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Jessica Moret

From Jessica's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

Unknown Author Why Jessica loves this book

I love almost everything written by Ilona Andrews. I loved the pacing of this book, and the new world it took me to.

By Ilona Andrews ,

Why should I read it?

3 authors picked The Inheritance as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

We are at war. The interdimensional invasion brought us unimaginable suffering, but it also awoke talents slumbering deep within us, a means to repel and destroy our enemy. Every day new gates open, leading to breaches filled with monsters and valuable resources. If you are a Talent, your country needs you. The world needs you. Be the hero you were born to be.

Adaline is a Talent. Ten years ago, she had a happy marriage and a job she loved. The invasion shattered both. Now she works for the government, searching the breaches for magic metals and medicine to help…


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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

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Maria Schneider Author Of Null Witch: A Moon Shadow Sidekick Novel

From Maria's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

Why am I passionate about this?

Author Cook Gardener Reader Dragon photographer Hearth witch

Maria's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Maria Schneider Why Maria loves this book

I don't generally like time-travel books, but this whole series drew me in. I don’t know if it’s typical time travel or not since I don’t read much time travel, but the focus is squarely on surviving, learning and trying to figure out how the time travel worked in the first place if only to leave an uncomfortable time. Mick is about twelve, but there’s no high school angst. He’s pretty lost, but he’s young enough to get his feet under him and start learning how to cope. There’s a wonderfully plotted mystery underneath the troubles–who is trying to manipulate time travel? Why and how does it result in the deaths of some of the unsuspecting travelers? I’m on the third book now, about halfway through. I don’t think Mick is going to find a way home. But I think he’ll find acceptance in his situation. Book two had its…

By J.A. Enfield ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked An Ambush of Years as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 8, 9, 10, and 11.

What is this book about?

Mick Conway is tired of mourning his mom and wondering when his dad will finally come home. He's tired of moving to live with yet another aunt or uncle and having to change schools and friends each time he moves. And, as much as he loves his baby sister Emilia, he might be a little less tired if somebody else would take a turn getting her back to sleep at night.

He isn't tired of electricity, functional sewer systems, or a world with some respect for the laws of physics. But he doesn't realize how much he cherishes those things…


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Maria Schneider Author Of Under Witch Moon

From my list on urban fantasy books with found family and shenanigans.

Why am I passionate about this?

I am a secret hearth witch, a simple gardener working hard to keep fairies, dragonflies, fireflies, and pixies alive. I love to cook, mixing in a dash of magic with flavors from all over the world. Dragons or cats are always welcome in my world, and I’ve been known to shelter a hellhound in need.

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Maria Schneider Why Maria loves this book

I love a lot of K.M. Shea’s work because her plots involve character growth as well as a mystery to be solved. One of my favorite series begins with The King’s Captive.

The main is a little cat shifter. She is not a powerful shifter or even a powerful person. She’s down on her luck but thrifty, scrappy, and courageous. She’s also a cat, so she’s sneaky and clever, even if she does lose tufts of fur to her enemies now and then. She needs help to survive, but finding it and trusting others, well, that’s all part of the great journey.

By K.M. Shea ,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked The King's Captive as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

I can turn into a housecat.

It’s a fun magic, except in a world filled with vampires and werewolves, it doesn’t exactly make me a powerhouse. Instead, the supernatural community has classified me as an outcast, which means one thing: picking on me is open season all day, every day.

The local fae are the worst of all, and it’s during one of their regular “capture the cat-girl” sessions that I shift into my cat form and meet HIM for the first time.

Noctus is so powerful his magic radiates off him like a sun, and my fae captors can…


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Trusting Her Duke by Arietta Richmond,

A Duke with rigid opinions, a Lady whose beliefs conflict with his, a long disputed parcel of land, a conniving neighbour, a desperate collaboration, a failure of trust, a love found despite it all.

Alexander Cavendish, Duke of Ravensworth, returned from war to find that his father and brother had…

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Maria Schneider Author Of Under Witch Moon

From my list on urban fantasy books with found family and shenanigans.

Why am I passionate about this?

I am a secret hearth witch, a simple gardener working hard to keep fairies, dragonflies, fireflies, and pixies alive. I love to cook, mixing in a dash of magic with flavors from all over the world. Dragons or cats are always welcome in my world, and I’ve been known to shelter a hellhound in need.

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Maria Schneider Why Maria loves this book

I love how T.M. Baumgartner creates unique, lovable characters.

If her story doesn’t start out with family nuances, it definitely gets there as her characters find themselves swimming in problems that are not easy to solve. Her main character is a rare veterinarian, one willing to help pets, people, and other-world visitors regardless of race or origin. No lizard, pig, dog, or flying gremlin is too small.

By T.M. Baumgartner ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked All Gremlins Great & Small as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Four years ago, Nessa’s careful life imploded when her husband disappeared during the first portal storm. Shimmering gateways to thousands of worlds appeared and vanished, sweeping away the unlucky. Later, the portals settled, but only a suicidal risk-taker would willingly touch one.
Nessa rebuilt her life and her veterinary practice, now specializing in xenotics — the creatures that resulted from evolutionary paths on other worlds. But she still leaves supplies along the route Mark was traveling, in case he makes his way back.
Hiking with a stranger to restock aid stations, Nessa realizes the portals have changed again. And this…


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Maria Schneider Author Of Under Witch Moon

From my list on urban fantasy books with found family and shenanigans.

