Special Edition Books – July 2025

Special Editions - July 2025

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This page includes special editions that are anticipated publications in July 2025. 
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Princess Academy - Shannon Hale

Release date: Jul 1, 2025

“What if you had a chance to become a Princess?”


Deluxe Anniversary Edition. US paperback with stenciled page edges, a brand new cover, and a letter from the author.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

Harry Potter Series - JK Rowling

Release date: Jul 1, 2025

“Stenciled edge paperbacks”


B&N Exclusive. US paperbacks with decorative stenciled page edges.

➤ Buy Chamber of Secrets from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Buy Prisoner of Azkaban from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Buy Goblet of Fire from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Buy Order of the Phoenix from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Buy Half-Blood Prince from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Buy Deathly Hallows from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

Boxed set of all titles due Sep 25

First volume released in 2024.

You've Reached Sam - Dustin Thao

Release date: Jul 1, 2025

“Seventeen-year-old Julie Clarke has her future all planned out—move out of her small town with her boyfriend Sam, attend college in the city; spend a summer in Japan. But then Sam dies. And everything changes.”


Luxe Edition. US hardback with a bonus Sam & Julie chapter, cherry blossom stenciled page edges, transparent (acetate) jacket with a disappearing Sam, ink cherry blossom designed interior.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

Opal (Lux #3) - Jennifer L. Armentrout

Release date: Jul 1, 2025

“No one is like Daemon Black.”


Deluxe Limited Edition (First Printings). US hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.

In series with Obsidian | Onyx | Origin

➤ Buy from AmazonB&N | Blackwells

A Forbidden Alchemy - Stacey McEwan

Release date: Jul 1, 2025

“This stunning slow-burn romantasy follows a fated pair who uncover a world-changing secret and are thrust into a violent class war, navigating love, loss, and devastating betrayals.”


Special Edition. US hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

The Curse that Binds - Laura Thalassa

Release date: Jul 1, 2025

“From the author of the Bargainer series comes the prequel to Bewitched. Two thousand years before there was Selene, there was Roxilana. Her love fated, her life doomed, and her story forgotten – until now.”


Deluxe Limited Edition (First Printings). US paperback with decorative sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

☞ See also matching editions of Bewitched and Bespelled

Tusk Love - Thea Guanzon & Critical Role

Release date: Jul 1, 2025

“Follows adventure-hungry Guinevere whose future path in life – carefully planned by her wealthy merchant family – changes radically with the arrival of a brooding, half-orc stranger.”


Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, signed by the author with yellow sprayed page edges, holographic foil cover detail and decorative endpapers.

➤ Buy from Waterstones

The Wolf and the Woodsman - Ava Reid

Release date: Jul 1, 2025

“This story of fantasy, romance, and folklore inspired by Hungarian history and Jewish mythology follows a young pagan woman with hidden powers and a one-eyed captain of the Woodsmen as they form an unlikely alliance to thwart a tyrant.”


Deluxe Collector's Edition. US hardback with new cover art, special hardcover case design, illustrated endpapers, and decorative stenciled page edges.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

The Nightblood Prince - Molly X. Chang

Release date: Jul 1, 2025

“Two kingdoms on the brink of battle. One prophesied empress to unite them, who finds herself caught between two princes, and the fact that love alone may not stop the coming war.”


First US Printings. US hardback with stars stencilled on indigo sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

Sparrow and Vine – Sophie Lark

Release date: Jul 1, 2025

“The first in a brand new arranged marriage series about a woman who has to marry a man from a rival family in order for them to secure their portion of an inheritance.”


Special Edition. US paperback with purple sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

(B&N special edition available April 25)

Brothersong (Green Creek) - TJ Klune

Release date: Jul 1, 2025

“The Bennett family has a secret: They're not just a family, they're a pack. Brothersong is Carter Bennett's story.”


B&N Exclusive. US paperback with decorative stenciled page edges.

➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble

Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe - C. B. Lee

Release date: Jul 1, 2025

“A geeky overachiever determined to save the world through science and a troublemaking chosen one lashing out against her destiny meet and fall in love in a magical coffeeshop as their two very different universes begin to collide.”


Deluxe Paperback Edition. US paperback with purple sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

BONE Book One: Vernal Equinox - Jeff Smith

Release date: Jul 1, 2025

“The first of four Deluxe Library Editions of the BONE series, on the 30th anniversary of the release of Out from Boneville, the first BONE graphic novel.”


Deluxe Edition. Oversized US paperback housed in a full color slipcase. Black and white interiors as originally presented, but larger than they have ever been printed before. Bonus material includes all illustrated vignettes and additional pages that appeared in the original graphic novels, as well as a color gallery of all the original covers of the issues contained in this first ultimate edition of BONE.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

Blood in the Water - Tiffany D. Jackson

Release date: Jul 1, 2025

“This summer in Martha's Vineyard, beware of sharks…”


First Printings. US hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

Thrill of the Chase - Kathryn Nolan

Release date: Jul 1, 2025

“An action-packed, rom-com adventure.”


Deluxe Limited Edition. US paperback with decorative sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

When I Should've Stayed (Red Bridge) - Max Monroe

Release date: Jul 1, 2025

“When Josie and I said, ‘I do’, I thought it’d be us against the world forever. But I wasn’t expecting the world to be so against us.”


First Printings. US paperback with decorative sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

All In (Full Tilt #2) - Emma Scott

Release date: Jul 1, 2025

“Love has no limits.”


Special edition. US paperback with fuschia sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments) - Cassandra Clare

Release date: Jul 3, 2025

“The Mortal War is over, and Clary Fray is home in New York, excited about all the possibilities before her. But her happiness has come at a price.


Collector's Edition. UK hardback with new cover artwork and a letter from Cassie.

➤ Buy from Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells

Shield of Sparrows - Devney Perry

Release date: Jul 3, 2025

“A breathtaking romantasy featuring a feisty heroine to really root for, Shield of Sparrows sends a sheltered princess to the most dangerous kingdom in the realm, accompanied by an infamous monster hunter.”


Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with sprayed page edges. [Design looks identical to the US first printing.]

➤ Buy from Waterstones

The Dagger and the Flame Volume 1 - The City of Fantome - Catherine Doyle

Release date: Jul 3, 2025

“From the co-author of the Twin Crowns series comes the first in a spectacular new YA romantasy series, as sparks fly between two rival assassins of the ruthless guilds that run the gothic city of Fantome.”


Waterstones Exclusive. UK paperback with sprayed page edges

➤ Buy from Waterstones

The Goldens - Lauren Wilson

Release date: Jul 3, 2025

“A deliciously dark thriller about toxic obsession and deadly glamour, this scintillating YA debut focuses on the increasingly sinister cult that starts to form around influencer Clara Holland.”


Waterstones Exclusive. UK paperback with double cover and sprayed page edges

➤ Buy from Waterstones

The Safekeep - Yael van der Wouden

Release date: Jul 7, 2025

“An exhilarating tale of twisted desire, histories and homes, and the unexpected shape of revenge.”


Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback signed by the author with exclusive bonus content.

➤ Buy from Waterstones

Hour of the Pumpkin Queen - Megan Shepherd

Release date: Jul 8, 2025

“In the long-awaited sequel to the blockbuster #1 New York Times bestselling Long Live the Pumpkin Queen, fan-favorite character Sally embarks on a time-bending adventure to save Halloween Town—and her beloved Jack.”


B&N Exclusive. US hardback with a uniquely colored cover, stenciled edges, and specially designed endpapers.

➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble

Long Live the Pumpkin Queen - Megan Shepherd

Release date: Jul 8, 2025

“Picks up where the beloved film Nightmare Before Christmas left off, with Sally in her new role as the Queen of Halloween Town. This delightful return to The Nightmare Before Christmas universe is sure to appeal to fans old and new.”


