Top new action-adventure books in March 2023
Last updated:
March 31, 2023
March 2023 featuring new releases by David Baldacci, Harlan Coben, Sarah J. Maas, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Loreth Anne White, Marie Lu, Anne Bishop, Colleen Oakley, James Patterson, Brendan DuBois, Rina Kent and many more.
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True Blue by David Baldacci
Mason “Mace” Perry was a maverick cop on the D.C. police force until she was kidnapped and framed for a crime. She lost everything—her career, her liberty—and spent two years in prison. Now back on the outside, Mace is trying to rebuild her life and track down the people who set her up...action-adventure · adult · audiobook · book · crime · espionage · female-mc · fiction · killer · law-enforcement -
I Will Find You by Harlan Coben
An innocent father serving life for the murder of his own son receives evidence that his child may still be alive, and must break out of prison to find out the truth in #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben’s latest breathtaking thriller.David and Cheryl Burroughs were living the dream life when tragedy struck. Now, five years after that terrible night, Cheryl is remarried...action-adventure · adult · book · contemporary · crime · family · fiction · murder · mystery · prison -
A Court of Frost and Starlight [Dramatized Adaptation] by Sarah J. Maas
A tender addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas, bridging the events of A Court of Wings and Ruin and upcoming audiobooks.Feyre, Rhysand, and their friends are still busy rebuilding the Night Court and the vastly altered world beyond, recovering from the war that changed everything...romance · fantasy · audiobook · fae · magic · paranormal · fiction · new-adult · friendship · steamy -
Before We Forget Kindness by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
In the fifth book in the sensational Before the Coffee Gets Cold series translated from Japanese, the mysterious café where customers arrive hoping to travel back in time welcomes four new guests:- The father who could not allow his daughter to get married- A woman who couldn't give Valentine's Day chocolates to her loved one- A boy who wants to show his smile to his divorced parents- A wife... -
The Maid's Diary by Loreth Anne White
Kit Darling is a maid with a snooping problem. She’s the “invisible girl,” compelled to poke into her wealthy clients’ closely guarded lives. It’s a harmless hobby until Kit sees something she can’t unsee in the home of her brand-new clients: a secret so dark it could destroy the privileged couple expecting their first child. This makes Kit dangerous to the couple...action-adventure · adult · audiobook · book · contemporary · crime · drama · female-mc · fiction · heist -
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Stars and Smoke by Marie Lu
This smoldering enemies-to-lovers novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu puts a superstar global phenomenon and a hotshot young spy on a collision course with danger – and Cupid’s arrow – in an electric new series perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Ally Carter.Meet Winter Young – International pop sensation, with a voice like velvet and looks that could kill...romance · young-adult · contemporary · mystery · fantasy · fiction · audiobook · espionage · action-adventure · new-adult -
The Queen’s Price by Anne Bishop
Enter the dark and sensual realms of the Black Jewels in this sweeping story in the New York Times bestselling fantasy saga of three young women who must navigate life within the powerful SaDiablo family--and come to terms with Witch, the Queen who is still the heart and will of that family. The Queen's price is to stand against what you know is wrong... -
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley
Twenty-one-year-old Tanner Quimby needs a place to live. Preferably one where she can continue sitting around in sweatpants and playing video games nineteen hours a day. Since she has no credit or money to speak of, her options are limited, so when an opportunity to work as a live-in caregiver for an elderly woman falls into her lap, she takes it.One slip on the rug...action-adventure · adult · aging · audiobook · book · contemporary · crime · family · female-mc · fiction -
Countdown by James Patterson, Brendan DuBois
5 days to save the world, 4 days to save her family. . . James Patterson’s most terrifying time-bomb of a thriller since The President Is Missing. Agent Amy Cornwall excels at working from the shadows—until a botched field operation reveals dark dealings between her bosses and an informant. And a hidden plot by a terrorist genius that could kill thousands of Americans...action-adventure · adult · audiobook · book · contemporary · crime · espionage · female-mc · fiction · male-mc -
