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The Eagle, the Cave, and the Footbridge

If orphan Hamelin Stoop hopes to find his parents, he must first find his courage to step into an unfamiliar world where kingdoms are caught between the battle of good and evil.

Reader ages: middle grade, middle grade boys, teens + young adults

Reviewed

Radiant

After the introduction of Yellow magic in a society accustomed to only Red and Blue magic, the world inside the barrier has become more complicated than anyone imagined.

“Ashley Bustamante’s Radiant expands the Color Theory series palette with new characters and locales to paint a new adventure.”

—Lorehaven review, 2023

Reader ages: teens + young adults

Fortified

When Devora’s future shatters, she must decide whether to live to fight or fight to live.

Reader ages: teens + young adults

The Truth Beyond the Lies

In a world filled with steam and clockwork, one not-so-normal girl searches for what it means to be truly loved by her family and friends.

Reader ages: teens + young adults

Frost, Winter’s Lonely Guardian

Seventeen-year-old Norah meets a handsome guy with snowflakes in his hair who says he’ll train her to become the next Winter Guardian.

Reader ages: teens + young adults

Reviewed

Wishtress

Myrthe was born with the ability to turn her tears into wishes. But when a granted wish goes wrong, she is cursed: the next tear she sheds will kill her.

“Plot twists keep the story flowing, and readers will enjoy the story’s many fractured and fallible characters.”

—Lorehaven review, 2022

Reader ages: teens + young adults

Rats of Dweltford

A former convict must defend his duchess from a threat within her own walls.

Reader ages: adults

Kurt Nickle-Dickle Of Whiskers

Kurt never dreamed a trip to the lake would take him to the end of the rainbow.

Reader ages: middle grade

Reviewed

Son of the Shield

A loyal diplomat and an embittered defector have one last chance to choose sides in a war that could cost them both everything.

“Lyrical prose and deeply affecting characters elevate Mary Schlegel’s epic fantasy Son of the Shield.”

—Lorehaven review, 2023

Reader ages: adults

Reviewed

Mordizan

The bane of Mordred, the son of Mordizan, and a millennia-old prophecy may provide what Brinnie needs to defeat the world of magic’s greatest threat.

“Alyssa Roat creates a thrilling sequel to Wraithwood, introducing new characters and moral quandaries in this Arthurian-inspired tale.”

—Lorehaven review, 2022

Reader ages: teens + young adults

Prentice Ash

Trained as a knight, condemned as a heretic, exiled as a convict, Prentice’s every moment is a struggle just to survive.

Reader ages: adults

Etania’s Calling

Can Etania trust this mysterious prince to keep her secret, or will lies lead to disaster?

Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults

Unbetrothed

Princess Beatriz is unbetrothed and giftless, so she makes a mortal oath that leads to a quest for magic.

Reader ages: teens + young adults

Uprooted

Uprooted from home, Hest journeys to a new country where he discovers castle intrigue may doom his new-found friends.

Reader ages: teens + young adults

Strayblood

Becoming a Draev won’t be easy for Cyrus, a girl who can manipulate metal, and Aken the last Scourgeblood, in a world that will use them or destroy them.

Reader ages: middle grade, teens + young adults

Kingdom Lost

A young princess must unite with non-human beings in her world to wrest her kingdom back from an evil neighboring prince and the wizard who empowers him.

Reader ages: teens + young adults

The Songkiller’s Symphony

A young adventurer seeks to conquer the demons inside him through the rigors of a heroic quest.

Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults

Heartrender

Ophidian will be almost impossible to defeat. Will Addie be able to complete her promise to Eman before darkness rules?

Reader ages: teens + young adults

Sovereign Servants: The Sending

Even in a Virgin Earth which is yet undefiled by the baneful touch of man, what can protect this world from inevitable corruption of the human heart?

Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults

Legend of the Rainbow Eater

Rose Skylar and Marek Knoxwind grapple with right and wrong as they face down an enemy that is responsible for their friendship.

Reader ages: middle grade

Reviewed

Wraithwood

An estranged uncle, a mysterious mansion, and Arthurian legend–together they lead to a world of magic and bloodthirsty wizards who want teenage Brinnie dead.