B&N Exclusive. US paperback with a uniquely colored cover and stenciled page edges.

➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble

Stone and Sky – Ben Aaronovitch

Release date: Jul 8, 2025

“Peter Grant returns in this gripping Rivers of London novel where a relaxing holiday in Scotland proves to be just the beginning of another rollercoaster of a case.”


Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback signed by the author with exclusive short story.

➤ Buy from Waterstones

Ascension (Summoner's Circle 2) - S. T. Gibson

Release date: Jul 8, 2025

“A new adventure beckons the High Priest, his witch wife and psychic ex-boyfriend in the second instalment of S.T. Gibson's delicious and daring The Summoner's Circle saga that finds Rhys at the very highest echelons of Boston's infamous and top-secret Society.”


Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with exclusive endpapers, ribbon, casefoil and sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Waterstones

The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy - Brigitte Kightley

Release date: Jul 8, 2025

The opening instalment of the sly and sexy Dearly Beloathed series, Knightley's electrifying romantasy sees sparks fly between a scholarly healer and a gentleman assassin.


Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with foiled boards and pink sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Waterstones

The Woman in Suite 11 - Ruth Ware

Release date: Jul 8, 2025

“In this follow-up to #1 New York Times bestselling author Ruth Ware’s multi-million copy mega-hit The Women in Cabin 10, Lo Blacklock returns to attend the opening of a luxury hotel, only to find herself in a white-knuckled race across Europe.”


B&N Exclusive. US hardback with sprayed edges, designed endpapers, and a Q&A with the author.

➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble

Rose in Chains – Julie Soto

Release date: Jul 8, 2025

“The war is over, the dark forces have won, and the hero who was supposed to save them is dead.”


Deluxe Edition/First Print Runs. US hardback with decorative purple sprayed edges with gold stenciled vine art.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

➤ Buy signed deluxe edition from Barnes & Noble

Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with purple roses stencilled on black sprayed page edges and a bonus chapter.

➤ Buy from Waterstones

Offside - Avery Keelan

Release date: Jul 8, 2025

“An addictive college hockey romance where Hannah Grace meets Elle Kennedy.”


First Printings. US paperback with indigo sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

My Best Friend's Sister (Rules of Dating) - Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland

Release date: Jul 8, 2025

“The last thing Holden promised his best friend before he died was to take care of his sister―but what happens when that “care” is feeling less platonic by the day?”


Deluxe Edition. US paperback with decorative stenciled page edges.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

Never the Roses - Jennifer K. Lambert

Release date: Jul 8, 2025

“Genevieve Gornichec’s The Witch’s Heart meets Madeline Miller’s Circe in this epic and deeply emotional romantic fantasy debut.”


Deluxe Edition. US hardback with decorative stenciled purple edges.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

How to Survive a Horror Story - Mallory Arnold

Release date: Jul 8, 2025

“Seven authors enter the manor. Can they survive the story within?”


Deluxe Edition. US paperback with decorative sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

Of Flame and Fury - Mikayla Bridge

Release date: Jul 15, 2025

“On an island built from ash and shrouded in fire, phoenix racing is a sport just as profitable as it is deadly.


First Printings. US hardback with prink sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

The Enchanted Greenhouse - Sarah Beth Durst

Release date: Jul 15, 2025

“New York Times bestselling author Sarah Beth Durst invites you to her new standalone novel nestled on a far-away island brimming with singing flowers, honey cakes, and honeyed love.”


Special Edition. US hardback with green sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

The Martian Chronicles - Ray Bradbury

Release date: Jul 15, 2025

“Mars was a distant shore, and the men spread upon it in waves… Each wave different, and each wave stronger.”


Collector's Edition. US hardback with decorative endpapers and red stained page edges.

