Top new fantasy books in April 2025
Last updated:
February 9, 2025
April 2025 featuring new releases by Sarah Penner, Tahereh Mafi, Sarah Jio, Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti, Robert Jackson Bennett, Bailey Cates, Julie Johnson, Margaret Owen, India Holton, Keri Lake and many more.
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The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner
Powerful witchcraft. A hunt for sunken treasure. Forbidden love on the high seas. Beware the Amalfi Curse…Haven Ambrose, a trailblazing nautical archaeologist, has come to the sun-soaked village of Positano to investigate the mysterious shipwrecks along the Amalfi Coast... -
Watch Me by Tahereh Mafi
Lose yourself in this exhilarating return to the #1 global bestselling Shatter Me universe, the first book in a new series set ten years after the fall of The Reestablishment.James Anderson had a plan. Or half of one. All that matters is that he managed to do what his older brother, the famous Aaron Warner Anderson, never did: infiltrate Ark Island, the last refuge of The Reestablishment... -
Insignificant Others by Sarah Jio
From New York Times bestselling author Sarah Jio comes an escapist timeslip novel following a young woman stuck in a “time loop” of one-day relationships with romantic partners from her past.“An ingenious and heartfelt love story...romance · time-travel · contemporary · fantasy · sci-fi · multiverse · magic · womens-fiction · fiction · breakup -
Echo Fort by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Echo Fort hoards secrets which would be best left undisturbed.The wind is turning, tides are rising, flames are blazing and the earth is cleaving. Destiny waits for no Fae... -
A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett
The brilliant detective Ana Dolabra may have finally met her match in the gripping sequel to The Tainted Cup—from the bestselling author of The Founders Trilogy.In the canton of Yarrowdale, at the very edge of the Empire’s reach, an impossible crime has occurred...fantasy · mystery · fiction · lgbtq · high-fantasy · epic · crime · action-adventure · sword-sorcery · law-enforcement -
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Rituals and Rolling Pins by Bailey Cates
Hedgewitch Katie Lightfoot is determined to solve a decidedly un savory mystery in the newest installment of the New York Times bestselling Magical Bakery series.Since Katie opened a busy bakery in Savannah serving up sweet treats—with a little spellwork on the side—she’s always on the go...cozy · mystery · witches-wizards · fiction · paranormal · fantasy · culinary · amateur-sleuth · supernatural · animals -
The Wind Weaver by Julie Johnson
Magic and adventure swirl through this spellbinding romantasy where a young woman reignites the embers of an ancient prophecy, unleashing a storm that could save her realm or doom them all.Fear of maegic plagues war-torn Anwyvn. Halflings like Rhya Fleetwood are killed on sight. But Rhya’s execution is interrupted by an unexpected savior—one far more terrifying than her would-be killers... -
romance · fantasy · young-adult · fiction · lgbtq · retellings · high-fantasy · audiobook · sword-sorcery · dark
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The Geographer's Map to Romance by India Holton
Geography professors in a failed marriage of convenience inconveniently reconnect for an emergency mission in this swoony historical-fantasy rom-com.Professor Elodie Tarrant is an expert in magic disasters. Nothing fazes her--except her own personal disaster, that is: Professor Gabriel Tarrant, the grumpy, unfriendly man she married for convenience a year ago, whom she secretly loves...romance · fantasy · historical-fiction · historical · fiction · industrial-era · victorian · paranormal · humor · book -
Eldritch by Keri Lake
The second book in The Eating Woods... -
Sweet Obsession by Katee Robert
He was mine to protect. Mine to adore. Mine to lose forever.Icarus may not have flown particularly close to the sun, but he has fallen…right into the rough hands of Olympus's own Poseidon. Being held captive by the gentle giant wouldn't be so bad if Olympus wasn't on the eve of destruction…or if Poseidon stopped looking at him with those irresistibly stormy eyes... -
The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig
A group of friends investigates the mystery of a strange staircase in the woods in this mesmerizing horror novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Accidents.Five high school friends are bonded by an oath to protect one another no matter what. Then, on a camping trip in the middle of the forest, they find something a mysterious staircase to nowhere...horror · fiction · mystery · fantasy · paranormal · supernatural · family · spooky · grief · friendship -
Enigma by RuNyx
A new breathtaking tale of unforgettable romance, set in a dark academia world of secret societies, lush suspense and sizzling sensuality, from RuNyx, the New York Times bestselling author of Gothikana.Salem Salazar comes to Mortimer University to get to the bottom of her sister's mysterious death... -
The Orc's Bonded Bride by Honey Phillips
Coming soon - Egon's... -
