April 2017 New Releases: Chloe Neill, JR Ward, Jennifer Estep, Kresley Cole, Claudia Gray and more

In an effort to help you keep that to-read list updated, I’ve compiled the hot urban fantasy and paranormal romance releases for April 2017. All dates are U.S. and tentative. Also: Click the title of any book to visit the Amazon page for pre-order or purchase goodness.

I’ve included genre classification with each book: UF is urban fantasy, PNR is paranormal romance, F is fantasy, SF is science fiction, YA is young adult and NA is new adult.

APRIL 3

Rescued by the Space Pirate by Nina Croft (Ruby Robbins #1) PNR SF

APRIL 4

Between a Wolf and a Hard Place by Terry Spear (Silver Town Wolf #7) PNR

Bound by Benedict Jacka (Alex Verus #8) UF

Brimstone by Cherie Priest F

Buck Naked by Evangeline Anderson (Cougarville #1) PNR

The Chosen by J.R. Ward (Black Dagger Brotherhood #15) PNR

Defy the Stars by Claudia Gray (Defy the Stars #1) YA SF

Dutch by Madhuri Pavamani (Keeper #1) PNR UF

Gauntlet by Holly Jennings (Arena #2) SF YA

Perfect by Cecelia Ahern (Flawed #2) YA

Red Sister by Mark Lawrence (Book of the Ancestor #1) F

Shadowcaster by Cinda Williams Chima (Shattered Realms #2) YA F

Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel (Themis Files #2) SF

Wanted and Wired by Vivien Jackson (Tether #1) PNR SF

Winter Tide by Ruthanna Emrys (The Innsmouth Legacy #1) F

APRIL 6

Deadman Walking by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Dark-Hunter: Deadman’s Cross Trilogy #1) PNR

APRIL 10

Stolen by the Space Pirate by Nina Croft (Ruby Robbins #2) PNR SF

APRIL 11

Given to the Sea by Mindy McGinnis YA F

Razr by Larissa Ione (Demonica #11.9) PNR

Spindle Fire by Lexa Hillyer (Spindle Fire #1) YA

APRIL 17

Saving the Space Pirate by Nina Croft (Ruby Robbins #3) PNR SF

APRIL 18

Dark Alpha’s Lover by Donna Grant (Reaper #4) PNR

The Dastardly Miss Lizzie by Viola Carr (Electric Empire #3) SF

The Edge of the Abyss by Emily Skrutskie (The Abyss Surrounds Us #2) YA

Legend Has It by Elliott James (Pax Arcana #5) UF

APRIL 24

Bonded Pair by Lauren Dane (Cascadia Wolves #5) PNR

Drakon’s Prey by N.J. Walters (Blood of the Drakon #2) PNR

APRIL 25

Blade Bound by Chloe Neill (Chicagoland Vampires #13) UF

Borne by Jeff VanderMeer SF

A Fire in the Blood by Amanda Ashley PNR

Legion by Julia Kagawa (Talon #4) F YA

Midnight Jewel by Richelle Mead (Glittering Court #2) YA

Snared by Jennifer Estep (Elemental Assassin #16) UF

Wicked Abyss by Kresley Cole (Immortals After Dark #18) PNR

APRIL 30

Final Girls by Mira Grant SF