Top new action-adventure books in May 2023
Last updated:
May 31, 2023
May 2023 featuring new releases by Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro, Tan Twan Eng, Candice Fox, Mark Edwards, Genevieve Cogman, Amie Kaufman, Jack Carr, T.J. Newman, Alison Goodman, Benjamin Kerei and many more.
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The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure by Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro
Demigods Nico di Angelo and Will Solace must endure the terrors of Tartarus to rescue an old friend in this thrilling adventure co-written by New York Times #1 best-selling author Rick Riordan and award-winning author Mark Oshiro...romance · fantasy · myths · middle-grade · lgbtq · young-adult · fiction · urban-fantasy · mlm · action-adventure -
![The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng]()
The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng
From the bestselling, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of The Garden of Evening Mists, a spellbinding novel about love and betrayal, colonialism and revolution, storytelling and redemption.The year is 1921. Lesley Hamlyn and her husband, Robert, a lawyer and war veteran, are living at Cassowary House on the Straits Settlement of Penang...asia · southeast-asia · malaysia · historical-fiction · fiction · historical · literary-fiction · lgbtq · audiobook · mystery -
![Fire with Fire by Candice Fox]()
Fire with Fire by Candice Fox
A pair of desperate parents. A man on the run. A rookie cop.Four people with everything on the line...mystery · crime · fiction · audiobook · suspense · action-adventure · murder · law-enforcement · thriller · contemporary -
![Keep Her Secret by Mark Edwards]()
Keep Her Secret by Mark Edwards
In this sinister tale from 4 million copy bestselling author Mark Edwards, a deadly secret turns a couple’s new romance into a nightmare. And they’re not the only ones who know the truth…After twenty years apart, Matthew and Helena have rekindled their college romance and are away in Iceland on their first holiday together...action-adventure · adult · book · crime · fiction · kidnapping · murder · psychological · suspense · travel -
![Scarlet by Genevieve Cogman]()
Scarlet by Genevieve Cogman
Revolution is a bloodthirsty business . . . especially when vampires are involved.It is 1793 and the French Revolution is in full swing. Vampires—usually rich and aristocratic—have slaked the guillotine’s thirst in large numbers. The mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel, a disguised British noble, and his League are heroically rescuing dozens of aristocrats from execution, both human and vampire... -
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![The Isles of the Gods by Amie Kaufman]()
The Isles of the Gods by Amie Kaufman
When Selly's father leaves her high and dry in the port of Kirkpool, she has no intention of riding out the winter on land while he sails to adventure in the north seas...romance · fantasy · young-adult · outlaws · fiction · high-fantasy · mystery · myths · action-adventure · epic -
![Only the Dead: A Thriller by Jack Carr]()
Only the Dead: A Thriller by Jack Carr
Navy SEAL James Reece faces a devastating global conspiracy in this high-adrenaline thriller that is ripped from the headlines—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr.In 1980, a freshman congressman was gunned down in Rhode Island, sending shockwaves through Washington that are still reverberating over four decades later...action-adventure · adult · assassinations · audiobook · book · conspiracies · crime · espionage · fiction · financial -
![Drowning by T.J. Newman]()
Drowning by T.J. Newman
Flight attendant turned New York Times bestselling author T. J. Newman—whose first book Falling was an instant #1 national bestseller and the biggest thriller debut of 2021—returns for her second book, an edge-of-your-seat thriller about a commercial jetliner that crashes into the ocean, and sinks to the bottom with passengers trapped inside, and the extraordinary rescue operation to save them...action-adventure · adult · book · fiction · political-intrigue · psychological · survival · suspense · terrorism · thriller -
![The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman]()
The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman
A high society amateur detective at the heart of Regency London uses her wits and invisibility as an 'old maid' to protect other women in a new and fiercely feminist historical mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Alison Goodman.Lady Augusta Colebrook, "Gus," is determinedly unmarried, bored by society life, and tired of being dismissed at the age of forty-two...romance · historical-fiction · mystery · historical · fiction · industrial-era · regency · audiobook · action-adventure · crime -
![Death Loot & Vampires by Benjamin Kerei]()
Death Loot & Vampires by Benjamin Kerei