The War of the Maps by Jonathan Auxier
From the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of The Night Gardener and Sweep, comes an epic middle-grade adventure—companion to Peter Nimble and his Fantastic Eyes and Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard—that will take readers to the very ends of the earth . .middle-grade · low-fantasy · fantasy · children-books · friendship · action-adventure · fiction · book -
Eat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin
A twisted, tangled story about workplace love-affairs, and plants with a taste for human fleshDuring a grocery run to her local shopping center, Shell Pine sees a ‘HELP NEEDED’ sign in a flower shop window. She’s just left her fiancé, lost her job, and moved home to her parents’ house. She has to make a change and bring some good into her life, so she goes inside and takes a chance... -
Love at Second Sight by F.T. Lukens
When a teen has an unexpected vision about a future murder, he must juggle newfound interest from the supernatural community with trying to prevent the murder from happening in this new romantic fantasy from New York Times bestselling author F.T. Lukens.Tired of being known as the artsy oddball, fifteen-year-old Cam Reynolds hopes to fly under the radar when he changes high schools as a sophomore...romance · fantasy · young-adult · lgbtq · mystery · contemporary · urban-fantasy · fiction · crime · paranormal -
Don't Sleep with the Dead by Nghi Vo
From award-winning author Nghi Vo comes Don't Sleep with the Dead, a standalone companion novella to The Chosen and the Beautiful, her acclaimed reimagining of The Great Gatsby.“A vibrant and queer reinvention of F. Scott Fitzgerald's jazz age classic. . . . I was captivated from the first sentence...fantasy · lgbtq · retellings · historical-fiction · historical · fiction · horror · dark · romantic-love · literary-fiction -
Give Up the Night by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast
New York Times bestsellers P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast return with the astonishing conclusion to their new duology set in a dark and magickal world filled with incredible danger and irresistible romance.Since becoming Moonstruck on her eighteenth birthday, Wren Nightingale has found herself thrust into a world filled with deception, danger, and murder...romance · fantasy · young-adult · magic · dark-academia · found-family · family · alternate-universe · coming-of-age · high-fantasy -
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House of Blight by Maxym M. Martineau
The first novel in an eerie, darkly creative, and romantic new gothic fantasy duology from Maxym M. Martineau, for readers of Sarah J. Maas and Rachel Gillig.Edira Brillwyn is a threadmender. She holds a rare, lifesaving power that can cure disease and heal injuries in the blink of an eye. But magic always comes with a cost, and saving anyone sacrifices a sliver of her own life...romance · fantasy · gothic · fiction · fae · sci-fi · magic · new-adult · season-winter · season-autumn -
Firebird: Special Edition by Juliette Cross
LIMITED FIRST PRINT RUN--featuring original illustrated stenciled edges, foil case stamp, and designed endpapers. Only available for a limited time and while supplies last.House of the Dragon meets From Blood and Ash in this epic, scorching dark romantasy.A conqueror captivated…A witch prophesied to save them all…A world where dragons rule Rome...romance · fantasy · dragons · new-adult · witches-wizards · fated-mates · fiction · horror · dark · mythical-creatures -
Fearless by Lauren Roberts
OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD. THE SIZZLING FINALE TO THE NO 1 BESTSELLING ROMANTASY PHENOMENON! Praise for ‘Nothing short of epic’ Rosie Talbot, bestselling author of Sixteen Souls ‘A thrilling fantasy with the most delicious slow-burn romance’ M.A... -
Broken Souls and Bones by L.J. Andrews
Together they’ll restore a divided kingdom—or burn it down—in this new romantasy from USA Today bestselling author and TikTok sensation LJ Andrews. Lyra Bien intended to live a quiet life to avoid the attention of the magic-obsessed king in the fortress of Stonegate...europe · scandinavia · romance · fantasy · magic · dark · dark-fantasy · action-adventure · medieval · fated-mates -
Myths & Madness by Veronica Lancet
BLURB coming soon!-will release... -
Their Pixie Mate by J.R. Thorn
Run, little pixie.But stay away from my soldiers—they’re far worse than me.And don’t believe what you see, because this is my land, little pixie.I’m the Unseelie King, and you stepped into my fairy circle.You accepted my gift.That makes you our queen.* * *All I did was step into a damn circle that had a cupcake in the center.I like cupcakes...romance · reverse-harem · fae · paranormal · vampires · fantasy · polyamory · fiction · book · adult -
Whispers Within the Midnight Garden by Tessa Cole
Sage's adventures continue in Whispers Within the Midnight Garden*Whispers Within the Midnight Garden is the third book in a fantasy romance series with a determined heroine and hot dangerous men. This romantasy is a slow burn, steamy, girl disguised as a man that takes place in a magical world of kingdoms and shadowy monsters and is filled with fast-paced action...romance · reverse-harem · paranormal · mlm · harem · magic · new-adult · fantasy · polyamory · fiction -
