Tender

Lauren Du Plessis

Twenty-eight-year-old Nell has curated a perfect museum of the self: early accolades in her career as an archaeobotanist, a pastel Instagram filled with flowers, and a consistent manicure routine to give a veneer of control. But there has always been a part of her that doesn’t fit the mask of perfection she wears. When two ‘bog bodies’ are discovered in elaborate floral graves in a Somerset fen, Nell gets the opportunity of a lifetime to excavate and uncover their secrets. But the deeper she digs into the fertile, waterlogged mud, the more she uncovers repressed memories of her unsettled childhood and strained relationship with her sister… and the more her body manifests her own wildness in ways she can’t ignore. Under the pressure of a blazing summer, Nell whirlwinds into a heated but toxic romance, intense friendships, and the brutal process of reconciling her past and her future before the weight of it all buries her, too. Blending folkloric horror and an exploration of womanhood, against a background of eco-anxiety, Tender beautifully depicts the quiet violence of overcoming and accepting our darkest sides.

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Liquid Gold

Wendy Dalrymple

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Daughter of Destruction (Astral Kingdoms Book 2)

David Dalglish

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Mother of Night

James Bennett

After being stranded in the remote Alps of Europe, a shipwrecked crew of knights are stalked by both human and monstrous threats in this medieval horror that’s perfect for fans of The Terror and Between Two Fires. There are strange things in the mountains, my lord. Things older and darker than our Christian God. And hungrier. 1192 AD: Jean is a teller of tales meant to bring sense to a world emerging from the darkest of ages steeped in religious conflict. His weary companions are survivors of both miracles and massacres, weighed down by the secrets of their past, and desperate to return to England. When they are shipwrecked on unforgiving shores, the group begins the dangerous trek home and are hunted; both by vengeful men, and something primal and deadly—something not meant to walk in this world. As the band of men fall victim one by one, Jean wrestles with suspicion of an unknown threat. His love for his master has already survived a journey of many years and miles; now it will see them both through the dangers ahead. For if they do not make it home a legendary king will fall, a priceless relic will be destroyed, and Jean will lose the person who holds his heart in his keeping. And for his master, Jean would walk into hell itself. Soon, in the cold and dizzying heights of an isolated mountain road, these mortal men will discover that heroes are merely human, and monsters are very real.

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The Truth About Ruby Cooper

Liz Nugent

If my sister hadn’t been beautiful, none of it would have happened.Ruby Cooper and her sister, Erin, live an idyllic life in their close-knit church community in Boston. But when Ruby is sixteen, she is involved in an incident that causes her family’s world to implode.Across decades, the fallout leaves a wake of destruction behind Ruby in Dublin and Erin in Boston.Not that Ruby wants to think about the past.But it can’t stay a secret forever.

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Galleria

Chuck Palahniuk

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Always the Villain

Brea Alepoú

Cesare Vitale Man. Myth. Legend. Or at least that’s how the world views me. They’re not wrong; I would give anything to take back my throne. To have power again. Even if it means breaking all of my already weak familial ties. Until I meet the one man that makes me pause. Raphael is everything I have never wanted to admit I crave. Someone who sees the monster and still wants me just the same. But there's more to Raphael than meets the eye. Can he be trusted? In the midst of Vitale chaos I’m forced to ask myself something I’ve never doubted before. What's more important? Power? Or love? Book 6 in the Vitale Brothers series. This will be the final book.

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His Reaper (Unexpectedly Twisted Book 4)

Cora Rose

Bane's blurb is coming soon!

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This Lethal Love

Alicia Jasinska

Fall in love all over again with Alicia Jasinska’s enchanting spirit world steeped in Slavic folklore. This second entry in the queer romantasy duology, Spirits and Saints, teems with magic, mischief, and polyamorous romance. DELUXE CASE ART: Slip away the dust jacket on this lavishly designed hardcover to unveil a denizen of the spirit world! After a kiss from Kazik, the town’s grumpy exorcist, restores Gisela’s humanity, she is finally free to leave the magical spa town of Leśna Woda and return to her mortal family. But a dark revelation roots her in place: Aleksey, the other boy she has fallen for, is possessed by a forest demon. Tension flares between Gisela and Aleksey are forced to team up to help rescue a sky nymph, and Gisela finds herself torn about whether to spill Aleksey’s secret to Kazik. Would the exorcist destroy the demon to rescue the boy he’s possessed? And could Gisela bear to lose the Aleksey she’s fallen in love with? When an old friend of Kazik’s forces Aleksey to reveal himself, Gisela is spirited away to the forest realm with Aleksey. There, she uncovers startling truths about the demon—and a plot to wrest control of Leśna Woda’s magical waters. Are all forest spirits wicked and bloodthirsty? Or are reparations and a mortal reckoning long overdue? This darkly enchanting sequel to book one of the Spirits and Saints duology, This Fatal Kiss, is told in alternating points of view and introduces new spirits to readers while expanding its cozy, folkloric world. A queer friendly romance for readers who enjoy love triangles, beguiling mysteries, and grandfatherly house spirits masquerading as chubby, orange cats!

