Fate, Coincidence, and Other Curse Words by Kenneth Creech is a queer YA coming-of-age romance about Jonathan Daniels, a gay teen in small-town Illinois, navigating love and identity. When he catches the attention of the mysterious new guy, Chance, Jonathan is unaware that Chance and his best friend Destiny are reincarnated gods locked in a cosmic feud over Fate versus Coincidence. Using Jonathan’s love life as their latest experiment, their meddling leads to unexpected complications as their divine powers are hindered by their human forms. With prom approaching, Jonathan must determine if his happiness is written in the stars or shaped by his own choices.

House of Frank by Kay Synclaire is a queer cozy fantasy about grief, healing, and found family. Saika, a powerless witch, arrives at the stormy Ash Gardens to fulfill her late sister’s final wish but ends up becoming a caretaker at the sanctuary, run by Frank, a giant mythical beast in a knit cardigan. Struggling with grief and disconnected from her magic, Saika uses a fallen star fragment to hide her lack of power. As she bonds with the quirky staff—including twin cherubs, a ghost, an elf, and a half-witch—she learns to navigate loss and rediscover joy. This heartwarming story blends whimsy and emotion, offering a tender exploration of love and healing.

A Spell for Heartsickness by Alistair Reeves is a charming MM romantic fantasy featuring cursed witch Briar Wyngrave, whose magic is slowly being consumed by a deadly curse. As Briar seeks to make a name for himself as a magical fashion designer, a prophecy leads him to the remote island of Coill Darragh, where he must find a mysterious lover marked by a mask. There, he encounters a murdered poltergeist, a grumpy alderman named Rowan, and the dark magic of a surrounding forest linked to his curse. Amidst the intrigue, Briar also faces Linden Fairchild, a famous witch with plans to cure his affliction. With magic, romance, and destiny intertwined, Briar must navigate love and danger while facing the price of his power.

A Betrayal of Storms by Ben Alderson is a queer high-stakes fantasy filled with magic, romance, spice, and political intrigue. Half-fey Robin Vale, raised among humans, is captured by fey hunters but rescued by a fey princess and brought to the fey realm of Wychwood. There, he learns he is the lost heir to the Icethorn Court, with the potential to wield the destructive power of the Winter Court. As war against humans looms, Robin must navigate betrayal, murder, and shifting alliances, all while being torn between claiming his throne with the help of his handsome personal guard, Erix, or rejecting his destiny to prevent catastrophe in both realms.

Rogue Community College by David R. Slayton is a queer magical fantasy filled with intrigue and adventure. Isaac Frost, an assassin trained in the art of survival and deadly combat, has the rare ability to gain the knowledge and power of others by spilling their blood. After a fateful encounter with the elf queen Argent, Isaac is sent to a peculiar magical school for misfit practitioners, where he becomes intrigued by Vran, a Sea Elf with hidden secrets. However, Isaac’s mission is far from simple—he’s been tasked by the mysterious Undertaker to infiltrate and destroy the school, and he must navigate the school's chaos while deciding where his loyalty truly lies.

The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky is a YA thriller that blends horror and suspense. Rachel Chavez, the new girl at Manhattan Prep, seeks solace in horror films, preferring their twisted killers over her troubled social life. When she’s recruited by the Mary Shelley Club, a secret group that stages elaborate pranks based on horror movie tropes, Rachel finds herself drawn into the thrill of fear. But as the pranks grow more dangerous, the stakes escalate, and Rachel must confront dark secrets and survive a deadly game where the rules are anything but clear.

That’s it for now—I think there might be a Part 4 🤭.