Top new action-adventure books in September 2024
Last updated:
September 30, 2024
September 2024 featuring new releases by Elin Hilderbrand, Vince Flynn, Rick Riordan, Dennis E. Taylor, Ray Porter, Naomi Novik, Ally Carter, Brittney Sahin, Lynsay Sands, Brynne Asher, Cebo Campbell and many more.
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Natural Selection by Elin Hilderbrand
When her boyfriend bails at the last minute, a New York woman embarks on their couples’ cruise alone to find that maybe the person she was supposed to fall in love with was herself.After a string of bad dates and no prospects, Sophia Othonos has finally hit the jackpot: an actual nice guy. When he suggests a romantic getaway, she’s sure they’re about to take the next step toward their future...romance · fiction · contemporary · womens-fiction · audiobook · season-summer · literary-fiction · anthologies · family · female-mc -
Capture or Kill: A Mitch Rapp Novel by Don Bentley by Vince Flynn
Mitch Rapp faces an Iranian foe bent on destabilizing the Middle East in the newest thriller from Vince Flynn’s #1 New York Times bestselling series, now written by the “worthy successor to Tom Clancy” (Publishers Weekly) Don Bentley...politics · fiction · espionage · thriller · military · suspense · terrorism · political-intrigue · assassinations · action-adventure -
Wrath of the Triple Goddess by Rick Riordan
In his continuing quest to earn college recommendation letters from the gods, Percy has to pet sit the goddess Hecate's polecat and giant mastiff during Halloween week. What could go wrong?Percy Jackson, now a high school senior, needs three recommendation letters from the Greek gods in order to get into New Rome University. He earned his first one by retrieving Ganymede’s chalice...fantasy · myths · middle-grade · young-adult · fiction · urban-fantasy · action-adventure · retellings · contemporary · children-books -
Not Till We Are Lost by Dennis E. Taylor, Ray Porter
The number one best-selling series that Audible listeners call “wonderfully entertaining”, “packed with humor, geek references and thought-provoking storylines”, and performed by “a true master story teller and actor” returns as the Bobs face their deadliest challenge yet...sci-fi · audiobook · fiction · space-opera · humor · aliens · action-adventure · ai · space · post-apocalyptic -
Buried Deep and Other Stories by Naomi Novik
A thrilling collection of thirteen short stories that span the worlds of the New York Times bestselling author of the Scholomance Trilogy, including a sneak peek at the land where her next novel will be set... -
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The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter
Knives Out gets a holiday rom-com twist in this rivals-to-lovers romance-mystery from New York Times bestselling author Ally Carter.The bridge is out. The phones are down. And the most famous mystery writer in the world just disappeared out of a locked room three days before Christmas.Meet Maggie Chase and Ethan Wyatt:She’s the new Queen of the Cozy Mystery.He’s Mr. Big-time Thriller Guy...romance · mystery · fiction · contemporary · season-winter · womens-fiction · enemies-to-lovers · cozy · humor · adaptations -
Not Mine to Keep by Brittney Sahin
A playboy billionaire and a mafioso’s daughter ignite dangerous passions, vengeance, and betrayal in a sizzling novel of suspense by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brittney Sahin.The name DiMaggio means mafia royalty, but Calliope, the dynasty’s last living heir, is no princess. A teacher and singer in Nashville, she’s moved as far away from the generations-old criminal legacy as she can...romance · suspense · marriage-of-convenience · age-gap · billionaire · slow-burn · murder · contemporary · audiobook · military -
The Highlander's Return by Lynsay Sands
Graeme Gunn is a warrior through and through. Content for his brother William to hold the title of clan chief, he left home years ago, battling his way through Scotland as a mercenary. When news arrives of William’s death, Graeme is forced to return to everything he left behind, including his brother’s shy young widow, Annella Mackay...europe · british-isles · united-kingdom · scotland · romance · historical · mystery · fiction · audiobook · military -
Illicit by Brynne Asher
Finally, Rocco Monroe...suspense · marriage · dark · crime · contemporary · abuse · romance · action-adventure · female-mc · fiction -
Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell
