AUGUST TEXAS BOOK PREVIEW
Preview of Texas-connected books publishing in August, 2026
PREPARE TO BE AMAZED
Prepare your TBR to take you through the last weeks of summer and the run-up to a new school year with some fresh new Texas-connected books. Provide the little ones in your life with a touching new tale. Equip your beach bag with a new thriller. Stock your favorite reading spot with the perfect story to while away a slow afternoon.
Forgotten gods haunt her steps, and the cursed prince she left behind isn’t done fighting for her soul.
A war is about to begin between the forgotten people of Wylderland and the cruel might of Bitterhelm. Beings of prophecy and legend unite in the epic third chapter of the Wylder Tales Series, a romantic gothic re-telling of Beauty and the Beast.
In this charming picture book, Belle, a small but determined Yorkipoo, faces the excitement and spookiness of Halloween for the first time.
Her familiar world becomes filled with costumes, glowing pumpkins, and mysterious visitors, and she must decide what is truly a threat and what is simply part of the night’s magic.
Bloody Athon is marching on Bariq, the capital of Mose, to take their people back. Heloise, a courtesan and single mother, is just trying to get through the the day and take care of her family. Ronen, a spy from Athon, has infiltrated Mose with his closest friend and partner to find a weakness in the self-proclaimed impregnable ringed city of Mose.
The two threads of fate intertwined as Heloise’s family threatened by a powerful man in Mose and by invading spies who mistakenly broke into her apartments. Sides must be chosen and secrecy maintained if Heloise hopes to survive the oncoming siege with what family she can save.
The untold true story of Laura Bullion, the Wild Bunch’s only known female train robber, comes to life in this gripping Old West biography by New York Times bestselling author Chris Enss.
Drawing on rare prison letters, newspaper accounts, and long-hidden records, The Last Ride follows Bullion’s journey from notorious outlaw to an ordinary life carefully built in the shadows.
Blind former Houston homicide detective Steve Smiley and his partner take on what looks like a straightforward case: track down a missing husband so his estranged wife can finally file for divorce.
The simple case turns deadly when the body of the woman the husband has been living with is found in a Miami canal. When the investigation links the missing man and the victim to corruption and cartels, Smiley must sort through a growing list of suspects and a tangle of lies before whoever is cleaning up loose ends decides he’s next.
The manhunt begins for twins, Daniel and Drew Wright. Murder and violence inspired by true Texas crimes surround the brothers as they flee the deep east TX Piney Woods.
Framed by Daniel for murder, Drew decides to end the chase by diving into the crashing Gulf waves in the coastal town of Galveston, but is his instinct for survival stronger?
On the run in three counties, after terrorizing U.T. students in Austin, Daniel finds himself in a face-off with Billy Wayne, who managed to get off death row on appeal. In the end, it’s brother against brother. Only one will live to tell about their last meeting. Can Detective Jeff Walker untangle their web of crimes?
WHO SAID BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER.
TATAY’S TEAM is Book One of The Kindness Club series, a warm, funny, and deeply felt story about belonging, identity, and the courage it takes to cross the room for someone who needs it. Perfect for fans of Front Desk by Kelly Yang and Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga. For readers ages 8-12 / Grades 3-7.
A man who’s lost himself in work. A woman learning how to heal. A love that asks them both to trust again.
After her marriage ends in divorce and her toddler daughter dies, Kylie Mayfield returns to her hometown to heal, going to work for her family’s charter business. Zane Wagner comes Driftwood Bay, a place where he spent summers, to oversee the grand opening of Tidewater, a resort off the coast of the town, and enlists Kylie’s help in providing transportation for the resort’s guests.
The pair begin a brief, intense affair, with each chipping away at the ice surrounding the other’s heart.
Can Zane and Kylie learn to trust—and love—again?
What do you get when you ask 18 writers and 14 artists from West Texas to create work inspired by food? THIS BOOK REALLY COOKS, Volume 1: West Texas Writers and Artists Reflect on Food.
This curated collection of essays and artwork, spanning a variety of artistic mediums, will make you think, make you laugh, and definitely make you hungry. Discover treasured family recipes, nostalgic memories, unforgettable meals from close to home and around the world, and stories that celebrate the powerful role food plays in our lives. Along the way, you’ll discover new writers to add to your “to be read” list and artists whose work you’ll want to hang on your walls.
Lovingly curated by author and foodie Lauren Cassel Brownell.
