In 1985 Beirut, a teenage girl longs for love more than anything amidst the chaos and violence the Lebanese Civil War brings to her city. Her parents, believing they’re doing what’s best for her, arrange her marriage to a man more than twice her age. Hoda hopes it will be the fairy tale romance she’s always dreamed of, even if it’s not the marriage she expected. Tony promises her a better life away from the destruction in Beirut, but is the life he promises really the one she’s dreamed of? And with religious dictates and family expectations binding her, will she ever be able to tell the truth about the life that’s been thrust upon her? —Rachel Brittain

Set during a particularly hot summer in Guadalajara in 1977, The Summer of the Serpent kicks off when a young girl encounters a “serpent woman” at a traveling fair and asks to know her future. The woman’s response is cryptic, but her words will remain with the girl and haunt her, her sister, and their entire neighborhood. The story follows a wide range of perspectives of people in the neighborhood through the most haunting summer any of them have ever experienced. —Emily Martin

Up next, a Korean American dark academia fantasy! When V has an unusual episode where she climbs inside a tree and text appears on her body, it leads to a diary. On its pages, V and her mother write down memories and their family history, including time at Alvsdahl, an exclusive East Coast college. —Liberty Hardy

The author of Even Though I Knew the End and Witchmark has a queer romantasy book out today that’s an official D&D novel! Saeldian is a con artist whose magic comes from a pact to never fall in love. Their latest job is to steal “The Kiss of Enduring Love” gem and return it to the Feywild. But things get more complicated when Saeldian learns their ex, Kell, is part of the team. Working together reignites sparks between them, but they also learn that this heist has higher stakes than they were led to believe. —Danika Ellis

In this subversive romantasy debut, Risa is cursed with bad luck, the sort that makes everyone in her village blame her for anything and everything that goes wrong. But she’s approaching her 17th birthday, and soon her wish to escape will be granted—a wish that comes with conditions. Risa owes a really annoying witch a favor and has to complete a quest to see this wish granted: she must accompany Prince Javi, the youngest and least important of the king’s sons, to a wedding. Far from a cushy quest, this task involved venturing into a dark and deadly forest with peril at every turn. And because this is romantasy, we know some feelings are bound to make things even more complicated. —Vanessa Diaz

Paul Tremblay’s sci-fi dystopian horror follows former gamer Julia Flang, who takes on a strange job for one of the world’s largest tech companies. She will chaperone a man across the country. The catch? The man might not be dead, but he is in a vegetative state, only able to move through the use of proprietary AI. Julia controls the man’s movements through a smartphone controller. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to her, the man is trapped in his own mind, experiencing mounting horrifyingly surreal visions. —Emily Martin

For fans of Heated Rivalry, this is an enemies-to-lovers sports romance you’re sure to fall in love with. In the ring, Asher Ross is the baby-faced hero and Caleb Knight is the villain. But when Asher and Caleb are not in front of screaming fans, their rivalry gradually turns into romance. The world of wrestling hasn’t always been the most supportive of queer relationships, however, so Asher and Caleb are forced to keep their feelings a secret. —Emily Martin