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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Agnes Aubert's mystical cat shelter
Fawcett, Heather
Paper Book
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...
Antihero
Hurwitz, Gregg.
Paper Book
DISCOVER Evan Smoak's most complex mission yet - with his usual skills off the table, how can he bring vengeance for those who most need it? Sometimes two wrongs do make a right . . . 'Non-stop action and a wonderful lightness of touch. Hurwitz kills it again<...
The Ballad of Falling Dragons
Parker, Sarah A.
Paper Book
The No.1 Sunday Times bestselling sensation When the Moon Hatched continues with the second book in The Moonfall Series, The Ballad of Falling Dragons... Raeve's thirst for vengeance continues to burn, as does her love for Kaan Vaegor - a staunch beacon from a past she's...
The beheading game
Lehmann, Rebecca
Paper Book
Anne Boleyn returns from the dead to seek justice in this compelling, entertaining and original novel Disgraced. Beheaded. Revived . . . When Anne Boleyn wakes up after her execution she finds she is not yet ready for death. She has unfinished business with...
A Better Life
Shriver, Lionel
Paper Book
'A superb satirical novelist' WASHINGTON POST 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. 'An incendiary provocateur'...
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
Hunter, Ellis.
Paper Book
The deadly competition begins in 2026's hottest fantasy romance debut 'A must read' Closer 'A standout debut' Fabulous 'It has all you want from the fantasy genre...the wait for Book 2 starts right here' Heat 'Full of rich worldbuilding, dual perspectives and shocking...
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
Groff, Lauren
Paper Book
THE LATEST SHORT STORY COLLECTION FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MATRIX 'Brawler captures a towering talent.' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Groff conjures a whole world in each brilliant story.' CLAIRE FULLER 'You'll walk...
Choke Point: A Thriller
Thor, Brad
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor thrills with his new summer blockbuster starring Scot Harvath. A devastating series of bombings tears through Bangkok. Scores of American citizens are dead. The attacks send shock waves around the world. As...
Cool Machine
Whitehead, Colson.
Paper Book
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...
Fox and the Devil, The
White, Kiersten
Paper Book
An obsession with a beautiful serial killer entangles a vampire hunter's daughter in an immortal sapphic romance in this mesmerising new gothic fantasy from the bestselling author of Lucy Undying. Anneke has a complicated relationship with her father, Abraham Van Helsing -...
The Girls Before
Marshall, Kate Alice
Paper Book
From the bestselling author of What Lies in the Woods, No One Can Know, and A Killing Cold, a new novel about a search & rescue expert, a kidnapped woman, and the lost girls who haunt them both.There is a girl in a basement.The door has stopped opening.The light is gone...
Gunk: By the multi-award-winning author of SEND NUDES
Sams, Saba.
Paper Book
**Longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize** **Finalist for the Nota Bene Prize** **Selected as a Book of the Summer 2025 by the Guardian, The Times, Sunday Times, independent.co.uk, Vogue and Marie Claire** **Selected as a 2025 book to...
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 WRITE A LOVE STORY
WALSH, CATHERINE.
Paper Book
One writer, one editor, one hot summer... 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 that he wanted...
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...
Most Ardently Yours
Sampson, Freya.
Paper Book
From USA Today Bestselling author Freya Sampson comes a swoon-worthy, laugh-out-loud romance inspired by Jane Austen's beloved Pride and Prejudice that begs the question: what if your book boyfriend jumped from the pages of their story and into your life? "It is a truth universally...
The Mountains We Call Home: The Book Woman's Legacy
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
Novack, Rebecca
Paper Book
A stylish, fast-paced literary thriller that follows a woman caught up in a plot to assassinate a right-wing extremist
The opposite of murder
Hannah, Sophie
Paper Book
Sophie Hannah's jaw-dropping, twisty, unguessable new thriller has readers hooked! 'This murder mystery really did blow my mind. It kept me awake at night! Absolutely brilliant' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Sophie Hannah at her twisty, absorbing, brilliant...
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
Exploring the fine line between dishonesty and reinvention, Saoirse is an evocative and compelling story of a woman perpetually in flight. A book for fans of Trespasses by Louise Kennedy and Barbara's Kingsolver's Demon Copperhead.
