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August
Stephanie Garber Once Upon a Broken Heart Series 3 Books Collection Set (Once Upon A Broken Heart, The Ballad of Never After, A Curse For True Love)
Stephanie Garber · 2024
Iron Heart
Nina Varela · 2021
Criers war
Nina Varela
Blood of Hercules
Jasmine Mas · 2025
Available for pre-order! The gorgeous collector’s hardcover edition of Blood of Hercules contains full color customized artwork, exclusive bonus content, and gold foil sprayed edges, foil casing, and metallic cover treatment.<br/><br/>I’m just a girl. And it turns out, I’m Hercules.<br/><br/>I’m struggling to survive in a Titan infested world where Spartans, immortals from twelve royal families who have god-like powers and obscene wealth, rule over all. A shy-stammering foster child with nothing, I keep my head down, cover my scars, and focus on excelling in school. At least, I try to. Then it happens.<br/><br/>My blood test reveals I’m part of the powerful elite. I’m one of them. A Spartan.<br/><br/>Forced to attend the Spartan War Academy, I undergo the most harrowing test of all time to see if I have what it takes to be an immortal. There’s just a few problems. Achilles and Patro are my scary mentors. Kharon, the ferryman of death, and Augustus, the son of war, are my terrifying professors. Also, I’m pretty sure either someone’s stalking me everywhere I go, or my sanity’s slipping––I have a bad feeling both are true.<br/><br/>I’m surrounded by Villains and they’re smothering me with their hate, obsession, and dark possessiveness. Too bad for them, they have no clue just who they’re messing with.<br/><br/>Perfect for readers who love: "Who did this to you?" Extreme Enemies to Lovers Morally Gray Alpha Heros Stories where the Villains get the girl Greek Myths and War Academies
September
A Theory of Dreaming
Ava Reid · 2025
<p>Return to the immersive, lush, and dreamlike world of the instantly bestselling dark academia fantasy A Study in Drowning as the aftermath of their first discovery pulls Effy and Preston on a final adventure and brings their haunting love story to its end in this stunning sequel and final book in the duology.</p><p>All stories come to an end. </p><p>Effy learned that when she defeated the Fairy King. Even though she may never know exactly what happened at Hiraeth, she is free of her nightmares and is able to pen a thesis with Preston on the beloved national fairy tale Angharad. She has finally earned a spot at the literature college, making her the first woman in history to enroll.</p><p>But some dreams are dangerous, especially when they come true. The entire university—and soon the entire nation—is waiting for her to fail. With the Fairy King defeated and Myrddin’s legacy exposed, Effy can no longer escape into fantasy. Who is she without her stories?</p><p>With Effy under threat, Preston is surprised to discover a rage simmering inside him, ringing in his ears like bells. He begins to dream of a palace under the sea, a world where he is king—visions that start to follow him even in waking.</p><p>As the war between Llyr and Argant explodes, Effy and Preston find themselves caught in the crossfire: Effy losing her dreams and Preston losing himself in his.</p><p>Are dreams ever truly just dreams?</p>
A Study in Drowning
Ava Reid · 2023
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
Sangu Mandanna · 2022
<b>“This is one of my coziest reads of the last year, and I find myself thinking about its enchanted setting all the time.”−Emily Henry, #1<i> New York Times </i>bestselling author</b><br><b><br><i>USA TODAY </i>BESTSELLER • A warm and uplifting novel about an isolated witch whose opportunity to embrace a quirky new family—and a new love—changes the course of her life.</b><br><br>As one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide her magic, keep her head down, and stay away from other witches so their powers don’t mingle and draw attention. And as an orphan who lost her parents at a young age and was raised by strangers, she’s used to being alone and she follows the rules...with one exception: an online account, where she posts videos "pretending" to be a witch. She thinks no one will take it seriously.<br><br>But someone does. An unexpected message arrives, begging her to travel to the remote and mysterious Nowhere House to teach three young witches how to control their magic. It breaks all of the rules, but Mika goes anyway, and is immediately tangled up in the lives and secrets of not only her three charges, but also an absent archaeologist, a retired actor, two long-suffering caretakers, and…Jamie. The handsome and prickly librarian of Nowhere House would do anything to protect the children, and as far as he’s concerned, a stranger like Mika is a threat. An irritatingly appealing threat.<br><br>As Mika begins to find her place at Nowhere House, the thought of belonging somewhere begins to feel like a real possibility. But magic isn't the only danger in the world, and when peril comes knocking at their door, Mika will need to decide whether to risk everything to protect a found family she didn’t know she was looking for....