Mr. Big Shot - R. S. Grey

Release date: Jul 15, 2025

“While most little girls grow up idolizing Ariel or Belle, I was banging a plastic gavel and pretending to be Judge Judy.”


First Printings. US paperback with ombre stained page edges.

➤ Buy from AmazonB&N | Blackwells

The Happiest Place on Earth – Don Hahn & Christopher Merritt

Release date: Jul 15, 2025

“On the 70th anniversary of Disneyland, a look back at the theme park that started it all-an illustrated history of Walt's first theme park.”


Anniversary Edition. US hardback with more than 750 images, previously unpublished documents, and concept drawings.

Maid for Each Other – Lynn Painter

Release date: Jul 15, 2025

“A millionaire and a housecleaner are a match maid in heaven in this sparkling new romantic comedy.”


B&N Exclusive. US paperback with an alternate cover colorway and a behind-the-book essay from the author on how classic rom-com films helped shape the novel.

➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble

Older - Jennifer Hartmann

Release date: Jul 15, 2025

“A forbidden, age-gap romance and instant USA Today bestseller.”


Special Edition. US paperback with stenciled page edges.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

Watch Your Back - Tate James

Release date: Jul 15, 2025

“The second book in the Devil's Backbone series, a spicy and dark “why choose” romance series from TikTok sensation Tate James.”


Deluxe Edition. US paperback with special cover, gold foil, and printed edge design.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

The Girl I Was - Jeneva Rose

Release date: Jul 15, 2025

“A magical, hilarious, and heartwarming story about learning to love every version of ourselves.”


B&N Exclusive. US hardback with illustrated endpapers and decorative stenciled page edges.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

B&N Exclusive. US hardback with custom endpapers and custom sprayed edges—as well as a letter from the author and photos from her childhood.

➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble

➤ Buy signed exclusive edition from Barnes & Noble while stocks last

The Smart Cookie - Jory John, illustrated by Pete Oswald

Release date: Jul 15, 2025

“Touching on social anxiety, self-doubt and the importance of community support, John and Oswald have once again concocted the perfect recipe for story time success.”


B&N Exclusive. US hardback with a special jacket cover and poster.

➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble

Chicka Chicka Tricka Treat - Julien Chung

Release date: Jul 15, 2025

“It’s Halloween in this companion to the beloved and bestselling classic Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, and there’s a spooky surprise in store for everyone’s favorite letters.”


B&N Exclusive. US hardback with a fun-and-spooky alphabet sticker sheet for Halloween decorating.

➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble

Human Rites - Juno Dawson

Release date: Jul 17, 2025

“Dawson's gloriously entertaining Her Majesty's Royal Coven series comes to an exhilarating conclusion, as fledgling witch Theo agonises over whether to accept a highly dangerous bargain from Lucifer which could save her beloved coven.”


Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, signed by the author with sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Waterstones

The Bewitching - Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Release date: Jul 17, 2025

“From the acclaimed author of Mexican Gothic comes the gloriously ghostly tale of a graduate student focused on the history of horror literature whose life becomes entwined with the late author whose work she is researching.


Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, signed by the author with feathers stencilled on black sprayed page edges and decorative endpapers.

➤ Buy from Waterstones

Not Quite Dead Yet - Holly Jackson

Release date: Jul 17, 2025

“The unputdownable first adult thriller from the mega-selling author of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder finds the victim of a brutal attack, which has left her with seven days to live, set out to solve her own murder.”


Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, signed by the author with exclusive features TBC.

➤ Buy from Waterstones

B&N Exclusive. US hardback, with special bonus content – pages from Holly Jackson's first stage of writing a book: The Notebook.

➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble

➤ Buy signed exclusive edition from Barnes & Noble

The Hollow Places - T. Kingfisher

Release date: Jul 22, 2025

“A young woman discovers a strange portal in her uncle’s house, leading to madness and terror in this gripping cosmic horror.”


