Hey bookworm friends! I’ve been loving making my ‘New This Month’ posts but I always find way too many amazing books to add to the list. 😜 So please take them in the spirit that they’re given: more of a PSA and celebration of new books rather than any kind of promise that I’ll read them all. It’s simply not possible but a world of possibilities does make me happy! All but one of these books are from new-to-me authors which is exciting. Take a look at my 24 Anticipated Releases for February 2026! They’ll be organized loosely by genre categories and then by publishing date.
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Anticipated Releases for February 2026
Fantasy
Night Shade & Oak by
Molly O’Neill
⟡ Pub Date: Feb 3, 2026
⟡ Sub-genre: Historical Fantasy
⟡ Publisher: Orbit
An Iron Age goddess must grapple with becoming human in this delightful historical fantasy set in Roman Britain.
Queen of Faces by Petra Lord
⟡ Pub Date: Feb 3, 2026
⟡ Sub-genre: YA Fantasy
⟡ Publisher: HarperFire
In a world where the magical elite buy and swap designer bodies like clothes, Ana is trapped in a male body, and it’s rotting from the inside out.
The Astral Library by Kate Quinn
⟡ Pub Date: Feb 17, 2026
⟡ Sub-genre: Historical Fantasy/ Speculative
⟡ Publisher: William Morrow
Alix takes refuge in the Boston Public Library, escaping into her favorite fantasy novels. When she stumbles upon a hidden library, she discovers she can literally escape inside her favourite books!
Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett
⟡ Pub Date: Feb 17, 2026
⟡ Sub-genre: Cozy Fantasy/ Historical
⟡ Publisher: Del Rey
A woman who runs a cat rescue in 1920s Montreal turns to a grouchy but charming wizard to help save the shelter.
The Fox Hunt by Caitlin Breeze
⟡ Pub Date: Feb 24, 2026
⟡ Sub-genre: Dark Academia / Sci Fantasy
⟡ Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Behind closed doors at England’s most ancient university, a circle of privileged students enter into a dark pagan ritual—one that holds tantalizing power and comes at a terrible price.
The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan
⟡ Pub Date: Feb 24, 2026
⟡ Sub-genre: Historical Fantasy
⟡ Publisher: Tor Books
In 1785, Professor Sebastian Grave receives the news he fears most: the terrible Beast of Gévaudan has returned, and the French countryside runs red in its wake.
Cleopatra by
Saara El-Arifi
⟡ Pub Date: Feb 24, 2026
⟡ Sub-genre: Historical Fantasy (Edit: This feels more Hist Fic based on the reviews so I doubt it’s actually Fantasy, sorry)
⟡ Publisher: Ballantine Books
Queen, Legend, Cleopatra tells her own story in this evocative and sensuous historical epic.
YOU KNOW MY NAME.
BUT YOU DO NOT KNOW ME.
Weavingshaw by Heba Al-Wasity
⟡ Pub Date: Feb 24, 2026
⟡ Sub-genre: Fantasy Romance / Gothic
⟡ Publisher: Del Rey
A young woman who can see the dead strikes a deal with a magnetic and dangerous purveyor of dark secrets to save her brother’s life.
Saltswept by Katalina Watt
⟡ Pub Date: Feb 26, 2026
⟡ Sub-genre: Sci Fantasy
⟡ Publisher: Hodderscape
Based on Southeast Asian mythology, this debut stars a ragtag crew of pirates and a perilous quest into the Maelstrom – a raging whirlpool from which no one has ever escaped.
Romance
The Lies That Summon The Night by Tessonja Odette
⟡ Pub Date: Feb 3, 2026
⟡ Sub-genre: Romantasy
⟡ Publisher: Delacorte Press
Lies, beauty, and seduction mingle in the first book of an enthralling series where making art is considered a sin, and the shadows born from it aren’t the only danger to the creators.
Heartsong by S.E. Wendel
⟡ Pub Date: Feb 10, 2026
⟡ Sub-genre: Monster Romance / Paranormal
⟡ Publisher: Avon a
A museum worker who gets the shock of a lifetime when one of the (very attractive) gargoyle statues in an exhibit comes to life and claims her as his mate…
As Old As Thyme by Alix Nicoud
⟡ Pub Date: Feb 15, 2026
⟡ Sub-genre: Historical Romance
⟡ Publisher: Unspecified/Indie
A T4T F/M childhood best friends to lovers medieval romance novella between a HRT-brewing bisexual wise woman and the gray-aroace scammer who walks back into her life.
The Sun and the Starmaker by Rachel Griffin
⟡ Pub Date: Feb 17, 2026
⟡ Sub-genre: YA Romantasy
⟡ Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
There once was a village so far north that most considered it the top of the world… and in that village, the Sun fell in love with her Starmaker.
The Trident and the Pearl by Sarah K. L. Wilson
⟡ Pub Date: Feb 24, 2026
⟡ Sub-genre: Romantasy
⟡ Publisher: Orbit
Queen Coralys rules the Kingdom of the Five Isles, but when disaster strikes, killing her husband and destroying half her nation, she pleads with the gods for salvation.
The Legend of the Nine-Tailed Fox by Katrina Kwan
⟡ Pub Date: Feb 24, 2026
⟡ Sub-genre: Romantasy / Mythology
⟡ Publisher: S&S/Saga Press
A sweeping Romantasy between a nine-tailed fox and the demon-hunter who captures her, banished to the underworld together and forced to form a reluctant alliance in order to escape the circles of Hell.
Historical Fiction & Mythology
The Wandering Queen by Claire Heywood
⟡ Pub Date: Feb 10, 2026
⟡ Sub-genre: Mythology
⟡ Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Retelling of the story of queen Dido, the legendary founder of Carthage. Can Dido overcome her past and open herself – and her city – up to Aeneas, or is their love doomed to burn everything to the ground?
