From cozy Regency fantasy to dark academia, small-town romance to perilous vampire realms, this week’s roundup offers a rich mix of worlds, magic and heart-stopping suspense. Follow characters as they face unexpected challenges, uncover hidden secrets and navigate love, danger and destiny.
The Cyprian by Mercedes Lackey
This stand-alone book in Mercedes Lackey’s Elemental Masters series reimagines Hans Christian Andersen’s The Wild Swans and is a warm, cottage-core Regency fantasy for fans of Bridgerton. Elena Whitstone is left defenseless and alone when her stepmother, who is actually a formidable water magician, turns her seven brothers into swans. She must flee exploitation, break the deadly spell and save her family while posing as a page in Bath.
The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey
Despite the horror that permeates their town and the disappearance of young ladies, twelve-year-old Miv is determined to prevent her family from fleeing Yorkshire. Miv pairs up with Sharon, her best friend, to unravel the mystery together after her father decides to move and her mother becomes abruptly silent. However, their list of suspects reveals disturbing information about their family, neighbors and one another that is much more personal.
In Your Dreams by Sarah Adams
In this touching romance from a New York Times bestselling author, a trip back to Rome, Kentucky, rekindles feelings between longtime family friends. Madison Walker, a burned-out cook, returns home to start over and gets her ideal job from James Huxley, her brother’s best friend. Buried emotions, small-town meddling and personal insecurities jeopardize their relationship and the possibility of a long-lasting love as they rush to create a farm-to-table restaurant.
An Arcane Inheritance by Kamilah Cole
Fans of Babel and A Deadly Education will love this contemporary dark academic fantasy with a twist. An elite hidden society based on stolen power is fueled by prohibited magic at Warren University. Ellory Morgan, a determined freshman, feels as though she has been here before, despite reality’s insistence to the contrary. Before the school’s power fully consumes her, she must persuade moody legacy student Hudson Graves to assist in discovering the truth as memories fade.
We Who Will Die by Stacia Stark
Set in a Roman-inspired empire ruled by vicious vampires, this epic is the first part of a slow-burn romance. Arvelle joins a lethal arena to gain a spot in the immortal emperor’s guard and makes a magical promise to murder him in order to save her brothers. Arvelle discovers prohibited abilities and a plot that might change both her destiny and the empire itself after being forced to make an alliance with the emperor’s dangerous son and a previous love.