July 2026 list by K. Pearson |
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All We Hunger For
by Anna Mercier
Elara Rousseau knows she'll never be selected for the Objet d'Art. The high-stakes baking competition will elect a new Souverain to join the ruling council, and someone from the slums would never be considered. But when a brooding figure from her past sneaks her into the Objet, Elara has the chance to compete for a better future... as long as no one uncovers her traitorous secret..
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Black River
by Ruby Jean Cottle
All Dusty wants is to escape into books and the Adirondack wilderness that surrounds her small town. But in the dead of night, strange things have been happening in Black River. Animals are being ravaged by something unnatural. And Dusty wakes up one day with dirt on her feet, changed and starving. When new kid Will arrives, Dusty feels an attraction unlike anything she's felt before. She wants him . . . or she wants his blood. As Dusty realizes she's transforming into something she can't control, she reluctantly turns to the only person she somehow knows will understand: the annoyingly attractive Eli Blake.
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Cursed Ever After
by Andy C. Naranjo
Love is not for cursed girls. Risa is better off without it. Risa Porto is a Bad Thing who was born on a Bad Day and is cursed with Bad Luck. After years of taking the blame for every calamity, mishap, and minor inconvenience that befalls the townspeople of Barrow, Risa longs to escape her village. And on her seventeenth birthday, her wish is granted. Sort of. Risa owes a (very annoying) witch a favor, and it comes in the form of a quest: She must escort Prince Javi--the youngest, handsomest, and least significant of the kingdom's princes--through the dark (and deadly) Bosque to his wedding. This measly errand quickly spirals into a struggle with greedy assassins, a murderous cult, a vicious tyrant, and Risa's own curse.
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Cursed Princess Club #2: Mirror, Mirror
by Michelle Knudsen
Prince Frederick is beginning to question if he deserves Gwen. She's been so kind to him, but he hasn't always been nice to her, and he's starting to realize that appearances aren't everything. Meanwhile, Gwen is introduced to the Princels--princes who have shunned society because of their own insecurities, insecurities she can understand. With the same charming and delightful heart as the comics, the adventures of Gwendolyn and the other Cursed Princesses continue in this novel series adapted by best-selling author Michelle Knudsen.
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Firesnake: Vol. 3
by Donna Barba Higuera
Itzel has never known a life on Earth. Growing up on Sagan, the granddaughter of the Cuentista, her years have been spent among the dactyls, griblets, and billow seeds of their new planet. But when a mysterious message arrives from across the cosmos, Itzel realizes that the home they thought destroyed hundreds of years ago has survived . . . and with it, another community of humans. Will she and the other Saganites brave the journey back to Earth? And what will they find?
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The Game of Oaths
by S. C. Bandreddi
It’s 1896. Beneath a hotel in the heart of Paris is the famed le Cirque des Ombres, led by ringmaster and Enchanteur Jean-Pierre. But behind the dazzling spectacles, the circus performers are bound by magical contracts, also making them potential players in the annual Game of Oaths, an underground bloodthirsty tournament watched by the wealthy elite. Twelve will compete. Eleven will die. Vengeance on top of survival is a dangerous gamble--and in games like this, the house always wins.
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The Heirs
by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
These are the five heirs of the illustrious billionaire Leontes Button. Adopted and viciously trained with their father’s infamous “Button Method” to prove his hypothesis for creating prodigies―child geniuses―the Button siblings have had no choice but to be brilliant according to their father's impossibly high standards. Until he is murdered at his annual Prodigy Ball. Now, all who attended the ball are required to stay in the Button Manor while the police investigate. But the officers have their work cut out for them―each of the Button siblings has something to hide, but The Heirs aren't the only ones with secrets. After all, Leontes Button was especially good at making enemies. . .
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How to Lose Yourself Completely
by Peter Bognanni
Ever since Sean’s death, Case’s anxiety has been spiraling. Sean wasn’t just his older brother―he was also Case’s best friend. The only person who really got him.
When his parents suggest “adventure therapy,” Case is desperate enough to agree. Maybe roughing it in the woods with a group of anxious strangers will help him find a way forward. After he boards the bus, he sees the one person he’s been trying to avoid: Diana. Sean’s girlfriend. Once they set off, there is the expected cringey singing and forced sharing. But when their counselor mysteriously disappears, the trip suddenly turns into a journey of survival.
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I Am Not a Vampire (Anymore)
by Darcy Miller
Being a teenager bites--literally. When a classmate develops a thirst for blood, one girl must confront her secret supernatural past before things turn deadly. Her past is back for blood. My goals for senior year were simple: Find a prom dress I don't hate. Spend as much time as possible with my amazing boyfriend Max (and my even more amazing best friend Sarita) Maybe try not to flunk history class. My plans did NOT include: Babysitting a newborn vampire--who also happens to be Max's annoying (and annoyingly cute) buddy Ezra. Fighting off my ex-boyfriend--who did I mention is immortal? And generally worrying about death and blood and mayhem.
