New Adult Fiction

Updated February 12, 2025
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Adam & Evie's matchmaking tour : a novel
Nguyen, Nora
A rollicking, unforgettable romance about two strangers finding love despite their best efforts as they embark on a sweeping matchmaking tour through Việt Nam, perfect for readers of Carley Fortune and Abby Jimenez. What's a few weeks to a lifetime of promise? Evie Lang's life...
THE BOOK OF WITCHING
Cooke, C. J.
Paper Book
A mother must fight for her daughter's life in this fierce and haunting tale of witchcraft and revenge from the author of A Haunting in the Arctic. Clem gets a call that is every mother's worst nightmare. Her nineteen-year-old daughter Erin is unconscious in the hospital...
Caledonian Road : A Novel
O'Hagan, Andrew.
Paper Book
Campbell Flynn, art historian, professor, and fêted fixture of the literati, always knew that when his life came crashing down, it would happen in public--yet he never imagined that a single year in London would expose so much. He's never taken other people half as seriously as they take...
Apartment Women
Byeong-mo, Gu
Paper Book
*INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER* From the New York Times Notable author of The Old Woman with the Knife comes a bracingly original story of family, marriage and the cultural expectations of motherhood, about four women whose lives intersect in dramatic and unexpected ways...
The children of Jocasta : a novel
Haynes, Natalie
Paper Book
"[A] dark, elegant novel" of two women in ancient Greece, based on the great tragedies of Sophocles (Publishers Weekly). Thebes is a city in mourning, still reeling from a devastating plague that invaded every home and left the survivors devastated and fearful. This is...
The Berlin apartment
Turnbull, Bryn
Paper Book
"Wholly immersive and impeccably researched, Bryn Turnbull's tale brings the time vividly to life." --Toronto Star on The Paris Deception For fans of Kate Quinn and Kristin Hannah, this sweeping love story follows a young couple whose lives are irrevocably...
Eddie Winston is looking for love : a novel
Cronin, Marianne
Paper Book
The author of the beloved international hit The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot returns with a funny, uplifting story about the power of friendship and finding love in unexpected places. Eddie Winston is 90 years old. He has lived and he has loved, but he has never been kissed. ...
Gabriel's moon : a novel
Boyd, William
Paper Book
From the internationally bestselling author beloved by readers everywhere, William Boyd offers his most exhilarating novel yet, following a reluctant spy drawn into the shadows of espionage and obsession Gabriel Dax is a young man haunted by the memories of a fire that took his...
The gilded crown
Gordon, Marianne
Paper Book
The Witch's Heart meets The Foxglove King in this spellbinding dark fantasy debut about a young woman with the extraordinary power of necromancy, and the ill-fated princess whose life she is determined to save, no matter the cost. The first time Hellevir visited Death, she...
Guillotine
Dawson, Delilah S.
Paper Book
The Menu meets Ready or Not in this dark tale of opulent luxury and shocking violence from the New York Times bestselling author of Bloom. Thrift fashionista Dez Lane doesn't want to date Patrick Ruskin; she just wants to meet his mother, the editor-in...
The haunting of Moscow house
Gilmore, Olesya Salnikova
Paper Book
In this elegant gothic horror tale set in post-revolutionary Russia, two formerly aristocratic sisters race to uncover their family's long-buried secrets in a house haunted by a past dangerous--and deadly--to remember. It is the summer of 1921, and a group of...
The Close-Up: Sometimes Dreams Become Nightmares
Drysdale, Pip
Paper Book
A struggling author in Los Angeles discovers the dark side of fame when a stalker begins reenacting violent events from her thriller in this electrifying and twisty novel. When Zoe Ann Weiss moves to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of becoming a writer, her whole future is wide...
Collided (Standard Edition)
Asher, Lauren
Audiobook
How It Works Out
Lacroix, Myriam
Paper Book
"Audacious, breathtaking, and inspiring." --GEORGE SAUNDERS "Madcap, delirious, exhilaratingly good." --KELLY LINK "A delightfully bizarre and unabashedly queer revelation." --TEGAN and SARA QUIN "A beautifully brilliant, hilariously sad stunner of a...
How the Penguins Saved Veronica
Prior, Hazel
Paper Book
A curmudgeonly but charming old woman, her estranged grandson, and a colony of penguins proves it's never too late to be the person you want to be in this rich, heartwarming story from the acclaimed author of Ellie and the Harpmaker. Eighty-five-year-old Veronica...
