{"id":7823,"date":"2026-11-11T16:30:58","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T16:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=7823"},"modified":"2026-11-11T16:30:58","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T16:30:58","slug":"bookish-contemporary-romance-ya-fantasy-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=7823","title":{"rendered":"Bookish Contemporary Romance, YA Fantasy, & More"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Antiquarian\u2019s Object of Desire<\/em><\/h1>\n

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The Antiquarian\u2019s Object of Desire<\/em> by India Holton is $1.99! This is book three and the latest in the\u00a0Love\u2019s Academic\u00a0<\/em>series. Hopefully this sale sticks around today!<\/p>\n

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When two history professors and best friends are forced to fake hate to protect their reputations, chaos ensues, in the next rollicking historical-fantasy rom-com from beloved author India Holton.<\/p>\n

Magical-antique experts Amelia Tarrant and Caleb Sterling have been best friends forever, although lately each has begun secretly wishing for more than friendship. But when rumors about their relationship spread, they\u2019re forced to fake being enemies to protect their reputations and keep their jobs.<\/p>\n

The resulting arguments spark havoc across Oxford University, and when they cause an explosion while fighting over a magical antique, it\u2019s the final straw for their exasperated faculty head. He dispatches them to a job in Cumbria where even\u00a0they\u00a0can\u2019t get into trouble.\u2026<\/p>\n

Which proves just how wrong one man can be. In a stormbound old manor house, Amelia and Caleb face magical mayhem and rampaging ghosts that make the previous havoc look mild in comparison. Most troublesome of all, though, is the secret of how they feel about each other. When it comes to tackling deadly antiques, hiding the truth in their hearts could destroy them for real.<\/p>\n

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An Ember in the Ashes<\/em><\/h1>\n

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PODCAST RECOMMENDED: An Ember in the Ashes\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0Sabaa Tahir is $2.99! This was\u00a0recommended on a podcast episode<\/a>\u00a0with Lia from Lia\u2019s Bookish Obsession. Some readers found it boring, but there are many reviews on Goodreads that are firing off the squee cannons.<\/p>\n

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I WILL TELL YOU THE SAME THING I TELL EVERY SLAVE.<\/p>\n

THE RESISTANCE HAS TRIED TO PENETRATE THIS SCHOOL COUNTLESS TIMES. I HAVE DISCOVERED IT EVERY TIME.<\/p>\n

IF YOU ARE WORKING WITH THE RESISTANCE, IF YOU CONTACT THEM, IF YOU THINK OF CONTACTING THEM, I WILL KNOW<\/p>\n

AND I WILL DESTROY YOU.<\/p>\n

Laia is a slave.
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Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear.<\/p>\n

It is in this brutal world, inspired by ancient Rome, that Laia lives with her grandparents and older brother. The family ekes out an existence in the Empire\u2019s impoverished backstreets. They do not challenge the Empire. They\u2019ve seen what happens to those who do.<\/p>\n

But when Laia\u2019s brother is arrested for treason, Laia is forced to make a decision. In exchange for help from rebels who promise to rescue her brother, she will risk her life to spy for them from within the Empire\u2019s greatest military academy.<\/p>\n

There, Laia meets Elias, the school\u2019s finest soldier\u2014and secretly, its most unwilling. Elias wants only to be free of the tyranny he\u2019s being trained to enforce. He and Laia will soon realize that their destinies are intertwined\u2014and that their choices will change the fate of the Empire itself.<\/p>\n

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The Night Market<\/em><\/h1>\n

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The Night Market\u00a0<\/em>by C.A. Byford is 99c! This released last month and Elyse was excited about returning to some urban fantasy. Did any of you pick it up?<\/p>\n

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Perfect for fans of the Threadneedle series, lose yourself in this brand-new paranormal fantasy. Pepper Montgomery is a mortal woman on a desperate quest to save her dying sister. When a trail of cryptic breadcrumbs leads her to the elusive Night Market \u2013 a hidden bazaar where the supernatural thrives \u2013 she discovers a world of vampires, ancient relics, and dark bargains.\u200b<\/p>\n

But the Night Market is not just a place of wonder; it\u2019s a battleground for power among the vampire families. As Pepper navigates this treacherous underworld, she finds herself entwined with Laik Hewer, a brooding Enforcer cursed with a monstrous secret of his own.\u200b<\/p>\n

As tensions rise, Pepper must make a choice that could cost her everything. Will she risk it all to save her sister and the man who has become her closest ally?<\/p>\n

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Book People<\/em><\/h1>\n

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Book People\u00a0<\/em>by Jackie Ashenden is 99c! This contemporary romance was mentioned on Hide Your Wallet. This was also\u00a0our third bestselling book<\/a>\u00a0of last year.<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t miss this utterly charming, spicy, enemies-to-lovers rom-com from Jackie Ashenden!<\/p>\n

When\u00a0Kate, a fledgling bookseller, decides to open a bookshop that celebrates the kinds of genre fiction she loves to read (popular and fun!), she\u2019s surprised to find that not everyone in the town is as excited as she is.<\/p>\n

Least excited of all?\u00a0Sebastian, owner of the highbrow bookshop across the road, who has rules for everything: the kind of books he sells, the clothes he wears, and the people he dates (no-one local).<\/p>\n

When the pair find themselves working together on the town\u2019s literary festival, their growing attraction becomes harder and harder to ignore. Professional rivalry aside, just one steamy kiss can\u2019t mean anything, can it?<\/p>\n

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