New Adult Fiction

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

Updated December 16, 2025
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Alchemised
SenLinYu
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In this riveting dark fantasy debut, a woman with missing memories fights to survive a war-torn world of necromancy and alchemy--and the man tasked with unearthing the deepest secrets of her past. This stunning hardcover edition features a...
Angel down
Kraus, Daniel
A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR NATIONAL BESTSELLER "A thunderous gallop of a war novel, a new classic, a best-in-class example of speculative fiction." --The New York Times Book Review The critically acclaimed author of the...
The Award
Pearl, Matthew
"The Award begins as a wryly funny satire of thwarted literary ambition, but it quickly evolves into something darker and more disturbing. Matthew Pearl's addictive and propulsive novel has the twisted nightmare logic of a Patricia Highsmith thriller."--Tom Perrotta, New York Times ...
Bat eater and other names for Cora Zeng : a novel
Baker, Kylie Lee
Blood over bright haven : a novel
Wang, M. L.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The first woman ever admitted to a prestigious order of mages unravels a secret conspiracy that could change the practice of magic forever in this "provocative stand-alone novel [that] deftly incorporates elements of science and philosophy into dark academia" (...
The book club for troublesome women : a novel
Bostwick, Marie
Paper Book
USA TODAY BESTSELLER · SOUTHERN INDIE BESTSELLER · A BRENDA NOVAK BOOK GROUP PICK · GLOSS BOOK CLUB PICK · THE GIRLFRIEND BOOK CLUB PICK · A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2025 (SheReads) · Margaret never really meant to start a book club . . . or a feminist revolution, for that matter in...
Brigands & breadknives
Baldree, Travis
Paper Book
An instant New York Times, USA Today, and Indie bestseller! Return to the fantasy world of the #1 New York Times bestselling Legends & Lattes series with a new adventure featuring fan-favorite, foul-mouthed bookseller Fern Fern has weathered...
Buckeye : a novel
Ryan, Patrick
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY * "A glorious sweep of a novel" (Ann Patchett) that weaves the intimate lives of two midwestern families across generations, from World War II to the late twentieth century. "Mesmerizing."--...
The coin : a novel
Zaher, Yasmin
Paper Book
Winner of the Swansea Dylan Thomas Prize A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A bold and unabashed novel about a young Palestinian woman's unraveling as she teaches at a New York City middle school, gets caught up in a scheme reselling Birkin bags, and strives to...
Crafting for sinners
Kiefer, Jenny
"You will compulsively turn these pages well into the dead of night."-Paul Tremblay, New York Times best-selling author of Horror Movie and The Cabin at the End of the World A queer woman must fight her way out of a craft store run by a megachurch in this...
Death and dinuguan
Manansala, Mia P.
Paper Book
Things are looking up for the Brew-ha Cafe, and Lila Macapagal can't think of anything that could break the spell, especially with Valentine's Day coming up - she can't wait to celebrate with her boyfriend, Jae Park. Adding to the lovey-dovey atmosphere is Hana Lee, Shady Palms's newest resident....
Discontent : a novel
Serrano, Beatriz
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE * From a dazzling new international voice, an audacious, darkly funny novel about a young woman whose carefully crafted office persona threatens to crack when she's forced to attend her company's annual retreat "A wry work of...
The elements : a novel
Boyne, John
Paper Book
From bestselling author John Boyne, a gripping and profound exploration of guilt, blame, trauma, and the human capacity for redemption. In The Elements, acclaimed Irish novelist John Boyne has created an epic saga that weaves together four interconnected narratives,...
Every step she takes
Cochrun, Alison
Paper Book
A swoon-worthy sapphic romance following two women who are thrown together on a European adventure, from the Lambda Literary Award-winning author of the "sexy, insightful, and utterly charming" (BuzzFeed) Kiss Her Once for Me. Thirty-five-year-old...
Fagin the thief : a novel
Epstein, Allison
Paper Book
A thrilling reimagining of the world of Charles Dickens, as seen through the eyes of the infamous Jacob Fagin, London's most gifted pickpocket, liar, and rogue. "Fagin the Thief takes one of literature's greatest rogues and gives him a soul, a backstory, and a spotlight....
First-time caller
Borison, B. K.
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A hopeless romantic meets a jaded radio host in this cozy, Sleepless in Seattle-inspired love story from beloved author B.K. Borison. Aiden Valentine has a secret: he's fallen out of love with love. And as the host of...
Flesh: A Novel
Szalay, David
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE 2025 BOOKER PRIZE Finalist for the Kirkus Prize | Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence From "the shrewdest writer on contemporary masculinity we have" (Esquire), a "captivating...hypnotic...virtuosic" (The Baffler)...
