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 2021. 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. (Note: If you end up buying the book from one of these links, VBC will get a tiny bit of revenue to cover our overhead.)

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

APRIL 6

• Blessed Monsters by Emily A. Duncan (Something Dark and Holy #3) YA F
• House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland YA F
• Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer SF
• The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman (The Infinity Courts #1) YA
• Oculta by Maya Motayne (Nocturna #2) YA
• The Siren Saves the Billionaire by Kristen Painter (Nocturne Falls #13) PNR

APRIL 13

• The Girl and The Mountain by Mark Lawrence (The Book of Ice #2) F
• Malice by Heather Walter F
• The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni (The Prison Healer #1) YA
• The Serpent’s Curse by Lisa Maxwell (The Last Magician #3) YA
• Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders (Universal Expansion #1) YA SF

APRIL 15

• The Kiss & The Killer by Melissa Marr (Faery Bargains #2) UF

APRIL 20

• The Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Blood and Ash #3) F FR
• The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers #4) SF
• Lover Unveiled by JR Ward (Black Dagger Brotherhood #19) PNR
• Popisho by Leone Ross F
• These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy (These Feathered Flames #1) YA
• The Warlord by Gena Showalter (Rise of the Warlords #1) PNR
• Witches Steeped in Gold by Ciannon Smart (Witches Steeped in Gold #1) YA

APRIL 22

• The Jaguar Knight by Ann Aguirre (Ars Numina #6) PNR

APRIL 27

• The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird SF
• Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (Murderbot Diaries #6) SF
• Gilded Serpent by Danielle L. Jensen (Dark Shores #3) YA