New Adult Fiction

Updated October 2, 2025
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Seddon, Holly
The internationally bestselling author of the "brilliant, gripping must-read" (Glamour) Try Not to Breathe brings suspenseful thrills in this unputdownable novel following three women as they face an incoming nuclear attack. Nuclear missile threat to South...
After the End : A Novel
Abel, Barbara.
In this riveting domestic thriller, a standalone sequel to Mothers' Instinct, a recent divorcée and her two children befriend their new neighbors, only to realize there's something dangerously unsettling about the couple next door. After separating from her work-obsessed...
Amity
Harris, Nathan
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Sweetness of Water comes a gripping story about a brother and sister, emancipated from slavery but still searching for true freedom, and their odyssey across the deserts of Mexico to escape a former master still intent on their...
And Then There Was You
Cousens, Sophie
She's found the perfect man . . . There's just one big twist. Stuck in a Production Assistant job and living at home with her parents after a painful breakup, thirty-one-year-old Chloe Fairway isn't where she wants to be in life. The last thing she needs is to face the people who...
Apostle's Cove : a novel
Krueger, William Kent
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling Cork O'Connor Mystery series--a "master class in suspense and atmospheric storytelling" (The Real Book Spy)--continues with Cork O'Connor revisiting a case from his past and confronting mysterious deaths in the present. A few nights...
The Austen affair
Bell, Madeline
Tess Bright is a C-list actress who just scored her dream role starring in a film adaptation of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey. It's not just the role of a lifetime, but it's also her last chance to prove herself as a serious actress (no easy feat after being fired from her last TV gig) and more...
Bitter Honey
Akerstrom, Lola Akinmade
Spanning four decades and three continents, Bitter Honey is a story about a mother and daughter divided by long buried secrets, struggling to understand each other as they forge their own paths, from the internationally bestselling author of In Every Mirror She's Black. 1978:...
Blood for the undying throne
Kim, Sŏng-il (Science fiction writer)
Paper Book
Blood for the Undying Throne, the sequel to Blood of the Old Kings, from award-winning Korean author Sung-il Kim and translated by the world-renowned Anton Hur, is an epic fantasy adventure where the corpses of sorcerers power an empire and ordinary people rise up to tear it down...
Blood oath
Urszenyi, Steve
Paper Book
In the heart of Africa, CIA Special Agent Alexandra Martel's safari with her father spirals into a deadly game of betrayal when he is kidnapped by rebels. Suddenly, her peaceful Serengeti vacation transforms into a desperate race against time. As the general is held by local rebels, Russian...
The Book of Guilt : A novel
Chidgey, Catherine.
In an alternate world where nobody won WWII, three brothers are the only boys left in an orphanage whose dark secret is the reason for their existence--and the key to their survival--from the acclaimed author of Pet. "[Q]uietly devastating, fiercely intelligent and...
The Bridesmaid
Quinn, Cate
Paper Book
From the acclaimed author of The Clinic comes a pulse-pounding thriller about a society wedding turned deadly, for fans of The Unwedding. The Kensingtons invite you to the society wedding of the decade. There's just one hitch. You might not make it out alive.  When a celebrity...
Christmas at the Ranch
McKay, Julia.
A second-chance holiday romance about a woman who flees family scandal by returning to Wilder Ranch for Christmas, where she first found love--and heartbreak. She hasn't been in love in ten years, but she's about to get back in the saddle. With the holidays...
Christmas Fling
Kelk, Lindsey
Is a fake boyfriend really just for Christmas? One fake romance. One magical Christmas. One chance to fall in love. Laura was all set for a quiet solo Christmas - just her, a bottle of wine, and flat-sitting for a stranger. But when the stranger's parents mistake her for...
The Christmas Stranger
Evans, Richard Paul
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Christmas classic The Christmas Box and the #1 Netflix movie The Noel Diary comes a powerful and thought-provoking holiday story about love, loss, and the mysterious workings of heaven. ...
A Christmas Witness
Todd, Charles
Inspector Ian Rutledge investigates a possible attempted murder in this seasonal mystery novella from New York Times bestseller Charles Todd. December 1921: Being single and a new Chief, Inspector Rutledge of Scotland Yard gets the short straw at Christmastime and is...
