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Title: The Dreamer and the Marked
Series: The Arai Chronicles
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: After discovering she's part fae, Krystal Monarain follows a stranger from a dream into the faerish realm of Arai in hopes of meeting her remaining family.
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In the wake of her Mam's death, Krystal Monarain has turned to escapism, throwing herself into the fantastic stories she was told as a child and the strange, recurring dreams she has at night. But she never quite believed her Mam's tales that her birth mother wasn't human-That is until Draqa, a stranger from one of her dreams, appears in her life and tells her she's part fae. So she does the unthinkable and risks following him into Arai, the realm where the fae have lived unbothered for hundreds of years. For Draqa, however, Krystal's arrival in his world could mean his execution, and he must do everything he can to get her off his hands before they're caught. Meanwhile, unrest is growing between the fae and those they deem a threat to the safety of their realm, and when someone from Draqa's past comes to him seeking aid, he and Krystal may have no choice but to get involved.
Title: Night Life: a Folk Horror Poetry Collection
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Blurb: Do you hear the Old Ones calling?
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Tucked away in the Appalachian mountains lays a small town where old gods and creatures with long forgotten names live frighteningly entangled with the humans who call it home. Quick. Take the clawed hand of your guide, slip into the skins of the town’s inhabitants, and let this eerie collection of folk horror poetry ensnare you in the tales— and awaken you to the coming rapture of the world. Containing new and previously published poetry, multi-award winning poet Alba V Sarria debuts a plot-driven folk horror collection spoken through the unusual eyes of 2nd and 1st person. This is a read for a lone dark night. FOLK HORROR, SUPERNATURAL, HORROR MONSTER/HUMAN ROMANCE, EERIE, APPALACHIAN
Title: Everything Is Summer
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Blurb: A lonely traveller in a distant city stumbles upon a young woman stealing a book from a basement and follows her to a dilapidated mansion, a world of secrets, and into a bohemian way of life that is both dangerous and addictive.
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‘Summer…’ This splash of graffiti is young Mike’s only mantra, as he wanders far from home, far from who he is and ever was. Onwards, to the coffee vans, to the bookshops. To lose himself in this labyrinth. To forget. But when he witnesses a young woman named Naila stealing a book from a dusty basement, Mike is catapulted into a strange underbelly, in which Explorers indulge in wonder, lunatics are wise men, and the mundane holds miracles. Welcome. To this distant city. This abandoned mansion. Welcome to the Undercurrent.
Title: Home
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Blurb: A family experiences sinister happenings on their farm, before realising they are under siege by both insidious forces and an oncoming snowstorm.
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A Home Without A Dog Is Just A House. Something wakes little Kelly Bradwyn from sleep every morning, and it is not the play attacks from her beloved labrador, Link. Something dwells in the attic. Surely her neighbour's ouija board is the solution to all her problems. Home Is Where The Heart Is. As the Bradwyn family prepare the farm for oncoming snows, a sudden earthquake heralds terror - an insidious presence stalking the halls; mysteries in an occult archive; nightmares of a strange world under scarlet skies. And something else is approaching, wandering across the state on an insane pilgrimage. Home Is Under Siege.
Title: The Galleria
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Blurb: A night-shift taxi driver dives headlong into the midst of a cult in an attempt to rescue one of their number, now missing - a woman from his cab he met only once.
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Everyone confides in taxi drivers. The masses enter Hammond’s cab, impart their life stories or depressing woes, and return to the city streets, taking a little bit of him with them. Life changes when a young woman named Shaara leaps into his cab, an adherent to a cult, a group indulging in pleasurable depravity in a tower to the south. Tonight, she goes to rob them. Her presence alone wakes Hammond from life’s slumber. When she later goes missing, he takes it upon himself to stalk the nocturne for her whereabouts and her secrets, entering a hedonist nightmare in which desire is a dangerous game. Bikies, drug addicts, sex addicts, corrupt cops, murderers, and human monsters await Hammond in the dark. And behind a door on the top floor of the cult’s tower dwells a secret far more terrible than anything Hammond or his customers could imagine
Title: Called From The Cares Of The World
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Blurb: A dark and melancholic collection of atmospheric tales.
