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Styx: The River (Goddesses of the Underworld, #2)
Nikita Gill
Beginning a generation before Hekate, Styx sings the story of the goddess of the underworld river that bears her nameâŚThe firstborn child of Titans, Styx is revered as the first of her kind â until she is eclipsed and forgotten amid her scores of siblings, the Oceanids and the Potamoi.Coming of age in a world simmering with paranoia and unspoken fear of Zeus, the volatile and unchecked god-king, Styx learns to conceal the rage ignited by her growing disillusionment with her parents and her vain and unkind siblings. Instead, she finds solace and sisterhood in her cousin, Asteria. Together, they train in the arts of creation and magic. And as they seek to learn their divine purpose and their place within the Titanomachy, they discover both the joy sparked by true love and the fierce resilience birthed from motherhood.In this lyrical and heartrending tale of sisterhood, identity, love, and war, Styx must carve her own path to womanhood â and ultimately, godhood.

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Cactus Heart
Clio Evans
In the small West Texas town of Whynot, why not fall for your brotherâs two best friendsâeven if it means risking a broken heart? Two years ago, I moved back to the dusty small town I used to call home. Every day that goes by is the same until two men I have no business wanting turn my life upside down. Levi Rayburn. Itâs been a long time since Iâve seen the ex-hockey player, but now heâs back in Texasâhotter and more rugged than ever. Mateo Jimenez. The mustached firefighter is sexy, sweet, and has been there for me more times than I can count. The only problem? As my overprotective brotherâs best friendsâLevi and Mateo are completely off limits. At least, they should be⌠In this MMF small town romance, you'll find: Brotherâs Best Friends Mustache Riding MMC with glasses Hurt/Comfort BDSM Found Family

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Just for the Plot (Bay Area Players, #2)
Meghan Quinn
From New York Times bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a spicy sports romance filled with late-night book club confessions, forbidden attraction, and one slow-burn love story that refuses to stay platonic. They're just friends. At least, that's what she thinks. Him? He has other plans. Bennett Brinkman is San Francisco baseball's golden boy-focused, disciplined, and very bad at ignoring the one woman he shouldn't want. Falling for his sister's best friend was inevitable, even though she's known him since he was all gangly elbows, bad haircuts, and teenage awkwardness...and still insists on seeing him that way. Bower knows exactly why wanting Bennett is a terrible idea. She's fiercely loyal to her best friend and well aware that crossing this particular line could blow everything up. But when she moves into Bennett's apartment building, that "just friends" boundary begins to blur in the most tempting ways. The banter comes fast. The sparks come faster. And pretending it's "no big deal" is getting ridiculous. As feelings get messier and attraction turns undeniable, Bennett and Bower must decide if risking their family ties is worth chasing the love that's been in front of them all along.

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Meet Cute Magic (Heartwood Hollow)
Morgan Elizabeth
She's a witch who canât fall in love without getting her heart broken. He holds a grudge like no other. Bookstore owner Rosie Mayfield wants a love of her own, but itâs not meant to beââbecause of her family's curse. To break it, she conjures a ghost who will break her curse, but for a costââshe has to brew a potion to help him transition to the other side. The problem? Thereâs only one person who hates Rosie in all of Heartwood Hollow, and she needs his help to complete the required task. Jack Haggerty, the ghostâs grandson, has lamented about Rosie for yearsââsheâs a disaster and sheâs forbidden from visiting his gaming shop. He doesnât believe in ghosts, so heâs stunned when his beloved grandfather makes an appearance. While he loves his family and will do anything to help his grandpa, he fights against the chemistry brewing between him and Rosie until he canât anymore. But he doesnât know how to tell her he no longer wants to go through with the plan, and she wonât admit that sheâs falling for him because theyâre doomed from the start.Â

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A Labyrinth of Honeybees
Heather Fawcett
New rulers meddle with the whims of the old gods in a lush and twisty short story of devotion, intrigue, and murder by the New York Times bestselling author of the Emily Wilde series. At a remote mountain temple, an inquisitor arrives to question a priestess about a pair of murders. The keeper of the sacred garden, its bees, and its ever-changing hedge maze does have her secrets. But what will protecting them cost her as she uncovers layers of conspiracy on both sides? Heather Fawcettâs A Labyrinth of Honeybees is part of the Magic & Mystery collection, puzzle-box mysteries from top fantasy authors. They can be read or listened to in one enchanting sitting.