Anniversary Limited Edition (First Printings). UK hardback with decorative stenciled page edges.

➤ Buy from Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells

Chasing Shelter (Sparrow Falls) - Catherine Cowles

Release date: Jul 22, 2025

“A heart-stopping small-town romance, the next in the Sparrow Falls series, from USA Today bestselling author Catherine Cowles.”


Deluxe Limited Edition (First Printings). US paperback with foiled cover design and pink sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

We Used to Live Here - Marcus Kliewer

Release date: Jul 22, 2025

“What if your dream home came with a few loose ends? This terrifying thriller is an unsettling story that'll put a creak into the floorboards…”


B&N Exclusive. US paperback with metallic cover design and a bonus story from the author.

➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble

The Library at Hellebore - Cassandra Khaw

Release date: Jul 22, 2025

“The Hellebore Technical Institute for the Gifted is the premier academy for the dangerously powerful: the Anti-Christs and Ragnaroks, the world-eaters and apocalypse-makers.”


Deluxe Edition. US hardback with cobalt blue sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

Arcana Academy – Elisa Kova

Release date: Jul 22, 2025

“A woman who wields magical tarot cards lands herself in a false engagement with the headmaster of a mysterious academy.”


First printings US. US hardback, with with gold foil page edges, designed endpapers, two interior black-and-white maps, a custom-stamped case, and a premium dust jacket with foil.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells

➤ Buy signed edition from Barnes & Noble

☞ See also signed bookplate campaign for preorders

Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, signed by the author with sprayed edges and exclusive foiled board and spine design.

➤ Buy from Waterstones

Heidi - Johanna Spyri

Release date: Jul 22, 2025

“A 5-year-old girl lives under her grandfather's care in the Swiss Alps.”


Chiltern Classics Edition. UK hardback with embossed cover design.

➤ Buy from Amazon |  B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells

☞ Learn more about collecting Chiltern Classics

Three Shattered Souls - Mai Corland

Release date: Jul 22, 2025

“Don’t miss the shocking conclusion to the New York Times bestselling series.”


Deluxe Limited Edition. US hardback with details TBC.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

Seven Recipes for Revolution - Ryan Rose

Release date: Jul 22, 2025

“A riotous and utterly fresh slice of fantasy adventure brimming with dark academia tropes, monsters and a cookery-based magic system, Seven Recipes for Revolution follows Paprick – a common butcher with an appetite to rise above his station and a desire to venture into the world of high cuisine.”


Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with decorative stencilled page edges.

➤ Buy from Waterstones

Ruthless Devotion (Gilded Monsters #3) - Rebecca Kenney

Release date: Jul 22, 2025

“A dark spicy Wuthering Heights retelling. He was the other half of my soul―the mirror to my every dark desire. My destruction, my redemption, my salvation: my Heathcliff.”


Special Edition. US paperback with purple stained page edges and character art.

In Gilded Monsters series with Beautiful Villain, Charming DevilCruel Angel.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

The Stranger Things Collection - Adam Christopher & Caitlin Schneiderman

Release date: Jul 22, 2025

“A collection of terrifying tales from the thrilling world of Netflix's hit series Stranger Things”


B&N Collectible Editions. US leatherbound hardback with silver gilded page edges.

➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble

☞ Check out the complete list of B&N Collectible Editions

Neverthorn - Shannon Mayer

Release date: Jul 22, 2025

“A Neverthorn Academy drop-out receives an offer that leads her back to the magical school and into direct contact with her brooding but handsome former classmate and nemesis.”


Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with decorative stencilled page edges.

➤ Buy from Waterstones

Glorious Rivals - Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Release date: Jul 29, 2025

“Millions, hearts, and lives are on the line in this heart-stopping sequel to The Grandest Game.”


B&N Exclusive. US hardback with an alternate jacket and deleted scenes from the book.

➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble

Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with purple sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Waterstones

Wisteria – Adalyn Grace

Release date: Jul 29, 2025

“The sizzling conclusion to the Belladonna series delivers more of what you love about this steamy gothic romance.”