In this exquisite speculative novel set in a world where white people no longer exist, college professor Charlie Brunton receives a call from his estranged daughter Sidney, setting off a chain of events as they journey across a truly “post-racial” America in search of answers.One day, a cataclysmic event occurs: all of the white people in America walk into the nearest body of water...fiction · sci-fi · dystopia · literary-fiction · audiobook · contemporary · poc-mc · family · afrofuturism · racism -
The Lies We Conjure by Sarah Henning
Knives Out meets The Inheritance Games with magic in this standalone supernatural thriller by Sarah Henning: thirteen witches, a locked-room murder, and two non-magical sisters trapped in a deadly game of ClueRuby and her sister, Wren, are normal, middle-class Colorado high school students working a summer job at the local Renaissance Fest to supplement their meager college savings...fantasy · young-adult · mystery · paranormal · fiction · witches-wizards · magic · horror · killer · gothic -
romance · fantasy · fiction · witches-wizards · action-adventure · anthologies · shapeshifters · urban-fantasy · angels · paranormal
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romance · ghosts · historical · anthologies · shapeshifters · witches-wizards · humor · angels · suspense · psychics
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Wolf.e by Paisley Hope
Always ride faster than your angel can fly.-Gabriel Wolfe As president of the Hounds of Hell motorcycle club, my life has been infused with darkness and trauma since the day I was born. Chaos is my birthright. I crave it to feel stable. Secure. Whole.The only people I care about are the ones who don my cut. Women are just a tool. Never to covet, only to use, each face blending into the next...romance · dark · suspense · crime · contemporary · age-gap · forced-proximity · found-family · small-town · biker -
Clive Cussler Ghost Soldier by Mike Maden
A deadly war game. An adversary as hard to find as he is to kill. Weapons so sophisticated, none have seen the like before. Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon have finally met their match in this pulse-pounding new adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling series... -
So True a Love by Joanna Barker
Danger and passion collide when a plucky young woman becomes embroiled in a Bow Street investigation alongside a handsome officer. London, 1803As the daughter of a renowned actress, Verity Travers is a privileged lady of high society —and the last woman one would suspect of working as a private investigator...romance · historical-fiction · industrial-era · regency · mystery · historical · audiobook · suspense · fiction · action-adventure -
Phobia by Keri Lake
Phobia is an 18,000 word novella set after the events in Nocticadia. The setting and tone of this short story is a complete departure from Nocticadia, and echoes my gritty contemporary books. Nocticadia was meant to remain a standalone, so please know before diving in that this will not be a full story. It’s merely a glimpse of these two characters and nothing more...romance · fantasy · dark · gothic · fiction · age-gap · dark-academia · grief · urban-fantasy · mystery -
The Orc's Stolen Bride by Honey Phillips
One minute Kari is going about her normal life; the next she is thrown into a terrifying new world. Despite the strange bond she feels to the massive orc warrior who rescues her, she is determined to find a way home.In a desperate attempt to save the orcs of Norhaven, Wulf makes a plea to the Old Gods… and a strange, beautiful female appears...romance · fantasy · paranormal · medieval · magic · time-travel · monsters · action-adventure · steamy · fiction -
A Tide of Black Steel by Anthony Ryan
From the international bestselling author Anthony Ryan comes the spectacular first novel in a new epic new fantasy trilogy inspired by Norse mythology. A new age has dawned. An age of blood and steel. An age of wrath. The land of Ascarlia, a fabled realm of bloodied steel and epic sagas, has been ruled by the Sister Queens for centuries. No one has dared question their rule. Until now...europe · scandinavia · fantasy · epic · myths · fiction · audiobook · medieval · high-fantasy · sword-sorcery -
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The Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle
In the dark underbelly of a beautiful city, two rival assassins are pitted against each other in a deadly game of revenge, where the most dangerous mistake of all is falling in love in this searing young adult fantasy...romance · fantasy · young-adult · fiction · magic · enemies-to-lovers · action-adventure · dark · witches-wizards · sword-sorcery -