The Never List by Jade Presley
Fifty Shades of Grey meets Serpent and the Wings of Night in a why-choose romantasy where one woman’s quest to save her sister―and the realm―brings her to not one, but four power-hungry princes of chaos... -
Gifted & Talented by Olivie Blake
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six comes the story of three siblings who, upon the death of their father, are forced to reckon with their long-festering rivalries, dangerous abilities, and the crushing weight of all their unrealized adolescent potential.Where there’s a will, there’s a war...fantasy · contemporary · fiction · urban-fantasy · magic · magical-realism · paranormal · dark-academia · dark · horror -
Call of the Fathoms by Emma Hamm
The deepest waters hide the greatest secrets. When a depthstrider finds his match in a human warrior, he will do anything to keep her.. -
A Thorn in Every Heart by Kate King
What if Belle never returned to the enchanted castle? After her cheating husband ruins her life, twenty-nine-year-old musician, Alixandria Knight, moves from Chicago to Ironhill, Pennsylvania—a near-abandoned Appalachian ghost town with a firey history. Officially, she’s there to help her aging grandmother. Unofficially, Alix just wants to escape reality. She’ll get her wish...romance · retellings · fantasy · fae · new-adult · found-family · bodyguard · enemies-to-lovers · fiction · myths -
The Voice of the Wretched by Kester Grant
The Sunday Times bestselling adventure inspired by Les Miserables continues. Return to a dark and dangerous alternate Paris in book 2 of The Court of Miracles Trilogy... -
Bat Eater by Kylie Lee Baker
Cora Zeng is a crime scene cleaner, washing away the remains of brutal murders and suicides in Chinatown. The bloody messes don't bother her, not when she's already witnessed the most horrific thing possible: her sister being pushed in front of a train.Before fleeing the scene, the murderer whispered two words: bat eater...horror · mystery · fantasy · fiction · gothic · contemporary · ghosts · paranormal · asian-mc · crime -
Enchantra by Kaylie Smith
Ready or Not meets Throne of the Fallen in a spicy, enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance, where an Italian getaway turns deadly after a young woman is trapped in her host family's cursed game.Ready or not, the game has begun. Genevieve Grimm has felt adrift ever since her sister became the head of the family. So when a mysterious friend of their mother's invites her to Italy, she accepts... -
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Given by Elayna R. Gallea
She's born to die. He lives to hunt. The full blurb and cover for this enemies to lovers slow burn romantasy is coming soon. The release date is not final and will be moved up closer to publication... -
All the Stars Align by Gretchen Schreiber
All the Stars Align is the magical love story that is Taylor Swift’s Enchanted meets Cyrano, from the author of Ellie Haycock is Totally Normal.All the women in Piper’s family know their true love at first sight, complete with butterflies, heart eyes, and a gut instinct. The kind of fated love that lasts forever...romance · young-adult · fantasy · humor · contemporary · children · magical-realism · fiction · book -
A Vow of Wrath and Ruin: A Fantasy Romance Novel by K.W. Foster
A Prophecy Foretold. A Love Torn Apart. An Ancient Magic Revealed. With her sister safely freed from the evil king Gideon’s clutches and his kingdom in ruins, Aelia can finally begin to heal from her traumatic past and focus on her budding relationship with Tharan.But their peace does not last long...romance · sword-sorcery · myths · new-adult · witches-wizards · fantasy · paranormal · fiction · book · adult -
This Rotting Heart by Celeste Baxendell
A princess without a heart. A dying land. A king who will do anything to save his people, even force an alchemist to marry him.Princess Hellebore loves nothing more than she loves decay. It is her specialty as an alchemist, and she expects her skill will serve her well when she one day takes her aunt’s position and becomes her brother’s alchemist... -
Lady of Souls by Emma Elizabeth
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When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley
In Coney Island, true love rises to the surface. With lush illustrations and buoyant prose, Venessa Vida Kelley forges an unforgettable New York fairytale.Benigno “Benny” Caldera knows an orphaned Boricua blacksmith in 1910s New York City can’t call himself an artist...romance · fantasy · lgbtq · historical-fiction · historical · fiction · mermaids · monsters · mlm · paranormal -
The Tea Witch's Treaty by Laura Greenwood, Arizona Tape
An alliance with Grower's Cove is exactly what Jasmine needs, but she doesn't expect to lose her heart in the process. Jasmine has one goal in mind when it comes to the visiting dryads, and that's to secure an alliance that will bring tea to Purple Oak. What she doesn't plan for, is to fall for the charming head of the delegation...