The frozen river : a novel
Lawhon, Ariel
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * GMA BOOK CLUB PICK * AN NPR BOOK OF THE YEAR * From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha...
Game Changer, Vol 1
Reid, Rachel.
Ebook
Based on the series by New York Times bestselling author Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry is now streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the U.S. Discover all 6 books in the series! The book that started it all! Rachel Reid's beloved Game...
The girl in the green dress : a mystery featuring Zelda Fitzgerald
Fredericks, Mariah
Paper Book
From the author of The Lindbergh Nanny comes an evocative mystery about the 1920 murder of the gambler Joseph Elwell, featuring New Yorker writer Morris Markey and Zelda Fitzgerald. New York, 1920. Zelda Fitzgerald is bored, bored, bored. Although...
Gray after dark
Ihli, Noelle W.
Heart the Lover : A Novel
King, Lily.
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Lily King has written another masterpiece. This book overflows with her brilliance and her heart. We are so lucky." --Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of This Time Tomorrow From the New York...
Heated rivalry
Reid, Rachel
Audiobook
Nothing interferes with Shane Hollander's game--definitely not the sexy rival he loves to hate. Pro hockey star Shane Hollander isn't just crazy talented, he's got a spotless reputation. Hockey is his life. Now that he's captain of the...
House of Day, House of Night
Tokarczuk, Olga
"Bewitching ... Tokarczuk is an excellent storyteller." --The New York Times A novel about the rich stories of small places, from the Nobel Prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Books of Jacob and Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead<...
How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder
McConigley, Nina
A bold, inventive, and fiercely original debut novel that begins with an uncle dead and his tween niece's private confession to the reader--she and her sister killed him, and they blame the British. "I have been waiting for Nina McConigley's debut novel for years and it's even better...
How to seal your own fate : a novel
Perrin, Kristen
Paper Book
A NATIONAL BESTSELLER "A brilliant follow-up that proves Kristen Perrin is here to stay...A thrilling story that ends with a big reveal you won't see coming, even though the clues were in front of you the entire time!"--G.T. Karber, international bestselling author of Murdle ...
Hungerstone
Dunn, Kat
Paper Book
The seductive reimagining of a Gothic classic--a repressed wife encounters a mysterious woman who awakens her desire in the "lesbian vampire novel we need." (Them) NATIONAL BESTSELLER * NPR Best Book of the Year * Goodreads Choice Award Finalist * Book Riot Best Book of the...
Julie Chan is dead : a novel
Zhang, Liann
Paper Book
INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER One of NPR's Books We Love for 2025 For fans of Bunny and Yellowface, this razor-sharp debut thriller blends biting satire with chilling suspense, as a young woman steps into her deceased twin's influencer life--only to...
The keeper of magical things
Leong, Julie
Paper Book
An almost-mage discovers friendship--and maybe something more--in the unlikeliest of places in this delightfully charming novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Teller of Small Fortunes. Certainty Bulrush wants to be useful--to the Guild of Mages that...
The last love song
Riley, Lucinda
The Last Love Song is a compelling story of love and devastating loss set on the rural west coast of Ireland and in glamourous 1960s London, from the internationally bestselling author of The Seven Sisters series, Lucinda Riley.Sorcha O'Donovan dreams of an exciting life beyond...
The Library of Fates (Original)
Harrison, Margot
When its librarian keeper mysteriously dies, two former classmates must race to locate a rare book from their college years that can foretell your future if you confess a secret from your past--but someone is intent on protecting what's hidden inside. It can write the...
The love haters
Center, Katherine
Paper Book
Featuring beautiful spray-painted edges with vibrant designed endpapers. It's a thin line between love and love-hating in the newest laugh out loud, all the feels rom-com by New York Times bestselling author Katherine Center. Katie Vaughn has...
The many mothers of Dolores Moore
Fajardo, Anika
Paper Book
GOLD MEDAL in Best Popular Fiction - International Latino Book Awards For fans of Rebecca Serle and Elizabeth Acevedo, a magically insightful novel about a woman's journey to discover her roots and what it means to carry our ancestors with us. In the span of a...
The mating game
Ferguson, Lana
Two wolf shifters reluctant to love discover there's no fighting the call of the wild in this steamy romance by USA Today bestselling author Lana Ferguson. Contractor Tess Covington has spent her entire life as a regular non-shifter human, so after she lands in the Denver...
Menu of happiness
Kashiwai, Hisashi
A beloved Japanese bestseller, Menu of Happiness is for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and asks the question: What's the one dish you'd do anything to taste just one more time? "As warm and nourishing as a good cup of tea...a series I can see myself returning to...
Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal (Standard Edition)
Quinn, Meghan
Paper Book
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a brand new holiday rom-com with all the humor and heat her fans adore. Nothing says I love you like trespassing, public humiliation, and a town-wide Christmas spectacle to win your crush back. Atlas "Max"...
A murder for Miss Hortense
Pennant, Mel
Paper Book
"A beautiful novel, suffused with fondness and wit. . . . A real triumph!" --Alexander McCall Smith Retired nurse, avid gardener, and renowned cake maker Miss Hortense has lived in Bigglesweigh, a quiet suburb of Birmingham, England, since she emigrated from Jamaica in 1960...
Out of the woods : a novel
Bonam-Young, Hannah
Paper Book
"Absolute, utter perfection."―Chloe Liese, USA Today bestselling author of Only and Forever NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A married couple joins a week-long wilderness expedition to help them reconnect in this heartfelt companion novel to the viral TikTok sensation Out...
Remember That Day
Balogh, Mary
A soldier and a pacifist make the unlikeliest of pairs, but when passion sparks, there's nothing that can prevent their love from igniting. Winifred Cunningham, the adopted daughter of a portrait painter, hopes that her new close friend, Owen Ware, will soon ask for her hand in...
The Rest of Our Lives
Markovits, Ben
FINALIST FOR THE 2025 BOOKER PRIZE "Feels less like reading a novel and more like sitting in a car beside a dear friend as he navigates the road up ahead. A profoundly moving experience." --Ann Patchett "Deeply human...a beautifully quiet and devastating...
Second Chance Romance: A Harlot's Bay Novel
Dade, Olivia
In the second installment of USA Today bestselling author Olivia Dade's Harlot's Bay series, a mistaken obituary leads to the reunion of two former high school crushes. Sparks fly in this hilarious grumpy/grumpy romance, packed with Dade's signature body positivity and a delicious amount of spice...
The secret book society : a novel
Martin, Madeline
AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER A captivating new historical novel from Madeline Martin, set in Victorian London about a forbidden book club, dangerous secrets, and the women who dare to break free.   You are cordially invited to the...
The secret of orange blossom cake
Linden, Rachel
Paper Book
Rising star Jules Costa loves re-creating vintage recipes for her popular online cooking show. When personal and professional disaster strikes though, her only chance to save her career is to complete her new cookbook before the end of the summer. Panicked, Jules returns to her family's beloved...
This princess kills monsters
Herman, Ry
A princess with a mostly useless magical talent takes on horrible monsters, a dozen identical masked heroes, and a talking lion in a quest to save a kingdom--and herself--in this feminist fairy tale satire. "The Princess Bride meets Shrek."--Susie Dumond, author of...
Three bags full
Swann, Leonie
Paper Book
A witty philosophical murder mystery with a charming twist: the crack detectives are sheep determined to discover who killed their beloved shepherd. On a hillside near the cozy Irish village of Glennkill, the members of the flock gather around their shepherd, George, whose body lies pinned to the...
Through Gates of Garnet and Gold
McGuire, Seanan
A fan-favorite character returns in this action-packed installment of the Hugo Award-winning Wayward Children series. After Nancy was cast out of the Halls of the Dead and forced to enroll at Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children, she never believed she'd find her door...
The true true story of Raja the Gullible (and his mother)
Alameddine, Rabih
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD "Alameddine is a writer with a boundless imagination."--NPR From the winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction comes a tragicomic love story set in Lebanon, a modern saga of family, memory, and the unbreakable attachment of a son...
Under the Oak Tree: Volume 2 (the Novel)
Kim, Suji
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Most fairytales end with a wedding and a happily-ever-after--but this is no fairytale. The updated and official translation of Under the Oak Tree, the #1 webnovel on MANTA, continues in this second volume. The gorgeous first edition hardcover of Under...
The undoing of Violet Claybourne
Critchley, Emily
We met like this : a novel
West, Kasie
Paper Book
Beloved author Kasie West's sparkling, seductive adult rom-com debut about a hopeless romantic falling for the one man she never expected. This deluxe paperback features beautiful designed edges; order now to receive it while supplies last! Can a swipe right turn into swept...
What Cannot Be Said
Harris, C. S.
Paper Book
July 1815: The Prince Regent's grandiose plans to celebrate Napoleon's recent defeat at Waterloo are thrown into turmoil when Lady McInnis and her daughter Emma are found brutally murdered in Richmond Park, their bodies posed in a chilling imitation of the stone effigies once found atop medieval...
You killed me first
Marrs, John (Freelance journalist)
Paper Book
"Electrifying and page-turning, John Marrs is not to be missed."--#1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden "I am such a fan of John Marrs' books and You Killed Me First is another five star read."--#1Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah Pinborough<...

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