Cinder House
Marske, Freya
Paper Book
Sparks fly and lovers dance in this gorgeous, yearning Cinderella retelling from bestselling author Freya Marske--a queer Gothic romance perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and T. Kingfisher. Ella is a haunting. Murdered at sixteen, her ghost is furiously...
Clive Cussler Quantum Tempest
Maden, Mike
Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon face a ghost ship, deadly assassins and a threat from Cabrillo's own past in their race to stop the launch of the world's deadliest machine in this electrifying new entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. There's a tempest...
Closing Time
Ledwidge, Michael
The next pulse-pounding Michael Gannon thriller by the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of James Patterson's Michael Bennett series It's springtime in Key West, and Michael Gannon is busy supporting his son's dreams of making it in minor league baseball. But a late-night...
Conform
Sullivan, Ariel
THE MUST-READ FIRST NOVEL FROM JENNA BUSH HAGER'S NEW VENTURE, THOUSAND VOICES In the far future, one young woman finds herself torn between two loves--and two sides of a rebellion boiling under the surface--in the first novel of a sweeping dystopian romance series. ...
Cover Story
McFarlane, Mhairi
Mr. & Mrs. Smith meets The Hating Game in this heartfelt, witty, and utterly unputdownable enemies-to-lovers romance from international bestseller Mhairi McFarlane, about two journalists who must fake a relationship in order to land a huge story. Bel has just landed a job at...
Crazy spooky love
Silver, Josie
Paper Book
A plucky medium, her fame-chasing ex, and an infuriatingly handsome skeptic reporter make for a complicated love triangle--and that's before the ghosts get involved. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of One Day in December comes the first novel in a ghost-hunting series...
Crooks : a family story
Berney, Lou
Paper Book
"Lou Berney's Crooks stands with some of the finest crime novels ever written." -- Don Winslow, #1 Internationally bestselling author "A panoramic, cross-generational look at a unique family pursuing their individual visions of the American dream." -- Joseph Finder, New York...
Cursed Daughters
Braithwaite, Oyinkan.
A young woman must shake off a family curse and the widely held belief that she is the reincarnation of her dead cousin in this wickedly funny, brilliantly perceptive novel about love, female rivalry, and superstition from the author of the smash hit My Sister, the Serial Killer ("A...
The Cyprian
Lackey, Mercedes
A cozy, cottage-core Regency fantasy perfect for fans of Bridgerton Elena Whitstone and her seven brothers, abandoned by her mother, find themselves with a new stepmother.  At first she seems more neglectful than evil, until just after Christmas she proves herself to...
Dandelion Is Dead
Storey, Rosie.
"Dandelion is Dead is breathtakingly original. A brilliant premise, smart, funny and heartbreaking in equal measure. I adored it." --Clare Leslie Hall, New York Times bestselling author of Broken Country Jake has fallen head over heels for Dandelion. The...
A dark and deadly journeyAn Evelyne Redfern Mystery
Kelly, Julia
Paper Book
After being sidelined for a pesky gunshot wound, typist-turned-field agent Evelyne Redfern is ready for her next assignment with Britain's secretive Special Investigations Unit. When a British Intelligence informant in Portugal mysteriously disappears just after hinting that he has vital information...
Dark Horse
Francis, Felix
Sid Halley is brought in to investigate a stalking turned murder case in this thrilling addition to the Dick Francis novels, perfect for fans of Harlan Coben. Imogen Duffy is an up-and-coming Irish jump jockey making her mark in steeplechase racing. But not all is well in Imogen...
Dark Joy
Feehan, Christine
The destinies of an ancient warrior and a reluctant shifter entwine in this riveting novel in Christine Feehan's #1 New York Times bestselling series that unites Carpathians new and old.... Sarika Silva has come to Peru's rainforest to learn about her family's history and...
Dating After the End of the World
Rose, Jeneva
Paper Book
There's nothing like the undead to bring the living together in an action-packed and apocalyptically romantic genre-shattering novel by a #1 New York Times bestselling author. Casey Pearson grew up with a doomsday-prepping father. At eighteen, tired of living an...
Daughter of Genoa : A Novel
Devereaux, Kat.
"Enthralling and eloquently bittersweet--a vivid historical portrait of the pivotal yet overlooked struggle to save Italian Jews in WWII, and how one unforgettable woman risks everything for love. Devereaux writes with great authority and masterfully blends imagination and history. A deeply...
Dawn of the Firebird : A Novel
Rana, Sarah Mughal.