B&N Exclusive. US paperback with alternate cover, purple sprayed edges, and bonus content.

➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble

Fate of a Royal - Meagan Brandy & Amo Jones

Release date: Jul 29, 2025

“You will go to Rathe University, live among the giftless and those of light magic. You, Knight Deveraux, will learn to coexist.”


First Print Run (US & Canada). US paperback with sprayed edges TBC.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

Immortal Consequences - I. V. Marie

Release date: Jul 29, 2025

“Six students at Blackwood Academy, an enigmatic boarding school located at the edge of the afterlife, must compete for the once-in-eternity chance to change their fate—or risk remaining stuck in purgatory forever. “


First Printings. US hardback with flower patterned stenciled page edges, colored endpapers, and an exclusive foil-stamped case.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with digital decorative stencilled page edges (design TBC).

➤ Buy from Waterstones

Demon With Benefits (Hell Bent) - Aurora Ascher

Release date: Jul 29, 2025

“A hot-headed witch and a lovable bad-boy demon add up to a scorching enemies-to-lovers tale.”


Deluxe Limited Edition. US paperback with stenciled edges, full color inside covers, designed chapter headers, foil cover, and bonus content.

In series with My Funny Demon Valentine | My Demon Hunter | Guardian Demon | Beauty and the Demon

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

Soul of Shadow - Emma Noyes

Release date: Jul 29, 2025

“Love, magic, gods, and monsters collide in this thrilling Norse mythology inspired romantic fantasy.”


Deluxe Limited Edition (1st US printings). US hardback with purple stained edges, a unique foiled case stamp, and illustrated endpapers.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

Silvercloak - L. K. Steven

Release date: Jul 29, 2025

“An addictive new fantasy series where magic is fueled by pleasure and pain and an obsessive detective must infiltrate a brutal gang of dark mages—knowing that one wrong move will get her killed.”


Deluxe Limited Edition (First Printings). US hardback with teal stained page edges, a designed case stamp, and full-color endpaper maps.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Waterstones

The Deal - Elle Kennedy

Release date: Jul 29, 2025

“She's about to make a deal with the college bad boy…”


Collector's Edition. US hardback with a new hardcase design, printed and stained page edges, designed endpapers, and colored character art throughout of Hannah and Garrett.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

☞ In Off-Campus series with The Mistake, The Score, The Goal, The Legacy

The Last Tiger - Julia & Brad Riew

Release date: Jul 29, 2025

“Inspired by true stories from the authors’ grandparents’ lives during one of the darkest periods in Korean history, The Last Tiger is a debut young adult fantasy novel about the power of love to give voice to a broken people.


First Printings. US hardback with metallic foil cover, illustrated endpapers, custom designed edges, and foil stamped case.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

Two Sides to Every Murder – Danielle Valentine

Release date: Jul 29, 2025

“Most people’s births aren’t immortalized in a police report—but Olivia was born during the infamous Camp Lost Lake murders. Seventeen years later, Olivia’s life looks pretty perfect . . . until she discovers the man she calls dad is not her biological father.”


First Printings. US paperback with red sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

Over the Moon - Laura Pavlov

Release date: Jul 29, 2025

“The new series from the #1 bestselling small-town romance author.”


First Printings. US paperback with decorative sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

Forged in Blood (Broken Bloodlines, 1) - Sadie Kincaid

Release date: Jul 29, 2025

Every few millennia, a child is born. Some say they’re marked with a curse. Others claim they possess the power of the ages.


First Printings. US hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.

In series with Promised in Blood | Bound in Blood

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

Beautiful Things - Emily Rath

Release date: Jul 29, 2025

“Crashing a country house party in Regency England, an intrepid young woman is drawn into the orbit of three delicious gentlemen in this slow burn, very sexy, definitely-not-your-mother’s historical romance.”


