New Adult Fiction

The latest adult fiction books ordered in print. (Please note that new local books and Indigenous books are covered in separate lists.)

Updated May 25, 2026
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New Adult Fiction

The latest adult fiction books ordered in print. (Please note that new local books and Indigenous books are covered in separate lists.)

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200 Monas
Saenz, Jan
Paper Book
For fans of Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Miranda July comes a whip-smart, irresistible novel about a college senior who has 48 hours to sell her recently deceased mother's surprise stash of rare pills, or suffer the consequences.   Arvy Keening is just trying to...
Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter
Fawcett, Heather
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A woman who runs a cat rescue in 1920s Montréal turns to a grouchy but charming magician to help save her shelter in this heartwarming cozy fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of the Emily Wilde series. "Absolutely magnificent!...
And the Crowd Went Wild: A Chicago Stars Novel
Phillips, Susan Elizabeth
Paper Book
"The queen of the football romance is not Taylor Swift. It's Susan Elizabeth Phillips."--Wall Street Journal From #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips, a romance between a star quarterback and one of the country's most beautiful--and...
Annie Knows Everything
Wood, Rachel
Paper Book
Annie thinks she knows what's best for everyone. But when her life goes sideways, the inner workings of her own heart become a total mystery--can she stumble her way to happily ever after? "This is the tech-world romance I didn't know I was craving. Crisply written, smart, and full...
Antihero
Hurwitz, Gregg
Paper Book
An Instant National Bestseller! Once a black ops assassin known as Orphan X, Evan Smoak broke with the program and went deep underground, using his operational rules and skills to help the truly desperate with nowhere else to turn. A young woman is kidnapped off...
The antique hunter's murder at the castle : a novel
Miller, C. L.
Paper Book
The third novel in the "delightful, page-turning" (Tom Ryan, USA TODAY bestselling author) Antique Hunter Series finds Freya, Aunt Carole, and friends searching for a missing colleague in picturesque Scotland. Hot on the heels of an art forger, a member of...
The beheading game : a novel
Lehmann, Rebecca
Paper Book
Disgraced. Beheaded. And out for revenge . . . We all know what happened to Henry VIII's second wife, Anne Boleyn. But what if she woke up the day after her execution and took it upon herself to seek justice? "Fabulous! A marvelously inventive and...
A Better Life
Shriver, Lionel
Paper Book
In a provocative novel addressing contemporary immigration by the sharply observant Lionel Shriver, a New York family takes in a Honduran migrant--who may or may not be the innocent paragon she claims to be. Gloria Bonaventura, a divorced mother of three living with her 26-year-old son...
Blade
Walker, Wendy
Paper Book
From USA Today bestselling author--and former competitive skater--Wendy Walker comes a chilling psychological thriller set in the cutthroat world of elite figure skating. Ana Robbins was an Olympic star in the making--until tragedy forced her to leave that world behind. At...
Blood Bound (Deluxe Edition)
Hunter, Ellis
Paper Book
An instant New York Times bestseller! The deluxe limited edition of Blood Bound features stenciled edges, a reversible hardcover jacket with foil effects, custom illustrated endpapers, and a foil-stamped case! This stunning, collectible hardcover edition is...
Bloom
Couch, Robbie
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of If I See You Again Tomorrow comes a delightful and heartwarming novel about family, love, grief, and one precocious houseplant, that reminds us of the beauty of living a life in full Bloom. Morris Warner is...
The Body
Morrow, Bethany C
Paper Book
"Hellish, sinister, and utterly unputdownable."--Alexis Henderson, author of An Academy for Liars The Body is a pulse-pounding supernatural horror story from bestselling author Bethany C. Morrow, where one woman must survive a series of bizarre and escalating attacks on her...
Book of Forbidden Words
Fein, Louise
Paper Book
"Devotees of rich historical fiction and contemporary social discourse alike will be enthralled." --Booklist, starred review From bestselling author Louise Fein comes a new historical novel set in a world of banned books and censorship, in which an encrypted...
The book tour : a novel
Ohanjanians, Emily
Paper Book
Sparks fly between a lively debut author and her grumpy publicist on book tour in this sizzling rom-com from a fresh new voice in contemporary romance. Despite her popular podcast and sold-out speaking events, Ana Movilian still feels like she has to prove herself. To her family,...
The Book Witch
Shaffer, Meg
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * She can hop into any novel, but she just can't stay there. Come along with the Book Witch in this magical and inspiring love letter to reading from the USA Today bestselling author of The Wishing Game. This hardcover edition...
