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BLOOD & BREATH de Qurratulayn

There are three types of devils: the ones you summon for love charms and good luck, the ones you summon for ambitions and impossible dreams… And then there are the true devils, the ones that almost broke the world three hundred years ago. The ones you don’t summon at all.

BLOOD & BREATH
by Qurratulayn
Page Street YA, October 2025
(via KT Literary)

Evan Wilde is a poor working-class girl. She writes contracts on behalf of wealthier folks who want to exchange a bit of their life for minor deals with devils. It’s not until she is bleeding out, the unwilling victim of an outlawed contract sacrifice, that Evan draws a contract for herself: A devil can take the last of her life―all she wants is revenge.

With the help of a devil named Jack, Evan infiltrates the upper class by posing as one of their own to bring them down from the inside.

For the first time, Evan finds friends and maybe even love. And with time she realizes that for all their corruption, the upper class’s magic is what keeps the devils at bay. Can she condemn the world to ruin to satisfy her need for vengeance?

But a contract cannot be broken, except at a devil’s mercy. And Jack has none.

Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Qurratulayn Muhammad moved down South when she was 11, where she was bitten by the writing bug as well as other, less friendly insects. Qurratulayn lives in Milledgeville, Georgia, and when not writing she enjoys reading, listening to K-pop, and photography. She previously self-published a YA dystopian series under a pen name.

THE SACRED AND THE DIVINE de Kate Christensen & Melissa Henderson

History, romance, and the occult come together in a mesmerizing tale of sisterhood, fate, and the darkness lurking in our world.

THE SACRED AND THE DIVINE
by Kate Christensen & Melissa Henderson
Melissa de la Cruz Studio, October 2025
(via Kaplan/DeFiore Rights)

Past, Present, Future. What do the cards say? Only the Wolfson sisters know.

The year is 1848, and Daisy, Morrigan, and Avery Wolfson are skilled in the supernatural, particularly tarot readings. Daisy has insights about the future, Morrigan has ties to the past, and Avery has a special connection to the present. Although Massachusetts is known for its hostility to such talents, the village of Redcliffe is eager to use the sisters’ abilities for its own gain.

Then Daisy meets Harvard medical student and occult skeptic Jasper Fitzwilliam, as well as handsome newcomer Nate Winthrop, whose fiery nature might just rival Daisy’s. Caught up in the throes of first love, Daisy grows distracted, which is only further muddled by a mysterious feud between the girls’ mother and their spiritual tutor. 

But when the sisters accidentally unleash a bloodthirsty demon on their sleepy town, the lines between friend and enemy get blurred. Will Daisy, Morrigan, and Avery escape unscathed, or is an unfortunate fate written in the stars?

Kate Christensen has published nine novels, including The Great Man, which won the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction, and most recently Welcome Home, Stranger and The Arizona Triangle, as well as two food-centric memoirs, Blue Plate Special and How to Cook a Moose, which won the Maine Literary Award for Memoir. She lives in Taos, New Mexico, with her husband and their two dogs.

Melissa Henderson was born in Boston and spent summers digging for clams in Gloucester and Cape Cod. Her work has appeared in The Los Angeles Times, Sports Illustrated‘s The Cauldron, and Brand X. She lives in the Scottish hills with her husband and their two catbeasts.

KINDRED DRAGONS de Sarah Mensinga

Anne of Green Gables meets How to Train Your Dragon in KINDRED DRAGONS, a middle-grade graphic novel about a brave young girl and the dragon whose life depends on her.

KINDRED DRAGONS (Book 1)
by Sarah Mensinga
Abrams Fanfare, October 2025

Alice has been unhappy ever since her parents sent her to Prince Edward Island to live with her strict grandmother. Alice is fanciful, prone to telling tall tales, and absolutely obsessed with dragons! Fairies deliver dragon eggs to a select few, known as Kindreds, but no egg has ever arrived for Alice.

While wandering the woods alone she finds and secretly befriends a mysterious, old dragon named Brim. Alice is excited to finally have a dragon friend of her own, but there’s something strange about him—he doesn’t have a Kindred. When Brim suddenly falls ill, Alice sets out on a desperate quest to save him.

