April 2021 list by L. Buehler
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Down Comes the Night
by Allison Saft
A talented but disgraced Queen’s Guard healer becomes snowed in at the estate of a reclusive lord before discovering that her patient, a servant with a mysterious illness, is a sworn enemy of the kingdom.
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Firekeeper's Daughter
by Angeline Boulley
Treated like an outsider in both her hometown and on the Ojibwe reservation, a half-Native American science geek and star hockey player places her dreams on hold in the wake of a family tragedy.
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Flamefall
by Rosaria Munda
A sequel to Fireborne finds Annie ostracized for enforcing government rationing, while Lee becomes torn between loyalties, and lowborn dragonrider Griff is directed to sacrifice everything for the lords who oppress his people.
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The Lake
by Natasha Preston
Seventeen-year-old best friends Esme and Kayla return to Camp Pine Lake as counselors in training, but the dark secret they have been hiding for nine years is back to haunt them.
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Namesake
by Adrienne Young
A conclusion to the duology that began with Fable finds the young leader of the newly emancipated Marigold ship forced to assist a notorious thug’s scheme to secure an alliance with a powerful gem trader who is more than she seems.
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Once Upon a Quinceanera
by Monica Gomez-hira
Accepting a humiliating unpaid internship working as a party princess in a ball gown, romance-minded Carmen embarks on a summer that is shaped by blistering Miami heat, an unexpected attraction and a spoiled cousin’s quinceañera.
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Ravage the Dark
by Tara Sim
After escaping the city of Moray, Amaya and Cayo head to the port city of Baleine to find the mysterious Benefactor and put a stop to the counterfeit currency that is spreading Ash Fever throughout the kingdoms.
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Sing Me Forgotten
by Jessica S. Olson
A reimagining of The Phantom of the Opera finds a young woman, born with the supernatural ability to manipulate memories through song, fighting against an outside world that fears her and threatens the man she loves.
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Sweet & Bitter Magic
by Adrienne Tooley
Exiled and cursed never to love, the most powerful witch in a generation steals small amounts of love from others before encountering a rare girl who offers to use her own secret magic to stop the dark witch behind a deadly plague.
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The Theft of Sunlight
by Intisar Khanani
A sequel to Thorn finds a young woman breaking silence when children throughout her community begin disappearing, before a visit to the palace leads to an unlikely relationship and a life-risking confrontation.
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