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A collection of melancholia. An insurance investigator on the run from the occult. A graveyard tryst heralding mystery. A Parisian date night devolving into a study of fear. A sea cave. A lost boy. A cosmic romance. Farewells. Witness darkly cathartic moments as lost souls face their crossroads. Will they succumb to their monsters? Will they finally be free from the cares of the world?
Title: You
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Blurb: Cassie wanted to hide from the world in the garden shed. The world came knocking. YOU answered.
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Plagued by her family and school bullies, Cassie Reilly's only place of solace was the garden shed. Hiding away from the world, she could pretend all was well until her stepfather's violence spilled out of the house and threatened to destroy everything she held dear. Unwilling to remain in the shadows and watch an innocent girl beaten, the silent occupant at the bottom of the garden arose. In that moment, Cassie had two choices: be afraid of the unknown or befriend them. With friendships scarce, she gladly accepted what was offered, little realising how that choice would save her during some truly dark times...
Title: All the Dark Souls
Series: All the Dark Souls Trilogy
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: A female executioner gets caught up in a deadly scheme when a mysterious prisoner comes into town claiming to be the lost prince.
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Joss Brevyn is the last heir in a long line of executioners. Although a woman, the same rules still apply: kill the condemned within three tries, or be tortured and killed. Joss has yet to miss her mark, and even though she spends her free time as a healer, the town views her only as a deathsman. So when she and her assistant, Henrik, stumble upon a beaten man on the way home, both are hesitant to reveal who they really are. The only problem is, so is he. Aric Kayden has seen better days. After failing to assassinate his last victim, he's left bleeding on the side of the road until he's found and taken in by Joss and Henrik, two seemingly innocent locals. Healing from his wounds, Aric is still haunted by the target he didn't kill, especially by those who paid him. Despite the undeniable attraction between him and Joss, Aric can't bring himself to tell the truth: that the masked figures who hired him knows where he is, and his original target is the mysterious prisoner who was recently sentenced to death. Forced to uphold the deal, Aric's only job now is to make sure the execution goes as planned and eliminate whoever intervenes. Bound by their duties, both Joss and Aric assume this next kill will be easy. But then one of them has a change of heart, sparking a chain reaction that could leave one—or both—of them dead.
Title: A Cursed Age
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Blurb: A Nautical Gothic tale set in 1806 about a cursed pirate, a wrathful sea witch, and the rise of the airship.
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After scorning the wrong type of woman, Captain Ryland Coldwell—pirate, lover, and overall adventurer—finds himself trapped in the West Indies with an unfortunate case of immortality. With only his anger to keep him company, Ryland waits for the day he can seek his revenge on his past lover Gwenifer, the sea witch who cursed him. But in his attempts to escape, Ryland has left a trail of sinking ships in his wake. Luckily for him, the world has finally begun to evolve, and with the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte has come the rise of the airship, the only type of vessel that Ryland has a chance of fleeing on. However, none of these ships had yet to reach the West Indies… until one night one does. Emmeline Whittock is the only woman on board the airship the Nyx, and the only one wearing a jacket stained with her brother’s blood. After fleeing from her murderous fiancé and the threats of Napoleon’s army, the Nyx is blown off course and lands in the West Indies, a place they very much shouldn’t be. When attacked by pirates, one man comes to save the day—Ryland, who Emmeline feels a pull towards, even against her better judgment. Agreeing to take him on board, Emmeline and the crew assume their trip will be easy, not realizing that in every rippling wave and growing storm is the wrath of a sea witch, hunting for the man who wasn’t supposed to leave the islands. Against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars and crossing the seas from the Caribbean to New Orleans to Venice, Ryland and Emmeline will both come to learn that betrayals can run deep but love can run deeper, lasting beyond a lifetime. In A Cursed Age, fates will realign, hearts will be broken, and the future of the world will rest in the hands of a very vexed pirate and a misfit crew with everything to lose.
Title: The Bounty: A West of Apocalypse Tale
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Blurb: Short on coins, Ayleen Torr chases down a bounty on the planet Antares III only to turn into the one being hunted.
