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The Forest and the Sea: A Cinderella Retelling Tracy Zumwalt Publication date: November 12th 2024 Genres: Fairy Tales, Retelling, Romance, Young Adult Reynette is desperate to escape the servitude of her step family at Laudermann Manor and the lustful desires of the loathsome, Sir Bjorn. Lord Ehrhart seeks to please his father and their subjects by securing a future wife and future Duchess of Badenberg. Will a chance meeting in the woods lead them to find their hope and future within each other’s arms? The people of Badenberg are preparing to celebrate the anticipated, Midsummer Festival. In the worn hallways of Laudermann Manor, a young servant girl longs for freedom and love. Bound by duty to her cruel step family, she yearns to attend the festival and meet a kind, brave suitor who will seek her floral wreath and therefore, declare his intent to pursue her. Her hope takes a turn when her wreath is sought by a mysterious, yet somehow familiar man. Meanwhile, Lord Ehrhart...

Almost Infamous Sarah Ainslee Publication date: May 20th 2025 Genres: Coming of Age, Contemporary, New Adult, Young Adult Jenny Han meets Olivia Rodrigo’s SOUR in this humorous and heartfelt coming-of-age novel from the author of That Wasn’t in the Script. What do you do when your dad’s a legendary rockstar, but you’re the only one who knows it? For seventeen-year-old Emmy Harper, the answer’s simple: pretend he doesn’t exist. After all, Nick Addison, frontman of the iconic rock band Mayfair, bailed before she was even born. Emmy’s summer plans are set until her mom drops a bomb: Nick wants to meet her. The catch? She has to spend two weeks on tour with Mayfair—incognito. After two decades of fame, scandals, and tabloid drama, he suddenly wants to get involved? Hard pass. Turns out, Emmy doesn’t have a choice. Now stuck on the road with a bunch of rockstars, Emmy’s world is flipped upside down. Alongside the charming drummer’s son, Sullivan, she uncovers truths about Nick’s ...

Things I Wish I Said Gracie Graham Publication date: November 7th 2024 Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult Lung cancer patient Ryleigh Sinclair wants a boyfriend for the summer. And my mother wants me to be the one to make her wish come true. Me. The eternal pessimist. The guy who no longer believes in happy endings after my dad died of pancreatic cancer and my girlfriend dumped me in the same month. But after weeks of spending time with Ryleigh, she somehow does the impossible. She fills the gaping hole of my father’s absence until I’m the one hoping for a miracle. I’ve learned my lesson about wishes. Happily ever afters are a lie. Yet I’m the one wishing like hell for another outcome for Ryleigh. I lost my father to cancer; I can’t lose her too. Goodreads / Amazon — EXCERPT: “You make me happy.” I swallow, afraid to move and the break the spell we’re under. “No, I don’t,” I say, my throat raw. “You do. This last month, I’ve laughed more than I have sinc...

Spellcaster Wild Card Nikki Jefford Publication date: October 1st 2024 Genres: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Win the game. Change the world. Winning the show means living forever. It is the golden ticket to fame, fortune, and a place among the vampire elite. Being remade isn’t on my wish list. I like being me, and with nearly a million online followers, it’s working. My parents and big sister are the do-gooders in our family who want to make the world a fair and just place for all humans and paranormal creatures. I just want to finish high school and keep doing what I do best—sharing hair and beauty tips while discussing Spellcaster and how the show’s vampire judge Malachi Rayne is the hottest male on the planet. Then, life as I know it ends. There are evil forces who will stop at nothing to maintain world dominance—indefinitely. It’s hard to care when I’ve become dead inside and out. After my family is violently attacked, the host of Spellcaster insists I audition for Season...

Son of the Siren Kristina Elyse Butke Publication date: July 2nd 2024 Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult Sometimes love is a curse, a twisted, unnatural obsession. Such is the dark magic of a siren’s song, the power of which half-siren Lirien witnesses for himself as he watches his mother sing his father, the King of Ardeth, into the sea. In a fruitless attempt to reverse his father’s fate, Lirien sings the siren song himself, not knowing its true power is seduction. Instead, he ensnares his stepmother, the Queen, with its hypnotic melody. When Lirien refuses her desperate advances, she turns to forbidden magic to force her love on him. But wishing upon a havoc stone is an invitation to chaos. The queen’s own son and daughters, Lirien’s beloved siblings, are whisked away and transformed into animals. They flee the kingdom, and Lirien chases after them, his beautiful voice also gone. Through elven mountains, fae forests, and siren waters, Lirien will stop at nothing to find and sav...

Wormwood D.H. Nevins (Wormwood, #1) Publication date: October 10th 2011 Genres: Adult, Dystopian, Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult Angels. Demons. Love. Deceit. “Nevins should be at the top of the New York Times Best-sellers List with this series.” – Amazon Reviewer Tiamat and his brothers, a legion of one hundred half-angels, have orders to end all of humanity. Yet in a moment of weakness, Tiamat risks his life to rescue a hiker named Kali from the very destruction he initiated. Kali, thrust from the surety of her world into the boundless hell of Tiamat’s, must try to find a way to survive on the Earth’s vast, devastated landscape. Plagued by a legion of Nephilim bent on sending her on, she is forced to trust Tiamat – the one being who could prove to be her greatest enemy. “OMG … Fabulous. Unputdownable. 5 stars” – Fundinmental Reviews “A new kind of tormented romance that is absolutely captivating.” – Carlyle Lasbuchane, USA Today bestselling author Goodreads / Amazon On...

