2021 LODESTAR AWARD for BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK Fourteen-year-old Mona isn’t like the wizards charged with defending the city. She can’t control lightning or speak to water. Her familiar is a sourdough starter and her magic only works on bread. She has a comfortable life in her aunt’s bakery making gingerbread men dance. But Mona’s life is turned upside down when she finds a dead body on the bakery floor. An assassin is stalking the streets of Mona’s city, preying on magic folk, and it appears that Mona is his next target. And in an embattled city suddenly bereft of wizards, the assassin may be the least of Mona’s worries…

Human or vampire, the rules of survival are the same: never trust, never yield, and always – always – guard your heart. The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself. But winning won’t be easy amongst the most vicious warriors from all three vampire houses. To survive, Oraya is forced to make an alliance with a mysterious rival. Everything about Raihn is dangerous. He is a ruthless vampire, an efficient killer, an enemy to her father’s crown… and her greatest competition. Yet, what terrifies Oraya most of all is that she finds herself oddly drawn to him. But there’s no room for compassion in the Kejari. War for the House of Night brews, shattering everything that Oraya thought she knew about her home. And Raihn may understand her more than anyone – but their blossoming attraction could be her downfall, in a kingdom where nothing is more deadly than love. The Serpent and the Wings of Night is the first book in a new series of heart-wrenching romance, dark magic, and bloodthirsty intrigue, perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash and A Court of Thorns and Roses.

The second novel in Olivia Rose Darling's thrilling and steamy romantic fantasy series, following Fear the Flames.

It’s been ten years. I’ve waited for them. They’ve waited for me. And now they’re back.From prison. For protecting me. My knights in shining armor—Dylan and Levi. My boyfriend, and my stepbrother. What they don’t know is how broken I am. How these years have changed me. And how, though I’ve tried to deny it for so long, I want them both. It’s so wrong. No one would understand. And living under the same roof together, having these thoughts, it’s a ticking bomb waiting to explode. But, with the way they look at each other, and at me… Maybe they’re also willing to crash and burn. Except, they’re not the only ones from the past who have returned. It’s come back to haunt me with a vengeance. But make no mistake, they’re also willing to prove how far they’ll go. How many lives they’ll destroy. The crime they’ll commit again and again to keep me safe. These monsters are dangerous…but they’re also mine.From bestselling author R.D. Baker comes a tantalizing new dark why chooseromance full of spice, twists, and a taboo relationship that’ll have you begging for more…andquestioning your sanity. Fracture is a dark, taboo, MMF romance that contains heavy themes some readers may find distressing

A fae rebel. A ruthless dragon commander.And a deadly trial that will turn their lives upside down.Trapped in the Seelie Court by a forest of thorns, Selena Hale lives at the mercy of the dragon shifters. Her only chance to gain her freedom is by entering the Atonement Trials: a deadly competition that pits fae magic users against each other. Only three people can win, and Selena intends to be one of them.There is only one problem. Draven Ryat, the ruthless commander of the dragon shifter army, is determined to make her lose.He symbolizes everything that she hates, and if he finds out that she is also a member of the secret fae rebellion, he will not only mess with her chances to win, he will kill her. But the more time she spends with him, the more she finds herself inexplicably drawn to him.And nothing is more dangerous in a lethal trial than a distracted heart.Especially one that beats for the enemy…

I’m a good man. A responsible man. And I’m definitely old enough to know the difference between right and wrong.But when my daughter’s best friend shows up on my doorstep, everything I thought I knew about myself goes out the window.Amber Pope is twenty years old, stunningly beautiful - and asking to spend the weekend with me. A string of bad experiences with men her own age have left her wondering what more there can be. And she wants me, a man more than twice her age, to show her.I should say no. I should tell her it’s a bad idea.But I don’t. After all, it’s just for the weekend. What’s the worst that could happen?No One Has To Know is an 18+ forbidden romance with a large age gap between the MCs (26 years). It contains explicit themes.