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Featured Fantasy: The Light Under the Shadow Wing (Heirs of the Second Dawn Book 1) by Amanda Bouchet

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Featured Fantasy: The Light Under the Shadow Wing (Heirs of the Second Dawn Book 1) by Amanda Bouchet

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DANGER, DESIRE, AND KINGDOMS ON THE BRINK OF WAR.
Enter a world of secrets, betrayal, and high-stakes action in this sizzling, slow burn romantasy from USA Today bestselling author Amanda Bouchet.

A woman searching for answers.
Idallia has been serving in the Dragon King’s Elite Wing of dragon shifters for nearly two hundred years. She doesn’t have fire or flight of her own, but she’s a phoenix rider with enough speed and skill to make her enemies think twice about tangling with her or her warbirds.

Centuries of life without knowing who or what you are is complicated enough without harboring a growing secret attraction, but the more time Idallia spends with Bale Cinderheart, the harder it is to stay away from the fiercely protective Dragon King. Dominant, intense…and the one man with the power to ruin everything.

A king safeguarding his treasures.
Bale has centuries of ruling under his scales and more responsibilities than he has fangs. His greatest triumph is his Elite Wing and their warbirds, but his biggest fear is losing them. Especially Idallia. She’s his forbidden desire and the one person he can’t seem to let go of—even for his own good.

While the man in him guards his heart as relentlessly as the dragon in him guards his kingdom, he’s also the keeper of the answers Idallia has been seeking her whole life. Revealing the truth now could cost him everything—his home, his crown, his heart…

The threat of war looms as magic fades from the world of Ellonrift. Will the Dragon King preserve the fragile peace between the kingdoms? Or burn it all down, for her…

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Featured Fantasy: Twisted Fairy Tale Books 1 – 7 by Holly Hook

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Featured Fantasy: Twisted Fairy Tale Books 1 - 7 by Holly Hook

99¢ as of March 28, 2026
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What if the Frog Prince wasn’t charming at all?

What if Rumpelstiltskin was?

And what if the seven dwarves were terrifying?

Welcome to the Twisted Fairy Tale Series, seven complete novels of dark magic, dangerous bargains, fierce heroines, and fairy tales turned upside down.

Inside this complete series boxset, you’ll find:

  • A girl cursed to spin gold who must turn to Rumpelstiltskin to survive
  • A Red Riding Hood who might be the monster
  • A princess whose frog “prince” is not charming
  • A tower-bound girl who must venture out to save her prince
  • An orphan girl haunted by poisoned apples and dark magic
  • A sister who must weave silence and flowers to save her brothers turned to swans
  • A young man born of darkness who must break free of his father’s curse

If you love magical twists on the stories you thought you knew, this binge-worthy collection of YA fairy tale retelling books is for you. Each book is based on one of Grimm’s fairy tales. Dive into seven completed books and uncover the darkness behind the happily-ever-afters.

Featured Fantasy: The Red Cape Society the Complete Series by Melanie Karsak

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Featured Fantasy: The Red Cape Society the Complete Series by Melanie Karsak

99¢ as of March 28, 2026
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From New York Times bestselling author Melanie Karsak, the award-winning Red Cape Society Series in one beautiful collection!

Follow Agent Clemeny Louvel as she navigates the shadowy streets of gaslamp Victorian London. In this retelling of the classic Red Riding Hood fairy tale, race along with Clemeny as she battles werewolves, mages, vampires, airship pirates, rogue fey, and even the occasional holiday demon–all while trying not to fall in love with the big, bad wolf, Sir Richard Lionheart.

Included in the collection:

  • Wolves and Daggers
  • Alphas and Airships
  • Peppermint and Pentacles
  • Bitches and Brawlers
  • Howls and Hollows
  • Lycans and Legends

With dark academia, steampunk, and gothic vibes, escape to the splendor of a world long past where magic lives on every corner and happily ever after comes at a price. Are you afraid of the big, bad werewolf?

Perfect for romantasy and fairy tale lovers!

Featured Fantasy: Pawsitively Poisonous (A Witch of Edgehill Mystery Book 1) by Melissa Erin Jackson

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Featured Fantasy: Pawsitively Poisonous (A Witch of Edgehill Mystery Book 1) by Melissa Erin Jackson

FREE as of March 25, 2026
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First book in a completed series of five lighthearted, fast-paced, and twisty mysteries!

