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• When the Tides Held the Moon

  Kelley, Venessa Vida,

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  A truly beautiful (illustrated!) romance in the face of capitalism, colonialism, and Coney Island. - Leo B.

• The Knight and the Moth

  Gillig, Rachel,

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  Sybil unravels her upbringing and traditions all the while being accompanied by Rodrick, a rude and handsome knight. The closer she gets to answers of her past the more darkness she uncovers. - Ash W.

• The Entanglement of Rival Wizards

  Raasch, Sara,

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  Enemies to lovers, but it's a human and an elf stuck on an experiment that they have to finish together. - Ash W.

• Wooing the Witch Queen

  Burgis, Stephanie,

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  Charming and sweet romance of an "evil" sorceress queen and a nobleman in hiding. Stands alone but book 2 in 2026. - Heidi S.

• Behooved

  Stevenson, M.,

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  A king and princess are willing to do their duty with an arranged marriage then an assassin strikes on their wedding night. Silly in parts but a fun fast read. - Heidi S.

• A Legionnaire's Guide to Love and Peace

  a Novel

  Skrutskie, Emily, 1993-

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  Two soldiers thinking death was guaranteed with the dawn pass a single forbidden night together and then the world was saved. Now on the long march home they have to figure out what comes next. - Heidi S.

• The Enchanted Greenhouse

  Durst, Sarah Beth,

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  Terlu was trapped in a nightmarish punishment as a statue... Then she wakes up in a wonderous greenhouse whose remaining gardener is a gentle but grumpy soul. - Heidi S.

• Blind Date With a Werewolf

  Briggs, Patricia,

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  Hot, heroic and angst ridden ancient werewolf gets set up on blind dates. Try the main series too! - Heidi S.

• The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy

  Knightley, Brigitte,

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  Romantasy by way of Wodehouse with a heavy dose of gross-out humor and a profusion of French loanwords. (fun to look up new vocab like: oeillade!) - Willa M.

• Firebird

  Cross, Juliette,

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  Dark romantasy for the Roman Empire girlies. A thrilling emotional rollercoaster with a smart, powerful female main character. Willa M.

• Fan Service

  Danan, Rosie,

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  If you are of the Tumblr or LiveJournal generations, this is a romance for you. VERY funny, with prickly, damaged characters helping each other heal. And one of them is a werewolf. - Willa M.

• Brighter Than Scale, Swifter Than Flame

  Yang, Neon,

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  A famed dragon slayer goes on a journey to a kingdom that worships the beasts she's spent her whole life killing. What if there is more to the dragons than she's been taught? - Aley U.

• A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping

  Mandanna, Sangu,

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  I hope Sangu Mandanna keeps writing cozy fantasies about witches falling in love and found family and wondrous magic and grief—she knows just how to hold a heart. - Jessica G.

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