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Kingdom of Waves
by Melissa de la Cruz
The kingdom of Ophir was one of the most powerful and beautiful places in the world. But after an invasion by the land of Lacon, it was lost to the waves. Now, the Ophir live as second-class citizens beneath Lacon’s golden palaces. When two bands of Ophir thieves―one led by Eban Sadreal and the other by Gineth Strong―go after the same treasure, a priceless relic, their worlds and hearts suddenly collide. For the relic releases an ancient magic that could restore the legacy of Ophir―a magic that could change the course of Eban and Gin’s lives forever.
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The League of Dangerous Young Ladies
by J. a. Morgenstein
It’s 1909, and Rose Moriarty—monster‑hunter, detective, and daughter of Sherlock Holmes’ greatest enemy—has just lost everything. Her headmistress has vanished, her school has collapsed, and her friends have scattered. Then, on the same day Rose learns an old friend is dying, the mysterious Count Christoph and his ward Clara arrive with an ancient, powerful orb and a desperate request. Rose knows why they’ve come. What she doesn’t know is whether she can convince them to help save her friend, what the grotesque insect‑like creatures stalking them really are, or how she’s supposed to embark on this adventure while dodging a certain boy from her past.
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Lies Between Us
by Jessica Goodman
For the Gold sisters and Silver brothers, life has been idyllic, growing up in side-by-side waterfront mansions in a town where doors are never locked and the police do little more than issue speeding tickets. The Golds and Silvers have known each other their entire lives, as neighbors, as friends, as family. But one carefree summer takes a dark turn when a beach party ends in tragedy and their perfect world cracks wide open. Suddenly, the bonds that tie these families together are strained by suspicion and fear. Painful secrets surface, revealing the fragile truths they've all been hiding.
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The Music of Us
by Emerald Alexandrea
If life came with a playlist, Lucy's current era would be "stressed girl summer." While her friends are out enjoying the last summer before college, Lucy has her hands full managing her mom's quirky cat café. But with the fancy new coffee shop across the street, how will she attract enough customers to adopt the cats—or even pay the rent? In a desperate moment, Lucy emails her ex-best friend (and first crush) Jake Moody, who’s now the resident bad boy in the massively popular boy band the Usual Suspects. Lucy hasn’t spoken to him in years—not since he kissed her and left for auditions without a backward glance. Which she’s totally not holding a grudge about, thanks for asking.
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Royal Vengeance
by Carter
The media believes they have uncovered all the royal scandals about the killer princess, but there is one game-changing secret remaining that will take the crown. Evangeline Bright has only one shot to prove she isn't a traitor: by finding the real mastermind behind the plot that almost killed her father, the King of England. With the help of Kit, her steadfast boyfriend, Evan must find a way to outsmart the real threat to the throne no matter the cost, because the deadliest enemy the monarchy has faced in over a century is back with a vicious vengeance.
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Six of Crows: A Darker Shore, Letters from Ketterdam
by Leigh Bardugo
A new Grishaverse short story: a mystery told through found documents and set after the events of Crooked Kingdom. In the years since the violent upheaval caused bythe auction of Kuwei Yul-Bo, the merchants of Ketterdam have been under attack. Secret businesses exposed. Ships sunk. Slavers hunted as they once hunted their victims. All the work of a mysterious sea captain and her ship, the Wraith. Now, two investigators meet to uncover the truth behind the latest disaster: a massacre on an island off the shores of Ketterdam. Among the evidence collected is private correspondence between notorious crime boss Kaz Brekker and an anonymous sailor aboard the Wraith known only as I.
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Thornbird
by E. Kennedy
The deadliest secrets are the ones you inherit. Ten years after her father--the infamous serial killer Gabriel Thorn--was caught, Ryan Shipley is back in Starling, Tennessee, trying to lay low. No one can know who she really is. No one can know the truth about her past. But as fresh eyes dig deeper into the case, old secrets refuse to stay buried. Cryptic texts, eerie coincidences, and a chilling note leave everyone wondering--does Ryan know more than she's letting on? As the truth unravels, one thing becomes clear: in a town full of secrets, Ryan might be the biggest mystery of them all.
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When Dealing with Dragons
by Dana Swift
Farren Walsh dreams of becoming a dragon veterinarian and protecting dragons from people who exploit them—especially her rival, James Murphy, heir to a powerful silver‑crafting family. When James ends up interning at her family’s sanctuary, Farren’s secret abilities and an endangered species are suddenly at risk. But James has secrets too, including a long‑hidden crush on the girl who can’t stand him. As danger closes in, Farren must decide whether trusting her enemy might be the only way to save the dragons she loves.
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You, Me, and Infinity
by Deb Caletti
When Margaret first sees Mars, it isn’t love at first sight—it’s future at first sight. Their connection only deepens when her pizza‑delivery job brings her to his door, pulling her into nights of stargazing and conversations about the Voyager Golden Record and what humanity leaves behind. But just as Margaret begins to trust the beauty she’s found, tragedy shatters her world. Now she must navigate the gravity of grief and learn how to let the universe back in—its wonder, its pain, and the possibility of healing.
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