Top new fantasy books out this week: 12 Mar - 18 Mar 2023
Last updated:
March 18, 2023
This week featuring new releases by Aaron Becker, Tessa Hale, Karina Halle, Helen Harper, Gytha Lodge, Rebecca Zanetti, Cynthia Eden, Evelyn Skye, Grace Draven, Joy McCullough, Elle Casey and many more.
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The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker
In an alternate past—or possible future—a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, bearing silent witness to the flow of time and change. A family farms the fertile valley. Soon, a village sprouts, and not long after, a town. Residents learn to harness the water, the wind, and the animals in order to survive and thrive...outdoors · children-books · fiction · fantasy · historical · dystopia · children · survival · middle-grade · earth -
![Legacy of Shadows by Tessa Hale]()
Legacy of Shadows by Tessa Hale
All I wanted was to keep my head above water. To survive long enough to hit my eighteenth birthday so I could escape the nightmare that my homelife had become. But all of that was turned upside down the moment they showed up.The best friend from my past. The surly brooder. The kind-hearted nerd. The king of campus. The dark one...romance · reverse-harem · fantasy · paranormal · shapeshifters · dragons · supernatural · new-adult · magic · fated-mates -
![Black Rose: A Dark Gothic Romance by Karina Halle]()
Black Rose: A Dark Gothic Romance by Karina Halle
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![Red Hawk by Helen Harper]()
Red Hawk by Helen Harper
Mairi Wallace has faced terrible dangers since she discovered her magical abilities. But she's never experienced anything as hazardous as this. An unfamiliar peril has arisen and suddenly the Mages are no longer the biggest threat to Scotland's future. A new King, with the Afflicted hordes at his beck and call, is claiming her country for his own...romance · fantasy · magic · urban-fantasy · audiobook · supernatural · dystopia · witches-wizards · zombies · urban -
![The Fragile Tower by Gytha Lodge]()
The Fragile Tower by Gytha Lodge
One girl; one quest; and a love strong enough to cross worlds... Grace Lane is a shy fifteen-year-old girl living in a small town in New York state. She has been looking for something to make her feel like she matters for most of her life. After a beautiful and exotic fair arrives on her street in the middle of winter, her brother vanishes during the night... -
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![Bad Moon Rising by Rebecca Zanetti, Cynthia Eden, Juliana Stone, Jess Granger]()
Bad Moon Rising by Rebecca Zanetti, Cynthia Eden, Juliana Stone, Jess Granger
BAD MOON RISING is a round robin story Cynthia Eden put together for her Halloween month-long celebration. (Cynthia LOVES Halloween!) :)So Cynthia started the story and passed it along to Shelli Stevens, who added to it before sending it to Juliana Stone and then Jess Granger. Finally, it arrived in my in-box and I wrote the ending. Here are the five parts of the story…... -
![Damsel by Evelyn Skye]()
Damsel by Evelyn Skye
A damsel in distress takes on the dragon herself in this epic twist on classic fantasy—a groundbreaking collaboration between New York Times bestselling author Evelyn Skye and the team behind the upcoming Netflix film Damsel, starring Millie Bobby Brown. Elodie never dreamed of a lavish palace or a handsome prince...action-adventure · book · coming-of-age · dragons · dystopia · epic · fairy-tale · female-mc · fiction · high-fantasy -
![Black Hellebore by Grace Draven]()
Black Hellebore by Grace Draven
**The love story of Brishen and Ildiko continues in this Wraith Kings novella, set after the events in THE IPPOS KING - WK #3...romance · fantasy · new-adult · multi-pov · urban-fantasy · urban · paranormal · fiction · book · adult -
![Enter the Body by Joy McCullough]()
Enter the Body by Joy McCullough
“At once tender, poetic and ferocious, Enter The Body breathes new life into the Bard’s most tragic heroines. More than a tribute to Shakespeare, this kaleidoscopic, ambitious novel-in-verse gives Juliet, Ophelia, Cordelia, and Lavinia the chance to tell their own stories full of passion, justice, sisterhood, and love. Simply spectacular.”—Michael L...young-adult · historical-fiction · retellings · fiction · historical · audiobook · feminism · classics · romantic-love · fantasy -
![Die for You by Elle Casey]()
Die for You by Elle Casey
Sometimes perfect love appears out of nowhere and sweeps you off your feet, with the power to carry you away to another place and time. For Josie, perfect love came from another place and time and swept her off her feet, just before disappearing into nowhere.The otherwordly connection between Josie and Cameron shouldn't have happened. It should have been impossible... -
