August 2024 Book Releases

Books from some genres that are being released this month

Welcome back to my bookshelf! Check out some of the anticipated new releases in August across the genres of Fantasy Romance, Romance and Fantasy. Middle-grade will be included separately.

Fantasy Romance

Release Date: 6th August 2024

Evie Sage has never been happier to be the assistant to The Villain. Who would have thought that working for an outrageously handsome (shhh, bad for his brand) evil overlord would be so rewarding? Still, the business of being bad is demanding, the forces of good are annoyingly persistent, and said forbidding boss is somewhat…er, out-of-evil-office.

But Rennedawn is in grave trouble, and all signs – Kingsley’s included – point to catastrophe. Something peculiar is happening with the kingdom’s magic, and it’s made The Villain’s manor vulnerable to their enemies … including their nemesis, the king.

Release date : 13th August

Sera, now free from Kolis, struggles with memories of her past but finds hope in her future with Nyktos, who loves and accepts all of her. Sera and Nyktos have much to fight for and must gain the support of the other Courts to improve Iliseeum and the mortal realm. As Sera uncovers the significance of her bloodline and a foreboding prophecy, she realizes their struggle is bigger than Kolis. They question the influence of the Fates and face an imminent battle between the gods. With loved ones by their side, Sera and Nyktos must stop Kolis from destroying the realms.

Release date: 1st August

What happens when a beautiful liar, a cruel prince, a ruthless manipulator, a seductive enchantress, and a man who is willing to do whatever it takes to find the woman he loves get tangled in the same web of lies and secrets?

Neira Aroya is an exceptional liar and a skilled thief. Ignorant of her true identity, she relies on her mortal gifts to survive in a world ruled by vicious faeries and cunning gods. But as she gets swept up by the peculiar power she holds over the ether, the mysterious Realm of dreams, she finds herself torn between an unnamed, obscured etherman and the merciless Prince of Fae.

Entrapped within a tempting but deceptive world, she will soon realize that every hero is a villain, and every villain bears a great tragedy. And love is the most dangerous and unreliable path to follow.

Release date: 15th August

What happens when a beautiful liar, a cruel prince, a ruthless manipulator, a seductive enchantress, and a man who is willing to do whatever it takes to find the woman he loves get tangled in the same web of lies and secrets?

Neira Aroya is an exceptional liar and a skilled thief. Ignorant of her true identity, she relies on her mortal gifts to survive in a world ruled by vicious faeries and cunning gods. But as she gets swept up by the peculiar power she holds over the ether, the mysterious Realm of dreams, she finds herself torn between an unnamed, obscured etherman and the merciless Prince of Fae.

Entrapped within a tempting but deceptive world, she will soon realize that every hero is a villain, and every villain bears a great tragedy. And love is the most dangerous and unreliable path to follow.

Fantasy

Release date: 6th August

Cordelia knows her mother is unusual. Their house doesn’t have any doors between rooms―there are no secrets in this house!―Cordelia isn’t allowed to have a single friend. Unless you count Falada, her mother’s beautiful white horse. The only time Cordelia feels truly free is on her daily rides with him.

But more than a few quirks set her mother apart. Other parents can’t force their daughters to be silent and motionless―obedient―for hours or days on end. Other mothers aren’t . . . sorcerers.

Release date: 13th August

In the country of One, dollmakers play a crucial role, crafting both societal masterpieces and protective dolls against the destructive Shod. Apprentice Shean of Pearl, a talented dollmaker, dreams of defeating the Shod with her creations. However, her work is deemed too delicate for battle, infuriating her as the Shod killed her loved ones. To find a new direction, her mentor sends her to the remote village of Web to learn from Ikiisa, a renowned guard dollmaker. Instead, Shean plans to challenge Ikiisa, become Web’s official dollmaker, and prove her dolls’ worth by calling the Shod to the village.

Release Date: 6 August 2024

Ariadne Vitalis is in trouble. She’s betrayed her father—and his dangerous benefactor—and now she’s left to rely on Olympus’ questionable mercy. But in this city, mercy comes with a price. For Ariadne, that means a sham marriage to Dionysus. She has no choice but to agree, even if there’s only one man she’s ever wanted—a man she fears just as much as she desires.