October
Grove Hollow Metamorphosis: A 1980s Gothic Paranormal Romance Novel
Shelby Nicole McFadden · 2023
The year is 1985, and eighteen-year-old Jade Whitney is about to discover her family holds a secret that will change her life forever. Jade moves into her family's grand, gilded mansion with her Great Aunt Ruth, where she begins to uncover the scandalous history of her affluent ancestors. As she adjusts to her new life and a new private school, Jade struggles to navigate the social hierarchy that divides her friends, The Misfits, from the popular crowd of jocks and cheerleaders. When she meets the charming rugby captain, Bradley Phillips, she experiences falling in love for the first time-or so she thinks.<br/><br/>When Jade finds a cursed locket connected to a ghost named William, her life turns in an unexpected direction. While aiding Will in his quest to cross into the afterlife, Jade discovers a deep connection between them that goes far beyond what she could ever imagine.
Bonds of Hercules
Jasmine Mas · 2025
Alchemy of Secrets A Novel
Stephanie Garber · 2025
<p><b>The HOTLY ANTICIPATED adult debut novel by the beloved, #1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLING author of the Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart series: a contemporary fantasy kicking off a brand new series! </b><br><br>It starts with a class in an old movie theater.<br><br>Folklore 517: Local Legends and Urban Myths, taught by a woman called the Professor. Most students believe the Professor’s stories are just fiction, but Holland St. James has always been convinced that magic is real. When she tracks down a local legend named the Watch Man, who can supposedly tell you when you’ll die, the world finally makes sense. Except that the Watch Man tells her she will die at midnight tomorrow unless she finds an ancient object called the Alchemical Heart.<br><br>With the clock ticking, Holland is pulled deeper into this magical world in the heart of Los Angeles—and into the path of a magnetic stranger. Everything about him feels like a bad idea, but he promises Holland that her sister sent him to protect her. As they chase clues and stories that take them closer to the Alchemical Heart, Holland realizes everyone in this intoxicating new world is lying to her, even this stranger. And if she can’t figure out whom to trust, not even the Alchemical Heart will save her.</p>
November
Cross Her Heart
Lexi Hodges · 2025
This is the second book in the War of Her Heart Series, but could be read before book one. I recommend reading War of Her Heart first.<br/><br/>In the kingdom of Joveryn, where witches are hunted and magic is forbidden, Bronwen and her twin brother, Adar, have spent their lives hiding their gift: the ability to siphon magic from others and wield it any way they see fit. With the feeling of magic coursing through her veins too intoxicating to ignore, Bronwen has found a way to fill that void.<br/><br/>Hunting vampires and stealing their magic.<br/><br/>But the night she encounters a vampire who doesn't beg, who doesn't fight-who simply smiles as she drains him-everything changes. He survives. And worse, he marks her.<br/><br/>Now, bound by an invisible tether to a vampire who refuses to die, Bronwen is plagued by visions of his past victims, forced to live through their final moments. As their fates become entwined, she realizes that he is more than just a monster-he's something else entirely.<br/><br/>With the lines between right and wrong growing ever thinner, Bronwen must decide if she will destroy the creature who haunts her . . . or forge an alliance that could change everything.