A daughter of fair Verona
Dodd, Christina
Paper Book
I'm the eldest daughter of Romeo and Juliet. Yes, that Romeo and Juliet. No, they didn't die in the tomb. They're alive and well and living in fair Verona with their six wildly impetuous children and me, their nineteen-year-old daughter Rosaline... Knives Out<...
How to Age Disgracefully : A Novel
Pooley, Clare.
Paper Book
"An uproarious romp!" --People "Pooley weaves together the most cleverly flawed and lovable characters and then sets them free to prove that we are limitless at any age." --Annabel Monaghan, bestselling author of Summer Romance A senior citizens' center and...
The hypocrite
Hamya, Jo
Paper Book
ONE OF THE ATLANTIC'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR * DAKOTA JOHNSON'S TEATIME PICTURES SEPTEMBER BOOK CLUB PICK ● From a fiercely talented writer poised to be a new generation's Rachel Cusk or Deborah Levy, a novel set between the London stage and Sicily, about a daughter who turns...
Definitely better now : a novel
Robinson, Ava
Paper Book
A touching and deeply funny debut about starting over sober only to discover life's biggest messes are still waiting right where you left them. The very last person anyone should worry about is Emma. Yes, hi, she's an alcoholic. But she's officially been sober for one entire year...
Jimi Hendrix live in Lviv : a novel
Kurkov, AndreÄ­
Paper Book
"A bittersweet relic of a sunnier age . . . . A joyous caper . . . playful and ebullient, shot through with magical twists and supernatural turns."--Observer Longlisted for the International Booker Prize, a Murakami-esque ode to the revered cultural capital of western Ukraine, filled with...
Enemy of My Dreams
Williamson, Jenny
Paper Book
"This novel is a cinematic adventure."--Jennifer Saint, internationally bestselling author of Ariadne In the last days of the Roman Empire, a desperate princess and a brutal Gothic warlord forge a dangerous alliance. Julia, only daughter of...
Love Story
Kelk, Lindsey
Paper Book
The new enemies-to-lovers romcom from Lindsey Kelk 'Lindsey Kelk is the Taylor Swift of romance writing - she makes me PROUD to be a romance reader!' DAISY BUCHANAN 'Love Story might just be [Lindsey's] best yet. It has...
Every Tom, Dick & Harry : a novel
Lipman, Elinor
Paper Book
From the author of Ms. Demeanor--one of the most beloved comedic writers of our time--comes a charming, laugh-out-loud tale of love and criminality, a pitch-perfect romantic comedy. "Over the course of more than thirty years and at least fifteen books, Elinor Lipman has been creating a...
The man in black and other stories
Griffiths, Elly
Paper Book
From the internationally bestselling author of the Ruth Galloway Mysteries, an eclectic, thrilling collection of short stories, featuring many characters that readers have come to know and love. Elly Griffiths has always written short stories to experiment with different voices and genres...
The family inside
Garner, Katie
Paper Book
"This plot isn't just twisted--it's down-right gnarled." --People Magazine It takes a special family to turn a home into a nightmare. Since her husband's unsolved murder three years ago, Iris Blodgett's life has unraveled. Awash in grief and...
The five stages of courting Dalisay Ramos
De la Cruz, Melissa
Paper Book
A sweet and spicy multicultural romantic comedy that that blends the rich tapestry of Filipino courtship rituals with the modern complexities of love, family, and cultural expectations, written by #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz. ...
PRECIPICE
Harris, Robert
Paper Book
"Robert Harris is, simply put, masterful."--Karin Slaughter A spellbinding novel of passion, intrigue, and betrayal set in England in the months leading to the Great War from the bestselling author of Act of Oblivion, Fatherland, The Ghostwriter, and Munich. Summer 1914. A world on...
Reunion : a novel
Juska, Elise
Paper Book
A New York Times Editors' Choice * A People Best Book "Masterful storytelling and memorable characters. . . . Elise Juska's best book yet."--Liz Moore, New York Times bestselling author of Long Bright River and The God of the Woods "I loved this story about the importance...
God bless you, Otis Spunkmeyer
Thomas, Joseph Earl
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE * LONGLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION * A PW BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR'S CHOICE PICK * A KIRKUS BEST FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR * ONE OF ...
THE SECRET HISTORY OF AUDREY JAMES
Marshall, Heather.
