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New For You - Romantasy & Fantasy - May 2025

Discover enchanting fantasy worlds, full of whimsical magic, captivating tales, and tantalizing will-they-won't-they romances, in our picks of the latest Romantasy and Fantasy titles.

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  • The Witcher meets Squid Game in this Malaysian Chinese-inspired epic fantasy novel where a debt-ridden slumdog joins an illegal monster-fighting arena for some fast coin, but quickly learns the most dangerous beasts are outside the ring.
    BookXX(1563234.1)
  • Queen Liyen vows to sever ties with immortals but knows she must risk an alliance with a ruthless God of War, in a standalone novel set in the same world as Daughter of the Moon Goddess.
    BookLondon : HarperVoyager, 2025. — FANTASY
  • In this darkly romantic reimagining of the Minotaur myth, a sorceress and a demon are entwined in sensual battle to escape a deadly maze and reclaim their freedom.
    BookLondon : Zaffre, 2025. — FANTASY
  • Tess Eriksson and her love, Soren, grapple with the haunting curse of their windswept Scottish island, where any woman might become a deadly skeld, challenging their love and forcing choices between safety, home and each other.
    BookXX(1563395.1)
  • Grave Empire begins the epic tale of an empire on the verge of industrial revolution, where sorcery and arcane practices are outlawed - and where an ancient prophecy threatens the coming end of days.
    BookXX(1563213.1)
  • Ancient Rome-inspired romantasy, a bloodbath of manipulation, deception, and forbidden love. Eighteen-year-old Sarai doesn't know why someone tried to kill her four years ago, but she does know that her case was closed without justice.
    BookLondon : Hodderscape, 2025. — FANTASY
  • A scorching, dark romantasy set in Ancient Rome. From the moment Roman general and nephew to the emperor Julianus Dakkia laid eyes on Malina, he was enthralled by the Dacian dancer. Years later, the fierce beauty stands before him on a…
    Downloadable Audiobook[Hampshire] : Macmillan Digital Audio, 2025. — DIGITAL
  • On a windswept island off the coast of the Kingdom of Bavaugh, a long-awaited royal heir is born. In ancient custom, a blessing ceremony takes place to bestow the princess with magical gifts - along with a terrible curse.
    BookXX(1563238.1)
  • Follow the river Liss to the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, and meet two sisters who cannot be separated, even in death.
    BookLondon : Arcardia, 2025. — XX(1566105.1)