New Adult Fiction

The latest adult fiction books in print. (Please note that New NL/Local Books are covered in a separate list.)

Updated February 16, 2026
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New Adult Fiction

The latest adult fiction books in print. (Please note that New NL/Local Books are covered in a separate list.)

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300 New Year's Eves
Carmichael, K. C.
Paper Book
For fans of Timothy Javonsky and Ashley Herring Blake, a heartfelt and hilarious time-loop romance set in a snowy holiday retreat, where a charming playboy must fix his mistakes--or be stuck reliving New Year's Eve forever. Sergio Durand, renowned photographer and playboy...
After Hours At Dooryard Books
Sebastian, Cat
Ebook
Alchemy and a cup of tea : a cozy fantasy brewed with magic and romance
Thorne, Rebecca
Paper Book
DELUXE EDITION--this gorgeous paperback release features romantic lavender sprayed edges, a beautiful color illustration, and a bonus short story! USA Today, Sunday Times, and Indie bestselling author Rebecca Thorne brings the Tomes & Tea series to a...
All of us murderers
Charles, KJ
Paper Book
BookPage top 10 Best Mystery & Suspense books of 2025 "Wildly inventive, twisty tour de force"--BookPage The lush Gothic drama of Crimson Peak meets the murderous intrigue of Knives Out with an LGBTQIA+ love story to die for from award-winning author KJ Charles. WHO WILL...
An amateur witch's guide to murder
Valentin, K
Paper Book
Mateo's mother forbade him from ever using magic, but now that she's gone, magic's his only marketable skill, and he'd really like an exorcism - which costs money he doesn't have. What's the harm in making a quick buck by calling himself an Occult Specialist and chanting a few half-remembered spells...
The amberglow candy store
Kurisu, Hiyoko
Paper Book
"Sweet and delicious!" --Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop "Delightful." --Samantha Sotto Yambao, New York Times bestselling author of Water Moon In this charming, fable-like book from Japan, a fox spirit...
Angelhunting
Sayo, Ji Hong
Paper Book
Having tried his hand at medicine, pickpocketing, and good old-fashioned thuggery, Seamus Caron has finally settled into life as a private detective, hunting down lost money and wandering husbands. It's not glamorous work, but it pays the bills and provides a steady supply of fistfights for...
As many souls as stars : a novel
Siegel, Natasha
Paper Book
"This novel will bend and twist your notion of what love is, while leaving you utterly bewitched." -- KIRKUS REVIEWS (Starred Review) "Vivid and impressive...Fans of Addie LaRue will be enthralled." -- PUBLISHER'S WEEKY (Starred Review) An inventive and romantic speculative novel...
Audrey Lane stirs the pot
Hall, Alexis J.
Paper Book
A charming new LGBTQIA+ romcom from the bestselling author of BOYFRIEND MATERIAL. Audrey Lane is perfectly fine. Really. So what if she left her high-powered job as a Very Important Journalist--and her even higher-powered long-term girlfriend--to live a quiet life as a reporter for the...
August Lane
Black, Regina
Paper Book
A Southern small-town romance about the visibility of Black women's voices in country music, perfect for fans of Beyonce's Cowboy Carter and The Final Revival of Opal & Nev. "The best romance I've read all year." --The New York Times ...
Awake in the floating city : a novel
Kwan, Susanna
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN AWARD FOR LITERATURE IN ADULT FICTION * LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE An utterly transporting debut novel about the unexpected relationship between an artist and the 130-year-old woman she cares for--two of the last...
Backslide
Dahlia, Nora
Paper Book
The author of the "sexy, smart, and sweetly satisfying" (Meg Cabot, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Pick-Up returns with a second chance romance perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Abby Jimenez! Exes are thrown together at their best friends' wine country un-wedding and forced...
Blood slaves
Redmond, Markus
Paper Book
What if nobody ever freed the slaves... because they freed themselves - 150 years before the Civil War? In the Province of Carolina, 1710, freedom seems unattainable for Willie, for his beloved Gertie, and for their unborn child. They live, suffer, and toil under their brutal master, James 'Big Jim'...
