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Featured Fantasy: The Quarter Mage by Angelina J. Steffort

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Featured Fantasy: The Quarter Mage by Angelina J. Steffort

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Perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas and The Cruel Prince by Holly Black.

WHEN DESTINY FAILS YOU, WHO WILL YOU BECOME?

A forgotten princess. A cruel realm. A Mage who might be her salvation.

Sanja is a princess on the run. And when she flees her father’s court to escape an arranged marriage to a tyrant, the one thing she doesn’t expect, is to be killed for her throne.

But magic that shouldn’t exist in her kingdom saves her, and Sanja is thrust into the daunting fairylands where, as a human, she’s prey…

Fighting to survive, Sanja signs herself into the service of the most powerful Mages in the fairylands, determined to master the magic to save her kingdom—and finds herself stuck with a brooding Mage with a knack for keeping secrets.

As Sanja’s feelings for Tristan turn from dread to attraction, she learns that she isn’t the only thing the fairies are after. And Sanja must risk her life and her heart, or she will lose both him and her kingdom forever.


Dive into Angelina J. Steffort’s latest heart-wrenching upper YA fantasy romance and find out what makes the world of The Quarter Mage so special.

Featured Fantasy: Bound to Fae Books 1 – 3 Wolves of Summer (Bound to the Fae Box Sets Book 1) by Eva Chase

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Featured Fantasy: Bound to Fae Books 1 - 3 Wolves of Summer (Bound to the Fae Box Sets Book 1) by Eva Chase

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Three possessive wolf shifters. A wounded woman finding her strength. A world of dangerous fae determined to exploit her unexpected powers.

For years, the monsters who killed my family have held me in a cage. Brutalized and half-starved. Only kept alive so they can steal my blood.

Until one evening when three eerily gorgeous men rescue me.

They offer a safe haven under their protection with everything I need to heal. I’m not used to this kindness—or the desires their smoldering eyes and strong hands stir in my body and my heart.

But these fearsome men aren’t really men. Like my former captors, they’re fae who can shift into wolves. A curse gripping the faerie realm turns them wild under the full moon.

Only the strange power coursing through my veins can cure their rage.

I’m a prize as much as a person to them. But I’ve survived this long without giving up. And as I recover my strength, I’m winning their hearts as well.

Can this damaged human hold her own among the savage fae?

*Bound to the Fae is a fantasy romance series featuring possessive shifters, dangerous fae politics, and a wounded heroine coming into her own. This 1100-page set contains with the first three books in the series—Captive of Wolves, Feral Blood, and Kings of Moonlight—as well as two bonus scenes.*

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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