Top new fantasy books in February 2025
Last updated:
December 4, 2024
February 2025 featuring new releases by Elly Blake, Samantha Shannon, Libba Bray, James Rollins, Kristen Ciccarelli, Lilith Vincent, Chloe Chastaine, Kimberly Lemming, Katee Robert, Falon Ballard, Heather Fawcett and many more.
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The Forest King's Daughter by Elly Blake
For fans of Sarah J. Maas and Holly Black, The Forest King's Daughter is an enemies-to-forbidden-lovers romance from the New York Times bestselling author of Frostblood. Once upon a time, among the bloodred trees of Thirstwood, a young forest princess became friends with a lonely demon boy. He gifted her an amber ring, a worthless trinket…or so he thought..romance · fantasy · young-adult · demons · fiction · high-fantasy · enemies-to-lovers · sword-sorcery · dark · action-adventure -
![The Dark Mirror by Samantha Shannon]()
The Dark Mirror by Samantha Shannon
Paige Mahoney is outside the Republic of Scion for the first time in more than a decade – but she has no idea how she got to the free world. Half a year has been wiped from her memory. As she makes her way back to the revolution, her journey takes her to Venice, where she learns a dangerous secret – one that could change the face of the war between humans and immortals...romance · fantasy · dystopia · young-adult · urban-fantasy · sci-fi · fiction · paranormal · contemporary · horror -
![Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray]()
Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray
It was said that if you write to the Bridegroom’s Oak, the love of your life will answer back. Now, the tree is giving up its secrets at last. In 1940s Germany, Sophie is excited to discover a message waiting for her in the Bridegroom's Oak from a mysterious suitor. Meanwhile, her best friend, Hanna, is sending messages too—but not to find love...europe · western-central-europe · germany · urban · new-york-state · romance · historical-fiction · young-adult · historical · fantasy -
![A Dragon of Black Glass by James Rollins]()
A Dragon of Black Glass by James Rollins
The third book in the New York Times bestselling Moonfall series from thriller-master James Rollins, A Dragon of Black Glass is a tale of relentless adventure and the struggle for survival in a harsh world that hangs by a thread... -
![Rebel Witch by Kristen Ciccarelli]()
Rebel Witch by Kristen Ciccarelli
The stakes are even higher in this epic, romantic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Crimson Moth duology.A WITCH...Rune Winters is on the run. Ever since the boy she loved, Gideon Sharpe, revealed who she was and delivered her into enemy hands, everyone wants her dead...romance · fantasy · young-adult · witches-wizards · magic · paranormal · enemies-to-lovers · dark · sword-sorcery · fiction -
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![I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming]()
I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming
A hilarious and sexy romance about a woman who gets dropped on a strange planet only to fall for not one, but two, aliens, from the author of I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf.Dorothy Valentine is close to getting her PhD in wildlife biology when she’s attacked by a lion. On the bright side, she’s saved! On the not-so-bright side, it’s because they’re abducted by aliens... -
![The Demon's Queen by Katee Robert]()
The Demon's Queen by Katee Robert
The final book in the Deal with a Demon... -
![Change of Heart by Falon Ballard]()
Change of Heart by Falon Ballard
From the beloved author of Right on Cue and Lease on Love comes a whimsical new rom-com about a workaholic forced to aim for a goal she never thought she'd love.Campbell Andrews despises exactly three things in incompetence, tardiness, and love stories. Making partner at her law firm at thirty-four, she has no time for anything or anyone else...romance · contemporary · fiction · ghosts · magic · angels · paranormal · fantasy · psychics · demons -
![Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett]()
Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
The third installment in the heartwarming and enchanting Emily Wilde series, about a curmudgeonly scholar of folklore and the fae prince she loves.Emily Wilde has spent her life studying faeries. A renowned dryadologist, she has documented hundreds of species of Folk in her Encyclopaedia of Faeries... -
![A Rebel Without Claws: A Good Girl, Bad Boy Witchy Romance by Juliette Cross]()
