The Baroness’ Choices of New Books Publishing This Week
2026, Week 37’s New Books
My choices for this week include Middle Grade Mystery, Historical Mystery, Romantic Comedy Fantasy, Young Adult Romance, Romantic Comedy, Cozy Paranormal Mystery, Paranormal Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Holiday Romance, and Contemporary Romance.
It’s September. Tomorrow is Labor Day in the US. And that means it’s almost spooky season time! Okay, okay, I must admit I want it to be Spooky Season now. It’s still hot here, and summer attire is a necessity, but I am ready for autumn. We are still chugging away on our reading. It’s like riding a train; sometimes we blow through the books, and other times it’s a slow ride.
I got some wonderful books for this week. Jen and I both have books on our TBR lists. You should be seeing some reviews from us. At least, that’s the plan today. 😉
Here are my choices for New Books Publishing Week 37 of 2026!
Art Attack by James Ponti
Sherlock Society #3
Publication Date: September 8, 2026
Genre: Middle Grade Mystery
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In the Midnight Hour by Darcy Burke
Only Murder in the Square #1
Publication Date: September 8, 2026
Genre: Historical Mystery
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An inquisitive bachelor. A mysterious widow. A dangerous partnership in Regency London.
Idle heir to an earldom, Viscount Northwood drifts through life with little purpose-until a shocking murder shatters the calm of his quiet London square. His prime suspect? The beautiful but enigmatic widow across the way. Determined to uncover her secrets, North calls upon the investigative tricks he’s learned from his Bow Street Runner twin.
Except anonymous broadsheets are circulating, exposing every lurid detail of the crime and bringing a crowd of intrusive onlookers into the square, complicating North’s investigation. When he discovers the author of the scandalous publication is none other than the suspicious widow and that she is also apparently trying to solve the murder, they reluctantly join forces.
Their uneasy alliance is soon tested when the killer sets his sights on them. Can they trust each other in the face of danger, or will the murderer claim two more victims?
Level Up for Love by Lenora Woods
Publication Date: September 8, 2026
Genre: Romantic Comedy Fantasy
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Sparks fly as two former college rivals are forced together for a new D&D campaign—clashing both in and out of the game—in this fusion of contemporary second-chance romance and fantasy from the author of Roll for Romance.
In college, Reagan Riley and Wesley Locke were constantly at each other’s throats, competing to be the best in their video game design program—until Wesley ghosts her after their unexpected hookup, severing their ties for good.
Six years later, Reagan has set aside her game design dreams, opting instead to stay close to her family in Connecticut and channel her creative energy into D&D. When her longstanding group falls apart, she and her sister join their local game store’s new advanced campaign—only to find the demanding Dungeon Master at the helm is none other than Wesley. In the game, he is Vadrien, a merciless, power-hungry vampire lord, and Reagan is Sindra, the sword-wielding lady knight who will stop at nothing to cut him down.
When a game design opportunity opens up in the real world, Reagan and Wesley find themselves doubly pitted against each other. But as their buried spark reignites and Reagan starts to question why Wesley left all those years ago, can they find a way to play nice—and are they playing for more than just to win?
Spinning Into Gold by Michelene Esposito
Publication Date: September 8, 2026
Genre: Young Adult Romance
Anna Kramer always has a plan, and college is no exception.
She’s spent the last four years chasing one dream: get into an Ivy League school, become an Alzheimer’s researcher, and make her late grandfather proud.
She’s sacrificed sleep. Friends. Fun. A love life. Basically her entire high school experience.
Then…
Poof!
Every Ivy League school rejects her.
With her carefully mapped-out future suddenly unraveling, Anna begins to question everything she thought she wanted.
Enter Finn—the charming, irreverent son of her college coach, who clearly finds Anna’s obsession with planning equal parts baffling and entertaining. He’s as infuriatingly Team Serendipity as Anna is Team Color-Coded Checklists.
Except…this boy and his impromptu late-night taco truck runs are somehow starting to feel…fun? More than fun?
Maybe he’s onto something.
Falling for Finn definitely wasn’t on the map. So why is it suddenly the one detour she’s tempted to take?
