fantasy/romantasy tbr!

A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 1)

Sarah J. Maas · 2020

<p><b>The sexy, action-packed first book in the #1 bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series from </b><b>global phenomenon</b><b> Sarah J. Maas.</b><br><br>When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world. <br><br>At least, he's not a beast all the time. <br><br>As she adapts to her new home, her feelings for the faerie, Tamlin, transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But something is not right in the faerie lands. An ancient, wicked shadow is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it, or doom Tamlin-and his world-forever.<br><br>From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.</p>

Our Vicious Oaths

N.E. Davenport · 2025

<p>"An instant romantasy classic!" -- Katee Robert, New York Times bestselling author</p> <p>Enter a new world of romantic fantasy from award-winning author N.E. Davenport--a journey of powerful magic, enemies-to-lovers, and political intrigue--as a warrior-princess and a vengeful king from rival fae courts form a fierce alliance to take down a merciless despot.</p> <p>Princess of the Aether Dominion, Kadeesha wants nothing to do with fae politics. She is a warrior, first and foremost, and believes her greatest strength is leading her squadron of elite winged serpent flyers to protect her homeland. But bound since infancy to be betrothed to the Hyperion High King, ruler of all Dominions, she has no choice but to do what men have chosen for her.</p> <p>Repulsed by the idea, she decides to spend one last night of freedom--in the arms of a dangerous stranger who takes her to sexual heights she's never experienced before...but who is only using Kadeesha to set a trap for the High King.</p> <p>For the High King and the kings of his six Dominions were responsible for the decimation of the Apollyon Court, and its new king, Malachi, wants his pounds of flesh.</p> <p>On Kadeesha's wedding day, Malachi and his special forces attack. Her father is killed, and Malachi wounds the High King, ultimately taking Kadeesha as hostage back to his land.</p> <p>But she is no true hostage. The two form a pact: she will help lure the High King so Malachi can kill him once and for all, and he in turn will not harm Kadeesha or the Aether people. And as much as Kadeesha hates politics, she is now the Queen of her folk. Fae bonds are unbreakable...and so, perhaps, is the attraction Kadeesha and Malachi feel for each other. For even as they must publicly display their connection to provoke the High King's jealousy, they struggle to resist the powerful allure between them in order to achieve their ultimate goals.</p>

A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly: Compelling Fates Saga

Sophia St. Germain · 2024

Half-Fae Elessia could have had everything.<br/><br/>Literally.<br/><br/>Since her magic allows her to compel anyone to do her bidding by merely looking into their eyes, the world was at her feet.<br/><br/>But after a tragic accident, she is thrown into the Fae king’s dungeons and forced to swear a blood oath to him, binding her to his service.<br/><br/>Five years later, she’s living amongst humans in Ellow and has created a life for herself—as best she can, with the king’s promise to call in his debt looming over her.<br/><br/>When he finally comes to collect, she is made to infiltrate the human elections to determine whether the current regent is involved in the strange things happening in the land of Fae.<br/><br/>With the promise of freedom from the king’s claws, Elessia is determined to see it through. Liberty is within reach as long as she can keep the lethal Fae guard watching over her from eliminating her before she unearths the information the king seeks.<br/><br/>But as she grows closer to the brooding human regent and secrets begin to unravel, Elessia realizes greater forces may be at play.<br/><br/>And she might stand before the choice between her own freedom and that of a nation.

Heart of the Sun Warrior: A Novel (Celestial Kingdom, 2)

Sue Lynn Tan · 2022

To Shape a Dragon's Breath

Moniquill Blackgoose · 2023

A Deadly Education: A Novel (The Scholomance Book 1)

Naomi Novik · 2020

An Academy for Liars

Alexis Henderson · 2024

The Incandescent

Emily Tesh · 2025

Avalon Tower (Fey Spy Academy)

C.N. Crawford, Alex Rivers · 2024

Never Keep (Book 1 in the Sins of the Zodiac series) (1) (Zodiac Academy)

Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti · 2024

Of Blood And Fire (The Bound and The Broken)

Ryan Cahill · 2021

Empire of Flame and Thorns

Marion Blackwood · 2024

A fae rebel. A ruthless dragon commander.<br/>And a deadly trial that will turn their lives upside down.<br/><br/>Trapped in the Seelie Court by a forest of thorns, Selena Hale lives at the mercy of the dragon shifters. Her only chance to gain her freedom is by entering the Atonement Trials: a deadly competition that pits fae magic users against each other. Only three people can win, and Selena intends to be one of them.<br/><br/>There is only one problem. Draven Ryat, the ruthless commander of the dragon shifter army, is determined to make her lose.<br/><br/>He symbolizes everything that she hates, and if he finds out that she is also a member of the secret fae rebellion, he will not only mess with her chances to win, he will kill her. But the more time she spends with him, the more she finds herself inexplicably drawn to him.<br/><br/>And nothing is more dangerous in a lethal trial than a distracted heart.<br/><br/>Especially one that beats for the enemy…

Spark the Flames (Secret of the Syphon)

Ivy Asher · 2025

When it comes to dragons, there’s no such thing as safe.<br/><br/>I learned that the hard way when my kith and kindred were slaughtered right before my eyes.<br/><br/>Everyone thinks the wyverns and the sorcai did it, but I know the truth.<br/><br/>I’ve been hiding from The Horde ever since, existing under their radar, surviving.<br/><br/>And then one day, they find me…he finds me. Aeson Noctis, the king’s second son and my new captor.<br/><br/>Aeson thinks he can force me back to Paragon City. He thinks he can use me and claim my power for his own.<br/><br/>But the dragons should’ve been more careful about who they let inside their city. I’m not some weak little pawn. I’m here looking for answers.<br/><br/>I’m here looking for revenge.<br/><br/>When it comes to dragons, there’s no such thing as safe. I know because I am one, and now I’m going to make The Horde pay for what they’ve done.<br/><br/>They thought they killed all the Syphons.<br/><br/>They thought they hunted down every one.<br/><br/>They thought wrong.

Silver Elite

Dani Francis · 2025

In the first book of a sizzling dystopian romance series, psychic gifts are a death sentence and there are rules to survival: Trust no one. Lie to everyone. And whatever you do, don’t fall for your greatest enemy. TRUST NO ONE. Wren Darlington has spent her whole life in hiding, honing her psychic abilities and aiding the rebel Uprising in small ways. On the Continent, being Modified means certain death—and Wren is one of the most powerful Mods in existence. When one careless mistake places her in the hands of the enemy and she’s forced to join their most elite training program, she’s finally handed the perfect opportunity to strike a devastating blow from inside their ranks. LIE TO EVERYONE. But training for Silver Block can be deadly, especially when you’re harboring dangerous secrets and living in close quarters with everyone who wants you dead. AND WHATEVER YOU DO, DON’T FALL FOR YOUR GREATEST ENEMY. As the stakes grow ever higher, Wren must prove herself to Silver Block. But that’s easier said than done when your commanding officer is the ruthless and infuriatingly irresistible Cross Redden, who doesn’t miss anything when it comes to her. And as war rages between Mods like her and those who aim to destroy them, Wren must decide just how far she’s willing to go to protect herself . . . and how much of the Continent is worth saving.

The Glittering Edge

Alyssa Villaire · 2025

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

Schwab V.E. · 2025

Blood & Steel: An epic romantic fantasy (The Legends of Thezmarr Book 1)

Helen Scheuerer · 2023

A Dance of Lies

Brittney Arena · 2025

Dire Bound (The Wolves of Ruin, 1)

