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Field Guide for the Formerly Villainous

by Autumn K England ...

Series Book 1 - Everyday Magic
STARDEW VALLEY meets STUDIO GHIBLI in a charming cozy fantasy about healing, redemption, and the subtle magic of simple living. Perfect for fans of Can't Spell Treason Without Tea and The Spellshop. Welcome home, weary traveler.When Oaklin Nettlewood accidentally joined an evil world-ending cult, mind control magic forced them to do unspeakable things. Years later, the realm's heroes have finally ... Read more

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STARDEW VALLEY meets STUDIO GHIBLI in a charming cozy fantasy about healing, redemption, and the subtle magic of simple living. Perfect for fans of Can't Spell Treason Without Tea and The Spellshop. Welcome home, weary traveler.When Oaklin Nettlewood accidentally joined an evil world-ending cult, mind control magic forced them to do unspeakable things. Years later, the realm's heroes have finally
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The Jasmine Throne

by Tasha Suri ...

Series Book 1 - The Burning Kingdoms
**WINNER OF THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST NOVELNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2021 BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, LIBRARY JOURNAL, BOOKLIST, AND THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARYA ruthless princess and a powerful priestess come together to rewrite the fate of an empire in this “fiercely and unapologetically feminist tale of endurance and revolution set against a gorgeous, unique magical world” (S. A. ... Read more

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**WINNER OF THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST NOVELNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2021 BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, LIBRARY JOURNAL, BOOKLIST, AND THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARYA ruthless princess and a powerful priestess come together to rewrite the fate of an empire in this “fiercely and unapologetically feminist tale of endurance and revolution set against a gorgeous, unique magical world” (S. A.
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All the White Spaces

A Novel

by Ally Wilkes ...

**A Bram Stoker Award nominee“Some of the best survival horror we’ve read in years, with a uniquely menacing adversary at its heart.” —Vulture,The Best Horror Novels of 2022“Epic.” —Esquire,The 22 Best Horror Books of 2022Something deadly and mysterious stalks the members of an isolated polar expedition in this haunting and spellbinding historical horror novel, perfect for fans of Dan Simmons’s ... Read more

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**A Bram Stoker Award nominee“Some of the best survival horror we’ve read in years, with a uniquely menacing adversary at its heart.” —Vulture,The Best Horror Novels of 2022“Epic.” —Esquire,The 22 Best Horror Books of 2022Something deadly and mysterious stalks the members of an isolated polar expedition in this haunting and spellbinding historical horror novel, perfect for fans of Dan Simmons’s
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Bone of My Bone

by Johanna van Veen ...

"A must-read for people who love stories as moving as they are horrific." — Booklist, Starred ReviewBram Stoker Award–nominee and USA Today bestseller Johanna van Veen unveils a sapphic folk-horror tour de force—perfect for fans of The VVitch and The Salt Grows Heavy. A skull's grin is eternal…The year is 1635.Sister Ursula, a young nun fleeing the ruins of her convent, and Elsebeth, a sh... ... Read more

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"A must-read for people who love stories as moving as they are horrific." — Booklist, Starred ReviewBram Stoker Award–nominee and USA Today bestseller Johanna van Veen unveils a sapphic folk-horror tour de force—perfect for fans of The VVitch and The Salt Grows Heavy. A skull's grin is eternal…The year is 1635.Sister Ursula, a young nun fleeing the ruins of her convent, and Elsebeth, a sh...
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Heated Rivalry

Now Streaming on Crave and HBO Max

by Rachel Reid ...

Series Book 2 - Game Changers: Heated Rivalry Book Series
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A #1 STREAMING SHOWThe epic enemies-to-lovers hockey romance from Rachel Reid, streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the U.S."The book that got me into hockey romance." —NPR's Weekend EditionNothing interferes with pro hockey star Shane Hollander’s game.Now that he’s captain of the Montreal Voyageurs, he won’t let anything jeopardize that—definitel... ... Read more

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A #1 STREAMING SHOWThe epic enemies-to-lovers hockey romance from Rachel Reid, streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the U.S."The book that got me into hockey romance." —NPR's Weekend EditionNothing interferes with pro hockey star Shane Hollander’s game.Now that he’s captain of the Montreal Voyageurs, he won’t let anything jeopardize that—definitel...
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The Long Game

Now Streaming on Crave and HBO Max

by Rachel Reid ...

