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For Malik, the Solstasia festival is a chance to escape his war-stricken home and start a new life. But when a vengeful spirit abducts his younger sister, Malik must strike a fatal deal.

Jude becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, she will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters--and Faerie itself.

Natasha Romanoff is one of the world's most lethal assassins, given the title of Black Widow by her brutal teacher at Moscow's academy for operatives. When children begin to go missing, Natasha suspects her old teacher has returned--and that Ava Orlova might be the only one who can stop him.

Even with Talon after her, Ember Hill is determined to rescue Garret Xavier Sebastian, a dragon-slaying Order of St. George soldier who saved her from an assassin. But Ember discovers that a reckoning is brewing and she must decide: Retreat to fight another day or start an all-out war?

Long ago, dragons were hunted to near extinction by the Order of St. George, a legendary society of dragon slayers. Hiding in human form, the dragons of Talon have become strong and are now positioned to take over the world. But for Ember Hill, things are about to get complicated.

Fourteen-year-old Carey and six-year-old Jenessa have lived in the woods with their mother for as long as they can remember. Rescued by Carey's father, they are thrust into a strange world of comfort. But there's a secret that haunts Carey--the reason Jenessa hasn't spoken in over a year.

When Runnel leaves his mountain valley to head for the great city of the water mages, he has no idea of his own magical talents, which soon complicate and endanger the lives of everyone he comes to know and care about. 

Just as in every other place in the world, teenagers in Rome forge their own path separate from their parents. Some are hardworking and studious like Babi, a young girl waiting to find the love of her life. Then there are bad boys like Step, who are from the wrong side of the tracks. The Romeo and Juliet of their time, Babi and Step are from different worlds, want different things, but cannot help falling in love. Although their relationship won't be easy, their love may be the best thing to ever happen to them.

A bighearted novel about falling in love, making a mess, and learning to let go, When You Get the Chance is the next effervescent novel from Emma Lord , New York Times bestselling author of the Reese Witherspoon YA Book Club pick You Have a Match. Nothing will get in the way of Millie Price's dream of becoming a Broadway star. Not her lovable but super introverted dad, who raised Millie alone since she was a baby. Not her drama club rival, Oliver, who is the very definition of Simmering Romantic Tension.

Love is in the air in Serendipity , a collection of stories inspired by romantic tropes and edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer. The secret admirer. The fake relationship. The matchmaker. From stories of first love, unrequited love, love that surprises, love that's been there all along, 10 of the brightest and award-winning authors writing YA have taken on some of your favorite romantic tropes, embracing them and turning them on their heads.