It’s finally September, which you may be aware is Self-Published Fantasy Month! Definitely check out the website and #SelfPublishedFantasyMonth hashtag on social media to find some great new indie reads.
The vast majority of the superhero novels I feature on these roundups are by indie authors, and I plan to do some proper Self-Published Fantasy Month posts in the coming weeks, so stay tuned.
Now, here are some cool-looking superhero books that came out in July and August. As usual, I haven’t read all these novels personally, so please look at the samples and reviews before purchasing. And happy reading!
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Haunted Heroine (Heroine Complex Book 4)
by Sarah Kuhn
The fourth book in the smart, snarky, and action-packed Heroine series follows Evie Tanaka, Aveda Jupiter, and Bea Tanaka as they combat a new supernatural threat.
Everything in Evie Tanaka’s life is finally perfect. As a badass superheroine, she defends San Francisco from demon invasion on the regular. Her relationships with superhero partner Aveda Jupiter, little sister Bea, and hot, half-demon husband Nate have never been stronger. Maybe it’s possible for a grad school dropout turned put-upon personal assistant turned superhero to have it all?
Just when she thinks life can’t get any better, Evie learns she’s pregnant. Everyone around her is overjoyed…but Evie has major doubts about whether she’s cut out for motherhood. Before she can dwell on her dilemma, a local women’s college reports a string of mysterious “hauntings,” and Evie and Aveda are called in to investigate, going undercover as grad students during the creepiest time of the year: Halloween.
As she confronts terrifying ghosts and lives out a bizarre version of the grad school life she left behind, Evie can’t help but wonder about the road not taken: what would her life be like if she’d stayed here instead of pursuing superheroing with Aveda? And can an overwhelmed pregnant superhero truly have it all?
She’s about to find out.
Cute Mutants Vol 1: Mutant Pride
by SJ Whitby
My name is Dylan Taylor, human incarnation of the burning dumpster gif, and this is my life.
I always wanted to be an X-Man. Except people and me never got along, and apparently you need social skills to run a successful team. Cue Emma Hall’s party. One hot make out session with the host herself, and I can talk to objects like my pillow (who’s far too invested in my love life) and my baseball bat (who was a pacifist before I got hold of him). Now there’s a whole group of us with strange abilities, including super hot ice queen Dani Kim who doesn’t approve of how reckless I can be. The bigger problem is a mysterious mutant causing unnatural disasters, and we’re the ones who have to stop him. Except trying to make a difference makes things blow up in my face and the team’s on the verge of falling apart. Can I bring them back together in time to stop the villain from taking revenge? Have I mentioned I’m not a people person? Magneto help us.
Fire & Ice (The Heroes of High Tide Book 2)
by T.L. Heinrich
For this superhero, nothing’s fair in love and war.
The mob war was going so well until Colleen’s brother showed up with an icy ultimatum: Leave High Tide to him or suffer the consequences.
Throw in a little forbidden romance with the cop who’s trying to bring the vigilante down and Colleen is having a very bad week.
Little does she know that it’s about to get a lot worse.
When federal agents descend on her home to capture the vigilante and her super powered brother, it’s the innocent that get caught in the cross fire. To stop the agents and save those she loves, Colleen will have to make a terrible sacrifice.
If superheroes and lesbian romance is your preferred poison, suit up and get your copy of the second book in The Heroes of High Tide series today!
Crisis: The Omega Superhero Book Five (Omega Superhero Series 5)
by Darius Brasher
Once merely a naive farm boy, Omega has tried to forge himself into Earth’s mightiest superhero to prepare for a crisis prophesized to put the entire world at risk.
Now the dreaded crisis is here.
A dark force as old as time frees itself from the prison it is trapped in. That dark force has altered the course of history before, and it threatens to do so again by ending life as we know it.
To confront the threat, Omega must face his fears and combat his flaws to assemble a team of superpowered misfits. They are our last best hope.
Are they ready for the crisis?
Are you?
Buy Crisis and find out today!
Funesto: Captain Stellar Book 2
by R.J. Sorrento
Welcome to the aftermath…
Captain Stellar (Cal Bolden) thwarted Dr. Almighty’s deadly plan, but victory is complicated. Fernando hasn’t been the same since he unleashed his dark persona (Funesto) to destroy Dr. Almighty. Despite this and Cal’s commitment issues, he hopes the passion they’ve discovered while training side by side can blossom into a relationship.
But their triumph is short-lived. Princess Freeze (Rita) is out for blood, and she’ll stop at nothing to avenge Dr. Almighty’s death. With help from Almighty Labs’ lost recruits, she kidnaps Funesto, leading Captain Stellar and Magenta (Margo) on a desperate hunt through Chicago. With assistance from a former enemy, Captain Stellar can almost taste victory as he zeros in on Princess Freeze’s hidden headquarters.
But Funesto’s rescue is not as simple as it seems. After their team takes a devastating hit, Captain Stellar must face a new villain who threatens to destroy everything he holds dear.