“This tale of wizards battling between our world and a parallel one conjures an enjoyable reading experience.”

—Lorehaven review, 2021

Reader ages: teens + young adults

The Beauty of Magic

Svana will have to survive her step-mother’s deadly magic to save those she loves or become the next victim.

Reader ages: teens + young adults

Silverblood

Brooke accepts a marriage alliance she knows she’ll soon regret. Meanwhile, an Emberhawk prince is seeding a rebellion.

Reader ages: teens + young adults

Reviewed

Truesilver

Kion Bray’s quest for redemption may be ended by a sword-fighting tournament and a dark army mobilizing to the north.

“Monstrous enemies, magic swords, and weighty discussions of honor and courage balance out teenage angst, village life, and small-minded characters.”

—Lorehaven review, 2022

Reader ages: teens + young adults

Amok

When his city falls to the enemy, Mikal must find a way to regain Kudus’ favour—and His supernatural Amok Strength—to liberate his people.

Reader ages: teens + young adults

The Hâgthorn Wound

Will’s longing for his missing father ignites a dramatic and fateful quest into the mythical country of Fairus.

Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults

Hamelin Stoop: The Ring of Truth

Hamelin must return a missing princess to the Land of Gloaming, but what if she is an ordinary young woman who does not know who she really is?

Reader ages: middle grade, middle grade boys, teens + young adults

Reviewed

The Governess of Greenmere

In Victorian Britain, a young woman is suddenly thrust into a strange Otherworld of magic, peril and great responsibility.

“Obscure Arthurian and Celtic references blend with biblical imagery and high heroism in this brief yet old-souled story.”

—Lorehaven review, 2022

Reader ages: adults

Power Unimaginable

Enter a world of magic and wonder to uncover the secret purposes of a mysterious Mage-Lord in this thrilling finale to a high fantasy epic.

Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults

The Third Golem

Will paranormal reporter Reagan Moon manage to master the staff in time to thwart the Third Golem, or will his “survivor streak” finally hit the wall?

Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults

Heartbreaker

After discovering she is the Bellata, the warrior meant to save Decim, Addie must learn to balance her new power and unite the Twelve Magisters before it’s too late.

Reader ages: teens + young adults

Paper and Thorns

Lost in a labyrinth and faced with impossible tasks, one Beast will stop at nothing to save the woman who cursed him.

Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults

An Echo of the Fae

One young girl must outwit all the tricksters of faerie to save the sister she has never met.

Reader ages: middle grade

Beast of the Night

A one-armed, practical girl. A rude lord hiding a curse. A dark secret with the town’s fate hanging in the balance.

Reader ages: teens + young adults

Reviewed

Skate the Thief

A young, orphaned thief must choose whom to betray: her new mentor, a powerful undead wizard; or the crime lords who raised her and who covet the wizard’s power.

“Although Skate the Thief makes a few leaps in story logic, its sympathetic characters will steal readers’ hearts.”

—Lorehaven review, fall 2020

Reader ages: teens + young adults

Tales of Elhaanai

In a land divided by greed and the desire for power, what was once remained in the shadows is grasping for a foothold over the light.

Reader ages: middle grade, teens + young adults

Reviewed

Emberhawk

The elementals have decided they’re gods, and humans are nothing but fuel for their fire.

“Jamie Foley’s worldbuilding is astounding . . . layers of plot and various twists make this a book readers won’t want to put down.”

—Lorehaven review, summer 2020

Reader ages: teens + young adults

A Weight of Reckoning

Though young Prince Rayne triumphed over Sigmund’s demonic evil, will he survive the demon’s plans birthed within the false cult of scroll worship?

Reader ages: adults

Reviewed

Strayborn

Being a Draev is tricky, as Cyrus, a girl who can manipulate metal, and Aken the last Scourgeblood, are about to find out.

“E. E. Rawls’s fantasy Strayborn offers an energetic, colorful story, with nature-bending child students and familiar school archetypes.”

—Lorehaven review, fall 2020

Reader ages: middle grade, teens + young adults

Valor’s Worth

The notorious dragon-kin may still pose a threat to elves and men, driving Lieutenant Commander Vinyanel Ecleriast on a mission to investigate.

Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults

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