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  She Haunts Me Still  For Mallory Webb landing the lead role in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet feels like a dream—until the blood-soaked wraith that caused her mother’s death resurfaces. Mallory hopes the reason behind her mother’s haunting lies somewhere on campus, and resolves to find answers before she meets the same fate. She makes an unexpected ally in Ezra Pierce, the magnetic fourth year directing the play, and takes solace in their undeniable chemistry. But Ezra is a master secret keeper, and it’s clear he knows more than he’s letting on about Saskia Garin, Mallory’s elusive understudy whose past eerily mirrors her own. When an ancient, bloodthirsty evil calls to collect a bargain that dates back to the New England vampire panic, Mallory, Ezra, and Saskia will have to untangle the tragic ways in which their histories are linked—and face the devastating consequences of their own star-crossed love story. (out August 11th) Ship Happens  From bestselling and award-wi...

 Kingdom of Waves   by Melissa de la Cruz Genre - YA fantasy  Pub date - June 16th Publisher - Roaring Brook Press Summary -  The Gilded Wolves  meets  A Magic Steeped in Poison  in the first of a new pulse-pounding YA fantasy duology about two thieves who go after the same mythical treasure, from #1  New York Times -bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz. Once upon a time, there was a shining kingdom floating on the sea . . . 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...

You Won't Forget Me by Mazey Eddings  Out June 9th Tropes:  sapphic slowburn rockstar romance  friends to lovers From  USA Today  bestselling author Mazey Eddings comes a dazzling sapphic romance about fame, friendship, and falling for the one person you were never meant to. Lost. Reckless. In love. Cubby Clark is the heart of her band—loyal, earnest, and determined to make music that matters. But just as they’re about to break out, Connor, her on-again, off-again boyfriend walks away . . . and rockets to solo fame with a hit song tearing her down. Left with a fractured band, a publicly adored and toxic ex, and relentless writer’s block, Cubby is barely holding it together. The only thing keeping her steady are her friends and bandmates Darcy and Harry. Especially Darcy—bright, magnetic, and more guarded than she lets on. But, when a seemingly romantic photo of Cubby and Harry goes viral the same night Cubby and Darcy hook-up, the inseparable pair begin to fract...

The Wicked Sea by Jordan Stephanie Gray Genre: Adult Fantasy Publishing Date: April 7, 2026 Synopsis: In this dark and sultry romantasy a mermaid battles hatred—and lust—for the wretched warlock who saved her life. Mermaid Zephyra of the Syl dreams of freedom. On the run from a dangerous captor and years of abuse, she’s shed her tail, grown legs, and hidden herself on land in the merrow-loathing kingdom of Mortia, left to steal and barter on the dirty streets. But her freedom is short-lived when she’s caught and sentenced to death by the brutal warlock, Arion Stone. Arion is as beautiful as he is cold and deadly, only interested in punishing the merrow he views as evil. He has grown as strong as any warlock might, but at great personal cost…which can only be remedied by the heart of the God of Death, lost to a fabled kingdom beneath the ocean’s treacherous depths. So Arion offers Zephyra a deal she can’t refuse; help him find the mystical heart, and he’ll spare her life. With no other ...

April Releases for your TBR - Year of the Mer -  A dark, bloody epic fantasy reimagining of  The Little Mermaid  that goes far beyond the fairy tale to explore family legacy, war, and what we will sacrifice for vengeance—the perfect read for fans of  The Priory of the Orange Tree  and  Circe . Sprayed Edges, endpaper art and more! See my insta post :) thank you colored pages tours and Saga Press for a gifted finished copy! Unbound -  A new “angsty, sexy, emotional” (Farrah Rochon,  New York Times  bestselling author)   lyrical romance by Peyton Corinne that follows a college couple through first love, heartbreak, and the struggle to come together again. Highlights - sports romance, neurodivergent rep, five star read! The Ending Writes Itself -  A PROPULSIVE DEBUT MYSTERY FROM EVELYN CLARKE, THE BRILLIANT AND DIABOLICAL CREATION OF CAT CLARKE AND V.E. SCHWAB Six authors. One private island. Seventy-two hours to write the ending that ...

  Direbound by Sable Sorenson  Genre: Adult Fantasy Publishing Date: February 25, 2025 Synopsis: Fourth Wing meets The Hunger Games in this spicy, page-turning romantasy where humans and direwolves forge unbreakable bonds and fight for survival at all costs. Only the worthy survive the Bonding Trials.  She’ll risk her life—and her heart—to be one of them. Meryn Cooper has always hated the Bonded, elite warriors who form mental links with the massive, vicious direwolves they ride. While they live in luxury, Meryn struggles to keep her family out of poverty. When her little sister, Saela, is kidnapped—stolen across the border by the immortal monsters her country has spent centuries fighting—Meryn’s world falls apart. Desperate to cross the front and save her sister, Meryn enlists in the army and is thrown into the deadly Bonding Trials, where any mistake will cost her life.   Now Meryn must survive four months of training at the castle. She is bound to a fera...