Top new sci-fi books in June 2025
Last updated:
June 30, 2025
June 2025 featuring new releases by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ruby Dixon, Laura Lippman, Dianne Freeman, Paige Harbison, Jo Firestone, Claudia Gray, Amerie, Kathleen West, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Gabrielle Nellis-Pain and many more.
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Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
An epic novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program and the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits...romance · historical-fiction · fiction · historical · literary-fiction · audiobook · sci-fi · season-summer · friendship · family -
![Corvak's Challenge by Ruby Dixon]()
Corvak's Challenge by Ruby Dixon
When the clone pods were abandoned on the ice planet, two of them opened before the others. Corvak, a gladiator and a splice, ran into the snows. He carried Aidy, a confused human woman. They're on the run, determined not to get caught.Aidy has no idea what's going on or why she's been dumped in the icy mountains... -
![Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman]()
Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman
Highly acclaimed New York Times bestseller Laura Lippman returns with an irresistible mystery featuring Muriel Blossom, a former private investigator and middle-aged widow whose vacation on a Parisian river cruise turns into a deadly international mystery…that only she can solve. Mrs. Blossom is not the kind of woman to play the lottery...europe · western-central-europe · france · urban · mystery · cozy · fiction · contemporary · season-summer · suspense -
![A Daughter's Guide to Mothers and Murder by Dianne Freeman]()
A Daughter's Guide to Mothers and Murder by Dianne Freeman
In the latest USA Today bestselling, Victorian Era-set Countess of Harleigh Mystery from multi-award winning author Dianne Freeman, Frances Hazelton and her husband, George, uncover the secrets of backstage Paris to find out who’s acting the role of a killer to chilling perfection…Frances and George are enjoying some well-deserved leisure time in Paris when an old acquaintance from London,...romance · mystery · cozy · historical · historical-fiction · fiction · audiobook · industrial-era · victorian · crime -
![The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison]()
The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison
A hilarious and heartfelt novel about how loves and lives are never truly lost, for fans of Rebecca Serle and Taylor Jenkins Reid. With a leading role on a hit TV show and a relationship with Hollywood's latest heartthrob, Meg Bryan appears to have everything she ever wanted. But underneath the layers of makeup and hairspray, her happiness is as fake as her stage name, Lana Lord...romance · magical-realism · fiction · fantasy · audiobook · contemporary · time-travel · friendship · grief · sci-fi -
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![Murder on Sex Island by Jo Firestone]()
Murder on Sex Island by Jo Firestone
When a cast member goes missing from the hit reality show Sex Island, producers ask the mysterious detective Luella van Horn to go undercover as a contestant and solve the case. What the producers don't know is that Luella van Horn is actually a woman named Marie Jones, a divorced ex-social worker attempting to lead a double life as a glamorous private eye...mystery · fiction · audiobook · humor · comedy · suspense · cozy · law-enforcement · amateur-sleuth · crime -
![The Rushworth Family Plot by Claudia Gray]()
The Rushworth Family Plot by Claudia Gray
The fourth book in the Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney Mystery series, which finds the amateur sleuths caught up in the whirlwind of the London Season—and in a murderous scheme involving the family of Edmund and Fanny BertramJonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney understand each other perfectly; it's a pity their families do not...romance · mystery · historical-fiction · historical · industrial-era · regency · fiction · cozy · retellings · audiobook -
![This Is Not a Ghost Story by Amerie]()
This Is Not a Ghost Story by Amerie