Lies of My Monster by Rina Kent
From the USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a new dark mafia romance.In our brutal world, there’s no such thing as the truth.Lies overflow until they become a reality.But I’m determined to uncover what happened to my family.One problem, though. My monster, Kirill.We are not the same anymore.It’s become hard to trust one another.But it’s downright impossible to stay away from each other...action-adventure · adult · age-gap · alpha-mc · angst · audiobook · bodyguard · book · contemporary · crime -
What Have We Done by Alex Finlay
In this “top-notch mystery thriller” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) from Alex Finlay, What Have We Done is a tale about the lives we leave behind and the secrets we carry with us forever.A stay-at-home mom with a past.A has-been rock star with a habit.A reality TV producer with a debt.Three disparate lives.One deadly secret...action-adventure · adult · audiobook · book · coming-of-age · contemporary · crime · dark · fiction · friendship -
New Term at Malory Towers by Enid Blyton, Pamela Cox
Darrell has left, and Felicity is head of the third form. What a lot she has had to deal with - June and new girl Freddie playing tricks continually, the sickly Bonnie shadowing her, and the stuck-up Amy, who has a strange family secret... -
Storm of Bells by Robert Thier
Never do what you're told, never boil your own head in vinegar and, most important of all, never ever marry a man-those have always been Lilly Linton's principles for a happy, carefree life. So, how the heck did she end up engaged to multinational industrial magnate Rikkard Ambrose?Right now she's too happy to care... -
The White Forest Killings by Simon McCleave
A dangerous Islamic terrorist. A safe house in the middle of Snowdonia...action-adventure · adult · book · crime · espionage · female-mc · fiction · justice · kidnapping · law-enforcement -
Off the Map by Trish Doller
On the road to love, you don't need a GPS... Carla Black’s life motto is “here for a good time, not for a long time.” She’s been travelling the world on her own in her vintage Jeep Wrangler for nearly a decade, stopping only long enough to replenish her adventure fund. She doesn’t do love and she doesn’t ever go home.Eamon Sullivan is a modern-day cartographer who creates digital maps... -
Crath by Laurann Dohner
Since being betrayed by her home planet, Kelsey Bowen has been sold at auction as a human incubator. Until she’s rescued by a feline alien who claims to want to marry her. He’s got to be crazy, right?Since joining the crew of The Vorge , Tryleskian male Crath Vellar wants what his family has—a human life-lock...romance · sci-fi · aliens · fantasy · alpha-mc · kidnapping · female-mc · shapeshifters · space · steamy -
Standing Dead by Margaret Mizushima
Deputy Mattie Cobb and her sister, Julia, travel to Mexico to visit their mother, but when they arrive, they discover that she and her husband have vanished without a trace. Back in Timber Creek, Mattie finds a chilling note on her front door telling her to look for “him” among the standing dead up in the high country...action-adventure · adult · animals · audiobook · book · contemporary · dog · dogs · family · fiction -
The Taken One by Brittney Sahin
From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brittney Sahin comes a thrilling new standalone second-chance romantic suspense featuring a grumpy wounded warrior and the sunshine-to-his-gloomy-skies he never got over. When Tessa finds herself in a foreign country with no clue how she got there, it’s just her luck that the only person who can help her . . . is the same man who once broke her heart... -
A Sinister Revenge by Deanna Raybourn
Veronica must find and stop a devious killer when a group of old friends is targeted for death in this new adventure from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award–nominated author Deanna Raybourn.Veronica’s natural-historian beau, Stoker, has been away in Bavaria for months and their relationship is at an impasse...action-adventure · adult · audiobook · book · cozy · female-mc · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · industrial-era -
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Smolder by Laurell K. Hamilton
The wedding of the century between vampire hunter Anita Blake and the vampire king of America Jean-Claude is almost here, but an ancient evil arrives in St. Louis and even Jean-Claude’s unmatched power isn’t enough to save them. Only with the return of a lost love can they hope to combat the monster and save their loved ones and every vampire in the country from being consumed by darkness...action-adventure · adult · book · fiction · found-family · lgbtq · paranormal · shapeshifters · steamy · urban -
Defender of Slaughter Mountain by T.S. Joyce