No Romance. No Harem. Just Vampires.Becoming a knockoff Dracula in tight leather pants was never part of Vincent’s plans. Neither was being summoned to another world by a cult of vampire wannabes. But both happened.Now Vincent’s left picking up the tattered pieces of his humanity as he tries to grow strong enough to keep his family safe...fantasy · vampires · magic · humor · action-adventure · urban-fantasy · audiobook · dragons · fiction · litrpg -
![In an Orchard Grown from Ash by Rory Power]()
In an Orchard Grown from Ash by Rory Power
Twisted political games and heart-rending relationship drama abound in this stunning conclusion of a mythic epic fantasy duology.The Argyros family is torn asunder, their nation betrayed and taken over by former allies, and twins Rhea and Lexos are left standing on opposite sides of the now full-blown rebellion...fantasy · young-adult · lgbtq · siblings · high-fantasy · fiction · myths · male-mc · sword-sorcery · action-adventure -
![Desired by Doom by Jamie Begley]()
Desired by Doom by Jamie Begley
There wasn't anything Arden wouldn't do for her family, even if it meant having to brave The Last Riders in their own clubhouse. There, she found herself thrust out of her comfort zone and seeing things that she was too shy to watch on Pay-Per-View. She needed The Last Riders' help to save her younger brother, but who was going to be the one to save her from them? One thing was for certain..romance · contemporary · enemies-to-lovers · biker · angst · alpha-mc · steamy · small-town · in-uniform · slow-burn -
![The Will of the Many by James Islington]()
The Will of the Many by James Islington
At the elite Catenan Academy, a young fugitive uncovers layered mysteries and world-changing secrets in this new fantasy series by internationally bestselling author of The Licanius Trilogy, James Islington. AUDI. VIDE. TACE. The Catenan Republic – the Hierarchy – may rule the world now, but they do not know everything.I tell them my name is Vis Telimus...action-adventure · adult · ancient-civilization · boarding-school · book · dark-academia · epic · fiction · high-fantasy · historical -
![Beyond the Thistles by Samantha Young]()
Beyond the Thistles by Samantha Young
It’s been a long time since Walker Ironside left behind Scotland and the memories that haunt him. Yet after years of traveling the world as a bodyguard, Walker misses his homeland enough to return. To a village in the Scottish Highlands that plays host to an exclusive members-only club, Ardnoch Estate...romance · contemporary · suspense · family · mystery · fiction · small-town · age-gap · bodyguard · grumpy-sunshine -
![Deserving Reese by Susan Stoker]()
Deserving Reese by Susan Stoker
He never expected to fall for his best friend's sister, but now that he has...he'll do whatever it takes to keep her safe.Having a crush on one of your brother’s friends is so cliché. But Reese Woodall isn’t too worried…it’s not as if she’d ever have a chance with the former Delta Force Operative. For one thing, he lives in New Mexico, and she’s in Missouri...romance · military · suspense · contemporary · audiobook · crime · slow-burn · age-gap · fiction · action-adventure -
![Second Chance at First Love: Prequel to The Storm Boys Series by N.R. Walker]()
Second Chance at First Love: Prequel to The Storm Boys Series by N.R. Walker
PREQUEL TO THE STORM BOYS SERIESPaul Morgan has been running his luxury camping tour business in Kakadu National Park for the last five years. Taking small groups glamping, hiking, climbing, and swimming. It’s been a busy five years, a hard five years, as he tried to forget the man he left behind.Derek Grimes pushes people away—a self-preservation reflex...romance · mlm · lgbtq · contemporary · fiction · action-adventure · second-chances · forced-proximity · rural · mental-illness -
![Perfect Enemy by M. Robinson]()
Perfect Enemy by M. Robinson
From Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author M. Robinson comes an enemies to lover, standalone romance.She's twenty-years younger than me.Half my age.And twice the trouble.After two decades of serving, I come home to find nothing's changed, except her. She's still the same carefree girl with wild eyes and a smart mouth...romance · suspense · mystery · military · age-gap · enemies-to-lovers · alpha-mc · angst · kidnapping · steamy -
![The Malevolent Seven by Sebastien de Castell]()
The Malevolent Seven by Sebastien de Castell
'Seven powerful mages want to make the world a better place. We're going to kill them first.'Picture a wizard. Go ahead, close your eyes. There he is, see? Skinny old guy with a long straggly beard. No doubt he's wearing iridescent silk robes that couldn't protect his frail body from a light breeze...fantasy · magic · high-fantasy · epic · fiction · audiobook · action-adventure · grim-dark · dark · dark-fantasy -
![Rule by Cassandra Robbins]()
Rule by Cassandra Robbins
Brett Powers is gorgeous.Filthy.And completely off limits.But some rules are made to be broken.. -
