Top new fantasy books in April 2024
Last updated:
April 30, 2024
April 2024 featuring new releases by Isabel Allende, Nicholas Boulton, Leigh Bardugo, J.R. Ward, Sarah Hogle, J. Bree, J. Bree, Taran Matharu, Emma Hamm, Zoey Draven, Tessa Hale, K.M. Shea and many more.
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Lovers at the Museum: A Short Story by Isabel Allende, Nicholas Boulton
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Wind Knows My Name comes a mesmerizing tale of two passionate souls who share one magical night that defies all rational explanation.Love, be it wild or tender, often defies logic. In fact, at times, the only rationale behind the instant connection of two souls is plain magic...romance · fiction · fantasy · magical-realism · contemporary · mystery · literary-fiction · audiobook · magic · paranormal -
![The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo]()
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
From the New York Times bestselling author of Ninth House, Hell Bent, and creator of the Grishaverse series comes a highly anticipated historical fantasy set during the Spanish Golden Age In a shabby house, on a shabby street, in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil as a scullion...romance · fantasy · historical-fiction · historical · fiction · magic · early-modern · magical-realism · paranormal · book -
![The Beloved by J.R. Ward]()
The Beloved by J.R. Ward
The thrilling and highly anticipated next installment in the bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series!When Zsadist’s daughter, Nalla, falls in love, the Black Dagger Brotherhood’s deadliest fighter has to confront the future and the reality that he can’t protect his young forever...romance · paranormal · vampires · fantasy · contemporary · audiobook · action-adventure · fiction · book · adult -
![Old Flames and New Fortunes by Sarah Hogle]()
Old Flames and New Fortunes by Sarah Hogle
From the celebrated author of You Deserve Each Other and Just Like Magic, a steamy second-chance romance about a magical florist’s unexpected reunion with her high school sweetheart as she fake dates his soon-to-be stepbrother...romance · contemporary · fantasy · magical-realism · fiction · magic · new-adult · witches-wizards · season-spring · paranormal -
![The Throne of Blood and Honor by J. Bree]()
The Throne of Blood and Honor by J. Bree
From J. Bree, bestselling author of The Bonds That Tie, comes the second installment in her epic and enthralling romantasy series. In our arrogance, the high fae forgot everything that mattered... -
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![TKORAR by J. Bree]()
TKORAR by J. Bree
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![Dragon Rider by Taran Matharu]()
Dragon Rider by Taran Matharu
New York Times bestselling author Taran Matharu's debut adult fantasy series introduces an immersive story written in the tradition of the viral cultivation genre... -
![The Lovely Dark: A Monster Romance Anthology by Emma Hamm, Zoey Draven, Juliette Cross]()
The Lovely Dark: A Monster Romance Anthology by Emma Hamm, Zoey Draven, Juliette Cross
Best-selling fantasy authors Emma Hamm, Juliette Cross, and Zoey Draven present three original, full-length novellas in this delicious and dark monster romance anthology.Wave SongAlys Fairweather has always loved the sea. So when her father gets the opportunity to build a city beneath the waves, she is the first in the submarine with him...romance · fantasy · paranormal · anthologies · magic · psychics · suspense · gothic · fiction · industrial-era -
![Midnight of Ashes by Tessa Hale]()
Midnight of Ashes by Tessa Hale
One moment changed everything. A split-second decision to try to save one of my five dragon mates nearly cost my life. And now nothing is the same.Knox, Cáel, and Cillian treat me like I’ll break at any moment, while Maddox keeps a careful distance. And Easton won’t look at me at all.We’re supposed to be fated by the stars, but we’re falling apart...romance · reverse-harem · fantasy · dragons · paranormal · university · shapeshifters · new-adult · fated-mates · age-gap -
![The Order of Blood and Ruin by K.M. Shea]()
The Order of Blood and Ruin by K.M. Shea
They used to be enemies. Now they’re partners.I never imagined Considine Maledictus—one of the most powerful vampires alive—would go from ruling the streets at night to joining the supernatural task force just to become my partner, but here we are.Considine claims he “fancies” me. He also used to hide his identity and pose as my charming next-door neighbor, so forgive me if I don’t believe him...romance · fantasy · urban-fantasy · vampires · paranormal · magic · fae · dragons · shapeshifters · fiction -