Kian McHurne has unpaired himself from his mate. He had to do it for reasons he never wants to admit out loud. He put her in the care of the new King of the Bear Clan of Alaska, in hopes that she could have a better life, and survive the war that is coming for her. Their pairing was arranged, and they never quite took to each other...romance · shapeshifters · paranormal · fantasy · small-town · alpha-mc · urban-fantasy · steamy · survival · magic -
Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea by P.G. Rama Rao
1. A Celebrated Writer 2. A Brief Life-Sketch 3. The Making of a Writer 4. Hemingway’s Literary Credo The Aesthetics of Truthful Writing Things Not Immediately Discernible Trying for Something beyond Attainment 5...action-adventure · adult · book · classics · fiction · historical-fiction · literary · literary-fiction · outdoors · philosophy -
Beast Three Six by Jason Kasper
David Rivers is used to his targets being chosen by the CIA.But this time, the target has chosen him.When a senator’s daughter is kidnapped in Benghazi, a Filipino terrorist named Khalil Noureddin claims responsibility and demands to negotiate with only one man: the leader of a CIA team that tried and failed to kill him over a year ago.David remembers the failure all too clearly...action-adventure · adult · assassinations · book · conspiracies · espionage · fiction · military · mlm · political-intrigue -
Sneak Peek for Witch King by Martha Wells
From the breakout SFF superstar author of Murderbot comes a remarkable story of power and friendship, of trust and betrayal, and of the families we choose. Download a FREE sneak peek today!"I didn't know you were a... demon.""You idiot. I'm the demon."Kai's having a long day in Martha Wells' WITCH KING... -
The Protector by Susan Stoker
From New York Times bestselling author Susan Stoker comes a sizzling suspense about the romance that blossoms between two strangers during a snowstorm and the stalker who threatens them both.Riggs “Chappy” Chapman didn’t expect to be disrupted at his remote cabin in the woods...action-adventure · adult · audiobook · billionaire · book · contemporary · dark · fiction · forced-proximity · military -
The Future King by Robyn Schneider
Return to the hotbed of thirst and scandal that is Camelot in this highly anticipated sequel to The Other Merlin. Emry can now openly train as a female wizard, but life at court is far from easy when her magic is starting to become uncontrollable, along with her crush on the future King Arthur...romance · fantasy · young-adult · lgbtq · arthurian · retellings · fiction · historical · audiobook · action-adventure -
Instinct: An Animal Rescuers Anthology by Jim Butcher, Patricia Briggs, Kelley Armstrong
Danger. Evil. Death. Heroes can face it all, but they cannot do it alone.Throughout history, creatures both big and small have stood alongside heroes and helped them through trying times, whether on the battlefield or in their laps. In these brand-new stories, sixteen bestselling authors regale us with adventures of animal companions and how they often are the ones rescuing the rescuer... -
The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by K.J. Charles
Bridgerton meets Poldark in this sweeping LGBTQIA+ Regency romance from award-winning author KJ CharlesAbandoned by his father as a small child, Sir Gareth Inglis has grown up prickly, cold, and well-used to disappointment. Even so, he longs for a connection, falling headfirst into a passionate anonymous affair that's over almost as quickly as it began...action-adventure · adult · audiobook · book · cozy · crime · enemies-to-lovers · family · fiction · found-family -
The Playlist by Morgan Elizabeth
When Zoe’s best friend shows her the box of dreams they put together as kids, she would never have foreseen herself dumping Mr. Perfectly Fine and quitting her draining job. But when she looks in that box and realizes her life isn’t even close to where she envisioned she’d be when she was ten, she panics and implodes everything she knows... -
The Close by Jane Casey
At first glance, Jellicoe Close seems to be a perfect suburban street – well-kept houses with pristine lawns, neighbours chatting over garden fences, children playing together.But there are dark secrets behind the neat front doors, hidden dangers that include a ruthless criminal who will stop at nothing.It’s up to DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent to uncover the truth...action-adventure · adult · amateur-sleuth · animals · audiobook · book · contemporary · cozy · crime · female-mc -
Strings by Bea Paige, Shaun Grindell, Rachael Beresford