Brawler: Stories
Groff, Lauren
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Groff is one of this country's most successful and versatile literary figures."--New York Times "Required reading."--Los Angeles Times "A knockout."--Minnesota Star Tribune A stunning,...
Crown City
Hirahara, Naomi
Paper Book
Pasadena, 1903: Eighteen-year-old Ryunosuke 'Ryui' Wada staggers off the boat from Yokohama, Japan, ready to reinvent himself after the untimely deaths of his parents. Though battling loneliness and culture shock, Ryui does his best to settle into his work as an antique dealer's apprentice while...
Don't Fall in Love with Me
Toon, Paige
Paper Book
"Paige Toon warms your heart, shatters it in pieces, then puts it back together again and again." --Abby Jimenez Sometimes the heart wants what the heart can't have. Grace has loved Jackson since she was fifteen. Spending every summer together exploring his...
The Last Movement
Seethaler, Robert
Paper Book
An intimate portrait of genius, love, and betrayal at the end of Gustav Mahler's life.  New York, 1911. Gustav Mahler's recent tenure conducting the New York Philharmonic has been an extraordinary success and a time of feverish artistic defiance. He is arguably the most celebrated...
The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru
Gilmore, Olesya Salnikova
Paper Book
A fearless fortune teller in 1920s Paris must use her powers to divine who she can trust when an exiled Romanov princess and her brother come to her seeking answers about a decades-old mystery... Spirited Zina and her secretive grandmother, Baba Valya, own a tearoom on rue...
The Fox and the Devil
White, Kiersten
Paper Book
An obsession with an immortal serial killer entangles a vampire hunter's daughter in a sapphic romance in this enthralling gothic fantasy from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lucy Undying. "Grisly and electrifying, innovating and moving . . . Kiersten...
The Girls Before
Marshall, Kate Alice
Paper Book
A search & rescue expert. A kidnapped woman. The lost girls who haunt them both. "A haunting, dual-narrative thriller that traps you in the dark." --The Seattle Times "A superb mystery. . . Readers will be thinking about this long after they turn...
Green & Deadly Things
Lyons, Jenn
Paper Book
For fans of S.A. Chakraborty, Robin Hobb, and Martha Wells's Witch King, a page-turning standalone fantasy of necromancy and magical mayhem from Jenn Lyons, the acclaimed author of The Ruin of Kings. Centuries ago, necromancy almost destroyed the world....
Gunk
Sams, Saba
Paper Book
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE * An electrifying first novel from "a fresh new voice in fiction" (Emma Cline, New York Times bestselling author of The Guest), the story of two women circling one another--working side-by-side, sleeping with the same...
Her Last Breath
Adams, Taylor
Paper Book
"What Stephen King did for an empty hotel in The Shining, Taylor Adams does for a treacherous cave in his bracing, breathtaking Her Last Breath." --BookPage From the bestselling author of No Exit and The Last Word...
How to Cheat Your Own Death
Perrin, Kristen
Paper Book
From the gritty streets of 1960s Soho to the lofty galleries of present-day West London, two interlocking mysteries decades apart unfold in this latest instalment in the award-winning, New York Times bestselling Castle Knoll Murder Mystery series Some secrets...
How to write a love story : a novel
Walsh, Catherine (Romance fiction writer)
Paper Book
One writer, one editor, one hot summer . . . Will this be a romance for the books? Ciara Sheridan's father has left her with three things: a sprawling and distinctly ramshackle estate on the Irish coast, the outline for the finale to his bestselling epic fantasy series...
I bet you'd look good in a coffin
Brent, Katy
Paper Book
The hilarious novel from the bestselling author of How to Kill Men and Get Away With It and The Murder After the Night Before 'I was rooting for Kitty even as she killed more men (oops!). Funny and twisty in the best of ways' Tasha Coryell *****************************************...
Kill for a Million
Dailey, Janet
Paper Book
For one prestigious Texas ranching family still reeling from the murder of their powerful patriarch, the aftershocks continue amid the most prized reining event of the year --and so does the infighting and scandalous romance from legendary author Janet Dailey! Frank...
Love and Other Brain Experiments
Brohm, Hannah
Paper Book
"Perfect for fans of Ali Hazelwood and other STEM romances." --Booklist (starred review) An academic-rivals-to-lovers rom-com set at a New York conference about two neuroscientists who are forced to pretend they're dating, leading to unexpected chemistry and a heartfelt...
Moonlight murder
Jalaluddin, Uzma
Paper Book
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Kausar Khan returns to dispense more vigil-aunty justice in the second installment of the critically acclaimed Detective Aunty series--and this time, the crime Kausar is investigating is dredging up memories she buried long ago . . . ...
