February is filled with so many fantastic new books, especially for our romantic readers! Get ready to fall in love with these February book releases and be transported into action-packed worlds. We can’t get enough!
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The Rose Bargain By Sasha Peyton Smith
Our first February book release is called The Rose Bargain, and it’s for all of our romantasy lovers! Set in England, in a society where girls give up core parts of themselves in exchange for talents, their worth is judged by what suitors they can earn. Ivy Benton is competing for the heart of Prince Bram, the Queen’s fae son. The pressure is on; after all, it could save the lives of her family even if something more sinister is happening behind the scenes.
Release Date: February 4
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Content Warnings: Gore, child abuse, emotional abuse, violence, mention of slavery and suicide
(S)Kin By Ibi Zoboi
Bestselling author Ibi Zoboi is back with an all-new February book release! Written in verse and inspired by Caribbean folklore, (S)Kin is about Marisol, the daughter of a soucouyant. At night, she sheds her skin and transforms into a flying fireball and takes from the lives of others to keep herself alive. There’s also Genevieve, who is under a lot of pressure between a worsening skin condition and becoming an older sister; she wishes she could escape into the night sky. When she learns a family secret that connects her to Marisol, they both discover that the ancient magic within them could be explosive.
Release Date: February 11
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Content Warnings: Racism, body horror, child death
Where Shadows Bloom By Catherine Bakewell
Looking for your next sapphic romance read? Then you’ve got to check out Where the Shadows Bloom! This February’s book release follows Ofelia, who dreams of joining the mysterious Le Château Enchanté to be safe from shadow monsters. Meanwhile, Lope, a knight fighting to protect others from Shadows, longs to escape with Ofelia to safety. But when the monsters start to close in, the two girls will learn the truth about their home.
Release Date: February 11
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Content Warnings: Toxic relationship, violence, death, confinement, grief, mention of misogyny, bullying, and fatphobia
Unlock The Dark By Sasa Hawk
Standalone fantasy lovers will love Unlock the Dark by Sasa Hawk! It follows Elia, who can use her father’s magic to transport to any location. But to provide for her family, she’s been forced to keep her dying father alive and anger the god of death in the meantime. As a punishment, he kidnaps her youngest brother. To save him, Elia reluctantly teams up with Trys, a bookish prince looking for a scroll. If she is successful in helping him, he will agree to marry her and save her family from poverty, and she can allow her father to enter the afterlife. But the scroll has dark magic that transforms Trys into a monster, leaving Elia struggling to find a way to save him.
Release Date: February 25
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Content Warnings: death of a parent
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