Top new action-adventure books in February 2023
Last updated:
February 28, 2023
February 2023 featuring new releases by Rachel Joyce, C.J. Box, Jay Snyder, Mark Greaney, Samantha Shannon, J.B. Turner, J. Daniels, Elsie Silver, Lucy Score, James Patterson, Andrew Mayne and many more.
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Maureen by Rachel Joyce
From the bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry comes a moving novel told from the point of view of Harold’s wife Maureen. Now undertaking her own journey, Maureen will discover a way to reconnect with the world she’s closed a door on.Maureen Fry has settled into the quiet life she shares with her husband after his iconic walk across England ten years ago...action-adventure · adult · aging · audiobook · book · contemporary · family · female-mc · fiction · friendship -
![Storm Watch by C.J. Box]()
Storm Watch by C.J. Box
Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett investigates a mysterious death at a secret remote high-tech facility in this riveting new novel from #1 New York Times bestseller C.J. Box.When a prominent University of Wyoming professor goes missing, authorities are stumped...action-adventure · adult · animals · audiobook · book · crime · family · fiction · indigenous-mc · law-enforcement -
![Burner by Jay Snyder, Mark Greaney]()
Burner by Jay Snyder, Mark Greaney
Court Gentry is caught between the Russian mafia and the CIA in this latest electrifying thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling Gray Man series.When you kick over a rock, you never know what's going to crawl out.Alex Velesky is about to discover that the hard way. He's stolen records from the Swiss bank that employs him, thinking that he'll uncover a criminal conspiracy...action-adventure · adult · assassins · audiobook · book · espionage · fiction · political-intrigue · suspense · thriller -
![A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon]()
A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon
The stunning, standalone prequel to the New York Times bestselling The Priory of the Orange Tree.Tunuva Melim is a sister of the Priory. For fifty years, she has trained to slay wyrms – but none have appeared since the Nameless One, and the younger generation is starting to question the Priory's purpose...action-adventure · book · coming-of-age · dragons · epic · female-author · fiction · high-fantasy · lesbian-mc · lgbtq -
![Long Way Home by J.B. Turner]()
Long Way Home by J.B. Turner
Long Way Home is an action-packed new thriller from bestselling author J. B. Turner and the follow-up to the electric No Way Back.When Jack McNeal threw Henry Graff’s body in the reservoir, he thought he had closed the book on Graff and his nefarious associates. But when Graff’s body is exhumed from the water, McNeal’s troubles really begin...action-adventure · adult · assassinations · book · conspiracies · crime · fiction · military · mystery · political-intrigue -
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![The Tragedy of Felix and Jake by J. Daniels]()
The Tragedy of Felix and Jake by J. Daniels
From New York Times bestselling author, J. Daniels, comes an all-new standalone forbidden romance.They say the best way to get over someone is to get under someone else.They say the best way to stay sober is to love yourself.I’m great at making bad decisions.Addict? Check. Poor impulse control? Check. Obsessed with the guy I’m sponsoring? Check Check Check...romance · mlm · lgbtq · contemporary · military · mental-illness · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc · friends-to-lovers -
![Powerless by Elsie Silver]()
Powerless by Elsie Silver
Two childhood friends. Two broken hearts. One impromptu road trip to get away from everything. That’s all this was supposed to be. Afterall, I’ve been living in the friend zone for years now.But hockey heartthrob Jasper Gervais isn’t looking at me like a friend anymore. And he isn’t touching me like one either.To his fans, he’s the handsome, talented athlete on TV...action-adventure · adult · age-gap · alpha-mc · angst · athlete · audiobook · book · celebrity · cheerful-mc -
![Things We Hide From the Light by Lucy Score]()
Things We Hide From the Light by Lucy Score
