Top new action-adventure books out this week: 7 Apr - 13 Apr 2024
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April 13, 2024
This week featuring new releases by Kristy Cambron, Makiia Lucier, Mark Lawrence, Daisy Wood, Luna Mason, Megan Campisi, Catherine Doyle, Lynette Eason, Kate Angelo, Jen Silverman, Brian Sibley and many more.
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The British Booksellers by Kristy Cambron
Inspired by real accounts of the Forgotten Blitz bombings, The British Booksellers highlights the courage of those whose lives were forever changed by war—and the stories that bind us in the fight for what matters most.A tenant farmer’s son had no business daring to dream of a future with an earl’s daughter, but that couldn’t keep Amos Darby from his secret friendship with Charlotte Terrington .romance · historical-fiction · christian · fiction · ww2 · historical · audiobook · ww1 · family · drama -
Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier
From acclaimed author Makiia Lucier, a dazzling, romantic fantasy inspired by Pacific Island mythology.In the old tales, it is written that the egg of a seadragon, dragonfruit, holds within it the power to undo a person’s greatest sorrow. An unwanted marriage, a painful illness, and unpaid debt ... gone...romance · fantasy · young-adult · myths · dragons · retellings · fiction · high-fantasy · magic · audiobook -
The Book That Broke the World by Mark Lawrence
Two people living in a world connected by a vast and mysterious library must fight for those they love in the second book in a new trilogy from the international bestselling author of The Book That Wouldn’t Burn.The Library spans worlds and times. It touches and joins distant places. It is memory and future. And amid its vastness Evar Eventari both found, and lost, Livira Page...fantasy · high-fantasy · fiction · magic · epic · romance · sword-sorcery · action-adventure · book · adult -
The Royal Librarian by Daisy Wood
A royal palace. A closed book. A betrayal that will echo through generations…Windsor, 1940: War rages, and as bombs rain down across Britain, nowhere is safe: not even a royal palace.Secretly tasked with foiling a suspected plot, Sophie Klein is placed in the Royal Library at Windsor castle, where the princesses reside...historical-fiction · fiction · historical · ww2 · royalty · magic · war · 20th-century · romance · alternate-history -
Chaos by Luna Mason
Everything is falling into place. A new life in a new state, living up to my name ‘The King of Chaos’. This is our new Bratva empire where we take what we want. And what a perfect way to leave behind my old life, by sleeping with my brother's new wife … on the night of their wedding. The only problem is, I may have left my heart with her...romance · dark · mental-illness · fiction · suspense · contemporary · fighter · organized-crime · forced-proximity · steamy -
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The Widow Spy by Megan Campisi
The author of the “magnificent…complex, vivid” (New York Journal of Books) Sin Eater returns with a rousing and propulsive novel based on the astonishing true story of the first female Pinkerton detective whose next assignment could end the Civil War.Kate Warne is many the country’s first female detective, a Pinkerton agent, and a union spy... -
Burning Crowns by Catherine Doyle
Twin queens Rose & Wren survived the Battle for Anadawn and brought back magic to their kingdom. But danger lurks in Eana’s shadows.Wren is troubled. Ever since she performed the blood spell on Prince Ansel, her magic has become unruly. Worse, the spell created a link between Wren and the very man she’s trying to forget: Icy King Alarik of Gevra. A curse is eating away at both of them...romance · fantasy · young-adult · high-fantasy · magic · fiction · action-adventure · historical · witches-wizards · paranormal -
Vanishing Legacy by Lynette Eason, Kate Angelo
For this Elite Guardian, protecting her client’s daughter just got personal.Elite Guardian Alana Flores, former LAPD underwater dive detective, just wants a fresh start in Savannah, Georgia, with her son, Rocco...romance · christian · suspense · contemporary · fiction · mystery · bodyguard · children · kidnapping · friendship -
There's Going to Be Trouble by Jen Silverman
A woman is pulled into a love affair with a radical activist, unknowingly echoing her family's dangerous past and risking the foundations of her future in this electrifying novel.The course of your life can change with one split-second decision.Minnow has always tried to lead the life her single father modeled—private, quiet, hardworking, apolitical...fiction · historical · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · lgbtq · audiobook · action-adventure · politics · family · book -
fantasy · fiction · mythical-creatures · epic · action-adventure · sword-sorcery · paranormal · high-fantasy · book · adult
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Lyorn by Steven Brust
All The World's A Happy Stage. Until the knives come out... Lyorn is the next adventure in Steven Brust’s bestselling Vlad Taltos seriesAnother Opening…Another Cataclysm?Vlad Taltos is on the run. Again. This time from one of the most powerful forces in his world, the Left Hand, who are intent on ending his very lucrative career. Permanently...fantasy · assassins · fiction · action-adventure · epic · sword-sorcery · political-intrigue · high-fantasy · book · adult -
Reclamation by Chuck Black, Rena Fish, Elena Karoumpali
The Merchant returns to establish his empire, but will the ruling powers of the galaxy destroy him first?Brae Starlore despairs after her hope in the return of the Merchant dies with her father. The despot Raylean Prefect and the Master Keeper of the Protector seek to kill her and anyone associated with Navi Daeson Starlore’s insurrection at the Magnifical games... -
Wicked Problems by Max Gladstone
Gods and lawyers battle for the soul of the world in the action-packed second volume of Max Gladstone's Craft Wars, an epic fantasy like no other.A deadly force has been unleashed into the world. With apocalypse on the horizon, a girl and a god have joined in order to turn back the coming end... -