![Rattling Bone by Jordan L. Hawk]()
Rattling Bone by Jordan L. Hawk
Some secrets won’t stay buried.Oscar Fox grew up suppressing his psychic gifts. Now he and his ghost-hunting team, including his boyfriend parapsychologist Nigel Taylor, travel to Oscar’s hometown in hopes of learning more about his legacy.A trail of family secrets lures them to an abandoned distillery, still haunted by the ghosts of Oscar’s ancestors...action-adventure · adult · book · contemporary · fiction · ghosts · gothic · horror · killer · law-enforcement -
![Nothing but the Rain by Naomi Salman]()
Nothing but the Rain by Naomi Salman
A sleepy little town discovers its memories have become part of the water cycle in Naomi Salman's debut novella, Nothing but the Rain .The rain in Aloisville is never-ending, and no one can remember when it started. There’s not much they can remember. With every drop that hits their skin, a bit of memory is washed away. Stay too long in the wet, and you’ll lose everything you used to be... -
![The Coven by Harper L. Woods, Adelaide Forrest]()
The Coven by Harper L. Woods, Adelaide Forrest
Revenge.Raised to be my father’s weapon against the Coven that took away his sister and his birthright, I would do anything to protect my younger brother from suffering the same fate. My duty forces me to the secret town of Crystal Hollow and the prestigious Hollow’s Grove University—where the best and brightest of my kind learn to practice their magic free from human judgment...adult · age-gap · book · dark · dark-academia · dark-fantasy · death · demons · enemies-to-lovers · fiction -
![New Suns 2: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color by Karin Lowachee, Walter Mosley, Daniel H. Wilson, Hiromi Goto]()
New Suns 2: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color by Karin Lowachee, Walter Mosley, Daniel H. Wilson, Hiromi Goto
The stunning follow-up to the multiple-award-winning anthology of SFF by people of colourOctavia E. Butler said, “There’s nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns.”New Suns 2 brings you fresh visions of the strange, the unexpected, the shocking—breakthrough stories, stories shining with emerging truths, stories that pierce stale preconceptions with their beauty and bravery...fantasy · anthologies · fiction · lgbtq · poc-mc · colonization · audiobook · low-fantasy · action-adventure · adult -
![Serpents of the Dawn by Adaline Winters]()
Serpents of the Dawn by Adaline Winters
Cora Roberts, daughter of death and elemental badass, thought she had faced the worst White Castle had to offer. But when her grandmother, the head of the elementals, sets her sights on ruling over all supernatural factions, the stakes are raised higher than ever before...romance · fantasy · magic · vampires · ghosts · angels · paranormal · demons · witches-wizards · slow-burn -
![Little Bird Lost by Jessie Walker]()
Little Bird Lost by Jessie Walker
I'm the one they've been waiting for...Tick, tick, tick…He calls himself the Fowler, and this is his Aviary—a lavish mansion buried deep within an endless wintry forest,where the wicked elite gather to play their depraved games.He calls us his Flock—Me and his three sons, Corvin, Ezio, and Aquillus. My jailers.My tormentors.My salvation.They hold the keys to my cage.They keep me sane...romance · dark · reverse-harem · horror · mlm · contemporary · polyamory · retellings · gothic · forced-proximity -
![The Marriage Merger: Engagement Edition by Aja Foxx]()
The Marriage Merger: Engagement Edition by Aja Foxx
My Dear Syros, By the time you get this letter, I will be gone. Please don't look for me. My decision to end our engagement wasn't an easy one, but it's one that I have to make. More than anything in the world, I want you to be happy, but I also deserve the same happiness. You can blame the broken engagement on me. I'm certain my father will...romance · mlm · lgbtq · abuse · enemies-to-lovers · arranged-marriage · age-gap · contemporary · kidnapping · fiction -
![A God of Death & Rest by K.M. Moronova]()
A God of Death & Rest by K.M. Moronova
Tomorrow is as ugly as it is beautiful.I’ve suffered for six months at Violet’s hand. She’s been collecting my blood and keeping it in her dungeon. She demands to know where Lucius is, but there’s one problem. I’m not Talia and I have no idea where he is. Things are changing. She’s assigned me a new guard and as much as we don’t get along, we’re drawn to one another... -
![Queen Takes Blood by Joely Sue Burkhart]()
Queen Takes Blood by Joely Sue Burkhart
