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Before they became legends, Helen and Klytemnestra were sisters caught in a world where powerful men controlled their futures. Forced into marriages that shape the fate of Greece, they must navigate love, betrayal, and impossible choices. This gripping retelling of Greek mythology gives voice to two women whose actions sparked history’s most famous war, revealing the courage, ambition, and heartbreak behind the legend of Troy.
Whimsy and Faerry share more than a friendship. Both are carrying painful secrets, and both are drawn to the mysterious forest at the end of their street. As strange magic and haunting memories emerge, they must face the monsters of their past. Powerful, lyrical, and unforgettable, this novel-in-verse explores healing, hope, and the courage to keep going.
Told through interwoven timelines, this gripping thriller follows three estranged friends forced to confront family trauma and toxic upbringings to solve a small-town disappearance. Highlighting deep themes of socioeconomic disparity, mental health, and resilient friendship, it is a magnificent.
Wash Day Diaries tells the story of four best friends—Kim, Tanisha, Davene, and Cookie—through five connected short story comics that follow these young women through the ups and downs of their daily lives in the Bronx.
Melding a Cinderella-style family dynamic with an expansive, Asian-inspired mythological landscape. Sailor Moon meets Cinder in Guardians of Dawn: Zhara, the start of a new, richly imagined fantasy series from S. Jae-Jones, the New York Times bestselling author of Wintersong.