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![The Thirteenth Month by Elizabeth Hunter]()
The Thirteenth Month by Elizabeth Hunter
"Time is the most fluid medium in the universe; humans are its most replaceable element."There are rules for traveling:A mage must never go forward. Keep the secrets of the order in all times.And never, ever travel during the thirteenth month.Born into a powerful mage family, Narine Anahid Khoren is a time traveler whose life is constantly in flux...romance · fantasy · time-travel · paranormal · sci-fi · mystery · urban-fantasy · young-adult · witches-wizards · action-adventure -
![The Iron Vow by Julie Kagawa]()
The Iron Vow by Julie Kagawa
The extraordinary finale to Julie Kagawa's New York Times and internationally bestselling Iron Fey series is here...and the fate of the Nevernever and all the world hangs in the balance. Join Meghan, Ash, Puck, Grimalkin, and the entire Iron Fey cast for this final epic journey into worlds where imagination knows no boundaries..romance · fantasy · young-adult · fae · fiction · magic · paranormal · audiobook · action-adventure · dragons -
![Playing It Safe by Ashley Weaver]()
Playing It Safe by Ashley Weaver
As the Blitz continues to ravage London, Ellie McDonnell—formerly a safecracking thief, but currently determined to stay on the straight and narrow to help her country—is approached by British Intelligence officer Major Ramsey with a new assignment. She is to travel under an assumed identity to the port city of Sunderland and there await further instructions...20th-century · action-adventure · adult · amateur-sleuth · book · cozy · espionage · female-mc · fiction · historical -
fantasy · young-adult · fiction · action-adventure · dystopia · urban-fantasy · religion · children-books · spirituality · book
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![Where They Lie by Joe Hart]()
Where They Lie by Joe Hart
The murder of an influencer’s family exposes the disturbing secrets behind the facade in a haunting novel of suspense by Joe Hart, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Or Else.Family is content for Kaylee Volk. Her vlogs celebrate a happy home with her husband and their three foster children, Bethany, Mason, and Andrea... -
![A Line in the Sand by Kevin Powers]()
A Line in the Sand by Kevin Powers
In this “spellbinding and totally original thriller” (Philipp Meyer, author of The Son ) a lonely veteran’s gruesome discovery throws him right into the face of danger as a twisted investigation unravels the secrets of his dark past. One early morning on a Norfolk beach in Virginia, a dead body is discovered by a man taking his daily swim—Arman Bajalan, formerly an interpreter in Iraq...fiction · mystery · suspense · crime · audiobook · war · action-adventure · thriller · espionage · historical -
![The Woman in Harm's Way by Jessica Gadziala]()
The Woman in Harm's Way by Jessica Gadziala
Savannah had never considered herself a brave person. So saving the life of a customer at her restaurant when men had burst in with guns drawn had simply been instinct. There was no way for her to know that the man she’d saved was a member of the local mafia. Or that he and his family would feel indebted to her for life...romance · contemporary · organized-crime · insta-love · age-gap · multi-pov · alpha-mc · friends-to-lovers · womens-fiction · female-mc -
![Lion's Legacy by Lev A.C. Rosen]()
Lion's Legacy by Lev A.C. Rosen
Seventeen-year-old Tennessee Russo’s life is imploding. His boyfriend has been cheating on him, and all his friends know about it. Worse, they expect him to just accept his ex’s new relationship and make nice...romance · young-adult · fantasy · lgbtq · action-adventure · myths · fiction · contemporary · magic · mlm -
![A Shadow of Betrayal by B.M. Clemton]()
A Shadow of Betrayal by B.M. Clemton
Monsters exist. The only problem is… I'm the only one that can see them. I always thought I would outgrow it. That one day, I would magically wake up, and the nightmares that haunt my life would suddenly be gone. Unfortunately, that hasn't been my luck. Avoidance is key. Don't look at them. Pretend they aren't lurking in the shadows, and never make eye contact...romance · reverse-harem · paranormal · dark · monsters · magic · demons · enemies-to-lovers · fantasy · slow-burn -
![Ryker by Nyssa Kathryn]()
Ryker by Nyssa Kathryn
Sometimes, the quest for vengeance can cost more than you’re willing to pay.Blakely Sullivan was a foreign aid worker in the Middle East when a deadly bombing took the lives of families she’d come to know and love, collateral damage in someone else’s war...romance · contemporary · military · in-uniform · action-adventure · fighter · kidnapping · suspense · sports · dark -
![Plus Two by Jillian West]()
Plus Two by Jillian West
