New Book Releases – August 2024 Edition

Zhara by S. Jae-Jones

Fantasy, YA

Expected Release: 1 August 2024 by Wednesday Books

Sailor Moon meets Cinder in Guardians of Dawn: Zhara, the start of a new, richly imagined fantasy series from S. Jae-Jones, the New York Times bestselling author of Wintersong.

Read more on Goodreads. This is the first book of the Guardians of Dawn series.

It’s All Relative by Rachel Magee

Contemporary Romance, Retelling

Expected Release: 6 August 2024 by Thomas Nelson

Shakespeare’s famous comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, gets a modern retelling in the lighthearted women’s fiction, It’s All Relative. You’re invited to a beach wedding celebrating family, friendship, and the age-old-adage that ‘the course of true love’ (and the merging of families, for that matter) ‘never did run smooth.’

Check it out on Goodreads.

A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

Fantasy, Horror, Retelling

Expected Release: 6 August 2024 by Tor Books

A dark retelling of the Brothers Grimm’s Goose Girl, rife with secrets, murder, and forbidden magic. I really wanted to get to this one before publication.

Learn more on Goodreads.

The Heir of Venus by Laura Shepperson

Mythology, Retelling

Expected Release: 6 August 2024 by Alcove Press

To the world he’s a legend. To her he’s a liar .  Lavinia never asked to be fought over. But now Turnus, her childhood sweetheart, has waged a war that threatens to destroy all she holds dear, because Lavinia’s father has promised her to somebody else.

Read more on Goodreads.

Wordhunter by Stella Sands

Thriller

Expected Release: 6 August 2024 by Harper

An utterly original and compulsively readable detective story about a woman who uses her uncanny ability to analyze words and speech patterns to help solve crimes.

Check it out on Goodreads.

Ami by S. Jae-Jones

Fantasy, YA

Expected Release: 6 August 2024 by Wednesday Books

In the follow up to Zhara, this book is about Li Ami. Li Ami was always on the outside—outside of family, outside of friendships, outside of ordinary magic. The odd and eccentric daughter of a former imperial magician, she has devoted her life to books because she finds them easier to read than people. See how Ami and Zhara’s paths cross. Read more on Goodreads about this book and the Guardians of Dawn series.

The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko

YA Fantasy, Romance

Expected Release: 13 August 2024 by Amulet Books

In the magic-soaked capital city of Oluwan, country bumpkin Small Sade needs a job—preferably as a maid, with employers who don’t mind her unique appearance and unlucky foot. But before she can be hired, she accidentally binds herself to a powerful god known only as the Crocodile, who is rumored to devour pretty girls. No prior knowledge of the Raybearer series necessary. Read more on Goodreads.

The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. MacLean

Fantasy, Mystery

Expected Release: 13 August 2024 by Gollancz

Against an epic fantasy backdrop teeming with all your favourite mythical beasts from dragons and unicorns to kelpies and krakens, The Phoenix Keeper combines the visceral effervescence of cozy fantasy kings TJ Klune and Travis Baldree with the soul-restoring romance of queer icons Alice Oseman and Casey McQuiston.

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Mistress of Lies by K.M. Enright

Fantasy

Expected Release: 13 August 2024 by Orbit

The daughter of a powerful but disgraced Blood Worker, Shan LeClaire has spent her entire life perfecting her blood magic, building her network of spies, and gathering every scrap of power she could. Now, to protect her brother, she assassinates their father and takes her place at the head of the family. And that is only the start of her revenge. Read more on Goodreads. This is the first book in The Age of Blood series.

The Housekeeper’s Secret by Iona Grey

Historical Fiction

Expected Release: 13 August 2024 by St. Martin’s Press

Told in alternating timelines from the last sun-drenched summer of the Edwardian Age to the mud-filled trenches of WWI, The Housekeeper’s Secret opens its door to a world of romance, the truths we hold onto, and the past we must let go.

Find out more on Goodreads.

A Kingdom to Remember by K. Malady

Romantasy

Expected Release: 20 August 2024 by K. Malady Books

In a realm torn by conflict, Callum, the disappointing second son of a warmonger King, and Enna, the amnesic princess warrior from the rival faction, find themselves on an unlikely journey to recover Enna’s memories. As Callum’s desire for validation clashes with Enna’s fierce determination to reclaim her true self, a powerful attraction between them grows stronger. Will their growing connection be the key to ending the conflict, or will it lead to even greater turmoil Find it on Goodreads.

The Enchanted Lies of Céleste Artois by Ryan Graudin

Historical Fantasy

Expected Release: 27 August 2024 by Redhook

In this lush and lyrical fantasy, Ryan Graudin transports readers to the hidden magic pockets of early 1900s Paris, a place of enchanted salons, fortune tellers who can change your stars, and doorways that can take you to the most unexpected places—and introduces readers to the delightful Céleste Artois, a con artist who will make a deal with the devil in exchange for her life…and change the fate of the world. 

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Moon Road by Sarah Leipciger

Fiction

Expected Release: 27 August 2024 by Viking

For readers of Elizabeth Strout and Barbara Kingsolver, a beautifully observed portrait of marriage, divorce, and reconciliation as an estranged couple embark on a road trip from small-town Ontario to B.C. to finally lay to rest the mystery that pulled them apart. Read more on Goodreads.

The Queen by Nick Cutter

Horror

Expected Release: 27 August 2024 by Gallery Books

The national bestselling author of #HorrorBookTok sensation The Troop returns with a heart-pounding novel of terror about a young woman searching for her missing friend and uncovering a shocking truth.

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