fantasy fiction

In the magic-soaked capital city of Oluwan, Small Sade needs a job?preferably as a maid, with employers who don?t mind her unique appearance and unlucky foot. But before she can be hired, she accidentally binds herself to a powerful being known only as the Crocodile, a god rumored to devour pretty girls. Small Sade entrances the Crocodile with her secret: she is a Curse Eater, gifted with the ability to alter people?s fates by cleaning their houses. The handsome god warns that their fates are bound, but Small Sade evades him, launching herself into a new career as the Curse Eater of a swanky inn. She is determined to impress the wealthy inhabitants and earn her place in Oluwan City . . . assuming her secret-filled past?and the revolutionary ambitions of the Crocodile God?don?t catch up with her. But maybe there is more to Small Sade. And maybe everyone in Oluwan City deserves more, too, from the maids all the way to the Anointed Ones.

In an alternate 1930s Mississippi, magic is regulated by those in power and Blacks and other people of color are prohibited from practicing it--unless, of course, they get an exemption. Hoping to earn enough money for the exemption fee, or to simply move away to a state where they can practice magic, a coven of witches form a team to participate in underground broom racing, which is lucrative but illegal. Led by captain Billie Mae and her best friend Loretta, the team includes transmasculine Cheng-Kwan, and Choctaw and Black Mattie and Emma. As local officials try to catch them breaking the law, the group prepares for their biggest race yet, which could be the answer to their prayers or the source of their downfall.

Every day in Clara's world, a dark cloud descends upon her town. The storm comes like clockwork, erasing everyone's memories. Everyone except Clara. But after Clara's father mysteriously disappears, things change. The Diviners, captive souls who feed off memories, come for her. With the help of a mysterious figure, Clara escapes the Diviners and flees to Khalom, a city in a parallel world. There, Clara discovers that she is a Noble--one of the few people able to travel between both worlds. Forced to live the Noble life, Clara goes to school with peers who want her dead. Meanwhile, a rare and dangerous power begins to stir inside of her, growing until she's not sure if she can control it. When the Diviners break through the city's defense, Clara must find a way to harness her newfound power in order to stop the attacks before the city--and her mind--is wiped clean.

"Emil and Brighton defied the odds. They beat the Blood Casters and escaped with their lives--or so they thought. When Brighton drank the Reaper's Blood, he believed it would make him invincible, but instead the potion is killing him. In Emil's race to find an antidote that will not only save his brother but also rid him of his own unwanted phoenix powers, he will have to dig deep into the very past lives he's trying to outrun. Though he needs the help of the SpellWalkers now more than ever, their ranks are fracturing, with Maribelle's thirst for revenge sending her down a dangerous path. Meanwhile, Ness is being abused by Senator Iron for political gain, his rare shifting ability making him a dangerous weapon. As much as Ness longs to send Emil a signal, he knows the best way to keep Emil safe from his corrupt father is to keep him at a distance. The battle for peace is playing out like an intricate game of chess, and as the pieces on the board move into place, Emil starts to realize that he may have been competing against the wrong enemy all along"--Provided by publisher.

Inez Olivera traveled across the world to Egypt, seeking answers into her parents' recent and mysterious deaths. But all her searching led her down a perilous road, filled with heartache, betrayal, and a dangerous magic that pulled her deep into the past. When T?o Ricardo issues an ultimatum about her inheritance, she?s left with only one option to consider. Marriage to Whitford Hayes. Former British soldier, her uncle?s aide de camp, and one time nemesis, Whit has his own mysterious reasons for staying in Egypt. With her heart on the line, Inez might have to bind her fate to the one person whose secret plans could ruin her.

"Before he can be reborn, Zan has spent 499 years bound in a 500-year curse to process souls for the monstrous Ferryman--and if he fails he dies. In Portland, Bastian is grieving. He survived a car accident that took his mother and impulse-purchased a crumbling bookstore with the life insurance money. But in sleep, death's mark keeps dragging Bastian into Zan's office. It shouldn't be a problem to log his soul and forget he ever existed. But when Zan follows Bastian through his memories of grief and hope, Zan realizes that he is not ready for Bastian to die. The boys borrow time hiding in the memories of the dead while the Ferryman hunts them, and Zan must decide if he's willing to give up his chance at life to save Bastian--and Bastian must decide if he's willing to keep living if it means losing Zan"--Provided by publisher.

After drowning and making a deal with Death for a new life, Andres Santos starts over in Miami where he forms a polyamorous triad with Renee and Liora, but when Liora ends up in a coma, Andres and Renee embark on a journey into the underworld to retrieve her spirit and reunite it with her body before it is too late.

Witches and lovers Caro Rabbit and Iccadora Alice Sickle's twisted past comes to light as they are once again thrust into each other's lives and beckoned back to Wonderland, the dark, monster-filled forest where it all began.

Young Keladry of Mindalen, daughter of nobles, enters the page program as the only girl and must prove herself to the males around her if she is ever to fulfill her dream of becoming a knight.

". . . delves into the story of Kyoshi, the Earth Kingdom-born Avatar . . . [following] her journey from a girl of humble origins to the merciless pursuer of justice who is still feared and admired centuries after she became the Avatar"--Provided by publisher.