Top new action-adventure books in April 2025
Last updated:
February 9, 2025
April 2025 featuring new releases by Beth O'Leary, Sarah Penner, Lani Lynn Vale, Robert Jackson Bennett, Julie Johnson, Margaret Owen, Sandra Dallas, Jonathan Auxier, Beth Revis, Maxym M. Martineau and many more.
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Swept Away by Beth O'Leary
Two strangers find themselves stranded at sea together in this epic new love story by bestselling author Beth O’Leary.What if you were lost at sea…with your one-night stand?Zeke and Lexi thought it would just be a night of fun. They had no intentions of seeing each other again. Zeke is only in town for the weekend to buy back his late father’s houseboat...romance · contemporary · fiction · action-adventure · age-gap · forced-proximity · season-summer · humor · comedy · female-mc -
The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner
Powerful witchcraft. A hunt for sunken treasure. Forbidden love on the high seas. Beware the Amalfi Curse…Haven Ambrose, a trailblazing nautical archaeologist, has come to the sun-soaked village of Positano to investigate the mysterious shipwrecks along the Amalfi Coast... -
Always Salty by Lani Lynn Vale
The fourth book in the Semyonov Bratva series featuring Dima... -
A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett
The brilliant detective Ana Dolabra may have finally met her match in the gripping sequel to The Tainted Cup—from the bestselling author of The Founders Trilogy.In the canton of Yarrowdale, at the very edge of the Empire’s reach, an impossible crime has occurred...fantasy · mystery · fiction · lgbtq · high-fantasy · epic · crime · action-adventure · sword-sorcery · law-enforcement -
The Wind Weaver by Julie Johnson
Magic and adventure swirl through this spellbinding romantasy where a young woman reignites the embers of an ancient prophecy, unleashing a storm that could save her realm or doom them all.Fear of maegic plagues war-torn Anwyvn. Halflings like Rhya Fleetwood are killed on sight. But Rhya’s execution is interrupted by an unexpected savior—one far more terrifying than her would-be killers... -
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romance · fantasy · young-adult · fiction · lgbtq · retellings · high-fantasy · audiobook · sword-sorcery · dark
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Tough Luck by Sandra Dallas
In this homage to True Grit, a young woman makes a perilous journey west in 1863 in search of her gold-mining father.After their mother dies, Haidie Richards and her younger brother, Boots, are put to work in an orphanage. Their father left four years earlier to find a gold mine in Colorado Territory, and since then he’s sent only three letters...historical-fiction · western · historical · fiction · action-adventure · female-mc · industrial-era · book · adult -
The War of the Maps by Jonathan Auxier
From the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of The Night Gardener and Sweep, comes an epic middle-grade adventure—companion to Peter Nimble and his Fantastic Eyes and Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard—that will take readers to the very ends of the earth . .middle-grade · low-fantasy · fantasy · children-books · friendship · action-adventure · fiction · book -
Last Chance to Save the World by Beth Revis
The explosive, satisfying conclusion to the Chaotic Orbits novella trilogy sees Ada and Rian breaking into a high-security facility to give Earth a fighting chance at survivalSexy, fast, fun and funny, this happily-ever-after ending is perfect for fans of the Murderbot novels and the Wayfairers seriesAfter a few weeks trapped on board a spaceship with Ada (and, oh look, there’s only one bed),... -
House of Blight by Maxym M. Martineau
The first novel in an eerie, darkly creative, and romantic new gothic fantasy duology from Maxym M. Martineau, for readers of Sarah J. Maas and Rachel Gillig.Edira Brillwyn is a threadmender. She holds a rare, lifesaving power that can cure disease and heal injuries in the blink of an eye. But magic always comes with a cost, and saving anyone sacrifices a sliver of her own life...romance · fantasy · gothic · fiction · fae · sci-fi · magic · new-adult · season-winter · season-autumn -
Broken Souls and Bones by L.J. Andrews
Together they’ll restore a divided kingdom—or burn it down—in this new romantasy from USA Today bestselling author and TikTok sensation LJ Andrews. Lyra Bien intended to live a quiet life to avoid the attention of the magic-obsessed king in the fortress of Stonegate...europe · scandinavia · romance · fantasy · magic · dark · dark-fantasy · action-adventure · medieval · fated-mates -
Cold Eternity by S.A. Barnes
Cold Eternity, the newest space horror novel from the author of Dead Silence and Ghost Station, blends the dystopian dread of Severance with the catastrophic approach to AI from M3gan. Halley is on the run from an interplanetary political scandal that has put a huge target on her back... -
When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley
In Coney Island, true love rises to the surface. With lush illustrations and buoyant prose, Venessa Vida Kelley forges an unforgettable New York fairytale.Benigno “Benny” Caldera knows an orphaned Boricua blacksmith in 1910s New York City can’t call himself an artist...romance · fantasy · lgbtq · historical-fiction · historical · fiction · mermaids · monsters · mlm · paranormal -
Crash Landing by Annie McQuaid
A funny and heartwarming debut romance about two exes forced to reunite when a plane crash leaves them stranded on a deserted island.Piper Adams is totally, one hundred percent, completely over Wyatt, the former love of her life. After he broke her heart, she stopped taking risks and focused instead on building a perfect—and perfectly safe—life...romance · contemporary · fiction · survival · enemies-to-lovers · steamy · humor · action-adventure · female-mc · book -
Tonight, I Bleed by Katharine J. Adams
In this dark and decadent sequel to Tonight, I Burn, a witch finds herself face to face with death as she stands at the center of a magical rebellion and back to back with her enemies as she falls deeper into a seductive romance. Penny Albright has burned night after night to keep her soul free of Malin's contract. Now, she's at the stake again, and this time, it's her freewill about to burn...fantasy · lgbtq · epic · witches-wizards · dark · horror · fiction · action-adventure · romantic-love · book -
His Pretty Runaway by Natasha Sterling
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Kisses for the Thief by Natasha Sterling
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Venom and Black Swan by Rue Knightly
"This is not a cage, but an empire. And you are not a trapped little bird, you are the queen" Coveting for love and attention, two things I can never really have enough of no matter how desperately I pursue them, I fall prey to the devil who models beauty and grace with an otherworldly charm...dark · organized-crime · new-adult · romance · fiction · steamy · military · crime · action-adventure · book -
A Palace Near the Wind by Ai Jiang
From a rising star author, a richly inventive, brutal and beautiful science-fantasy novella. A story of family, loss, oppression and rebellion for readers of Nghi Vo's The Empress of Salt and Fortune, Neon Yang's The Black Tides of Heaven and Kritika H...fantasy · fiction · high-fantasy · poc-author · young-adult · myths · post-apocalyptic · paranormal · horror · anthologies -