April 2026 list by Bonnie Bradford |
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After the Fall
by Edward Ashton
Humans must be silent. Humans must be obedient. Humans must be good. Would humans really make good pets?
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The Daughter Who Remains
by Nnedi Okorafor
Najeeba has something terrible to kill. And now she’s off to go and kill it. A fully trained, mature, and sharply focused sorcerer (don’t call her sorceress), Najeeba may be well trained, but she hasn’t seen anything close to what she’s about to see. She Who Knows series.
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Dawn of the North
by Demi Winters
As a poisonous mist threatens the realm, the sisters will delve into the unknowns of their magic to battle against evil. Return to the land of ice and fire, where a god awakens, a queen finds her power, and sisters must unite against the darkness threatening their realm. Ashen series.
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A Forest, Darkly
by A. G. Slatter
Deep in the forest lives Mehrab the witch, quietly battling her demons. One evening, a young woman arrives at her door pursued by god-hounds, who wish to destroy all those practising magic, and Mehrab’s solitary existence is disrupted. Together they forge a cure for their isolation with heartbreaking consequences...
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Gods Beneath the Ice
by Alexandra Kennington
Heartbroken and grappling with unwanted powers, Revna must work with the person she swore to forget if she's to lead her people and unravel the secrets behind her new magic. Blood & Souls Duology.
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The Heir & the Spare
by Harper L. Woods
Once, I’d spent my life in the tunnels beneath the mountains. My mother waited centuries to find me on the other side of the Veil of Flesh and Bone where the Lunar Witches hid me. She sent her greatest weapon, the God of the Dead, when the Veil finally fell. Now, I’m bound to a husband I didn’t want. Of Flesh & Bone series.
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Heir of Illusion
by Madeline Taylor
Fall into the viral, propulsive dark romantasy. A fae assassin with the power of illusion, sworn to a king she despises. An enigmatic grim reaper, searching for freedom. Enemies collide in an unlikely alliance, brimming with desire and destruction. Verran Isles series.
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The Iron Garden Sutra
by A. D. Sui
A death monk and a team of researchers trapped onboard a spaceship of the dead encounter something beyond human understanding. Something onboard is stalking the explorers one by one. And Iris with his AI enhancement may be their only hope for survival... Cosmic Wheel series.
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The Lies That Summon the Night
by Tessonja Odette
From the art of liars, the monsters came...
Lies, beauty, and seduction mingle in the first book of a romantasy series where making art is considered a sin, and the shadows born from it aren't the only danger to the creators. Songs for the Sinless series.
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Low Red Moon
by Mike Chen
ND-5 and Jaylen Vrax embark on their descent into the galaxy's underworld in search of answers and opportunity, in this essential prequel.
Star Wars Outlaws series.
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The Obake Code
by Makana Yamamoto
After the heist of a lifetime, Malia has it all. So what’s the harm in rigging a few cybernetic prizefights and making a little cash? Now 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 People's Library
by Veronica G. Henry
Echo London never wanted to be the curator of the People’s Library, a digital collection of human consciousness. But when she’s assigned as its head librarian, Echo is entrusted with humanity’s greatest minds and historical figures, and the technology that lets visitors interact with the dead. But an anti-tech rebellion is stirring.
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The Red Winter
by Cameron Sullivan
In 1785, Professor Sebastian Grave receives the news he fears most: the terrible Beast of Gévaudan has returned, and the French countryside runs red in its wake. Now, two decades after the first hunt, Sebastian has been recalled to the hunt and he cannot refuse.
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Songbird of the Sorrows
by Braidee Otto
As a child, Princess Aella was taken in by the Aviary, a secret intelligence network embedded that trains orphans as professional spies. And she's learned her lessons well: Ask no questions. Obey your orders. Respect your masters. But most of all, love no one.
Myths of the Empyrieos series.
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Weavingshaw
by Heba Al-Wasity
Leena didn’t believe in monsters until she saw Weavingshaw. Now all paths lead to this cursed estate on the moors. As Leena is plunged into a world of danger, deceit, and desire, she learns that the Saint is hiding his own secrets—ones with the power to destroy them all.
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The Wicked and the Damned
by Rebecca Robinson
Torn from her husband arms and dragged back to her homeland in chains, Vaasa is no longer a ruler and the kingdom that no longer feels like her own. As Ozik’s machinations aim to install himself as the true power behind the Asteryan throne, Vaasa is forced to take part in his game. Dark Inheritance Trilogy.
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