Break Her Heart (Books of Bronwen)
Lexi Hodges · 2025
Powerless
Lauren Roberts · 2023
December
Fearless
Lauren Roberts · 2025
Reckless
Lauren Roberts · 2024
Powerful
Lauren Roberts · 2024
Midnight in Everwood
M.A. Kuzniar · 2021
January
Wyatt
Jessica Peterson · 2024
Finale (Caraval, 3)
Stephanie Garber · 2020
Legendary (Caraval, 2)
Stephanie Garber · 2019
Caraval (Caraval, 1)
Stephanie Garber · 2018
<p><b>Welcome, welcome to <i>CARAVAL</i>, Stephanie Garber’s enchanting, <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> bestselling fantasy debut about two sisters swept up in a mysterious competition filled with magic, heartbreak, and danger</b><br><br>Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their powerful and cruel father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the far-away, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show, are over.<br><br> But this year, Scarlett's long-dreamt-of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to attend. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season's Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner. <br><br>Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. But whether Caraval is real or not, she must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over, and her sister disappears forever.<br><br>Continue the adventure in <i>Legendary </i>and <i>Finale—</i>out now!</p>
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
Satoshi Yagisawa · 2023
A tale of families, love, new beginnings, and the comfort that can be found in books<br/><br/>Hidden in Jimbocho, Tokyo, is a book-lover's paradise. On a quiet corner in an old wooden building lies a shop filled with hundreds of second-hand books.<br/><br/>Twenty-five-year-old Takako has never liked reading, although the Morisaki bookshop has been in her family for three generations. It is the pride and joy of her uncle Satoru, who has devoted his life to the bookshop since his wife Momoko left him five years earlier.<br/><br/>When Takako's boyfriend reveals he's marrying someone else, she reluctantly accepts her eccentric uncle's offer to live rent-free in the tiny room above the shop. Hoping to nurse her broken heart in peace, Takako is surprised to encounter new worlds within the stacks of books lining the Morisaki bookshop.<br/><br/>As summer fades to autumn, Satoru and Takako discover they have more in common than they first thought. The Morisaki bookshop has something to teach them both about life, love, and the healing power of books.
February
Better Than the Movies
Lynn Painter · 2022
Cowboy Casual (The Calloway Ranch)
Holly Renee · 2025
Where Shadows Bloom
Catherine Bakewell · 2025
Love Letters of Great Men
Napoleon Bonaparte, George Gordon Byron, Winston Churchill, Ludwig van Beethoven · 2010
The Tales of Arcana Fortune : Alternative Cover: Serena Edition
Hafsa A Jawad · 2025
I Hope This Finds You (An I Hope This Doesn't Find You Novella)
Ann Liang · 2025
<b>From <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Ann Liang: An original <i>I Hope This Doesn’t Find You</i> novella, featuring Sadie’s and Julius’s POVs!</b><p></p><p>Academic rivals Sadie and Julius fell in love in <i>I Hope This Doesn’t Find You</i> when Sadie’s email drafts were accidentally sent out. Now, their love story continues on a two-week trip to California. Sometimes, a relationship feels so special, it’s hard to believe it can work out. Featuring chapters from both Sadie’s and Julius’s perspective, they’ll have to decide if their love—and the lives they plan to build on the other side of the world—are too good to be true. </p><p></p><p><i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Ann Liang delivers a special sequel novella full of mutual obsession romance and fluffy humor that is pure serotonin.</p>
I Hope This Doesn't Find You
Ann Liang · 2024
March
Kisses and Croissants
Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau · 2022
The Cruel Prince
Holly Black · 2018
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, comes the first book in a stunning new series about a mortal girl who finds herself caught in a web of royal faerie intrigue. Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King. To win a place at the Court, she must defy him--and face the consequences. In doing so, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.
Picking Daisies on Sundays
Liana Cincotti · 2023
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath · 2000
Wings of Starlight
Allison Saft · 2025
Ruthless Vows (Letters of Enchantment, 2)
Rebecca Ross · 2023
Divine Rivals
Rebecca Ross · 2023
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