For fans of The Poppy War, She Who Became the Sun, and The Will of the Many, a breathtaking fantasy novel about the daughter of an overthrown emperor from an exciting new voice  Khamilla Zahr-zad's life has been built on a foundation of violence and vengeance. Every home she's known...
Days at the Torunka Cafe
Yagisawa, Satoshi
From the internationally bestselling author of the Morisaki Bookshop novels comes a charming and poignant story set at a quiet Tokyo café where customers find unexpected connection and experience everyday miracles. Tucked away on a narrow side street in Tokyo is the Torunka Café, a...
Dead Ringer
Hauty, Chris
Nationally bestselling author Chris Hauty, one of the high-octane writers "to take the thriller world by storm" (The Real Book Spy), returns with a riveting stand-alone novel that explores what might have really happened at the JFK assassination. Set in present-day, a...
Deadly remains
Ellis Kate
Million-copy bestselling author Kate Ellis returns with the brand new mystery in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series. When a body is discovered in a picturesque South Devon village, DI Wesley Peterson is called in to investigate. The victim, Barry Brown, is a celebrity...
Deadly storms
Feehan, Christine
Paper Book
Danger is gathering on the horizon in this gripping novel of romantic suspense from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan. Shabina Foster does her best to lead a normal life. She takes comfort in her friends and her dogs and finds passion in running her own...
A Deceit of Lapwings
Burrows, Steve.
Paper Book
Three murder scenes; two causes of death; one body. It is a case that would challenge Domenic Jejeune even under the best of circumstances. But his DCS's temporary absence means that Jejeune must work under Marvin Laraby, an ex-superior with whom he has a particularly fractious history. Jejeune...
Deep in the Valley: A Novel
Carr, Robyn
Welcome to Grace Valley, where blood runs thicker, ties are stronger and love is all the more sweet. Nestled in the heart of rural California, this small town entrances visitors with its picturesque beauty and the warm hospitality of its inhabitants: unlocked doors, home-baked pies,...
Deeper Than the Ocean : A Novel
Ojito, Mirta.
A moving multi-generational novel about the enduring power of a mother's love, the ripple effect of secrets, and the strength of family bonds from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mirta Ojito One hundred years after the shipwreck of the Valbanera, known to history as the "poor man's...
Dream on, Ramona Riley
Blake, Ashley Herring
Paper Book
AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER! A small-town waitress and a Hollywood star's worlds collide in this new romance by Ashley Herring Blake, USA Today bestselling author of Iris Kelly Doesn't Date. Once upon a time, Ramona Riley was a student at a...
The Eleventh Hour : A Quintet of Stories
Rushdie, Salman.
From internationally renowned, award-winning author Salman Rushdie, an inventive collection of fiction that explores life, death, and what comes into focus at the proverbial eleventh hour of life Rushdie turns his extraordinary imagination to life's final act with a quintet of...
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Atkins, Ace
Elmore Leonard meets Robert Ludlum in a rollicking comedic thriller set in 1985 from acclaimed author Ace Atkins, in which a suburban teen suspects his mom's new boyfriend is the ultimate bad guy--a KGB agent. It's 1985, what will soon become known as "The Year of the Spy," and fourteen...
Everyone in the Group Chat Dies
Chilton, L. M.
From the breakout author of Swiped comes a compulsively readable, surprisingly funny, and genuinely thrilling pageturner about a TikTok true crime investigator, a '90s serial killer that may not be as dead as everyone would like, a text thread from hell, and long buried secrets that just...
Evil Bones
Reichs, Kathy.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with a twisty, magnetic thriller featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, who finds herself enmeshed in a series of grisly animal killings that escalate into something far more sinister. Small creatures...
Exiles
Coile, Mason
A terrifying locked-room mystery from the author of William--this time set on a remote outpost on Mars. The human crew sent to prepare the first colony on Mars arrives to find the new base half-destroyed and the three robots sent to set it up in disarray--the...
Fallen city
Young, Adrienne
Paper Book
Pre-order now to receive the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION-- available while supplies last! The collector's hardcover features stenciled edges, full-color custom character endpapers, unique foiled front and back case stamps and foiled cover elements. In the great walled...
Fallen Stars
Erriu, Imani
Paper Book
The stunning sequel to the instant international bestseller Heavenly Bodies. Never make a bargain with a god. Elara is out for revenge. Her love, Prince Enzo, is trapped between the realms of life and death, and her enemy has vanished, leaving Elara...