Series Book 6 - Game Changers: Heated Rivalry Book Series
THE SERIES THAT INSPIRED HEATED RIVALRY • NOW A #1 STREAMING SHOWEnter the world of Game Changers, the series behind the epic enemies-to-lovers hockey romance Heated Rivalry, streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the U.S.New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid brings you exactly what you want—more Shane and Ilya!To the world they a... ... Read more

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THE SERIES THAT INSPIRED HEATED RIVALRY • NOW A #1 STREAMING SHOWEnter the world of Game Changers, the series behind the epic enemies-to-lovers hockey romance Heated Rivalry, streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the U.S.New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid brings you exactly what you want—more Shane and Ilya!To the world they a...
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That's What Friends Are For

a hilarious, tender story based on The Golden Girls

by Wade Rouse ...

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER!USA TODAY bestseller • Today Show Best Feel Good Read • Bookbub Best New Fiction • A Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by Zibby Media • US Weekly Best Romance • Featured on People.com, Newsweek.com and CBS-NY/Club Calvi Book Club"By turns hilarious, tender, and devastating, Rouse’s novel explores what it means to be the sandwich generation of gays today — caught between those who ... Read more

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A NATIONAL BESTSELLER!USA TODAY bestseller • Today Show Best Feel Good Read • Bookbub Best New Fiction • A Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by Zibby Media • US Weekly Best Romance • Featured on People.com, Newsweek.com and CBS-NY/Club Calvi Book Club"By turns hilarious, tender, and devastating, Rouse’s novel explores what it means to be the sandwich generation of gays today — caught between those who
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Of Monsters and Mainframes

by Barbara Truelove ...

Los Angeles Times Bestseller, Libro.fm Bestseller, Indie Top 40 Bestseller, Goodreads Choice Award Finalist, Indie Next PickA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Elle Magazine, Book Riot, LA Public Library, Spotify, Waterstone's, Powell's, AudioFile Magazine"Fans of Murderbot will love this quirky sci-fi romp." —USA TodaySpaceships aren’t programmed to seek revenge—but for Dra... ... Read more

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Los Angeles Times Bestseller, Libro.fm Bestseller, Indie Top 40 Bestseller, Goodreads Choice Award Finalist, Indie Next PickA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Elle Magazine, Book Riot, LA Public Library, Spotify, Waterstone's, Powell's, AudioFile Magazine"Fans of Murderbot will love this quirky sci-fi romp." —USA TodaySpaceships aren’t programmed to seek revenge—but for Dra...
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Pelican Girls

A Novel

by Julia Malye ...

A sweeping epic in the vein of Philipp Meyer’s The Son and Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko and inspired by a true story, this stunning US literary debut captures the never-before-told journey of the Baleine Brides: a ship full of young women plucked from a Paris asylum and sent to marry settlers in North America's rough Louisiana Territory.Paris, 1720. La Salpêtrière hospital is in crisis: too many ... Read more

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A sweeping epic in the vein of Philipp Meyer’s The Son and Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko and inspired by a true story, this stunning US literary debut captures the never-before-told journey of the Baleine Brides: a ship full of young women plucked from a Paris asylum and sent to marry settlers in North America's rough Louisiana Territory.Paris, 1720. La Salpêtrière hospital is in crisis: too many
... Read more
The Disaster Gay Detective Agency

A Novel

by Lev AC Rosen ...

