Here are some of the books releasing this week to kick off December.
Books for Kids
Grown With Love – A young scientist and plant expert tries to help a neighbor who can’t grown anything.
Disaster Squad: Blizzard Rescue – Book 3 in this series about a family that travels to help with natural disasters. This time they are going to Minnesota to help with a blizzard.
Dragon Masters: Haunting of the Ghost Dragon – Book 27 in this long-running series for new readers.
Duck and Moose: Duck in the Dark – Book 3 in the fun Duck and Moose series. Duck and Moose plan a sleepover.
Books for Older Kids/ Teens/Young Adults
Disney’s Encanto: Nightmares and Sueños – Encanto fans can now read about Bruno as a teen – before his family stopped talking about Bruno.
Books for Adults
Designs on You (Trade Paperback) – An interior designer focused on resurrecting her career and raising her kids after her divorce thinks the new guy in her life is too young for her, no matter how much they click. Yes, please!
How to Steal a Galaxy (Hardcover) – Book 2 in the Chaotic Orbits series about space heists. I’m way overdue in reading book 1!
Keep Me (Trade Paperback) – After a year married to Killian, Sylvie is supposed to be able to walk away with $10 million – but that will be harder to do if she’s fallen in love with the man. Looks like this one could be spicy.
A Killer Hold (ebook) – Book 3 in the Larkspur Library series. The latest murder for Greta to solve has something to do with treasure hunting and a book with a coded message.
P.S. I Hate You (Trade Paperback) – Maddie is willing to follow her beloved brother’s final wishes for his ashes, his will requires her to do everything with the man who broke her heart.
The Rivals (Trade Paperback) – Book 2 in the Claudia Lin series. Claudia and her friends are investigating dating sites that might be resorting to murder.
Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet (Trade Paperback, LGBTQ+) – A ghostwriter is literally working with a ghost, trying to tell the man’s story before his body is found.
Statistically Speaking (Trade Paperback) – A history teacher is consumed with the thought of the baby she put up for adoption turning 18, wondering if they will meet some day soon – even if a new student with the same birthday might be her daughter.
Under Loch and Key (Trade Paperback) – Following her father’s death, Key heads to Scotland for answers to the mysterious story he always told about how a monster saved his life. Along the way she meets a man with secrets.
The Wrong Lady Meets Lord Right (Trade Paperback) – A new historical from Suzanne Allain. Lady Issie and her low-born cousin Bella switch places so the introverted and sickly Issie can stay home and read while Bella enjoys the society events. But when Bella is pursued by a Lord who thinks she’s a Lady, there could be a lot of trouble when they start to have real feelings for one another.