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Discover New Books From Indie/Upcoming Writers
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items This is essentially my list of books that I will one day read (I fear this list is growing faster than I can get through my current read, but let me dream ok?!) I like supporting new/indie/upcoming writers so most of these are from writers who haven'...
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Romantasy
Dystopian
Mermaids
YA Fantasy
LGBTQ+
Time Travel Romance
Romantasy
This slow burn, enemies-to-lovers story is perfect for fans of epic world-building, a diverse cast of characters, elemental magic, tension, and plentiful banter. This book is plot-heavy, character-driven fantasy with a heavy dose of romance!
Smoke and Scar - Gretchen Powell Fox
Engulfed in darkness, she will stumble upon her own.
On Fanhalen, world-walking was once a coveted gift wielded only by the Castellain line. But their line is long gone, and since the sudden disappearance of magic at the beginning of the Shadow War,...
A Curse of Blood and Power: A Fanhalen Chronicle (Book 1) - Viviene Noel
Aura Banuette has lost her husband and now only has two options: go to the city and find a new match deemed appropriate by the kingdom, or take the widow's potion and join him in death. With three little ones, as well as her younger sister, to look a...
The Sibyl of the Wind - Kristen Kandibo
Two sisters. Two fates. One choice that changes everything.
Amy and Annie have always been inseparable, but their eighteenth birthday awakens a destiny neither could have imagined. As witches torn between their human lives in New Orleans and their m...
Forbidden Magic - Andrea A James
It takes a shadow to see the light.
A shattered sense of home, a love story, and a quest—in a bittersweet novel of family, loss, and self-discovery.
Where the line between fiction and reality blurs...
Their homeland was the only haven in the shado...
SENSE OF HOME: A Novel - NZ Kaminsky
In The Shadows is a heartbreaking story of a secret queen and stoic warrior who must make a deal that will unravel their destinies and spark a forbidden love that could destroy the realm.
Tropes:
Dark romantasy
Hers & His dual POV
Twist on enemie...
In The Shadows - LB August
If you love romance, politics, magic, and rich fantasy, then you'll love Child Of The Pines.
Kenna is an outcast brought into the realm of humans where her magic with animals comes into play. It's a story of self-discovery, love, and found family.
Child Of The Pines (Book 1) - HS McInerney
Can she trust the man who captured her?
Alearian is at war, and allies are needed. When Kenna is sent East to forge an alliance, she leans into her task for the Crown and heals her weary heart. When she and her companions are captured, they must sur...
Children of The Moon (Book 2) - HS McInerney
He needs to capture her heart. She needs to escape. A kingdom's fate rests in both their hands.
Arabelle loved this new, simple life. Loved it until her father returned from town and shattered it with a proclamation: Her sister's future was bartered...
To Break A Curse - JD Pierce
Dystopian
The Lottery is a dark feminist dystopian tale that unapologetically explores the intersection of politics and reproductive rights. Thought-provoking and chilling, it demonstrates how choices outside of our control can make us who we are, while our ac...
The Lottery - AM JOY
Mermaids
Corporate tells the public the mermaids aren't dangerous, but that's a lie.
When the superpredator Mer kill another trainer, Finnegan Jarvis finally sees his opportunity to become a superstar trainer. No more scrubbing tanks and cleaning blood: he's...
Speak The Ocean (Book 1) - Rebecca Enzor
Finnegan Jarvis should be dead right now - drowned at the hands of the most vicious mermaid the landfolk have ever seen. He would be, if his girlfriend hadn't transformed him into a merfolk like herself. Now he's a fish, seeing the depths of the ocea...
See The Depths (Book 2) - Rebecca Enzor
YA Fantasy
In Regency Era Scotland . . . Brennan Lennox fears the creatures that stalk the magical wilds of the Scottish moors. He knows to avoid all those that possess magic-especially witches-and what happens if someone comes under the spell of a dreaded kelp...
Magic Feared and Furious (Book 1) - Chantel Burnham
For years, Mallory McKenna has kept the secret to her family's vast fortune: an embittered leprechaun-nothing like the cheery fellows depicted on cereal boxes-who was captured by her forebears in Ireland.
While most rich teens would enjoy the benefi...
Misfortune Gilded in Greed (Book 2) - Chantel Burnham
Thirteen extraordinary children with mysterious powers.
Their loving and protective father.
And a sociopathic neighbor who knows them better than they know themselves.
When Capricorn Munch and her twelve siblings appear outside a children's home, ...
The Munchkins (Book 1) - Candice Zee
The Kingdoms of Soarden are at war.
Elves and humans fight in an endless conflict, sparked by the Red Elf's murderous crimes. Merfolk hide, and dragons have long since faded from memory.
For half her life, Sydney Krane of Briar has battled in Queen...
Blood of Briar - EM Downey
They're only huge, scary, fire breathing creatures. Seriously, is that any reason to be afraid of a dragon?
When my father the king announced my upcoming political wedding, it uncovered family secrets I never knew existed and forced me to go on the ...
Heir of Amber and Fire: Kingdom Legacy (Book 1) - Rachanee Lumayno
A runaway slave. A woman with the power to summon storms. An assassin itching for adventure.
And a mystery that could leave them all dead.
Benjamin has been a slave his whole life, whipped for every mistake and misstep. Desperate to escape, he risk...
Storm Captain - EL Reeves
LGBTQ+
Does Love Always Win is a sapphic coming of age young adult novel that explores coming out and understanding one's sexual orientation.
Sam "Shorty" Daniels has a plan for her senior year, but her romantic life being a hot mess was not part of the ag...
Does Love Always Win? - Diane Billas
Time Travel Romance
A sword through her heart changed everything...
Lady Ilyana D'Arcane watched helplessly as her family was executed for treason. In her final moments, she made a desperate wish - and woke up two years in the past, on her wedding day to a man she no lo...
Villainess's Redemption (Book 1) - Vanessa Rhoswen
Spicy Romance
Torn between two brothers, bound by passion and duty—Anna thought she chose the right man. But as secrets unravel and forbidden desires resurface, she must face the truth: can she truly leave the past behind, or will the irresistible pull of her firs...
Hearts Entwined - Andrea James
Cowboy Romance
Aspen Westgrove has spent her life pleasing others, more specifically, her family. Growing up in Faircloud, Texas she has come to love the roots she dug and wants to make a life for herself in the place she calls home. Aspen aspires to be a romance a...
The Story We Wrote (Book 1) - M Hartley
Theo Matthews has always believed one thing: she's better off alone.
Leaving Faircloud, Texas, behind was supposed to be her escape-a life filled with adventure and zero ties. But one fateful night changed everything. Now, she's back in her hometown...
Where We Call Home (Book 2) - M Hartley