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The Knight in Battered Armor, Brianna Tibbetts

The Knight in Battered Armor

A captive princess and the son of a knight prove that shining armor is the sign of a coward, but battered armor reveals the hero within.
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Fairest Son, H. S. J. Williams

Fairest Son

When mortal huntress discovers a maimed faerie prince up in the mountains, she must choose her side in an ancient feud.
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Dagger's Sleep, Tricia Mingerink

Dagger’s Sleep

In a land of mountains, canoes, and fairy tales, one princess races to wake the sleeping high prince in this gender-swapped Sleeping Beauty retelling.
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Common

One person knows of the plot against the royal family and cares enough to try to stop it—the servant girl they banished.
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Burning Rose, Hope Ann

Burning Rose

An age of unrest explodes into a war that touches the lives of a dedicated sister, a young wingmaster, and a pardoned rebel, changing their lives forever.
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Dongeng, Anna Tan
Recommended

Dongeng

Thrust into a world of magical creatures, one girl must discover how to save them from fading.
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“Anna Tan creates a beautiful multicultural world for Dongeng. . . . Danger and hope, fear and joy all come to life in this thoroughly fun adventure.” — Lorehaven Magazine
The Beast of Talesend, Kyle Robert Shultz
Recommended

The Beast of Talesend

He didn’t believe in magic or monsters—until magic turned him into a monster.
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“Kyle Robert Shultz creates an enchanting story world grounded in familiarity yet saturated with fairy-tale qualities. Add a distinctly British ambience and this story is primed to delight.” — Lorehaven Magazine
Paper Crowns, Mirriam Neal

Paper Crowns

With cat Halcyon, irascible wysling Azrael, and fire elemental Salazar, Ginger ventures into the world of fae to bring a ruthless queen to justice.
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Knife by R.J. Anderson

Knife

Forget everything you think you know about faeries. Creatures full of magic and whimsy? Not in the Oakenwyld. Not anymore.

Waking Beauty

Prince Arpien intends to gain a throne and the sleeping beauty’s heart with a single kiss. But kissing the princess is only the beginning of a series of unforeseen obstacles: man-eating bugs, deadly spindles, talking lapdogs, and fiery pickles.
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