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Amerie’s dazzling, satirical adult debut tells the story of a Black man who walks into the light…to find himself in Los Angeles, where he becomes an instant celebrity for being the first visible and verifiable ghost. John’s House provides all he needs. Surrounded by a vast, beautiful ocean under a void of sky, the House is John’s haven...horror · fiction · literary-fiction · paranormal · contemporary · fantasy · asian-mc · poc-author · urban-fantasy · friendship -
![Making Friends Can Be Murder by Kathleen West]()
Making Friends Can Be Murder by Kathleen West
Thirty-year-old Sarah Jones gets caught up solving a murder in her new neighborhood after unknowingly befriending a dangerous con artist (who’s nothing like what she seems) in this playful, twisty mystery from acclaimed author Kathleen West...mystery · cozy · fiction · contemporary · audiobook · friendship · romance · sci-fi · amateur-sleuth · crime -
![Bee Speaker: Dogs of War, Book 3 by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Gabrielle Nellis-Pain, Rod Hallett]()
Bee Speaker: Dogs of War, Book 3 by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Gabrielle Nellis-Pain, Rod Hallett
Bloomsbury presents Bee Speaker by Adrian Tchaikovsky, read by Rod Hallett, Gabrielle Nellis-Pain, and Adrian Tchaikovsky.From the Arthur C. Clarke award winner, Adrian Tchaikovsky, comes the third instalment of the DOGS OF WAR science fiction series, a future where genetically engineered “Bioforms” have inherited not the Earth, but the Solar System. The end of the world has been and gone...sci-fi · fiction · audiobook · dystopia · action-adventure · psychological · politics · horror · survival · cyberpunk -
![Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds by Allison Brennan]()
Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds by Allison Brennan
In this sun-dappled mystery from New York Times bestselling author Allison Brennan, a risk-averse bibliophile gets in over her head when strange notes in a book draw her into a real-life investigation. Mia Crawford is responsible to a fault. She has to be. Between her high-demand job and taking care of her grandmother and her cats, she has little time for anything else...romance · mystery · cozy · audiobook · fiction · contemporary · season-summer · suspense · sci-fi · crime -
![Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe by C.B. Lee]()
Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe by C.B. Lee
A geeky overachiever determined to save the world through science and a troublemaking chosen one lashing out against her destiny meet and fall in love in a magical coffeeshop as their two very different universes begin to collide in Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe, C.B. Lee's fun, sapphic, cozy fantasy YA romance... -
![UnWorld by Jayson Greene]()
UnWorld by Jayson Greene
From the author of Once More We Saw Stars comes a gripping novel about four intertwined lives that collide in the wake of a mysterious tragedy. Set in a near-future world where the boundaries between human and AI blur, the story challenges our understanding of consciousness and humanity...sci-fi · fiction · dystopia · ai · technology · literary-fiction · audiobook · grief · supernatural · anthologies -
![The Compound by Aisling Rawle]()
The Compound by Aisling Rawle
You wake up in a compound in the middle of the desert, along with nine other women.All of you are young, all beautiful, all keen to escape the grinding poverty, political unrest and environmental catastrophe of the outside world.You realise that cameras are tracking your every move, broadcasting to millions of reality TV fans.Soon, ten men will arrive on foot – if they all survive the journey...fiction · mystery · dystopia · sci-fi · season-summer · suspense · literary-fiction · audiobook · contemporary · satire -
![Skipshock by Caroline O'Donoghue]()
Skipshock by Caroline O'Donoghue
Set in a universe where time is key to power and privilege, this dazzlingly inventive, genre-defying fantasy romance is the first in a duology by best-selling author Caroline O’Donoghue.Margo is a troubled schoolgirl. After the death of her father, she’s on her way to a new boarding school in a new city.Moon is a salesman...romance · fantasy · young-adult · fiction · sci-fi · time-travel · magical-realism · audiobook · dystopia · coming-of-age -
