January 2019 New Releases: J.R. Ward, Leigh Bardugo, Amanda Bouchet, Darynda Jones, Holly Black and more!

In an effort to help you keep that to-read list updated, I’ve compiled the hot urban fantasy and paranormal romance releases for January 2019. All dates are U.S. and tentative. Also: Click the title of any book to visit the Amazon page for pre-order or purchase goodness.

I’ve included genre classification with each book: UF is urban fantasy, PNR is paranormal romance, F is fantasy, SF is science fiction, SFR is science fiction romance, YA is young adult and NA is new adult.

JANUARY 1

• Cowboy Wolf Shifters by Kait Ballenger (Seven Range Shifters #1) PNR
• Nightchaser by Amanda Bouchet (Endeavor #1) SFR
• The Similars by Rebecca Hanover (The Similars #1) YA

JANUARY 7

• Prisoner of Night by J.R. Ward (Black Dagger Brotherhood #16.5) PNR

JANUARY 8

• Forever Broken by Carrie Ann Ryan (Talon Pack #9) PNR
• In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire (Wayward Children #4) F
• The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty (Daevabad #2) F
• Lipstick Voodoo by Kristi Charish (Kincaid Strange #2) UF
• Slayer by Kiersten White (Slayer #1) YA
• Undying by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner (Unearthed #2) YA
• White Stag by Kara Barbieri (Permafrost #1) YA
• The Wicked King by Holly Black (The Folk in the Air #2) YA F
• The Winter of the the Witch by Katherine Arden (Winternight #3) F

JANUARY 15

• Fearless by Sarah Tarkoff (Eye of the Beholder #2) SF
• Firestarter by Tara Sim (Timekeeper #3) YA
• The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokski (The Gilded Wolves #1) YA
• Spartan Promise by Jennifer Estep (Mythos Academy: Colorado #2) YA
• Summoned to Thirteenth Grave by Darynda Jones (Charley Davidson #13) UF
• Stain by A.G. Howard YA

JANUARY 22

• Circle of Shadows by Evelyn Skye (Circle of Shadows #1) YA
• The Gutter Prayer by Gareth Hanrahan (Black Iron Legacy #1) F
• The Hod King by Josiah Bancroft (Books of Babel #3) F
• Ship of Smoke and Steel by Django Wexler (Wells of Sorcery #1) YA F
• Warlord Sky by Cynthia Sax (Chamele Barbarian Warlords #1) SFR

JANUARY 29

• Cast in Oblivion by Michelle Sagara (Chronicles of Elantra #14) F
• A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer (A Curse So Dark and Lonely #1) YA
• King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo (Nikolai Duology #1) YA F
• Vengeance Road by Christine Feehan (Torpedo Ink #2) PNR
• The Wolf in the Whale by Jordanna Max Brodsky F

JANUARY 31

• Alien Mischief by Cara Bristol (Alien Mate #4) SFR