December 2023 YA New Releases

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Deck your shelves with these new YA releases for December! It’s the gift-giving season, and we have the perfect book for everyone on your holiday list. Whether you’re shopping and wrapping until you drop or tired of the social whirl and craving a quiet moment with a hot drink and a book, we’ve got the story for you. Check out all the new YA books December 2023, and find gift ideas for everyone on your gift-giving list!

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Caught in a Bad Fauxmance

By Elle Gonzalez Rose

Coming 12.05.23

A fresh, fun contemporary rom-com from debut author Elle Gonzalez Rose, about an aspiring artist who agrees to fake date one of his family’s longtime enemies in the hopes of gathering intel good enough to take down their rivals once and for all.

Where There's Smoke

By E. B. Vickers

Coming 12.12.23

In this fast-paced thriller, eighteen-year-old Calli finds herself alone after the loss of her father—until a bruised and broken girl shows up on her property, forcing her to face the present, rethink her future, and unearth the skeletons of her own past.

Her Dark Wings

By Melinda Salisbury

Coming 12.12.23

In this powerful, passionate reimagining of the Persephone myth for fans of Lore Olympus and Melissa Albert, two former best friends–split apart by betrayal–find themselves reunited in the Underworld. But will either one make it out, or will the darkness that’s growing in each of them consume them whole?

The Black Queen

By Jumata Emill

Coming 12.19.23

Nova Albright was going to be the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High—but now she’s dead. Murdered on coronation night. Fans of One of Us Is Lying and The Other Black Girl will love this unputdownable thriller.