Every town has its secrets, but no one has a secret like hers.

Amber Blackwood, lifelong resident of Edgehill, Oregon, has earned a reputation for being a semi-reclusive odd duck. Her store, The Quirky Whisker, is full of curiosities, from extremely potent sleepy teas and ever-burning candles to kids’ toys that seem to run endlessly without the aid of batteries. The people of Edgehill think of the Quirky Whisker as an integral part of their feline-obsessed town, but most give Amber herself a wide berth. Amber prefers it that way; it keeps her secret safe. But that secret is thrown into jeopardy when Amber’s friend Melanie is found dead, a vial of headache tonic from Amber’s store clutched in her hand.

Edgehill’s newest police chief has had it out for Amber since he arrived three years before. He can’t possibly know she’s a witch, but his suspicions about her odd store and even odder behavior have shot her to the top of his suspect list. When the Edgehill rumor mill finds out Melanie was poisoned, it’s not only the police chief who looks at Amber differently. Determined to both find justice for her friend and to clear her own name, Amber must use her unique gifts to help track down Melanie’s real killer. A quest that threatens much more than her secret …

Featured Fantasy: Dark, Witch & Creamy (Bewitched by Chocolate Book 1) by H.Y. Hanna

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Featured Fantasy: Dark, Witch & Creamy (Bewitched by Chocolate Book 1) by H.Y. Hanna

FREE as of March 24, 2026
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In an enchanted English village filled with chocolate spells, quaint traditions, and family secrets, one budding witch must master the art of magic, solve puzzling mysteries… and maybe even find love!

Since arriving in the enchanted village of Tillyhenge, Caitlyn is discovering that there are lots of perks to being part of a witchy family—especially when there’s a magical chocolate shop involved! (Although sadly, magic still can’t make your thighs thinner or stop you acting like an idiot every time you meet the handsome Lord James Fitzroy!)

But when the nasty housekeeper at Huntingdon Manor meets an untimely end and Caitlyn becomes the main suspect, she finds herself surrounded by suspicious villagers. With the help of her sassy American cousin and a naughty black kitten—not to mention her grumpy mentor, the old village witch—Caitlyn sets out to clear her name.

She soon realises that there’s more brewing than meets the eye. Her quest for answers leads her to an ancient ring with mythical powers – a ring that some would stop at nothing to claim. But with a few clever spells and some quirky chocolate magic, Caitlyn just might solve the mystery – and find her real family too!

** If you love tropes like: found family, enchanted villages, cozy magic, magical pets, magical baking, witchy vibes, feel-good mystery, slow burn romance, cottagecore, chocolate shop fantasy, aristocratic romantic hero… this is the book for you!

Featured Sci-fantasy: Every Sky a Grave (The Ascendance Book 1) by Jay Posey

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Featured Sci-fantasy: Every Sky a Grave (The Ascendance Book 1) by Jay Posey

$1.99 as of March 24, 2026
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The first in a “fresh” (Jason M. Hough, New York Times bestselling author) sci-fi space opera that follows a powerful planetary assassin who can destroy planets with a single word but is suddenly faced with an adversary that threatens the entire known universe.

Far in the future, human beings have seeded themselves amongst the stars. Since decoding the language of the universe 8,000 years ago, they have reached the very edges of their known galaxy and built a near-utopia across thousands of worlds, united and ruled by a powerful organization known as the Ascendance. The peaceful stability of their society relies solely on their use of this Deep Language of the cosmos.

But this knowledge is a valuable secret, and a holy order of monastics known as the First House are tasked with monitoring its use and “correcting” humanity’s further development. Elyth is one such mendicant, trained as a planetary assassin, capable of infiltrating and ultimately destroying worlds that have been corrupted, using nothing more than her words.

To this end, Elyth is sent to the world Qel in response to the appearance of a forbidden strain of the Deep Language that was supposed to have died out with its founder over seven hundred years prior. What she finds on the backwater planetoid will put her abilities to the test and challenge what she knows of the Deep Language, the First House, and the very nature of the universe.