Some secrets refuse to be buried. Some desires refuse to be denied.
Haunted by her shadowed past and desperate for peace, Julie Cromwell accelerates full-throttle on a cross-country escape to the sanctuary of Trenton, New Jersey—her childhood home. But this journey isn’t one of solace. Instead, it’s a roadmap of derangement and bone-chilling encounters, punctuated by unforeseen alliances and an unsparing litany of killings. A Twisted Crucible delves into the abyss of human depravity and the agonizing sacrifices made by a loving father when justice demands the ultimate price.
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!
There are so many Texas-connected books publishing this month that we couldn’t feature all of them. The following books also publish in August:
CHILDREN'S, MIDDLE GRADE, & YOUNG ADULT BOOKS
ABC’s of The Forty Acres by Kelsey Owen
The Alamo by Nel Yomtov
Ali the Great and the Big Rock Reveal by Saadia Faruqi
Ali the Great and the Brother Bother Beach Day by Saadia Faruqi
Ali the Great and the Lucky Baby Birds by Saadia Faruqi
Ali the Great and the Starry Sky Search by Saadia Faruqi
Betrayed by CC Robinson
Chupacabra Quest by Keith Wain
¿Dónde está Texas? (Where Is Texas? Spanish Edition) by Annette Whipple
Dusty Creek by Dustin Creek
Hybernation by Jolene Whitten
Life in Pixels by Gume Laurel III
Maggie the Dread by Austin Gilkeson
Paloma Joins the Circus by Lupe Ruiz-Flores
Patrick’s Pickle Plot by Amy Franklin & Carolyn Franklin
Shook by Julian Randall (Author), Nathan Walker (Illustrator)
Tales from Cabin 23 by Darcie Little Badger
Tom and the Whirley Wickem Wackem by Gina Williams
Vintage Christmas Treasures: A Coloring Book by Cindy J. Vanous
Will You Accept This Ruse? by Cheryl Eager
FANTASY / SCI-FI
Black Sand by Myunique C. Green
Dark Coalition by Jaxon Reed
Dragon Slayer by Mase Evans
Knight of the Sword by Cynthia Breeding
Lunar Rendezvous by Vesper Black
Minding Earth by Russ Colson
Ravenglass by Angie Barton
The Saga of Nocturne IX – Pretio Victoria by JD Glasscock
The Saga of Nocturne VIII – Caecus Nox by JD Glasscock
Smoke and Fire by Jaime Castle & C J Valin
Steel Empress by Nikhil Prabala
These Vile Hearts by Melody Robinette
Timespace by Tim Bryant
United Vidden by Fern Brady
The Whispering Glade by Dalton Way
Young Blood by J. Lynn Carr
MYSTERY / HORROR
Anywhere But Home by Myunique C. Green
Burning Palms by Jess Hagemann
Cass by Claire Shaw
ClearPath London by Tom Lott
Color of the Prism by Thomas J. Nichols
The Confession Collector by Bluebell Mertz
Death of the Midway Mermaid by Bessie Barr
Drop Dead Gorgeous by Matilda Martel
The Final Gospel by Evan Whitten
Fur-Gotten Secrets by Erica J. Whelton
Ghostly Magic by Sarah Noffke
The Gray Lady of Galveston by Mary C. Gautreaux
The House on Forgotten Hill by Cheryl Bradshaw
If Elephants Could Rodeo by Russ Hall
Just Me & You by Myunique C. Green
Lost Truth by J.T. Bishop
The Missing Burn Book by Sandra Morris
Night Shift by Matilda Martel
Scruffy, Strays, and Skulduggery by Leanne Leeds
Seed of Fear by Patrick Seaman
Squeezed Out by Sandra Morris
Strange Attractors: Not Just Another One of Them Weird Texas Things by Nathan Klayman
The Strangers by Ryan David Jahn
Them Ol’ Tiger Blues by Russ Hall
A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett
The Weeping Wall by Eva Pohler
Wuthering Sprite by Nova Walsh
NONFICTION
Diversityland: Hiding Racial Inequality in an American Suburb by Kiara Wyndham
Don’t Take the Deal by Todd Wagner
Grace Finds Me Here by Stacy Saldivar-Lott
Homeboys Forever: The Lifetime Consequences of Gang Membership by Avelardo Valdez