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Ayleen Torr travels the galaxy on a quest for revenge, but before she can get the blood she's owed, she needs the means to survive. To earn enough coin, she chases down a bounty on Antares III. Just as she's about to catch her target, she finds herself turned into the one on the run. If she doesn't find a way off-world in a hurry, getting paid will be the least of her problems.
Title: Winds of War
Series: Heirs of Tenebris Trilogy
Series Number: 3
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Blurb: In the heart of the Shadow Forest, the truth behind its myths seeks vengeance.
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To free the spirits of the Shadow Forest, the evil sorceress must fall. The past of 647 years ago collides with the present as the fate of Tenebris and all of magic stands on the precipice of great devastation. As Astrid’s heir, Nyla must defeat Dinora, and the humans and pumpkies must forge a path for her to reach the evil sorceress. But is Nyla willing to risk the life she's only just begun to guarantee the safety of those she cares about and strangers alike? While the coalition of soldiers, Casters, and Royal Guards scramble to mount a defense against Dinora's army, Shamira finds herself the leader of the three pumpkie clans in a clash against formidable beasts of stone. Can she put aside her own heart and convictions to become a leader? Closer to home, Xander struggles to balance the desperation of his heart and the duties thrust upon him in the midst of the chaos. But when a crucial decision is made on the battlefield, he, Nyla, and Shamira are forced to confront their deepest truths. Will they conquer the challenges they face in the fight for Tenebris's future, or will survival cost too much for them to bear? The thrilling conclusion to Brianna R. Shaffery's epic young adult fantasy trilogy the Heirs of Tenebris, Winds of War delivers the truth behind the legends and puts the past to rest at last.
Title: Remember Me
Series: Royal Diviner Trilogy
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: Guard your heart and go home or fall for a stranger and perish.
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Reiko is the immortal spirit of the storm. Seeking to unravel a reoccurring dream that perplexes her, she visits the mortal realm during the Soul Festival and boards a train to the historical district of Sunlit City. There, in the imperial palace of old Nara, she finds no answers, only more questions as a peculiar girl indulges her with a tale of a disgraced deity and a mortal warlord. Ayame has a bad temper. She slapped the Immortal Emperor's sorceress, and her punishment was to spend a decade on earth as a mortal—a task easier said than done. Nara is amidst its centuries long warring era, the age of the warlords. To navigate this treacherous new world, Ayame befriends a wine-loving, trickster fox spirit, and scrapes by as a servant in the household of one of the greater clans. Toiling day and night, she's made do for five years and dreams of the day she can return home. But war arrives. When death announces itself outside her door, she assumes the identity of a noble and finds herself betrothed to the youngest son of an enemy clan, his father a ruthless warlord. To live, Ayame must play her role, but she soon finds herself dangerously drawn not to her intended husband, but to the infamous warlord himself. In the tumultuous world of a warring empire, trouble is always on the horizon. Betrayals run deep within families and clans, and nothing is as it seems. All Ayame wants is to survive her banishment and return home, yet she may risk it all for a mortal man. A vicious killer, twice her age, nothing is right about him, including his insanely possessive concubine out to get Ayame. She knows it, but can she control her temperament, or will she find herself at odds with yet another court, this time a deadly one? A slow burn dark fantasy, Remember Me is Book 1 of the Royal Diviner Trilogy, and comes with content advisory for violence and intimate situations.
Title: Warlock of Muscovy
Series: Sun War Trilogy
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: When words fail, bring out the guns, swords, and death spells.
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Marina is the daughter of Tsar Alexander the Cruel, the most powerful warlock. She’s also a princess of the Court of White Rose. The only problem is that she’s mundane—she has no magic. On her sixteenth birthday Marina fled from her father’s tsardom to the revolutionist side of Muscovy, and five years later she’s doing all right, working as a seamstress in the United Workers’ Factory. Despite the political police, the never-ending witch hunt, and her best friend living as an orange cat, she’s happy. She gets along with her cottage mates and is even seeing a guy... until the city blows up, she’s implied in the sabotage, her guy turns out to be an enemy, her friends are murdered, and an alchemist maniac hunts her down for a blood vendetta. With the Red Army and the Alchemist Federation on her heels, Marina runs back to the Court of White Rose, but when death follows her home she must uncover a prophecy, reconcile with the warlock, and stop an oncoming war. It’s a tall order for a seamstress. The first book in the Sun War Trilogy, this intensely dark tale of magic and mayhem is full of grey characters that blur the line between good and evil. Content warning for strong language, graphic violence, and intimate situations.