From award-winning, critically acclaimed crime writer Lev Rosen comes a punchy, hilarious mystery-thriller. Meet the disaster gays: They're messy. They're queer. And they're about to solve a murder… Or die trying."Madcap and criminally good. Lev Rosen has served up a sharp mystery with verve and heart. . . . The smart and feel-good murder mystery we've been waiting for!" — Margot Douaihy, ... Read more

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From award-winning, critically acclaimed crime writer Lev Rosen comes a punchy, hilarious mystery-thriller. Meet the disaster gays: They're messy. They're queer. And they're about to solve a murder… Or die trying."Madcap and criminally good. Lev Rosen has served up a sharp mystery with verve and heart. . . . The smart and feel-good murder mystery we've been waiting for!" — Margot Douaihy,
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Truth and Other Lies: A Dark Loki Norse Fantasy

The Nine Worlds Rising, #1

by Lyra Wolf ...

Series Book 1 - The Nine Worlds Rising
Nothing is trickier than the truth.All Loki the trickster god of Asgard wants is a peaceful life where he's free to stir up a bit of harmless mischief. But when he's struck by a painful vision of blood, ash, and death, he knows his fun has run out.Refusing to have his life obliterated by some stuffy prophecy, Loki feels he must save Asgard. Except the gods stand in his way. They don't trust the ... Read more

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Nothing is trickier than the truth.All Loki the trickster god of Asgard wants is a peaceful life where he's free to stir up a bit of harmless mischief. But when he's struck by a painful vision of blood, ash, and death, he knows his fun has run out.Refusing to have his life obliterated by some stuffy prophecy, Loki feels he must save Asgard. Except the gods stand in his way. They don't trust the
... Read more
Swimming in the Dark

A Novel

by Tomasz Jedrowski ...

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR • A DUA LIPA BOOK CLUB PICK“Imagine Call Me By Your Name set in Communist Poland and you'll get a sense of Jedrowski's moving debut about a consuming love affair amidst a country being torn apart.” — O, The Oprah Magazine“Captivating both for its shimmering surfaces and its terrifying depths. Tomasz Jedrowski is a remarkable writer.” — Justin Torres, ... Read more

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NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR • A DUA LIPA BOOK CLUB PICK“Imagine Call Me By Your Name set in Communist Poland and you'll get a sense of Jedrowski's moving debut about a consuming love affair amidst a country being torn apart.” — O, The Oprah Magazine“Captivating both for its shimmering surfaces and its terrifying depths. Tomasz Jedrowski is a remarkable writer.” — Justin Torres,
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Game Changer

Now Streaming on Crave and HBO Max

by Rachel Reid ...

Series Book 1 - Game Changers: Heated Rivalry Book Series
THE SERIES THAT INSPIRED HEATED RIVALRY • NOW A #1 STREAMING SHOWEnter the world of Game Changers, the series behind the epic enemies-to-lovers hockey romance Heated Rivalry, streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the U.S.It all starts here with Scott and Kip’s steamy secret-relationship romance by New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid.</stro... ... Read more

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THE SERIES THAT INSPIRED HEATED RIVALRY • NOW A #1 STREAMING SHOWEnter the world of Game Changers, the series behind the epic enemies-to-lovers hockey romance Heated Rivalry, streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the U.S.It all starts here with Scott and Kip’s steamy secret-relationship romance by New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid.</stro...
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Taiwan Travelogue

A Novel

by Shuang-zi Yang ...

Translated by Lin King ...

**WINNER OF THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATUREWINNER OF THE 2026 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZEA bittersweet story of love between two women, nested in an artful exploration of language, history, and power**May 1938. The young novelist Aoyama Chizuko has sailed from her home in Nagasaki, Japan, and arrived in Taiwan. She’s been invited there by the Japanese government ruling the ... Read more

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**WINNER OF THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATUREWINNER OF THE 2026 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZEA bittersweet story of love between two women, nested in an artful exploration of language, history, and power**May 1938. The young novelist Aoyama Chizuko has sailed from her home in Nagasaki, Japan, and arrived in Taiwan. She’s been invited there by the Japanese government ruling the
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Don't Want You Like a Best Friend

A Novel

by Emma R. Alban ...

