Immortal Rose by. Alexandra Bracken

Members of the ancient House Rosebourne have a strange gift born of a fairy ancestor: the ability to infuse fragrance with magic capable of manipulating mind, body, and emotion.

When a shocking murder leaves the kingdom of Albion vulnerable to a coup, royal spymaster Hugh Thornton seeks the one person who can help: Viola Lockwood, the last living Rosebourne and secret heir to a fraught legacy.

Livid at the silver-eyed aristocrat who had her thrown in jail to force her compliance, Viola nevertheless comes to an agreement with him. In exchange for crafting Immortal Rose, the singular perfume capable of saving Albion, illegitimate Viola can seize the life—and fortune—that should have been hers.

As Hugh and Viola race to find the perfume’s lost fairy ingredient, hidden deep in Albion’s dark underbelly, neither can deny the scorching attraction building between them—especially as the attempts on Viola’s life grow increasingly brazen.

But a terrible truth lurks in the heart notes of their kingdom—and while every bargain has a cost, Immortal Rose may demand more than Hugh and Viola can ever pay.

Storm Caller by. Nisha J. Tuli

Poet Graves has only ever wanted to be free. But no matter where she turns, she’s held captive―by a power she doesn’t understand, a truth she no longer believes in, and a love she can’t deny.

As Poet is drawn further into Rook’s world, his secrets force her to question who she can trust. But when friends turn into enemies, enemies prove to be allies, and the place that was once a safe harbor is revealed as the eye of the storm, Poet’s only choice is to fight for what she believes in.

When New Manhattan’s darkest secrets refuse to stay hidden, the cause Poet and Rook fight for will be called into question. The answers are out there…and they could destroy everything.

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Enemies to Lawyers by. Letizia Lorini

Junior attorney Ivy Isley has spent years surviving the chaos of family court, but she didn’t go to law school to referee divorce wars. She wants to make a difference. At her old-fashioned Manhattan firm, though, ambition isn’t exactly rewarded when you’re a woman.

Then Ivy finally gets her a class action against MeetCute, a dating app accused of selling users’ private data.

The catch? Her co-counsel is Miles Montrose, the firm’s most infuriating—and dangerously charming—litigator. Worse, he only brought her onto the case because opposing counsel is Spencer Ivy’s high school sweetheart.

When Miles suggests they fake a relationship to throw Spencer off balance, Ivy reluctantly agrees. But late-night case prep, heated negotiations, and undeniable chemistry soon blur the line between strategy and something far more dangerous.

Beneath the arrogance and razor-sharp sarcasm is someone who genuinely cares about justice, the plaintiffs—and Ivy. Turns out the great love Ivy’s been dreaming of is the one she never saw coming.

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Good Creature by. Jihyun Yun

Dragged under by the Pacific Ocean, she should have never surfaced again. But she did—and she returned with a curse. Ever since that fateful day, Lamb has been able to see the dead as they truly some of them whole and peaceful, others vividly gruesome. Haunted, Lamb could no longer be the good, docile daughter her parents expected of her.
    Years later, cut off from her family, Lamb is running a covert posthumous marriage scheme that delivers closure to grieving Korean families and easy money into her pocket to pay for college. But when the family of a ghost bride abruptly backs out of a marriage ceremony, Lamb is left without a bride and does the unthinkable, offering her own image to the altar.
    Not only does Lamb bind herself to Felix Yoo, the ghost groom, but unbeknownst to her, something else slithers through—a faceless, wretched thing desperate to reach Lamb by any means necessary . . .

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Vices & Virtues by. Alexis L. Menard

The Cycle always repeats itself. Why would this one have a different ending?

The Past: Osric Hale lives, steals, and commits all his vices under the ruthless sun of Sol-Trabes. After completing corrupted contracts for good coin, he’s almost saved enough to pay for a new life somewhere else. When his last job goes wrong, he’s tasked with finding a missing Divine with a woman who hates him—or face eternity in a crypt. Everything changes when the job for a lifetime ends in the death of the Sun King. Osric loses his life, the woman he loves, and from his failure, the realm is left stuck in Night.

The Present: Desiree Darrow needs to end the Eternal Night to stop her sister from dying under service to the Night Queen. But to do this, she needs the help of a man who died over a hundred years ago. As a Soul Summoner, she raises Osric Hale from the dead to help her find the Sun King, set his soul free, and restart the Cycle. But old betrayals and secrets are resurrected with him, challenging the path ahead.

