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Featured Fantasy: Of Stormlarks and Silence (The Kasmian Chronicles) by Constance Lopez

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Featured Fantasy: Of Stormlarks and Silence (The Kasmian Chronicles) by Constance Lopez

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To kill the prince, she must first kill her heart.

Princess Riona was eight when the Revonian king murdered her family and conquered her kingdom with a mysterious magic. She has spent the last decade training—and waiting for her moment to avenge them all and reclaim her rightful title.

Now that the king is ailing, Riona secures a position within the Revonian royal palace. Her goals? Get close to the prince. Kill him. Uncover Revon’s secret magic. Make the king suffer. Only then can she take back her country.

But the closer she gets to the prince, the more he surprises her with kindness, honor, and wit. He is nothing like his cruel father. Worse yet, he sees right through to her heart. When she planned this assassination, her heart didn’t factor in.

And now it’s about to ruin all her plans.

Perfect for fans of Tara Grayce, Kate Stradling, and Sylvia Mercedes, Of Stormlarks and Silence is a slow-burn clean YA romantic fantasy standalone in the Kasmian Chronicles, a series of romantic fantasy connected standalones.

Featured Fantasy: Magic of Fire and Curse Year Two (Dragon Blood Academy Book 2) by Lili Black & Lyn Forester

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Featured Fantasy: Magic of Fire and Curse Year Two (Dragon Blood Academy Book 2) by Lili Black & Lyn Forester

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Spearwood has always been dangerous, but now, it’s become deadly.

Ever since Avalon returned to the orchard for the summer, her time is spent avoiding Jericho’s continued bullying, while trying to spend time with her busy father. In the time she spends alone, though, she can’t help but wonder why the guys she befriended at Spearwood, and Lusk in particular, haven’t reached out even once. When Jackie invites her to return to the Isle of Dragons early, she leaps at the chance to get away from her childhood friend turned nemesis.

A return to Spearwood, though, brings with it trouble of its own. An overheard conversation between Lusk and his father makes her question his loyalty, and new trials stall Avalon’s progress at school, putting her in jeopardy of being among the first cut.

Then, students begin to disappear, and death strikes at Spearwood. The school for dragon shifters has never been a safe place, but now, it’s downright deadly. There’s a killer on the loose, and Avalon can’t help but wonder if the culprit is hiding among her friends.

With death around every corner and Spearwood going into lockdown, will Avalon be able to complete her Apprentice year and move on to become the Crafter she always dreamed of? Or will her trust be betrayed and cost her everything?

Featured Fantasy: A Taste of Poison – A Snow White Retelling (Entangled With Fae) by Tessonja Odette

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A runaway princess wanted for murder.
A deadly huntsman who’s after her heart…

Half-fae Astrid Snow is used to being disliked. With magic that makes her mirror black one’s worst qualities, she has more enemies than friends. And when she’s accused of poisoning her father, her stepmother—the formidable Spring Queen—becomes her greatest enemy yet. Forced into hiding, she finds solace at the Seven Sins Hotel. It provides the perfect subterfuge she needs. For who could ever find an outlaw in a hotel famed for sin?

Bear shifter Torben Davenport lost everything to the gambling halls. To pay off his debts, he serves the fae royals as their personal Huntsman, locating hard-to-find fugitives with his scent-based magic. When the Spring Queen offers him a bargain that will erase his debts for good, he’s willing to do what it takes—even if it means finding the queen’s runaway stepdaughter and cutting out her heart.

Astrid won’t go down without a fight, even if her assailant is a strikingly handsome Huntsman. If she can evade the bear-shifter’s claws, maybe she can make him an ally. It’s easier said than done, especially after she accidentally gets herself handcuffed to her infuriating captor.

Can Astrid cut through Torben’s icy demeanor and convince him to help her find the real killer? Or will she lose her heart in more ways than one?

ACOTAR meets Kingdom of the Wicked in this standalone fairytale retelling of Snow White. If you like brooding heroes, just one bed, and grumpy sunshine romances, then you’ll love this swoon-worthy story in the Entangled with Fae series.

Featured Fantasy: College of Witchcraft Book 1 – 3 by Alicia Rades

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Featured Fantasy: College of Witchcraft Book 1 - 3 by Alicia Rades

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USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Alicia Rades presents a spellbinding three-book box set where love is cursed at a paranormal academy and witches investigate dark mysteries to save their coven.

Nadine is the only witch of her kind. With unique powerful abilities, she’s a prime contender to sit on the witch’s council—yet she’s anything but welcome. A haunting family curse threatens to force her out of her magical college, and revealing her greatest secret may lead to the destruction of her people.

Lucas is the Reaper’s Apprentice, the only warlock of his generation destined to ferry the souls of the dead. Accepting his dark gift is as brutal as investigating the coven’s mysteries—from finding missing children to exposing the culprit behind a dangerous brew. He’s prepared to fight the darkness alone, until he receives a warning beyond the grave from Nadine’s mother.

Magic is disappearing from the town, and fear is causing the coven to turn against their own. Nadine and Lucas agree to come together to restore the coven’s magic, but the priestesses that rule their coven have other plans…

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Featured Fantasy: Atlantis Riptide (Lost Daughters of Atlantis Book 1) by Allie Burton

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Featured Fantasy: Atlantis Riptide (Lost Daughters of Atlantis Book 1) by Allie Burton

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When a girl runs away from the circus…For all her sixteen years, Pearl Poseidon has been a fish out of water. A freak on display for her adoptive parents’ profit. Running away from her horrible life, she craves one thing—anonymity. But when she saves a small boy from drowning she exposes herself and her mutant abilities to Chase, a budding investigative reporter.

Now, he has questions. And so do the police.

Once Pearl discovers her secret identity, she learns she’s part of a larger war between battling Atlanteans. A battle that will decide who rules the oceans. A battle raging between evil and her true family. Will she find a way to use her powers in time to save a kingdom she never knew existed?

This is the start of a young adult fantasy action adventure novel series. 5 of 5 STARS “You’ll want more! It’s that good!”-Topsail Angel

“Readers are in for a real treat. I can’t wait to read the rest!” – Night Owl Reviews

“Free sweet summer young adult paranormal with death-defying underwater rescues.” Reviewer

Featured Fantasy: Stalked By Flames (Dragon’s Breadth Book 1) by Susan Illene

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Featured Fantasy: Stalked By Flames (Dragon's Breadth Book 1) by Susan Illene

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Bailey Monzac has just graduated college and is leaving town for her parents’ ranch in Texas when a massive earthquake unleashes the unthinkable on the world: fire-breathing dragons. Chaos erupts as people flee for their lives, and Bailey survives only because she is somehow immune to the dragons’ flames.

In the midst of the mayhem, Bailey is helped by a shape-shifting dragon named Aidan, who recognizes Bailey is a dragon slayer and will be an essential ally in the power struggle between—and within—the dragon clans.

Natural disasters intensify and dragons lay waste to the world as civilization all but collapses amid the loss of electricity and running water. Roving gangs prowl the debris-filled streets, and Bailey and her friends manage to find refuge in the university library.

As her relationship with Aidan deepens during private training sessions, Bailey must learn to harness her newfound skills or see everything she knows and loves destroyed. Stalked by Flames is a gritty urban fantasy about a woman’s journey into a dark new reality she never could have imagined.