![An Amateur Sleuth’s Guide to Murder by Lynn Cahoon]()
An Amateur Sleuth’s Guide to Murder by Lynn Cahoon
New York Times bestselling author Lynn Cahoon makes her hardcover debut with an irresistible new meta-mystery series about an amateur sleuth who doesn’t just solve crimes, she writes about how to do it . . .TIP #1: WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU COUNTS AS WORK EXPERIENCE Meg Gates could use a guidebook for life. Indeed, she’s faced some challenges...north-america · usa · washington-dc · washington · mystery · cozy · audiobook · fiction · family · amateur-sleuth -
![The Mercy Makers by Tessa Gratton]()
The Mercy Makers by Tessa Gratton
"A wondrous lucid dream...laced with a vivid sensuality." —Jacqueline Carey, New York Times bestselling author of Kushiel's Dart A talented heretic must decide between the pursuit of forbidden magic, or the ecstasy of forbidden love, in the start of a sweeping, romantic epic fantasy trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Tessa Gratton...romance · fantasy · lgbtq · sci-fi · fiction · wlw · high-fantasy · magic · lesbian-mc · female-author -
![The Two Lies of Faven Sythe by Megan E. O'Keefe]()
The Two Lies of Faven Sythe by Megan E. O'Keefe
A search for a missing person uncovers a galaxy-spanning conspiracy in this thrilling standalone space opera from award-winning author Megan E. O'Keefe. The Black Celeste is a ghost story. A once-legendary spaceship collecting dust in a cosmic graveyard known as the Clutch. Only famed pirate Bitter Amandine knows better, and she’ll do anything to never go near it again. No matter the cost...romance · sci-fi · lgbtq · fiction · space-opera · wlw · action-adventure · aliens · invasion · violent-conflict -
![I Think I'm in Love with an Alien by Ann Aguirre]()
I Think I'm in Love with an Alien by Ann Aguirre
Galaxy Quest meets Roswell in this quirky sci-fi rom-com from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Ann Aguirre.He's stranded. He's desperate. He's not looking for love.Alien Tamzir Jaarn, a.k.a. Seeker, is paying the price for risking an illicit holiday on an interdicted planet. His ride off-world never showed, and he's been stranded on Earth for nearly a year...romance · sci-fi · aliens · found-family · fantasy · audiobook · contemporary · fiction · slow-burn · humor -
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![Thus with a Kiss I Die by Christina Dodd]()
Thus with a Kiss I Die by Christina Dodd
The delightfully irreverent eldest daughter of the not-so-ill-fated Romeo and Juliet returns to sleuth another day in fair Verona, in this hugely entertaining historical mystery series with a refreshingly bold premise.“Woe, for I am the bug that meets the windshield's might,No longer the speeding glass, smooth, clean and bright . . .”You’re right...romance · historical-fiction · mystery · historical · retellings · fantasy · humor · satire · fiction · female-mc -
![A Botanist's Guide to Rituals and Revenge by Kate Khavari]()
A Botanist's Guide to Rituals and Revenge by Kate Khavari
Brilliant botanist Saffron Everleigh faces her hardest challenge yet when she returns to her childhood home in the fourth book in the charming Saffron Everleigh mystery series. “A cleverly plotted puzzle” (Ashley Weaver) in the vein of Opium and Absinthe, this is perfect for fans of Rhys Bowen and Sujata Massey...romance · mystery · historical-fiction · audiobook · fiction · historical · cozy · suspense · fantasy · crime -
![The Last Illusion of Paige White by Vanessa McCausland]()
The Last Illusion of Paige White by Vanessa McCausland
“Compelling, haunting, and beautifully written . . . a clever, page-turning modern mystery as well as a thoughtful exploration of female friendship, family dynamics, and the complex impact of social media on self-identity.”—Liane Moriarty, #1 New York Times bestselling author A breathtaking novel about two women, a tragedy on the lake—and secrets beneath the surface...mystery · audiobook · fiction · contemporary · psychological · murder · sci-fi · crime · book · adult -