Title: The Way We Were Hunters
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Blurb: The trouble with the Fallen is they look human.
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The Fallen are the children born affected by the Drakon, otherworldly beasts that arrived on a meteor and devastated Rosya in a decades-long war. Now, as the nation heals and moves forward, a second conflict looms. This time the enemy is not the Drakon, but the Fallen, and the trouble is they look human. Lena, once a marksman, was demoted after shooting her training instructor and now serves as a laundress at Bunker 47. Though the position isn't the career she'd hoped for, she finds peace in its routine... until she tries to help a friend and finds herself owing a favor to Captain Arkhimov. The captain is tall, imposing, a celebrated war hero, and a stickler for rules—everything Lena is not. But when she ends up on a mission with him, she's excited nonetheless. The mission had been simple: go check on Bunker 17, which has gone dark. But when the task turns lethal and the bodies begin to pile up, Lena learns the captain is not who he claims. 'The Way We Were Hunters' is a dark fantasy with a side of romance. It is the first book of the Fallen Duology and comes with a content advisory for strong language, graphic violence, and intimate situations. Reader discretion is advised.
Title: When The Stars Alight
Series: The Essence of the Equinox
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: A star princess must use her wits to survive the court of a heartless demon king whilst caught in a deadly rivalry between his two sons.
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A maiden of the stars. A monster from the shadows. A collision that rewrites their worlds. Princess Laila Rose is a fallen star in human form. A beloved guardian to humanity. Yet in spite of these fantastical origins, she has never much believed in prophecies. That’s why when a demon of apocalyptic legend is presented to her in a block of ice, she feels fascination rather than fright. Curiosity kindles into mutual desire once he breaks free of his captivity. Far from the rampaging beast of mass destruction everyone expects—he is monstrously handsome, deviously articulate and alluringly mysterious, a prince among his kind. Eager to discover his origins, Laila travels from her idyllic seaside realm into a land of unspeakable horrors, relying on her wits to survive her journey. She arrives aiming to establish peaceful contact with the aid of the besotted prince. However, it becomes clear that the heartless demon king does not desire peace at all, only war and conquest. When diplomacy fails, Laila turns to the king’s suave and manipulative bastard son in the hopes that she can inspire both him and his trueborn brother to go against their father. But soon it is her heart she must keep from being torn between their centuries-old dangerous rivalry. This gothic fantasy set in a vibrant gaslamp world is a must-read for fans of Catherynne Valente and Angela Carter. It’s written in lush, lyrical prose full of intricate worldbuilding, courtly intrigue, and magic that seeps through the pages. Beneath its light, romantic and whimsical veneer, you can expect darkness, brutality and passion.
Title: Render to Silver
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Blurb: Dark gothic fantasy in a series.
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The Founts of Silver are holy women blessed by the favor of their God...or they are cursed vessels meant to be shattered. Given no other choice, Fount Marzanna clawed her way up their ranks until she was able to begin planning her escape with one of her fellow Founts from Aebbenary, the prosperous island ruled by Silver's decadent church. Instead, the accidental working of a Miracle sets her apart and attracts the notice of the High Priest. He intends to use her to spark a revival in the city, and eventually the world, which has begun to turn away from a religion that rewards greed and ambition as piety. He's not forthcoming with how, and while tensions in the city rise, while two rival houses contemplate war, Marzanna realizes the role she resents with all her heart won't let her walk away without untold sacrifice.