Storm and Flame Mallory Wanless (Enchanted, #1) Publication date: September 22nd 2022 Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult Elena has always been a disappointment. Her magic is practically non-existent and now, on her sixteenth birthday, she is expelled from magic school by the strict headmistress–also known as her mother. Cast out into the world of the magically inept with only her familiar for company, Elena feels lost and alone until she meets a strange boy in the woods. Quinn is a thief, a hunter, and a hothead. His unexpected friendship with Elena awakens a fiery side in him–quite literally– and uncovers new and surprising magical abilities. Except men aren’t supposed to be capable of magic. With Quinn’s help, Elena carves a safe new life as a barmaid, but when she is attacked, her powers awaken with shocking ferocity. Elena’s explosion of magic creates a power surge that attracts the attention of magical investigators, sent to uncover and contain the source of the power surge. ...

The Maker of Worlds David Litwack Publication date: May 22nd 2024 Genres: Fantasy, New Adult, Young Adult If you had the chance to remake the world, what kind of world would you choose? When tragedy strikes Lucas Mack’s young life, he desperately yearns to escape its sorrow, and takes an improbable leap through the mythical maelstrom. Rather than splashing down on the far side like his neighbors, he’s transported to a magical realm where he has the power to redefine not only who he is, but the world in which he resides. As he stumbles about trying to find his way, he meets Mia, an equally troubled fellow pilgrim. With the help of a mystical guide and an aging wizard, they navigate the enchanted land while learning to control their newfound powers. Yet this realm is more complex than they expected, with seasoned sorcerers who’ve been corrupted by the sinister side of magic. Limited by natural law and seduced by magic’s power, they are tested as never before. Will the gift of ...

Every Scar Tells a Story Rayna York Publication date: June 15th 2024 Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult They say time heals all wounds, but they never mention the scars left behind. Serena McNeal, outgoing and ambitious, is ready to escape her small town as soon as she graduates high school. Knox prefers to live in the shadows, finding comfort in his anonymity. As their worlds collide and the ghosts of Knox’s troubled past resurface, more than their newly-created bond will be tested. Because now, every decision made could be the difference between sharing a future together or facing a reality where neither one survives. Goodreads / Amazon — EXCERPT: Summer… I can’t help but smile. This one will be like no other. High school will be over, and I’ll be heading off to college in the fall. I’m so ready to leave this small town behind. It’s not a bad place to live, but I’m psyched to move to an actual city where the downtown is larger than a four-block radius. And I...

Woven Song is now available and if you like epic tales full of myth, love, and betrayal, then you are going to want to read this! Woven Song  Rachael Krotec Publication Date: June 7, 2024  Genre: YA Fantasy/ Asian Mythology 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒Found Family 😈Fallen Gods 🏮Asian mythology 🐈Orange Cat Chaos ❤️💔Will they, won’t they ⚔️Epic fight scenes 🤕Chronic illness rep 🐉 DRAGONS 🗡️Girls with swords Isolated on the moon and yearning for the warmth of connection, a young Kaguya-hime falls to the mortal realm. While unknowingly sealing away her divine identity, she begins living as the mortal Yuki. But the mortal realm isn’t as charming as it seems… Years later, after being banished from the imperial city of Gobe, Yuki returns on the emperor’s request with the hopes of restoring her family’s dojo. But when Yuki’s dreams are seemingly dashed after tragedy strikes, she is forced to face the unsettling truth behind her banishment. On the verge of death, Yuki’s life becomes intertwine...

War of the Land Dana Claire Publication date: December 7th 2023 Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult His valor could save the lands. Her darkness could consume it. In a world where mortals are hapless pawns moved at the whims of gods, a defiant Titan emerges from the shadows of history. Prometheus, having once defied Zeus to gift mankind with fire, dares to challenge the heavens to a new match. Now, he fights not just to ease man’s suffering, but to prevent Zeus from clearing the board. Success or failure depends on a future queen. Princess Savina of the Isle of Cava, a demi-god whose powers hold sway over life and death, becomes the latest target of her grandfather Zeus’s merciless vendetta. Exploited by family, she gambles her last shred of trust on the enigmatic Duke of Eloqua, her promised consort. But is he a white knight, or is he part of a more insidious plot to weaponize her against her own people? As the celestial storm brews and loyalties are tested, the land’s fa...

The Queen’s Crown Jennifer Anne Davis (League of Rulers, #1) Publication date: October 19th 2023 Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult Eighteen-year-old Princess Sabine Ludwig of Backley thought her biggest problem was finding a man remotely interesting to dabble with while trying to fill her days with something other than knitting or drinking tea. But when her dear sister is brutally murdered in a foreign kingdom a week before she’s to be married, Sabine suddenly wishes for boring, ordinary days again. Seeking retribution, Sabine decides to take her sister’s place and marry the mysterious king of Lynk. It’s the only way she can hunt down and find the killer. It’s the only way she can get revenge. When she finds the king far more appealing than she’d intended, it becomes difficult to keep her wits about her and remember why she’s there. Thrown into a world of lies, power struggles, and seduction, Sabine must learn to navigate through the foreign kingdom’s dangerous court as she seeks ...