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HAWK & SPARROW d’Ayana Gray

Sparks fly in this Gilded Age novel of mystery, magic, and romance by the author of the New York Times–bestselling Beasts of Prey.

HAWK & SPARROW
by Ayana Gray
Balzer + Bray, September 2026
(via Park, Fine & Brower)

Vesper Evans has always resented Basalton’s high society, and the sorcery that provides them with a luxurious life unimaginable to most. Orphaned as a child and rescued by the editor of The Basalton Globe, Vesper is now an ambitious reporter determined to keep her newspaper afloat.

While covering a lavish society gala, Vesper happens upon a shockingscene: the murdered body of a man she had spoken with just minutes before.Several of the powerful magical elite may want the man dead, but the primesuspect is wealthy industrialist Maximilian Kite.

Max soon makes Vesper a tempting offer: Find the culprit and restore his reputation in exchange for a substantial fee. Despite her distaste for Max’s world, Vesper agrees―the money would save the Globe, and the story would be the scoop of a lifetime. There’s only one catch: In order for her to infiltrate society, the two must pose as a courting couple.

Their investigation takes them from the highest echelons of privilege to the seediest backstreets of Basalton. As they unearth the city’s secrets and scandals, Vesper finds herself in grave danger―while falling for one of the most infuriating, arrogant, handsome men she has ever met . . .

Ayana Gray is the New York Times–bestselling author of the critically acclaimed young adult Beasts of Prey trilogy, as well as I, Medusa, her first novel for adults. Originally from Atlanta, she now lives among the rolling hills and tangling rivers of Arkansas.

BRITTLE MAGIC de Kate O’Shaughnessy

Everyone in the Brittle family has a magical talent – except Shiloh. But she’s determined to unlock her own greatness in this charmingly quirky novel about family and forgiveness from Newbery Honor winner Kate O’Shaughnessy.

BRITTLE MAGIC
by Kate O’Shaughnessy
Knopf Books for Young Readers, October 2026
(via Park, Fine & Brower)

Nearly every member of the Brittle family has an extraordinary talent—except Shiloh.

Her aunt makes pickles that tell your fortune. Her great-aunt brews tea that gives you good dreams. Her sister can grow pumpkins the size of a small house. And her older brother—who died before Shiloh was born—had a gift no one will talk about. Her mom says Shiloh doesn’t need a talent to be special. But Shiloh knows she’s destined for greatness. And with the Brittle family reunion coming up, she’s determined to prove it to all her relatives.

When Auntie Dee’s fortune-telling pickles reveal that Shiloh does have a talent—and that it’s somehow connected to her late brother—Shiloh feels more confused than vindicated. Why would her mom have kept this from her?

The pickles’ prophesy offers cryptic clues for finding her talent—something involving an oven? and a new friend?—and Shiloh throws herself into the search. But discovering the truth about herself means digging up secrets her mom would rather keep buried.

This year’s family reunion may well be the most dramatic one yet…

Newbery Honor winner Kate O’Shaughnessy gives us a moving, magic-tinged story about family, friendship, forgiveness . . . and fortune-telling pickles!

Kate O’shaughnessy is a 2025 Newbery Honor winner for The Wrong Way Home. She is also the author of The Lonely Heart of Maybelle Lane and Lasagna Means I Love You, both of which received numerous starred reviews. A book nerd, animal lover, former chef, and outdoor enthusiast, Kate lives in California with her family.

INNAMORATA d’Ava Reid

A visionary and atmospheric gothic fantasy about necromancy, vengeance, and soul-consuming love, the first in a duology from the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning and Lady Macbeth.

INNAMORATA
by Ava Reid
Del Rey Books, March 2026
(via Sterling Lord Literistic)

Once there was an island where the dead walked the earth, and seven noble houses ruled by the arcane secrets of necromancy.

A conqueror’s blade brought them low, burning their libraries, killing their lords, and extinguishing their eldritch magic.

But defiant against the new order stands the House of Teeth and its last living members: beautiful Marozia, the heiress to the House, and her cousin, the uncanny Lady Agnes.