The Living Force by John Jackson Miller
In the year before The Phantom Menace, Yoda, Mace Windu, and the entire Jedi Council confront a galaxy on the brink of change.The Jedi have always traveled the stars, defending peace and justice across the galaxy. But, the galaxy is changing, and along with it, the Jedi Order...space-opera · fiction · sci-fi · space · audiobook · military · action-adventure · male-mc · violent-conflict · book -
Marcello’s Obsession by Indi Marie
Marcello’s ObsessionSamirahMy family is toxic, and the secrets that are being revealed could destroy me. I just wanted to find a way out, but I’ve found my way into more trouble than I could have ever imagined. Everything in my life is falling apart and I don't know where to turn. This man has been $talking me and now that I’m in his clutches I don’t know if I will ever be free...romance · contemporary · dark · organized-crime · age-gap · stalking · forced-proximity · sexual-assault · kidnapping · anti-hero -
Mal Goes to War by Edward Ashton
The humans are fighting again. Go figure.As a free A.I., Mal finds the war between the modded and augmented Federals and the puritanical Humanists about as interesting as a battle between rival anthills...sci-fi · fiction · humor · cyberpunk · audiobook · ai · dystopia · futuristic · war · action-adventure -
The Last Phi Hunter by Salinee Goldenberg
Ambitious Phi Hunter and perpetual lone wolf, Ex, finds his road to glory interrupted when a heavily pregnant runaway enlists his help to escape through the ghost-infected forest…Ex, the youngest member of the Phi Hunters Order, has spent his life slaying the ghosts and demons of Suyoram Kingdom...romance · fantasy · myths · fiction · high-fantasy · action-adventure · sci-fi · dragons · audiobook · dark -
A Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue meets Life of Pi in this dazzlingly epic debut that charts the incredible, adventurous life of one woman as she journeys the globe trying to outrun a mysterious curse that will destroy her if she stops moving.Paris, 1885: Aubry Tourvel, a spoiled and stubborn nine-year-old girl, comes across a wooden puzzle ball on her walk home from school... -
The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray by Christine Calella
Storms and pirates are nothing compared to the evil within men’s hearts.After a lifetime of abuse at the hands of superstitious townsfolk, Ophelia Young, a bastard child of the notorious pirate queen, is tired of paying for the sins of her mother. Despite playing by the rules her whole life, she’s earned nothing but spite and suspicion...fantasy · young-adult · outlaws · lgbtq · wlw · historical · historical-fiction · fiction · audiobook · romantic-love -
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Pathfinder Adventure Path: Seven Dooms for Sandpoint Hardcover Edition by James Jacobs
Back where it all began! This special, double sized hardcover presents a full Adventure Path in a single massive 200 page book to celebrate the 200th volume of the Pathfinder Adventure Path!The town of Sandpoint has seen more than its fair share of danger and trouble over the years, including harrowing fires, prolific serial killers, goblin raids, and attacks by giants and dragons, but what... -
Black Syndrome: A Dark Romance by Faith Raven
THE SPARROWI hate him.I hate him for what he did to me.I hate him because he has branded me forever, sucking me into his dark universe.An abyss of perversion and madness.An abyss of pleasure and pain from which I will never be able to go back nor save myself.I hate him because he made me taste danger and the forbidden, and now I'm addicted to it... -
Grumpy Billionaire’s Fake Marriage: An Enemies to Lovers Romantic Suspense by Jacklyn Lee
One look from Wolf Walton, and I knew I was in trouble. Money drips from that well-tailored suit, and that wolfish grin promises to get me deliciously, dangerously lost.I thought his stolen identity case would be easy money.Until we go undercover as a newly engaged couple.Faking couple-ed up intimacy with sinful Wolf is one combustible game of restraint... -
Tang by Ally Weber
Join four young college students as they seize the opportunity of a an all-expenses-paid research trip to the jungles of Sumatra. Sponsored by their university's primatology club, these young adventurers find themselves deep in the wild with hopes of studying the amazing orangutan... -
Infection: The Beginning by Dylan S Lintz
The Beginning is an action horror adventure, the story is from the first person perspective of Protagonist Samuel Morgan in a journal format. As the character is writing down the events of the world around him. Sam is a Police Patrol Officer in the city of Greenrest, Georgia... -
The Open Gate: Book #1 in The Open Gate series by Haley Albright, Mia Page, Giuliana Burek
Meet Amethyst Rosalyn and her dog Lily as they travel through a mysterious gate in their backyard. Finding themselves in a new world called the Gated Realm, they realize that not everything is how it seems. Amethyst meets a goblin, two elves, and many more people who inform her about this world's recent events...fiction · sword-sorcery · mythical-creatures · fantasy · action-adventure · high-fantasy · paranormal · book · adult -
The Drakoryan Legacy: Sequence One by T. R. Mullins
World War III decimated the globe, devouring nations in a cataclysmic inferno. Predatory mutations spawned from the ashes to prey on survivors. Civilization is a scorched memory, existence is a living nightmare, and the Fade is unravelling.Extinction looms.Razazel Vsen'kyrael has championed the Dawn Creed and protected humankind for centuries, only to watch it burn... -
The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish: Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong Vol. 1 by Xue Shan Fei Hu, 長樂 (Changle), Ryoplica
He's the Perfect Catch! When Li Yu falls asleep reading a webnovel about a ruthless, mute tyrant falling in love with a dainty male concubine, he doesn't expect to wake up inside the world of the novel--especially not as a fish!Li Yu soon finds himself adopted as Prince Jing's pet carp, tasked by a less-than-helpful Magic System with preventing the prince from becoming a cruel tyrant...