Sable Sorensen · 2025

<b><i>Fourth Wing</i></b> <b>meets <i>The Hunger Games</i> in this spicy, page-turning romantasy where humans and direwolves forge unbreakable bonds and fight for survival at all costs. Featuring exclusive bonus content!</b><br> <br> <br> <br> <b>Only the worthy survive the Bonding Trials. She''ll risk her life--and her heart--to be one of them.</b><br> <br> <br> <br> Meryn Cooper has always hated the Bonded, elite warriors who form mental links with the massive, vicious direwolves they ride. While they live in luxury, Meryn struggles to keep her family out of poverty. When her little sister, Saela, is kidnapped--stolen across the border by the immortal monsters her country has spent centuries fighting--Meryn''s world falls apart.<br> <br> <br> <br> Desperate to cross the front and save her sister, Meryn enlists in the army and is thrown into the deadly Bonding Trials, where any mistake will cost her life. <br> <br> <br> <br> Now Meryn must survive four months of training at the castle. She is bound to a feral direwolf who refuses to communicate. The other trainees would love to spill her common blood. And her cold and beautiful instructor, Stark Therion, is eager to punish any weakness.<br> <br> <br> <br> Everything is a competition, and everyone is out to get her--everyone except the dangerously handsome crown prince, whose attention adds another target to her back. In the castle, every smile hides a knife...and the halls hide dark secrets. <br> <br> <br> <br> <b>It''s bond or bleed. Duel or die. Failure is ruin.</b><br> <br> <br> <br> <b>Don''t miss the brand-new bonus chapter from Stark Therion''s perspective!</b><br> <br> <br> <br> <b><i>Dire Bound</i></b> <b>contains mature content including depictions of graphic violence, and is therefore recommended for readers 17+. For a full list of tropes and TWs, please visit the author''s website. </b><br> <br> <br> <br> <b>Readers are already falling in love with<i> Direbound:</i></b><br> <br> <br> <br> "ONE OF THE BEST READS OF THE YEAR! This book was insanely good." Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<br> <br> <br> <br> "Stop it right now... I''m actually quite feral for the next book..." Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ <br> <br> <br> <br> "The plot was THICK, the tension and banter? Flawless. And the world with the wolf bond, and trials??? NEED MORE NOW." Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<br> <br> <br> <br> <b>"</b>I just finished and <b>still trying to mentally and emotionally recover</b> to what just happened to me. You need to read it <b>IMMEDIATELY</b>." Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<br> <br> <br> <br> "If you''re into <b>dark romantasy with high stakes</b>, fierce characters, and just the right amount of <b>emotional wreckage</b>, Direbound is <b>your next obsession</b>." Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<br> <br> <br> <br> "What an <b>incredible read!!</b> ... I am <b>blown away</b>. ... The romance, the anguish, <b>the BANTER</b>! I love a book with good banter and this was FULL OF IT!" Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<br> <br> <br> <br> "<b>I. Am. OBSESSED. </b>... <b>Left me spiraling</b> in the best way possible. The <b>morally grey anti-hero</b>? Perfection. The <b>slow-burn tension</b>? Electric. ... I was <b>completely immersed</b>." Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<br> <br> <br> <br> <b>Perfect for fans of:</b> <ul> <li>Slow burn romance</li> <li>Found family</li> <li>Morally grey characters</li> <li>One bed</li> <li>Touch her and die</li> <li>Who did this to you</li> <li>Enemies to lovers</li> <li>Forced proximity</li> <li>Vampires vs. wolves!</li> </ul>

She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor Duology, 1)

Shelley Parker-Chan · 2022

A Study in Drowning

Ava Reid · 2023

A Forgery of Fate

Elizabeth Lim · 2025

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A breathtaking romantic fantasy inspired by Beauty and the Beast about a girl who paints the future and a cursed dragon lord, bound by love and deception in a plot to bring down the gods. From the New York Times bestselling author of Six Crimson Cranes! “Everything I love in a story—danger, complex characters, romance, betrayal and gorgeous writing.” —Mary E. Pearson, New York Times bestselling author of Dance of Thieves Truyan Saigas didn't choose to become a con artist, but after her father is lost at sea, it’s up to her to support her mother and two younger sisters. A gifted art forger, Tru has the unique ability to paint the future, but even such magic is not enough to put her family back together again, or stave off the gangsters demanding payment in blood for her mother’s gambling debts. Left with few options, Tru agrees to a marriage contract with a mysterious dragon lord. He offers a fresh start for her mother and sisters and elusive answers about her father's disappearance, but in exchange, she must join him in his desolate undersea palace. And she must assist him in a plot to infiltrate the tyrannical Dragon King's inner circle, painting a future so treasonous, it could upend both the mortal and immortal realms. . . .

