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Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die
by Greer Stothers
All his life, Sir Cameron has avoided danger. Then a prophecy declares the only way to defeat the mad sorcerer Merulo is to kill him. Desperate to survive, Cameron seeks protection from the one person who now needs him alive: Merulo himself. Amused and exasperated, Merulo keeps Cameron close—occasionally as a vulture. As knights close in on their stronghold, Cameron embarks on an unexpected journey of self-discovery, realizing he’s disturbingly drawn to the surly sorcerer. But Merulo’s deadly ambitions are nearing fruition, and loving a villain may mean embracing his darkest hobby—even if it risks Cameron’s life.
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Anderson in Bloom
by Jennifer Dugan
Former child star Anderson “Andy” Ducharme has been in hiding for six years, working at a quiet flower shop in coastal New England after fleeing the chaos of Hollywood. Her escape was partly inspired by a romanticized dream she once shared with her ex and former costar, Nicole “Nikki” Price. When Nikki announces a tell-all memoir about their time on the Nik and Andy show, Andy feels betrayed and, in a moment of anger, reaches out. To her surprise, Nikki shows up in person, seeking answers and closure. Though Andy intends to push her away, unresolved emotions and lingering attraction complicate everything. As they reconnect, Andy must decide whether reopening old wounds is worth risking the fragile life she’s built—or if it will lead to heartbreak all over again.
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Star Shipped
by Cat Sebastian
Simon and Charlie, co-stars on a long-running sci-fi series, have spent years openly disliking each other. Simon is reserved and difficult; Charlie is chaotic, impulsive, and somehow beloved despite a rocky start. With his contract ending, Simon plans to leave for New York and a fresh start—but worries his reputation will suffer. To save face, he reluctantly agrees to fake a public friendship with Charlie. When Charlie must leave town for a family emergency, Simon tags along, forcing them into close quarters. As they travel together, Simon begins to see a different side of Charlie—and realizes he may have misjudged him all along. Their rivalry slowly softens into something more complicated, and unexpectedly tender. But with Simon’s cross-country move looming, both men must decide if what’s growing between them is worth the risk—or just a fleeting connection.
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Motor City Love Song
by Lisa Peers
Detroit, 1997. At the Artemis Club, Paloma is chasing rock-and-roll stardom, with her girlfriend and manager Jace. But when Paloma suddenly disappears from the public eye in 2001, Jace is left to pick up the pieces. Two decades later, Jace learns The Artemis Club is in trouble. Saving it will mean tracking down Paloma, whose early-career hit just went viral. Paloma has her reasons for not wanting to be found, and Jace isn't eager to reopen old wounds. With the Artemis Club's fate at stake, Jace and Paloma are pulled back into the scene they once ruled . . . and back toward each other.
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I Love You Don't Die
by Jade Song
For as far back as she can remember, Vicky has been fascinated with death as the only inevitable thing in life. From living above a Chinatown funeral parlor to working at a celebrity start-up for bespoke urns, she has surrounded herself with death. She may be working her dream job, but she struggles to have meaningful connections in her life. All that changes when a dating app leads her into a throuple with an artist and a labor organizer. At first, everything feels perfect, but over time doubts grow over the love in her life, her friendship, and her professional success. With everything beginning to feel hollow and temporary, Vicky must decide how to keep moving forward. To try and hold on to what she has, or to once again do what she does best: destroy.
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Whidbey
by T. Kira Madden
Birdie Chang flees to Whidbey Island, hoping to escape a troubled past, media scrutiny, and the return of Calvin Boyer, the man who abused her as a child. During her journey, a stranger offers her a dark path to revenge. Meanwhile, Linzie King, a former reality TV star, has publicly shared a similar story of abuse in her bestselling memoir. Though the women have never met, their experiences connect. After Birdie arrives, she reads Linzie’s book and recognizes unsettling parallels. Soon, news breaks that Calvin has been murdered, sending shockwaves across the country—especially to his mother, Mary-Beth. As the investigation unfolds, Birdie, Linzie, and Mary-Beth are drawn into a tense search for the truth. A complex whodunit told from alternating points of view, Whidbey is searingly perceptive and astonishingly original.
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A Slow and Secret Poison
by Carmella Lowkis
1922, Wiltshire: When Vee Morgan accepts the job of gardener at a crumbling stately home in southwest England, she's hoping it's a fresh start. But Harfold Manor is shadowed by memories of long-faded glory, its rooms haunted by the only surviving member of the family, Lady Arabella Lascy. Vee is fascinated by her enigmatic new employer, a woman obsessed with the curse she believes has killed her family and is coming for her next. Her only hope for escape is a local folktale: the elusive dancing hare that gave her ancestor its blessing and the house its name. But even as Vee falls deeper under the thrall of Harfold and Lady Arabella, her own dark past finally catches up to her.
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Nightshade and Oak
by Molly O'Neill
When Malt, the goddess of death, is accidentally turned human by a wayward spell, she finds she's ill-equipped to deal with the trials of a mortal life. After all, why would a goddess need to know how to gather food or light a fire? Unable to fend for herself, she teams up with warrior Bellis on a perilous journey to the afterlife to try to restore her powers. Frustrated by her frail human body and beset with blisters, Malt might not make the best travelling companion. But as animosity slowly turns to attraction, these two very different women must learn to work together if they are to have any hope of surviving their quest.