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The Wednesday Witches Book Club
Sarah Beth Durst
A book-loving witch finds magic and mystery in a whimsical short story about the transformative power of friendship and community by the New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop. After a challenging divorce, Ashley joins a witchy book club in search of a new social life. But when members start being transformed one by one, Ashley and the remaining book club members must uncover the culprit behind these sinister spells. With time running out until sheâs the next target, she turns to her grimoire for answers. Because what better way to catch a magical culprit than through stories? Sarah Beth Durstâs The Wednesday Witches Book Club is part of the Magic & Mystery collection, puzzle-box mysteries from top fantasy authors. They can be read or listened to in one enchanting sitting.

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Sea of Charms
Sarah Beth Durst
The third magical adventure in the "Spellshop" series. Marin has always belonged on the great blue sea. Betrayed by love, she lives and works as a supply runner, sailing from island to island, delivering an array of goods with Perri the sea serpent and Ree the sailor shrub as her crew. On one of her routine trips to the capital, Alyssium, Marin finds a revolution underwayâand her friend Dax in the line of fire. What starts as a rescue evolves into a deal: Marin will keep Dax on as a member of her crew if he pretends to be her boyfriend at the End-of-Harvest Festival back home. But against her better judgment, Marin finds herself intrigued by his stubbornness, his passion for stories, his charming smileâand realizes that perhaps she isnât saving him. Maybe itâs the other way around. Sea of Charms is a cozy fantasy romance about finding your crew, your family, and moreover, finding yourself.

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Miss Gentle and the Case of the Very Flat Monk
Travis Baldree
A peculiar detective takes on a monastic murder mystery in a darkly funny fantasy short story by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Legends & Lattes series. Nobody really liked Brother Gorm, but his untimely and abrupt descent from the abbeyâs bell tower has the Order of Venerous the Petulant on edge. Desperate to settle the case before the bishop returns, the abbot enlists the highly unorthodox investigator Miss Gentle. As she clanks through the abbey in a full suit of armor, the cantankerous detective has no problem asking awkward questionsâbut will she get any answers? Travis Baldreeâs Miss Gentle and the Case of the Very Flat Monk is part of the Magic & Mystery collection, puzzle-box mysteries from top fantasy authors. They can be read or listened to in one enchanting sitting.

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The Wolf and the Woodsman
Ava Reid
In her forest-veiled pagan village, Ăvike is the only woman without power, making her an outcast clearly abandoned by the gods. The villagers blame her corrupted bloodlineâher father was a Yehuli man, one of the much-loathed servants of the fanatical king. When soldiers arrive from the Holy Order of Woodsmen to claim a pagan girl for the kingâs blood sacrifice, Ăvike is betrayed by her fellow villagers and surrendered. But when monsters attack the Woodsmen and their captive en route, slaughtering everyone but Ăvike and the cold, one-eyed captain, they have no choice but to rely on each other. Except heâs no ordinary Woodsmanâheâs the disgraced prince, GĂĄspĂĄr BĂĄrĂĄny, whose father needs pagan magic to consolidate his power. GĂĄspĂĄr fears that his cruelly zealous brother plans to seize the throne and instigate a violent reign that would damn the pagans and the Yehuli alike. As the son of a reviled foreign queen, GĂĄspĂĄr understands what itâs like to be an outcast, and he and Ăvike make a tenuous pact to stop his brother. As their mission takes them from the bitter northern tundra to the smog-choked capital, their mutual loathing slowly turns to affection, bound by a shared history of alienation and oppression. However, trust can easily turn to betrayal, and as Ăvike reconnects with her estranged father and discovers her own hidden magic, she and GĂĄspĂĄr need to decide whose side theyâre on, and what theyâre willing to give up for a nation that never cared for them at all. In the vein of Naomi Novikâs New York Times bestseller Spinning Silver and Katherine Ardenâs national bestseller The Bear and the Nightingale, this unforgettable debutâ inspired by Hungarian history and Jewish mythologyâfollows a young pagan woman with hidden powers and a one-eyed captain of the Woodsmen as they form an unlikely alliance to thwart a tyrant.