The bodyguard affair
Lea, Amy
Paper Book
A secret romance writer discovers that the hottest story of summer might just be the one happening between her and the Prime Minister's bodyguard, from the international bestselling author of Set On You. Andi Zeigler lives a double life. By day, she's the no-nonsense,...
The Bookshop Below
Summers, Georgia
Paper Book
Below the streets of London, a secret network of magical bookshops has existed for millennia. But they're slowly disappearing, and no one knows why. Only one dishonored bookseller can uncover the truth and rewrite her story--in this spellbinding standalone fantasy novel from the ...
The burning grounds
Mukherjee, Abir
Paper Book
In the Burning Ghats of Calcutta where the dead are laid to rest, a man is found murdered, his throat cut from ear to ear. The body is that of a popular patron of the arts, a man who was, by all accounts, beloved by all- so what was the motive for his murder? Despite being out of...
Call Me Ishmaelle
Guo, Xiaolu
Paper Book
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Pick "Well worth your time . . . By adding in new characters while adhering to the original story, the author creates something new, strange and thrilling."--Los Angeles Times "An astonishingly ambitious...
Can't spell treason without tea : a cozy fantasy steeped with love
Thorne, Rebecca
Paper Book
DELUXE EDITION--featuring beautiful jade sprayed edges and brand-new original art! In the tradition of Legends & Lattes, comes a cozy fantasy steeped in sapphic romance about one of the Queen's private guards and a powerful mage who want to open a bookshop and live...
Cat Dragon
Birch, Samantha
Paper Book
'A new favorite! Completely charming and delightful! I loved every magical second!' Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of THE SPELLSHOP 'Cat Dragon is charming, gentle and all that a cosy fantasy should be!' Lucy Jane Wood, Sunday Times bestselling author of Rewitched...
The cathedral of lost souls
Brackston, Paula
Paper Book
Book two in the Hecate Cavendish series from New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston - a magic infused series about an eccentric and spirited young woman who can see ghosts. Hereford, England 1881. The adventure continues! After the fire and the...
Clementine Crane prefers not to
Bair, Kristin
Paper Book
Clementine Crane has a few things on her plate: She keeps the peace, picks up the slack, and always puts everyone else first. But when her first hot flash strikes, perimenopause sends her into a tailspin. Between a husband who can't navigate a revolving door without her, three kids who treat her as...
Crawl : stories
Delsohn, Max
Paper Book
A darkly comic, introspective debut collection that looks beneath the surface of trans life in 2010s Seattle People called it paradise, but baby, it wasn't. What to do when starting testosterone unlocks a newfound desire for men? How to respond when your boss's...
Daedalus is dead
Sullivan, Seamus
Paper Book
A delirious and gripping story of fatherhood and masculinity, told through the reimagined Greek myth of Daedalus, Icarus, King Minos, Ariadne, and the Minotaur. Daedalus of Crete is many things: The greatest architect in the world. The constructor of the Labyrinth that...
A daughter's place : a novel
Bátiz Zuk, Martha Beatriz
Paper Book
A sweeping historical romance inspired by the real-life daughter of Miguel de Cervantes, celebrated author of Don Quixote Madrid, 1599. Following her mother's sudden death, fifteen-year-old Isabel goes to live in the family home of her father, the poet and war hero Miguel de Cervantes, a...
Deeper Than the Ocean : A Novel
Ojito, Mirta.
Paper Book
Demon Song
Yu, Kelsea
Paper Book
A young woman discovers the terrifying secrets lurking within the walls of a Beijing opera house, in this addictive Gothic horror novella inspired by Chinese mythology about the price of fame, and the bonds between mothers and daughters. Perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson and Cassandra Khaw....
Divine Ruin
Douaihy, Margot
Paper Book
A Most Anticipated Book of 2026 from CrimeReads In the latest in the USA Today bestselling, award-winning, critically acclaimed series, New Orleans punk rock nun-detective Sister Holiday plunges into a "hellish underworld of drug trafficking, addiction, and her...