The mountains we call home : the book woman's legacy : a novel
Richardson, Kim Michele
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek comes a triumphant tale of a librarian's fight to bring literacy to the prisons of Kentucky and the underserved neighborhoods of downtown Louisville, revealing a story of fierce love, quiet strength...
Murder bimbo : a novel
Novack, Rebecca
Paper Book
"Deviously intelligent...Irresistible." --The New York Times Book Review * "Murder Bimbo is Gone Girl for the Luigi Mangione era." --Catherine Lacey, author of Biography of X The exhilaratingly twisty story of a sex worker...
One & only
Goo, Maurene
Paper Book
A READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK * "A wildly good time . . . a swoony, funny, romantic novel" (Rebecca Serle, New York Times bestselling author of In Five Years) about a woman thrown a curveball by fate, and the family secret that makes her question everything...
The Red Winter
Sullivan, Cameron
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY AND INDIE BESTSELLER! DELUXE EDITION--the hardcover edition of The Red Winter features beautiful red sprayed edges! A LibraryReads Pick! An Indie Next Pick! A devastating love...
Saoirse
Hurtubise, Charleen
Paper Book
For readers of Colm Tóibín and Claire Keegan, Saoirse is a powerful novel set between the United States and Ireland about a woman who runs from her traumatic past and the secrets she carries to survive. In Michigan, Sarah's childhood was defined by fear and silence. As...
The Star from Calcutta
Massey, Sujata
Paper Book
India, 1922: Perveen Mistry, the only female lawyer in Bombay, is on the verge of securing her biggest client yet: Champa Films, a movie studio run by director Subhas Ghoshal and his wife, Rochana, the hottest box office ticket in Indian cinema. In the public eye, Rochana is notorious for her beauty...
Storm Over Camelot: Book Three in the Morgan Le Fay Trilogy
Keetch, Sophie
Paper Book
"A very real, passionate retelling of Morgan le Fay's story, with detail about political and magical lives, and the women who are such a vital part of the tale." Tamora Pierce, #1 New York Times bestselling author on Morgan Is My Name From the bestselling author...
Strange buildings
Uketsu
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Uketsu's strange riddles are chilling and addictive" - R. F. Kuang, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface From the bestselling author of Strange Houses and Strange Pictures<...
Strangers in the Villa
Harding, Robyn
Paper Book
From the international bestselling author of The Drowning Woman, a psychological thriller about a couple rocked by infidelity who moves to a villa in Spain's Costa Brava to rebuild their relationship, only to welcome a pair of visitors who have no intention of leaving.  
The Take
Yang, Kelly
Paper Book
"Dark and clever."--People "One part The Substance, another part The Devil Wears Prada, The Take is a juicy, twisty take on aging, success, and race. Told in a sharp and hilarious voice, The Take is sure to be one of the hottest books of spring."--Marie...
Temporary Palaces
Miller, Jeff
Paper Book
"A plainspoken, punk-rock hymn ... This is a book that will pick you up off the floor of a mosh pit and wrap you in its arms." --Sean Michaels In the fevered summer of 2001, charismatic activist Rob and his collective set up a squat in an abandoned house. His bandmate and lover, Ben,...
That's What Friends Are for: A Hilarious, Tender Story Based on the Golden Girls (Original)
Rouse, Wade
Paper Book
A NATIONAL BESTSELLER! USA TODAY bestseller * Today Show Best Feel Good Read * Bookbub Best New Fiction * A Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by Zibby Media * US Weekly Best Romance * Featured on People.com, Newsweek.com and CBS-NY/Club Calvi Book Club
This Weekend Doesn't End Well for Anyone
Mack, Catherine
Paper Book
The third in the witty and captivating series following bestselling author Eleanor Dash, who once again has to swap her sun hat for her detective hat, when a body is found at a murder mystery writing conference in the Bahamas. Eleanor Dash can never catch a break. Not only has...
Thistlemarsh
Corrigan, Moorea
Paper Book
An Instant USA Today Bestseller! "Perfect for reading in the garden...and readers who've loved the fairy-adjacent historical romances of Robin McKinley or Mercedes Lackey will find themselves right at home."--The New York Times "The perfect escape for A...
Throne of Nightmares
Maniscalco, Kerri
Paper Book
In this action-packed standalone fantasy romance from New York Times bestselling sensation Kerri Maniscalco, a book of dangerous magic draws two readers into a perilous quest to find it--and their own happy ending. "Beware of waking the gods, their...
To Cage a Wild Bird (Deluxe Limited Edition)
Fast, Brooke
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller! Get in. Get out. Don't Fall in Love. Order now to receive the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION featuring an exclusive bonus chapter from Vale's perspective, gorgeous stenciled edges, and illustrated endpapers--only...
