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Zafira and Nasir are both legends in their kingdom, though Zafira disguises herself as a man to be the Hunter and Nasir keeps his compassion quiet as the Prince of Death. When both are sent to retrieve an artifact that can stop the darkness closing in, an epic, Middle Eastern-inspired high-fantasy romance unfolds.
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Though Shiori carries forbidden magic, she's usually able to hide it well — until her stepmother takes notice and banishes her, turning her brothers into cranes with a curse that for every word she speaks, one of her brothers will die. On her quest to find them, Shiori discovers a tightly woven conspiracy to overtake the throne and must team up with the boy she once fought against to save the kingdom, her brothers, and herself.
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Set in a fantasy world inspired by ancient Rome, Laia's family is enslaved to the Martial Empire; but when her brother is arrested for treason, she must risk everything to spy on behalf of the rebels in exchange for her brother's rescue. In the Empire's military academy, Laia meets Elias — a soldier, but a slave in his own right — and the two find that together they may be able to change the fate of the brutal Martial Empire.
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Though his family has struggled to accept his gender, Yadriel is determined to prove himself to his family as a real brujo and attempts to summon the ghost of his murdered cousin but instead conjures Julian Diaz, a bad boy from Yadriel's school whose death is still shrouded in mystery. In exchange for finding his cousin, Yadriel reluctantly agrees to help Julian find out what happened to him in this heartwarming queer paranormal fantasy.
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In "A Song of Wraiths and Ruin," Malik's younger sister is kidnapped and he strikes a deal to kill Karina, the Princess of Ziran, for her freedom. But as Karina narrows in on a mission of her own to resurrect her mother using ancient magic, the two are set on a fast-paced collision course to kill each other in this story of magic, murder, and magnetism.
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"These Violent Delights" is a fantastical "Romeo and Juliet" retelling set in 1920s Shanghai where Juliette Cai and Roma Montagov are poised against each other as heirs to rival gangs. Despite their painful romantic history and generations-deep feud, the two must set everything aside to fight the growing mayhem that's threatening their city.
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This steamy paranormal romance is about Poppy, who was chosen from birth as the Maiden, the Chosen, and her kingdom's only hope — destined to live a life of solitude until the day of her Ascension. But when Hawke, a member of the Royal Guard sworn to ensure her Ascension, becomes tangled in Poppy's desire to live her own life, a swoon-worthy and page-turning romance develops in this first novel of the "Blood and Ash" series which ends with a major cliffhanger.
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"A Court of Thorns and Roses" began as a retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" but has since taken off as an adored fantasy romance series all its own. In this first book, Feyre unwittingly kills a protected wolf while hunting and is dragged to a legendary magical land, ruled by one of the most lethal beasts in her world.
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When Vivienne Jones cast a seemingly harmless spell on her ex nine years ago, she didn't think it would cause any major problems until he returns to Graves Glen, Georgia and a series of disastrous events prove otherwise. In this witchy fantasy romance, Vivi and Rhys have to ignore the lingering feelings between them to break the curse and save their town.
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Ellie has made an Anti-Wallflower List with 13 things to help get her out of her shell again. But when one of the items (getting revenge on Jack Yasuda) goes terribly wrong, her punishment includes a road trip with him to a magical convention in this cozy and sweet fantastical romance read.
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