Before they belonged to House Isador… these Blood were fighting their own battles to stay alive.While the last Templar knight was struggling to stay out of the queen of Rome’s clutches, the king kraken’s own mother sent him into captivity with the Triune queen...romance · paranormal · shapeshifters · vampires · fantasy · myths · monsters · reverse-harem · age-gap · gods -
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![His Sunshine Baby by Jenny Fox]()
His Sunshine Baby by Jenny Fox
As a fighter of her Clan, Elena was the strongest. But she had no family, no dreams, and she had given up on love long ago.Being her enemy’s secret lover for one night seemed without consequences. Nathaniel Black would never love her, so she expected nothing from him...abuse · action-adventure · adult · book · fiction · paranormal · shapeshifters · urban-fantasy · vampires · witches-wizards -
![The Memory Eater by Rebecca Mahoney]()
The Memory Eater by Rebecca Mahoney
A teenage girl must save her town from a memory-devouring monster in this piercing exploration of grief, trauma, and memory, from the author of The Valley and the Flood.For generations, a monster called the Memory Eater has lived in the caves of Whistler Beach, Maine, surviving off the unhappy memories of those who want to forget...fantasy · young-adult · horror · lgbtq · wlw · urban-fantasy · paranormal · audiobook · fiction · mystery -
![Oh, Sacred Dark by Marina Vivancos]()
Oh, Sacred Dark by Marina Vivancos
Tyler’s first priority is to protect his coven. Not because he’s the High Witch’s right-hand-man. Not because he was born a Dom. But because this is his home, and a protector is who he is.When a new person is fostered by the coven, Tyler is immediately suspicious. Roman is a sub, sure, but his old coven is bad news... -
![Alpha Betrayed: A Dark Shifter Romance by Bella Jacobs]()
Alpha Betrayed: A Dark Shifter Romance by Bella Jacobs
Justice. Revenge. The pain, blood, and tears of the stepsister who sold me into slavery and stole the Alpha Throne that was rightfully mine.For years, these were the only things that kept me sane...romance · fantasy · shapeshifters · paranormal · alpha-mc · suspense · steamy · contemporary · abuse · 21st-century -
![Made to Rule by Marianne A. Scott]()
Made to Rule by Marianne A. Scott
Made in her Image. Made from Magic. Made to Conquer. Made to Rule.Two hundred years ago, the balance in the Kingdom of Magic was destroyed when King Baran, the Elemental Monarch, killed the other kings and queens and declared himself the sole ruler. Since then, all other forms of magic have been persecuted, banished, and treated as less than the Elemental Witches... -
![Witches Shall Rise by Terah Edun]()
Witches Shall Rise by Terah Edun
Witch. Daughter. Queen. Katherine is a witch with a problem, the holidays have come up, and she knows bad blood with the fae shall rise... -
![Ravensong by Cayla Fay]()
Ravensong by Cayla Fay
A demi-god who refuses to cohabitate with humans accidentally falls in love with one in the first book of a pulse-pounding teen duology that’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Celtic mythology.Neve has spent lifetimes defending the mortal world against the legions of hell with her two sisters...romance · fantasy · wlw · young-adult · lgbtq · myths · contemporary · urban-fantasy · lesbian-mc · audiobook -
![Dear Medusa by Olivia A. Cole]()
Dear Medusa by Olivia A. Cole
This searing and intimate novel in verse follows a sixteen-year-old girl coping with sexual abuse as she grapples with how to reclaim her story, her anger, and her body in a world that seems determined to punish her for the sin of surviving.I'm starting to realizethat a woman doesn't get that madso mad that her hair turns to snakesso mad that her rage turns blood to boulderall on her own...young-adult · contemporary · lgbtq · mental-illness · fiction · wlw · feminism · realistic · audiobook · romantic-love -
![Hidden Beneath The Embers by Fay Bec]()
Hidden Beneath The Embers by Fay Bec
Hide-and-seek was a game Davyna loved playing as a child because she always won. But after the death of her adopted father, the game became her life’s mission to seek a blood relative to set her free from the cursed deal she made. When every lead turns up empty, Davyna is forced to seek help from the creatures that hide in the dark...adult · book · dark · dark-fantasy · enemies-to-lovers · fae · fated-mates · fiction · horror · new-adult -
![Midnight Strikes by Zeba Shahnaz]()
Midnight Strikes by Zeba Shahnaz
In this explosive fantasy debut with a time-loop twist, a provincial girl must work with a roguish prince to stop an attack on the royal family and escape a nightmarish curse that forces them to relive the same night again and again.Seventeen-year-old Anaïs just wants tonight to end...romance · fantasy · young-adult · time-travel · sci-fi · retellings · fiction · mystery · magic · high-fantasy -