Toe to Toe
Ballard, Falon
Paper Book
It takes two to tango. Allegra Hart has been working her whole life to achieve one goal: become a principal ballerina. When her director starts holding auditions for the lead role in the company's latest production, Allegra sees this as her chance--maybe her last chance....
Too Close to Home (Original)
Nova Glass, Seraphina
Paper Book
From the two-time Edgar Award-nominated author of ON A QUIET STREET and THE VACANCY IN ROOM 10... DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES meets FINLAY DONOVAN in this darkly humorous thriller about three women's lives colliding around an explosive murder, a bizarre cover-up,...
The Tree of Light and Flowers
Perry, Thomas
Paper Book
Jane Whitefield is used to protecting vulnerable people, but after she gives birth, the fugitives she must rescue are her own family. A violent car crash brings on the premature birth of the baby that Jane Whitefield and her husband have hoped for, but it also shatters the period...
Two Kinds of Stranger
Cavanagh, Steve
Paper Book
Elly Parker helped a perfect stranger. She didn't know he was the perfect killer...in another "unguessable and unputdownable" (Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author) psychological thriller from the author of Witness 8. One offers a helping hand....
Warning signs
Sierra, Tracy
Paper Book
"Nerve-shredding. . . . What could have been a pure tale of icy survival is enhanced by [Sierra's] thoughtfulness." --The New York Times "The tension, the atmosphere, the dread . . . This is a book that sticks in your head long after the last page." --Lisa Jewell ...
We Call Them Witches
Bower, India-Rose
Paper Book
For fans of The Watchers and T. Kingfisher comes a queer, post-apocalyptic horror following one woman's journey across a merciless wasteland to save her brother and confront the dark truth behind the monsters that ravaged the world - with the help of a woman she's not sure she can trust but can't...
We were never friends
Rouda, Kaira Sturdivant
Paper Book
INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER! SheReads Most Anticipated Thrillers in 2026 "Deliciously fun!" -- Sarah Pekkanen, New York Times bestselling author Sisters? Forever. Friends? NEVER. Who knew a reunion weekend could be so deadly? Meet the sorority sisters of Theta Gamma...
West of Wicked
Crowe, Nikki St
Paper Book
DELUXE EDITION--featuring gorgeous stenciled edges, a map, endpapers, and a case stamp. No one is safe on the Yellow Brick Road. Dorothy Gale doesn't know where she came from. At the age of five, she was dropped on Em and Henry's doorstep while a...
What happened to the McCrays? : a novel
Lange, Tracey
Paper Book
"Lange has proved herself to be a deft spinner of shamrock-tinged family yarns.... Her portrait of complicated, deeply rooted relationships is a sight to behold." --The New York Times "The novel's emotional range is impressive, particularly the slow-burn...
Whidbey
Madden, T Kira
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Audacious and instantly gripping . . . hums with cinematic tension, echoing classic thrillers without tipping into pastiche. . . . In Madden's vision, justice is partial at best and closure rare--and yet Whidbey is deeply satisfying." --...
The Witch and the Huntress
McNamara, Luna
Paper Book
Two of Greek mythology's most complex and powerful women--Medea and Atalanta--join forces on Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece in this suspenseful, sapphic reimagining from the acclaimed author of Psyche and Eros. Medea possesses both witchcraft and cunning, yet she endures...
The Witch Without Memory: Book Two of the Obsidian Throne
Wijesekara, Maithree
Paper Book
The second epic installment of the Obsidian Throne trilogy, an epic fantasy of betrayal, memory, and the fight for an empire, in which a prince and a witch must find a way to burn the world to the ground in order to raise it up out of the ashes. An empress with vengeance in her heart ...
The wrong daughter
Smith, Dandy
Paper Book
In a shockingly twisty, addictively dark, engrossingly intense psychological suspense for readers of Freida McFadden, Adele Parks, and B.A. Paris, a woman's world is shattered when her sister returns 16 years after she was abducted from their childhood bedroom. "Do you...
You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom: A Modern Gothic Horror
Tirado, Vincent
Paper Book
Demons clash with inheritance claims as secrets unfold and violence is unleashed over twelve harrowing hours trapped in a house with the worst thing imaginable: family. When Papi Ramon, the patriarch of the wealthy Abreu family dies, he gives the family one last message in...
The Young Will Remember
Chung, Eve J
Paper Book
A sweeping novel about a correspondent trapped behind enemy lines during the Korean War, and the women who help her find her way home, from the national bestselling author of Daughters of Shandong When I found the courage to lift my head, I expected to stare down the...
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