5 New YA Fantasy & Romance Releases: Worlds Worth Falling Into
Looking for a little more magic—and maybe a little romance—for your late-summer reading?
From rival gamers and midnight dreamers to dangerous kingdoms, secret magic, and battles that could change the fate of entire worlds, these new and recent YA releases have plenty to love. Here are 5 highlights from out Young Adult Fantasy & Romance: Worlds Worth Falling Into collection, featuring new releases that mix fantasy, romance, adventure, and unforgettable characters. Whether you're looking for a sweeping fantasy or something lighter with a touch of magic, here are five books to add to your TBR.
🎲 Rolls and Rivalry by Kristy Boyce
Publisher: Delacorte Romance / Random House Children's Books | Paperback | $14
Roll the dice for a summer romance that combines Dungeons & Dragons, marching band, friendship, and rivals-to-lovers sparks.
Hazel Buchanan has big plans for senior year: earn respect as color guard captain, launch her first D&D campaign as Dungeon Master, and avoid unnecessary distractions. Then her former best friend—and longtime crush—Max comes back to town. Their constant bickering gets even more complicated when Max joins Hazel's D&D game, where rolling the dice might just bring these two former friends closer together again. From the bestselling author of Dating and Dragons, this is a fun choice for readers who enjoy gaming, friendship, banter, and a swoony contemporary romance.
👑 To Steal a Throne by Gabi Burton
Publisher: Bloomsbury YA | Hardcover | $21
Her magic feeds on lies. His magic could expose everything. Mira Kyler has spent years manipulating the court of Virdei from behind the scenes, using her unusual lie-powered magic to gather secrets and keep her half-brother Luc in power. But when Kaidren Vale challenges Luc for leadership, Mira faces a dangerous opponent with magic capable of identifying another person's power with a single touch. As Luc and Kaidren compete in three deadly Trials for the throne, Mira begins questioning why she should remain in the shadows serving someone else. Maybe the throne should be hers. There's just one problem: taking it could mean betraying both her brother and the increasingly irresistible boy who could bring all her secrets crashing down. For readers who love court intrigue, morally complicated heroines, enemies-to-lovers tension, forbidden attraction, and plenty of political scheming.
🔥 Sparking Fire Out of Fate by Brigid Kemmerer
Publisher: Bloomsbury YA | Hardcover | $25
War has erupted. Love is tested. And the future of magic hangs in the balance.
The concluding book in Brigid Kemmerer's Forging Silver into Stars series brings Callyn, Tycho, and Jax back together as danger threatens both Syhl Shallow and Emberfall. Callyn and Queen Lia Mara share a secret magic that is becoming increasingly difficult to hide, especially after a plot against the queen forces Callyn to work alongside the man who betrayed her. Meanwhile, Tycho and Jax are trying to repair their relationship when a rebellious faction at the border makes a dangerous alliance with magical scravers determined to destroy human magic. Their paths converge in a final struggle that will require trust, love, loyalty—and sacrifice. An epic fantasy finale for readers who enjoy complex characters, high-stakes adventure, romance, political conflict, and stories about the choices we're willing to make for the people and places we love. And now all three titles are out!
🌙 Meet Me at Midnight by Brianna Bourne
Publisher: Delacorte Press / Random House Children's Books | Hardcover | $20
Every night at midnight, time stops—and Aria wakes somewhere she's never been.
One night it's beneath a sparkling waterfall in Bali. Another, she's in the Italian countryside or walking beneath towering sequoias in the moonlight. But wherever midnight takes her, one thing remains the same: the boy waiting there. Night after night, Aria finds herself increasingly drawn to this mysterious boy and begins to believe their connection must mean something. Giving in to it, however, may lead to something bigger—and more unexpected—than either of them imagined. A dreamy, magic-tinged romance about love, identity, and a connection that seems capable of transcending time itself.
✨ By Invitation Only by Alexandra Brown Chang
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books / Simon & Schuster | Hardcover | $20
Okay, bending the fantasy part of the roundup for this one—but when your destination is an ultra-exclusive Parisian debutante ball filled with couture, celebrities, royalty, romance, and enough glamour to feel like a modern fairy tale, we're allowing it.
Piper Woo Collins is a hardworking science student whose college plans are suddenly in jeopardy when her scholarship disappears. Chapin Buckingham is the daughter of Hollywood royalty with reasons of her own for wanting to become Debutante of the Year. Their worlds collide when both are invited to La Danse des Débutantes, one of the world's most exclusive debutante balls. Soon they're competing for the same crown—and discovering that surviving the world of wealth, privilege, high fashion, and high-stakes expectations might require becoming allies instead. A fun escape for fans of The Princess Diaries, American Royals, Better Than the Movies, Paris, fashion, friendship, romance, and contemporary stories with a fairy-tale feel.
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