April 2026 New & Anticipated Reads - Your Complete TBR Guide
April is stacked. Whether you're a romance reader, a romantasy obsessive, a thriller fan or somewhere in between — there is something releasing this month that belongs on your Kindle. Here's our full rundown of the most anticipated April 2026 reads.
ROMANCE
Love by the Book — Jessica George Out April 7
Two women. A chance meeting in a bookshop. Remy is a debut author whose close-knit friend group is slowly falling apart — one moves to New York, one gets pregnant, one disappears into a relationship. Simone is a kindergarten teacher with a carefully constructed life that suddenly unravels when her family cuts her off. When they collide in a bookstore it doesn't go well. But they might have bumped into exactly what they need. This isn't a romance. But it is about love.
Read if you like: Female friendship, contemporary fiction, emotional depth, books set in London.
If you loved: Maame by Jessica George — this is her second novel and early readers say it's even better
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King of Gluttony — Ana Huang Out April 2026
A new enemies-to-lovers romance from the NYT bestselling author of the Twisted series. Packed with tension, secrets and the slow burn chemistry that Ana Huang readers show up for every single time. If you have read anything by her before, you already know this one belongs on your list.
Read if you like: Enemies to lovers, slow burn, rich characters, addictive pacing.
If you loved: Twisted Love by Ana Huang — same world, same energy, new obsession
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The Paris Match — Kate Clayborn Out April 2026
A city of light, a city of love, and two people navigating something neither of them expected. Kate Clayborn writes romance with genuine emotional intelligence — her characters feel real in a way that lingers long after the last page. Already generating serious buzz as one of her best books yet.
Read if you like: Contemporary romance, slow burn, emotional depth, European settings.
If you loved: Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn — same warmth, same depth, new story
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Happy Ending — Chloe Liese Out April 2026
A warm, feel-good romance that delivers exactly what it promises. Two people, a complicated situation, and the kind of ending that makes you want to start again from the beginning. Chloe Liese writes with heart and humour in equal measure and has built one of the most devoted readerships in contemporary romance.
Read if you like: Contemporary romance, diverse representation, found family, feel-good stories.
If you loved: Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese — same warmth, same charm
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SPORTS ROMANCE
Unbound — Peyton Corinne Out April 2026
Two people who shouldn't work, a sport that defines them both, and a tension that builds until it's impossible to ignore. Peyton Corinne writes sports romance with intensity and emotional stakes that go well beyond the game — her characters carry weight that most romance writers can't pull off.
Read if you like: Sports romance, intense slow burn, emotionally complex characters.
If you loved: Unsteady by Peyton Corinne — same author, same emotional punch
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ROMANTASY
Rites of the Starling — Devney Perry Out April 7
The highly anticipated sequel to Shield of Sparrows. Calandra's five kingdoms are on the verge of destruction. Separated from the man who owns her heart, hunted by monsters and kidnapped by a powerful priest — the only thing keeping her going is a little girl counting on her to survive. Love, danger and magic collide in the epic follow-up to one of the biggest romantasy debuts in recent years.
Read if you like: Epic romantasy, world-ending stakes, slow burn, strong female leads.
If you loved: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros — dragons, a cursed world, enemies-to-lovers and the same addictive pull
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Thistlemarsh — Moorea Corrigan Out April 21
Post-WWI England. Faeries disappeared from the world one hundred years ago. Mouse Dunne inherits a crumbling manor — Thistlemarsh Hall — but must restore it within a month or lose it forever. With no money and no options, she strikes a bargain with the first faerie anyone has seen in a century. He is insufferably handsome, deeply arrogant, and her only hope. There are dark forces at work in the house and Mouse must confront the ghosts of her past before she loses everything. A stunning debut.
Read if you like: Fae romance, historical fantasy, slow burn, atmospheric settings.
If you loved: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas — a dangerous fae bargain, slow burn tension and dark magic in a completely fresh setting
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The Tempest Blade — Danielle L. Jensen Out April 14
The epic finale to the Bridge Kingdom series. Ahnna is a fugitive, framed for the murder of a king. James is hunting her, blind with grief. When a confrontation on the ice sees James slipping beneath the surface Ahnna can't let him die — even though he is trying to bring her to justice. As war brews across the northern nations they must decide where their loyalties truly lie. An enemies-to-lovers finale six books in the making.
