sky, the more the turbulence between George and Beth dissipates. But Beth has seen the burning wreckage that comes from mixing business with pleasure—plus, she’s been keeping a secret that, once revealed, will send all her relationships into a tailspin. Can she really take a risk on romance when her pilot career isn’t even off the ground?
May Contain Murder by Orlando Murrin
Chef Paul Delamare Mystery #2
Publication Date: December 16, 2025
Genre: Cozy Culinary Mystery
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For fans of Nita Prose, Benjamin Stevenson, and Jessa Maxwell, this delightfully witty and tightly-written new locked room culinary mystery from the MasterChef semi-finalist, cookbook writer, and bestselling author of Knife Skills for Beginners features a charming chef, delicious original recipes, and a killer cruise aboard a luxurious superyacht.
“If it weren’t for all the terrible things that have been happening, I’d consider myself the luckiest man alive . . .”
While his flooded house undergoes repairs, chef-turned-writer Paul Delamare has been offered an accommodation upgrade—an all-expenses-paid trip aboard a private superyacht in the company of Xéra, one of his dearest friends. Paul will help Xéra work on her memoirs as Maldemer glides its sumptuous way to the Caribbean. The scenery is stunning, the luxury is unparalleled, and the food…well, at least the dishes that Paul is roped into preparing are delicious. The hired chef, meanwhile, seems completely out of her depth.
She’s not the only one. Much as Paul adores Xéra, a Parisian socialite who he was introduced to by his late lover, Marcus, he has little in common with the other guests, a motley crew consisting of Xéra’s new husband and his grasping family.
When Xéra’s priceless new necklace goes missing, Paul falls under suspicion. But there’s far worse in store, as one of the passengers is found dead in mysterious and grisly circumstances. The stormy weather matches the threatening mood onboard, and as Maldemer veers off course, every semblance of order goes with it.
Above and below deck there are secrets and dangerous alliances. And as he untangles the truth, it becomes clear that Paul’s sharing close quarters with a killer eager to make this his final voyage . . .
The Pub Across the Pond by Carlene O’Connor
Publication Date: December 16, 2025
Genre: Contemporary Romance
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Acclaimed author Carlene O’Connor has long enchanted readers with her charming, smart, and quirky bestselling mysteries set in Ireland’s idyllic locales. Now she delivers a heartfelt, relatable novel about one woman who travels to the Emerald Isle hoping to find a new direction for her life—and finds so much more . . .
Carlene Rivers is many things. Dutiful, reliable, kind. Lucky? Not so much. At 30, she’s living a stifling existence in Cleveland, Ohio. Then one day, Carlene buys a raffle ticket. The prize: a pub on the west coast of Ireland. Carlene is stunned when she wins. Everyone else is stunned when she actually goes.
As soon as she arrives in Ballybeog, Carlene is smitten not just by the town’s beguiling mix of ancient and modern, but by the welcome she receives. In this small town near Galway Bay, strife is no stranger, strangers are family, and no one is ever too busy for a cup of tea or a pint. And though her new job presents challenges—from a meddling neighbor to the pub’s colorful regulars—there are compensations galore. Like the freedom to sing, joke, and tell stories, and in doing so, find her own voice. And in her flirtation with Ronan McBride, the pub’s charming, reckless former owner, she just may find the freedom to follow where impulse leads and trust her heart—and her luck—for the very first time . . .
The Uninvited by Nancy Banks
Publication Date: December 16, 2025
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Romance
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A YA paranormal fantasy about vampires in the Paris underground, where a young woman’s bohemian dream turns into a chilling nightmare. Now her survival hinges on bringing to light the city’s darkest and deepest secrets.
When 17-year-old Tosh Reeves moves from Portland, Oregon to Paris, it’s a dream come to life. The city embraces her with its street-life, iconic architecture, and infinite gustatory delights. There’s even a charming expat boy, Nick, who introduces her to sights tourists never see.
From medieval catacombs to the viciously competitive street art scene, Tosh’s immersion in Paris makes her feel wholly alive in a way she’s never before experienced. She belongs.
But when a series of brutal vampiric attacks creeps closer to her new circle of bohemian friends, Tosh will confront the darker side of her beloved Paris, and learn how deeply monsters can strike at a young woman’s power and heart.
Americano Accusations by Wendy Meadows
Brown’s Grounds Mysteries #4
Publication Date: December 18, 2025
Genre: Cozy Culinary Mystery
In Millpond, the coffee is strong, but the grudges are stronger.
Monica Brown’s life runs on a simple recipe: strong coffee, fresh pastries, and friendly-but-distant service from her coffee truck, Brown’s Grounds. Her morning routine is a well-oiled machine, occasionally interrupted by the town’s charming sheriff and always soured by the obnoxious mailman, Eric Hinkle. Monica has gotten used to biting her tongue and dreaming of the day his route changes.
But when Hinkle misses his daily delivery of grievances, the entire town notices. His disappearance is a mystery, and his discovery is a murder. Suddenly, Monica’s prime location in the heart of Millpond makes her the keeper of the town’s secrets and the primary witness in a case where everyone is a suspect.
Americano Accusations is the fourth delightful book in the Brown’s Grounds Mystery cozy series. If you like plucky heroines, quirky small towns, and a puzzle that keeps you guessing, you’ll love Wendy Meadows’s caffeinated read. Step into the story and claim your wish today.
Well, that’s it for the New Books Releasing Week 51 of 2025
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