Nash Morgan was always known as the good Morgan brother, with a smile and a wink for everyone. But now, this chief of police is recovering from being shot and his Southern charm has been overshadowed by panic attacks and nightmares. He feels like a broody shell of the man he once was. Nash isn’t about to let anyone in his life know he’s struggling...action-adventure · adult · audiobook · book · cheerful-mc · contemporary · crime · drama · enemies-to-lovers · fiction -
![3 Days to Live by James Patterson]()
3 Days to Live by James Patterson
A collection of three gripping new stories from the world's bestselling thriller writer3 DAYS TO LIVEA CIA-agent bride is on her European honeymoon when she and her husband are poisoned - leaving her seventy-two hours to take revenge... -
![Sea Castle by Andrew Mayne]()
Sea Castle by Andrew Mayne
When a young woman washes ashore on a Fort Lauderdale beach, Sloan McPherson of the Underwater Investigation Unit is called in to consult. Sloan’s instinct says murder, but even then, there are too many questions.For answers she reaches out to Gwen Wylder. The Miami homicide detective is notorious for being manipulative, bitter, a tyrant to her peers, and wicked smart...abuse · action-adventure · adult · audiobook · book · crime · cults · female-mc · fiction · law-enforcement -
![Dead to Me by J.M. Dalgliesh]()
Dead to Me by J.M. Dalgliesh
Let go of your past... or it will be the death of you...When a man's body is discovered crammed into the boot of an abandoned car in a remote location, DI Tom Janssen and his team must unpick his life to find out how he came to be there.The victim was a local man, popular with some although hated by others, and he had a habit of making enemies, enemies that any sane man would seek to avoid...action-adventure · adult · book · contemporary · crime · fiction · hard-boiled · kidnapping · law-enforcement · literary-fiction -
![The Jungles of Alabama by E. William Brown]()
The Jungles of Alabama by E. William Brown
The System gave everyone on Earth a status screen, the ability to level up, and an endless supply of monsters to fight. To bad it seems to think the whole planet should be covered in adventure zones, and it doesn't believe in holidays or advance warning... -
![The Catch by Ross King, Shari Low]()
The Catch by Ross King, Shari Low
They’ve made it to the top… but someone is determined to make them pay..At a glittering after-party on the night of the Academy Awards, author Mirren McLean celebrates her win with her childhood friends Davie Johnston and Zander Leith by her side.Three kids from a tough street in Glasgow, the dazzling trio rose from the ashes to become Hollywood stars with global fame and vast fortunes...action-adventure · adult · amateur-sleuth · book · coming-of-age · contemporary · crime · espionage · family · female-mc -
![The Cradle of Ice by James Rollins]()
The Cradle of Ice by James Rollins
The second book in the New York Times bestselling Moonfall series from thriller-master James Rollins, The Cradle of Ice is a page-turning tale of action, adventure, betrayal, ambition, and the struggle for survival in a harsh world that hangs by a thread.To stop the coming apocalypse, a fellowship was formed.A soldier, a thief, a lost prince, and a young girl bonded by fate and looming disaster... -
![Net Force: Moving Target by Tom Clancy, Steve Pieczenik, Jerome Preisler]()
Net Force: Moving Target by Tom Clancy, Steve Pieczenik, Jerome Preisler
A NEW BATTLE IS BREWING—ONE THAT WILL SOON RAGE ACROSS ALL POLITICAL AND GEOGRAPHIC LINES.As this new threat escalates, the US president calls on the members of Net Force to prevent global chaos.In Paris, the leader of a new political movement has gone into hiding, pursued by a relentless group of bioenhanced assassins...action-adventure · adult · assassinations · book · crime · fiction · male-mc · military · mystery · political-intrigue -
![Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Druid's Call by E.K. Johnston]()
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Druid's Call by E.K. Johnston
Discover Doric’s powerful druid origins in this thrilling young adult prequel to the film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.An original YA novel, set before the events of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves...fantasy · fiction · young-adult · high-fantasy · magic · audiobook · female-mc · lgbtq · friendship · family -
![Ripples in Time by Julie McElwain]()
Ripples in Time by Julie McElwain
