Top new action-adventure books out this week: 16 Nov - 22 Nov 2025
Last updated:
November 22, 2025
This week featuring new releases by Gilly Macmillan, J. Bree, Holly Seddon, Callie Hart, Jillian West, Regine Abel, Ayana Gray, Jenessa Fayeth, Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, A. J. Black and many more.
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The Burning Library by Gilly Macmillan
A thrilling dark-academia tale of murder, obsession and ruthless ambition set in remote St Andrews, ScotlandOn a frigid, windswept day in Scotland’s Western Hebrides, Eleanor Bruton’s body is discovered on the shore. To her family Eleanor was an ordinary middle-aged woman. She made flower arrangements and plumped kneeler cushions at church...dark-academia · fiction · suspense · thriller · audiobook · young-adult · murder · psychological · heist · crime -
![Broken Ties: A Broken Bonds POV by J. Bree]()
Broken Ties: A Broken Bonds POV by J. Bree
From J. Bree, bestselling author of The Bonds That Tie comes the highly anticipated POV book that everyone has been crying out for. Even the strongest ties can be broken. After five years of searching, we thought nothing could compare to the devastation of our missing Bond.We were wrong.After a chance encounter, she’s been found; alive and enraged at being dragged back to the men she ran from... -
![59 Minutes by Holly Seddon]()
59 Minutes by Holly Seddon
The internationally bestselling author of the “brilliant, gripping must-read” (Glamour) Try Not to Breathe brings suspenseful thrills in this unputdownable novel following three women as they face an incoming nuclear attack. Nuclear missile threat to South England. 59 minutes until impact. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a test. Carrie is a young mother desperate to reunite with her daughter...fiction · suspense · audiobook · survival · dystopia · thriller · psychological · action-adventure · book · adult -
![Untitled by Callie Hart]()
Untitled by Callie Hart
The Blood Court has only ever had one king. But now it has a queen …Saeris Fane is beginning to realize just how much her life has changed with her extraordinary new powers … but if she doesn’t act quickly to figure out how to close off the gateway to her magic before the power becomes too volatile, she may destroy everyone and everything she’s ever loved... -
![Bonded By Christmas by Jillian West]()
Bonded By Christmas by Jillian West
LaceyI’m struggling to get into the holiday spirit. Winter is normally my favorite season, but something isn’t clicking this year. With my mom and her new husbands away for the holidays, I’m all on my own. Well, I could seek out Wilder, the annoyingly hot stepbrother I gained when my mom got married, but that’s a last resort kind of option.My job at the scent clinic keeps me busy enough, anyway... -
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![I Married Kayog by Regine Abel]()
I Married Kayog by Regine Abel
She was his peace and his salvation.His whole life, Kayog has made it his mission to project the image of the male who has it all. But deep down, he’s broken by the endless torment that plagues him. Until Linsea. His impossible dream. His peaceful dove. The mesmerizing song of her soul enthralls him and makes him covet a future he knows he can’t have...romance · sci-fi · aliens · fantasy · monsters · fated-mates · reincarnation · futuristic · sad · celebrity -
![I, Medusa by Ayana Gray]()
I, Medusa by Ayana Gray
From New York Times bestselling author Ayana Gray comes a new kind of villain origin story, reimagining one of the most iconic monsters in Greek mythology as a provocative and powerful young heroine.Meddy has spent her whole life as a footnote in someone else’s story...romance · fantasy · myths · retellings · fiction · historical-fiction · young-adult · historical · spirituality · urban-fantasy -
![Silent Heist by Jenessa Fayeth]()
Silent Heist by Jenessa Fayeth
He came for the painting…Soren Stapley is a professional thief. He is prepared for every scenario and has a plan for every situation.But he never planned for her.The painting he needs? It’s being guarded by the woman he once loved and the nine-year-old terror she’s nannying.What’s worse? He’s not the only one hunting it down.Christmas is about to get complicated… …she became his reason to stay...romance · contemporary · womens-fiction · enemies-to-lovers · audiobook · fiction · action-adventure · espionage · humor · mystery -
romance · fantasy · lgbtq · mlm · historical-fiction · wuxia · ancient-china · ancient-civilization · xianxia · fiction
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![Sold to the Cruel Bratva: A Mile High Age Gap Secret Baby Billionaire Mafia Romance by A. J. Black]()
Sold to the Cruel Bratva: A Mile High Age Gap Secret Baby Billionaire Mafia Romance by A. J. Black
My most rebellious way to fight an arranged marriage?A mile-high fling with an older stranger—who turned out to be my fiancé, the billionaire Pakhan.I was the one who invited him in—into that tiny airplane bathroom,where my legs wrapped around his solid waistand I bit back my cries as pleasure consumed me.I thought it ended when the plane landed.Until I saw him sitting calmly in my house... -