The elopement
Hornby, Gill
Paper Book
The brand new novel from the bestselling author of Miss Austen and Godmersham Park plunges us into the lives of the Austen family during the early 19th Century, where an unconventional marriage divides a family and turmoil ensues. 'Gill Hornby's trilogy...
The emergency : a novel
Packer, George
Paper Book
A gripping fable of imperial collapse that illuminates the crises of our times. George Packer's bestselling nonfiction work exploring American life has won many prizes, including the National Book Award. With The Emergency, he returns to fiction, bringing us a visionary...
The fake mate
Ferguson, Lana
Paper Book
Mackenzie Carter has had some very bad dates lately. Model train experts, mansplainers, guys weirdly obsessed with her tail - she hasn't had a successful date in months. Only a year out of residency, her grandmother's obsession with Mackenzie finding the perfect mate to settle down with...
A family matter : a novel
Lynch, Claire
Paper Book
A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY * "Burns like a sparkler, quick and mesmerizing." --The New York Times * Longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize A young wife following her heart. A husband with the law on his side. Their daughter,...
Fate's Bane
Clark, C. L.
Paper Book
Ignyte Award-winning author C. L. Clark brings fantasy to the fens with Fate's Bane, a tragic sapphic adventure. Warring clans. Burning hearts. Deadly fate. The clans of the fens enjoy a tenuous peace, and it is all thanks to Agnir, ward and hostage....
For Our Next Song
James, Jessica
Paper Book
For Glitter Bats keys player Jane Mercer, writing music helps tune out her self-doubt from a strict upbringing. Composing also distracts from her longtime feelings for her bandmate and best friend, Keeley, who Jane can't pursue if she wants to keep her bisexuality out of the media. But when an...
The forget-me-not library
Webber, Heather S.
Paper Book
A detour. A chance encounter. Two women who alter the pages of each other's story. Juliet Nightingale is lucky to be alive. Months after a freak accident involving lightning, she's fully recovered but is left feeling that something is missing from her life. Something big....
The Glowing Life of Leeann Wu
Hung, Mindy
Paper Book
Leeann Wu's hands have started glowing at the most inconvenient times, and the single mother and midwife doesn't know why. Could it be perimenopause? A hallucination brought on by a lack of sleep? On top of that concerning development, her daughter is off to university in a few months, her tenuous...
Go luck yourself
Raasch, Sara
Paper Book
DELUXE EDITION--featuring stunning shamrock green sprayed edges! It's enemies to lovers in this sexy and delightful holiday mash up that pairs the spare prince of Christmas with the crown prince of St. Patrick's Day! Someone has been...
The Grand Paloma Resort : a novel
Natera, Cleyvis
Paper Book
AN ELLE AND ELECTRIC LIT BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * The Grand Paloma Resort is a lush paradise in the Dominican Republic where the guests enjoy incredible luxury, and the staff is always eager to please--that is, until they are pushed to the brink. Laura is a local...
Greta Gets the Girl
Marr, Melissa
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr comes a steamy tale of forbidden romance. NY publishing is Greta Clayborne's life, and she's on a high since she edited a hot new series that was just adapted for television. In her career, everything is on track. On...
The Hand of Iman
Assani-Razaki, Ryad
Paper Book
Winner, Robert-Cliche First Novel Award Finalist, Governor General's Award for French-language Fiction Dreaming is a luxury that few can afford. And yet, however inadvisedly, Iman dreams. In an unnamed African country devoured by rampant urbanization and haunted...
Harriet Tubman: live in concert : a novel
Bob, the Drag Queen
Paper Book
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Books of 2025 by Pride * Best New Books of Spring 2025 by Bustle * Most Anticipated Books of 2025 by LitHub * Biggest Books of March by Book Riot * Most Anticipated Books of March by...
Hello, Juliet
Bailey, Samantha M.
