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Darker by four
by June CL Tan
Rui has one goal: honing her magic to avenge her mother’s death. Yiran is the black sheep of his family, born without magic. Nikai is a Reaper, serving the Fourth King of Hell. When his master disappears, the underworld crumbles and the human world will be next if the King is not found. When an accident causes Rui’s power to transfer to Yiran, everything turns upside down. Without it, Rui has no tool for vengeance. With it, Yiran feels like he belongs, until Rui strikes a bargain with another Hell King. As darkness takes over, three paths intersect in the shadows, and three lives bound by fate must rise against destiny before the barrier between worlds falls and all Hell breaks loose—literally.
Urban Fantasy, Dark Magic, Mythology, LGBTQ+ Romance
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The perfect guy doesn't exist
by Sophie Gonzales
Ivy has the house to herself for a week while her parents are away. She’s planning to binge-watch her favorite fantasy TV show, H-MAD, and avoid her former friend, Mack. But things go awry when Ivy wakes up to find Weston, the very fictional main character of H-MAD, in her bedroom, claiming to be her soul mate. Ivy realizes that her fanfic writing has somehow brought Weston to life. But it turns out that the tropes she swoons over in her stories are less romantic in reality, and her fictional crush is causing some real-world problems. To figure out why Weston is here and what to do, Ivy decides to team up with Mack. But with Mack back in her life, Ivy starts to wonder if Weston, her “perfect guy”, is the one who’s truly perfect for her, or if that was someone else all along.
Contemporary Romance, Magical Realism, LGBTQ+
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The breakup lists
by Adib Khorram
Jackson is a lot of things—a techie, a smoothie afficionado, a totally not obsessive list-maker—but one thing he’s not is a romantic. No, he is perfectly happy living life behind the scenes—he is a stage manager, after all—and keeping his romantic exploits limited to lists. Enter the senior swim captain turned leading man that Jackson can't stop thinking about. Not that Jackson has a crush, of course. His sister, Jasmine, has already set her sights on him and he’s probably—no, definitely—straight anyway...Right?
Contemporary Romance, LGBTQ+, Mental Health & Disability
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The reappearance of Rachel Price
by Holly Jackson
Bel has lived life in the shadow of her mom’s disappearance. Sixteen years ago, Rachel Price vanished and Bel was the only witness, but she has no memory of it. Rachel is presumed dead, but the case is dragged up when the family agree to a true crime documentary. Bel can’t wait for filming to end, when the impossible happens. Rachel reappears. She has an unbelievable story about what happened to her. One Bel isn’t sure is real. If Rachel is lying, then where has she been all this time? And could she be dangerous? With the cameras rolling, Bel must uncover the truth about her mother and find out why Rachel Price really came back from the dead.
Contemporary Thriller, Crime Mystery, Family
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Fate be changed : a twisted tale
by Farrah Rochon
Merida knows that she has obligations, but that doesn’t mean she likes it. Especially when it means becoming betrothed to a man she has never met. Determined to chart her own path, she follows magical wisps to a witch’s cottage, where she is given a magic pastry meant for her mother. But instead, Merida eats it herself. She awakens in the past, a now-teenage Elinor holding a knife to her throat and accusing her of espionage. She’s been transported to a time when the Clans MacCameron and DunBroch are bitter enemies. And the timing of her arrival has kept Elinor and Fergus from meeting. Will Merida be able to bridge the clans, help her parents fall in love, and change her fate?
Fairy Tale Retelling, Fantasy, Time Travel, Family
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Hearts still beating
by Brooke Archer
Mara is dead—mostly. Infected with a virus that brought the dead back to life, she wakes up to learn a treatment for the disease has been found. No longer a Tick, Mara is placed in a resettlement program. But her recovery is complicated by her destination: she’s sent to live with the best friend she hasn’t seen since the world ended. Rory is alive—barely. With impaired mobility from an injury, Rory’s nightmares are just as monstrous as the Ticks. She's prepared for the Ticks to return, but never expected them to come in the form of the only girl she’s ever loved. As the girls struggle with their pasts and present, the Island’s soldiers go rogue and come after the Ticks and anyone harboring them. With a fragile peace at risk, Rory and Mara must lean on each other to survive.
Dystopia, LGBTQ+ Romance, Mental Health & Disability, Diseases
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Rebel skies
by Ann Sei Lin
Kurara is a servant onboard the Midori, a flying ship serving the military elite of the Mikoshiman Empire. She also has a secret: she can make paper figures come to life. But when the Midori is attacked and Kurara's secret is revealed, escape leads her to Himura, who takes her under his wing. There, she learns to hunt shikigami: paper spirits sought by the Princess of Mikoshima. But what does the princess want with the shikigami? Are they merely enchanted figures without will or thought, or are they beings with souls and minds? As fractures begin to appear across the empire and within Kurara, herself, she will have to decide who she can trust. Her fate, and the fate of her friends — and even the world — may rest on her choice. And time is running out.
Steampunk, Fantasy, Mythology, Magic & Mystery, Airships
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