A Rebel Without Claws: A Good Girl, Bad Boy Witchy Romance by Juliette Cross
After yet another bar fight and arrest, bad boy Ronan Reed leaves Texas to live with his Uncle Shane, alpha of the Blood Moon pack. Since werewolf cage fighting isn’t illegal in Louisiana, Ronan makes big plans to lead his own team in the ring. But when he sets eyes on sweet Celine Cruz, his whole world stops and she becomes a tantalizing distraction he doesn’t need...romance · paranormal · witches-wizards · urban-fantasy · fated-mates · contemporary · shapeshifters · fiction · fantasy · vampires -
![Built by Magic by Jenna Wolfhart]()
Built by Magic by Jenna Wolfhart
"Some might say dragons are the most magnificent creatures alive, but they have nothing on you."Built by Magic is a stand-alone cozy romantasy set in the whimsical world of Falling for Fables...fiction · fantasy · romance · myths · paranormal · sword-sorcery · retellings · high-fantasy · book · adult -
![HeartTorn by Sylvia Mercedes]()
HeartTorn by Sylvia Mercedes
Don't miss Ilsevel and Taar's ongoing adventures in this epic and romantic continuation of the WarBride saga!"Dark, delicious, and dangerous. This unputdownable book will call to your soul as it takes you hostage...romance · fae · fantasy · multi-pov · mythical-creatures · sword-sorcery · paranormal · fiction · book · adult -
![Wings of Starlight by Allison Saft]()
Wings of Starlight by Allison Saft
Brimming with magic and romance, a young fairy queen must form an unlikely alliance or risk an unspeakable danger destroying all she holds dear in this standalone YA novel from New York Times bestselling author Allison Saft...romance · fantasy · young-adult · retellings · high-fantasy · fae · fiction · magic · season-winter · sword-sorcery -
![The Fox and the Falcon by Piper C.J.]()
The Fox and the Falcon by Piper C.J.
The next book in a spellbinding new urban fantasy from USA Today bestselling author and TikTok sensation Piper CJ.The Apocalypse begins with love and a lie...Marlow has spent most of her life believing the shadowy demon she loves isn't real. Not only is he the living, breathing Prince of Hell, but he is now in serious danger... -
![Samhain by C.M. Nascosta]()
Samhain by C.M. Nascosta
The next chapter in Ladybug & Anzan's story - cover coming... -
![The Crimson Road by A.G. Slatter]()
The Crimson Road by A.G. Slatter
A captivating dark gothic fantasy set in the same universe as the award-winning author's All The Murmuring Bones, The Path of Thorns and The Briar Book of the Dead. A tale of vampires, assassins, ancient witches and broken promises.Violet Zennor has had a peculiar upbringing...fantasy · gothic · dark · dark-fantasy · horror · myths · witches-wizards · vampires · historical-fiction · fiction -
![A Circle of Uncommon Witches by Paige Crutcher]()
A Circle of Uncommon Witches by Paige Crutcher
A witch generationally cursed to never find true love sets out to break the spell cast on her family, and must team up with the last person who wants to help her – the witch who set the curse in the first place.Doreen MacKinnon is doomed to die of a broken heart - if she can’t break the centuries old curse placed on her family...romance · fantasy · witches-wizards · fiction · paranormal · magic · cozy · action-adventure · book · adult -
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![Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis]()
Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis
In a Gaslamp-lit world where hags and ogres lurk in thick pine forests, three magical queens form an uneasy alliance to protect their lands from invasion…and love turns their world upside down.Queen Saskia is the wicked sorceress everyone fears. After successfully wrestling the throne from her evil uncle, she only wants one thing: to keep her people safe from the empire next door...romance · fantasy · dark-academia · lgbtq · high-fantasy · gaslamp · industrial-era · historical · fiction · book -
![Hungerstone by Kat Dunn]()
Hungerstone by Kat Dunn
The fiercest, most powerful novel of 2025. For what do you hunger . . .?Lenore is the wife of steel magnate Henry, but ten years into their marriage the relationship has soured, and no child has arrived to fill the distance growing between them...fantasy · vampires · horror · wlw · gothic · lgbtq · historical-fiction · historical · retellings · lesbian-mc -
![The Wildest Things by Andrea Hannah]()
The Wildest Things by Andrea Hannah
