Books of February
- Stella
- Mar 21
- 6 min read
Updated: Apr 3
Hello dreamers!
On this episode of Discovery Radar, I come with 6 brand new books I am more than excited to show you!
You can click the image to see the original post, and I have provided links to the authors & the places you can buy their book (I highly recommend supporting your local bookstores, if you can).
In The Name Of Pride
In the Name of Pride by the Collins authors is the highly anticipated sequel in the award-winning Vows & Valor Trilogy. If you enjoy high stakes, sinister magic, betrayal & a princess/knight slowburn, this series is right up your alley.
In the Name of Pride was published on January 26th, 2026, by Shadow Spark Publishing!
Synopsis:
The one place she always wanted to be, is now the one place she cannot escape.
After a lifetime of separation, Kaleela now reconnects with her elven family inside the Sun’Din Forest as a beloved member of the royal family. But not everyone supports a greater union between the elven and human lands, and a fission enters the great forest.
Dimitar now serves as a knight in the city of Blackburn, his life’s dream come true. Everyone he cares about thrives, yet his life darkens with the weight of failure. All he wants is Kaleela’s nearness, their growing love a beacon in his shadows.
When extremist exiles overtake the elven kingdom, Kaleela doesn’t hesitate to return to the forest. She must ensure her family’s safety, and Dimitar insists on protecting her. An unthinkable threat rises from within, and an exile sets his special attention on Kaleela. Dimitar must overcome his inner demons and find a way to reach Kaleela before her greatest wish becomes their worst nightmare.
Hunting The Strange
Hunting the Strange by Kaitlyn Cavalancia is the thrilling sequel to Mystery Royale, in which Mullory returns to Stoutmire Manor and must unravel secrets from her mother’s past in a hunt that promises to be every bit as strange and wondrous as it is deadly.
A deadly mystery in a manor, with family secrets about to be uncovered and strange powers? Sign me up.
The book was released on March 3rd, 2026, by Disney Publishing!
Synopsis:
Mullory Prudence was supposed to die. Not only that, she was never supposed to inherit Xavier Stoutmire’s moody magic. But nothing about the Mystery Royale went according to plan. Now Mullory’s left with more questions than answers, the most pressing one being how to use her mother’s grave-defying shadow. And when her mother sends her on a dizzying scavenger hunt that spans everywhere from the Stoutmire estate (now all the more glamorous in its winter splendour) to a hidden magical corner of Coney Island, she’ll have to team up with unlikely allies to find her way.
Family secrets and threats abound in this thrilling sequel to Mystery Royale as Mullory returns to Stoutmire manor amidst new powers, puzzling questions, and an even deadlier mystery. One thing she knows for certain: the games are far from over...
The Gods Will Sing Our Song
The Gods Will Sing Our Song by Autumn Krause is a sweeping WWII historical romance threaded with magic and myth. In it, two star-crossed Japanese American teenagers find a love more powerful than the gods. The story is inspired by Autumn's family story and their experiences in the American WWII incarceration camps.
This is my first time in a street team, and I am so honoured to be in Autumn's team. I have been following her writing journey since her debut, and it is so wonderful seeing her conquer one milestone after another.
The Gods Will Sing Our Song will be released on September 1st, 2026, by Delacorte Press.
Synopsis:
In this sweeping WWII historical romance threaded with magic and myth, two star-crossed Japanese American teenagers find a love more powerful than the gods—inspired by the author's true family history of internment and resilience.
A divine favor can change everything.
1942. War rumbles across the world, gods stir in the wind, and two lives are set on a collision course that will change them forever.
Seventeen-year-old Ren Hamada has always been defined by his troubled past, while Violet Aratani has only ever worried about keeping her straight-A grades and helping her parents run their beloved print shop. The two have little in common beyond the old magic that thrums in their worn family relics—and the fact that they’re Japanese American in a country determined to cast them as the enemy.
Forced out of their homes and into ramshackle wooden barracks in the California desert by the US government, Ren and Violet collide. In a barbed wire world where everything they thought they knew is upside-down, the magnetic pull between them is the only thing that makes sense.
