26 Books in 2026 -My most anticipated reads for 2026

/ Book Recs and Lists / By Sydney Schmied

A Brewed Awakening — Pepper Basham
Spies, Lies, & Alibis — Natalie Walters
The Lady of Galway Manor — Jennifer Deibel
Shadows of Swanford Abbey — Julie Klassen
The Garden Girls — Jessica R. Patch
A Heart Adrift — Laura Frantz

The Girl Upstairs — Jessica R. Patch
The Vanishing Body — D. M. A. Bowman
Lost in Darkness — Michelle Griep
Where We Belong — Lynn Austin
A Worthy Risk — T. Elizabeth Renich
The Express Bride — Kimberley Woodhouse

Before the Dawn — Erica Vetsch
Light to My Path — Erica Vetsch
Stars in Her Eyes — Erica Vetsch
Saving Mrs. Roosevelt — Candice Sue Patterson
Season of My Enemy — Naomi Musch
Girl Lost (The King Legacy) — Kate Angelo
Song of Darkness — Jessica Spruill
Every Hour Until Then — Gabrielle Meyer

Fable — Adrienne Young
Namesake — Adrienne Young
The Royal Artisan — Tessa Afshar
Beyond the Clouds — Elizabeth Camden
Pearls for Margaret — Marjorie Eddy Harris
Finding Pearl — Kathleen Cummings

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Here’s a little about the book:

Cleveland, Ohio, 1915

After being the only witness to a socialite’s death, Aurora Murphy’s quiet life as a department store clerk turns into a far more deadly one. When someone breaks into her apartment and leaves a horrifying threat, Aurora goes to the one and only person she can trust– her coworker, Leo. Can she get to safety before they both become victims?

Leo Greene doesn’t usually stir up trouble. As department store security, he’s the one who puts an end to any mishaps. But when Leo’s coworker comes to him begging for protection, he realizes she brings more trouble than he ever imagined. They board a locomotive to escape the danger, but as the train chugs along, Leo must stay one step ahead or risk losing the audacious young woman he has come to care for.