Top new action-adventure books out this week: 11 Feb - 17 Feb 2024
Last updated:
February 17, 2024
This week featuring new releases by Katherine Arden, Katie Ruggle, Rebecca Zanetti, A.J. Sherwood, Gareth Brown, Sloane St. James, Hannah Shield, Yin Ya, 尹琊, Carmen Maria Machado, Tiana Smith and many more.
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The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
During the Great War, a combat nurse searches for her brother, believed dead in the trenches despite eerie signs that suggest otherwise, in this hauntingly beautiful historical novel with a speculative twist from the New York Times bestselling author of The Bear and the NightingaleJanuary 1918...historical-fiction · fantasy · historical · fiction · paranormal · ghosts · ww1 · horror · war · gothic -
![Fish Out of Water by Katie Ruggle]()
Fish Out of Water by Katie Ruggle
Why date a mountain man? Because he knows how to pitch a tent.When Dahlia Weathersby's sister disappears on what should have been a simple day hike, Dahlia immediately heads deep into the Colorado Rockies to find her. Knowing she'll never survive the mountains alone, she convinces the local hermit—adorably grouchy survival expert Winston Dane—to be her guide...romance · contemporary · fiction · outdoors · mystery · audiobook · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc · forced-proximity -
![Shifter by Rebecca Zanetti]()
Shifter by Rebecca Zanetti
***First published in Kindle Vella***She's a wolf-shifting scientist who needs cover...and He’s an alpha without a pack…As the only living wolf pack member with the tiniest drop of alpha blood in her veins, Luna McElhanney should be happy. Instead, she just wants to be left alone in her lab with her experiments, until she discovers something that could end them all...romance · paranormal · shapeshifters · fantasy · angels · sci-fi · urban-fantasy · contemporary · humor · fated-mates -
![How I Took the King on a Bone-a-Fide Quest of Piracy, Piemu, and Profit: Bone 1 by A.J. Sherwood]()
How I Took the King on a Bone-a-Fide Quest of Piracy, Piemu, and Profit: Bone 1 by A.J. Sherwood
Sentient dragon skull acquired! Do you wish to find rest of body? (yes) (no) Yes! No, but why? We get half of his hoard~ We leave tomorrow... -
![The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown]()
The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown
Cassie Andrews works in a New York City bookshop, shelving books and making coffee for customers. Then one day one of her favorite customers dies right in front of her. Cassie is devastated. She always loved the charming old man's stories, and now she has nothing to remember him by--nothing but the last book he was reading. But this is no ordinary book--it is the Book of Doors...urban · new-york-state · romance · fantasy · fiction · magical-realism · magic · time-travel · action-adventure · urban-fantasy -
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![Stand and Defend by Sloane St. James]()
Stand and Defend by Sloane St. James
JordanaI live my life head over heart and never rock the boat. Which is how I wound up engaged to Bryan Davenport—the biggest mistake I ever made. We were a power couple, but no one knew how cruel he could be behind closed doors. When I decide to leave, my fiancé shows just how ruthless he can be and sends me running to the last person I expected: his best man... -
![The One for Forever by Hannah Shield]()
The One for Forever by Hannah Shield
He's the older man I've always wanted. An ex-Special Forces hero. My best friend’s dad.And now, he's the bodyguard assigned to protect me while I prosecute a killer.I’ve wanted Rex Easton since I was eighteen, yet he’s never looked at me twice. I’m determined to finally get over this crush. But after he swears to protect me from the faceless thugs who are after me, I can’t avoid him... -
![The Legendary Master’s Wife by Yin Ya, 尹琊]()
The Legendary Master’s Wife by Yin Ya, 尹琊
After an explosion, You XiaoMo finds that he is now a probationary disciple of the TianXin sect. However, he is one with dubious potential, so just when he starts to adapt to his new circumstances, he receives a piece of bad news. If he is unable to produce the required result after half a year to become an official disciple of the TianXin sect, he would be driven out of the sect...romance · fantasy · lgbtq · mlm · historical · action-adventure · fiction · xianxia · ancient-china · ancient-civilization -
![Inventory by Carmen Maria Machado]()
