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October 2025
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The enemy's daughter by Melissa Poett
The enemy's daughter
by Melissa Poett

Isadora's father promises her hand in marriage to whoever kills his rival, but she sneaks out and encounters an assassin-prince who permanently binds them together to heal her injury, and she starts to question everything she was raised to believe.
Glorious rivals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Glorious rivals
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Seven players arrived on Hawthorne Island with their own secrets and motivations to win the Grandest Game, where millions are at stake and players must race to win the game and solve myriad mysteries.
A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal
A Tempest of Tea
by Hafsah Faizal

Despite humble beginnings, Arthie Casimir gained power collecting the secrets of influential humans and vampires frequenting her teahouse. Arthie's scheme to infiltrate vampire society and overthrow the colonizing monarchy will thrill fans of heist novels and found family. This fast-paced fantasy opens a duology.
The great misfortune of Stella Sedgwick by S. Isabelle
The great misfortune of Stella Sedgwick
by S. Isabelle

While 1860s England offers little opportunity for 18-year-old, dark-skinned Stella Sedgwick, Stella dreams of a writing career and independence, but an unexpected inheritance forces her into society and reunites her with the boy who broke her heart.
Eliza, from scratch by Sophia N. Lee
Eliza, from scratch
by Sophia N. Lee

Eliza Park, an academics-obsessed teen, accidentally ends up in Culinary Arts and finds herself clueless and ultimately rebuilding everything she knew about success, love and what it means to be herself.
Horror Round-Up
The hill by Karen Bass
The hill
by Karen Bass

Jared and Kyle struggle to survive after their plane crashes and they are left in the forest where they fear that a legendary creature is hunting them.
Aisle Nine
by Ian X. Cho

Two years ago, demon-spewing portals to hell opened all over the world, which are now managed by the Vanguard Corporation. When a portal opens in the discount store where Jasper works, he decides to take action and save the world himself. Read-alikes: Alex Brown’s Damned If You Do; Lorence Alison’s Solstice.
Immortal Dark
by Tigest Girma

Hoping to locate her kidnapped sister, Kidan enrolls in Uxlay Academy, where she can get close to the suspect, a vampire named Susenyos. She’s supposed to hate Susenyos, but she finds herself fascinated with him instead. Read-alikes: Sharina Harris’ Sign of the Slayer; Jenni Howell’s Boys With Sharp Teeth.
Inferno by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Inferno
by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Nick finds himself unable to trust anyone but the being he has been warned will ultimately kill him, a situation that is complicated by his efforts to control his abilities and a sacrifice that he must make to defeat an ancient force.
Shallow graves by Kali Wallace
Shallow graves
by Kali Wallace

After awakening in a shallow grave, Breezy, a high school senior, crosses the country seeking answers about her death and resurrection, discovering along the way a host of supernatural creatures, as well as a human cult determined to "free" them at any cost.
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