The Minotaur never had any illusions about Minos’s plans. He was willing to get his hands dirty as long as the old man kept his word—at the end of their bloody work, the Minotaur would be given Ariadne as a reward. She’s meant for him, and he intends to have her, no matter the cost.

Ariadne knows better than to encourage the Minotaur—she’s all too aware of how hot a passion like theirs can burn. Besides, she can never forgive him for the terrible things he’s done, and he can never change. But when his hands are on her body and his wicked words are whispered in her ear, she might just be willing to let all of Olympus burn…

Romance

Release Date: 6th August

When Ember’s resumé is rejected for the thirty-seventh time, she decides to take matters into her own hands and get a little ‘creative’ with her qualifications . . . and the ethnicity question – but it’s only a half-lie, isn’t it? No one wanted Native American Ember, but white Ember has just landed her dream accounting job on Park Avenue (Park Avenue, Oklahoma City, that is).

Ember thrives in corporate life – and her love life seems to be looking up too when she meets Danuwoa Colson, hot IT guy and fellow Native. Before long, they’re growing closer, despite her concerns over the no-dating policy at work . . .

But, when they’re caught in a compromising position on a work trip, a scheming colleague blackmails Ember, threatening to expose their relationship. As the manipulation continues, Ember’s lies start to snowball. Can she keep living her lies, or will she risk everything by finally coming clean?

Release Date: 9th August

Get ready for this fun enemies to lovers romcom featuring Maggie Dean, owner of The Sweet Shoppe, and Duke McCallister, time-share salesman

Release Date: 27th August

Headstrong and passionate, she won’t be ruled by society, or by her overprotective father, and certainly not by the man she’s bound herself to, no matter how insufferable he is. She’s determined to be a thorn in his side for the rest of her days, even as he ensues that her life in his palace is anything but the decadent fairytale she imagined. But as Blythe discovers a new side of herself linked to his past, she’ll have to decide if she’s willing to let an unexpected spark ignite… and discover the real truth about who she is inside.

Release Date: 27th August for US/UK, 4th September for AUS

As a chronic procrastinator, Henry Turner always knew his junior year in college wasn’t going to be easy. That was before he made ice hockey captain as well as landing himself in a difficult class with his least favourite professor. 

Thankfully, it’s then that Henry meets Halle, a fellow junior who he immediately befriends. Academic pressure has never been a struggle for Halle, but as an introverted people pleaser with a tendency to overcommit herself, she can’t help but offer to help Henry pass his class. In turn he offers to help make college life a little more inspiring – just the thing she needs as an aspiring novelist…

Release Date: 6th August

Global superstar Willow already has ten best-selling albums and sells out stadiums across the world, so how can she say no to playing the Super Bowl half-time show? She has to keep it a secret until the moment she takes the stage, but it’s still a dream come true. When that secret proves to be the breaking point of her relationship, and Tripp Owens—the impulsive Super Bowl MVP—rescues her from the media, Willow retreats from the public eye.

At thirty years old, Tripp Owens has topped off his best football season by leading the Seattle Serpents to a Super Bowl victory. It’s shocking, then, when he finds himself unexpectedly drafted to the brand-new Upstate Cosmos in the latest NFL expansion.

Release Date: 8th August

Dakota and Wyatt were inseparable growing up, spending summers stargazing on Wyatt’s family’s flower farm in Granite Falls, Texas. However, Wyatt disappeared one summer and hasn’t been heard from in over three years. During that time, Dakota became a bull rider with a reputation for breaking hearts, while Wyatt became a famous hockey player. Unexpectedly, Wyatt returns to town with a baby girl, asking to stay in Dakota’s barn. Determined to win Dakota’s heart, Wyatt tries to show her he’s more than a friend through various romantic gestures. Dakota, wary of rekindling their relationship, learns the real reason behind Wyatt’s sudden disappearance, leading to a potentially heated reunion under the Texas sun.

Release Date: 16th August

It’s been fifteen years since the tragedy that took not only the life of Ellison Wilson’s father but her entire world. Since then, she’s done everything she can to separate herself from the thing they both loved: rodeo. But each year, on the anniversary of his death, she makes an exception for her mother and goes back to the place her heart once belonged.

