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Mystery Royale
By Kaitlyn Cavalancia
Mullory’s mom left her with just one warning: “Run if the strange finds you.” But when she discovers an invitation from Stoutmire Estate to compete in a game of Mystery Royale, she can’t help but go all in for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity (and billion dollar inheritance to boot). With prize money that could change her and her gran’s life on the line, Mullory must solve the murder of Xavier Stoutmire before her fierce competitors. Just one problem: everyone’s a suspect.
Better Left Buried
By Mary E. Roach
Lucy’s chill vacay hits a dead end (literally) when she finds a body at an abandoned amusement park. Not exactly the relaxing vacay vibe she had in mind. Enter Audrey, a mysterious motorcycle girl who Lucy definitely saw at the scene of the crime. Convinced Aubrey knows more than she claims, Lucy teams up with her to dig up buried secrets. But can they solve the small town murder before another (more familiar) body is left behind?
Shampoo Unicorn
By Sawyer Lovett
Brian and Greg could not be more different. Brian is a die-hard Dolly Parton and Drag Race fan. Greg is a closeted local football celeb. The one thing they have in common? They’re both mystery hosts on the Shampoo Unicorn podcast. Together, they explore everything about queer life in conservative Canon, West Virginia. But the teens have no idea they have become a lifeline for Leslie, a trans girl in Pennsylvania…or they didn’t, until an accident brings them together to form an unbreakable bond.
Finding Famous: A Mashad Family Novel
By Candice Jalili
Josie’s life is perfectly predictable…until she receives a letter on her 18th birthday revealing the truth about her birth father. He’s Ali Mashad—a reality TV legend who’s recent death has been flooding the tabloids. Overnight, Josie goes from invisible to iconic. With three stunning sisters (and a dreamy potential soulmate), Josie’s about to find out firsthand everything she’s always wondered about this famous family.
Wish Upon a K-Star
By Kat Cho
Moon Minseok is just fine being the jokester sidekick in K-pop boy band WDB…that is, until a series of dating scandals means he needs to take charge of the group’s public image. When he’s presented with the opportunity to save his career on reality TV show Our Celebrity Marriage, it might just be worth “marrying” childhood rival and K-drama star Shin Hyeri. Shin has reputation issues of her own—nepo baby allegations and a bullying scandal that couldn’t be further from the truth. But will fans swooning over their fake ‘ship lead to real romance?
Gradchanted
By Morgan Matson
Cass has got moving (and ghosting) down pat. After countless friend groups and fast goodbyes, she’s ready for the perfect send-off at Disneyland, aka the Happiest Place on Earth. But Grad Night takes a not-so-magical turn after a fight with her BFF Bryony and a mishap that ruins handsome Brit Freddie Pael’s big break. Before she can pull her signature peace out move, a twisty time loop forces her to relive the worst night of her life. The only way out? Face her biggest fear: saying goodbye.
Maya in Multicolor
By Swati Teerdhala
Maya is so done with dating drama. Ready to turn her college experience around, she’s preparing to throw an unforgettable Holi celebration. But when undeniably attractive upperclassman Nishant Rai is assigned as her co-planner, Maya may overlook her no-romance rule (just this once). As they combine Nishant’s flashy festival vision with Maya’s traditional touches, will their #HoliFest become the meet-cute Maya has been dreaming of?
A Touch of Blood
By Sajni Patel
Eshani’s deal with the Shades has come due—and they’ve returned to pull her into the Nightmare Realm (which, yes, totally lives up to the name). When a prophecy reveals Eshani (nicknamed the “little goddess of spring”) is the key to the Nightmare Realm, the Shadow King threatens to use her in his plot to achieve immortality. And stowaway Prince Hiran might just be the only one who can help her save the world.
The Coven Tendency
By Zoe Hana Mikuta
Just like her mother, Vanity was born to be a star at the Museum’s necromantic Spectacle, a hauntingly glamorous event for the city’s elites. But until she takes center stage, Vanity is locked away for safekeeping from the maddening magic that haunts her bloodline. What they don’t know? Vanity has already mastered her power—the one that helps her bring people back from death.
A Raging Heart
By Kaylie Smith
The Fates’ War—a battle to determine who will keep their magic and who will lose it all—has begun, and everything is at stake for BFFs Calla, Delphine and Hannah. Calla’s caught between a potential soulmate and the a boy she thought she lost forever. Delphine’s back with her besties but so is the chaos she tried to outrun. And just when Hannah’s forever crush is finally falling for her, the war threatens to take it all away.