Title: Long Grows The Dark
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Before Glenna, court sorceress in the service of Princess Jael, struggles to hide her feelings for her best friend’s betrothed. Yet even as the realm approaches its golden age, an unforeseen enemy rises to corrupt the princess and take the land for himself. Fate may lead them down a path too painful to contemplate, but are Glenna’s choices enough to dispel the inevitable darkness set to veil their future? Now Gwendoline Hallewell, a Starford University student in a world where magic is commonplace, has always been unusual. When her casting book summons a man from the past to interfere with her dangerous new present, she has no choice but to trust him. As she and her friends Colt and Everleigh reconcile what happened before with what must happen in the present. Gwendoline must decide what it means to make her own choices, suffer her own consequences, and if free will is really within her grasp.
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Title: Gomada Academy
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Blurb: A shy, overachieving half-Nymph. A defiant and reckless Shifter. A haunted campus.
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Sixteen-year-old Arya Willow is a Freshman at Gomada Academy, a prestigious boarding school for mythical beings. But she has a secret: she is half-human and half-Nymph. Intense rivals within the school make her question her enrollment – but nothing prepares her for her life-changing encounter with Shifter Cole, who is just as monstrous in human form. Sophomore Cole Hudson is a full-blooded Shifter with a family secret of his own, indulging in rebellious acts to escape his destiny. All he wants in life is to forge his own path, yet fate continuously pulls him back. But when catastrophe strikes the campus, Cole believes he's right where he belongs. Arya's timidity and Cole's belligerence clash when they first meet, making the fact that they've been paired up in the school's Mentorship Program all the more unbearable. However, their chemistry is undeniable, and neither one wants to admit it. Can Arya and Cole put their differences aside to stop a ghost? One thing is for certain... Secrets do not survive in Gomada Academy.
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Title: Cursed Campus
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Blurb: A taboo love affair. A curse that plagues campus. The mystery deepens.
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Arya Willow and Cole Hudson are still reeling from their close encounter with the ghost of Gomada Academy. Struggling to control her new magic and desperate to protect her friends, Arya seeks the one person she never thought would help – Cole. While the shift in their relationship is perplexing, Arya can't seem to stay away from him. When the ghost crashes the Academy’s Halloween party, Cole must do whatever it takes to defend the students. But he can't help the growing need to shield Arya above all else. Frustrated with his feelings yet bent on facing the enemy head-on, Cole is torn between battle and love. Now Arya and Cole must put aside their magnetic attraction to thwart the evil that's stalking campus. With other trusted comrades aware of the threat to the school, it's only a matter of time before the darkness becomes extinguished – or dominates.
Title: Necromancer's Lament
Series: The Necromancer Series
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: The son of a blacksmith, Mithron never expected that the path to becoming a wizard was a possibility, nor did he consider the price.
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Mithron always hated and feared the undead, ever since a pair of walking cadavers nearly ate him alive when he was a child. The scrawny son of a village blacksmith, there was little that he could do except remain vigilant. He had no talent for working at the forge, and, despite his father’s wishes, instead trained with the local herbalist who saved him. Until a traveling wizard discovered his latent talent, when he chose to follow the path he was destined for. Socially awkward, life in a wizard’s tower suited him best: generally left to his own devices in a library that could keep him busy for a lifetime. His first lesson was the understanding that necromancy deals with both life and death, and he can use that power to destroy undead rather than creating them. Early in his training, he connects with Thessylia, a short-eared owl, who becomes his closest companion. His mentor had both friends and enemies, and in due time, Mithron would have to deal with them all. Glitter’s childhood was unkind, but her sparkling personality allowed her to persevere. As the daughter of a renowned baker, and later a domestic servant, she learned and honed her skills at sewing and cooking. When magic discovered her, it did so with barely controlled force, occasionally pushing her beyond her limits and constantly leaking out in the form of starry motes and minor changes to her appearance. She is naturally charismatic, and often uses her magic to further enchant the minds of others. At a gathering and training session for the apprentices, Mithron unintentionally embarrassed Glitter by revealing a deep childhood secret, splitting the young wizards into rivals. But when tragedy struck, the mismatched pair were forced to put their differences aside to set things right. Necromancer’s Lament is Mithron’s memoir, told completely from his perspective, focused on his teenage years. It is during this time that he learns wizardry, makes lifelong friends, and begins to learn about himself through his struggles and pain. He is good-hearted and highly intelligent but has little understanding of social norms and interactions. Fortunately, he has friends who can teach him how to better handle being with people, so long as he does not drive them away first.
