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Bull Moon Rising – Isaiah’s Review

“In a world of magical artifacts and fantastical beings, a woman determined to save her family joins forces with an unlikely partner, in this steamy romantasy by USA Today bestselling author Ruby Dixon.

As a Holder’s daughter, Aspeth Honori knows the importance of magical artifacts . . . which is why it’s a disaster that her father has gambled all theirs away. Now that her family is in danger of losing their hold—and their heads—if anyone finds out the truth, Aspeth decides to do something ab...

Packing Pride: A Zine About Traveling While Queer and Trans; Issue 1

“Packing Pride is the debut zine from YEAUXLEAUX PRESS, celebrating the joys and challenges of traveling while queer and trans. A mix of art, comics, tips, and short stories, Packing Pride is a love letter to adventure, resilience, and community on the road. Whether it’s navigating airport security, finding affirming spaces, or just embracing the thrill of the unknown, this zine is packed with real stories from fellow travelers who’ve been there, done that, and got the sticker-covered suitcase t...

Cold Eternity

“Cold Eternity is the newest action-packed space horror from S.A. Barnes perfect for fans of Severance, where desperation for eternal life leads to a fate worse than death…

Halley is on the run from an interplanetary political scandal that has put a huge target on her back. She heads for what seems like the perfect place to lay low: a gigantic space barge storing the cryogenically frozen bodies of Earth’s most fortunate citizens from more than a century ago…

The cryo program, created by tr...

The Starving Saints

I was utterly captivated by The Starving Saints from the very first time I heard about it, and as soon as I read the first page I was entirely entranced.

From the nationally bestselling author of The Luminous Dead and The Death of Jane Lawrence, a transfixing, intensely atmospheric fever dream of medieval horror.

Aymar Castle has been under siege for six months. Food is running low and there has been no sign of rescue. But just as the survivors consider deliberately thinning their number, the...

Behooved

Lighthearted romantasy with a equine twist.
I saw “horse by day, man by night” and was instantly sold on this. That this also had an arranged marriage and hostility-to-love plotline, as well as a bi protagonist with celiac disease, I had no idea, but found it to be a pleasant surprise.

A charming slow-burn romantasy featuring a duty-bound noblewoman with a chronic illness, a prince who would rather be in a library than on a throne, and a magical ride through a world of cozy enchantment.

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Bull Moon Rising

Super fun and highly entertaining romantasy with a Minotaur MMC and a fun cave-adventuring/training plotline!

In a world of magical artifacts and fantastical beings, a woman determined to save her family joins forces with an unlikely partner, in this steamy romantasy by USA Today bestselling author Ruby Dixon.

As a Holder’s daughter, Aspeth Honori knows the importance of magical artifacts . . . which is why it’s a disaster that her father has gambled all theirs away. Now that her family is in...

The Knight and the Butcherbird

I absolutely loved The Six Deaths of the Saint, so I was very excited to read another short story by Alix E. Harrow – and The Knight and the Butcherbird did not disappoint.

New York Times bestselling author Alix E. Harrow weaves a dystopian fairy tale that follows the town storyteller as she struggles to protect a local demon from the knight hired to kill it.

In this gritty, haunting tale about doing whatever it takes for love, a small-town storyteller resolves to keep the local monster—and h...

Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame

Sapphic dragonslayer fantasy?! Sign me tf up!

A new Queer, Asian-inspired fantasy novella about a renowned dragon slayer who never takes her armor off in public, Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame reads like She Who Became the Sun meets The Mandalorian, with dragons!

The fiercely independent nation of Quanbao is isolated, reclusive, and something of a mystery to the rest of the world. It is rumored that there, dragons are not feared as is right and proper but instead loved and worshiped.
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Paris Daillencourt Is About to Crumble

Gay romance with a baking competition background, general anxiety disorder rep, and extremely unafraid to get messy!

From the bestselling author of Boyfriend Material comes a sweet and scrumptious romantic comedy about facing your insecurities, finding love, and baking it off, no matter what people say. 

Paris Daillencourt is a recipe for disaster. Despite his passion for baking, his cat, and his classics degree, constant self-doubt and second-guessing have left him a curdled, directionless m...

Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake

Fun and upbeat romance with a wholesome baking competition backdrop and some nice character development.

Content warnings include: sexual assault, classism, biphobia.

I am really glad I did not read the official description of this book. I really enjoyed that I didn’t know what was gonna happen, and this way the book successfully played with my expectations and I came to my own slow realization about what’s gonna happen, which I always love! It’s a rewarding experience, and this way I c...