As the past and present converge, Des discovers a centuries-old connection between her and Osric, and an ancient evil that has endured just as long. The past repeats itself, but the Cycle must be broken. Desiree and Osric will have to face their greatest sacrifice yet to bring back the Sun.

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The Henchperson’s Guide to Unionizing by. Marshall J. Moore

A mad scientist’s apprentice, a witch’s cat, and a vampire’s wife walk into a haunted mansion…

Humor meets horror in this heartwarming tale of friendship, solidarity, and stolen body parts.

As the laboratory assistant to the brilliant but demanding Doctor, Igor spends his nights robbing graves, stitching together body parts, and ensuring that his master doesn’t electrocute himself (too badly). It’s thankless work, but Igor knows it’ll all be worth it once they finally succeed in the Doctor’s all-encompassing quest to create new life from dead flesh. 

When a mob of peasants wielding torches and pitchforks drives them out of town (again), Igor and the Doctor relocate to the isolated Ravenwald Manor to resume their experiments. But Igor and the Doctor are not the only ones seeking refuge within the walls of Ravenwald. The manor is already home to a vampiric Count and his highly dissatisfied bride, Cornelia—and an enigmatic witch and her feline familiar, Grimalkin, intend to use it as the site of a magical ritual.

At Igor’s suggestion, the three pairs come to an uneasy agreement to cohabitate in Ravenwald, lest they attract the suspicion of the nearby village. In the wake of this truce, Igor, Cornelia, and Grimalkin soon begin to realize that they might have more common with one another than their respective masters. When the trio discovers that they’ve been unwitting participants in a horrible plan to destroy the world as they know it, they must work together to stop their masters from bringing on armageddon… and stop the increasingly suspicious villagers from reaching for their pitchforks and torches. 

Igor, Grim, and Cornelia must unite to cast off the chains of their masters and embrace life on their own terms in the hilarious, heartwarming, and just-spooky-enough The Henchperson’s Guide to Unionizing.

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Kissed by the Gods by. Caty Rogan

Survivor. Rebel. Weapon.

Leina has spent a lifetime submitting, starving amid wheat fields reserved for the king, standing by while his men crush her loved ones. When soldiers come for her brother, her divine fury erupts in a bloody massacre.

She expects to be executed for her crimes—her people have met bloody ends for far, far less. Instead, Ryot, a gods-blessed warrior born to privilege, delivers her to a military fortress renowned for its brutality.

There, a gift from a goddess drags Leina into a realm of war, where her survival depends on her ability to ride a winged horse.

As Ryot pushes her to master the power she never asked for, a battle rages within her heart. Each lesson, every touch, binds them tighter—but love is a dangerous weakness in a world designed for war.

Soon, Leina must decide how much she’s willing to sacrifice to protect the family she has found … and the one she left behind. Because while her divine gift could save the kingdom, it could also shatter its very foundation.

With immersive lush writing, an unflinching heroine, and an inventive fantasy world, Kissed by the Gods is the gripping fantasy debut you won’t want to miss.

Solis Falling by. T.A. Reilly

They say your beliefs run deep. But corruption runs deeper.

Raelyna Kingsley has lived her life with one goal: keep her sisters—and herself—out of the temples in Solis Quarter. After the execution of her father, Raelyna finds herself questioning everything she knows to be true about Aurelia—The City of Gold. What was once a sprawling city filled with people that held a deep belief and respect for the Eternal, has been fractured into four quarters, with each turning to their own religion and resulting darkness.

But when Raelyna’s sister is marked with the aetherial affinity of a seer, and is subject to a life of servitude in the temples, Raelyna strikes a bargain with Luc—her childhood best friend, the king, and the man that killed her father.

In exchange for her sister’s freedom, Raelyna agrees to perform—as a dancer—whenever and where the king desires. But despite her best efforts to keep herself out of the spotlight, Raelyna finds herself in the company of the elite Shade of the Aurelian Guild. She can’t deny the pull to Callum Blackwood, but his mission in Solis Quarter could jeopardize the life Raelyna has come to build for herself and her family.

As tensions begin to rise, it becomes clear there’s more to the events happening in Solis, leading Raelyna to question everything she once thought to be true, leaving destruction in its wake. In an effort to save her family, and herself, Raelyna must work alongside Callum to expose the darkness and corruption before it’s too late.

But will Raelyna succumb to the wreckage left after it all comes falling down? Or will she rise from the rubble and into the light?