The Stars are Dying: (Nytefall: Book 1)

Chloe C. Peñaranda · 2023

For fans of From Blood & Ash and Shadow & Bone. A dark romantic fantasy loosely inspired by the Greek myths of Astraea with a page-turning beginning into a new epic world and a darkly seductive star-crossed romance.<br/>"The brightest star needs the darkest night."<br/><br/>In a world abandoned by the celestial guardians and left to suffer a tyrant king’s reign, all Astraea knows is safety in seclusion. With fragmented memories of only five years of her life, she’s determined to discover more about her past, even if that means fleeing the cruel arms that hold her safe from the wicked vampires rumored to roam the land.<br/><br/>But when Astraea stumbles upon the mysterious Nyte, she soon realizes determination alone isn’t enough to guard her heart. He lingers like the darkness that expands between the stars, and soon she discovers her captor’s wicked means of control weren’t based on a lie to keep her under locks after all. In her desperation, Astraea accepts Nyte’s help before she can decide if she might have sold her allegiance to one of the bloodthirsty beings the people of her world fear.<br/><br/>Once their bargain is struck, Astraea’s chance to escape comes in the form of accompanying her best friend Cassia to the King’s Central. There on royal territory it’s the centenary of the Libertatem, a succession of trials hosted by the king in which five human lands compete for a cycle of safety from the vampires seeking blood, claiming souls, and savaging after dark. So when tragedy strikes, Astraea must decide if taking the place of a murdered participant for the safety of her kingdom is a ruse is worth dying for, or if protection—and the answers to her past—really are her strongest desires.<br/><br/>This is book 1 in a New Adult dark romantic fantasy series.

Spark of the Everflame: The Kindred's Curse Saga, Book One

Penn Cole · 2023

These Hollow Vows (These Hollow Vows, 1)

Lexi Ryan · 2022

Wings of Starlight

Allison Saft · 2025

The Curse of Ophelia

Nicole Platania · 2023

Wrath of the Dragons: A Novel

Olivia Rose Darling · 2025

Trial of the Sun Queen

Nisha J. Tuli · 2023

Rain of Shadows and Endings (The Legacy Series)

Melissa K Roehrich · 2023

Renegades

Marissa Meyer · 2017

<p><b>NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!<br><br>From </b><b>#1 <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling author </b><b>Marissa Meyer,</b><b> comes a high-stakes world of adventure, passion, danger, and betrayal.</b><br><br><b><i>Secret Identities.</i></b><br><b><i>Extraordinary Powers.</i></b><br><b><i>She wants vengeance. He wants justice.</i></b><br><br>The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies—humans with extraordinary abilities—who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established peace and order where chaos reigned. As champions of justice, they remain a symbol of hope and courage to everyone...except the villains they once overthrew.<br><br>Nova has a reason to hate the Renegades, and she is on a mission for vengeance. As she gets closer to her target, she meets Adrian, a Renegade boy who believes in justice—and in Nova. But Nova's allegiance is to the villains who have the power to end them both.</p>

Furyborn (The Empirium Trilogy Book 1)

Claire Legrand · 2018

Our Infinite Fates

Laura Steven · 2025

The Blood Orchid

Baker, Kylie Lee · 2024

Our Infinite Fates

Laura Steven · 2025

Defy the Night

Brigid Kemmerer · 2021

Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth)

