Fantasy Books Releasing Week of 12/30/25
We Who Will Die
From the bestselling author of the Kingdom of Lies series comes a slow-burn romantasy set in a Roman-inspired world ruled by merciless vampires. Filled with breathtaking combat, vengeful gods, and magical creatures, We Who Will Die is the epic first installment in an enthralling new series perfect for fans of Carissa Broadbent, Jasmine Mas, and Rebecca Yarros.
Life in the perilous Thorn district is a constant battle for Arvelle and her younger brothers. And the vampire standing on her doorstep is about to turn their world upside down.
Faced with an unthinkable choice, Arvelle makes a magically binding vow to do the impossible: kill the emperor, an ancient vampire created by the god Umbros. But first, she must enter the Sundering—an arena where only the fastest, strongest, and deadliest survive long enough to be selected for the emperor’s elite guard.
She quickly draws the ire of the Primus, the powerful figure charged with protecting the emperor. But the vampire under the armor is the last person Arvelle expects to encounter in the emperor’s court.
With her brothers’ lives in the balance, Arvelle has no choice but to ally with the man who once shattered her heart… and with the emperor’s sadistic son, Rorrik—two vampires whose motives are impossible to pin down. Rorrik holds the key to understanding the powers Arvelle is developing—abilities that would put a price on her head if discovered by the emperor.
To survive the arena and complete her mission, Arvelle must get to the bottom of a conspiracy that will change everything she thought she knew about herself—and the two vampires who are deeply entwined with her destiny…
An Arcane Inheritance
A modern-day dark academia fantasy with a twist, perfect for fans of Babel and A Deadly Education.
Warren University has stood amongst the ivy elite for centuries, built on the bones―and forbidden magic―of its most prized BIPOC students…hiding the rot of a secret society that will do anything to keep their own powers burning bright. No matter who they must sacrifice along the way.
Ellory Morgan is determined to prove that she belongs at Warren University, an ivy league school whose history is deeply linked to occult rumors and dark secrets. But as she settles into her Freshman year, something about the ornate buildings and shadowy paths feels strangely…familiar. And, with every passing day, that sense of déjà vu grows increasingly sinister.
Despite all logic, despite all reason, despite all the rules of reality, Ellory knows one thing to be true: she has been here before. And if she can’t convince brooding legacy student Hudson Graves to help her remember a past that seems determined to slip through her fingers as if by some insidious magic…this time, she may lose herself for good.
Reign
Sequel
Romantasy
YA
High Fantasy
FIRST SHE ROARED. THEN SHE RAGED. NOW IT’S TIME FOR HER REIGN.
Aurora Pavan wanted to change her world.
She wanted to protect her people, not because they paid taxes, but because they deserved to live without fear. She wanted Pavan to be a home that welcomed everyone–remnants, stormhunters, and witches included.
For the first time in her life, she did not dread the duty into which she was born. She wanted it.
Then she met him. The Stormlord–the man who wielded the same magic as she, but with the intent to destroy rather than save. The Aurora Pavan who came home from that confrontation was not the same girl that had braved the wildlands and joined a rebellion. She was no longer the girl who was ready to change the world, ready to rule.
But she’s the queen now all the same. And her kingdom needs her.
If only she can keep the new darkness inside her at bay.
The series that USA Today called “bright, electric, and imaginative” continues: Aurora Pavan rises to take her throne in this third installment of the Stormheart series by New York Times bestselling author Cora Carmack.
Tea & Alchemy
A tea leaf reader in nineteenth-century England falls in love—and in danger—with a reclusive alchemist in an enthralling historical fantasy by the author of Salt & Broom and Grimm Curiosities.
Cornwall, 1854. The people of Roche have always whispered about the recluse in the black granite tower that looms above the moorland. But one young woman is driven to discover the truth behind the old tales.
Her life overshadowed by family tragedy, Mina Penrose escapes her lonely days by working at The Magpie, a cozy tearoom on the village’s edge. Lately she’s been seeing shapes in the sodden leaves that hint at the future. After one such omen, Mina stumbles upon a murdered man on the heath. Villagers immediately suspect Harker Tregarrick, a living, breathing mystery who never ventures beyond the bounds of his centuries-old estate.
Until the day after the murder, when the handsome and compelling recluse visits The Magpie…leading to a meeting that will change both their fates. Captivated by a man around whom danger and rumors of death swirl, Mina has never felt more alive. Can she uncover Harker’s heartbreaking history—and the truth about the murder—before tragedy strikes again?
A Shade of Chrome and Malice
Hope is but a wicked torment.
A land steeped in tainted magic poisons the human world. Kinetics are hellbent on eliminating the Elementals. And the man who once swore to protect them is gone.
Still reeling from the events that transpired at the King’s Palace and Chrome’s devolution, Gray takes her place as the Elemental queen, guiding her people through the dangerous, magical land of Arcadia as they seek safety from the onslaught of Kinetic attacks. Desperate to find and restore Chrome to the man she fell in love with, Gray accepts the unlikely aid of someone she once thought dead, and a mysterious newcomer who should not exist at all.
As an Infernal, Chrome’s Kinetic and Elemental abilities have been replaced with shadows and death. Lacking everything that once kept him tethered to his loved ones, his existence has been narrowed down to a single cause: serve the ancient Tempest queen Celaena, who seeks to gain control of the magic fueling Arcadia. Yet, in his moments of lucidity, he recalls a more powerful desire: Gray, his queen.
And nothing will stop him from ensuring she rules in darkness at his side.
Don’t miss out on the thrilling and heart-wrenching sequel to the dark fantasy romance, A Touch of Gold and Madness. A Shade of Chrome and Malice features a morally black antihero, a resilient princess turned queen, and a world dripping in malice where hope might be everyone’s downfall.
Her Monstrous Beasts
First he came for my mother.
Then, he came for me.
Now he wants to take everything.
My mates have been stolen from me. With rage ringing in my ears and fire in my veins, it’s up to me to show the world why I am the regina of the Boneweaver pack.
But my fifth mate, my enigma, my beast shrouded in darkness has been hiding things from everyone. He is bound to my father in a way that is impossible to undo. What secrets lie in his past?
The final stand approaches and all things end in the shadows…
This is the fifth and final full length book in a New Adult MFMMMM 5 book contemporary fantasy romance series that must be read in order. The heroine has five fated mate love interests that will eventually form a bonded group. It is medium burn with 18+ spice starting from book 1. Each book has a cliffhanger ending but the series will finish with a HEA.