Paper Book
In a dark thriller from USA Today bestselling author Samantha M. Bailey, a TV reunion brings costars back for the drama and betrayals their viewers once craved--and this time, the stakes are deadly. Ivy Westcott fled LA as her acting career imploded. In a flash, she lost her...
I got abducted by aliens and now I'm trapped in a rom-com
Lemming, Kimberly
Paper Book
Dorothy Valentine is close to getting her PhD in wildlife biology when she's attacked by a lion. On the bright side, she's saved! On the not-so-bright side, it's because they're abducted by aliens. In her scramble to escape, Dory and the lion commandeer an escape pod and crash-land on an alien...
It Had to Be Him
Khorram, Adib
Paper Book
Heartstopper meets Eat Pray Love in this swoony, spicy, second-chance romance from USA Today bestselling author Adib Khorram about two former classmates unexpectedly reuniting in Italy. "It Had To Be Him<...
It's me they follow : a novel
Cook, Jeannine A.
Paper Book
An allegorical love story -- a modern day Alchemist meets The Never Ending Story --set in a world where a book shopkeeper becomes a reluctant matchmaker, bringing soulmates together through books. It's Me They Follow is an allegorical...
Khaled and Jamila
Ameri, Anan
Paper Book
What in the world is beautiful forever? When disconnection rocks a family, the mistakes of one generation become the heartaches of the next ... 1959, the West Bank, Palestine. Khaled's bossy, hot-tempered father insists that his son go to college in the States so he can learn to help him run his...
Last First Kiss
Winters, Julian
Paper Book
"THE STUFF ROMANCE DREAMS ARE MADE OF." - Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author Sparks fly in this USA Today bestselling second chance rom com when an unlucky-in-love event planner realizes the man-of-honor at the high profile wedding he's planning...
Like in Love with You
Alban, Emma R
Paper Book
Mean Girls meets Northanger Abbey in this sharp and sexy Regency Romance that begs the question: what if Cady and Regina just... kissed When Catherine Pine relocates to Bath in 1817, she comes face-to-face with her mother's arch nemesis and her daughter--the wildly popular...
Lore of the tides : a novel
Sbrana, Analeigh
Paper Book
From the author of Lore of the Wilds comes the exciting and passionate conclusion, as Lore navigates Fae magic amid looming dangers in this high-stakes fantasy romance. Lore Alemeyu wakes up to discover she's on a ship in the middle of the ocean. Held prisoner and...
Love letter to whiskey, a
Steiner, Kandi
Paper Book
From USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author Kandi Steiner comes a new edition of this #BestofBookTok favorite - an angsty and powerful story of lovers continually fighting the curse of bad timing. This print edition includes never seen before bonus epilogue content! Brecks...
A mannequin for Christmas
Janovsky, Timothy
Paper Book
A Christmas romance for Barbie fans who wished Ken and Allan got their own love story. Henry Aster swears he is unlucky when it comes to love. He thought he'd finally found The One, but a sudden break-up has left him hopeless right before the holiday season. ...
Mayhem and the Mortal
Williams, Shanora
Paper Book
"I am obsessed with this book! ... A top read of the year and a book that's going straight to my favorites shelf." --#1 New York Times bestselling author Devney Perry Don't miss out on the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies last. This breathtaking...
Mendell Station : a novel
Hwang, J. B.
Paper Book
Named a Best Book of July 2025 by The Los Angeles Times and Alta Journal "A surprising and evocative debut." -Grace D. Li, New York Times bestselling author of PORTRAIT OF A THIEF A tender debut that follows a woman who, after her...
Middle spoon
Varela, Alejandro
Paper Book
'Middle Spoon subverts the ordinary novel with intelligence and vulnerability... Varela has made a sly, analytical opera of the heart.' - Andrew Sean Greer, author of Less and Less Is Lost. 'A rollicking delight!... Varela asks provocative questions about the shape of family and the nature of love.'...
The most unusual haunting of Edgar Lovejoy
Parrish, Roan
Paper Book
Jamie Wendon-Dale may design haunted houses, but they don't actually believe in ghosts-until they meet Edgar Lovejoy, who is tall, clever, beautiful...and 100% haunted. A COZY, GHOSTLY LGBTQIA+ ROMANCE Jamie Wendon-Dale creates haunted houses for a...