But when a heartbreaking loss changes everything, Anna and Finn must decide whether they’re brave enough to let go of the futures they’d envisioned…and reach for the ones they never imagined.
Filled with laugh-out-loud banter, unforgettable friendships, swoony romance, and hard-won hope, Spinning Into Gold is a heartfelt love story of unimagined paths—and discovering that sometimes the best dreams are the ones you never saw coming.
The Hollywood Switch-Up by Hallie Katherine
Hollywood Fairytales #1
Publication Date: September 8, 2026
Genre: Romantic Comedy
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Impersonating her sister was the easy part. Falling for her sister’s enemy wasn’t.
Erika Morgan is used to being the wrong twin. The overlooked one. The shadow. So when a devastating accident puts her in her famous sister’s spotlight, she does what any sensible person would do: panics, agrees to impersonate her, and prays no one notices she’s not the sister they wanted.
Enter Stefan Cruz: her sister’s gorgeous, infuriating co-star with a grudge, a razor-sharp intuition, walls no one has breached in years—and absolutely no reason to keep Erika’s secret when he discovers it. But he does. Worse, he keeps looking at her like she’s someone worth finding.
Now she’s stranded in paradise with a man who sees too much, a director who can end careers with a word—and wants something she’s not willing to give, and a lie that could cost her everything—including the one person who finally sees her. The only way out is through: stop hiding in her sister’s shadow and step into the light as herself.
Even if it burns.
This book is for you if you love:
⭐ Mistaken identity / Twin switch
⭐ Enemies to lovers
⭐ Forced proximity
⭐ He falls first
⭐ Protective hero
⭐ Hidden identity
⭐ Hollywood romance
⭐ Heroine who saves herselfPerfect for fans of Emily Henry, Sally Thorne’s The Hating Game, and and Ali Hazelwood—readers who want sharp wit, slow-burn tension, and love stories where the woman doesn’t need rescuing.
The Hollywood Switch-Up is a Princess and the Pauper retelling and the first book in the Hollywood Fairytale Romance series. Each book is a standalone contemporary romance with interconnected characters and a guaranteed happily ever after.
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Open door. Themes of identity, sisterhood, power dynamics, and reclaiming your voice.
The Mystic and the Missing Girl by Vikki VanSickle
Hollywood Fairytales #1
Publication Date: September 8, 2026
Genre: Cozy Paranormal Mystery
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Small town secrets, a reluctant psychic, and a cold case that could expose them all.
Drew Benson can read tarot cards and get impressions from objects―she just never expected to use her gifts to investigate an infamous cold case.
Drew Benson has a secret. She gets visions, something she hasn’t tapped into since she was a teenager, when her late aunt, a TV psychic known as Hannah Mystic, became the scapegoat in the unsolved disappearance of a local teenager. Twenty years later, Drew is happy to ignore her gift, focusing instead on keeping the metaphysical shop she inherited from Hannah afloat, wrangling her sole, astrology-obsessed employee, and dodging local rake Foster Banks in her picturesque lakeside hometown.
But when Drew’s arch-nemesis from high school, now a big city reporter, decides to investigate the cold case from all those years ago, it’s Drew’s ability that could finally make a break in the decades old mystery. With bills piling up, a disapproving mother laying on the guilt, and a local vandal who wants Drew and her witchy store gone, Drew has a lot to lose. But what she stands to gain―finding out what happened to the missing teen, clearing her aunt’s name, and a second chance at belonging―could change everything.
In The Mystic and the Missing Girl, Vikki VanSickle seamlessly draws readers into an utterly charming world in this unputdownable, small town mystery.
Threefold Death by Victoria Dowd
Charlotte Blood Chronicles #2
Publication Date: September 8, 2026
Genre: Paranormal Mystery
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Charlotte Blood is about to discover the dark side of obsession in this gripping mystery. Perfect for fans of Lucy Foley.
A team of archaeologists claim to have found the tomb of the original warrior Queen of the Britons – Boudica. It’s the story of the century and investigative journalist Charlotte Blood wants nothing more than to get the inside scoop.
