We’ve pulled together a list of some new Fantasy and Romance books. These new titles are being released the week of October 21, 2024 (published on October 22nd). Happy Reading!
the wood at midwinter by susanna clarke
Nineteen-year-old Merowdis Scot is an unusual girl. She can talk to animals and trees-and she is only ever happy when she is walking in the woods. One snowy afternoon, Merowdis encounters a strange figure and the path of her life is changed forever.
metal from heaven by august clarke
Yann Chauncey, an ambitious industrialist, searches for a suitable political marriage for his ward. Marney, the only survivor of a bloody tragedy at Chauncey’s foundry, sees the perfect opportunity for revenge. With the help of radical bandits and their stolen wealth, she must act as an aristocrat to win over the calculating Gossamer Chauncey and kill the man who slaughtered her family and friends.
the woodsmoke women’s book of spells by rachel greenlaw
Carrie Morgan ran from Woodsmoke ten years ago, and the decision has haunted her ever since. When Carrie’s grandmother dies and leaves behind her dilapidated cottage, Carrie returns to renovate–certain she will only be there for one winter. She meets Matthieu as the temperature dips, but when the frost thaws in spring, he goes missing. As she fights her way across the mountains to find him, she must confront all the reasons why she left Woodsmoke.
the scholar and the last faerie door by h.g. parry
England’s secret magical academy is no place for Clover, a commoner with neither connections nor magical blood. She tells herself she’s there to find a cure for her brother, a victim of a faerie attack. Instead she spends the summer full of joyous friendship until experiments go awry. Years later, when the faerie seals break, Clover knows it’s because of what they did. And she must seek the help of people she once called friends.
bloodguard by cecy robson
Leith of Grey thought coming to this new land to fight in the gladiator arena would earn him enough gold to save his dying sister. He thought there was nothing left to lose. He was wrong—and they took everything. His hope, freedom and humanity. Then Leith meets Maeve, an elven royal, who offers him a chance to win the coveted title of Bloodguard—and his freedom.
monstrous nights by genoveva dimova
With her magic reclaimed and her role in the community of Chernograd restored, Kosara’s life should finally be back to normal—but, of course, things can’t possibly be that simple. She is now in possession of twelve witch’s shadows. Holding them may grant her unprecedented power, but that doesn’t mean they’re always willing to do her bidding.
christmas is all around by martha waters
Charlotte hates the holidays. As a former child actress, she starred in a holiday movie, and its fans won’t let her move on. When a piece revealing that her reluctance nixed plans for a reboot, she flees to London where she meets Graham, a man trying to save his historic home. She may not love a Christmas romance…but what if she has one of her own?
the hollow and the haunted by camilla raines
Miles is resigned to a life in his family’s psychic business. And he’s perfectly happy, thank you very much. But Miles’s routine is interrupted when he starts having visions of an unfamiliar boy, Gabriel Hawthorne, whose family has a decades-long feud with Miles’s own—and the visions are a premonition of his murder. The two form an uneasy alliance, trying to solve Gabriel’s murder before it happens.
much ado about margaret by madeleine roux
Margaret Arden yearns to live like the passionate and daring women in her novel. After a particularly brutal rejection from an annoyingly attractive publisher, Captain Bridger Darrow, Margaret fears being forced into marriage—until her cousin’s glamorous wedding brings her onto a collision course with scandal, notoriety, and even love.
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