The body in the trees : a novel
Fletcher, Jessica
Paper Book
It's leaf-peeping season in Cabot Cove, but for someone, it's killing season! A quartet of friends from Florida have come to Maine to experience a New England autumn, complete with hiking in the woods and fishing. When one of them goes missing, the town rallies to find the presumably lost but...
Nearly Roadkill: Queer Love on the Run
Bornstein, Kate
Paper Book
This cyber-erotic romantic thriller, written by two queer icons in the 1990s, has been "rebooted" for today's readers. In this rowdy cyber-romance originally written in the 1990s, two people meet online and fall in love in every guise they can manage. As Scratch and Winc go from...
Oil People: A Novel
Huebert, David
Paper Book
Part generational saga, part eco-gothic fable, Oil People is a luminous debut novel about history and family, land and power, and oil as an object of toxic wonder. 1987: Thirteen-year-old Jade Armbruster lives with her parents and older sister on the family's vintage oil...
One Week to Win the Chocolate Maker: A Spicy MM Romance Retelling of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Original)
Janovsky, Timothy
Paper Book
The spiciest risks lead to the sweetest rewards in this delicious, MM retelling of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.  Dario Cotogna has a problem. Per his late grandfather's wishes, if Dario's not married by his thirty-second birthday,...
An oral history of Atlantis : stories
Park, Ed
Paper Book
Gilt-edged stories that slice clean through the mundanity of modern life, from the author of Same Bed Different Dreams, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize "Ed Park is one of the funniest writers working today, and...
The Rarest Fruit
Belem, Gaelle
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOK OF 2025・BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - Washington Independent Review of Books  "A gorgeous novel."--New York Times Based on a true story, The Rarest Fruit is a captivating tale of resilience, discovery, and the...
A rather peculiar poisoning
Schleyer, Chrystal
Paper Book
A celebration at a turn-of-the-century manor takes a deadly twist, and everyone becomes a suspect. Twin brothers Easton and Weston are both in love with their childhood best friend Eloise. But headstrong Eloise prefers the younger brother, Wes, which is why she is heartbroken when,...
The shocking experiments of Miss Mary Bennet : a novel
Taub, Melinda
Paper Book
An utterly fantastical and undeniably queer melding of Pride and Prejudice and Frankenstein that recasts Mary Bennet as an insatiable scientist, one who creates a monster in an attempt to save herself from spinsterdom Awkward, plain, and overlooked,...
Sisters of Fortune : a novel
Chehebar, Esther Levy
Paper Book
"Syrian Jewish culture gets the Jane Austen treatment, with sisters Nina, Fortune and Lucy--the rebel, the good girl and the baby of the family, respectively--all on the marriage market. What's Mama Cohen to do? Chehebar's witty debut dives deep into Brooklyn's Syrian Jewish community."--...
Skin
Bush, Catherine
Paper Book
Now, for the first time, a blistering book of short fiction from one of Canada's most loved novelists. In Skin, Catherine Bush plunges into the vortex of all that shapes us. Summoning relationships between the human and more-than-human, she explores a world where touch and...
The Slightest Green
Mustafah, Sahar
Paper Book
American-born nurse Intisar has strived to create a life for herself in Chicago. She was raised by her mother after her father returned to Palestine when she was 9, completely disappearing from her life. Now, 20 years later, she receives an urgent request from him. He is dying and asks her to come...
Smeg
Wishart, Diane
Paper Book
Former detective and perpetual grouch Charlie Smeg is old-at least that's the way he feels-and newly retired from the Edmonton Police. He's washed up, burnt out, and unappreciated by younger cops clawing for his job. He'd been a good detective but methods change, times change. He's looking forward...
A special interest in murder
Harrison, Mette Ivie
Paper Book
A brilliant neurodivergent female sleuth colliding with an FBI agent with a secret. A crime that is not all it seems. A page-turning, red-herring-filled murder mystery, perfect for fans of Nita Prose, Richard Osman and Anthony Horowitz."A clever series kickoff featuring a sleuth who opens the often...