But there’s more than just desert dust swirling in the air. A god walks among them, his mortal form tethered to the camp, and only Violet and Ren hold the key to freeing him—an act that would earn them an immeasurable reward. Yet with tensions rising and their lives on the line, is even a divine favor powerful enough to save them?
In the Midnight Garden
In the Midnight Garden by Holly Anne is a gorgeous Beauty and the Beast x Dracula with Crimson Peak 🥀vibes🥀 where a dying woman and an immortal man must break the curse binding both him and a village plagued by death before the final rose petal falls.
I don't think you will need any more convincing about this one.
In the Midnight Garden was published on February 13th, 2026.
Synopsis:
To be loved by death is a curse sealed by blood…
In a world where curses reign and death lurks around every corner, Valeria McCallister finds herself bound to a monstrous fate. Forced into a marriage that promises only despair, her life is shattered when a blood-soaked stranger rips her from her doomed path.
To survive, Valeria must uncover her captor’s true name, the only hope for escape from the spectral castle that holds her captive. As she delves deeper into darkness and shadows of long dead secrets, she finds not the beast she expected.
With each passing moment, the lines between good and evil blur, and Valeria finds herself falling for the one creature she should most fear.
In the Midnight Garden is perfect for those thirsting for a beauty and the beast retelling, served with a little Dracula horror twist and a tale you can sink your teeth into.
Your Dark Fate
Your Dark Fate by Angela Knotts Morse is a fantasy murder mystery in which intelligence agent Captain Jade Ni’ihm is sent undercover among the nobility to investigate murders around the Conflict of Succession. But she finds herself in over her head when she meets the mysterious informant sending her leads, whose motivations are hidden and his influence is powerful.
I absolutely love espionage and political intrigue in my books, especially when combined with romance.
Your Dark Fate was published on February 13th, 2026, by An Encouraging Thought Publishers.
Synopsis:
Position, influence, authority. Everything Captain Jade Ni'ihm has worked for is within her grasp, but only if she can keep her secret.
Rising quickly as a top intelligence agent, Jade hunts the assassin responsible for murders among those vying for the throne, spurred on by a mysterious informant she's only ever heard from through notes. Jade's position, rocked by her informant's undeniable allure and the reappearance of her first love, is tenuous as the threads of the assassin's web pull in close around her.
Blood spills in a kingdom torn by prejudice and paranoia as Jade's secrets spin out of her control, leading her to a truth better left undiscovered.
Ache of Chaos
Ache of Chaos by Randi Garner
is the third book in the Fragile Divine, an interconnected dark fantasy romance series about the frailty of gods and goddesses. You can expect high stakes, all the emotions, a mythologically-inspired world, urban settings, mental health and LGBTQ+ rep, lush gothic undertones, and a little horror.
That cover though? I am in love.
Your Dark Fate was published on February 26th, 2026.
Synopsis:
A final chance for atonement.
In Hollow City, chaos brews, thickening from the uncertainty of the Himura demigod. Division begins to form between the deities while the witches grow restless, eager to get their hands on a god-killing weapon.
After the tragic end of Ruelle, The High God of Chaos and Ruin is hungry for vengeance. Disgusted by the Council and their decision to protect the Himura demigod, Acacius disregards his responsibilities, setting his sights on the goddess who used and betrayed him.
The High Goddess of Night has lost everything she holds close. Swimming in a spiral of grief, Marina’s will to carry on declines each day, but a single thing pushes her forward: a promise she swore she would uphold to someone she loves.
Acacius unleashes a deluge of ruin upon Marina for her betrayal. Everything she cares for—her pride, her village, her title—he intends to destroy. Though, their back-and-forth war of calamity and resentment quickly evolves into unexpected attraction.
The more Acacius mends her umbral heart, the quicker Marina must decide which is more important: her secret vow, or her incendiary love.
A big thank you to MTMC Tours for inviting me as a host for these tours and to Autumn & Lauren for having me in their street team!
Stay tuned for more incredible books next month!
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