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Horn

Alexandra Renwick

A slow burn romance steeped in the unicorn myth that explores modern desire, power dynamics, and what it means when the thing that makes a love perfect might also destroy it. For fans of Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, Rebecca Ross, and Heather Fawcett. Dani Russell wants more. She almost likes her job, but testing games isn't the same as creating them, building worlds inspired by the fairytales her father told her growing up. As for love, she stumbles through one failed hookup after the next. But when she meets a sweet, artistic, gorgeous guy unlike anyone else she has ever met, it’s practically like finding a unicorn… Nick Phillips wants less. A human to the world and unicorn in secret, he knows that none of the myths have gotten the story right. Deeply affected by the yearnings of others, he wishes being around women didn't overwhelm him with their needs and desires. He could do with less self-imposed isolation, less of everything in his chaotic half-human life, until he meets Dani. She's the one woman he can’t get enough of. Marcus Fletcher wants everything. Asset stripping is his business, and a local gaming company is his latest conquest. Descended from a long line of exotic game hunters, he is hungry to add another unicorn to his collection. Now he's set his sights on Nick, with Dani as the perfect bait for his trap. Horn is a modern fable that employs the fantastical and folkloric to spin a sensual and suspenseful tale about the authentic, imperfect, and sometimes magical intricacies of love.

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The Scarlet Ball

Nghi Vo

Pick a face, pick a fate. Judith Ban, former convent girl, courtesan, and failed thief, is on the lookout for her next identity. The daughter of a Vietnamese adventuress and a French naval officer, she’s no stranger to risk, but she’s unprepared for the secrets of New York’s legendary Four Hundred, or for the women who build their power at the city’s heart through blood-soaked, gold-etched rituals of demonic marriage. In exchange for enough wealth to outrun her past, Judith strikes a deal with the matriarch of the powerful Howard family: she will stand in for the missing Howard granddaughter, who was poised to make her debut when she disappeared. With Miss Iphigenia Marshall’s face stitched over her own, Judith is white, rich, and about to risk body and soul in the deadly games that determine which girls will find a match—and which will be devoured. If she can keep her wits and her life, her reward will be a husband with undreamt-of power who will be hers to command... so long as she can keep his infinite hungers fed. But to survive the season, Judith will have to seduce a storm in the shape of a man, before the night to which everything has been leading—the Scarlet Ball where the demons choose their brides. A razor-sharp subversion of romance tropes and nightmare of manners, Vo's fusion of history and fantasy does for Edith Wharton what her acclaimed debut The Chosen and the Beautiful did for F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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Chimera

Gretchen Felker-Martin

A powerful family’s terrible secrets threaten to consume them in Chimera, a visceral body horror novel from Gretchen Felker-Martin, the author of Manhunt and Cuckoo.Centuries ago, in the dark of the woods, a pact was made. A gift was given. And the costs have echoed down the bloodlines.The clans of Skin Dancers—humans able to shapeshift into the form of any animal they've eaten—rule the 1980s New England crime scene. A late summer wedding between two families is meant to usher in a new era of peace between households, and stifle the brewing tensions that threaten to boil over into war.But something is lurking in the forest outside the family compound. Something ancient, angry...and starving.Also by Gretchen Felker-Martin:ManhuntCuckooBlack FlameAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Deadly (Darkly, #2)

Marisha Pessl

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Tough Guy

Rachel Reid

They have nothing in common—so why does Ryan feel most like himself whenever he’s with Fabian? Pro hockey star Ryan Price may be an enforcer, but off the ice he struggles with anxiety. Recently traded to the Toronto Guardians, he’s determined to make a fresh start in the city’s dynamic LGBTQ Village. The last thing he expects to stumble upon in his new neighborhood is a blast from his past in the fabulous form of Fabian Salah. Aspiring musician Fabian loathes hockey. But that doesn’t stop him from being attracted to a certain burly, ginger-bearded defenseman. He hasn’t forgotten the kiss they almost shared back in high school, and it’s clear the chemistry between them has only intensified.Fabian is more than happy to be Ryan’s guide to the gay scene in Toronto. Between dance clubs and art exhibits—and the most amazing sex—Ryan’s starting to feel something he hasn’t experienced in a long time: joy. But playing the role of the heavy on the ice has taken its toll on his body and mind, and a future with Fabian may mean hanging up his skates for good.

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Ink & Blood: Poetry and Power in the Lives of Emperor Li Yu and Chairman Mao

Chun Yu

A ruler who became an immortal poet. A poet who rose to rule a nation. This nonfiction graphic novel epic traces the parallel lives of two Chinese leaders―Southern Tang emperor Li Yu and Chairman Mao Zedong―and explores how poetry can shape the fate of nations. How did one man’s devotion to verse hasten the fall of a dynasty? How did another’s poetry help propel him to power? And what do their stories, separated by a thousand years yet profoundly intertwined, reveal about the relationship between art and authority in a civilization as vast, complex, and enduring as China? Through the intimate lens of poetry, Ink & Blood bridges centuries of Chinese history, illuminating the human cost of leadership and the lasting influence of art on politics. In the process, it provides readers with a greater understanding of one of the world’s most influential countries and, most importantly, the generations of people who have called it home.

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Tough Guy

Rachel Reid

They have nothing in common—so why does Ryan feel most like himself whenever he’s with Fabian? Pro hockey star Ryan Price may be an enforcer, but off the ice he struggles with anxiety. Recently traded to the Toronto Guardians, he’s determined to make a fresh start in the city’s dynamic LGBTQ Village. The last thing he expects to stumble upon in his new neighborhood is a blast from his past in the fabulous form of Fabian Salah. Aspiring musician Fabian loathes hockey. But that doesn’t stop him from being attracted to a certain burly, ginger-bearded defenseman. He hasn’t forgotten the kiss they almost shared back in high school, and it’s clear the chemistry between them has only intensified.Fabian is more than happy to be Ryan’s guide to the gay scene in Toronto. Between dance clubs and art exhibits—and the most amazing sex—Ryan’s starting to feel something he hasn’t experienced in a long time: joy. But playing the role of the heavy on the ice has taken its toll on his body and mind, and a future with Fabian may mean hanging up his skates for good.

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