Kristen Ciccarelli · 2024

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!<br/><br/>"A steamy game of cat and mouse between witch and witch-hunter, played out against a backdrop of opulence, secrets, and bloody history. I couldn't look away." - Kendare Blake, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Champion of Fate<br/><br/>Enemies-to-lovers doesn't get more high stakes than a witch and a witch hunter falling in love in bestselling author Kristen Ciccarelli's latest romantic fantasy.<br/><br/>On the night Rune’s life changed forever, blood ran in the streets. Now, in the aftermath of a devastating revolution, witches have been diminished from powerful rulers to outcasts ruthlessly hunted due to their waning magic, and Rune must hide what she is.<br/><br/>Spending her days pretending to be nothing more than a vapid young socialite, Rune spends her nights as the Crimson Moth, a witch vigilante who rescues her kind from being purged. When a rescue goes wrong, she decides to throw the witch hunters off her scent and gain the intel she desperately needs by courting the handsome Gideon Sharpe - a notorious and unforgiving witch hunter loyal to the revolution - who she can't help but find herself falling for.<br/><br/>Gideon loathes the decadence and superficiality Rune represents, but when he learns the Crimson Moth has been using Rune’s merchant ships to smuggle renegade witches out of the republic, he inserts himself into her social circles by pretending to court her right back. He soon realizes that beneath her beauty and shallow façade, is someone fiercely intelligent and tender who feels like his perfect match. Except, what if she’s the very villain he’s been hunting?<br/><br/>Kristen Ciccarelli’s Heartless Hunter is the thrilling start to The Crimson Moth duology, a romantic fantasy series where the only thing more treacherous than being a witch...is falling in love.<br/><br/>“Enchanting and deeply romantic, Heartless Hunter drew me in with the first sentence and left me breathless by the last. A story that unfolds like a spell, and one that is destined to capture your heart.” - Rebecca Ross, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divine Rivals

Metal Slinger (Fire & Metal)

Rachel Schneider · 2024

The Book of Azrael (Gods and Monsters 1)

Amber Nicole · 2022

A Fate Inked in Blood

Danielle L. Jensen · 2024

When the Moon Hatched: A Novel (The Moonfall Series, 1)

Sarah A. Parker · 2024

The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos)

Samantha Shannon · 2019

Fireborne (THE AURELIAN CYCLE)

Rosaria Munda · 2020

Of Flame and Fury

Mikayla Bridge · 2025

An Ember in the Ashes

Sabaa Tahir · 2015

<b>BOOK ONE IN THE <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLING SERIES • One of <i>Time Magazine’</i>s 100 Best Fantasy and 100 Best YA Books of All Time • People's Choice Award winner • Bustle's Best Young Adult Book <br> </b><br> <b>“This novel is a harrowing, haunting reminder of what it means to be human—and how hope might be kindled in the midst of oppression and fear.” — <i>The Washington Post<br> </i></b><br><b>The beloved and bestselling fantasy series that “glows, burns, and smolders.” (<i>Huffington Post</i>). <br></b><br> <b>Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free.</b><br><br> Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear.<br>  <br> It is in this brutal world, inspired by ancient Rome, that Laia lives with her grandparents and older brother. The family ekes out an existence in the Empire’s impoverished backstreets. They do not challenge the Empire. They’ve seen what happens to those who do.<br>  <br> But when Laia’s brother is arrested for treason, Laia is forced to make a decision. In exchange for help from rebels who promise to rescue her brother, she will risk her life to spy for them from within the Empire’s greatest military academy.<br>  <br> There, Laia meets Elias, the school’s finest soldier—and secretly, its most unwilling. Elias wants only to be free of the tyranny he’s being trained to enforce. He and Laia will soon realize that their destinies are intertwined—and that their choices will change the fate of the Empire itself. <br><br><b>ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR FROM The Wall Street Journal • Buzzfeed • LA Weekly • Bustle • Paste Magazine • Indigo • Suspense Magazine • The New York Public Library • Popsugar • Hypable</b>

Quicksilver (The Fae & Alchemy Series Book 1)

