Cross, Juliette. Firebird: Special Edition. (The Fire That Binds, bk. 1). Bramble. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9781250339942. 400p. $32.99. ROMANTASY

Cross (The Wraith King) gets a 250K-copy first printing for this series starter set during the Roman empire. General Julianus Dakkia, nephew to the emperor, can shift into the form of a dragon. He does so to save Malina, a Dacian dancer he has long been enthralled by, setting forth a series of complications.

Johnson, Julie. The Wind Weaver. (Reign of Remnants, bk. 1). Ace. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9780593817865. 544p. $29. ROMANTASY

Johnson (Faded), known for her self-published rom-coms, begins the “Reign of Remnants” series, a slow-burn romance set in the war-torn world of Anwyvn. Rhya Fleetwood is saved from execution by Commander Scythe and begins fighting in the far-off Northlands, where she learns she is a Remnant, one of four fated to return maegic to the land.

Kelley, Venessa Vida. When the Tides Held the Moon. Erewhon. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9781645661535. 464p. $29. ROMANTASY

Kelley debuts with an illustrated novel set on Coney Island in 1910, featuring Benigno “Benny” Caldera, an orphaned Boricua blacksmith who builds an astounding ironwork tank for a famed Coney Island side-show. The tank is a cage for the merman Río, who is being held in captivity. Río and Benny then fall in love, forcing Benny to risk everything.

Marr, Melissa. Reluctant Witch. (A Course in Magic, bk. 2). Bramble. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9781250884152. pbk. 320p. $18.99. ROMANTASY

Bestselling Marr continues her “A Course in Magic” series with a second book, which receives a 100K-copy first printing. Witch Ellie is now living in the magical but poisoned world of Crenshaw with her wife Prospero, who has enchanted her into believing all is well. But nothing is. The two must use magic, and fight for love, to save the world.

Martineau, Maxym M. House of Blight. (The Threadmender Chronicles, bk. 1). Harper Voyager. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9780063391192. 384p. $30. ROMANTASY

The author of the “Beast Charmer” series starts a new run with “The Threadmender Chronicles,” a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers story featuring threadmender Edira, who must give up a tiny bit of her own life every time she practices magic, and Orin, the leader of the powerful Fernglove family, who is hiding a dangerous secret. With a 100K-copy first printing.

RuNyx. Enigma. Bramble. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9781250334237. 464p. $29.99. ROMANTASY

Bestselling RuNyx (Gothikana) gets a 350K-copy first printing for this twisted version of the Hades and Persephone myth, set in a dark academia world. Salem goes to Mortimer University to find out how her sister died, only to encounter secret societies, more deaths, and the mysterious Cazimir van der Waal.