Imperial Fate by Regine Abel
Trust no one…From the moment they met as teenagers, Prince Zerien and Siona knew they were soulmates. Siona is as smart and beautiful as she is fierce and dauntless. She will make the perfect Queen. But as per her father’s demands, he must wait six years to claim her as his bride, courting her from a distance until they become adults... -
Brutal Savage by Lilian Harris
𝗔 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘆 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗗, 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗽 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 & 𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗳𝗶𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟭𝟬 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿, 𝗟𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀Callous and cruel, he’s a DEVIL in every sense of the word.And now, my new HUSBAND...romance · dark · crime · contemporary · abuse · suspense · organized-crime · age-gap · arranged-marriage · marriage-of-convenience -
Of Flames and Fallacies by Courtney Whims
Possession of dragon contraband in the Arterian kingdom is a guaranteed brutal execution. And when twenty-two-year-old Katerina Blackwind finds a dragon egg buried in her father’s grave, she begins to question everything she thought she knew. She must return the forbidden dragon hatchling north to the secretive Dragon where dragons roam free and a rebellion group resides...romance · fantasy · dragons · enemies-to-lovers · steamy · mythical-creatures · action-adventure · epic · high-fantasy · new-adult -
Behind the Crimson Curtain by E.B. Golden
A magical con artist and an actor turned revolutionary fight for freedom in an atmospheric fantasy debut where layered secrets and daring love clash on a stage of war.On the coal-choked island of Luisonn, the tyrannical Stav Regime breeds rebellion among the working class...romance · fantasy · fiction · dystopia · sci-fi · magic · new-adult · gaslamp · industrial-era · action-adventure -
sci-fi · space-opera · military · galactic-empire · action-adventure · violent-conflict · space · fiction · book · adult
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Kissed by the Sun by Helen Scott
I survived being thrown into the veil that should've killed me. I managed to live through the even more dangerous trip to the capital. Just when I thought I'd found somewhere I could belong, my whole world shifts. Again.Trouble has plagued my every step, and the biggest cause of it all? The man I’d foolishly given my heart to. Thorn...fantasy · supernatural · paranormal · romance · magic · forced-proximity · fated-mates · fae · action-adventure · fiction -
Us in Ruins by Rachel Moore
Margot is on the quest to uncover and reassemble an ancient—and cursed—vase, with the help of a boy who went missing in 1932, because it's the only way to put back together her broken heart in this stand-alone adventure rom-com, perfect for fans of What the River Knows and The Lost City.The mythical Vase of Venus Aurelia hasn’t been seen since 1932, but Margot Rhodes is determined to change that...romance · fantasy · young-adult · historical-fiction · historical · time-travel · magic · fiction · cozy · humor -
The #1 Pretty Boy of the Immortal Path by 一十四洲
I belong to a good sect that has never turned its back on me for my poor potential, has never forced me to study martial arts, and even helped arrange a betrothal for me when I was young.My fiancée is a much renowned hot-tempered young miss. She’s beautiful, strong, and deeply loves me...romance · fantasy · mlm · action-adventure · xianxia · ancient-china · ancient-civilization · humor · historical · lgbtq -
Alien Triton's Prize by Lynnea Lee
Reeled into a fake marriage with a merman...How was I supposed to know my new boss was the owner’s nephew? Now, I’ve been fired for speaking up about his roaming hands. And if that isn’t bad enough, I get home early to find my boyfriend bumping the girl next door!With nowhere to go, I decide to join the Starlight Lottery...romance · sci-fi · fantasy · aliens · arranged-marriage · monsters · forced-proximity · fated-mates · steamy · new-adult -
Protector by Nicole Blanchard
I thought I was safe.For years my father has been receiving threats against our safety urging him to abandon his various political interests. I just never thought one of the psychos would actually follow through.After the first attempt on my life, my father hires former Marine operator, Killian “Kill” Burke to ensure my safety... -
