Fiction – Fantasy – Urban – Romance – LGBTQ+ – Horror

RELEASE DATE: 3/18/2025 (WILL SHIP DIRECTLY FROM OUR SUPPLIER’S WAREHOUSE)

From debut author Emily Yu-Xuan Qin comes a snarky urban fantasy novel inspired by Chinese and First Nation mythology and bursting with wit, compelling characters, and LGBTQIA+ representation

Readers of Seanan McGuire, Ilona Andrews, and Ben Aaronovitch will devour this gory storyand the sweet-as-Canadian-maple-syrup sapphic romance at its monstrous heart

Tam hasnt eaten anyone in years.

She is now Mamas soft-spoken, vegan daughtereverything dangerous about her is cut out.

But when Tams estranged Aunt Tigress is found murdered and skinned, Tam inherits an undead fox in a shoebox, and an ensemble of old enemies.

The demons, the ghosts, the gods running coffee shops by the river? Fine. The tentacled thing stalking Tam across the city? Absolutely not. And when Tam realizes the girl shes falling in love with might be yet another loose end from her past? Thats just the brassy, beautiful cherry on top.

Because no matter how quietly she lives, Tam cant hide from her voracious upbringing, nor the suffering she caused. As she navigates romance, redemption, and the end of the world, she cant help but wonder

Do monsters even deserve happy endings?

With worldbuilding inspired by Chinese folklore and the Siksik Nation in Canada, LGBTQIA+ representation, and a sapphic romance, Aunt Tigress is at once familiar and breathtakingly innovative.

AUTHOR BIO:

Emily Yu-Xuan Qinhas a Master of Arts from the University of Calgary. She is a first-generation immigrant to Canada. As a child, she was sluggish in learning English–until she picked up her first Animorphs book. She can be found online at EmilyQin.com or @EyxQin on Twitter.