Tall Is Her Body
Chevotiere, Robert de la
Paper Book
Readers of Black Cake and Family Lore will be captivated by this sweeping, multicultural family story of keen observation and the supernatural in which one man's journey to wholeness-both emotionally and physically-is shaped by the lands of his childhood and those of his...
Terry Dactyl
Sycamore, Mattilda Bernstein
Paper Book
From iconic author and activist Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore comes a breathless search for intimacy and connection, ranging from club culture to the art world, from the AIDS crisis to COVID-19. Terry Dactyl has lived many lives. Raised by boisterous lesbian mothers in Seattle, she...
Thirsty
Lehane, Lucy
Paper Book
A high-heat, low-drama vampire romance where the only stakes are true love. A revenge plot sets sparks flying in this screwball paranormal romantic comedy of enemies-to-lovers, chaotic supernatural friend groups, and scorching chemistry from debut author Lucy Lehane.
This Gilded Abyss
Thorne, Rebecca
Paper Book
From USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Thorne comes This Gilded Abyss, a thrilling lesbian fantasy where Arcane meets Titanic Sergeant Nix Marr is a damn good soldier, but she's desperate to leave her haunted past in the bioluminescent ocean,...
This Kind of Trouble: A Novel
Eze, Tochi
Paper Book
A powerful debut novel of forbidden love, family history, and the ways we seek healing in a changing world, centred on an estranged couple who are brought together to reckon with the mysterious events that splintered their family apart decades earlier. In 1960s Lagos, a city...
Trigger warning : a novel
Townsend, Jacinda
Paper Book
A new novel about the enduring trauma of police brutality by the award-winning author of Mother Country She'd gotten no trigger warning. And her entire life, she wanted to scream now, had deserved a trigger warning. Early in life, Ruth survived a series of...
Waterline : a novel
Mrjoian, Aram
Paper Book
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2025 BY ESQUIRE "A gripping journey through time, Mrjoian brings readers deep into the heart of the Armenian Genocide and its ripples across generations. . . . Waterline is a must-read--intense, moving, and unforgettable."--Morgan Talty, national...
When I picture you : a novel
Laurens, Sasha
Paper Book
A big-hearted and sexy queer rom-com celebrating the kind of sweeping romance that inspires our favorite love songs.  Renee Feldman is desperate for a fresh start. She'd hoped to rediscover her creative spark by taking time off from her MFA in documentary film. Instead, she's stalled....
When sleeping women wake : a novel
Pei Yin, Emma
Paper Book
In this remarkable and harrowing debut novel, three extraordinary women--a mother, her daughter, and their maid--are each forced on a journey of survival during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in World War II. "A lushly romantic and impassioned story of women's agency and...
When the music hits : a novel
Oliver, Amber
Paper Book
In this soulful debut novel set in the hypnotic music scene of New York City, a young Black woman lands her dream job at a major label--only to discover just how treacherous a place made to birth stars can be. "A decibel-raising debut that compellingly and hauntingly amplifies...
Witch you would : a novel
Amador, Lia
Paper Book
When a young witch gets a life-changing chance to compete in a magical reality show, sparks fly as she's partnered with a man she can't stand. In a Miami where enchantment is just another college major, the magic of television could change two lives. Penelope Delmar, a...
With stars in her eyes : a novel
Burke, Andie
Paper Book
The instant USA Today bestselling sapphic bookstore romance about fresh starts and finding that one person who feels like home. "Snappy, smart, and endlessly swoon-worthy, With Stars In Her Eyes is a front-row ticket to a love story that's impossible to...
The year of the wind : a novel
Pacheco, Karina
Paper Book
A lyrical novel depicting the devastating effects of political violence in Peru on three women's lives Nina, a Peruvian writer in Spain on the eve of the pandemic, is pulled back into her nation's fraught history after a fleeting encounter with a woman who is a doppelgänger of...
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