Series Book 1 - The Mischief & Matchmaking Series
A swoon-worthy debut queer Victorian historical romance in which two debutantes distract themselves from having to seek husbands by setting up their widowed parents, and instead find their perfect match in each other—the lesbian Bridgerton/Parent Trap you never knew you needed!Gwen has a brilliant beyond brilliant idea.It’s 1857, and anxious debutante Beth has just one London debutante season to ... Read more

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A swoon-worthy debut queer Victorian historical romance in which two debutantes distract themselves from having to seek husbands by setting up their widowed parents, and instead find their perfect match in each other—the lesbian Bridgerton/Parent Trap you never knew you needed!Gwen has a brilliant beyond brilliant idea.It’s 1857, and anxious debutante Beth has just one London debutante season to
... Read more
Sunburn

Exclusive American Edition with Additional Material

by Chloe Michelle Howarth ...

**"Tackling topics of queer identity, teenage angst, and religious guilt, this romantic novel burns with the intensity and yearning of first love." — Harper's BazaarTHE INDIE BESTSELLER, with additional exclusive content inside.For fans of Normal People, a queer, coming-of-age debut of impossible first love, first loss, and first heartbreak…**It’s the early 1990’s in the small town of Crossmore, ... Read more

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**"Tackling topics of queer identity, teenage angst, and religious guilt, this romantic novel burns with the intensity and yearning of first love." — Harper's BazaarTHE INDIE BESTSELLER, with additional exclusive content inside.For fans of Normal People, a queer, coming-of-age debut of impossible first love, first loss, and first heartbreak…**It’s the early 1990’s in the small town of Crossmore,
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She's a Doll

by Barbara Truelove ...

Lucy isn’t a normal girl. Ghost. Victim. Killer. She’s a doll on a mission—to find the man who killed her and return the favor.Lucy McQuinn has been murdered, but she’s not about to go quietly.If she doesn’t get to keep breathing, then neither does Kyle, her killer. Possessing the body of an antique doll, she sets out on a quest for revenge. But it’s hard when you’re eighteen inches tall and made ... Read more

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Lucy isn’t a normal girl. Ghost. Victim. Killer. She’s a doll on a mission—to find the man who killed her and return the favor.Lucy McQuinn has been murdered, but she’s not about to go quietly.If she doesn’t get to keep breathing, then neither does Kyle, her killer. Possessing the body of an antique doll, she sets out on a quest for revenge. But it’s hard when you’re eighteen inches tall and made
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Almost Life

A Novel

by Kiran Millwood Hargrave ...

People “Best Sapphic Historical Romances” • Harper’s Bazaar “Most Anticipated Books Coming Out This Spring” • Autostraddle “Most Anticipated Queer Books for March 2026” • Time “New Books You Should Read in March”**“Hargrave has a great eye and ear for close-focus, intimate scenes. Conversations, sexual encounters, and meals are vividly alive...****Laure and Erica are richly drawn, in both heart ... Read more

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People “Best Sapphic Historical Romances” • Harper’s Bazaar “Most Anticipated Books Coming Out This Spring” • Autostraddle “Most Anticipated Queer Books for March 2026” • Time “New Books You Should Read in March”**“Hargrave has a great eye and ear for close-focus, intimate scenes. Conversations, sexual encounters, and meals are vividly alive...****Laure and Erica are richly drawn, in both heart
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A Game in Yellow

by Hailey Piper ...

Euphoria meets Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke in this latest novel by the Bram Stoker Award–winning author Hailey Piper, following a couple whose search to spice up their sex life leads them down a path of madness.A kink-fixated couple, Carmen and Blanca, have been in a rut. That is until Blanca discovers the enigmatic Smoke in an under-street drug den, who holds pages to a strange ... Read more

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Euphoria meets Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke in this latest novel by the Bram Stoker Award–winning author Hailey Piper, following a couple whose search to spice up their sex life leads them down a path of madness.A kink-fixated couple, Carmen and Blanca, have been in a rut. That is until Blanca discovers the enigmatic Smoke in an under-street drug den, who holds pages to a strange
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The Last Marriage of Dot Brightmore

The BRAND NEW, uplifting novel about love in all its forms from #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR Laura Pearson for 2026

by Laura Pearson ...