Melody Webber spent ten years waiting for bonds and babies, but she learned the hard way that her ex was never going to get his act together. Needing a change and aching for something more, she signs up for The Omega Exchange.Nikolas Vincent, Oliver Turner, and Maxim Miller make for the most unexpected pack in existence...romance · omegaverse · reverse-harem · contemporary · paranormal · fantasy · steamy · new-adult · age-gap · bodyguard -
![Tessa's Trust by Rebecca Zanetti]()
Tessa's Trust by Rebecca Zanetti
When the shoe drops, it always hits her on the headTessa Albertini has spent much of her life guest-starring in other people's stories. Her older sister is a type-A personality who creates opportunities like other people build hopes, and her younger sister finds trouble like it's an integral strand of her DNA...romance · mystery · contemporary · suspense · humor · fiction · small-town · enemies-to-lovers · steamy · military -
![Possessing Eden by Sean Moriarty, Izzy Sweet]()
Possessing Eden by Sean Moriarty, Izzy Sweet
They say you Reap what you sow and now I’m in over my head.Unable to bear my abusive marriage one second longer… I go on the run with my infant son without a penny to my name. When I’m offered a job to spy on the most notorious crime family in the city, I jump on it. Willing to sell my soul to keep my son fed and safe. But Jude catches me in the act and becomes completely obsessed with me...romance · abuse · dark · contemporary · crime · suspense · organized-crime · kidnapping · forced-proximity · anti-hero -
![Aurora by D.G. Rampton]()
Aurora by D.G. Rampton
70,000+ readers have already discovered the Regency Goddesses Series. The books, which can be read in any order, are regularly in the U.S. top 20 for Historical Romance and Humor & Satire...romance · industrial-era · regency · historical · historical-fiction · fiction · humor · aristocracy · older-couple · female-mc -
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![Integrity by E.J. Noyes]()
Integrity by E.J. Noyes
It's an ordinary workday when intelligence analyst Lexie Martin learns about a horrific chemical weapon attack abroad. Just an ordinary day...until a stranger breaks into her house and warns her to forget what she saw and heard, setting off a chain of events Lexie thought only happened in movies...romance · wlw · mystery · lgbtq · fiction · audiobook · lesbian-mc · journey · suspense · action-adventure -
![Illicit King by Maggie Cole]()
Illicit King by Maggie Cole
He’s not my King.Tall, rugged, and focused on destroying my family, Brody O'Connor's the one person I need to avoid.He seduced me on purpose and now I’m paying the consequences.Every step I take, he’s there, lurking in the shadows, studying me, waiting for any chance to undermine my efforts to become my father’s successor.He’s succeeding...romance · dark · contemporary · suspense · organized-crime · age-gap · enemies-to-lovers · steamy · alpha-mc · womens-fiction -
action-adventure · book · dark · female-mc · fiction · high-fantasy · lgbtq · romantic-love · sword-sorcery · witches-wizards
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![The Path of Ascension 3 by C. Mantis]()
The Path of Ascension 3 by C. Mantis
Training. Glory. Practicing for War.Shortly after pressing his Talents in an attempt for treasure netted an entire planet a reckoning against autonomous golems and a flying rift, Matt, Liz and his Bond Aster find themselves being sucked into a war...fantasy · audiobook · magic · fiction · litrpg · progression-fantasy · coming-of-age · action-adventure · epic · sword-sorcery -
![Shadows by Robert J. Crane]()
Shadows by Robert J. Crane
When a dozen bodies turn up with Sienna Nealon's name carved into them, it's just another day in the life for her. But when it happens the day before she's supposed to begin a new oversight gig investigating the inner workings of the CIA? Well, that seems like more than a coincidence... -
![Baby for the Mercenaries: A Military Reverse Harem Romance by Krista Wolf]()
Baby for the Mercenaries: A Military Reverse Harem Romance by Krista Wolf
As a high-end surrogate for a mystery client, Quinn's shocked to learn she's pregnant by one of three ripped, musclebound mercenaries. The down side? These ex-Special Forces just happen to be hunted by the shattered remnants of a dangerous Colombian cartel.I volunteered as a surrogate because I needed the money, plus I figured I'd be helping a couple in need...romance · military · realistic · multi-pov · stalking · reverse-harem · contemporary · suspense · new-adult · action-adventure -
![Counter Attack by Patricia Bradley]()
Counter Attack by Patricia Bradley
No sooner has Alexis Stone been sworn in as the interim sheriff for Russell County, Tennessee, when a serial killer dubbed the Queen's Gambit Killer strikes again--this time in her hometown. Pearl Springs is just supposed to be a temporary stop along the way to Alex's real dream: becoming the first female police chief of Chattanooga...romance · christian · suspense · mystery · contemporary · fiction · action-adventure · small-town · second-chances · killer
