April 2026 list by K. Pearson |
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The Aftermyth
by Tracy Wolff
Penelope and her twin brother attend Anaximander's Academy where she discovers her true destiny as the Myth Weaver with the ability to change stories.
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The Cursed Queen's Daughter
by Elly Blake
A warrior daughter of the forest king strives to protect her family and bring her long-lost mother home, even as she begins a romance with the son of the king of shadows.
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Heart's Gambit
by J. D. Myall
Destined to duel to the death to uphold a centuries-old curse, Emma and Malcolm, two teens from rival magical families, defy fate when they fall in love and scheme to end the witch's hold over their families.
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The Kiss Bet
by Farrah Penn
It's senior year and Sara Lin just turned eighteen. The last thing she needs is to worry about having her first kiss. Sara understands that her first kiss is a rite of passage, one that she takes very seriously, even if everyone around her doesn't. She wants it to be special--true love's kiss--and wants to fall for someone she really cares about, not just get it over with. But that's about to change because her good pal Patrick just challenged her to a bet that will either lead to love, heartbreak, or embarrassment . . . or maybe all three.
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The Light That Blinds Us
by Andy Darcy Theo
After a childhood haunted by visions of the Shadow Man, seventeen-year-old Alexis unites with three other Elementals on a trip to Stonehenge where they learn they are destined to save the world from an eternal night.
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Paradise Coast
by Suzanne Young
In the Everglades town of Paradise Coast, where the rich, the tourists, and the locals have always been at odds, a hurricane uncovers a hundred-year-old hotel marked by tragedy and brings local Noa and Jamie, the rebellious son of a businessman, together to uncover the truth of what happened that night.
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A Practical Guide to Dating a Demon
by Hannah Reynolds
Naomi, a studious scholarship girl at a magical academy, accidentally summons a charming demon fiancâe and must team up with him to uncover the source of mysterious magical disruptions in her city.
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Queen of Faces
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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Red Star Rebels
by Amie Kaufman
A high-stakes, high-chemistry, sci-fi romp about a stowaway girl and the richest boy in the galaxy, racing the clock to outwit a gang of mercenaries. It's 2067, and the Graves family has transformed Mars from a lifeless rock into a chaotic patch of settlements. You can buy a one-way ticket to a new life--if you're rich. Enter Hunter Graves, the handsome, ambitious grandson of the man who settled Mars. With spectacularly bad timing, Hunter arrives at the United Nations base just as an emergency evacuation sends everyone scurrying for safety. Except he's left behind. Uh-oh.
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A Scar Like a River
by Lisa Graff
A coming-of-age story that follows a thirteen-year-old with a mysterious scar on her face--and a big secret she feels pressured to keep. Fallon Little has a secret--and it's not how she got the enormous scar that divides her face in two. Thirteen-year-old Fallon has only ever told one person what really happened on the day she got her scar. Why would she? The truth is dark, and Fallon has much brighter things to focus on, like being cast as the lead in the school play, and hanging out with her two best friends, Trent and Kaia. But when Fallon's uncle Geebie dies, his funeral ignites a wildfire of events that Fallon can't manage to tamp down.
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The Spiral Key
by Kelsey Day
At the start of each school year, Madison Pembroke, the most popular girl at Lincoln Academy, sends out invitations to her epic birthday party in the form of custom forged spiral keys. For that one night, a few lucky teens get to enter Ametrine, a virtual paradise that hosts the party of the year--a wild, unforgettable celebration that will secure their social status in the real world. As Madison's hated ex-BFF, Bree Benson never receives a key. Until now. Despite warnings from her boyfriend, Bree sees the invite as an olive branch, the perfect opportunity to rekindle her once-amazing friendship with Madison. But as the party games begin to turn provocative and violent, Bree finds that Ametrine might not be the decadent wonderland she was promised.
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The Sun and the Starmaker
by Rachel Griffin
Hidden in the sunless Lost Range, the village of Reverie survives only through the Starmaker, a reclusive sorcerer who pulls sunlight over the mountains each day. On her wedding morning, Aurora Finch meets him and learns she holds a rare magic vital to the village. Taken to his icy castle to train, she uncovers both her growing power and an unexpected pull toward the cold, secretive Starmaker. But as a deadly frost closes in, Aurora must uncover the truth he’s hiding before Reverie—and her future—freeze forever.
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They Call Her Regret
by Channelle Desamours
Simone Washington’s annual Halloween bash is her escape from a past full of secrets. For her eighteenth birthday, she hosts an exclusive overnight party at Doll’s Head Lake—home to the legend of a witch called Regret. But when Simone’s best friend Kira dies under suspicious circumstances, Regret appears with a bargain: free her from her curse in fourteen days and all of Simone’s regrets—including Kira’s death—will vanish. Fail, and Kira will die again, this time by Simone’s hand.
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