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Avatar: The Rise of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee, Michael Dante DiMartino
F. C. Yee’s The Rise of Kyoshi delves into the story of Kyoshi, the Earth Kingdom–born Avatar. The longest-living Avatar in this beloved world’s history, Kyoshi established the brave and respected Kyoshi Warriors, but also founded the secretive Dai Li, which led to the corruption, decline, and fall of her own nation... -
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A Hero's Tale by Catherine M. Wilson
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIn Book III of the trilogy, Tamras must make her own hero’s journey. She ventures into the unknown and encounters a more formidable enemy than any she has ever faced. Character is destiny, and the destiny of Tamras and all her people will depend upon choices that come less from the skills she has been taught than from the person she has become, from her own heart... -
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![Little Thieves by Margaret Owen]()
Little Thieves by Margaret Owen
Once upon a time, there was a horrible girl...Vanja Schmidt knows that no gift is freely given, not even a mother's love--and she's on the hook for one hell of a debt. Vanja, the adopted goddaughter of Death and Fortune, was Princess Gisele's dutiful servant up until a year ago... -
![Her Spell That Binds Me by Luna Oblonsky]()
Her Spell That Binds Me by Luna Oblonsky
A spellbinding rivalry unraveled by fate...A sapphic romance born from the ashes of prejudice…A Regency Era tale of lust and magic. Iona's magic thrives in ways that defy explanation. The threads of fate pull Iona to Lysander College, an illustrious school for aristocratic witches of great renown... -
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![The Price of Valour by Django Wexler]()
The Price of Valour by Django Wexler
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsIn the latest Shadow Campaigns novel, Django Wexler continues his “epic fantasy of military might and magical conflict”* following The Shadow Throne and The Thousand Names, as the realm of Vordan faces imminent threats from without and within.In the wake of the King’s death, war has come to Vordan... -
![A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne]()
A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne
"You asked for this, Rain. Let's go capture a pirate."While searching for stolen dragon eggs, newly engaged couple Kianthe and Reyna find themselves smack-dab in the middle of a swashbuckling love story.On one side is Serina, a failed farmer turned river pirate. Her booty? Wheat, grains, and the occasional jar of imported tea leaves... -
![I'm in Love with the Villainess: She's so Cheeky for a Commoner Vol. 2 by Inori]()
I'm in Love with the Villainess: She's so Cheeky for a Commoner Vol. 2 by Inori
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA retelling of the hit yuri series I'm in Love with the Villainess that inspired an upcoming anime (original light novels and manga adaptation also from Seven Seas)--from the villainess' point of view!Claire François has it beauty, brains, and the blood of nobility... -
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The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
Author of Empire of Sand and Realm of Ash Tasha Suri's The Jasmine Throne, beginning a new trilogy set in a world inspired by the history and epics of India, in which a captive princess and a maidservant in possession of forbidden magic become unlikely allies on a dark journey to save their empire from the princess's traitor brother...Categorized as:
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![Rising From the Ashes: The Chronicles of Caymin by Caren J. Werlinger]()
Rising From the Ashes: The Chronicles of Caymin by Caren J. Werlinger
Rising From the Ashes: The Chronicles of Caymin Ancient Ireland – an era of clan wars, petty kings and invasions by raiders from the north. As Christianity tightens its hold, magic and the old ways fight to keep their place in the hearts of the people. Born into this world is Ash, orphaned and maimed, left to die. She is rescued by a clan of badgers and raised to be one of them... -
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The Quicksilver Court by Melissa Caruso
The Quicksilver Court continues the wildly original epic fantasy series bursting with intrigue and ambition, questioned loyalties, and broken magic that began with The Obsidian Tower. Ryxander, Warden of Gloamingard, has failed. Unsealed by her blood, the Door hidden within the black tower has opened. Now, for the first time since the age of the Graces, demons walk the world...Categorized as:
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A Long Time Dead by Samara Breger
Samara Breger's A Long Time Dead is a lush, Victorian romance, drenched in blood and drama, about the lengths two women will go to secure a love that cannot die.Somewhere foggy, 1837 . .Categorized as:
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The End Crowns All by Bea Fitzgerald
The second fierce, fresh and gloriously romantic YA Greek myth re-imagining, from Bea Fitzgerald, growing TikTok superstar and Sunday Times bestselling author of GIRL, GODDESS, QUEEN.Princess. Priestess. The most beautiful girl in Troy. Cassandra is used to being adored – and when her patron god, Apollo, offers her the power of prophecy, she sees an opportunity to rise even higher... -
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The Prince's Dragon by W.M. Fawkes, Sam Burns