Callie Hart · 2024

<b><i>From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Callie Hart comes a brand new, highly addicting enemies-to-lovers Romantasy with razor-sharp banter, heart-stopping action, and blistering hot romance that you won't be able to put down!</i></b> <p><b><i>Do </i>not<i> touch the sword.</i></b> <p><b><i>Do</i> not<i> turn the key.</i></b> <p><b><i>Do </i>not<i> open the gate.</i></b> <p><i>In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn't much a girl wouldn't do for a glass of water.</i> <p>Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen's reservoirs for as long as she can remember. <p>But a secret is like a knot. <p>Sooner or later, it is <i>bound</i> to come undone. <p>When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently reopens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares...but it turns out they're real, and Saeris has landed herself right in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed. <p>The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist's magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him... <i>or her.</i> <p>Death has a name. <p>It is Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate. <p>His past is murky. <p>His attitude stinks. <p>And he's the <i>only</i> way Saeris is going to make it home. <p><b><i>Be careful of the deals you make, dear child.</i></b> <p><b><i>The devil is in the details... <p>N.B. Quicksilver contains depictions of graphic violence/adult situations and is therefore recommended for readers 17+. For a full list of tropes and TWs, please visit the author's website at www.calliehart.com.</i></b>

Shield of Sparrows

Devney Perry · 2025

A princess is chosen to fulfil the terms of an ancient treaty and finds herself travelling with an infamous monster slayer in this epic romantasy filled with legends and magical creatures<br/><br/>Long ago, the gods unleashed monsters to remind us of our insignificance.<br/><br/>But I didn’t need a deity to tell me I was powerless. Being a princess had never been more than a performance.<br/><br/>Until the day an infamous monster hunter sailed to our shores. The day I married a stranger, signed a magical treaty, and set off across the continent to the most treacherous kingdom in all the realm.<br/><br/>That was the day I learned that not all myths are make-believe.<br/><br/>And that the only way to kill the monsters we fear was to become one . . .

A Fate Forged in Fire

Hazel McBride · 2025

What the River Knows

Isabel Ibañez · 2023

The Dagger and the Flame

Catherine Doyle

A Fragile Enchantment

Allison Saft · 2024

<p><b>In this romantic fantasy of manners from <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author Allison Saft, a magical dressmaker commissioned for a royal wedding finds herself embroiled in scandal when a gossip columnist draws attention to her undeniable chemistry with the groom.</b><br><br>Niamh Ó Conchobhair has never let herself long for more. The magic in her blood that lets her stitch emotions and memories into fabric is the same magic that will eventually kill her. Determined to spend the little time she has left guaranteeing a better life for her family, Niamh jumps at the chance to design the wardrobe for a royal wedding in the neighboring kingdom of Avaland. <br><br>But Avaland is far from the fairytale that she imagined. While young nobles attend candlelit balls and elegant garden parties, unrest brews amid the working class. The groom himself, Kit Carmine, is prickly, abrasive, and begrudgingly being dragged to the altar as a political pawn. But when Niamh and Kit grow closer, an unlikely friendship blossoms into something more—until an anonymous gossip columnist starts buzzing about their chemistry, promising to leave them alone only if Niamh helps to uncover the royal family’s secrets. The rot at the heart of Avaland runs deep, but exposing it could risk a future she never let herself dream of, and a love she never thought possible.<br><br>Transporting readers to a Regency England-inspired fantasy world, <i>A Fragile Enchantment</i> is a sweeping romance threaded with intrigue, unforgettable characters, and a love story for the ages.</p>