Paper Book
An astonishing historical novel of one woman's dangerous journey through World War II Germany and her life-changing friendship with a young woman decades later--from the #1 international bestselling author of Looking for Jane "A fascinating and moving story of courage,...
A great marriage : a novel
Mayes, Frances
Paper Book
When a perfect wedding is called off just days before the big event, it sends two people--and their families--reeling, in this poignant novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun and Women in Sunlight "A moving immersion in...
Shy creatures : a novel
Chambers, Clare
Paper Book
"A beautiful story of unfolding secrets and unforeseen consequences, filled with moments that are somehow restrained and astute and gorgeously written all at the same time."--Holly Gramazio, bestselling author of The Husbands "Infinitely moving, quirky, acutely observed and beautifully...
The greatest lie of all /
Cantor, Jillian,
The silence factory : a novel
Collins, Bridget
Paper Book
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER "A delicately woven novel with an utterly original premise, it ensnared me from the very first page." -- Emilia Hart, bestselling author of Weyward From the acclaimed author of the #1 international bestseller The Binding--a captivating story of...
The unforgettable Loretta Darling : a novel
Blake, Katherine
Paper Book
An aspiring makeup artist takes on predatory Hollywood in this addictive debut novel with bite--a sultry, thrilling blend of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Killing Eve, and A Promising Young Woman. It's 1950 and Loretta Reynolds is newly arrived in Hollywood, fresh off a con that...
The heart of winter : a novel
Evison, Jonathan
Paper Book
A Seattle Times Bestseller One of The Washington Post's 10 Noteworthy Books for January One of The Los Angeles Times' 10 Books to Add to Your Reading List in January One of The Seattle Times' 24 Books to Look Out for in 2025 One of...
Just one taste
Dent, Lizzy
Paper Book
"I love, love, love Lizzy Dent."--Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author Olive Stone is about to spend four weeks in Italy with the most beautiful man she's ever hated. When Olive Stone and her Italian pseudo-celebrity chef father fell out fourteen...
The Katharina Code
Horst, J©ırn Lier.
Paper Book
Set between the icy streets and dark forests of Norway, a heart-stopping story of one man's obsession with his coldest case, by "one of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today" (The Sunday Times, London). Katharina went missing twenty-four years ago....
Ladykiller : a novel
Wood, Katherine
Paper Book
Everyone has a story. But not everyone's story is true. When a young woman vanishes from her remote Greek island estate, her best friend races to find her, using clues found in the explosive manuscript she left behind. "Full of sun, sex, money, and...
THE LIGHTNING BOTTLES
Stapley, Marissa
Paper Book
The author of New York Times bestseller and Reese's Book Club pick Lucky, a "fiercely visceral and exquisitely written" (People) story of rock 'n' roll and star-crossed love--about grunge-era musician Jane Pyre's journey to unravel the secrets behind her husband's mysterious...
Mademoiselle Eiffel : a novel
Runyan, Aimie K.
Paper Book
From the author of The School for German Brides and A Bakery in Paris, this captivating historical novel set in nineteenth-century Paris tells the story of Claire Eiffel, a woman who played a significant role in maintaining her family's legacy and their iconic contributions to...
Magical meet cute
Meltzer, Jean
Paper Book
"A laugh-out-loud funny romance with depth and heart, readers will love this spellbinding novel!" --Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author Is he the real deal...or did she truly summon a golem? Faye Kaplan used to be...
Man's best friend
Lytle, Alana B.
Paper Book
A failed actress must decide how much she will give up--and what lies she will overlook--in order to live a life of luxury, in this irresistibly suspenseful and slightly surreal debut that is The Talented Mr. Ripley meets Nightbitch. Ever since her year as a...
The most wonderful time : a novel
Allen, Jayne
Audiobook
The mother of all things : a novel
Landau, Alexis
Paper Book
A daring novel from the acclaimed author of Those Who Are Saved: female rage, grief, and creativity collide in the present and animate the past, when a woman reconnects with her essential self during a summer journey, and discovers an ancient female world that offers parallels to her own<...
Mother of Rome
Bear, Lauren J. A.
Paper Book
A powerful and fierce reimagining of the earliest Roman legend: the twins, Romulus and Remus, mythical founders of history's greatest empire, and the woman whose sacrifice made it all possible. The names Romulus and Remus may be immortalized in map and stone and chronicle, but...
Nothing Ever Happens Here
Glass, Seraphina Nova
"A charming cast of characters, a twisty mystery, and a diabolical killer make Nothing Ever Happens Here impossible to put down. A riveting page-turner with a sly sense of humor." --Robyn Harding, internationally bestselling author of The Haters ...