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe last place Lord Tristram Radcliffe ever expected to find himself was right hand to the Llangardian throne. His parentage should have seen him banished, but he managed to keep his draconic secret. Now, King Reynold is dead. Long live King Roland... -
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The Assassin's Dragon by W.M. Fawkes, Sam Burns
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn Atheldinas, everyone’s secrets have been uncovered. Tristram is a half-dragon, Nicholas is a villain scheming to take the throne from his cousin Roland, and eternally sharp Bet is nothing less than a hero.The cost has been high, and now Tristram is forced to amass the armies of Llangard to save his king from Jarl Vidar, the mysterious figure who’s hellbent on tearing Llangard in two... -
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![Sword in the Stars by A.R. Capetta, Cori McCarthy]()
Sword in the Stars by A.R. Capetta, Cori McCarthy
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIn this epic sequel to Once & Future, Ari and her Rainbow knights must pull off a Holy Grail heist thousands of years in the past -- without destroying their own destinies.Ari Helix may have won her battle against the tyrannical Mercer corporation, but the larger war has just begun... -
![The Warrior's Path by Catherine M. Wilson]()
The Warrior's Path by Catherine M. Wilson
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsIn Book I of the trilogy, Tamras, our hero, arrives in Merin’s house to begin her apprenticeship as a warrior, but her small stature causes many, including Tamras herself, to doubt that she will ever become a competent swordswoman... -
![Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott]()
Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott
From the New York Times bestselling coauthor of Five Feet Apart and She Gets the Girl comes a fresh and inventive sapphic romantic comedy that’s “a gem of a book” (Booklist, starred review) “perfect for fans of Outlander and Bridgerton” (Kirkus Reviews).What if you found a once-in-a-lifetime love…just not in your lifetime? Audrey Cameron has lost her spark... -
![The Bone Shard Emperor by Andrea Stewart]()
The Bone Shard Emperor by Andrea Stewart
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsAndrea Stewart returns with The Bone Shard Emperor, the second installment of this unmissable, action-packed, magic-laced fantasy epic. The Emperor is Dead. Long live the Emperor. Lin Sukai finally sits on the throne she won at so much cost, but her struggles are only just beginning. Her people don’t trust her. Her political alliances are weak... -
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A Restless Truth by Freya Marske
Magic! Murder! Shipboard romance! The second entry in Freya Marske's beloved The Last Binding trilogy, the queer historical fantasy series that began with A Marvellous LightThe most interesting things in Maud Blyth's life have happened to her brother Robin, but she's ready to join any cause, especially if it involves magical secrets that may threaten the whole of the British Isles...Categorized as:
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Spear by Nicola Griffith
The girl knows she has a destiny before she even knows her name. She grows up in the wild, in a cave with her mother, but visions of a faraway lake come to her on the spring breeze, and when she hears a traveler speak of Artos, king of Caer Leon, she knows that her future lies at his court... -
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Thorn by Anna Burke
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsOn a cold day deep in the heart of winter, Rowan’s father returns from an ill-fated hunting trip bearing a single, white rose.The rose is followed by the Huntress, a figure out of legend. Tall, cruel, and achingly beautiful, she brings Rowan back with her to a mountain fastness populated solely by the creatures of the hunt... -
![The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave]()
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
"Every once in a while, a modern day parable, perfectly told, reflects all that could happen in a world gone mad." - Adriana Trigiani Finnmark, Norway, 1617. Twenty-year-old Maren Magnusdatter stands on the craggy coast, watching the sea break into a sudden and reckless storm. Forty fishermen, including her brother and father, are drowned and left broken on the rocks below... -
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Monster Song by J.B. Trepagnier
Just when I think things can’t get any crazier… I found out why I can talk to animals and monsters. I met my father and I wasn’t quite expecting his answers. But he does command several legions of demons and he’s working on getting more to help us overthrow Demeter...Categorized as:
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![The Mystic Marriage by Heather Rose Jones]()
The Mystic Marriage by Heather Rose Jones
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAntuniet Chazillen lost everything the night her brother was executed. In exile, she swore that treason would not be the final chapter of the Chazillen legacy in Alpennia’s history. A long- hidden book of alchemical secrets provides the first hope of success, but her return to the capital is haunted by an enemy who wants those secrets for himself. Jeanne, Vicomtesse de Cherdillac is bored... -
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![A Pinch of Salt by Nita Round]()
A Pinch of Salt by Nita Round
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA survivor with no memory and a warrior looking for her path unite against the pirate horde. Two hundred soldiers walk into the burning sands of Gypta, but only a handful make it out. When Magda Stoner wakes in an infirmary halfway across the world, she discovers her memories of the desert are gone... -