This Dark Descent

Kalyn Josephson · 2023

Sorcery of Thorns

Margaret Rogerson · 2019

<b>A <i>New York Times</i> bestseller!</b><br> <br><b>“A bewitching gem...I absolutely loved every moment of this story.” —Stephanie Garber, #1<i> New York Times </i>bestselling author of the Caraval series</b><br> <b>“If you loved the Hogwarts Library…you’ll be right at home at Summershall.” —Katherine Arden, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Bear and the Nightingale</i></b><br> <br><b>From the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>An Enchantment of Ravens</i> comes an “enthralling adventure” (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>, starred review) about an apprentice at a magical library who must battle a powerful sorcerer to save her kingdom.</b><br><br>All sorcerers are evil. Elisabeth has known that as long as she has known anything. Raised as a foundling in one of Austermeer’s Great Libraries, Elisabeth has grown up among the tools of sorcery—magical grimoires that whisper on shelves and rattle beneath iron chains. If provoked, they transform into grotesque monsters of ink and leather.<br> <br>Then an act of sabotage releases the library’s most dangerous grimoire, and Elisabeth is implicated in the crime. With no one to turn to but her sworn enemy, the sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn, and his mysterious demonic servant, she finds herself entangled in a centuries-old conspiracy. Not only could the Great Libraries go up in flames, but the world along with them.<br> <br>As her alliance with Nathaniel grows stronger, Elisabeth starts to question everything she’s been taught—about sorcerers, about the libraries she loves, even about herself. For Elisabeth has a power she has never guessed, and a future she could never have imagined.

Song of the Six Realms

Judy I. Lin · 2024

The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, 1)

Lynette Noni · 2022

Creatures of Chaos

Julie Hall · 2024

Till Death (The Never Sky)

Miranda Lyn · 2024

Belladonna (Belladonna, 1)

Adalyn Grace · 2022

One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, 1)

Rachel Gillig · 2022

The Atlas Six (Atlas Series, 1)

Olivie Blake · 2022

The Poppy War: A Novel (The Poppy War, 1)

R. F Kuang · 2019

<p>“I have no doubt this will end up being the best fantasy debut of the year [...] I have absolutely no doubt that [Kuang’s] name will be up there with the likes of Robin Hobb and N.K. Jemisin.” -- Booknest</p><p>A Library Journal, Paste Magazine, Vulture, BookBub, and ENTROPY Best Books of 2018 pick!</p><p>Washington Post "5 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Novel of 2018" pick!</p><p>A Bustle "30 Best Fiction Books of 2018" pick!</p><p>A brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of China’s twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic, in the tradition of Ken Liu’s Grace of Kings and N.K. Jemisin’s Inheritance Trilogy.</p><p>When Rin aced the Keju—the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies—it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who believed they’d finally be able to marry her off and further their criminal enterprise; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free of the servitude and despair that had made up her daily existence. That she got into Sinegard—the most elite military school in Nikan—was even more surprising.</p><p>But surprises aren’t always good.</p><p>Because being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the south is not an easy thing at Sinegard. Targeted from the outset by rival classmates for her color, poverty, and gender, Rin discovers she possesses a lethal, unearthly power—an aptitude for the nearly-mythical art of shamanism. Exploring the depths of her gift with the help of a seemingly insane teacher and psychoactive substances, Rin learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive—and that mastering control over those powers could mean more than just surviving school.</p><p>For while the Nikara Empire is at peace, the Federation of Mugen still lurks across a narrow sea. The militarily advanced Federation occupied Nikan for decades after the First Poppy War, and only barely lost the continent in the Second. And while most of the people are complacent to go about their lives, a few are aware that a Third Poppy War is just a spark away . . .</p><p>Rin’s shamanic powers may be the only way to save her people. But as she finds out more about the god that has chosen her, the vengeful Phoenix, she fears that winning the war may cost her humanity . . . and that it may already be too late.</p>