Though she has not spoken a word in seven years, Agnes is the true carrier of the House’s legacy. And she has her orders. She must recapture the secrets of death magic and avenge her family’s fallen honor. She must arrange the betrothal of her beloved cousin Marozia to Liuprand, heir to the conqueror’s throne, for access to the forbidden library in his grotesquely grand castle.

Revenge burns in Agnes’s heart but so do stranger passions—and it is Liuprand, the golden prince, who speaks to her soul. This passion is as treasonous as it is powerful, poisoning the kingdom’s roots and threatening to tear the already shattered realm in two.

For Agnes’s final order is the gravest: She must not fall in love.

Ava Reid is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning, Lady Macbeth, and other novels. Her books have been published in more than fourteen territories. She lives in the New York area.

PROBLEMATIC FAVE d’Amber Clement

A speculative dark romance for those readers who think « I could fix him » when you know you really can’t. For fans of Bad Romance by Heather Demetrios and Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson, a perfect escapist read for those who have daydreamt of their favourite character appearing in real life.

PROBLEMATIC FAVE
by Amber Clement
on submission
(via Mushens Entertainment)

Like so many teens, fifteen-year-old Emilia Michaels just wants to be seen and loved by someone unconditionally. Even though her longtime crush Bryan Cook seems either cruelly aloof or hopelessly oblivious, Emilia knows she can always turn to her favorite fictional fave, Hayden Frost. Sure, Hayden is technically the villain of Boyfriend Academy, the dating simulation game that Emilia and her friend Darla are obsessed with, but who can blame her? Villains are hot, passionate, and Hayden only murders people around the playercharacter because he’s so madly in love with them.

But Emilia is devastated when she overhears Bryan calling her an “annoying bitch.” To console herself, and with Darla’s encouragement, she uses a newly-gifted drawing pen to illustrate a self-inserted webcomic in which Hayden transfers to her high school and falls in love with her. Rushing around at school the next day, Emilia nearly collides with a boy, and she can’t believe who she’s looking at. The boy is none other than Hayden Frost, himself. And just as she drew in her webcomic, he falls for her at first sight, and she finally has someone who cares only for her.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t take long for Hayden’s murderous nature to emerge, leaving Emilia to rationalize his actions as his way of “protecting her.” What begins as a beautiful, fulfilling courtship quickly spirals into a dark romance with an ever-rising body count––and if Emilia doesn’t figure out how to stop Hayden, his jealous temper could lead him to kill anyone and everyone who stands in the way of his happily ever after with her.

Amber Clement is the author of Fortune’s Kiss (Union Square & Co., 2024). She is a dreamer and a gamer. She lives in Northwest Indiana with a Pomchi who loves to sploot. When she’s not writing, she may be spotted exploring the city in search of new inspiration. Her favourite stories are full of glitter, determined girls, and captivating villains.

EVERYTHING I NEVER WANTED de Meredith Tate

EVERYTHING I NEVER WANTED
by Meredith Tate
on submission
(via Mushens Entertainment)

Maggie Duncan wants three things: for her overprotective mom to stop micro-managing her life; for hot guitarist Brad Hayes to fall madly in love with her; and to be accepted into the prestigious film program at UCLA to follow her dream of becoming a famous director. With the help of her lifelong BFF, Camille, and her next-door neighbor, Caiden, Maggie’s been filming a documentary for the past year to use as a submission into the film program.

On Maggie’s seventeenth birthday, the unfathomable happens: Brad invites her to party at the quarry with his friends. Unfortunately, the even-more-unfathomable happens: Maggie’s mom says no. Desperate, Maggie convinces a reluctant Camille to sneak out anyway. But the night ends in disaster when Camille sustains a serious injury, they get caught, and the whole thing escalates into a blow-up fight between Maggie, Camille, and her parents. Furious, Maggie makes a birthday wish to be a legal adult—only to magically wake up a year later, on her eighteenth birthday.

Meredith Tate grew up in Concord, New Hampshire, where she fell in love with her two passions—writing and traveling. Meredith earned her master’s degree in social work before switching career paths to pursue her true dream of telling stories. She has lived in five states and three countries and currently resides in New Hampshire with her husband, son, and spoiled rescue dog.