![The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez]()
The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez
Literary icon Julia Alvarez returns with an inventive and emotional novel about storytelling itself that will be an instant classic. Alma Cruz, the celebrated writer at the heart of The Cemetery of Untold Stories , doesn’t want to end up like her friend, a novelist who fought so long and hard to finish a book that it threatened her sanity...fiction · magical-realism · fantasy · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · latinx-mc · hispanic · low-fantasy · poc-mc · book -
![Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier]()
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 -
![Archangel's Lineage by Nalini Singh]()
Archangel's Lineage by Nalini Singh
Return to the mystical, chilling world of archangels in this new novel in the Guild Hunter series by New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh...romance · fantasy · paranormal · urban-fantasy · vampires · angels · fiction · supernatural · poc-author · witches-wizards -
![Court of Wanderers by Rin Chupeco]()
Court of Wanderers by Rin Chupeco
Remy Pendergast and his royal vampire companions return to face an enemy that is terrifyingly close to home in Rin Chupeco’s queer, bloody Gothic epic fantasy series for fans of Samantha Shannon’s The Priory of the Orange Tree and the adult animated series Castlevania...romance · fantasy · horror · vampires · lgbtq · polyamory · paranormal · bisexuality · gothic · fiction -
![Darker by Four by June C.L. Tan]()
Darker by Four by June C.L. Tan
From Jade Fire Gold author June CL Tan, Darker by Four is the launch of an epic, sweeping contemporary fantasy duology that is the Shadowhunter Chronicles meets the Chinese underworld, drawing inspiration from diaspora folklore. A vengeful girl. A hollow boy. A missing god.Rui has one goal in mind—honing her magic to avenge her mother’s death. Yiran is the black sheep of an illustrious family...romance · fantasy · young-adult · lgbtq · urban-fantasy · fiction · myths · paranormal · asian-mc · wlw -
![The Black Girl Survives in This One by L.L. McKinney, Brittney Morris, Maika Moulite, Maritza Moulite]()
The Black Girl Survives in This One by L.L. McKinney, Brittney Morris, Maika Moulite, Maritza Moulite
Be warned, dear reader: The Black girls survive in this one.Celebrating a new generation of bestselling and acclaimed Black writers, The Black Girl Survives in This One makes space for Black girls in horror. Fifteen chilling and thought-provoking stories place Black girls front and center as heroes and survivors who slay monsters, battle spirits, and face down death...horror · young-adult · anthologies · fiction · lgbtq · contemporary · fantasy · mystery · audiobook · poc-mc -
![The Book That Broke the World by Mark Lawrence]()
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]()
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 -
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![Dig Two Graves by Craig Schaefer]()
Dig Two Graves by Craig Schaefer
Daniel Faust is back from hell and out for blood. He has a new face and a deadly mission: to find the tiger-queen Naavarasi and his own traitorous brother, and put them both six feet underground.But when Naavarasi’s shape-shifting minions abduct one of Daniel’s own, it’s time for a desperate rescue...urban-fantasy · urban · paranormal · magic · fiction · dark · organized-crime · shapeshifters · heist · horror -
![Dead Weight by Annabel Chase]()
Dead Weight by Annabel Chase
Lorelei Clay is determined to put down roots in the small town of Fairhaven no matter what the universe throws at her. After all, she’s invested her entire savings in the rundown monstrosity known as the Castle—and she’s on the verge of investing her heart in a certain prince of hell, if he can overcome his literal internal demon.Lorelei and Kane aren’t the only ones haunted by their histories...romance · fantasy · urban-fantasy · paranormal · female-mc · alpha-mc · witches-wizards · shapeshifters · vampires · myths -
![The Lies Among Us by Sarah Beth Durst]()
The Lies Among Us by Sarah Beth Durst
From the award-winning author of The Shelterlings and The Lake House comes a haunting novel about sisterhood and grief, where difficult truths must contend with the corrosive power of unchecked lies.After her mother dies, Hannah doesn’t know how to exist without her. Literally. In fact, Hannah’s not even certain that she does exist...fantasy · fiction · mystery · contemporary · magical-realism · horror · paranormal · female-mc · family · friendship -
