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The Bone Spindle

Leslie Vedder

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An Instant Indie Bestseller! Sleeping Beauty meets Indiana Jones in this thrilling fairytale retelling for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and The Cruel Prince.

Fi is a bookish treasure hunter with a knack for ruins and riddles, who definitely doesn’t believe in true love. Shane is a tough-as-dirt girl warrior from the north who likes cracking skulls, pretty girls, and doing things her own way. Briar Rose is a prince under a sleeping curse, who’s been waiting a hundred years for the kiss that will wake him.

Cursed princes are nothing but ancient history to Fi—until she pricks her finger on a bone spindle while exploring a long-lost ruin. Now she’s stuck with the spirit of Briar Rose until she and Shane can break the century-old curse on his kingdom. Dark magic, Witch Hunters, and bad exes all stand in her way—not to mention a mysterious witch who might wind up stealing Shane’s heart, along with whatever else she’s after.

But nothing scares Fi more than the possibility of falling in love with Briar Rose. Set in a lush world inspired by beloved fairytales, The Bone Spindle is a fast-paced young adult fantasy full of adventure, romance, found family, and snark.

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Dahlia
• Jun 11

Happy Pride Month! To celebrate, I wanted to share some stories I love written by and/or featuring queer authors and characters:

• No Body No Crime by Tess Sharpe - An exhilarating thriller with cinematic adventure and a delightful sapphic romance.
• The Bone Spindle by Leslie Vedder - An action-packed and heartfelt YA retelling of “Sleeping Beauty,” perfect for fans of Indiana Jones.
• A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar - A simultaneously heartwarming and heart-wrenching YA historical novel set on the Titanic with a riveting heist and sapphic love.
• Anderson in Bloom by Jennifer Dugan - A fun, sexy second-chance sapphic romance with a hilarious cast and vivid small-town setting.
• The Incandescent by Emily Tesh - An atmospheric, enchanting dark academia fantasy with an addictive sapphic romance and captivating magic system.
• Hell’s Heart by Alexis Hall - A creative, strange (complimentary), and fever dream-esque sci-fi retelling of Moby-Dick.
• The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap - A gripping, gothic historical fiction novel with murder and a dark academia atmosphere set in Scotland, 1828.
• To the Bone by Alena Bruzas - A heartbreaking and unsettling YA historical fiction novel with a tender sapphic romance and powerful portrayal of Colonial America.
• An Arcane Study of Stars by Sydney J. Shields - A sweeping, irresistible dark academia fantasy set in a queer-normative world.
• No Better Than Beasts by Z.R. Ellor - A vicious, darkly mesmerizing retelling of "The Nutcracker."
• Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood - An achingly beautiful and wildly entertaining fantasy infused with Greek mythology, love, and tragedy.
• This Ravenous Fate by Hayley Dennings - A sumptuous yet gritty YA historical fantasy set in Jazz Age Harlem with vampires, sapphic romance, and female rage.
• The Marble Queen by Anna Kopp; illustrated by Gabrielle Kari - A swoony, stunning YA fantasy graphic novel with gorgeous illustrations and sapphic romance.
• Girl, Goddess, Queen by Bea Fitzgerald - An empowering, romantic, and fierce YA retelling of Hades and Persephone.