Read if you like: Political romantasy, enemies to lovers, high stakes action, series finales that deliver.
If you loved: The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen — this IS the Bridge Kingdom series. The epic finale. Clear your schedule.
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Blood Bound — Ellis Hunter Out April 2026
For the dark romantasy readers who want intensity, danger and a romance that earns every page. Blood Bound is already sitting at over 4 stars on Goodreads before release with hundreds of ratings — a strong signal that this one delivers exactly what its readers came for.
Read if you like: Dark romantasy, intense romance, dangerous heroes, high stakes magic.
If you loved: Blood Scion or any dark fae romantasy — this belongs on your list immediately
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FANTASY
The Book Witch — Meg Shaffer Out April 7
Like her mother and grandfather before her, Rainy March is a book witch — she can hop in and out of novels to protect them from those who would alter or destroy them. The rules are simple. Don't eat, drink, sleep or fall in love inside a book. She has already broken the last one, which is why she is no longer allowed near her favourite mystery series. When her grandfather disappears and a treasured book is stolen, Rainy must team up with detective Duke of Chicago to solve the case as they leap in and out of literature's most beloved classics.
Read if you like: Cosy fantasy, books about books, magical realism, hopeful endings.
If you loved: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig — magic, second chances and a protagonist who finds herself inside the stories she loves
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DARK ROMANCE
The Auction — Sadie Kincaid Out April 2026
Dark. Intense. Not for the faint hearted. The Auction follows a woman whose world is upended when she finds herself at the centre of a high-stakes game with a man who plays by no rules she recognises. Sadie Kincaid writes dark romance that readers describe as completely addictive — her releases consistently hit bestseller lists within hours of going live.
Read if you like: Dark romance, morally grey heroes, high stakes tension, addictive pacing.
If you loved: Any Sadie Kincaid — Ryan Brothers, LA Ruthless — you already know you need this
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MYSTERY THRILLER
Mad Mabel — Sally Hepworth 🇦🇺 Out April 21
Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick is eighty-one years old, gloriously grumpy, fiercely independent and never without a cutting remark. She has lived on her quiet Melbourne street for sixty years. What her neighbours don't know is that once upon a headline she was Mad Mabel — Australia's youngest convicted murderer. When a neighbour turns up dead and the whispers start flying, the past Elsie has spent decades burying threatens to come crashing down. Sharp, funny, heartbreaking and completely impossible to put down. Australian author. Australian setting. Essential reading.
Read if you like: Domestic thriller, Australian fiction, unreliable narrators, dark humour, older protagonists.
If you loved: The Housemaid by Freida McFadden — dark secrets, an unreliable narrator and twists you won't see coming. Or The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman — an elderly protagonist with a shady past, sharp wit and a murder on her doorstep
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The Ending Writes Itself — Evelyn Clarke Out April 7
Six authors. One private island. Seventy-two hours to write the ending that will change their lives. World famous novelist Arthur Fletch is dead — and his final book is unfinished. His publisher summons six struggling writers to his remote Scottish island with an irresistible offer: finish the manuscript and receive a life-changing sum and a guaranteed career revival. But someone on the island would kill for that deal. Stephen King called it "in the running for the best mystery of 2026." Written under a pen name by V.E. Schwab and Cat Clarke — a secret the entire book world spent months trying to crack.
Read if you like: Locked room mystery, publishing satire, clever writing, Agatha Christie energy.
If you loved: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab — same sharp wit, same genre-bending brilliance, completely different story
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HISTORICAL FICTION
The Mountains We Call Home — Kim Michele Richardson Out April 2026
The latest instalment in the beloved Book Woman series, set in the Appalachian mountains. A rich historical story of community, resilience and the women who carried books on horseback to remote communities. If you haven't started this series yet — go back to the beginning and start there. You will not regret it.
Read if you like: Historical fiction, Appalachian setting, strong female characters, community stories.
If you loved: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek — this is the continuation you have been waiting for
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What's on your April TBR?
That is a lot of books and not nearly enough reading hours. Add the ones that called to you, drop a comment below and tell us which one you're starting first — and make sure your Kindle is ready for whatever April throws at it.
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