All Colter Carson wants in life is to rope steers, take home buckles, and make his family proud. After he lost his chance at love, he gave up on fairytales, focusing solely on being a cowboy. But Colter’s never been known to back down from a challenge. So when the girl who wants nothing to do with him or his career stumbles into his life, the only thing he wants to do is win her heart.

Nothing will change the fact that Ellison’s dad is gone. And she’s convinced nothing could change her view on the sport that cost him his life. Not her mother, not an act of God, and definitely not some cowboy from Montana who thinks he can sweep her off her feet and ride them into the sunset.

When the road and the rodeo are all Colter’s ever needed, what lengths will he go to get the girl and heal his own heart?

Release Date: 1st August

Colt
I never thought I would end up back in Texas, but when the woman I had a fling with calls to tell me she’s having my baby, I know there is no other place I should be.
It doesn’t hurt that I still haven’t stopped thinking about my time with the Texan beauty.
My life is thrown into chaos as soon as I arrive. From taking care of Kaitlyn and my son to dealing with the politics of being in another chapter’s territory, I am running in circles.
When tragedy strikes, I’m not sure who I can trust anymore, the club I’ve been a part of most of my life or the one my baby mama was born into.
All I know is that I’m going to need help from my brothers back home to solve this murder.

Kaitlyn
I always wanted to be a mother, but I never imagined that I would have one with a member of an MC that wasn’t my father’s.
Then I met Colt, and we had a fling for the story books.
We are thrust together in this adventure in new parenthood, but Colt has more on his mind than just our little family.
For once in my life, I want to be a priority, but I know how MC life goes. If the club calls, you answer.
Only Colt seems different. At least until there is a murder in his club and all signs point to my father’s.
Suddenly I’m in the middle of a war I want nothing to do with, but helpless to stop it.
Will I be able to keep the peace between all the important people in my life or will I be forced to choose sides?

Release Date: 13th August

From fake orgasms to fake nonchalance, Jasmine Cannon has spent so long playing pretend she has everyone convinced she’s the fun, chaotic friend without a care in the world. Everyone except her best friend’s new stepson, Liam Michaelson, that is.

Liam has wanted Jazz since the second he laid eyes on her, but when she agrees to be his fake date for his ex’s wedding, he doesn’t expect to fall into bed with her. Again. Not that he remembers much of the drunken hookup they’ve never talked about…

When Liam discovers Jazz hasn’t had an orgasm in a decade, he’s determined to be the one to get her there. But Jazz isn’t as carefree as she pretends, and working through her orgasm-block causes her perfectly crafted facade to crack.

After years of faking it, Jazz has finally found someone she wants to be real with—now she just has to learn how.

Middle Grade

Release Date: 1st August

Benny the bin chicken and his friends, Scrap and Tweeter, are in a flap! A cheeky little duckling is following them everywhere, and the seagulls have stolen their breakfast! Can this trashy trio come up with a plan to get their chips back?!

Release Date: 1st August

At the start of the summer, Tia is excited to see all the visitors arriving for their holidays on Gull Haven Island, and she’s delighted to make a new friend. But Tia’s feelings change when some selfish tourists upset a newborn seal pup and its mother, and then she sees ho w people are carelessly leaving their rubbish on the beach. Can Tia find a way to show people how to respect the island environment and all the creatures that live there?

Release Date: 20th August

Rylee Swanson is beginning eighth grade with zero friends.

A humiliating moment at the end-of-seventh-grade pool party involving a cannonball, a waterlogged updo, and some disappearing clothes has Rylee halfway convinced she’s better off without any friends—at least friends like those.

The one question Rylee can’t shake is . . . why?

When a group assignment in journalism pairs Rylee with science geek DeNia Alonso, DeNia’s annoyingly know-it-all, nerdy personality is both frustration and fuel to Rylee’s search for answers. Together they conduct research, run surveys, and write their way toward even more questions about what makes friendships—and breaks them. Between her shaky new partnership with DeNia, an annoying brother, and a friend from the past, Rylee’s got a lot to think about. But the more she learns, the more Rylee wonders: Could there be a science to friendship? And can it keep her from losing friends ever again?

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