But Charlotte is not the only one hunting for the truth. Other journalists are also eager to find out if this is, in fact, the legendary queen’s final resting place.
Instead of a find of great historical significance, they discover something far more disturbing and horrifying waiting inside the two-thousand-year-old tomb.
Charlotte is faced with unravelling the mystery of the Threefold Death, a unique sacrificial killing involving murder by drowning, stabbing and hanging.
As she grows closer to discovering the killer, perhaps the question she should be asking is whether she will be the third victim …
Filled with history, mystery, and a daring main character, Threefold Death will appeal to both history buffs and crime aficionados.
‘Tis the Season to Be Scary by Vicki Delany
Year-Round Christmas Mysteries #9
Publication Date: September 8, 2026
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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It’s time for spirits to come out and play in the ninth Year-Round Christmas mystery by national bestselling author Vicki Delany.
It’s Halloween, and the townsfolk of Rudolph, New York, are donning masks and costumes for the Yuletide Inn’s grand fundraising gala to support the local hospital. Shop owner Merry Wilkinson has yet another treat to celebrate: Her best friend, Vicky Casey, has a new cookbook set to publish. Vicky’s publishers, a prominent critic of her book, and a former opera star rumored to have been involved with Merry’s mother are all set to attend the gala.
As the drinks flow, the guests dance, and the canapés are served, things begin spiraling out of control. The book critic makes a scene, and tensions begin to rise. Then Merry realizes that she is not the only one who never actually paid for a gala ticket. But when someone drops dead after eating a cake pop from the lavish dessert buffet, everything comes to a head, and all eyes turn to Vicky, who made the treats. As it turns out, Vicky’s book might be doomed before it hits the shelves.
With her friend’s name and livelihood at stake and the fundraiser in serious danger, Merry must keep her wits about her. Surely she’s only imagining the ghost of Ebenezer Scrooge watching her from the shadows.
Winter Magic at Hollybrae Castle by Jaimie Admans
Publication Date: September 9, 2026
Genre: Holiday Romance
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A Scottish castle, a fake marriage… and one very real Christmas romance?
After a window display goes disastrously viral – thanks to a malfunctioning animatronic Santa and an unfortunate encounter with Paddington Bear – Lula Haines finds herself without a job just weeks before Christmas. So she jumps at the chance to decorate Hollybrae Castle in Scotland for the holidays.
There’s just one complication: her handsome new boss, Oliver Bracewell, needs a fake wife for the festive season. To secure a promotion that could save his family’s castle, Ollie has been pretending to be a married father-of-two to impress the family-focused firm where he works. Now his bosses are coming to stay at Hollybrae over Christmas… expecting to meet his non-existent wife and children.
At first, playing along is easy as Lula is swept up in the magic of turning Hollybrae into the perfect festive escape with Ollie. But as Christmas draws nearer and she and Ollie grow closer, Lula begins to wonder if Hollybrae could become more than a temporary escape… and if the man she’s only pretending to love might actually be the one she’s been waiting for all along.
The Seaside Supper Club by Caroline Roberts
Second Chance Supper Club #3
Publication Date: September 10, 2026
Genre: Contemporary Romance
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🌊🐚Discover the healing power of the seaside and community in this charming, feel-good second chance romance, perfect for fans of Heidi Swain & Milly Johnson 🐚🌊
Could a taste of love mend two broken hearts?
In the enchanting Northumberland village of Tilldale, Cath is flourishing. Amongst food with friends, evenings in a rickety hut by the sea and a blossoming romance with Will, she has built a life worth cherishing. But when heart-wrenching news threatens to upend their newfound happiness, Cath and Will must learn how to navigate the uncharted waters of love and family together.
With their supper club friends more determined than ever to bring joy back to their village, the community teams up to stage a vintage afternoon tea. As their journey of healing and hope begins, will tea and scones bring everyone together? And will Cath and Will learn to get by with a little help from their friends…
Well, that’s it for the New Books Releasing Week 37 of 2026
Drop a comment if you like one of the books above or if you have one to recommend.
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