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Hungerstone by Kat Dunn
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsHungerstone is a thrillingly seductive sapphic romance for fans of S.T. Gibson’s A Dowry of Blood and Emilia Hart’s Weyward.For what do you hunger, Lenore?Lenore is the wife of steel magnate Henry, but ten years into their marriage, the relationship has soured and no child has arrived to fill the distance growing between them... -
![The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave]()
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsAfter a storm has killed off all the island's men, two women in a 1600s Norwegian coastal village struggle to survive against both natural forces and the men who have been sent to rid the community of alleged witchcraft.Finnmark, Norway, 1617. Twenty-year-old Maren Bergensdatter stands on the craggy coast, watching the sea break into a sudden and reckless storm... -
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A Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose Sutherland
Once a young woman uncovers a dark secret about her neighbor and his mysterious new wife, she’ll have to fight to keep herself—and the woman she loves—safe in this stunning queer reimagining of the classic folktale The Selkie Wife.When a sharp cry wakes Jean in the middle of the night during a terrible tempest, she’s convinced it must have been a dream... -
![The Ever Cruel Kingdom by Rin Chupeco]()
The Ever Cruel Kingdom by Rin Chupeco
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter a treacherous journey and a life-shattering meeting with a twin neither knew they had, Haidee and Odessa expected to emerge from the Great Abyss to a world set right. But though the planet is turning once again, the creatures of the abyss will not rest until they have tasted another goddess’s sacrifice... -
![The Crown of Valencia by Catherine Friend]()
The Crown of Valencia by Catherine Friend
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEx-lovers can really mess up your life. Kate Vincent's ex, Anna, certainly does. Not only does Anna interfere in Kate's love life, but she totally screws up the world by traveling back in time to 11th century Spain and changing one crucial event. As any sane person knows, you cannot alter an event in history without altering everything that follows—but Anna has an agenda, and a score to settle... -
![Demon in the Machine by Lise MacTague]()
Demon in the Machine by Lise MacTague
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAt the height of Britain's Industrial Revolution, steam power and magic join forces to create wonders the world has never seen. But those wonders have a dark side--one that will soon force a reckoning few could have anticipated.Half-demon Briar is content with her structured life as an archivist, a far cry from the chaos of her background and upbringing... -
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入赘 | Rùzhuì | Matrilocal Marriage by 请君莫笑
Yun An was a volunteer chosen among thousands by the space time research institute... -
![A Thorn Among Roses by Hayley Anderton]()
A Thorn Among Roses by Hayley Anderton
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAt seventeen, Alana single-handedly defeated the biggest army that Thornwood had ever seen. By sunrise the very next day, she'd been shunned by her own people, forced to become a recluse and reside in the castle where she was supposed to rule over them... -
![Unholy with Eyes like Wolves by Morgan Dante]()
Unholy with Eyes like Wolves by Morgan Dante
“Indulgent, depraved, and sanguine, UNHOLY WITH EYES LIKE WOLVES is a gory fugue that will have readers cheering for its queer women no matter the wrongs they commit in pursuit of survival and salvation... -
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![The Ascent to Godhood by J.Y. Yang]()
The Ascent to Godhood by J.Y. Yang
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe Protector is dead.For fifty years, the Protector ruled, reshaping her country in her image and driving her enemies to the corners of the map. For half a century the world turned around her as she built her armies, trained her Tensors, and grasped at the reins of fate itself. Now she is dead. Her followers will quiver, her enemies rejoice... -
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The Spanish Pearl by Catherine Friend
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLesbian adventure romance. When Kate Vincent and her partner travel to Spain, Kate is accidentally transported back in time...way back in time...to 1085. What does a woman like Kate do in a world of no antibiotics, no feminism, no Diet Coke? She denies it as long as possible, then sets her mind to getting home. Tricky with her now useless twenty-first century skills. Things don't go well... -
![She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan]()
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
Mulan meets The Song of Achilles; an accomplished, poetic debut of war and destiny, sweeping across an epic alternate China.“I refuse to be nothing…”In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain, two children are given two fates. A boy, greatness. A girl, nothingness…In 1345, China lies under harsh Mongol rule... -
![Tremontaine: The Complete Season 1 by Ellen Kushner, Malinda Lo]()
Tremontaine: The Complete Season 1 by Ellen Kushner, Malinda Lo
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Tremontaine, the prequel to Ellen Kushner’s beloved Riverside series that began with Swordspoint ! A Duchess whose beauty is matched only by her cunning; her husband’s dangerous affair with a handsome scholar; a foreigner in a playground of swordplay and secrets; and a mathematical genius on the brink of revolution—when long-buried lies threaten to come to light, betrayal and... -