As Alice searches for a cure, she discovers that her connection to dragons is unlike that of any Kindred—but will her new power be enough to save her friend?This heartfelt story of friendship, family, and learning to love who you are is perfect for readers who loved Snapdragon, Witch Boy, and the City of Dragons series.

Sarah Mensinga has illustrated several books, including Flipping Forward Twisting Backwards, the Trillium Sisters series, and the New York Times bestseller Different: A Great Thing to Be! Her short stories have appeared in comic anthologies such as Flight 4 and Flight 5, she’s published two indie novels, and she has also worked on a variety of animated movies and TV shows. Born in Canada, Sarah now lives in Texas with her husband and three kids.

THE GUARDIANS OF DREAMDARK: WINDWITCH de Laini Taylor

From New York Times bestselling author Laini Taylor comes a new edition of her first cult favorite series, Guardians of Dreamdark, about a djinn hunting fairy and her quest to save her world.

THE GUARDIANS OF DREAMDARK: WINDWITCH
(Book 1, Collector’s Edition)
by Laini Taylor
Amulet Books/Abrams, September 2025

For centuries faeries have lived safely in their ancient forests, but now their peace is under threat. Devils are escaping the prisons that have held them since the Dawn Days, and only one faerie stands in their way.

Magpie Windwitch is the greatest—the only—devil-hunter of the Age. Together with her trusted band of crows, she tracks down and recaptures these ravenous beasts that devour everything in their path.

When the hunt leads them to the legendary forest of Dreamdark, Magpie finds herself outmatched. Facing the greatest foe her kind has ever known (not to mention an imposter queen, a disgusting imp, and a young faerie warrior as infuriating as he is brave), one thing is certain: If she’s to save the world, she’ll need all the help she can get.

Bestselling author Laini Taylor’s thrilling first novel is now available for the first time for a new generation of fans.

This stunning collector’s edition of the first book in bestselling author Laini Taylor’s beloved Guardians of Dreamdark series includes a suite of sensational features:
Premium sprayed edges
Beautiful new cover with embossing and foil stamping
Never-before-seen bonus material from Laini Taylor

Laini Taylor is a New York Times bestselling author whose work has received numerous awards including a Cybils Award, a National Book Award finalist, and a Printz Honor Book. Her work includes the Daughter of Smoke & Bone series and the Strange the Dreamer series. She lives with her husband, Jim Di Bartolo, in Portland.

GODBLOODED d’Emma Theriault

A Fate Inked In Blood meets The Foxglove King in this high-spice, Celtic-inspired adult romantasy.

GODBLOODED (Book #1)
by Emma Theriault
Hodder & Stoughton, 2026
(via Laura Dail Literary)

Dunscane is a land surrounded by darkness, protected by the gods who holdback the ruin lurking in the Waste. When Anthea Damra is chosen by the goddess Morven to be her priestess her comfortable, aristocratic existence is traded for a life of degrading rituals, brutal sacrifices, and the goddess hearing her every thought. She knows she can’t trust anyone in the stronghold; not her brooding, handsome warden, Eamon, and certainly not Morven, ruthless and maternal by turns. Anthea is haunted by whispers about Ione, the priestess before her who failed in her duties.

To avoid the same fate, Anthea delves deeper into the mysteries surrounding Morven and her fellow deities. As their relationship grows, Anthea empathizes with the goddess more and more. Then Morven reveals the truth: the gods are not protectors, but prisoners, bound by an ancient pact that enslaves them to the whims of unknown powers. Horrified the goddess is also a captive, Anthea doesn’t hesitate when Morven asks her to take off the collar that binds her to the temple, allowing her to escape.

Forced to flee and brave the Waste alongside the notorious (and surprisingly charming) heretic Severin Cosgrave, he reveals to Anthea that all she knows is a lie. As Severin and Anthea become allies, and more, the secrets they unveil put targets on their backs. Darkness is creeping in, and Anthea discovers that her being chosen as Morven’s priestess was not as random as she once believed…and she may be the only one that can save Dunscane from ruin.

Emma Theriault ‘s YA fantasy debut, Rebel Rose, was a Canadian Children’s Book Centre starred selection for Best Books for Kids and Teens Fall 2021. Her debut adult historical romance, A Lady Would Know Better, came out in January 2025 from Entangled with two sequels to follow.