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Harriet the Honeybee and the Testament of SEers
A Young Adult Fantasy
by S.L. Taveras
Harriet Honeybee is a quiet, introverted girl who suddenly finds her world unraveling when her mother vanishes and her brother is kidnapped. Searching for them, she stumbles into a hidden world of magic and mystery and begins to learn the truth about her powerful family line of women seers. Guided by her eccentric grandmother Zuzu, Harriet uncovers secrets that tie her past, present, and destiny together.
What begins as a desperate quest to bring her family back becomes the unfolding of who she really is: the future Matriarch of a world she never knew she belonged to. Filled with seers, timekeepers, portals, and unlikely friendships, Harriet Honeybee and the Testament of Seers is the first in a magical story about courage, family, and the extraordinary power of finding your true place.
My Winter Song to You
by Laurel Osterkamp
Morgan Bradley is coming home for the holidays—jobless, heartbroken, and clinging to the hope that she’s not completely washed up. Her Broadway dreams and her relationship with pop sensation Patrick Sterling have both gone cold. But Sugar Pine, Colorado, isn’t just where Morgan goes to heal. It’s where she finds a chance to save her family’s struggling theater—and maybe herself—by staging Bohemian Winter, the show she started writing years ago with her childhood best friend, Max.
Max Thompson has never stopped loving Morgan—or writing music for her. So when she walks back into his life with big dreams and a broken heart, he says yes. To the musical. To pretending they’re a couple in front of her famous ex. And maybe, secretly, to one last chance at something real.
But faking love has a way of making real feelings impossible to hide. As the snow falls and opening night nears, Morgan and Max must decide if they’re writing a story that ends on stage—or one that’s only just beginning.
Heart-melting, hilarious, and full of musical-theater magic, My Winter Song to You is a friends-to-lovers holiday romance with slow-burn longing, backstage drama, and an unforgettable grand finale.
Perfect for fans of Carley Fortune, Emily Henry, and Abby Jimenez.
Tropes
small town
fake dating
friends-to-lovers
he falls first
Trigger warnings: leg amputation, migraines, cyber-bullying
Our Uncle’s Promise
An LGBTQIA* Memoir
by Ruta Levu
What does a rabid squirrel with active rabies, a turkey demon from hell, and a unicorn that farts rainbows have in common? Absolutely nothing, unless they are family.
In this nonfiction LGBTQ+ family memoir, four young sisters lose their mother and are raised by their maternal grandparents and two gay uncles in the 1970's and 1980's.
Grandma was the glue that held everyone together, enforced Sunday family dinners, and family togetherness. Pop was the quiet enforcer and a loving grandfather. Uncle Rueben was the fun-loving uncle and taught his nieces to laugh again and disco dance. Uncle Dana was the quieter uncle, but he was always willing to join in the adventures with the nieces, whether it was going to numerous street festivals or riding roller coasters and screaming louder than the girls.
Sina, the rabid squirrel with active rabies, was part of the morning troll clan, but played her part as the older sister, nag in charge, grump meister and motherly protector. Ruta, the unicorn that farts rainbows, was just a joy and spread her glittery joy over mankind. The two younger sisters were the supporting cast for the unicorn that farts rainbows... not really, but what can you say about younger sisters, except that they can be adorable but still annoying? As for Pierre, the turkey demon from hell, you will have to read the book.
This compelling story is about a family that did not fit the normal template of the 1970's and 1980's yet shows everything a family should be. This gripping memoir is a true story of family, faith, queer parenting, unconditional love, coming out, coming of age, resilience, and a tender tribute to love as a daily practice and a promise kept.
An unconventional queer family with unconditional love.
Caged
Sins of Sigma, Book 1
by Summer Robert
Repeat after me: I swear my soul to Sigma; the spilling of Sigma’s secrets is punishable by death; a death which I will gladly accept should I prove disloyal.
How much would you sacrifice in the name of family? What sins would you commit for the promise of wealth and power?
Kieren Hunt made a deal. Resurrect his fraternity’s secret traditions, and the most powerful Sigma alumnus will save his family from ruin. As the incoming chapter president, it was an easy deal to make because Kieren Hunt knows he is ruthless. He was always meant to play God, and once he wins back his prized obsession, Monroe Campbell, they’ll be none the wiser.
