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Studio Ghibli meets Frozen in a sweeping fantasy about sibling bonds, shapeshifting monsters, no-spice romance, and hope stronger than ice. Born into prison, Kira has only known the arctic wasteland where the worst criminals are sent to be forgotten—including her mother. When an Inspector condemns her family to death, she unleashes forbidden magic, which comes at a devastating cost: her sister is cursed, transformed into a monster.

Leef Verus is back in the fight and on his way to the planet Neba to carry out the next part of his mission, but the clock is ticking. With Dot still in pieces and Talie out of commission, the next stage of the plan rests heavily on a young woman once thought lost to the desert. Merritt fought the arid wastelands of Neba and survived, winning a place for herself in a ragtag family of misfits that have healed a part of her broken heart.

Devora's perfect future shatters. Instead of attending Vlacklear Academy, she is sent to the Fortress: a prison holding murderers and thieves that make up the soldiers in His Majesty's Army. She fears it is the end of her.

With her crooked spine and reckless heart, Princess Meera always knew she wasn't meant to become queen of Ezo. But when her sister, the rightful heir, is cursed on the eve of her coronation, Meera must defend her kingdom from ruthless invaders by taking the throne.

On the eve of the Coronation, aspiring newspaper columnist Penelope Beaumont is assigned the story of a lifetime-revealing the Crown Prince isn't the rightful heir to Loirehall's throne. Desperate to leave her dysfunctional step-family, and tempted by the chance to fulfill her deepest wish and claim her late Father's former column in The Loirehall Times, Penelope accepts the job.

In the land of Taletha, the wife market is the prime place for young lords to find a spouse, but not the place for love. Something Inara knows all too well. After six years of rejection, she has no hope of being chosen for anything but a plaything.

Gwendolyn Gonzales would do anything for her best friend. Even allow herself to be dragged through Macy's dreams by a British coffeeholic who claims to be Macy's Dream Guardian. The rules of the Dream are simple: blend in and don't die. When Macy's dreams take a turn for the worst, following the rules may be harder than it seems. And may end in deadly consequences.

In the city of Mordova, poverty reigns. Malek Nadar has no use for the poor beyond the palace walls, and the lords of the city only care for food, wine, and women.

Aspen Frost has fallen from grace. Once among the upper echelons of popularity at Magik Prep Academy, a terrifying event at a party leaves a nasty rumor in its wake and thrusts her into social isolation.

Eighteen-year-old pencil artist Elizabeth Rhodes is on the cusp of a breakthrough art commission that could cement her future career: the debut of her drawings at L'étoile dans les Ténèbres, the social calendar's biggest art auction hosted by renowned art collector and gracious philanthropist Madame Penelope Garcon. Concealing her true identity as the mysterious artist Briar Rose.

When Talie Zarna is forced to hide rogue soldier, Renner Cartha, her life isn’t the only thing threatened. Living as the famed Soaring Staress on the circus spaceship Midway masks her true identity, but Renner’s very presence threatens to draw unwanted attention. As a former royal guard, Renner holds secrets of his own. Like evidence of a political assassination he is on a mission to deliver to the Xerus Galaxy’s governing council.

Under attack from without and within, Jherako teeters on the brink. Vaanvorn Thundred, suddenly in possession of a throne he never expected to inherit, will do anything to pull his kingdom from the edge, even if it means striking a marriage bargain with the formidable Faa’Cris. But a skycrawler opens Vorn’s eyes to realities outside his world, and his limits are tested. Lady Valiriana has one goal when she is sent out from Deversoria: prove this Jherakan king, the one his people call the Errant, unworthy of an alliance with any Faa’Cris.

Heir to Carm Duchy, Lady Averella Amal faces a relentless pursuit of marriage proposals. Secretly betrothed to her beloved squire, Bran Rennan, Averella's happiness is threatened when Prince Gidon, the Crown Prince of Er'Rets, demands her hand. With Bran away, Averella must navigate a web of deceit and loyalty to evade the prince's grasp. Will she defy tradition and follow her heart? Or will she succumb to society's expectations? In Vrell Sparrow, discover a tale of courage, intrigue, and the fight for freedom that will shape destinies and change Er'Rets forever.