The House of Fallen Sisters by Louise Hare
⟡ Pub Date: Feb 12, 2026
⟡ Sub-genre: Historical Fiction
⟡ Publisher: HQ
A young woman flees her home–a brothel in Covent Garden. Her maidenhood is about to be auctioned off, and she is too frightened to stay. But when she is captured and returned to the house of fallen sisters, she has a choice to make – should she stay, or should she run again?
Pasiphaë by Jane Dougherty
⟡ Pub Date: Feb 12, 2026
⟡ Sub-genre: Mythology
⟡ Publisher: The Book Social
A queen. A mother. A monster. A throne built on blood.
Princess Pasiphae of Kolchis is sent to Knossos to secure the throne, but she soon finds herself entangled in a brutal power struggle.
The Other Moctezuma Girls by Sofia Robleda
⟡ Pub Date: Feb 12, 2026
⟡ Sub-genre: Historical Fiction
⟡ Publisher: Amazon Crossing
In sixteenth-century Mexico, a fearless young woman strives to uncover the secrets her mother kept as the last Aztec empress in a sweeping historical epic
Horror
For Human Use by Sarah G. Pierce
⟡ Pub Date: Feb 10, 2026
⟡ Sub-genre: Horror / Literary Fiction / Rom Com
⟡ Publisher: Run For It
Modern dating is dead.
Finding a human connection online has become impossible. Enter Liv: a dating app that matches people with dead bodies. Somehow, it has taken the world by storm.
A Slow and Secret Poison by Carmella Lowkis
⟡ Pub Date: Feb 10, 2026
⟡ Sub-genre: Gothic / Historical
⟡ Publisher: Atria Books
In the early 1900s, a young gardener at a lush English manor falls in love with her employer whose past is shrouded in deadly secrets.
Science Fiction
After The Fall by Edward Ashton
⟡ Pub Date: Feb 24, 2026
⟡ Sub-genre: Dystopian
⟡ Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Part alien invasion story, part buddy comedy, and part workplace satire.
Would humans really make great pets?
The Iron Garden Sutra by A. D. Sui
⟡ Pub Date: Feb 24, 2026
⟡ Sub-genre: Mystery / Space Opera
⟡ Publisher: Erewhon Books
A darkly philosophical murder mystery, as a death monk and a team of researchers trapped onboard a spaceship of the dead encounter something beyond human understanding.
I’m wishing you nothing but excellent reads in February and thank you for reading until the end! 🖤
I did my best to list the expected pub dates but you never know, dates can change. If you’re interested in any of these releases please make sure you keep an eye on the latest updates yourself.
Let’s chat in the comments!
Are you looking forward to any of these? Or, did I miss any that you would add to the list?
Oh my gosh, February is insane! I plan on reading The Red Winter and For Human Use, and I’ve already read Nightshade & Oak and Agnes Aubert (loved them both!)
Yeah, the amount of amazing books coming out this month is WILD!! Ahh amazing I’m so glad you loved both the ones you read already! 😀
Well, I just added about a 1/4 of these titles to my 2026 releases radar TBR cos I hadn’t heard of them before! 👀 Thanks, I guess? Haha. Omg, based on covers alone, there are so many appealing books releasing this month but your short blurbs have piqued my interest even more! I hope you enjoy all of these (or the ones you get to). Happy reading!
Ah that brings me so much joy! And I hope that they bring YOU joy if you do read them! 😀 haha I’m only a teeensy bit sorry but mostly not 😛 hehe I figured the short blurbs are useful to add on there for extra *flavour* ! Thank you, honestly I wish I could read them all but knowing me I know I won’t be able to lol. Happy reading to you, too!
Oh wow, what a great list! And the covers! February is gonna be gorgeous, haha 🙂
Several of these were already on my TBR (Heather Fawcett is top of the list!), but now I’m feeling curious about some more…
Thanks, Rebecca 😀 I’m glad some of these have caught your attention and I really need to try all of Heather Fawcett’s books!! 😀
I love these posts 🥰 I’m sure you’ll be unsurprised to know that I already have all of the titles from your fantasy section on my TBR 😂 and I really hope you get a chance to check out Cleopatra as it’s by one of my favourite authors. I’m very intrigued by The Trident & The Pearl and need to keep an eye out for some reviews of it. Adding The Other Moctezuma Girls to my TBR and I’ll have to double check that House Of Fallen Sisters is on it. And naturally I have my eye on the gothic title 😍😍
I cant believe how many fantastic sounding February releases there are. If March proves itself to be a busier month like usual I may actually drown in books 🙈
Thank you, Charlotte and you’re right, I am unsurprised 😛 Thanks, I hope so too since it’s an author I haven’t tried yet! The Trident and the Pearl sounds so good but I have read something by that author so at least I know I like her writing style 🙂 I’m glad you’re adding a couple more to your list hehe 🙂 and yes I knew you’d like the gothic title! haha oh no, I hope you know how to swim honestly because I think March will also provide!
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I really recommend The Final Strife by her in that case. Ooh what have you tried by the other author? You know me well 😅 and at least that’s exciting. So many books!!!
Ah thank you, I have heard great things about The Final Strife! By Sarah K. L. Wilson I’ve tried The Phoenix Heart series. True, there’s no time to ever be bored with all these great books coming out 😀
Ah right, is that the one you DNFed in the end? I remember the series if so but didnt click that it was the same author 🙈
Wow, that’s a lot of new releases! I have read two of these and I’m also looking at the Red Winter.
Lynn 😀
Ah, awesome which ones have you read so far? And Red Winter sounds so good!! 🙂 Thanks for visiting, Lynn!
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