The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen
Percy Jackson for adults meets The Hunger Games with a slow burn romance between a contestant and Hades himself.Every hundred years, the gods toy with us mere mortals.And we let them.The gods of myth are alive and well.Once every century, they select a new ruler in a cutthroat competition, pushing mortal players to the limit. But this year, Hades is done sitting on the sidelines... -
Bird on a Blade by Rose Bitterly
Sawyer Caldwell was the worst thing that ever happened to me… until he wasn’t. EdieFifteen years ago, Sawyer Caldwell murdered four people—but left me alive. Now, on the run from my abusive ex, the dense Appalachian forest where I once escaped a killer’s grasp is the only place I feel safe.Except someone’s lurking in those trees. Watching me. Waiting.It can’t be Sawyer Caldwell. He’s dead...romance · horror · dark · paranormal · steamy · suspense · stalking · serial-killers · psychological · on-the-run -
The Scarlet Throne by Amy Leow
Binsa is a “living goddess,” chosen by the gods to dispense both mercy and punishment from her place on the Scarlet Throne. But her reign hides a deadly secret. Rather than channeling the wisdom of an immortal deity, she harbors a demon. But now her priests are growing suspicious...fantasy · fiction · high-fantasy · epic · demons · dark · dark-fantasy · gods · audiobook · young-adult -
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The Loss of the Burying Ground by J. Anderson Coats
In this twisting, page-turning read, shipwrecked teen girls from opposing sides of a long war must find common ground in order to survive.When the Burying Ground goes down in neutral waters, it sends the delegations from two warring nations—and the peace treaty they were about to sign—to the bottom of the ocean...fantasy · young-adult · outlaws · social-commentary · action-adventure · high-fantasy · multi-pov · lgbtq · dystopia · fiction -
The Sapling Cage by Margaret Killjoy
In the gripping first novel in the Daughters of the Empty Throne trilogy, author Margaret Killjoy spins a tale of earth magic, power struggle, and self-invention in an own-voices story of trans witchcraft.Lorel has always dreamed of becoming a witch: learning magic, fighting monsters, and exploring the world beyond the small town where she and her mother run the stables...fantasy · lgbtq · fiction · witches-wizards · lesbian-mc · trans-mc · action-adventure · epic · coming-of-age · book -
Claimed by the Ex-Con by Lena Little
I’ve just served a year in prison for putting a man in the hospital after he tried to hurt a woman in one of my bars. While I don’t regret my choices in the slightest, I’m ready to get my life back.But the trip back to the city I call home is long, and when a storm starts to roll in, I have no choice but to stop at a small town’s B&B...contemporary · forced-proximity · age-gap · fiction · anthologies · action-adventure · female-mc · adult -
The Tycoon's Pet by Cassi Hart
Kayla I have been in love with Paul Carlton since I met him chasing butterflies sixteen years ago.Now, in a desperate bid to get out of debt, I am working as his housekeeper. I don’t want to lose Paul, but I need to start my own life...billionaire · age-gap · friends-to-lovers · alpha-mc · contemporary · action-adventure · anthologies · fiction · female-mc · adult -
Acting For Daddy by Cassi Hart
MinaI’ve finally gotten the biggest break of my acting career, starring in a music video for the biggest band in the world. The only problem is the lead singer is my childhood crush… and he doesn’t remember me.As we spend days on set getting to know each other—in all kinds of ways—I start to wonder if my crush could turn into something more, something real...romance · age-gap · drama · contemporary · steamy · alpha-mc · fiction · anthologies · action-adventure · female-mc -
Unbearably Yours by Elodie Colliard
A year of heartfelt letters. A chance encounter gone awry. Five years apart for a shot at redemption.Charlee lives her life by one single rule: don't dredge up the past. That's why she loses herself in her work as a journalist: always on the move, always heading for the next adventure... -
Poisoning Ivy by Carly Claire
A dark and twisty home invasion love story/thriller...romance · reverse-harem · dark · abuse · steamy · enemies-to-lovers · sexual-assault · kidnapping · revenge · captivity