Of Stormlarks and Silence by Constance Lopez To kill the prince, she must first kill her heart. Princess Riona was eight when the Revonian king murdered her family and conquered her kingdom with a mysterious magic. She has spent the last decade training—and waiting for her moment to avenge them […]
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Stalks of Gold by Celeste Bazendell Magic isn’t a solution; it’s a trap. All her life, Aurelia has been taught that if she comes across magic, she’s supposed to run in the other direction. Life is no longer so simple. If the tower door opens, and she doesn’t have any […]
How to Train Your Goblin King by Erin Vere Floss is most definitely NOT marrying the Goblin King, even if it saves her a trip through the labyrinth. Floss, an aspiring law student, has enough troubles to ruffle anyone’s bustle. Her school of choice won’t let her in because of […]
Firesight by Jessica Deen Norris The power of the Light blinds him, and danger lurks in the Shadows… The Dragon Guardian’s return was supposed to heal the world split by storm, frost, and fire. Instead, the crazed conqueror sends his Shadow Knights to swarm the land, searching for any sign […]
A Conspiracy of Prophets – Suzannah Rowntree The last thing Lukas Bessarion wants is to warn the crusaders…yet if he refuses, a bloodthirsty demon will seize power. Syria, 1098: After a gruelling siege, the crusaders finally capture Antioch—but within days, the besiegers become the besieged. Clawing for survival in a […]
Cry Wolf by Jacque Stevens She went out searching for a killer. She never expected to find love… Isabelle Berger has little interest in men. So when a boorish hunter proposes, the timid girl begs her protective father to decline on her behalf. But after her beloved papa is killed […]
Pendragon’s Heir series – The Door to Camelot (1), The Quest for Carbonek (2), and The Heir of Logres (3) – by Suzannah Rowntree Camelot is falling. Can she save it? Blanche was an ordinary girl in 1900 England…until the knight crashed through her door. Now, her guardians say she’s […]
The Bird and The Sword by Amy Harmon Swallow, daughter, pull them in, those words that sit upon your lips. Lock them deep inside your soul, hide them ‘til they’ve time to grow. Close your mouth upon the power, curse not, cure not, ‘til the hour. You won’t speak and […]
The Lord of Dreams by C. J. Brightley When a fairy king grants a human wish, there’s more at stake than dreams.Claire Delaney has a good life, despite her adolescent angst. But she wants more. In a moment of frustration, she wishes to be “the hero.” What she actually wants […]
Pangur Bán by Fay Sampson “Now! Now you shall see what happens to those who would break the spell of mermaids!” Fleeing the king’s justice for his accidental crime, the monk Niall has been bewitched by mermaids in the underwater realm, while vengeful Princess Finnglas is in the grip of […]
Pursuit of Shadows by JA Andrews Killien, the unyielding clan chief who’s becoming increasingly volatile.Sora, the suspicious ranger who sees more than she should.A swarm of frost goblins that devour with tooth and claw. The list of people and things that could get Will killed keeps growing. While Alaric is […]
Dragon’s Reach by JA Andrews The truth is neither plain, nor simple. Sable, a reluctant thief from the slums, can feel truth when people speak. For years she’s been using that skill to try to break free from the vicious gang boss she’s indebted to. Escape comes in the form […]
Gone Wishing: A Steel City Genie Short Novella (The Steel City Genie Book 0) by Janeen Ippolito Fishing. Sibling bonding. Hungry, deadly bridge trolls. My half-brother Gideon and I just wanted a lazy evening fishing along the Allegheny river. Considering we work crappy jobs in the Fae slums of Pittsburgh, […]
Soldier Son (The Teralin Sword Book 1) by D.K. Holmberg Endric wants only to serve, but he’s destined to lead. As the second son of the general of the Denraen, Endric wants only to fight, not the commission his father demands of him. When a strange attack in the south […]
Unraveling by Sara Ella What happens when happily ever after starts to unravel? Eliyana Ember doesn’t believe in true love. Not anymore. After defeating her grandfather and saving the Second Reflection, El only trusts what’s right in front of her. The tangible. The real. Not some unexplained Kiss of Infinity […]
Before Beauty by Brittany Fichter Can an accursed prince and a broken beauty move beyond their hatred for one another, not only to break the curse and save their kingdom, but to find love as well? Prince Everard’s father spent the boy’s youth forging the prince into a warrior. Upon […]
Unblemished by Sarah Ellison Eliyana can’t bear to look at her own reflection. But what if that were only one Reflection—one world? What if another world exists where her blemish could become her strength? Eliyana is used to the shadows. With a birthmark covering half her face, she just hopes […]
Dreams and Shadows – Jeffrey Collyer Michael desperately wants to fit in …He doesn’t realize the only place he’ll ever fit in, is another world …Michael is a troubled young man, searching for something, but he does not know what it is. He was an orphan, and doesn’t have a […]
It’s said that “A good friend will help you move, but a true friend will help you move a body” (Steven J. Daniels, Weeds in the Garden of Love). Disposing of a body may require help, but I also imagine it requires a certain amount of finesse in order to […]
Restoration Day – Deborah Makarios Princess, pawn–or queen?Princess Lily was born to be queen of Arcelia, where the land itself has life and magic growing in it. Yet she leads a pawn’s existence in the shadow of her guardians’ control. She dreams of the day when she will take her […]
Edge of Oblivion – Joshua A. Johnston A Forgotten Past. A Terminal Future. Earth has emerged from a cataclysmic dark age with little knowledge of its past. Aided by the discovery of advanced alien technology, humanity ventures into the stars, joining other sentient races in a sprawling, prosperous interstellar Confederacy. […]
Diverse Similarity – Sharon Rose An enemy—or a friend? No way to know except the forbidden touch of an alien mind. Kena is the only human in a multi-racial starship crew. She’s admired for her navigational skills, but her race is viewed as problematic. Cultural differences abound, seasoned by unexpected […]
Renegade Skyfarer – R. J. Metcalf The airship crew saved Ben’s life from a dragon, of all things.When Ben wakes up, he has no memory of his family, his home, or how he got to this strange world. All he knows is what his new crew members tell him: the […]
Keeper of Shadows – Bridgett Powers A light-bearer with limited vision. A prisoner with wings. Can two cursed souls defeat the forces of darkness? Noire hates the magic that cursed his family and trapped him in the form of a raven. But to break the spell, he’s willing to do […]
Conviction: The Legacy Chronicles Book 1.5 – Lauren H Salisbury Can two people with opposing principles overcome their differences to be together? Than has spent his life ostensibly having fun while secretly fighting for his people’s freedom. A member of the underground resistance, he is only ever serious around his […]
Starfire by Stuart Vaughn Stockton “Let the fire of the stars rain down.” On an alien planet far removed from Earth, Rathe of Yanguch seeks to rise from lowly origins and achieve greatness in the Karn Empire. His chance comes on a military mission when he is imprinted as the protector […]
Grimdark is “a subgenre or a way to describe the tone, style or setting of speculative fiction that is particularly dystopian, amoral, or violent,” according to popular sources. It has spread thanks to the success of A Song of Ice and Fire, The Walking Dead, Dark Souls, and similar emotionally […]