September 2025 list by Angie R. |
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A Beautiful and Terrible Murder
by Claire M. Andrews
Irene Adler is no ordinary young lady. She's at the top of the ranks in the All Souls cohort, a competitive preparatory class reserved for Oxford's brightest minds. But her peers and professors don't know she's a lady at all. To them, she is Isaac Holland. Keeping up her disguise gets trickier when All Souls students start dying, one by one. Determined to find out who's responsible for the deaths, Irene--as Isaac--teams up with fellow classmate and roommate Sherlock Holmes to track down clues.
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Cherish
by Tracy Wolff
Outside the walls of Katmere Academy, Grace and her friends must travel to the Shadow Realm to rescue one of their own where a devastating betrayal could destroy them everything.
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Climate of Chaos
by Cassandra Newbould
In the post-apocalyptic domed city of Seattle, disabled seventeen-year-old Fox must navigate a ruthless society where healthcare is currency in search of her younger sister, Rabbit.
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Desperate Forest
by Cece Louise
For 19 years, Princess Roselynn's life has been safe and comfortable...until her father is murdered, and she discovers a plot to end her life. Hoping to find safety in the arms of her betrothed, she flees to the perilous Eternity Forest—only to be captured by a brash outlaw named Jay. With no choice but to join forces with his group, Roselynn soon discovers everyone there has their own purpose—and secrets. Torn between her disdain for Jay and growing attraction to him, she strives to solve the mystery behind his tough exterior and shadowy past, especially when he tells her she can’t trust the man she promised her hand to.
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Fate of Wizardoms Box Set, Books 1-3
by Jeffrey L. Kohanek
In a realm where wizards rule, magic reigns supreme. Power. The ambitious thirst for it. But when a power-hungry wizard lord seeks to expand his might, he triggers a series of events unforeseen. The balance of magic is altered, races of old return, and beasts of legend stalk the land.
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The Kill Factor
by Ben Oliver
A contestant on a brand-new game show offering young criminals the chance at freedom and a cash prize by winning over viewers, Emerson desperately needs the money to save her family, but little does she know that winning is her only chance at survival because losing means death.
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A Mastery of Monsters
by Liselle Sambury
When August's brother disappears before his sophomore semester, everyone thinks the stress of college got to him. But August knows her brother would never have left her voluntarily, especially not after their mother so recently went missing. The only clue he left behind was a note telling her to stay safe and protect their remaining family. And after August is attacked by a ten-foot-tall creature with fur and claws, she realizes that her brother might be in more danger than she could have imagined.
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Rapunzel's Gambit
by Mary Mecham
Desperate to rid his kingdom of a troublesome dragon, King Harrigan offers his daughter's hand in marriage to any man who can slay the beast, but Rapunzel refuses to be pawned off. Deciding that a life of crime is preferable to wedding some power-hungry suitor, Rapunzel fakes her own kidnapping and joins forces with the cunning dragon plaguing her own kingdom.
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Scorched Earth
by Danielle L. Jensen
As a deadly blight spreads and the Empire tightens its grip, Lydia and Killian must escape the Corrupter's influence, Teriana and Marcus confront their inner demons, and Marcus attempts to save those he condemned, as each makes heartbreaking choices to save their world from destruction.
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Sky on Fire
by E. K. Johnston
Non-magical, science prodigy Morgan Enni gains attention from a group of rebels for her research, and together they embark on a space expedition, each concealing their true objectives from the other.
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This Thing of Ours
by Frederick Joseph
Ossie Brown's entire future is in jeopardy when a torn ACL ends his promising basketball career. Now Ossie must navigate his new place in the social and academic ecosystems of his affluent, predominantly white school. When a Black teacher encourages him to join her highly regarded writing program, Ossie begins to find a new purpose. Everything changes when some students' viral 'anti-woke' video puts the teacher's job, the writing program, and even Ossie's friends' safety at risk--and Ossie must find his true voice.
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The Yomigaeri Tunnel
by Kelly Murashige
Grieving the loss of her classmate and childhood friend, eighteen-year-old Monika searches for a legendary tunnel, said to resurrect one soul from the dead for anyone brave enough face their inner demons.
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Your Final Moments
by Jay Coles
Hakeem goes to Narcotics Anonymous meetings to keep his addictions in check. But when his best friend Miles kills himself, Hakeem finds the days harder and harder to get through. He loved Miles and he's haunted by the fact that there might have been something he could have done to ease his friend's pain. Hakeem calls Miles's old phone number and Miles not only calls back from beyond the grave, but has news to share: He didn't kill himself. He was murdered.
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