Deluxe Limited Edition (First Printings). US paperback with  decorative stenciled page edges, designed chapter headers, full color inside covers, and front cover soft touch with spot gloss.

In series with His Grace, the Duke | Alcott Hall

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

The Enigma - Jodi Ellen Malpas

Release date: Jul 29, 2025

A fatal blend of revenge and desire.


Deluxe Limited Edition (first printings). US paperback with decorative sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

☞ In Unlawful Men series with The Brit, The Resurrection, The Rising, The American.

Moominsummer Madness - Tove Jansson

Release date: Jul 30, 2025

“It all began with a hot day in June, and a volcano dropping black ash on Moominmamma's washing.”


Waterstones Exclusive. UK paperback with vintage cover art.

➤ Buy from Waterstones

Defy Me (Shatter Me) - Tahereh Mafi

Release date: Jul 31, 2025

“That girl was sentenced to death the moment I named her Juliette.”


Collector's Edition. UK hardback with exclusive cover design, decorated stenciled purple page edges, and gold reading ribbon.

➤ Buy from Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells

The Book of Elsewhere - Keanu Reeves & China Miéville

Release date: Jul 31, 2025

“A mind-blowing epic from Keanu Reeves and China Miéville, unlike anything these two genre-bending pioneers have created before, inspired by the world of the BRZRKR comic books.”


Waterstones Exclusive. UK paperback with  purple stained page edges.

➤ Buy from Waterstones

A Grave Inheritance (The Society of Free Spirits) - Felixity Epps

Release date: Jul 31, 2025

“Dolores – left with the family inheritance and a haunted house after the deaths of her father and older sister – investigates whether ghosts or murderers are to blame for her ill-fortune.”


Waterstones Exclusive. UK paperback with  purple stained page edges.

➤ Buy from Waterstones

Such Charming Liars - Karen M. McManus

Release date: Jul 31, 2025

“A mother-daughter team of jewel thieves on their intended last heist get an unexpected reminder from the past.”


Waterstones Exclusive. UK paperback with  exclusive cover design and pink sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Waterstones

Heavenly Bodies - Imani Erriu

Release date: Jul 31, 2025

The opening instalment of Erriu's cosmic romantasy finds Elara caught between warring Stars, as rivals for her affection embark on dangerous games.


Waterstones Exclusive. UK paperback with  holographic foiled cover design, purple sprayed page edges, and bonus content.

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9 Comments

Annah · 5 June 2025 at 3:10 am

Among the Burning Flowers Illumicrate edition’s general sale opens July 17 🙂

https://illumicrate.com/blogs/news/illumicrate-exclusive-among-the-burning-flowers-by-samantha-shannon

Sindi · 17 April 2025 at 6:35 am

Apparently there’s also a first print run special edition of Rose in Chains by Magpie? The ISBN is 9780008780371: https://www.amazon.de/-/en/dp/0008780374?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

Chloe · 24 January 2025 at 6:06 am

Three Shatter Souls by Mai Corland releases on 22/07/2025

    Chloe · 24 January 2025 at 6:15 am

    Apologies it’s called Three Shattered Souls

      Daisy · 26 January 2025 at 3:00 pm

      Thanks for that, I’ve added it to the list ツ

        Chloe · 26 March 2025 at 5:22 am

        Hello, the cover for Three Shattered Souls has been updated 🙂

Elvina · 11 January 2025 at 4:14 am

On 31/7/2025 is also the pub date for Waterstones exclusive edition of pumpkin spice !!

    Daisy · 11 February 2025 at 9:21 am

    Hi Elvina – just wanted to say thanks for letting me know, I hadn’t realised the publication date had changed on this one! Have updated the list 🙂
    Dx

      Jaime Maynard · 24 July 2025 at 1:23 am

      Hour of the Pumpkin Queen also has exclusive editions at Target and Booksamillion with differently colored sprayed edges.

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