But the thing about secrets is, just like blood, they tend to get spilled.
Kieren’s deal has a problem, and her name is Monroe. He never thought Sigma would come for her, nor did he ever think his perfect pet would try to run. Sigma can have his soul, but Monroe? She was never part of the deal, and if he must cage his trophy to keep her, so be it.
Monroe would be his until the bitter end, if only she didn’t escape.
She’s coming for you Kieren, because this puppy bites back.
Caged is a dark secret society revenge romance. Please check the content warnings before diving into the nefarious and sinful world of the Sigma. Other than the prequel novella, the Sins of the Sigma series is meant to be read in order.
Tropes
Secret society with a dark & deadly past
Quest for power and possession
Villainous MMC forced to choose between duty and desire
Obsession that descends into madness
Wronged FMC out for revenge
Ride or die bff and her tormented ex with nothing to lose
Narcissism, references to Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)
References to Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Gaslighting
Obsession with and desire to possess another human
Holding another human captive
Withholding of food
Stalking
Drug and alcohol use
Death and dismemberment
Emotional and physical abuse
Torture, particularly torture used as a means to extract information
Detailed and explicit two-person and group sex scenes that include elements of degradation, choking and breath play, bondage, captive prisoner role play, pain play, primal play, and other BDSM elements.
Dead End
Dark Paths, Book 5
by Ivy Whitaker
The final battle has come—and this time, there’s no running.
Shea Tobin has carried the Bearers’ curse in her blood, but now she stands as their last hope. A new evil is bleeding Verbank dry—twisting the town into a crucible of nightmares and hunting the people she’s sworn to protect.
With every step closer to the end, the line between realms frays, dragging Shea deeper into a destiny she never chose. Her ancestors whisper. Her blood burns. And the shadows demand her surrender.
But Shea has learned one truth: love—fragile, steady, defiant—may be the only light strong enough to cut through the dark.
Now she must risk everything—her heart, her soul, her very life—to unify Verbank and save the one she loves.
Because if she falters, Verbank falls.
And if Verbank falls… she loses everything.
Tropes
Paranormal Romance
Badass Witch Heroine
Dreamwalking / Psychic Powers
Vampire Antagonists
Star-Crossed Love
Cursed Bloodline
Small Town with Secrets
Visions & Prophecy
Found Family
Strong Heroine vs. Supernatural Evil
Love as Salvation
Enemies Closing In
Ancestral Whispers / Haunted Legacy
Race Against Time
Sacrifice for Love
Unchosen Destiny
Final Battle / Climactic Showdown
Dark & Gothic Undertones
Emotional Gut Punch Moments
Hope in the Darkness
Hard-Earned HEA
Content Warning: Violence, gore, body horror
Captivity, imprisonment, torture
Medical experimentation, bloodletting
Addiction/drug use (vampire blood)
Pregnancy storyline, no pregnancy loss
Trauma, dissociation, grief
Death, euthanasia of victims
Implied fertility rituals / explicit sexual themes
Between the Lines
by Tracey Magruder
Sadie Reed thought she had her life mapped out—until a broken engagement and a string of bruised dreams left her starting over from scratch. Nursing a battered heart and desperate for a fresh start, she accepts an unexpected coaxing reclusive bestselling author Corbyn Pearce out of hiding and back to the page.
But Corbyn is as infuriating as he is brilliant. Scarred by a tragic accident and haunted by ghosts of the past, he’s determined to keep everyone at arm’s length—especially meddling editors with sharp red pens and sharper tongues. What begins as a battle of wills in a quiet English village soon stirs something neither of them a chance at healing, at rediscovering passion, and maybe at love.
When old wounds resurface and hidden truths come to light, Sadie must decide if she’s brave enough to rewrite her own story—and whether Corbyn belongs in its pages.
A heartfelt, slow-burn romance about resilience, second chances, and the courage to trust again.
Tropes
Grumpy/Sunshine
Enemies to Lovers
Forced Proximity
Workplace Romance
Second Chance Romance
Small Town
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