Through Thick and Thin: A Menopausal Superhero Short Story Collection
by Samantha Dunaway Bryant
Hidden in the space between chapters lurk other stories—what came before and after, and meanwhile—and the other sides of the stories, including the part our heroines didn’t know. This collection peeks around those corners of the Menopausal Superhero series.
Through Thick and Thin will get you up close and personal with your favorites. Fuerte wasn’t always Fuerte—or male. It’s confession time in “Coming Out as Leonel.” Join Patricia, the Lizard Woman, as she unravels the puzzle of Dr. Cindy Liu’s disappearance in “The Right Thing,” and then see her softer side (and her “better half,” Suzie) in “Underestimated.” Get ready for a wedding, and a heroic rescue, in “Flygirl’s Second Chance.”
These aren’t your father’s superheroes. Whether you’re already a fan or are just meeting these characters for the first time, the menopausal superhero series explores what it means to be a hero at any age or stage of life.
Caped and Dangerous: Superhero romantic comedy (Grumpy Superheroes Book 1)
by Isabel Jordan
Being a superhero is not all it’s cracked up to be
Saving the day is sometimes the last thing Greer Glenanne wants to do. But as her city’s official superhero, she really doesn’t have much of a choice. It doesn’t matter that she’s forty-six, grumpy, and annoyed by most of the population. She’ll catch whatever criminals she needs to catch because that’s the gig. Next up on her to-catch list?
Killian Morgan.
He’s stupid-hot, way too charming for her liking, a decade younger than her, potentially a supervillain…and he flirts with her mercilessly.
How’s a superhero supposed to do her job when she can’t seem to keep her mind (and hands) off the bad guy?
Caped and Dangerous (told in 3rd person, dual point of view) is book 1 in the Grumpy Superheroes series. It features a sexy, cocky billionaire, a mature, younger man/older woman romance, one seriously snarky heroine, and plenty of laughs. Also, the characters cuss a lot. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. For the rest of you, download today and let the binge-reading begin.
New Empire (The Meta Superhero Novel Series Book 5)
by Tom Reynolds
An alien ship is coming, and not even Earth’s mightiest metahumans can stop it.
Connor Connolly is hiding a secret that will change the world forever. Extraterrestrial life exists and it’s on its way to Earth. The refugees from Volaris promise to bring incredible technology that will change the world forever. But they’re not telling the whole story about their mysterious connection to metaband technology.
Connor is determined to find the truth, but his metabands are gone. Relying on a stolen alien nanosuit is his only hope. With the stakes at an all-time high, he must partner with Midnight and Iris on a daring heist with one goal: find a way to Volaris. But it’ll be easier said than done. Along the way he must uncover the link with a strange metahuman who disappeared a decade ago. The Queen of Volaris might not be who she claims…
New Empire is the fifth book in the bestselling Meta series.
Villain Lover
by Alys Murray
He’s a supervillain. At least, everyone thinks he is. And she’s a superhero’s dead girlfriend. At least, everyone thinks she’s dead. When the two team up, they discover that love might make heroes of them both…
When Bet Price’s superhero boyfriend leaves her to die in one of those “save the city or save your girlfriend” villain plots, she barely escapes the toxic chemical explosion that’s supposed to take her life. But she doesn’t survive unscathed. Six months later, living in a small town under an assumed identity, she discovers that she’s starting to manifest powers of her own.
Billionaire Vale Cortland – the enemy of her former superhero boyfriend – is trying to erase his evil father’s legacy. Part one of that plan? To capture Bet’s former superhero boyfriend and put him under the microscope so that Vale can use his alien DNA to cure all sorts of human illnesses and defects. When Vale discovers Bet Price’s true identity and the extent of her powers, he offers her a deal: he’ll help her understand and develop her new powers…if she helps him capture her ex-boyfriend.
Bet wants revenge. Vale wants vindication. But as the fake relationship that they concoct to cover up their scheme grows into something more…they both realize that, perhaps, they no longer need to be the villains of their stories anymore. Perhaps, for once, they could be heroes.
Atalanta
by Matt King
“Welcome to the world, Initiate.”
The offer seemed simple enough: a fresh start to a disappointing life so long as she pledged to fight. Atalanta is all too eager to sign up for a spot in the military’s newest elite branch, but she quickly finds out that the offer only applies if she can live through the trial.
Thrust into a contest of bio-engineered warriors, Atalanta is given enhanced speed and strength to battle against her fellow military experiments. The competition soon becomes an unexpected exercise in survival on all fronts. Wildfires rage through the hills of Los Angeles, unhinged soldiers lurk in the shadows, and the most dangerous threat of all descends from above. Atalanta will have to decide whether winning means saving herself or the lives of everyone in the city, including those competing to kill her.
Have you read any of these books? Got any superhero novel recommendations? Let me know in the comments!
Kristen Brand 
Great fiction helps get me through hard times. I definitely have to check these out. Thanks for this!
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You’re welcome! And I know what you mean. I’ve been reading a lot lately for stress relief.
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