![Secrecy: An Alien Academy Romance by Tana Stone]()
Secrecy: An Alien Academy Romance by Tana Stone
The Drexian Academy has four schools--or does it?Everyone has always believed Tivek to be an academy washout, a cadet who was given the consolation prize of being the academy master's adjunct. Human cadet Morgan has always found the enigmatic Drexian mysterious and intriguing, and she's always believed there was more to him...age-gap · sci-fi · friends-to-lovers · forced-proximity · romance · galactic-empire · fiction · aliens · invasion · first-contact -
![Unhinged Omega by Lenore Rosewood]()
Unhinged Omega by Lenore Rosewood
They call me perfect.Bred to be a beautiful and docile porcelain doll.And I can play that role for as long as I need.One day, I'll run away with Azarel, the only alpha I’ve ever trusted.The only alpha I’ve ever loved.But there’s a problem with porcelain.It fractures.And this pack of alphas that’s assembling around me - the new Ghost Alpha Unit - might be what finally shatters me completely...romance · omegaverse · reverse-harem · fantasy · dystopia · paranormal · enemies-to-lovers · polyamory · steamy · sci-fi -
![Welcome to Murder Week by Karen Dukess]()
Welcome to Murder Week by Karen Dukess
In this delightfully funny and heartfelt new novel from the author of the “bittersweet page-turner” (The New York Times) The Last Book Party, an American woman travels to the English countryside when she discovers tickets her late mother had purchased for a murder mystery simulation in a small British town.When thirty-four-year-old Cath loses her mostly absentee mother, she is ambivalent...romance · mystery · cozy · fiction · contemporary · murder · audiobook · season-autumn · killer · friendship -
![Taken by the Alien Merking : Abducted by the Ruthless Royal: Planet Sanos by Celia Kyle]()
Taken by the Alien Merking : Abducted by the Ruthless Royal: Planet Sanos by Celia Kyle
Earth's future hangs by a thread...Captain Brooke Harris has earned her stripes and busted her butt to make one thing a new home beyond a dying planet. Her mission to Sanos is a desperate gamble, but if she can secure asylum from one of its ruling species it will mean her sisters aren't doomed to a destiny of dehydration and death... -
![It's Not the End of the World by Jonathan Parks-Ramage]()
It's Not the End of the World by Jonathan Parks-Ramage
From the acclaimed author of Yes, Daddy; It's Not the End of the World is a terrifying climate thriller, a vicious takedown of the uber-wealthy, and a queer family saga that isn't afraid to punch back.It's 2044 and life is bleak for many Americans, but not for Mason Daunt... -
![Hexes Fly by Jenny Schwartz]()
Hexes Fly by Jenny Schwartz
The Spring Ball on the first Saturday of Caldryn Parliament’s Spring Term is a night of glamour and power.However, this year the witch clans are feuding, and when rival clans trade curses in the ballroom non-magical bystanders are the victims.As people transform into animals, burst into unwilling song, or fall into magical slumber Vanda Kavanagh, the Warden of Caldryn Parliament, is suspicious...colonization · action-adventure · super-powered · urban-fantasy · crime · fiction · fantasy · urban · galactic-empire · sci-fi -
![Condition of War by Elizabeth Bonesteel]()
Condition of War by Elizabeth Bonesteel
Accused of destroying a Corps warship, the crew of the starship Galileo must prove sabotage—or face the wrath of what’s left of Central Gov.When the Central Corps warship Capricorn—silent and unresponsive, light-years from her last reported position—threatens a civilian space station, the former Corps starship Galileo comes to the station’s aid... -
![His Best Friend's Heat: A MM Omegaverse Best Friend Romance by Ansley Ellis]()
His Best Friend's Heat: A MM Omegaverse Best Friend Romance by Ansley Ellis
Updated and revised (August 2025) A flustered omega. A “straight” alpha. One heat that changes everything.Micah has loved his best friend forever—not that he’d ever say it out loud. Nick is confident, hot as hell, and totally, undeniably straight. Micah’s just the quiet omega best friend. End of story...romance · omegaverse · friends-to-lovers · mlm · paranormal · lgbtq · fated-mates · fiction · fantasy · multi-pov -