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The Obake Code: A Sci-Fi Heist
by Makana Yamamoto
Three years after retiring her mantle as the Obake, the most infamous hacker in the quadrant, Malia hasn't taken well to civilian life. So what's the harm in rigging a few cybernetic prizefights and making a little cash on the side? When Malia's scheme is uncovered, Jeongah Song, a dangerous leader of a local gang, she offers her a deal: take down a local politician displacing residents and hindering Jeongah's operations, or die. Malia takes the deal, but as she digs deeper into the politician's shady dealings, she finds herself embroiled in a conspiracy that has roots in her own rise as the Obake--a cybernetically enhanced superhacker created by a power-mad genius...a superhacker whose mods are rapidly degrading. Faced with threats on all sides, Malia may finally be in over her head, or stuck forever inside her own mind.
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The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram: The Man Who Stared Down World War II in the Name of Love
by Ethelene Whitmire
In The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram, historian Ethelene Whitmire uncovers the heartrending true story of Reed Peggram, a queer Black scholar who arrived in Paris on the eve of World War II. A Harvard- and Columbia-educated protégé who moved among figures like Leonard Bernstein, Peggram chose Europe over segregated America, building a life—and falling in love—amid rising danger. As war spread, he fled across borders, was captured by Nazis, and engineered a daring escape, risking everything for love, freedom, and dignity in a world determined to deny him.
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Lovely Recipe: (A Graphic Novel)
by Myra Rose Nino
Two girls in their senior year of high school, who are opposites in personality, start to develop romantic feelings for each other as one teaches the other how to cook.
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According to Plan
by Christen Randall
Being editor of the schools literary magazine was part of high school senior Mals plan to escape their small town, where, as a fat, queer person with ADHD, they've never fit in. When budget cuts shut down the magazine, Mal discovers working on a zine and spending time with Emerson could be somewhere they belong.
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Ramin Abbas Has Major Questions
by Ahmad Saber
Ramin Abbas has spent his whole life obeying his parents, his Imam, and, of course, Allah--no questions asked. But when he starts crushing on the ridiculously handsome captain of the soccer team, so many things he'd always been so sure about are becoming questions: 1. Music is haram. But what if the Wicked soundtrack is the only thing keeping you sane because you're being forced to play on the soccer team? With Captain Handsome? 2. A boy crush is double haram, and Ramin's parents will never accept it. But can he really be the only Muslim on Earth who feels this way? 3. Allah is merciful and makes no mistakes. Then isn't Ramin just the way Allah intended him to be? And so why should living your truth but losing everything--or living a lie and losing yourself--have to be a choice?
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Until the Clock Strikes Midnight
by Alechia Dow
Darling, a talented Guardian, must turn her assignment Lucy's life around in order to succeed, while Calamity, a skilled Misfortune, works hard to prolong Lucy's streak of bad luck; yet as they insert themselves into Lucy's life, the two begin to question their roles, and their initial loathing for each other starts to change.
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Six Must Die
by Victoria Wlosok
Twelve months ago, an escape room fire took everything from Steffi Zamekova. In just one hour, she lost her popular blog, her close-knit inner circle, and her memories of the night that killed Matt Cesari. On the anniversary of the tragedy, Steffi receives an ominous invitation in the mail summoning her to the new escape room across town. Reunited with her former friends, Steffi sees the game as a last chance to uncover the truth behind Matt's death. But it's soon clear that each participant has their own cagey reasons for accepting the challenge. As tensions rise, it's a race against the clock for Steffi to uncover their secrets and unlock her own memories before the game's mastermind ensures that no one escapes the room alive.
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Queen of Faces: Deluxe Edition
by Petra Lord
With her consciousness trapped in the decaying body of a boy, seventeen-year-old Anabelle attempts to steal a new body and winds up working as a mercenary for the elite in exchange for a better life.
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These Shattered Spires
by Cassidy Ellis Salter
Entombed beneath a tooth-filled sky, the world rots. At the heart of the decaying world is Fourspires Castle, home to arcanists from the four disciplines -- bone, blood, botany, and stone. The castle is thrown into chaos when the ruler of Fourspires is assassinated. To crown a new ruler, the arcanists and their human familiars must kill or be killed in a bloody fight to the top of the Fifth Tower. For the familiars, who are the arcanists' servants and sources of power, this will mean certain death. Amid the bloodshed, four rival familiars must work together. It's a dangerous and deeply illegal quest, but if they want to survive, the four must ally long enough to battle reanimated skeletons, possessed plants, and undead nuns . . . if they don't kill each other first.
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I Was a Teenage Death God
by M. J. Beasi
Every time 17-year-old Charlie Ford touches someone, they absorb seconds of their life. Charlie is then forced to give that life to Lou, a ghost who has been haunting Charlie since childhood. Charlie will steal life from whomever Lou tells them to, as long as she doesn't hurt Charlie's twin Sam or their best friend and secret crush Ravi. But, when Lou breaks their truce, Charlie reveals their secret to Ravi, and together they discover that Charlie might not be the only death god. They embark on a weekend road trip to meet a pair of self-proclaimed death gods, hoping for a solution to the whole Lou problem. But the answers about their powers only bring up more questions. With dark discoveries at every turn, Charlie must wrestle with a supernatural legacy that redefines their relationships to Sam and Ravi--and calls their very humanity into question.
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When I Was Death
by Alexis Henderson
Haunted by her sister's mysterious death, Roslyn joins a mysterious caravan of girls with whom her sister spent her last summer and who she discovers serve Death by reaping souls, forcing Roslyn to choose between finding closure or making a deadly bargain herself.
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