Why am I passionate about this?

I am a secret hearth witch, a simple gardener working hard to keep fairies, dragonflies, fireflies, and pixies alive. I love to cook, mixing in a dash of magic with flavors from all over the world. Dragons or cats are always welcome in my world, and I’ve been known to shelter a hellhound in need.

Maria's book list on urban fantasy books with found family and shenanigans

Maria Schneider Why Maria loves this book

Tesha Geddes may have set out to write a Beauty and the Beast story, but like most of her books, her characters had plans of their own. This wonderful “retelling” strayed from the standard plot with lovely tangents, unique characters, and superb world-building.

I can’t help but hope for more of this kind of story from Geddes. Characters who start out needing a leg up learn that maybe they have something worthy to offer after all.

By Tesha Geddes ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Phoenix Stone as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Cursed with the form of a dragon, Prince Liam searches for the legendary Phoenix Stone. Rumored to be able to break any curse, this mythical stone is his only hope of regaining his humanity ... and his life.
Then he meets Ryn, the adopted daughter of a nobleman. Unlike others, she doesn't run screaming when she gets a good look at him. Instead, she offers him the hand of friendship and an absolute readiness to throw hands with anyone who treats him as less than.
Suffering from a curse that slowly steals her life, Paladin Eminent Taeryn hides in plain…


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Maria Schneider Author Of Under Witch Moon

From my list on urban fantasy books with found family and shenanigans.

Why am I passionate about this?

I am a secret hearth witch, a simple gardener working hard to keep fairies, dragonflies, fireflies, and pixies alive. I love to cook, mixing in a dash of magic with flavors from all over the world. Dragons or cats are always welcome in my world, and I’ve been known to shelter a hellhound in need.

Maria's book list on urban fantasy books with found family and shenanigans

Maria Schneider Why Maria loves this book

Ooh, get ready for a wild ride with this series. It’s cozy, but fast-paced and full of intrigue!

I’d love to be a part of these adventures. Each mystery is tangled around one or more characters, and I found myself rooting for all of them. And some of the villains? Well, they might have snuck their way into my affections as well because not all characters are simple, and some have a way of growing, changing, and becoming friends. Also, Dragons. The main one in this series is a doozy. 

By Layla Lawlor ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Dragon & Detective as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Hard boiled? More like hard luck.

It's not easy being a human private detective in a city with dragons, shapeshifters, and fae.

James Keeley has a magic gun (that never does what he wants) and a 1920s flapper's ghost haunting the basement of his office, and the first decent case he's had in a long time is a dragon hiring him to solve a locked-room mystery. James never could resist a puzzle, but this one has a good shot at getting him killed...


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The Duke's Christmas Redemption by Arietta Richmond,

A Duke who has rejected love, a Lady who dreams of a love match, an arranged marriage, a house full of secrets, a most unneighborly neighbor, a plot to destroy reputations, an unexpected love that redeems it all.

Lady Charlotte Wyndham, given in an arranged marriage to a man she…

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Maria Schneider Author Of Tracking Magic

From my list on with heroic, male leads you’ve never heard of.

Why am I passionate about this?

There was a time when women had to use pseudonyms or otherwise pretend to be men to get published. These days, especially in the urban fantasy genre, it seems like there are more female authors and female main characters than male ones! I love dynamic main characters, male or female, and every one of these books has stellar characters with a great story. I wanted to mention so many other authors, but I have narrowed it down to these five. I hope you enjoy my list.

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Maria Schneider Why Maria loves this book

At the heart of the Markhat series, there is always a mystery, and I love a good mystery. Markhat is a “Finder,” which really means he’s a private investigator set in a sort of war-torn medieval world with hints of steampunk now and then. There are some good pulp fiction aspects, lots of great fantasy, and definitely a habit of turning the trope on its head. Vampires aren’t typical; witches can be hags, but banshees, well, Tuttle does not deliver the ordinary banshee. 

One of the things I love about Tuttle’s writing is that he isn’t afraid to define his own rules, his own world, and his own characters. He does atmosphere with a touch of grim, but always with a gem waiting to be dusted off to steal the show. Fast-paced urban fantasy that I loved enough to reread.

By Frank Tuttle ,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked Three Mean Streets as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Three Mean Streets

Welcome to Rannit, an ancient city awash in magic and mayhem. Wracked by war, but embracing the dubious wonders of steam and iron, Rannit is on the path to renewal – but old magics and older shadows won’t go easily into the light.

Markhat earns his living as a finder. On behalf of his clients, Markhat will find anyone, or anything, for a fee. In Three Mean Streets, his clients include a dead man’s ghost, a mighty Troll warrior seeking his cousin’s mounted head, and the true identity of the corpse allegedly stalking the grounds of a…


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