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The Assassin's Blade
Sarah J. Maas
Celaena Sardothien is her kingdomâs most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful and ruthless Assassinâs Guild, Celaena yields to no one and trusts only her fellow killer for hire, Sam. When Celaena's scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, dispatches her on missions that take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, she finds herself acting independently of his wishesâand questioning her own allegiance. Along the way, she makes friends and enemies alike, and discovers that she feels far more for Sam than just friendship. But by defying Arobynnâs orders, Celaena risks unimaginable punishment, and with Sam by her side, he is in danger, too. They will have to risk it all if they hope to escape Arobynnâs clutchesâand if they fail, theyâll lose not just a chance at freedom, but their lives . . . A prequel to Throne of Glass, this collection of five novellas offers readers a deeper look into the history of this cunning assassin and her enthrallingâand deadlyâworld. Included in this volume: The Assassin and the Pirate Lord The Assassin and the Healer The Assassin and the Desert The Assassin and the Underworld The Assassin and the Empire

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The Assassin's Blade
Sarah J. Maas
Celaena Sardothien is her kingdomâs most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful and ruthless Assassinâs Guild, Celaena yields to no one and trusts only her fellow killer for hire, Sam. When Celaena's scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, dispatches her on missions that take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, she finds herself acting independently of his wishesâand questioning her own allegiance. Along the way, she makes friends and enemies alike, and discovers that she feels far more for Sam than just friendship. But by defying Arobynnâs orders, Celaena risks unimaginable punishment, and with Sam by her side, he is in danger, too. They will have to risk it all if they hope to escape Arobynnâs clutchesâand if they fail, theyâll lose not just a chance at freedom, but their lives . . . A prequel to Throne of Glass, this collection of five novellas offers readers a deeper look into the history of this cunning assassin and her enthrallingâand deadlyâworld. Included in this volume: The Assassin and the Pirate Lord The Assassin and the Healer The Assassin and the Desert The Assassin and the Underworld The Assassin and the Empire

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Crown of Midnight
Sarah J. Maas
"A line that should never be crossed is about to be breached. It puts this entire castle in jeopardyâand the life of your friend." From the throne of glass rules a king with a fist of iron and a soul as black as pitch. Assassin Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become his Champion. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown. She hides her secret vigilantly; she knows that the man she serves is bent on evil. Keeping up the deadly charade becomes increasingly difficult when Celaena realizes she is not the only one seeking justice. As she tries to untangle the mysteries buried deep within the glass castle, her closest relationships suffer. It seems no one is above questioning her allegiancesânot the Crown Prince Dorian; not Chaol, the Captain of the Guard; not even her best friend, Nehemia, a foreign princess with a rebel heart. Then one terrible night, the secrets they have all been keeping lead to an unspeakable tragedy. As Celaena's world shatters, she will be forced to give up the very thing most precious to her and decide once and for all where her true loyalties lie... and whom she is ultimately willing to fight for.

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Crown of Midnight
Sarah J. Maas
"A line that should never be crossed is about to be breached. It puts this entire castle in jeopardyâand the life of your friend." From the throne of glass rules a king with a fist of iron and a soul as black as pitch. Assassin Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become his Champion. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown. She hides her secret vigilantly; she knows that the man she serves is bent on evil. Keeping up the deadly charade becomes increasingly difficult when Celaena realizes she is not the only one seeking justice. As she tries to untangle the mysteries buried deep within the glass castle, her closest relationships suffer. It seems no one is above questioning her allegiancesânot the Crown Prince Dorian; not Chaol, the Captain of the Guard; not even her best friend, Nehemia, a foreign princess with a rebel heart. Then one terrible night, the secrets they have all been keeping lead to an unspeakable tragedy. As Celaena's world shatters, she will be forced to give up the very thing most precious to her and decide once and for all where her true loyalties lie... and whom she is ultimately willing to fight for.