![The Elusive Truth of Lily Temple by Joanna Davidson Politano]()
The Elusive Truth of Lily Temple by Joanna Davidson Politano
Peter Driscoll, an underground investigator to the wealthy, has never met anyone like Lily Temple. The beautiful silent-film actress spins fairy tales and plays frivolous roles in front of the cine-camera, but beneath the costumes and stage makeup is a woman with a quick wit--and a murky past...romance · historical-fiction · christian · mystery · fiction · historical · audiobook · industrial-era · edwardian · wholesome -
![Fates Entwined by Elizabeth Briggs]()
Fates Entwined by Elizabeth Briggs
Continue the Zodiac Wolves series with this collection of brand new stories about all the characters you've grown to love, including an extended epilogue for Ayla and Kaden!This collection includes the following stories:Fire Mated: After Stella is mated to her worst enemy—the Leo alpha, Jordan—she rejects him. But the stars won't let her escape her fate so easily...and neither will Jordan...romance · fantasy · shapeshifters · magic · fiction · fated-mates · anthologies · witches-wizards · paranormal · adult -
![The Study of Magic by Maria V. Snyder]()
The Study of Magic by Maria V. Snyder
Frankly, I think death is the best cure for stupidity.As Chief of Ixia’s Security, Valek’s work is never done. After rescuing Commander Ambrose with, Yelena, his heartmate’s, help and seeing her off to Sitia, Valek discovers the nefarious scheme to overthrow their country is far more complex and far reaching than anyone could have guessed...romance · fantasy · new-adult · magic · high-fantasy · action-adventure · fiction · paranormal · book · adult -
![The Book of Thorns: An Enchanting Tale of Two Sisters Connected by Magic by Hester Fox]()
The Book of Thorns: An Enchanting Tale of Two Sisters Connected by Magic by Hester Fox
In the midst of the Napoleonic Wars and the rise of the floriography craze in Europe, two sisters separated at birth are bound together by a secret language of flowers passed down to them by the mother they never knew...romance · historical-fiction · fantasy · gothic · fiction · historical · magical-realism · lgbtq · feminism · female-mc -
![Heir of Broken Kingdom by Mads Rafferty]()
Heir of Broken Kingdom by Mads Rafferty
Delilah and Knox thought defeating the dark magic was the end. But fate, it seems, has a lot more planned for Delilah. Forced to return to the human lands ravished by evil and oppression, the golden princess must once again rise to the occasion—this time, to destroy her father...romance · fantasy · fiction · age-gap · fae · season-spring · enemies-to-lovers · sword-sorcery · paranormal · book -
![The Vampire and the Case of the Secretive Siren by Heather G. Harris, Jilleen Dolbeare]()
The Vampire and the Case of the Secretive Siren by Heather G. Harris, Jilleen Dolbeare
Sex, drugs and siren songs.Ok, so not much sex is going on. The closest I’ve gotten to some action is a date with Stan which ended in disaster. But with all the eye-candy walking around this small town, including the sexy vampire leader, Connor, I’m definitely re-thinking my ‘no dating’ rule...mermaids · fantasy · young-adult · fiction · paranormal · suspense · magical-realism · supernatural · witches-wizards · vampires -
![Shadow of the Brotherhood by E.E. Holmes]()
Shadow of the Brotherhood by E.E. Holmes
Secrets lurk in these hallowed halls…Jess and Hannah Ballard’s time in Edinburgh has revealed a formidable new enemy in the form of Alasdair MacLeod, the vicious spirit of a former Caomhnóir whose deranged and dangerous experiments on other ghosts have led to chaos in the spirit world...magic · ghosts · young-adult · urban-fantasy · new-adult · coming-of-age · fantasy · supernatural · fiction · book -
![Draw Down the Moon by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast]()
Draw Down the Moon by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast
New York Times bestsellers P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast return with a new duology set in a dark and magickal world filled with incredible danger and irresistible romance.Wren Nightingale isn't supposed to have any powers. Born of magickal parents but not under a moon sign, she was destined for life as a Mundane—right up until she starts glowing on her eighteenth birthday...romance · fantasy · young-adult · magic · fiction · urban-fantasy · season-winter · female-mc · contemporary · paranormal -
![Of Rite and Ruin by Elena Lawson]()
Of Rite and Ruin by Elena Lawson
OF RITE AND RUIN is the 5th and FINAL book in the Arcane Arts Academy series by bestselling author Elena Lawson...romance · reverse-harem · paranormal · witches-wizards · magic · fantasy · vampires · steamy · shapeshifters · university -