July 1816 -Kendra Donovan could use a distraction. The FBI agent has been dealing with a serious case of cold feet after impulsively agreeing to marry Alec, the Marquis of Sutcliffe...action-adventure · adult · book · female-mc · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · mystery · paranormal · suspense -
![The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty]()
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty
Shannon Chakraborty, the bestselling author of The City of Brass, spins a new trilogy of magic and mayhem on the high seas in this tale of pirates and sorcerers, forbidden artifacts and ancient mysteries, in one woman’s determined quest to seize a final chance at glory—and write her own legend.Amina al-Sirafi should be content...action-adventure · audiobook · book · epic · female-author · fiction · high-fantasy · historical · historical-fiction · nautical -
![Stardust in Their Veins by Laura Sebastian]()
Stardust in Their Veins by Laura Sebastian
Princesses Beatriz and Daphne have lost their older sister, but their mother's grand scheme of taking the continent of Vesteria is far from complete. With the country of Temarin now under the Empress's control, only the nations of Cellaria and Friv remain free from her rule. What's worse, an ominous prophecy has begun to shine through the constellations: the blood of stars and majesty spilled...romance · fantasy · young-adult · magic · audiobook · fiction · high-fantasy · lgbtq · royalty · action-adventure -
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![Barbarian by Penelope Sky]()
Barbarian by Penelope Sky
My father, my own flesh and blood, would have killed me to get what he wanted.I've made a horrible mistake...and I can't take it back.I assumed Bartholomew was the dangerous one, when in fact, he's the only one that actually cares about me.Apologies are useless. I can't beg or plead.Nothing will change his mind. Not after what I did...action-adventure · adult · age-gap · anti-hero · billionaire · book · contemporary · crime · dark · enemies-to-lovers -
![Dempsey by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson]()
Dempsey by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson
The world is more volatile, unpredictable, and dangerous than ever before. To stop the architect of this chaos, Dempsey is given the most dangerous tasking of his career … a mission only he can complete against an adversary he must face alone.After Task Force Ember’s successful intervention in Ukraine, John Dempsey disappears without a trace—with no notice or explanation given to his teammates...action-adventure · adult · audiobook · book · espionage · fiction · historical · male-mc · military · political-intrigue -
![The Beauty Trials by Dhonielle Clayton]()
The Beauty Trials by Dhonielle Clayton
In this all-new novel from the world of Dhonielle Clayton’s sweeping, lush Belles series, rebellious, outspoken, fan-favorite Edel Beauregard enters the Beauty Trials―a deadly competition to find the next Queen of Orléans.Sophia, the dangerous and erratic former queen, has been imprisoned, restoring peace to Orléans...romance · fantasy · young-adult · dystopia · historical · fiction · lgbtq · high-fantasy · historical-fiction · audiobook -
![The Wrong Woman by Helen H. Durrant]()
The Wrong Woman by Helen H. Durrant
Detectives Harry Lennox and Jess Wilde have never seen anything like it. The dead woman is dressed up like a Victorian doll. She’s wearing a long, white dress, a bloodstained blonde wig, and a mask with red, cupid-bow lips.Beneath the mask, her face is beaten so badly it’s unrecognisable.DNA identifies the victim as Lori Lansing, who was kidnapped three weeks ago...action-adventure · adult · book · crime · fiction · heist · kidnapping · killer · law-enforcement · murder -
![Smolder by Mika Nix]()
Smolder by Mika Nix
I was hired to protect him, but will our smoldering attraction ignite into love?When my hot headed brother found his fated mate, a deep, aching desire opened up inside of me for my own. Everyone knows dragons are covetous, jealous… possessive. I am all of these things, but never more so than when I set my eyes on Dempsey for the first time.Beautiful. Awkward. Sweet. Shy. Perfect...romance · paranormal · mlm · fantasy · dragons · shapeshifters · supernatural · magic · lgbtq · bodyguard -
![Maniac by Onley James]()
Maniac by Onley James