With Ivan, I found acceptance. With Anton, home in the dark. With Erik, I fear my undoing....Erik Hadley is a gifted violinist with a dark past and an even more troubled soul. His only place of safety, a glass room built to protect others from his violent outbursts. But it's nothing more than a prison, and I have every intention of setting him free.It won't be easy...abuse · action-adventure · adult · book · contemporary · dark · disability · fiction · found-family · gothic -
Cruel Beauty by Dana Isaly
IzabelaGrowing up as the eldest child of Scarlet Dulca and The Triad, there were rules I learned to live my life by.The family comes first. Don’t show your weaknesses. Take what you want.Yet, I can’t have the one thing I want most—my dads’ right-hand man. He’s twice my age and off limits.But when my bodyguard retires, I see an opportunity and snatch it, putting Niko’s name up for consideration...age-gap · organized-crime · steamy · contemporary · alpha-mc · torture · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc · forced-proximity -
A Hero in Hiding by Alice Winters
My days are filled with perusing August’s sexy body, reading, and petting my villain cat.Or they should be.Of course I can’t just kick back and let the world burn around me because August “cares” about people and while I really… don’t, the idea of my one true love waltzing off into danger has me chasing after him, flinging bad guys as far as I can with my telekinesis...action-adventure · adult · book · contemporary · family · fiction · found-family · friendship · humor · lgbtq -
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The Prodigal by Kristy Marie
The Prodigal is a steamy, frenemies to lovers, forbidden romance full of delicious angst and heart-wrenching revelations.Arrogant.Indifferent.Uncompromising.Remington Potter was a sarcastic jerk with a body of an avenging angel. He screamed good times and bad decisions.But that’s not what made us friends.His saving me that one night did—even if he denied it.Remington Potter was my antihero...abuse · action-adventure · adult · angst · anti-hero · book · cheerful-mc · contemporary · corruption · crime -
Forest of Foes by Matthew Harffy
Beobrand finds himself caught between the perilous intrigues of royalty and the Church in this latest thrilling Bernicia Chronicles adventure. AD 652. Beobrand has been ordered to lead a group of pilgrims to the holy city of Rome. Chief among them is Wilfrid, a novice of the Church with some surprisingly important connections... -
1005 Alamo Way by Cee Bowerman
Motherhood has been a journey for Brighten Duke, one she wasn’t expecting, but has enjoyed with her entire heart and soul. But there’s one thing hanging over her head that she’s not quite ready to face. A lie she told along with her best friend six years ago is about to be revealed, and she’s going to have to deal with the consequences of her actions right along with him...romance · contemporary · steamy · small-town · fiction · betrayal · biker · family · action-adventure · book -
Ghost of the Truthseeker 1 by Strungbound
Earth is initiated, and Alistair finds himself in a dangerous new world…On a day like any other, an alien descends to Earth, unleashing untold death and destruction. Alistair watches the live news footage of the carnage, his eyes glued to the image of impossible power made manifest.The alien’s arrival kicks events into motion that no one could have predicted...fantasy · post-apocalyptic · litrpg · apocalyptic · audiobook · progression-fantasy · action-adventure · magic · aliens · invasion -
The Little Venice Bookshop by Rebecca Raisin
When Luna loses her beloved mother, she’s bereft: her mother was her only family, and without her Luna feels rootless. Then the chance discovery of a collection of letters in her mother’s belongings sends her on an unexpected journey...europe · south-europe · italy · urban · romance · fiction · contemporary · womens-fiction · mystery · action-adventure -
The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker
In an alternate past—or possible future—a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, bearing silent witness to the flow of time and change. A family farms the fertile valley. Soon, a village sprouts, and not long after, a town. Residents learn to harness the water, the wind, and the animals in order to survive and thrive...outdoors · children-books · fiction · fantasy · historical · dystopia · children · survival · middle-grade · earth -
Amelia The Level Zero Hero Book 1 by V.A. Lewis, Melas Delta
Who needs a Class when you're already the strongest anyways? Ten years ago, Amelia woke up alone and lost in a broken world where she had to fight for her survival. Now, after reaching the pinnacle of power, defeating the Void itself, and escaping the abyss, she has finally found her way back into the real world. But instead of returning to Earth, she arrives in the land of Vacuos...fantasy · humor · action-adventure · audiobook · young-adult · fiction · litrpg · female-mc · comedy · epic