Inventory by Carmen Maria Machado
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![The Spy and I by Tiana Smith]()
The Spy and I by Tiana Smith
Right place. Wrong person. After a case of mistaken identity, one woman must work with her sister’s sexy spy partner to save the world in this heart-pounding romantic comedy.The first thing to know about Dove Barkley is that, even though she works as a cyber security analyst, she is one hundred percent not an undercover CIA operative... -
![The Realtor by Sonya Bateman]()
The Realtor by Sonya Bateman
I’m a single mom. I provide for my little girl by selling people their dream homes. But one moment will shatter everything I’ve built.It’s my daughter’s first day of kindergarten and she’s a bubble of excitement as I drop her off. All I can think about is how our little life is finally on track.But then I bump into an old friend at the school gates... -
![The Frame-Up by Gwenda Bond]()
The Frame-Up by Gwenda Bond
A magically gifted con artist must gather her estranged mother's old crew for a once-in-a-lifetime heist, from the New York Times bestselling author of Stranger Suspicious Minds.Dani Poissant is the daughter and former accomplice of the world's most famous art thief, as well as being an expert forger in her own right...romance · fantasy · fiction · mystery · contemporary · magical-realism · magic · urban-fantasy · heist · crime -
![Gogmagog by Jeff Noon, Steve Beard]()
Gogmagog by Jeff Noon, Steve Beard
In a distant, tattered future an old woman, a young girl and mechanical man embark on a slow voyage in the shadow of the great dragon Haakenur up the vast estuary towards the city of Ludwich…Past plants on the mud-flats that send up brief, man-shaped clouds of seeds to lure you out, past shanty towns full of old sailors and pilots scraping a living from the dregs of the passenger trade, between...fantasy · fiction · high-fantasy · audiobook · action-adventure · dragons · historical · paranormal · book · adult -
![A Flame in the North by Lilith Saintcrow]()
A Flame in the North by Lilith Saintcrow
From New York Times bestselling author Lilith Saintcrow comes a thrilling Norse-inspired epic fantasy about ancient myth and magical destiny. The Black Land is a Centuries have passed since that Great Enemy was slain. Yet old fears linger, and on the longest night of the year, people in the South still light ritual bonfires to banish the dark...europe · scandinavia · fantasy · epic · fiction · magic · paranormal · historical · audiobook · season-winter -
![Projections by S.E. Porter]()
Projections by S.E. Porter
S.E. Porter, critically-acclaimed YA author of Vassa in the Night , bursts onto the adult fantasy scene with her adult novel that is sure to appeal to fans of Jeff Vandemeer and China MievilleLove may last a lifetime, but in this dark historical fantasy, the bitterness of rejection endures for centuries...fantasy · horror · gothic · historical-fiction · fiction · historical · paranormal · revenge · dark-academia · crime -
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![Lights Out by Navessa Allen]()
Lights Out by Navessa Allen
“I don’t need another kink.”That thought pops into my head whenever I pull up my favorite social media app, but alas, every time I scroll, I learn something new about myself, and another one is born. And yes, I know I’m responsible for what the algorithm shows me, but I’m trying to ignore that fact.Lately, my feed has been dominated by masked men...romance · dark · fiction · fantasy · womens-fiction · steamy · stalking · action-adventure · new-adult · book -
![A Church Girl's Guide to Courting Danger: A Forced Proximity Love Triangle Romance by Brittney True]()
A Church Girl's Guide to Courting Danger: A Forced Proximity Love Triangle Romance by Brittney True
You can have a second chance at your first love or a new flame…Cassandra Petit-Charles is not your average preacher’s kid. She carries a gun and takes on Boston’s underbelly. She is an “extraction specialist” and her job is relocating kids who have gotten entangled in street life... -
![Found by Ness Hanon]()
Found by Ness Hanon
He won't give in. As a servant in the coastal stronghold of Krevlin, there's nothing special about Llyr. Or so he thought. Then elves invade his coastal home, taking all the inhabitants of Krevlin as prisoners. The elves are looking for something, and they think Llyr is the key. Worse still, the elf lord leading the invasion doesn’t just want Llyr’s secrets. He wants Llyr... -
