A Sweet Sting of Salt

Rose Sutherland Release date: April 9th, 2024Genre: Historical, Fantasy, Retelling SYNOPSIS: Once a young woman uncovers a dark secret about her neighbor and his mysterious new wife, she’ll have to fight to keep herself—and the woman she loves—safe in this stunning queer reimagining of the classic folktale “The Selkie Wife.” When a sharp cry wakes Jean...

The Penance of Valentine Cash – Book Blitz

Rebecca Rook Publication date: January 16th, 2024Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult SYNOPSIS: Neil Gaiman’s American Gods meets Jennifer Mason-Black’s Devil and the Bluebird in this modern adaptation of the Greek legend The Twelve Labors of Hercules for young adult fantasy readers. Valentine Cash is dead. When she dies in an accidental collision she caused on the...

Divine Might – Book Tour

Natalie Haynes Publication date: January 2nd, 2024 Thank you to partners @bibliolifestyle and @harperperennial for the gifted copy SYNOPSIS: New York Times bestselling author Natalie Haynes returns to the world of ancient Greek myth in this scintillating follow-up to Pandora’s Jar. Few writers today have reshaped our view of the ancient Greek myths more than revered bestselling...

Hiddensee

Gregory Maguire Release date: September 25th, 2018 SYNOPSIS: The author of the beloved New York Times bestseller Wicked returns with an inventive novel inspired by a timeless holiday legend, intertwining the story of the famous Nutcracker with the life of the mysterious toy maker named Drosselmeier who carves him. Hiddensee: An island of white sandy...

Windsong – Cover Reveal

Stephanie E. Donohue Release date: February 1st, 2024Genres: Horror, Fantasy, Romance, Retelling SYNOPSIS: Life doesn’t wait for tears to finish. Eighteen-year-old Roxana Welhaven has lived her life by this motto. When her mother is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Roxana swallows her tears and vows to do whatever is necessary to save her. Even if it...

The Kingdom of Sweets

Erika JohansenPublication date: November 28th, 2023Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Retelling, Gothic Synopsis: This gloriously transportive reimagining of The Nutcracker tells the tale of twin sisters, divided by envy and magic, set against each another one fateful Christmas Eve.Light and dark—this is the cursed birthright placed upon Clara and Natasha by their godfather, Drosselmeyer, whose power and greed...

The Skull

Jon Klassen Release date: July 11th, 2023Genres: Middle-grade, fantasy, horror, retelling Synopsis: Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale. In a big abandoned house, on a barren hill, lives a skull. A brave girl named Otilla has escaped from terrible danger and run away, and when she finds herself lost in the dark forest,...

The Shadow of Perseus

Claire Heywood Publishing date: February 21st, 2023 Synopsis: Nationally bestselling author of Daughters of Sparta Claire Heywood returns with an imaginative and female-centered reinterpretation of the myth of the great hero Perseus, told through the voices of three women who are sidelined in the traditional version—his mother, Danae; his trophy, Medusa; and his wife, Andromeda—but...