In this sapphic Snow White retelling, if Snow is to save her kingdom from being ravaged by the Blight, she’ll have to kill the Evil Queen’s daughter…if she doesn’t fall in love with her first.When her glass coffin unexpectedly shatters, Snow White awakens to anything but a dream. The land is rotting. The animals have mutated... -
![Where Shadows Bloom by Catherine Bakewell]()
Where Shadows Bloom by Catherine Bakewell
Fans of Allison Saft and Margaret Rogerson will be swept away into this lush and beguiling sapphic romantasy from the bestselling author of Flowerheart, Catherine Bakewell.Ofelia has lived her life dreaming of entering Le Château Enchanté—the mysterious court of the gods-blessed King Léo, where the shadow monsters that roam Ofelia’s home never trespass...romance · fantasy · young-adult · lgbtq · wlw · cozy · lesbian-mc · season-spring · sci-fi · fiction -
![A Traitor Sister by Day Leitao]()
A Traitor Sister by Day Leitao
The thrilling, snarky, and romantic sequel to A Cursed Son... -
![Capitana by Cassandra James]()
Capitana by Cassandra James
Prepare to set sail with this riveting romantasy—the first in a duology—that’s filled with complex characters, sizzling romantic chemistry, and page-turning action. A must-read for fans of Daughter of the Pirate King, Together We Burn, or Fable!Ximena Reale has spent most of her life at La Academia training to become a Cazador, a seafaring hunter who tracks down pirates...romance · fantasy · young-adult · outlaws · historical-fiction · historical · action-adventure · fiction · enemies-to-lovers · nautical -
![The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall by J. Ann Thomas]()
The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall by J. Ann Thomas
A young woman forced to live with ghosts in a mansion frozen in time must decide between forbidden love and the price of freedom in this gothic fantasy where Jane Eyre meets The Haunting of Bly Manor, perfect for fans of Starling House.At Thorne Hall, a grand estate nestled in the Berkshires, fifteen restless spirits roam, bound within the mansion’s walls since the Gilded Age...romance · fantasy · gothic · paranormal · fiction · horror · historical-fiction · season-autumn · haunted-places · historical -
![Timehunters by Sara Samuels]()
Timehunters by Sara Samuels
The highly anticipated fourth book in the Blade of Shadows Series... In a world where darkness, secrets, and deceit reign, Olivia’s life is shattered when unsettling truths about her family emerge, unraveling her trust in everyone around her. With Balthazar imprisoned by the enigmatic Mathias, lies threaten to tear Olivia’s world apart as she and her husband Roman face betrayal at every turn...fantasy · enemies-to-lovers · urban-fantasy · historical · romance · early-modern · time-travel · action-adventure · fiction · book -
![Once a Castle by Sarah Arthur]()
Once a Castle by Sarah Arthur
Worlds collide and lives are changed as portals between our reality and the magical land of Ternival fray in the spellbinding sequel to Once a Queen, called "a fresh, delightful new tale for our wonder-hungry era" by National Book Award nominee Mitali Perkins...christian · middle-grade · historical-fiction · fantasy · myths · epic · multigenerational · children-books · fiction · family -
![The Beasts We Bury by D.L. Taylor]()
The Beasts We Bury by D.L. Taylor
Deceit and betrayal abound in this dark YA romantasy about an heir to the throne who can summon an army of animals and a thief who plans to manipulate her to pull off a once-in-a-lifetime heist. Will he steal her heart... or her chance at the throne? Daughter and heir to the throne, Mancella Cliff yearns for a life without bloodshed...romance · fantasy · young-adult · fiction · audiobook · animals · action-adventure · survival · dark · sword-sorcery -
![A War of Three Kings by Rosa Heart]()
A War of Three Kings by Rosa Heart
He stole her heart then broke it with his lies and betrayal. She must choose between forgiveness or leaving him to rot in her father’s prison.Aldrin was revealed to be everything Keira fears from the fae; dangerous, possessive, and toxic enough to steal a human woman. He has been hunting her for decades to keep her as his slave and consort—except, that story makes little sense to Keira... -
![Dance of Shadows by Gourav Mohanty]()
Dance of Shadows by Gourav Mohanty
A season of peace is the finest time to plant the seeds of war.A pirate-queen discovers the only gold around is in the bars of her cage. A temple-courtesan's heart dances for the archer she was tasked to destroy. A librarian learns how to steal to save the world from an ancient plague...fantasy · dark · dark-fantasy · myths · historical · romantic-love · epic · fiction · horror · sword-sorcery