![Saints of Storm and Sorrow by Gabriella Buba]()
Saints of Storm and Sorrow by Gabriella Buba
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this fiercely imaginative Filipino-inspired fantasy debut, a bisexual nun hiding a goddess-given gift is unwillingly transformed into a lightning rod for her people's struggle against colonization. Perfect for fans of lush fantasy full of morally ambiguous characters, including The Poppy War and The Jasmine Throne.Maria Lunurin has been living a double life for as long as she can remember... -
![Precious Red Pearls: A Dark Sapphic Captivity Romance by Holly Hawthorne]()
Precious Red Pearls: A Dark Sapphic Captivity Romance by Holly Hawthorne
Tonight, I find myself craving her wrath just as much as I do her pleasure...Being bought as a blood slave for Roseshire’s vampire elite is Pearl’s greatest fear—and the only thing she’s been raised to be.So when she’s purchased by the county’s most elusive and feared vampiress, Lady Veilthorn, and sequestered to her gothic manor on a night, Pearl has no doubt her young life is over... -
![Champion of Fire & Ice by Megan Derr]()
Champion of Fire & Ice by Megan Derr
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTwo years ago, while he was away on a diplomatic mission, Davrin's best friend was murdered in cold blood. Finally home, with the mourning period ended, Davrin is determined to have justice—but as a noble, the law forbids him from fighting Lord Tekker directly. Instead, he must have a champion to face off against Tekker's champion... -
![All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages by Malinda Lo, Robin Talley]()
All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages by Malinda Lo, Robin Talley
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsTake a journey through time and genres and discover a past where queer figures live, love and shape the world around them. Seventeen of the best young adult authors across the queer spectrum have come together to create a collection of beautifully written diverse historical fiction for teens... -
![The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave]()
The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 31 ratings"An intriguing, haunting novel pulsing with raw, beautiful emotion. Kiran Millwood-Hargrave effortlessly intertwines the stories of women tenderly and sympathetically, creating a novel in which female courage and resilience shines brightly against a brilliantly evoked backdrop of claustrophobic horror... -
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Stormsong by C.L. Polk
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAfter spinning an enthralling world in Witchmark, praised as a "can't-miss debut" by Booklist, and as "thoroughly charming and deftly paced" by the New York Times, C. L. Polk continues the story in Stormsong. Magical cabals, otherworldly avengers, and impossible love affairs conspire to create a book that refuses to be put down... -
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![The Call of Monsters by J.B. Trepagnier]()
The Call of Monsters by J.B. Trepagnier
People might used to have worshipped the Olympians, but I never did. I’ll kill every last one of them to get Hephaestus back. I used to love my Greek mythology classes until I got kidnapped and actually met some Gods. I took Hephaestus as a lover and Hades and Persephone are not all that bad, but the rest of them?They hurt my monsters...Categorized as:
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![The Phoenix Empress by K. Arsenault Rivera]()
The Phoenix Empress by K. Arsenault Rivera
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe Phoenix Empress, the sequel to K Arsenault Rivera's wildly buzzed about The Tiger's Daughter, an epic historical fantasy in the vein of Patrick Rothfuss and Naomi Novik.Since she was a child, the divine empress O Shizuka has believed she was an untouchable god... -
![The True Queen by Zen Cho]()
The True Queen by Zen Cho
In the follow-up to the "delightful" Regency fantasy novel (NPR.org) Sorcerer to the Crown, a young woman with no memories of her past finds herself embroiled in dangerous politics in England and the land of the fae. When sisters Muna and Sakti wake up on the peaceful beach of the island of Janda Baik, they can't remember anything, except that they are bound as only sisters can be... -
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Silk and Steel by Aliette de Bodard, Alison Tam
There are many ways to be a heroine.Princess and swordswoman, lawyer and motorcyclist, scholar and barbarian: there are many ways to be a heroine. In this anthology, seventeen authors find new ways to pair one weapon-wielding woman and one whose strengths lie in softer skills.“Which is more powerful, the warrior or the gentlewoman?” these stories ask... -
![Kiss the Fae by Natalia Jaster]()
Kiss the Fae by Natalia Jaster
For fans of Labyrinth, Sarah J. Maas, and Laini Taylor.There are three rules to surviving the Fae—and I’m about to break every single one.Rule #1. Never cross into Faerie.When I’m chased across the enchanted border and caught by its sinister ruler of the sky, the pretty trickster with a clever tongue offers me a deal.Rule #2: Never bargain with a Fae.But I don’t have a choice...Categorized as:
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Redressed by Cat Sebastian
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMiddle-aged seamstress + vigilante selkie. This is a 10,000 word short story about Sarah Turner, the oldest Turner sibling...
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