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For these possessive main characters, itās all about one single word: MINE.
TheĀ dark fantasy romanceĀ is a gripping standalone thatāll have you ensnared through every twist and turn.Ā When the hidden, half-fae princess of the human realm is arranged to marry the heartless faerie prince of the Seelie kingdom, he's dead set on ending her. With war waging around them, and brewing between them, she must do everything in her power to survive his sinister plans. And while they're busy pushing the fine line between love and hate, fate steps in to throw her even further into the hands of the enemy. āļøš¤š¦“
āØSpecial box: The playlist in our August Fantasy Romance Book Box includes author-selected songs!
TheĀ contemporary hockey romanceĀ matches all the delicious hate-to-love vibes with a deeply emotional story of unrelenting support. He's a bad boy with a big reputation, and she's a good girl with her eyes on her future and rules against guys like him. But when they're forced to share the ice, both of their safe spaces are now filled with one another. And as much as they try to resist it (or twist it to their benefit...), the rink isn't the only thing heating up between these two. š„ šāøļøĀ
āØSpecial box: The books in our August Contemporary Romance Book Box come with signed bookplates, the playlist includes author-selected songs, and this box also has an author-contributed art print!Ā
Letās meet these mine-filled reads!
Our August Fantasy Romance pick:
Amid Clouds and Bones by Ella Fields

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As the half faerie daughter of a human king, my days were spent tucked out of sightāuntil the Seelie Fae sought an alliance with our kingdom. In exchange for my fatherās help in defeating their Unseelie enemies, I would wed Atakan the heartless.
The Seelie prince loathed everyone, but none more than me. Throughout the years leading to our nuptials, each encounter grew more terrifying than the last as he demonstrated how heād earned his infamous reputation.
Fear would only doom me faster. So I learned to hide it with games I soon became happy to play. I wasnāt supposed to crave a monster. But just when Iād thought I might tame the untameable, fate intervened.
And delivered me straight to his enemy.
You can expect:
- arranged marriage
- bully romance
- "Beg."
Content warnings:
- animal death
- emotional abuse
- grief
- infidelity
- violence
- dubious consent
- parental death
- explicit sexual content
- If there is a particular content theme that is triggering for you, we suggest doing additional research on the title to ensure your mental health.Ā
Our August Contemporary Romance pick:
The Bad Boy Rule by Maren Moore

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Lennon
Saint Devereaux has a reputation that precedes him.
Orleans Universityās resident bad boy on and off the ice.
And I know to stay far away.
Until thereās a mixup and weāre forced to share our ice time.
I canāt stand his cocky attitude, or how annoyingly attractive he is.
Heās the reason the Bad Boy Rule exists.
Because guys like him will break your heart.
But the more time I spend with the hot, tattooed enforcer, the more I realize that being bad⦠has never been so much fun.
Saint
Lennon Rousseau plays the role of a high society socialite well.
Sheās the definition of a good girl.
Valedictorian, president of the esteemed Social Club, a purity pact with her friends.
And I want to ruin her the way that her father ruined my life.
I can think of a hundred ways to dirty her up, and getting her beneath me is the perfect place to start.
I thought she might be the answer to getting my revenge, but now Iām beginning to wonder if sheās the one whoāll bring me to my knees instead.
You can expect:
- fake dating
- loathe to love
- "Good girl."
Content warnings:
- emotional and physical abuse by a parent (mostly off page)
- drug and alcohol abuse of a secondary character
- toxic familial relationships
- chronic illness of a child (briefly mentioned, very minor secondary character)
- fighting/physical violence (on page)
- explicit sexual content
- If there is a particular content theme that is triggering for you, we suggest doing additional research on the title to ensure your mental health