The totally uplifting and unmissable new novel from #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR Laura Pearson ✨❤️There’s just one thing she’s forgotten…Dot Brightmore has never been one for lists. But now she’s been given one of her own, by the love of her life, with whom she’s finally been reunited. Dot’s list has just two words on it:Marry meThe problem is, Dot can’t get married. Because what Dot hasn’t yet told ... Read more

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The totally uplifting and unmissable new novel from #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR Laura Pearson ✨❤️There’s just one thing she’s forgotten…Dot Brightmore has never been one for lists. But now she’s been given one of her own, by the love of her life, with whom she’s finally been reunited. Dot’s list has just two words on it:Marry meThe problem is, Dot can’t get married. Because what Dot hasn’t yet told
... Read more
Rainbow Black

A Novel

by Maggie Thrash ...

“I've loved Maggie Thrash's work for years, and Rainbow Black is going to set so many new hearts aflame—murder, intrigue, queer love, dark humor AND satanic panic? Welcome to the Maggie Thrash Fan Club, world!”—Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of This Time TomorrowFor readers of Donna Tartt and Ottessa Moshfegh comes a brilliant, deliriously entertaining novel from the acclaimed ... Read more

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“I've loved Maggie Thrash's work for years, and Rainbow Black is going to set so many new hearts aflame—murder, intrigue, queer love, dark humor AND satanic panic? Welcome to the Maggie Thrash Fan Club, world!”—Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of This Time TomorrowFor readers of Donna Tartt and Ottessa Moshfegh comes a brilliant, deliriously entertaining novel from the acclaimed
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The Summer Pass

by A.J. Demas ...

Series Book 2 - Lion & Snake
Lill went up the mountain to marry Vanu and make himself a widow in the name of vengeance. But when he came down from the Spring Pass, he left Vanu alive. Now he is trying to piece together a life without the man he loves—because of course he has no intention of ever seeing Vanu again. Absolutely not. What would be the point, when Vanu knows the truth and must hate the thought of him? ... Read more

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Lill went up the mountain to marry Vanu and make himself a widow in the name of vengeance. But when he came down from the Spring Pass, he left Vanu alive. Now he is trying to piece together a life without the man he loves—because of course he has no intention of ever seeing Vanu again. Absolutely not. What would be the point, when Vanu knows the truth and must hate the thought of him?
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My Darling Dreadful Thing

A Novel

by Johanna van Veen ...

Goodreads Most Anticipated Horror of 2024 | Goodreads Most Anticipated books in May | She Reads Most Anticipated Horror | Polygon Must-Read books of 2024 | Novel Suspects Most anticipated novels 2024"Dark and decadent, with the haunting allure of a true gothic tale, My Darling Dreadful Thing is a sensation that horrifies as acutely as it delights. Johanna Van Veen is a force to be reckoned with ... Read more

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Goodreads Most Anticipated Horror of 2024 | Goodreads Most Anticipated books in May | She Reads Most Anticipated Horror | Polygon Must-Read books of 2024 | Novel Suspects Most anticipated novels 2024"Dark and decadent, with the haunting allure of a true gothic tale, My Darling Dreadful Thing is a sensation that horrifies as acutely as it delights. Johanna Van Veen is a force to be reckoned with
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Sunsplitter

by S. A. MacLean ...

Series Book 2 - Beasts of the Void
Sunsplitter is the epic conclusion to S. A. Maclean’s spicy monster romance duology in which a cross-dimensional smuggler and her immortal partner must defend their home from dangerous beasts.Fi has toppled immortal beasts. Antal welcomes being conquered. After helping the Lord Daeyari reclaim his territory, semi-reformed smuggler Fi dons a daunting new role: rebuilding a city alongside her ... Read more

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Sunsplitter is the epic conclusion to S. A. Maclean’s spicy monster romance duology in which a cross-dimensional smuggler and her immortal partner must defend their home from dangerous beasts.Fi has toppled immortal beasts. Antal welcomes being conquered. After helping the Lord Daeyari reclaim his territory, semi-reformed smuggler Fi dons a daunting new role: rebuilding a city alongside her
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