Barnes & Noble's Pre-Order Sale is Here and Your 2026 Self is Going to Want These Cosmo Reads Books
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2025 was a big year for us at Cosmopolitan, especially in the books space! Not only did we get to announce so many fun books, revealed dozens of excerpts, and gotten to interview so many of our faves, but we also launched our very own book imprint: Cosmo Reads. While our first book, Female Fantasy by Iman Hariri-Kia, has been taking over our shelves, we are so excited to look forward to what the new year will bring as we release more titles for you to read. From heart-pounding thrillersto a lovable new contemporary romance and even a stunning new romantasy debut, there's something here for every kind of reader.
Thankfully, Barnes & Noble just launched their pre-order sale so you can get ready for future Cosmo Reads titles as we continue our big inaugural year. And yes, your TBR and your upcoming reading goal will thank you for it!
Check out the Cosmo Reads books available to pre-order right now at Barnes & Noble's pre-order sale! Just make sure to use the coupon code: PREORDER25 to get the best deal. Oh, and did we forget to mention that it lasts until January 1st? So definitely don't wait to pick up these Cosmo Reads titles!
They had one perfect week. Then they vanished from each other's lives—until his book inadvertently made her the villain.
Two years ago, romance novelist Melody Adams and aspiring author Beckett Nash met on a sun—soaked vacation in Aruba. Seven days of stolen moments, midnight swims, and intimate conversations left them both certain they'd found the real thing. Then a tangle of missed flights, mixed signals, and bad timing tore them apart before they could say goodbye. Neither could reach the other—so both assumed they'd been dumped.
And both did what writers do: they turned heartbreak into a novel.
Now Beckett's debut has made him a literary sensation. Melody's book? Critics call it a shameless rip—off. The only way to salvage her career—and her sanity—is to reconnect with Beckett and set the record straight. There's just one problem: Beckett is engaged to someone else. And seeing each other again reminds them of exactly what they lost…and how much they both still want.
Release date: January 20, 2026
He ghosted me once, now he's supposed to protect me?
I don't need a bodyguard—I run a small town lavender farm, for bee's sake. But when my identical twin sister lands the movie role of a lifetime and the production rolls into my hometown, I get one anyway. And guess who the studio sends to keep the paparazzi off my porch?
The broody, tattooed protector who slipped out before our one night stand even got started.
He's all wicked mouth and heated eyes…and apparently excellent at rescuing me from sneaky photographers. At the market. At the coffee shop. At the dress shop, too. Staying mad gets harder with every save—especially once he takes up residence in my cottage. My one bedroom cottage. As in, one bed.
One night to knock out this tension turns into two. Then into secrets we should keep, and soft confessions we shouldn't say out loud. He's leaving. I'm staying. It's supposed to be a summer fling with an expiration date—until the line between "pretend safe" and "real messy" blurs in the quiet hours before dawn.
Release date: March 3, 2026
Six influencers. One luxury yacht. Nowhere to hide.
Charlie Engels is broke and desperate when her bookstagram account lands her the offer of a lifetime: join Empress, a state—of—the—art yacht houseboat off the Florida Keys turned influencer paradise. Lucrative brand deals and a ready—made "sisterhood" of internet stars—it may not be Charlie's dream job, but she knows she'd be a fool to turn it down.
It's also the perfect distraction; Charlie's eager to outrun her past and a staggering betrayal by her former best friend. Now, aboard Empress, Charlie is surrounded by dazzling women with their own baggage: the magnetic but ruthless leader, the spiraling fashion queen, the inseparable twins, the peacemaker with cracks in her confidence, and the memory of the influencer who Charlie is replacing. The same influencer who Charlie keeps seeing on board, even though the others insist she quit.
But when a hurricane traps the group at sea with their billionaire boss, the dream turns claustrophobic. Communications cut. Supplies dwindling. Old betrayals bubbling to the surface. Then the first body drops.
As paranoia mounts and alliances splinter, Charlie realizes the real danger isn't the storm outside—it's the deadly games being played below deck. And if she can't outwit a killer, her past won't be the only ghost that comes back to drown her.
Release date: June 2, 2026
Welcome to Darling Springs, where gossip travels faster than a greyhound.
Dog trainer Chloe Rivers knows that recent impulsive one night stand was a mistake—especially now that the sexy stranger in question, Sawyer Dumont, turns out to be her new landlord at the town's newly opened doggy daycare. He's all tailored suits and tight schedules; she's sunshine, donuts, and sit stay swoon. They agree to pretend nothing happened. Their chemistry refuses.
Chloe's dog training business is gaining celebrity clients daily, and Sawyer's doggy daycare becomes the hot spot for a new TV show, forcing the two to work together more and more closely. And then there's the night that Chloe discovers Sawyer's secret alter ego, complete with a fandom.
When Chloe gets roped into a charity dance number, she blackmails Mr. Serious into being her partner. Cue closed door rehearsals, burning hot touches, and Dirty Dancing energy that's impossible to fake—on or off the dance floor. But working together means all kinds of complications, in spite of which Chloe can't deny it: she's crushing hard…and she's not the only one.
Release date: August 4, 2026
From Cosmopolitan's Cosmo Reads imprint and the author of the smash hit Call It What You Want comes a fresh, charming romcom about the chaos of dating in your twenties, the ache of a brutal breakup, and the hilarious lengths one romance writer will go to get her spark back—including staging her own meet—cutes. Perfect for fans of Katherine Center and Emily Henry's Beach Read.
If you can't write a good meet—cute, maybe you need to live one first…
Ainsley Green writes happily—ever—afters for a rabid fanbase of hopeless romantics. In real life? Her boyfriend just broke up with her, her editor wanted a new book yesterday and she's starting to wonder if love actually exists beyond the pages of her favorite novels.
So when Lucas, Ainsley's best friend and biggest cheerleader, insists the best cure for writer's block is real—life inspiration, she's ready to try anything. Enter: the meet—cute plan, a mission to take her head out of her heartbreak and force meet—cutes IRL to spark some new ideas. But as failed missions bumping into strangers at the airport and spilling coffee on men at the cafe result in nothing but embarrassment and stained clothing, Ainsley begins to wonder if maybe the romance she's been chasing already has a leading man.
Because the truth about falling in love? It never goes according to plan.
Equal parts heartbreak, humor, and hope, How to Find Love in the Cereal Aisle is a fresh, flirty send up of dating in the modern age and a reminder that love finds us when we stop performing and start living.
Release date: August 4, 2026
We still can't reveal too much about our first fantasy, but we can share that it is a sweeping romantic fantasy steeped in British folklore, following a woman hiding her outlawed witchood who must join a looming war disguised as a man, battling enchanted creatures and forbidden love in a fight to resort magic to the realm.
Release date: September 1, 2026
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