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Tasha Suri · 2021

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Mistborn: The Final Empire

Brandon Sanderson · 2010

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Aparna Verma · 2023

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Ann Liang · 2022

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The Floating World

Axie Oh

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

Axie Oh · 2022

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A Song to Drown Rivers

Ann Liang · 2024

<p><b>INSTANT<i> NEW YORK TIMES</i> AND <i>USA TODAY</i> BESTSELLER<br></b><br><b>A <i>GOOD MORNING AMERICA</i> BOOK CLUB PICK<br></b><b><br>An October 2024 <i>Indie Next</i> Pick • An October 2024 <i>LibraryReads</i> Pick</b><b><br><br>“Exquisite and devastating. It won’t fail to move you.” —Shelley Parker-Chan, #1 bestselling author of<i> She Who Became the Sun</i></b><br><br><b>Inspired by the legend of Xishi, one of the famous Four Beauties of Ancient China, <i>A Song to Drown Rivers </i>is an epic novel steeped in myth about womanhood, war, sacrifice, and love against all odds as the fate of two kingdoms hangs in a delicate balance. </b><br><br><i>Her beauty hides a deadly purpose. </i><br><br>Xishi’s beauty is seen as a blessing to the villagers of Yue—convinced that the best fate for a girl is to marry well and support her family. When Xishi draws the attention of the famous young military advisor, Fanli, he presents her with a rare opportunity: to use her beauty as a weapon. One that could topple the rival neighboring kingdom of Wu, improve the lives of her people, and avenge her sister’s murder. All she has to do is infiltrate the enemy palace as a spy, seduce their immoral king, and weaken them from within.<br><br>Trained by Fanli in everything from classical instruments to concealing emotion, Xishi hones her beauty into the perfect blade. But she knows Fanli can see through every deception she masters, the attraction between them burning away any falsehoods.<br><br>Once inside the enemy palace, Xishi finds herself under the hungry gaze of the king’s advisors while the king himself shows her great affection. Despite his gentleness, a brutality lurks and Xishi knows she can never let her guard down. But the higher Xishi climbs in the Wu court, the farther she and Fanli have to fall—and if she is unmasked as a traitor, she will bring both kingdoms down.<br><br><b>"Stunning and heart-rending." —Chloe Gong, #1 bestselling author of<i> Immortal Longings </i></b></p>

Cruel Is the Light

Sophie Clark · 2025

An epic new fantasy about a demon hunter and a foot soldier thrown together in a centuries-old war. . . and the forbidden love that could change the course of history.<br/><br/>A bloody war between demons and the Vatican has waged for more than a century, with two elite soldiers now at its center: Selene Alleva, a high-ranking exorcist running from a dark family legacy, and orphan Jules Lacroix, recruited by the Vatican and unrivalled on the battlefield.<br/>When their paths cross over a series of unprecedented demon attacks, the distrust--and unwelcome attraction--they have for each other is immediate. But to get to the bottom of the breaches they strike an uneasy alliance to avoid suspicion. With Jules posing as Selene's estranged fiance, they head to the Vatican in search of answers. But even as Selene questions who her most dangerous enemy is, Jules has begun to suspect that it's him.<br/>Now Jules' very existence challenges every truth Selene thought she knew, and suggests a terrible conspiracy at the heart of the Vatican. Unable to ignore their growing feelings, the two must make an impossible choice between love and duty.<br/><br/>They say love conquers all – but can it win in a war between demons and exorcists? Or will it tear them apart . . .

The Wolf King

Lauren Palphreyman · 2024

The Serpent and the Wings of Night

Carissa Broadbent · 2022

<p>Human or vampire, the rules of survival are the same: never trust, never yield, and always - always - guard your heart. </p><p><br></p><p>The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself.</p><p><br></p><p>But winning won't be easy amongst the most vicious warriors from all three vampire houses. To survive, Oraya is forced to make an alliance with a mysterious rival.</p><p><br></p><p>Everything about Raihn is dangerous. He is a ruthless vampire, an efficient killer, an enemy to her father's crown... and her greatest competition. Yet, what terrifies Oraya most of all is that she finds herself oddly drawn to him.</p><p><br></p><p>But there's no room for compassion in the Kejari. War for the House of Night brews, shattering everything that Oraya thought she knew about her home. And Raihn may understand her more than anyone - but their blossoming attraction could be her downfall, in a kingdom where nothing is more deadly than love.</p><p><br></p><p>The Serpent and the Wings of Night is the first book in a new series of heart-wrenching romance, dark magic, and bloodthirsty intrigue, perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash and A Court of Thorns and Roses. </p>

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