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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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...
Alice Rue evades the truth : a novel
Zipps, Emily
"Vibrant, voice-y, tender, genuinely funny, and bursting with all the imperfect charm of a real, hopeful love. I can't wait to make everyone I know read this."-Casey McQuiston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pairing In this sapphic homage to While You...
As many souls as stars : a novel
Siegel, Natasha
"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...
August Lane
Black, Regina
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
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...
The bodyguard affair
Lea, Amy
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 ...
Call Me Ishmaelle
Guo, Xiaolu
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...
Deeper Than the Ocean
Ojito, Mirta
NATIONAL BESTSELLER A moving multigenerational novel about the enduring power of a mother's love, the ripple effect of secrets, and the strength of family bonds from a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. In 1919 Spain, Catalina Quintana...
The elopement
Hornby, Gill
A richly imagined novel of the Austen family by the #1 International bestselling-author of Miss Austen. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. 1820. Mary Dorothea Knatchbull is...
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,...
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 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...
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...
I got abducted by aliens and now I'm trapped in a rom-com
Lemming, Kimberly
Paper Book
AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER! AN INDIE NEXT MARCH 2025 PICK ∙ A FEBRUARY LIBRARYREADS PICK A hilarious and sexy romance about a woman who gets dropped on a strange planet only to fall for not one, but two, aliens, from the author of I Got Drunk and Yeeted a...
Last First Kiss
Winters, Julian
"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...
Middle spoon
Varela, Alejandro
'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 body in the trees : a novel
Fletcher, Jessica
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...
The Rarest Fruit
Belem, Gaelle
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...
The shocking experiments of Miss Mary Bennet : a novel
Taub, Melinda
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,...
This kind of trouble :
Eze, Tochi
A dazzling emotionally-charged debut novel unfolding across three parallel timelines centered on an estranged older couple who are once again brought together to rid themselves of a century's old curse. When Benjamin lands in 1960's Nigeria hoping to explore his roots after the...
To Kill a Queen
McNee, Amie
When Queen Elizabeth I is nearly assassinated, the rebellious heir to a criminal legacy seizes an opportunity for a better life. London, 1579. In the treacherous alleyways of London, Jack has left behind the life of petty crime, hoping to atone for the past by rooting out murderers. As the eldest...
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 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...
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