Title: The Jasmine Throne (The Burning kingdoms #1) Author: Tasha Suri Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: June 8, 2021 Genre: Fantasy Exiled by her despotic brother, princess Malini spends her days dreaming of vengeance while imprisoned in the Hirana: an ancient cliffside temple that was once the revered source of the magical deathless waters but is now … Continue reading Book Highlight: The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
Title: The Ranger of Marzanna (The Goddess War #1) Author: Jon Skovon Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: April 21, 2020 Genre: Fantasy When their father is murdered by imperial soldiers, two siblings set out on opposite paths--one will destroy the Empire forever and the other will save it--in this thrilling new epic fantasy.Sonya is training to … Continue reading Book Highlight: The Ranger of Marzanna by Jon Skovron
Title: The Mad Girls of New York (A Nellie Bly Novel #1) Author: Maya Rodale Publisher: Berkley Publication Date: April 26, 2022 Genre: Historical Fiction A gripping and compelling novel based on the true story of fearless reporter Nellie Bly, who will stop at nothing to prove that a woman’s place is on the front … Continue reading Book Highlight: The Mad Girls of New York by Maya Rodale
Title: The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks Author: Shauna Robinson Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: November 1, 2022 Genre: Women's Fiction, Romance I, Maggie Banks, solemnly swear to uphold the rules of Cobblestone Books. If only, I, Maggie Banks, believed in following the rules. When Maggie Banks arrives in Bell River to run her best … Continue reading Book Highlight: The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson
Title: The Book of Gothel Author: Mary McMyne Publisher: Redhook Publication Date: July 26, 2022 Genre: Historical Fiction Germany, 1156. With her strange black eyes and even stranger fainting spells, young Haelewise has never quite fit in. Shunned by her village, her only solace lies in the stories her mother tells of child-stealing witches, of princes … Continue reading Book Highlight: The Book of Gothel by Mary McMyne
Title: The Space Between World Author: Micaiah Johnson Publisher: Del Rey Publication Date: August 4, 2020 Genre: Science Fiction, Mystery and Thriller Multiverse travel is finally possible, but there’s just one catch: No one can visit a world where their counterpart is still alive. Enter Cara, whose parallel selves happen to be exceptionally good at … Continue reading Book Highlight: The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
Title: The Ballad of Perilous Graves Author: Alex Jennings Publisher: Redhook Publication Date: June 21, 2022 Genre: Fantasy A fun and fantastical love letter to New Orleans unfolds when a battle for the city's soul brews between two young mages, a vengeful wraith, and one powerful song in this wildly imaginative debut. Nola is a city full … Continue reading Book Highlight: The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings
Title: Red Thread of Fate Author: Lyn Liao Butler Publisher: Berkley Publication Date: February 8, 2022 Genre: Women's Fiction In the wake of a tragedy and fueled by guilt from a secret she's kept for years, a woman discovers how delicate the thread that binds family is in this powerful novel by Lyn Liao Butler.Two … Continue reading Book Highlight: Red Thread of Fate by Lyn Liao Butler
Title: Pretending Author: Holly Bourne Publisher: MIRA Publication Date: November 17, 2020 Genre: Women's Fiction He said he was looking for a “partner in crime,” which everyone knows is shorthand for “a woman who isn’t real.”April is kind, pretty and relatively normal—yet she can’t seem to get past date five. Every time she thinks she’s … Continue reading Book Highlight: Pretending by Holly Bourne
Title: Quaking Soul (Hidden Mythics #1) Author: Jennifer M. Zeiger Publisher: Jennifer M Zeiger Publication Date: November 30, 2020 Genre: YA, Fantasy This was it. This was Na'rina's chance to prove to her mother and the dryad Council she could navigate the mythic and human worlds. With night hanging over the city, all she needs … Continue reading Book Highlight: Quaking Soul by Jennifer M. Zeiger
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