False Witness
Margolin, Phillip
Paper Book
A lawyer who was set-up, imprisoned, and disbarred, only to be vindicated and reinstated, is determined to find out who set her up and cover their tracks with a trail of dead bodies Defense Attorney Karen Wyatt exposed corruption in the police force and the District Attorney's...
A ferry merry Christmas : a novel
Macomber, Debbie
A delayed ferryboat brings people together in the best of ways during the holiday season in this enchanting Christmas novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber. Avery and Reed Bond grew up sharing a close-knit relationship, weathering life's storms...
Final Orbit
Hadfield, Chris.
From the #1 bestselling author and astronaut Chris Hadfield, an edge-of-your-seat thriller set about China's secret role in the 1970s Space Race between the US and the USSR. Houston, 1975. A new Apollo mission launches into orbit, on course to dock with a Russian...
The Final Score : Six Short Novels
Winslow, Don/ Coleman, Reed Farrel (FRW)
"The best crime fiction I've read in twenty years." -- Stephen King #1 internationally bestselling author Don Winslow--America's King of Crime Fiction--is back and he's better than ever in this intense, deeply felt, gripping collection of six all-new, never-before-published short novels....
Five Golden Wings
Andrews, Donna.
Two of Meg's cousins, members of Mother's vast Hollingsworth clan, are getting married, and both have chosen Caerphilly for their Christmas destination wedding . . on the same day, in the same venues. But while they're cousins they're also lifelong enemies. Mother's efforts to keep the peace are...
The Forgotten Book Club
Storey, Kate
'A wonderfully uplifting celebration of community and the joy of books' Annie Lyons -------------------------- Life can begin with a single story. You just have to Bring Your Own Book... For three decades, Grace supported her husband Frank's passion...
FORTUNES OF ASHMORE CASTLE
HARROD-EAGLES, CYNTHIA.
Whispers in the servants' hall, scandals in the drawing room - at Ashmore Castle, everyone has something to hide... England, 1904. Christmas at Ashmore Castle should be a time of celebration - but scandal arrives with snow. The Earl's uncle returns from...
The Girl with Ice in Her Veins
Smirnoff, Karin.
"Lisbeth Salander is back--and maybe better than ever." --Lee Child "Fresh, fearless. . . . One of the great crime series of our time could not be in safer, more capable hands." --Chris Whitaker INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Lisbeth Salander...
Head witch in charge
Flynn, Avery
It's the curse of every family's heir to be the responsible one. My family being the most powerful family in all of Witchingdom doesn't eliminate that fact, it only makes it worse - and that's why I, Leona Amber Sherwood, never do the unexpected. Except for that one time I did. Believe me, I have...
The incandescent : a school story
Tesh, Emily
Paper Book
Naomi Novik's Scholomance series meets Plain Bad Heroines in this sapphic dark academia fantasy by instant national and international bestselling author Emily Tesh, winner of the Hugo and World Fantasy Awards. "Look at you, eating magic like you're one of us."
Julia Song Is Undateable
Lee, Susan
Knave of diamonds : a novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
King, Laurie R.
Paper Book
Mary Russell's allegiances are tested by the reappearance of her long-lost uncle-and a tantalizing case not even Sherlock Holmes could solve. When Mary Russell was a child, she adored her black-sheep Uncle Jake. But she hasn't heard from him in many years, and she's assumed that...
Lady like : a novel
Lee, Mackenzi
Paper Book
Two women set their sights on marrying the same duke, but instead of becoming enemies, they find themselves falling in love--though not with him. "My new favorite romance author."--Julia Quinn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Bridgerton series ...
A Land So Wide
Craig, Erin A.
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Thirteenth Child comes an irresistible blend of dark fairytale and romantic fantasy. * The town of Mistaken has a secret...and it's up to one woman to uncover the truth, confront her past, and...
Life, and death, and giants
Rindo, Ronald J.
A heart too big for this world. A life that changes everyone. "Life, and Death, and Giants is an intriguing and alluring novel from beginning to end. The events are startling, sad, amusing, invigorating, and informative. Reading it is like meeting a family that you...
The lilac people : a novel
Todd, Milo
Paper Book
Finalist for the New England Book Award "Reminiscent of Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See . . . Heart-stopping in its suspense and dramatic reveals." --The Boston Globe A moving and deeply humane story about a trans man who must relinquish the...