Secrets of the starlit sea
Montefiore, Santa
Paper Book
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
Eleven strange buildings. One terrible secret. A lonely hut in the woods. A murder house. A hidden chamber. A mysterious shrine. A home in flames. A nightmarish prison... Each of the buildings in this book tells a chilling...
Strangers in the villa : a novel
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.  
Take
Yang, Kelly
Paper Book
This Changes Everything
Scottoline, Lisa
Paper Book
In this "riveting, deeply felt and empowering thriller that is also a touching ode to female friendship" (Laura Dave) from #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline, a woman risks her life to help her closest friend find justice for a tragic crime and realizes she has more power than she ever knew...
This Weekend Doesn't End Well for Anyone
Mack, Catherine.
Paper Book
Eleanor Dash can never catch a break. Not only has she had to solve two real-life murder plots in the past year, but both times it was when she was meant to be on vacation. Now she's finally got a ticket to a relaxing weekend - an all-inclusive resort at the Bahamas where she's speaking at a...
Thistlemarsh
Corrigan, Moorea
Paper Book
Faeries disappeared over one hundred years ago, as suddenly as slipping through a doorway. It was only the very foolish, or the very determined, who held out hope for their return... In the wake of World War I, the world is a decidedly unmagical place. Mouse Dunne once dreamed...
Throne of nightmares
Maniscalco, Kerri
Paper Book
To cage a wild bird
Fast, Brooke
Paper Book
The dystopian fantasy romance that everyone's been waiting for! 'I haven't been this excited about a book since THE HUNGER GAMES' 'Dystopia is SO BACK!' 'This is going to be my new obsession' 'I need it in my hands like yesterday' 'This is not a drill! I...
To snap a silver stem
Parker, Sarah A., (Fantasy fiction writer)
Paper Book
The second book in a darkly romantic Rapunzel reimagining from the number one Sunday Times bestselling author of WHEN THE MOON HATCHED. I want him to hurt. To bleed. I want him to snap, just like he snapped me. Once upon a time, my world was small and sheltered....
The token
Bolton, Sharon
Paper Book
'Seven beneficiaries. Seven people who stood to gain a huge amount of money, for a reason none of them yet understood.' Seven strangers receive a mysterious note informing them of their impending inheritance of billionaire Logan Quick's fortune. They each receive a token and...
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
SHE HELPED A PERFECT A STRANGER. SHE DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS THE PERFECT KILLER... 'Steve Cavanagh's twists hit you between the eyes. You never see them coming' ANTHONY HOROWITZ 'This guy is the real deal. Trust me' LEE CHILD 'An absolute page turner' SHARI...
Warning signs
Sierra, Tracy
Paper Book
The heart-stopping second novel from the author of Nightwatching, in which a father-son ski weekend becomes a desperate fight for survival At twelve years old, Zach admires his father almost as much as he fears him. When Bram takes him on a father-son ski trip in the...
We call them witches
Bower, India-Rose
Paper Book
Britian, two years after they came . . . Most people have been devoured by the eldritch creatures. Sara and her family have been fighting for survival. And the only thing that works against these monsters - these Witches - is their knowledge of folklore and pagan...
West of Wicked
Crowe, Nikki St.
Paper Book
Dorothy Gale doesn't know where she came from. She has only the vaguest memory of anything before life in the dull, gray world of the vast Kansas prairie:She remembers wanting to go home and clinging to a woman who wasn't her mother. There was a summer storm, wind so violent it made her hair stand...
What Happened to the McCrays?
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
The Witch and the Huntress
McNamara, Luna.
Paper Book
The witch without memory
Wijesekara, Maithree
Paper Book
From the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller of The Prince Without Sorrow comes the breathtaking second instalment of the Obsidian Throne trilogy, an epic fantasy of betrayal, memory, and the fight for an empire. THE RAN EMPIRE IS IN DANGER. A prince and a witch must burn it...
The wrong daughter
Smith, Dandy
Paper Book
The bestselling page-turning psychological thriller by Dandy Smith.

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