Book Recommendations by Mizzy Bender 2026
- Mizzy Bender
- Dec 26, 2025
- 6 min read
Updated: 5 days ago
Book Recommendations by Mizzy Bender 2026: Your Ultimate Reading List
Welcome to my 2026 book recommendations! Over the past year, I have saved so many book titles. It's time to put those screenshots to good use! You can find all of these books on Amazon. I've connected a link to each, making it easy for you to purchase.
After each read, I will update this blog with a review and rating. Along the way, I will also add my audiobook listens. These will be recommendations from the community, giving me a variety of genres!
My 2026 Reading Goals
My goal for 2026 is to read two books a month. That’s a total of 24 books by the end of the year! I’m excited to dive into different stories and share my thoughts with you.
Pen Pal (Standard Edition) by J.T. Geissinger
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The BookTok sensation PEN PAL is a high-octane, tautly written dark romance with an unforgettable twist. This breathtaking romance about undeniable love from superstar J.T. Geissinger is not to be missed!
Alice Feeney 4 Books Collection Set
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Sometimes I Lie:
Amber wakes up in a hospital. She can’t move, speak, or open her eyes. She can hear everyone around her, but they have no idea. Amber doesn’t remember what happened, but she suspects her husband had something to do with it.
His & Hers:
When a woman is murdered in Blackdown, a quintessentially British village, newsreader Anna Andrews is reluctant to cover the case. Detective Jack Harper is suspicious of her involvement until he becomes a suspect in his own murder investigation.
I Know Who You Are:
When Aimee comes home and discovers her husband is missing, she doesn’t know what to do. The police think she’s hiding something, and they’re right. Aimee has a secret she’s never shared, and yet, she suspects that someone knows.
Rock Paper Scissors:
Things have been wrong with Mr. and Mrs. Wright for a long time. When Adam and Amelia win a weekend away to Scotland, it might be just what their marriage needs.
Regretting You by Colleen Hoover
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Ends with Us comes a novel about family, first love, grief, and betrayal that will touch the hearts of both mothers and daughters.
Morgan Grant and her sixteen-year-old daughter, Clara, would like nothing more than to be nothing alike. Morgan is determined to prevent her daughter from making the same mistakes she did. By getting pregnant and married too young, Morgan put her own dreams on hold. Clara doesn’t want to follow in her mother’s footsteps.
With warring personalities and conflicting goals, Morgan and Clara find it increasingly difficult to coexist. The only person who can bring peace to the household is Chris—Morgan’s husband, Clara’s father, and the family anchor. But that peace is shattered when Chris is involved in a tragic accident. The heartbreaking consequences will reach far beyond just Morgan and Clara.
While struggling to rebuild everything that crashed around them, Morgan finds comfort in the last person she expects. Clara turns to the one boy she’s been forbidden to see. With each passing day, new secrets and misunderstandings make mother and daughter fall further apart.
Ruthless Creatures: A Queens and Monsters Novel Book 1 of 4
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From New York Times bestselling author J.T. Geissinger comes Ruthless Creatures, a scorchingly hot mafia romance about two people bound together by a debt that must be collected.
Five years ago, my fiancé disappeared, leaving me with a wedding dress I’d never wear. All that remained were my broken heart and a million unanswered questions. Until a mysterious stranger arrives in town.
Tall, dark, and dangerous, Kage is full of secrets. Though I know he’s hiding something, I’m drawn to him like a moth to flame. But then I discover he’s been sent to collect on an unpaid debt from my missing fiancé... and that debt is me.
Carnal Urges: A Queens and Monsters Novel Book 2 of 4
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From New York Times bestselling author J.T. Geissinger comes Carnal Urges, a sexy-as-sin dark romance about a powerful mafia king who kidnaps the one woman who will threaten to bring him to his knees.
The devil has blue eyes, an Irish accent, and a hatred for me that runs deep. Though I’m innocent, he wants his pound of flesh. But as we'll both soon discover, there are more powerful urges than revenge.
Savage Hearts: Queens and Monsters Book 3 of 4
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The third book in the scorchingly hot mafia romance series by New York Times bestselling author J.T. Geissinger, where John Wick meets Romeo and Juliet.
He’s a myth. A ghost. A legend. A Bratva assassin so feared, some won’t even dare to speak his name. He comes in search of vengeance but finds me instead. A girl he thinks is someone else.
Brutal Vows: Queens and Monsters Book 4 of 4
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The fourth book in the scorchingly hot mafia romance series by New York Times bestselling author J.T. Geissinger, where John Wick meets Romeo and Juliet.
Reyna is not going to play nice over this arranged marriage. She doesn’t care how much power it will gain them. Spider is supposed to marry sweet, beautiful Lili. So why can’t he stop thinking about Reyna?
Verity by Colleen Hoover
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Whose truth is the lie? Stay up all night reading this sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed. Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime.
Jeremy Crawford has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. What Lowen uncovers in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.
Dream Harbor Collection 4 Books Set By Laurie Gilmore
The Pumpkin Spice Café Coloring Book
The Cinnamon Bun Book Store
The Christmas Tree Farm
The Strawberry Patch Pancake House
The Pumpkin Spice Café Coloring Book:
Get ready to color your way to relaxation with this cozy fall coloring book. It features 40 hand-drawn fall scenes and seasonal designs for stress release and relaxation.
The Cinnamon Bun Book Store:
From the author of the viral TikTok phenomenon, this new seasonal spicy romance is unputdownable. Every book in the Dream Harbor series can be read as a standalone.
The Christmas Tree Farm:
Kira North hates Christmas. Unfortunately, she just bought a Christmas tree farm in a town that’s too cute for its own good.
The Strawberry Patch Pancake House:
As a world-renowned chef, single dad Archer never planned on moving to a small town. But Dream Harbor needs a new chef, and Archer needs a community to help raise his daughter.
Happy Reading!
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