![Flowerheart by Catherine Bakewell]()
Flowerheart by Catherine Bakewell
Perfect for fans of Margaret Rogerson and Tamora Pierce, this standalone YA debut is a stunning cottagecore fantasy romance about a girl with powerful and violent magic, which she must learn to control—or lose everything she loves.Clara’s magic has always been wild. But it’s never been dangerous. Then a simple touch causes poisonous flowers to bloom in her father’s chest...romance · fantasy · young-adult · fiction · magic · cozy · lgbtq · season-spring · audiobook · witches-wizards -
![The Shattered Lands by Brenna Nation]()
The Shattered Lands by Brenna Nation
'A bewitching fantasy packed with heart shattering twists, Brenna Nation has woven a devastating tale about the things we do for love.' - Rosie Talbot, author of Sixteen Souls18 years after her disappearance, the princess has returned. But what is left of her kingdom?Sapphire finds herself in Eriobis with a crown, a castle and too many handmaidens to count...romance · fantasy · wlw · lgbtq · young-adult · new-adult · fiction · lesbian-mc · enemies-to-lovers · high-fantasy -
![Forbidden Mate by Nancy Corrigan]()
Forbidden Mate by Nancy Corrigan
Love and power go hand in hand . When I become a pawn in my quest for dominance, I’m torn between desire and destiny. Full The Shifter Council is a men’s only club . But I’m going to shake things up and become the first female jaguar shifter to rule over the shifter world. Anton Alexander is the only man standing in my way. He’s alluring, mysterious, confident, and apparently my fated mate...romance · shapeshifters · paranormal · audiobook · fantasy · suspense · insta-love · supernatural · fiction · book -
![Academy Obscura: The Flame Within by Cassia Briar]()
Academy Obscura: The Flame Within by Cassia Briar
A flawed heroine. A twisted magical college. Three sexy teachers.I didn't know magic existed…until I found my birth family after a life in foster care. They tell me there are rules, but I don’t believe them. Naturally, I break one of those precious rules on the night of a full moon, and am forced to enroll at Academy Obscura. But I don’t fit in...adult · book · dragons · fae · fiction · magic · mystery · mythical-creatures · new-adult · paranormal -
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![Born In Twilight: A spicy contemporary paranormal thrill-ride by Maggie Shayne]()
Born In Twilight: A spicy contemporary paranormal thrill-ride by Maggie Shayne
The classic vampire-romance series that started it all…Jameson Bryant is a rare man. He’s one of the Chosen, a mortal with the Belladonna antigen, the only kind who can become a vampire himself. But he’s not ready to make that decision, despite that vampires helped raise him. The undead are some of his best friends...romance · supernatural · vampires · contemporary · urban-fantasy · fantasy · paranormal · suspense · fiction · book -
![Prince of Twilight: A spicy contemporary paranormal thrill-ride by Maggie Shayne]()
Prince of Twilight: A spicy contemporary paranormal thrill-ride by Maggie Shayne
Dracula is far older than his legend. For centuries, he has awaited the reincarnation of his one true love, Elisabeta, foretold by the vampire Rhiannon centuries ago. And now he has found her. But she has no returned to him in the way he expected. Instead, her restless and frustrated spirit is possessing a modern day woman named Tempest, who is called “Storm.” The nickname, he finds, is fitting...romance · supernatural · vampires · contemporary · urban-fantasy · fantasy · paranormal · suspense · fiction · book -
![Twilight Phantasies: A spicy contemporary paranormal thrill-ride by Maggie Shayne]()
Twilight Phantasies: A spicy contemporary paranormal thrill-ride by Maggie Shayne
“My inspiration has always been Maggie Shayne and her Wings in the Night series!” — #1 NY Times Bestselling Autor Christine FeehanTamara’s dreams are tormented. She is lost, alone, and calling out for someone, but when she wakes she can never remember his name...romance · supernatural · vampires · contemporary · shapeshifters · urban-fantasy · fantasy · paranormal · suspense · fiction -
![The Demon: Deidre’s Story by S.M. Boyce]()
The Demon: Deidre’s Story by S.M. Boyce
Release date for this novel is currently unknown. Please contact the author if you would like to know when it will be released. Deidre wasn’t always an isen, but she has always been hated.In 1814, Deidre is a Southern Belle, born to wealth and a father who loathes her. Townsfolk call her beautiful and clever. A young man named Michael calls her the love of his life... -
adult · alternate-universe · book · fiction · friends-to-lovers · lgbtq · marriage · mlm · fantasy · romance