Title: Realm of Hope
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Blurb: In a Mortal Realm consumed by darkness, Skye, a cursed descendant of a powerful Goddess, accompanies her team of Agents on relentless missions to battle the encroaching darkness and uncover ancient truths, fighting not only external foes but also their inner demons.
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In a Mortal Realm plagued by darkness, Skye, a descendant of a powerful Goddess, finds herself caught in the grip of a burdening curse. Possessing extraordinary abilities and marked by a dark power, she battles to save the Realm while grappling with the struggle to retain her own humanity. Accompanied by her unwavering team of Agents, descendants of powerful warriors and revered lineages from throughout history, Skye embarks on a perilous journey. Together, they fearlessly undertake relentless missions, confronting the encroaching darkness and uncovering ancient truths. As they battle inner demons and external foes, they must defy the odds and climb the ranks before it’s too late. This action-packed fantasy epic is perfect for DND fans, gamers, and those who love Avatar: The Last Airbender
Title: Bitter Water
Series: Ringfall
Series Number: 2
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Blurb: Monster Hunters aren’t invincible, especially not famous ones.
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The disgraced son of a famous monster Hunter rotting away in a backwater village. His brother,the clever Scholar consumed by guilt and searching for a cure for lycanthropy. The cleric looking for freedom and a true purpose for living. This trio will journey across the unforgiving country of Fjorden on a mission to bring the cleric back to their patron after a hunt gone wrong,encountering monsters twisted by magic,mad Gods, and a dishonored Scholar bent on changing the world. But what happened to Ellen Black? What could defeat the most feared Hunter in a century? And what curse hangs over her sons like a shadow?
Title: Demonic Appetites
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Blurb: Demonic Appetites are impossible to deny.
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In the kingdom of Everian, humans have been feuding with the subterranean species dubbed ‘demons’ for centuries. However, for the first time, the demon Prince Adhemar has ventured on a peace campaign to negotiate cooperation with the human King Elies Seabane. There is a catch, though. Prince Adhemar desires a human mate. Now, in a collection of short stories, four human royals will discover just how irresistible demonic appetites are.
Title: Coup de Coeur
Series: Oracle, Tailor, Curator
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: A MARVELLOUS LIGHT meets FOUNDRYSIDE in this queer historical fantasy/romance set in a version of 1899 New York City where magic is common and convenient. Coup de Coeur follows the journey of three men whose fates are tied to the seemingly sudden appearance of a strange, possibly sentient, grimoire.
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Calix Addington, Earl of Batherton, has a complicated relationship with his friend and former classmate, Lawton Adler. Lawton’s tendency to attract, and often cause, trouble leaves Calix sometimes holding the bag (which definitely happens). Calix is also harboring a secret – he’s an Oracle, like his mother, and in a world where small magic is meant for aesthetics and convenience, larger displays of magic are frowned upon, sometimes illegal, and very much what the church and several important organizations fear. When Calix is stuck with a strange book after Lawton’s shady dealings go wrong one spring morning, he takes shelter in Ethaniel Harkness’s magical tailoring shop. Calix and Ethaniel know each other as customer and tailor, but Ethaniel’s kind heart won’t let Calix stay in danger. As Calix hears the strange book speak in his mind, Ethaniel contacts his old flame Aubrey Lavigne. Aubrey’s expertise with magical objects as the curator for the Magnificus Collectio, an archive hidden behind a tourist trap museum, will be key to understanding what this book truly is. Magic, love, lust, fear, and danger run rampant as this strange book becomes the catalyst for a much larger plot conducted by a secret sect known as The Golden Order. With The Golden Order giving chase to retrieve the book, Calix, Ethaniel, and Aubrey’s lives tangle and they must flee the city to separate Calix from the book, shake off their pursuers, and find time for their burgeoning attractions. COUP DE COEUR has deep roots in the real-life queer history of New York City, but also in art and culture.