![The Serpent and the Silver Wolf: A Forbidden Love. A Past Life Betrayal. A War That Could Burn the World. by Kristen Coar]()
The Serpent and the Silver Wolf: A Forbidden Love. A Past Life Betrayal. A War That Could Burn the World. by Kristen Coar
For fans of A Thousand Pieces of You and From Blood and Ash, an intricately told tale of forbidden love, war, and duty across the ages.Aimee has lived countless lifetimes, each erased by the Pattern, which pulls her from one doomed world to the next. Her mission is always the same: face death, save the world, and then start anew with no memories of the people or places left behind...romance · fantasy · monsters · fiction · dark · military · horror · paranormal · action-adventure · book -
![Three Hundred Years of Longing: Bu Jian Shang Xian San Bai Nian Vol. 1 by Mu Su Li]()
Three Hundred Years of Longing: Bu Jian Shang Xian San Bai Nian Vol. 1 by Mu Su Li
The Banquet of the Winding Wine ends with one nobleman falling asleep warm in his bed. When he wakes, he’s shackled as a prisoner in the Northern Domain of Tealspire, feared by all as an archfiend! However, he’s not the only one who’s just woken up...romance · fantasy · lgbtq · historical-fiction · historical · fiction · female-author · action-adventure · paranormal · sword-sorcery -
![Echoes of Emery by A.M. Wagner]()
Echoes of Emery by A.M. Wagner
One man owns my body. Another owns my heart. And the one I want? He’s going to ruin us both.EmeryMy future isn’t mine to decide. In the ugly world of corrupt power, I’m nothing but a pawn being used to secure an alliance. It’s how I ended up engaged to a man I hate. I thought I’d accepted this fate, until he showed up.Jax Lundquist was never a possibility... -
![The Bookshop Below by Georgia Summers]()
The Bookshop Below by Georgia Summers
The bookshop must have an owner . . .'A DARK DREAM . . . BEWARE... -
![The Sword Unbroken by Sorcha Sam]()
The Sword Unbroken by Sorcha Sam
The last person a champion battleboxer should love is the man who owns his contract.Famed battleboxer Imalroc finally has a handler too inexperienced to control him. He can carve his way out of the blood-soaked arenas at last– just win a few more fights...romance · fantasy · enemies-to-lovers · slow-burn · mlm · historical · lgbtq · supernatural · journey · male-mc -
![The Glowing Life of Leeann Wu by Mindy Hung]()
The Glowing Life of Leeann Wu by Mindy Hung
A seemingly inexplicable magic takes over the lives of three generations of women in this gripping and romantically steamy novel sure to captivate readers of At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities and The Change.Leeann Wu’s hands have started glowing at the most inconvenient times, and the single mother and midwife doesn’t know why...romance · fantasy · magical-realism · fiction · contemporary · urban-fantasy · audiobook · literary-fiction · low-fantasy · poc-author -
![The Last Ember: The Aerimander Chronicles Book 1 by Lily Dodd]()
The Last Ember: The Aerimander Chronicles Book 1 by Lily Dodd
Impossible Creatures meets The Mysterious Benedict Society in this epic, fast-paced upper-middle grade fantasy full of dragon-like creatures, heroic hijinks, battle-forged friendships, and sharp humor.Aerimanders are extinct. Or so the government would have you think...middle-grade · fantasy · dragons · mythical-creatures · myths · action-adventure · children-books · paranormal · retellings · fiction -
![Oath to a Withered Star by Joseph Young]()
Oath to a Withered Star by Joseph Young
Captain Aris Solene leads her loyal crew aboard the Zephira Dawn , a small but battle-hardened team shaped by conflict, betrayal, and unbreakable bonds. When they land on Velmora, a planet shrouded in forbidden jungles and fragmented data, what begins as a routine survey turns into something far more dangerous. The planet is alive... -
![Secret Nights and Northern Lights by Megan Oliver]()
Secret Nights and Northern Lights by Megan Oliver
Childhood best friends and first loves are reunited on a make-or-break work trip to Iceland, with old feelings coming to the surface in this charming romance from debut author Megan Oliver.Mona Miller lives her life by she’s just fine, thanks; all good; not a problem! Everything is right as rain—even if it’s all a lie...romance · fiction · contemporary · forced-proximity · friends-to-lovers · season-winter · workplace · action-adventure · humor · book -
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![BLACK SOUL : EXECUTOR by Sara Ester]()
BLACK SOUL : EXECUTOR by Sara Ester
Motoqueiro+Age Gap+Fast burn+Convivência forçada+Fobia ao toque+Ex-noviçaSINOPSEBlack Soul conhecia a dor como ninguém, e o terror que ela carregava não o assustava mais. Como executor do Moto Clube Demons, era temido por transformar sofrimento em espetáculo. Torturava sem piedade, e pior, com prazer.Sadismo era seu idioma... -
![Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore by Emily Krempholtz]()
Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore by Emily Krempholtz
A powerful plant witch and a grumpy alchemist must work together to save their quiet town from a magical plague in this debut cozy fantasy romance about starting over, redemption, and what it really means to be a good person...romance · fantasy · cozy · womens-fiction · fiction · myths · action-adventure · paranormal · urban-fantasy · book