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny : A Novel
Desai, Kiran.
BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLIST * KIRKUS PRIZE FINALIST A spellbinding story of two young people whose fates intersect and diverge across continents and years--an epic of love and family, India and America, tradition and modernity, by the Booker Prize-winning author of The Inheritance of...
Mona's eyes
Schlesser, Thomas
THE SENSATIONAL #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER THAT HAS TAKEN THE WORLD BY STORM "Vibrant debut ... Schlesser seamlessly interweaves the art lessons with Mona's story ... Readers of Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World will love this." --Publishers Weekly Ten...
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer: A Mystery
Jonasson, Ragnar
Paper Book
An Instant National Bestseller The next thrilling golden-age-style mystery from #1 Icelandic bestseller Ragnar Jónasson, author of Death at the Sanatorium and Reykjavík. One winter evening, bestselling crime author Elín S. Jónsdóttir goes missing.
Next time will be our turn
Sutanto, Jesse Q.
A grandmother tells her granddaughter about her twisty, often surprising, journey to who she is now in this sweeping love story by USA Today bestselling author Jesse Q. Sutanto. Izzy Chen is dreading her family's annual Chinese New Year celebration, where they all come...
The road between us
Suresh, Bindu
A lover's knot of a novel that spans continents and decades, The Road Between Us delves into the entangled lives of its ensemble cast. Estela, a lawyer, struggles professionally after a deep childhood loss and an ill-advised undergraduate dalliance. Ash is a diplomat posted...
See You at the Finish Line
Hammett, Zac
"Filled to the brim with smart wit and delicious tension, See You at the Finish Line is a must read!" --Hannah Bonam-Young, USA Today bestselling author of Out on a Limb "If you thought the only thing Red, White and Royal Blue was missing was some strenuous...
Ship of Dreams
Jones Alward, Donna
'An enthralling and beautiful story of love, loss and courage. Just dazzling.' Kate Thompson, author of The Little Wartime Library 'Emotional, raw, and beautifully written' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ From the author of the internationally bestselling novel, WHEN...
Something to look forward to
Flagg, Fannie
A tapestry of joyful and startling interconnected stories that celebrate how people from all across America cope with adversity and unexpected changes in a confusing world--from the beloved New York Times bestselling author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe ...
Songs for other people's weddings : a novel
Levithan, David
Paper Book
From award-winning, bestselling author David Levithan and beloved, acclaimed singer-songwriter Jens Lekman comes a charming, tender novel about an unlucky-in-love wedding singer trying to find the right words to save his relationship J is an accidental wedding singer. Unlike...
Spent : a comic novel
Bechdel, Alison
Paper Book
The celebrated and beloved New York Times bestselling author of the modern classic Fun Home presents a laugh-out-loud, brilliant, and passionately political work of autofiction. "Truthful, rueful and delightful."--LA Times In Alison Bechdel's hilariously skewering and gloriously...
Swept away
O'Leary, Beth
Paper Book
Two strangers find themselves stranded at sea together in this epic new love story by bestselling author Beth O'Leary. What if you were lost at sea...with your one-night stand? Zeke and Lexi thought it would just be a night of fun. They had no intentions of...
Tom Clancy terminal velocity
Woodward, M. P.
Paper Book
Jack Ryan Jr battles terrorists in the disputed mountains of Kashmir to save a comrade in the latest entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. A string of savage murders in the United States seems unrelated until the FBI makes a shocking discovery: a decade ago,...
Under the stars : a novel
Williams, Beatriz
When a daughter and her famous mother return to Winthrop Island to confront their complicated past, they discover a secret trove of paintings that connect them to a mysterious woman who vanished on a luxury steamship two centuries earlier. From the New York Times...
What happens in the dark
Abdullah, Kia
Don't miss the brand-new gripping thriller and courtroom drama full of twists and turns that will keep you up at night! 'An impeccable blend of courtroom drama, mystery thriller and social commentary ... a true masterpiece' Andrea Mara 'Timely ... Suspenseful and...
Worth fighting for
Sutanto, Jesse Q.
Paper Book
Laugh and swoon with the next book in Disney's Meant to Be collection by bestselling and award-winning author Jesse Q. Sutanto, whose novel Dial A For Aunties Emily Henry called "Utterly clever, deeply funny, and altogether charming." Mulan's ready to get down to business. But...
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