Thomas Mulvaney was just a child when an error in judgment cost him everything. He vowed then that he would do anything to atone for his mistake. And he did. He never strayed from the right path. Until Aiden.Aiden Mulvaney doesn’t exist. He’s a lie created by the father who disowned him and by Thomas Mulvaney, the only man Aiden had ever begged to love him...abuse · action-adventure · adult · age-gap · angst · assassins · billionaire · book · contemporary · crime -
![The Island by Natasha Preston]()
The Island by Natasha Preston
They said goodbye to their friends and family for the weekend. They weren’t counting on forever.Jagged Island: a private amusement park for the very rich—or the very influential. Liam, James, Will, Ava, Harper, and Paisley—social media influencers with millions of followers—have been invited for an exclusive weekend before the park opens...mystery · young-adult · horror · fiction · suspense · contemporary · audiobook · thriller · killer · murder -
![Finding Ashlyn by Susan Stoker]()
Finding Ashlyn by Susan Stoker
Friends with benefits. That’s all Ashlyn wanted with Slate. They were certainly combustible in the bedroom, and that was sufficient…wasn’t it? Yes, definitely. He was too bossy. Too protective. She didn’t want someone hovering, wanting to know her every move and telling her she was too reckless. But then again, knowing someone cared enough to worry about her felt kind of nice...romance · military · suspense · friends-to-lovers · contemporary · action-adventure · fiction · book · adult -
![When a Moth Loved a Bee by Pepper Winters]()
When a Moth Loved a Bee by Pepper Winters
New York Times Bestseller, Pepper Winters, delivers a brand new High Fantasy Romance. “It’s taking everything I have not to touch you. Not because I want to make you mine but because every part of me screams that you already are.”A pack of wolves hunt a girl who takes her last breath by a river’s edge.She is found and nursed back to health by the kind-hearted Nhil people.She has no memory...action-adventure · adult · book · dark · fiction · high-fantasy · horror · mystery · paranormal · slow-burn -
![Garrett by Riley Edwards]()
Garrett by Riley Edwards
Garrett’s redemption won’t come easy; Melissa Rivers is not the same girl he broke.Former GRS Operator and Navy SEAL Garrett Davis is the walking, talking definition of regret. His guilt weighs heavy. The pain and misery he carries cripples him. When a tragic accident takes him back to his hometown, he’s not prepared to face the woman he left behind...romance · military · suspense · contemporary · small-town · enemies-to-lovers · kidnapping · abuse · domestic-drama · paranormal -
![The Last Kingdom by Steve Berry]()
The Last Kingdom by Steve Berry
From celebrated New York Times bestselling author, Steve Berry, comes the latest Cotton Malone adventure, in which the discovery of a lost historical document challenges the global might of the United States.King Ludwig II of Bavaria was an enigmatic figure who was deposed in 1886, mysteriously drowning three days later...action-adventure · adult · audiobook · book · espionage · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · mystery · political-intrigue -
![A Tournament of Crowns by Elise Kova]()
A Tournament of Crowns by Elise Kova
A Royal Tournament. Thrilling Magic. Deadly Mysteries. Slow-Burn Romance.Last night, Eira killed a man.However justified her actions were, many now regard her as a cold-blooded murderer and a heretic who extinguished their hope. But there’s no time to explain herself. She barely has a chance to wash the blood off her hands before the Tournament of Five Kingdoms begins...romance · fantasy · young-adult · magic · action-adventure · fiction · audiobook · female-author · female-mc · high-fantasy -
![Control Me by Michelle Heard]()
Control Me by Michelle Heard
From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michelle Heard, is a new STANDALONE, full-length MAFIA ROMANCE novel.I wanted to be a painter. But that's just a dream because a mafia princess doesn't get to choose her future.Still, I never let it get me down. I always try to make the best of everything.Until I'm forced to go for brutal training, and I meet Nikolai Vetrov...abuse · action-adventure · adult · age-gap · alpha-mc · angst · anti-hero · billionaire · book · cheerful-mc -
![The Deceit by Sara Foster]()
The Deceit by Sara Foster