![Burning Crowns by Catherine Doyle]()
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 -
![The Royal Secret by Jessica Sorensen]()
The Royal Secret by Jessica Sorensen
I'm the only northside student attending Royal Academy, and it's causing a lot of drama. Not only does it feel like someone broke into my room, but River is acting like he has a secret. Turns out he does, and it has to do with me.To complicate things even more, I'm starting to like River. A lot. But he's a royal and betrothed, so he's off-limits.My heart has different ideas, though...romance · realistic · mystery · fiction · coming-of-age · abuse · contemporary · young-adult · fantasy · law-enforcement -
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![Otherworldly by F.T. Lukens]()
Otherworldly by F.T. Lukens
New York Times bestselling author of Spell Bound and So This Is Ever After.Seventeen-year-old Ellery is a non-believer in a region where people swear the supernatural is real. Sure, they’ve been stuck in a five-year winter, but there’s got to be a scientific explanation. If goddesses were real, they wouldn’t abandon their charges like this, leaving farmers like Ellery’s family to scrape by...romance · fantasy · young-adult · lgbtq · paranormal · magic · supernatural · audiobook · fiction · urban-fantasy -
![Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes]()
Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes
An exploration crew must try to stay alive on an eerie and abandoned planet in Ghost Station, a heart-pounding space horror novel from S.A. Barnes, the acclaimed author of Dead Silence.As an exploration crew begins to establish residency on an abandoned planet, they must unravel the mystery behind the previous colonizer’s hasty departure...horror · sci-fi · fiction · space · fantasy · urban-fantasy · paranormal · suspense · exploration · colonization -
![Green Vampire by J.S. Kennedy]()
Green Vampire by J.S. Kennedy
Mackenzie thought she could finally breathe after escaping the Governments clutches—but fate has other plans. After being held captive and tortured for months, Mackenzie is finally home. But her peace is shattered when Master Dagmar asks for her help. Children are still going missing, and the Task Force created to stop these abductions is hitting road bumps at every turn...urban-fantasy · fantasy · sword-sorcery · paranormal · young-adult · dystopia · vampires · romance · shapeshifters · fiction -
![Shadow Me by Annie Anderson]()
Shadow Me by Annie Anderson
Once upon a time, I killed a god and stole his power. I’ve been paying for it ever since.After my banishment, I promised myself three things.One: I would never take a mate.Two: I would find a way to get rid of the power I stole.Three: I would punish the gods who banished me.Not necessarily in that order.There’s just one teeny, tiny little problem...romance · vampires · supernatural · shapeshifters · myths · mystery · fae · dark · witches-wizards · age-gap -
![The Bunny Blues by Sedona Ashe]()
The Bunny Blues by Sedona Ashe
Blurb Coming Soon.Hey There, Hop Stuff is a series where each book features a different bunny and her journey to finding happiness and her mates . In most of the books, the female bunny will face cruelty from other rabbit shifters. Throughout the story, she will find love, and safety, among the protective wolf shifters...romance · shapeshifters · paranormal · fantasy · omegaverse · multi-pov · animals · reverse-harem · harem · humor -
![Behind The Gates 3 by Bobby Akart]()
Behind The Gates 3 by Bobby Akart
The rolling blackouts were coming all too frequently.With darkness, the attempts to penetrate the gates increased.Their food and water supplies were dwindling.Some elected to leave the walls that protected them.Only a few were able to return.America’s government was on the verge of collapse and her geopolitical foes smelled blood...fiction · apocalyptic · post-apocalyptic · male-mc · dystopia · fantasy · action-adventure · disaster · book · adult -
![The Garden by Clare Beams]()
The Garden by Clare Beams
The discovery of a secret garden with unknown powers fuels this page-turning and psychologically thrilling tale of women desperate to become mothers and the ways the female body has always been policed and manipulated, from the award-winning author of The Illness Lesson (“A masterpiece” – Elizabeth Gilbert)In 1948, Irene Willard, who’s had five previous miscarriages in a quest to give her...horror · historical-fiction · fiction · historical · fantasy · gothic · literary-fiction · mystery · audiobook · spooky