One last summer
Spencer, Kate
Paper Book
From the cohost of the award-winning Forever35 podcast comes a dreamy, laugh-out-loud summer romance that asks: What do you do when the life you've planned isn't what you've dreamed?  Clara Millen's life is spiraling out of control: her dream job is a nightmare...
Only one survives
McKinnon, Hannah Mary
Paper Book
"For readers eagerly awaiting the return of Yellowjackets, this novel from McKinnon blends the musical highs of Taylor Jenkins Reid's Daisy Jones and the Six with the darkness of The Girls by Emma Cline in a twisty thriller that is hard to resist." --Library Journal ...
The Outlier
Eaves, Elisabeth
Paper Book
An audaciously twisty psychological thriller in which finding the killer is only one of two mysteries its anti-heroine, Cate Winter, tries to unravel. The other: when pushed to extremes, what is she herself capable of? Cate Winter, at 34, is a wildly successful neuroscientist and...
Phantom orbit : a thriller
Ignatius, David
Paper Book
David Ignatius is known for his uncanny ability, in novel after novel, to predict the next great national security headline. In Phantom Orbit, he presents a story both searing and topical, with stakes as far-reaching as outer space. It follows Ivan Volkov, a Russian student in Beijing, who...
THE PLUS ONE
Lalli, S. C.
Paper Book
White Lotus meets The Guest List in international bestselling author S. C. Lalli's next thrilling novel, where two business moguls were set to be married in the biggest event of the year--until they're both found murdered the day before the wedding--and a social...
The puzzle box : a novel
Trussoni, Danielle
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER . "A fun, DaVinci Code-style blend of puzzles, mysticism and high-octane action" (People, Best Books of the Month), from theauthor of The Puzzle Master "This rip-roaring adventure thriller is an escapist puzzle box of delights- a...
The Queen's faithful companion : a novel of Queen Elizabeth II and her beloved corgi, Susan
Knight, Eliza
Paper Book
From USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight comes an endearing and vivid novel told from the unique multi-narrative viewpoints of a young Queen Elizabeth; Hanna Penwyck, the fictionalized Keeper of the Queen's dogs; and Susan, the Queen's Corgi, whose love and loyalty were boundless....
Robert B. Parker's buried secrets
Farnsworth, Christopher
Paper Book
AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER Police Chief Jesse Stone investigates the mystery behind a dead body found strewn with photos of murder victims and placed on top of $2 million in cash, before a mob of hit men converge on Paradise. Just another day in...
A rough way to go
Garonzik, Sam
Paper Book
In this all-consuming, suspenseful story, a stay-at-home father with something to prove finds a wealthy Wall Street investor's body washed up on the shore--and decides to take the investigation into his own hands: "smart, clever, and has something to say" (Michael Connelly​)....
Seven summer weekends
Rosen, Jane L.
Paper Book
When a workplace disaster upends Addison Irwin's decade-long career at a posh Manhattan advertising agency, things look bleak for the thirty-three year old mid-western transplant. But a surprising inheritance, from an arty aunt she barely remembers - a house on Fire Island, complete with an artist's...
Some murders in Berlin
Robards, Karen
Paper Book
This pulse-pounding, brilliantly twisting new historical thriller is a gripping tale that will leave you questioning everything. September 1943: Berlin is the heart of darkness--and the last place Dr. Elin Lund wishes to be. An expert in psychological profiling, she's...
THE THIRD WIFE OF FARADAY HOUSE
Myers, B. R.
Paper Book
"A deliciously chilling gothic mystery with a smart and resourceful heroine . . . What more could fans of Jane Eyre and Rebecca want" -- Carol Goodman, two-time Mary Higgins Clark Award winner Two brides band together to unravel the secrets at the heart of...
Tired ladies take a stand
Anthony, Gretchen
Paper Book
"Do yourself a favor and say yes to the perfect bookish escape." --Lucy Gilmore, author of The Lonely Hearts Book Club You've heard of Year of Yes. Introducing... Year of No. During one unforgettable year in their twenties, best friends...
The Treasure Hunters Club
Ryan, Tom
Paper Book
An Instant USA Today Bestseller! Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone meets The Goonies in The Treasure Hunters Club--a rollicking murder mystery set in a seaside town filled with pirate lore, family secrets, unforgiveable grudges, secret...

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