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Until the Clock Strikes Midnight

Until the Clock Strikes Midnight

A cozy, romantic fantasy from award-winning author Alechia Dow. Darling is the most talented―and unusual―Guardian to get a chance at winning the coveted once-in-a-generation Mortal Outcome Council mentorship. Getting the...

Better Catch Up, Krishna Kumar

Better Catch Up, Krishna Kumar

Buckle up for a wild ride with this cheeky and charming rom-com where one girl’s quest across India to seal her first kiss turns into finding first love in the...

The Celestial Seas

The Celestial Seas

A tale of identity, love, and the hunt for vengeance in the darkest corners of space. Ishara Ming is the sole survivor of a spacefaring whaler destroyed by the Ballena,...

Charmed and Dangerous

Charmed and Dangerous

A teen mystic will do anything to solve a series of love-related magical mishaps plaguing her high school, including fake dating her boss’s daughter, in this charming sapphic romance. Magic...

We Could Be Anyone

We Could Be Anyone

Two teen con-artists must execute an almost impossible scam at an exclusive mansion in this teen thriller. Lola and I grew up hearing that we could become anything, but our...

The Dragon and the Sun Lotus, Book 2

The Dragon and the Sun Lotus, Book 2

In the breathtaking sequel to The Scorpion and the Night Blossom, the battle has just begun. With Àn’yīng’s kingdom teetering on the brink of destruction, and amidst a budding forbidden...

Carnival Fantástico

Carnival Fantástico

An unputdownable romantasy following a young woman posing as fortune-teller at a magical traveling carnival, where the handsome boy who once broke her heart resurfaces and warns her that the...

Bingsu for Two

Bingsu for Two

Meet River Langston-Lee. In the past 24 hours, he’s dumped his girlfriend, walked out of his SATs, and quit his job at his parents’ cafe in spectacularly disastrous fashion—even for...

The Scorpion and the Night Blossom, Book 1

The Scorpion and the Night Blossom, Book 1

Nine years ago, the war between the Kingdom of Night and the Kingdom of Rivers tore Àn’yīng’s family apart, leaving her mother barely alive and a baby sister to fend...

Brewed with Love

Brewed with Love

A cozy sapphic romantasy about a teen witch trying to keep her family’s apothecary up and running, with a little help from her ex-best friend—and first crush. Plant witch Sage...

Solving for the Unknown

Solving for the Unknown

In this sweet, incredibly heartfelt companion to A Pho Love Story, Vietnamese Americans Viet and Evie juggle family expectations with their desire to forge their own path in between college...

His Mortal Demise, Book 2

His Mortal Demise, Book 2

These Violent Delights meets Divine Rivals in the explosive finale to The Last Bloodcarver duology — with a riveting medical magic system and lush Vietnam-inspired romantasy world. Kochin is a...

Every Spiral of Fate, Book 4

Every Spiral of Fate, Book 4

The highly anticipated fourth novel in the Woven Kingdom romantasy series, brimming with fiery romance, spectacular magic, and breathtaking secrets. At long last, the wedding day has arrived. The Jinn...

A Bánh Mì for Two

A Bánh Mì for Two

In this sweet sapphic romance about two foodies in love, Vivi meets Lan while studying abroad in Vietnam and they spend the semester unraveling their families’ histories―and eating all the...

Legend of the White Snake

Legend of the White Snake

A snake spirit transforms into a boy and must hide his true identity after falling for a headstrong prince in this lush, romantic retelling of the traditional Chinese folktale. When...

My Big, Fat Desi Wedding

My Big, Fat Desi Wedding

Desi Wedding Must-Haves: Drama. Food. Fashion. More Drama. More food. And, of course, nosy aunties and uncles. A family curse that turns spoken prophecy into truth. A world where your...

Stay With My Heart

Stay With My Heart

From Tashie Bhuiyan, the author of Counting Down with You and A Show for Two comes a new YA contemporary about a girl who accidentally sabotages an up-and-coming local band...

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

A love letter to Syria and its people, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow is a speculative novel set amid the Syrian Revolution, burning with the fires of hope,...

All This Twisted Glory, Book 3

All This Twisted Glory, Book 3

The highly anticipated third novel in the Woven Kingdom romantasy series, full of powerful magic, searing romance, and heartbreaking betrayal—from Tahereh Mafi, the award-winning and bestselling author of the Shatter...

The Boyfriend Wish

The Boyfriend Wish

A charming romantic comedy about a South Indian American teen girl who makes a wish upon a flower for her perfect boyfriend…and then a new boy moves in right next...

Lunar New Year Love Story

Lunar New Year Love Story

Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com about fate, family, and falling in love. She was destined for heartbreak. Then fate handed...

These Infinite Threads, Book 2

These Infinite Threads, Book 2

Full of explosive magic, searing romance, and heartbreaking betrayal, this breathtaking sequel to This Woven Kingdom is from Tahereh Mafi, the award-winning and bestselling author of the Shatter Me series....

An Echo in the City

An Echo in the City

Two star-crossed teenagers fall in love during the Hong Kong protests in this searing contemporary novel about coming-of-age in a time of change. In An Echo in the City by...

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute

From Talia Hibbert, the bestselling author of the Brown Sisters trilogy, comes a laugh-out-loud story about a quirky content creator and a clean-cut athlete testing their abilities to survive the...

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