![Susie's Orc by Leigh Miller]()
Susie's Orc by Leigh Miller
I've got a crush on the orc from accounting. Jonah Greenwood. He's big, nerdy, and exactly my damn type. Well, he would be, if I'd only been able to work up the courage to ask him out at any point in the two years since I first met him...romance · paranormal · fantasy · monsters · workplace · insta-love · friends-to-lovers · sci-fi · fiction · book -
![Shadows of Stardust by Leigh Miller]()
Shadows of Stardust by Leigh Miller
RoslynI didn’t sign up for Mate Match—the universe’s favorite reality dating show—to find a guy. I’m not here for fame or fortune or love.I’m here to find my sister. She disappeared months ago, and after tracking her as far as the beautiful, tropical planet where Mate Match is filmed, I’m not going to let anything stop me from finding her...romance · fantasy · paranormal · sci-fi · monsters · aliens · fiction · shapeshifters · forced-proximity · suspense -
![Entity by Meg Smitherman]()
Entity by Meg Smitherman
“You thought you knew pleasure before you met me. You were wrong.”Kit Fox needs a fresh start. Her essays on quantum physics are too outlandish for the mainstream, and her writing career is fizzling. But things look up when she’s offered the opportunity of a lifetime: a private three-day interview with reclusive billionaire Ian De Leon, inventor of the Pleasurebot... -
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![A Shipwreck in Fiji by Nilima Rao]()
A Shipwreck in Fiji by Nilima Rao
Fiji, 1915: when a purported sighting of Germans on the run from WWI turns deadly, Sergeant Akal Singh must (reluctantly) take up the investigation in this vibrant follow-up to A Disappearance in Fiji...mystery · historical-fiction · audiobook · fiction · historical · journey · ww1 · military · crime · sci-fi -
![Gold Mine by R.L. Randolph]()
Gold Mine by R.L. Randolph
YOU ARE WORTH IT. YOU ARE WORTH LOVING.Juniper Walden was shocked when she went from a Beta to an Omega in the blink of an eye. After meeting Seth, Bennett, Theo, and Arin, she finds herself spending her first heat safely and securely in their care...romance · omegaverse · reverse-harem · contemporary · mlm · angst · fated-mates · paranormal · steamy · supernatural -
![A Dance With Dragons: Part 2 After the Feast by Martin, George R. R. Paperback by George R.R. Martin]()
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![Ashes of August Manor by Blaine Daigle]()
Ashes of August Manor by Blaine Daigle
For fans of "The Haunting of Hill House" and "The Haunting of Bly Manor".Noelle, a tragedy-ridden hospice worker with a unique connection to death, accepts a job caring for the dying patriarch of the reclusive August family at their lakefront manor just outside the town of Bell River, Oregon...horror · gothic · mystery · supernatural · fiction · paranormal · audiobook · haunted-places · mental-illness · sci-fi -
![Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben Vol. 5 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, BOKI, Danke]()
Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben Vol. 5 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, BOKI, Danke
ENTER THE INFERNO Racing to find a cure to Xie Xue’s illness, He Yu and Xie Qingcheng’s investigation into the forbidden drug RN-13 grows riskier with each new clue they discover. Along the trail of murdered professors and missing young women they uncover an unconscionable crime, and those responsible for it will stop at nothing to bury the truth...romance · fantasy · lgbtq · fiction · sci-fi · mystery · season-summer · mlm · urban-fantasy · military -
![The Longing by Hattie Jacks]()
The Longing by Hattie Jacks
One monstrous moment…and I fall for the dragon shifter…literallyFalling through a portal to the realm of the Yeavering was not in my life plan, but neither was being chased by my aunt with a gun.Falling straight into the arms of a dragon shifter wasn't on the cards either…but here we are...romance · fantasy · dragons · monsters · shapeshifters · paranormal · forced-proximity · fated-mates · aliens · grumpy-sunshine
