Fish Out of Water

Part of Your World

Abby Jimenez · Romance

After a wild bet, gourmet grilled-cheese sandwich, and cuddle with a baby goat, Alexis Montgomery has had her world turned upside down.

romantic comedy · fish out of water · opposites attract · slow burn

Dollface

Lindy Ryan · Horror

INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER Barbie meets Scream with a 90s nostalgia twist in this horror romp from Bless Your Heart author Lindy Ryan.

coming of age · found family · fish out of water · twist ending

American Fantasy

Emma Straub · Literary Fiction

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, PEOPLE, AND TIME, AND HARPER'S BAZAAR "I can hardly remember the last time I read…

magical realism · coming of age · found family · fish out of water

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams · Sci-Fi

DON'T LEAVE EARTH WITHOUT IT! THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY is the hilarious international bestseller--with over one million copies in…

space opera · fish out of water · road trip · found family

If I Ruled the World

Amy DuBois Barnett · Literary Fiction

A fast-paced, juicy debut novel that peeks behind the curtain at the cutthroat world of hip-hop music and the glamorous magazine scene in the late…

coming of age · historical fiction · fish out of water

Sky Daddy

Kate Folk · Literary Fiction

“[A] bizarre and endearing debut .

coming of age · romantic comedy · fish out of water

City of Gods and Monsters

Kayla Edwards · Fantasy

PRE-ORDER THE HOUSE OF DEVILS SERIES NOW, AND ENTER THE CITY OF ANGELTHENE.

paranormal romance · urban fantasy · slow burn · fish out of water · vampires · werewolves shifters · witches

Shōgun

James Clavell · Literary Fiction

After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen--Nippon.

historical fiction · fish out of water · political intrigue · survival

Taipei Story

Rebecca F Kuang · Literary Fiction

TAIPEI STORY is the electrifying new novel by bestselling literary phenomenon Rebecca F.

coming of age · romantic comedy · fish out of water

One Last Stop

Casey McQuiston · Romance

For cynical twenty-three-year-old August, moving to New York City is supposed to prove her right: that things like magic and cinematic love stories…

romantic comedy · found family · fish out of water

Story Of My Life

Lucy Score · Romance

THE ALL-NEW SMALL-TOWN ROMCOM FROM LUCY SCORE Hazel is given a one-two punch when she's forced to move out of her Upper East Side apartment and is…

romantic comedy · small town · coming of age · fish out of water

When in Rome

Sarah Adams · Romance

Opposites certainly attract for the stranded pop star and small-town baker in this charming slice of romance from the author of the TikTok sensation…

romantic comedy · opposites attract · slow burn · small town · fish out of water

A Gentleman's Gentleman

TJ Alexander · Romance

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • A USA TODAY BESTSELLER • From the acclaimed author of Chef's Kiss, a groundbreaking trans Regency romance that's both…

romantic comedy · slow burn · fish out of water

Minor Black Figures

Brandon Taylor · Literary Fiction

From the Booker Prize finalist and bestselling author: a perceptive novel about a gay Black painter navigating the worlds of art, desire, and…

coming of age · found family · fish out of water

Any Trope but You

Victoria Lavine · Romance

A bestselling romance author flees to Alaska to reinvent herself and write her first murder mystery, but the rugged resort proprietor soon has her…

romantic comedy · fish out of water · slow burn · workplace romance

Empire of Shadows

Jacquelyn Benson · Literary Fiction

Nice Victorian ladies don’t run off to find legendary lost cities.

historical fiction · quest · coming of age · fish out of water

My Phony Valentine

Courtney Walsh · Romance

A chance meeting. A hunky hockey player. A fake romance. Hardly an ordinary day in the life of Poppy Hart. My days usually consist of agonizing over…

fake relationship · romantic comedy · slow burn · sports romance · fish out of water

Roll for Romance

Lenora Woods · Romance

Two fledgling tabletop gamers find themselves falling for each other—both in and out of their weekly D&D sessions—in this charming, fantasy-tinged…

romantic comedy · cozy vibes · found family · slow burn · fish out of water

Such a Fun Age

Kiley Reid · Literary Fiction

A striking and surprising debut novel from an exhilarating new voice, Such a Fun Age is a page-turning and big-hearted story about race and…

coming of age · fish out of water · found family

The Tiger's Share

Keshava Guha · Literary Fiction

'A stylish and engaging tragi-comedy of manners .

coming of age · fish out of water

Ice Planet Barbarians

Ruby Dixon · Romance

You'd think being abducted by aliens would be the worst thing that could happen to me.

paranormal romance · space opera · fish out of water · first contact

The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax

Dorothy Gilman · Mystery & Thriller

A widowed matron decides to pursue her lifelong desire to be a spy, finds herself useful to the CIA, and successfully completes an assignment which…

coming of age · cozy vibes · quest · fish out of water

The Pie & Mash Detective Agency

J. D. Brinkworth · Mystery & Thriller

Oddball couple Jane and Simon take a private detective class and must use their (admittedly limited) skills to solve a series of mysterious…

romantic comedy · cozy vibes · found family · fish out of water

Us Dark Few

Alexis Patton · Sci-Fi

Khalani Kanes has never stood on the surface of the earth.

coming of age · dystopian society · survival · fish out of water

Dragon Mage

Andre Norton · Fantasy

Shy realizes that she is lucky to be taken in by her grandparents after her father dies–but life above an antique store in Slade’s Corners, Wisconsin…

coming of age · urban fantasy · dragons · fish out of water · magic academy

Binti

Nnedi Okorafor · Sci-Fi

Afro-futurist science fiction.

space opera · coming of age · first contact · fish out of water · quest