Lenny has always known that his wife, Claire, is the love of his life. But somehow his marriage is in shambles, he's struggling with the kids, and a string of anonymous text messages are tormenting him, insisting that Claire is a liar.Claire adores Lenny, but there's a lot she hasn't told him about the traumatic events that led her to him, and over the last few years she has gradually closed down...fiction · audiobook · suspense · thriller · contemporary · family · season-autumn · crime · psychological · vigilante -
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![Dead of Night by Simon Scarrow]()
Dead of Night by Simon Scarrow
As Germany strangles under the tight grip of the Nazi Party, the frozen winter of 1940 brings even more reasons to fear the dark in the crackling new WWII crime novel from #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Scarrow – perfect for fans of Philip Kerr’s Berlin Trilogy, Robert Ludlum, Andrew Gross, and William Christie… One freezing night in 1940 Berlin, an SS doctor and his wife return from...historical-fiction · fiction · mystery · crime · law-enforcement · historical · war · audiobook · thriller · ww2 -
![The Foreign Exchange by Veronica G. Henry]()
The Foreign Exchange by Veronica G. Henry
A Vodou priestess turned amateur sleuth investigating a ritual murder is embroiled in an insidious case of corruption that reaches beyond the shadows of New Orleans.After solving a crime blamed on Vodou in New Orleans’ French Quarter, Vodou priestess turned amateur detective Reina Dumond has returned to her benevolent work as a healer...action-adventure · adult · amateur-sleuth · black-mc · book · contemporary · dark · female-mc · fiction · horror -
![Ruby Road by B.R. Kingsolver]()
Ruby Road by B.R. Kingsolver
It had been thirteen years, but my heart skipped a beat. My brain was bursting with things I wanted to say—many of them contradictory—things I had thought I might say if I ever saw him again. So, I said nothing.He pulled a leather bag out of an inside pocket of his cloak, opened the drawstrings, and turned it upside down over a display tray on the counter...fantasy · urban-fantasy · female-mc · paranormal · action-adventure · low-fantasy · fiction · book · adult -
![Victory City: A Novel by Salman Rushdie]()
Victory City: A Novel by Salman Rushdie
The epic tale of a woman who breathes a fantastical empire into existence, only to be consumed by it over the centuries--from the transcendent imagination of Booker Prize-winning, internationally bestselling author Salman RushdieIn the wake of an insignificant battle between two long-forgotten kingdoms in fourteenth-century southern India, a nine-year-old girl has a divine encounter that will...action-adventure · adult · asian-mc · audiobook · book · epic · female-mc · fiction · historical · historical-fiction -
![Not in a Million Years: A totally hilarious and feel-good enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy by Sophie Ranald]()
Not in a Million Years: A totally hilarious and feel-good enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy by Sophie Ranald
Cute bikini: tick Icy cocktails: tick Glossy magazines: tick Person on the next sun lounger: *worst nightmare*Chronically single Kate is winning at life. She’s finally saved enough to live alone in her dream home, she has a great group of friends, and she has – at last – perfected the ultimate chocolate cake...action-adventure · adult · audiobook · book · contemporary · enemies-to-lovers · female-mc · fiction · humor · journey -
![Rico: The Four Families: Romano by Cee Bowerman]()
Rico: The Four Families: Romano by Cee Bowerman
Federico Romano didn’t just inherit his position as the head of the family, he clawed his way to the top, all while dealing with drama and secrets in his personal life that can never be allowed to see the light of day. The harsh and unforgiving mafia boss persona he presents to the world at large is light-years away from the loving man that his family knows...romance · contemporary · organized-crime · steamy · action-adventure · betrayal · alpha-mc · age-gap · fiction · crime -
![The Phantom: A Paranormal Novel by Gena Showalter]()
The Phantom: A Paranormal Novel by Gena Showalter
As the son of a war god, Roux Pyroesis has suffered unending pain—he’s caused it, too, dispatching his foes with alarming ease. Now he’s tasked with cutting out the heart of a powerful queen who rules an ancient prison realm inhabited by the most vicious immortal females in existence...action-adventure · adult · alpha-mc · angst · anti-hero · audiobook · betrayal · book · enemies-to-lovers · family
