House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig is standalone, YA fantasy inspired by Grimm’s The Twelve Dancing Princesses and is full of ghosts and aquatic gods set in fascinating, maritime world dusted of sea salt and lichens.

The Widow of Rose House is a delightful debut by Diana Biller that is one-part ghost story adventure and one-part historical romance.

The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White is an Arthurian reimagining featuring forbidden magic, dangerous jousts, enchanted forests, and questing knights—only this is a tale spun from Guinevere’s own voice.

Blood Heir is the first book in Amélie Wen Zhao’s debut fantasy series with a Russian-inspired setting and is a loose retelling of Anastasia. It is a world of elemental magic, assassins, and cutthroats. It is the story of a princess who was told she was a monster but chose instead to be a hero.