I’m Fine, Just Tired.: Why the Most Capable Women Are the Most Depleted — and the Way Back to Yourself by Megan Cerney
The Lady is a General by Cindy Jacobs
Love Conquers Fear: Humanity, AI, and the Age of Abundance for All by Brett A. Hurt
Momma Issues by Robert Lewis
Natural Settings: Creating Botanical Jewelry with Eco-resins by Sharon Wu
Nobody Broke Your Heart by Jamie Fisher
Poker Wars: Murder, Mayhem, and the Bloody History that Led to the World Series of Poker by Philip Guitar
The Protein Meal Prep by Cassy Joy Garcia
The Ridge Remembers by Michelle Ballard & James Jordan
Transcendence edited by Phillip A. Townsend
Transgressive Poetics in the Twenty-First-Century Classroom by Ronnie K. Stephens
Welcome to Paradox City by Mark Lamster
OTHER FICTION
The Baking Lady by Kirsten Osbourne
Blood of the Comancheria by W.D. Smith
The Book of Chuck by LaToya Watkins
Cobalt Comes to Town by Laura Smith
Concurrent by Tim Bryant
Daytona Teddy Riggs by Drew Buxton
The Dreaming Lady by Kirsten Osbourne
Jezebel’s Children by Lynne Tagawa
Joy by Tim Bryant
Land of Drought and Flood by T. Benjamin White
Offseason by Avigayl Sharp
Planting & Painting the Landscape by T.D. Motley
The Pulps: Where Crime Noir Began by K.C. Sivils
Rattler Venom by Mark Greathouse
Where the Line Runs by Tim Bryant
Whiskey Woods by William W. Johnstone & J.A. Johnstone
You’ll Be Dead Before Jesus Gets the News by Goldie Graham-Fleming
Zemesta by Kadius
POETRY
Of Granddaughters and Mars by Donald Mace Williams
ROMANCE
All Hale the Queen by Jade Dollston
August’s Cowboy Braxton by Eve London
Betrayed Alpha Mate by Mia Wolf
Between the Ice by Quinn Rose
Blood on the Rook by Vanessa Morris
Borrowed by Wayne Stroud
BOSS MAN: Mills & Boon Comics by Diana Palmer
Cava with My Colleague by Liz Alden
The CEO and the Mountain Man by Kelly Fox
The Cold Duke’s Hired Bride by Dorothy Sheldon
Colt by Jessica Peterson
The Cowboy Breed by Kimberly Smith
Cowboy Elite: Mike by Mindy Neff
A Cowboy to Remember by Melinda Curtis
Crossfire Creek Siege by Delores Fossen
Crushed by Victoria Arden
Delivered by Wilder by Macy West
Fallin’ Tides by Tori Ford
Forever Flustered by Ginny Sterling
Forged by Ashley Warren
Fortune’s Fake Fiancé by Allison Leigh
For You I Will by Myunique C. Green
Friend Zoned by Samantha Hastings
Grounded in Love by Kelly Cain
Haunted Heart by Anastasia Dean
If You Like It, I Love It by Indie Sparks
Inheriting a Rodeo Cowboy by Michele Dunaway
Kylie by Nicole Edwards
Lasso My Heart by Mary Karlik
Let Me Love You by Ashlee G. Rosales
Little Howl of Moon by Clio Evans
Little Music of Night by Clio Evans
The Pilot by Susan Stoker
A Place to Belong by Kathleen Ball
A Possessive Kiss by Alexa Aston
Promise Me a Forever Texas Love by Katie Lane
Property of Doc: Kings of Anarchy MC: West Texas by Darlene Tallman
Protecting Elizabeth by Ellie M. Hudson
Ransom for His Secret Son by Delores Fossen
Revival in Laurel Valley by Liliana Hart
Rite of Unity by Caz Andra
Safehouse Under Siege by Virginia Vaughn
Searching for the Stolen Son by Connie Queen
Sweet Courage by Chris Keniston
Tack’s Bounty by Nat Logan
Tar City by Blair M. Shadows
Texas by Elisa Leigh
Texas Cold Case Murder by Laura Scott
A Texas Hero by Heatherly Bell
Tortured Hero by Jo Grafford
A Very Grumpy Chef by Shaw Hart
What Death Made of Me by Sandra Morris
When the Silence Breaks by Elizabeth Goddard
Wilde Hearts by Kelly Elliott
Wrong Number, Right Grumpy Sheriff by Kat Baxter
The Wrong Reciprocation by Chencia C. Higgins
You Can Run by S.K. Muskat