Fortified by V. Romas Burton

Fortified

When Devora’s future shatters, she must decide whether to live to fight or fight to live.
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Tattoo of Crimson, Sarah Chislon
Reviewed

Tattoo of Crimson

Gently-bred herbalist Jessa Caldwell has no intention of making a suitable match—not when she’s seeking the truth about the taint of the fae that lies within her.
Complex relationships and social conventions tangle in this unique world inspired by Regency England and the Inquisition era, but overlaid with fae creatures.
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A Wolf's Rose, M. C. Kenendy
Reviewed

A Wolf’s Rose

A young woman with a magic ring is captured by an agent of evil with supernatural abilities who wants to use her ring to assassinate the nation’s leaders.
M. C. Kennedy combines “Little Red Riding Hood” with “Beauty and the Beast” to create a deeper story of hatred, forgiveness, and redemption.
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A Forest of Stolen Memories by Callie Thomas

A Forest of Stolen Memories

Cursed to forget, Roselyn refuses to marry a prince she doesn’t remember and escapes into an enchanted forest to search for her stolen memories—and perhaps her true happily ever after.
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Of Warriors and Sages by Jenn Lees
Reviewed

Of Myths and Portals

When Arlan bursts into her world through a portal, an awesome warrior on his war horse and brandishing weapons, he turns Rhiannon’s existence up-side-down.
In The Crossing: Arlan’s Pledge, Jenn Lees weaves two worlds and many characters into this uniquely Celtic portal fantasy.
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The Truth Beyond the Lies, Kathleen Bird

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.
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The Depths of Atlantis by Hannah Carter

The Depths of Atlantis

When a runaway mermaid princess is kidnapped and taken back to Atlantis, she must overcome her own self-doubts, recover her magic, and work with new friends to stop a war.
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Frost, Winter's Lonely Guardian, E. E. Rawls

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.
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A Crown of Chains, Erin Phillips
Reviewed

A Crown of Chains

Roxana Willows is a wingless fairy with the rare ability to read minds, and becoming queen is the last thing Roxana wants.
A Crown of Chains creatively retells a biblical tale to explore themes of providence, racism, faith, and fidelity.
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Infernal Fall, Bryan Mitchell
Reviewed

Infernal Fall

Daniel Strong’s hopes decay, but the Holy Spirit remains with him. Will he give in to the darkness? Will he find his way home?
Bryan Timothy Mitchell’s Infernal Fall drops readers into this modern take on Dante’s Inferno and keeps spiritual tensions burning.
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Wishtress, Nadine Brandes
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.
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Sea and Soul by Shari Branning
Reviewed

Sea and Soul

When empath Dylan Blaine is summoned to a gala on the Isle of Selkies, he knows it will likely spell his doom. But you can’t turn down a summons from a seer.
Shari Branning’s Sea and Soul begins the Seer’s Gambit series with a breath of fresh sea air in the urban fantasy genre.
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Rats of Dweltford, Matt Barron

Rats of Dweltford

A former convict must defend his duchess from a threat within her own walls.
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Kurt Nickle-Dickle of Whiskers, N. J. McLagan

Kurt Nickle-Dickle Of Whiskers

Kurt never dreamed a trip to the lake would take him to the end of the rainbow.
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Ex Magica, Gayle and Stephen Porter

Ex Magica

When a society that has never known a world without magic loses their abilities, will the heirs of the triad of leadership be able to save them, or will they destroy them all?
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Voice of a Siren by Kassidy Kameron

Voice of a Siren

When a beautiful woman rescues Lord Landric Vallance from a stormy shipwreck, he questions whether she could be the one he is searching for.
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Son of the Shield, Mary Schlegel
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.
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The Culling Begins by Anthony DeGroot

The Culling Begins

Twelve Spirit Oaks keep the Great Deceiver in Tartarus, but what happens when those guardians begin to disappear?
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Prentice Ash, Matt Barron

Prentice Ash

Trained as a knight, condemned as a heretic, exiled as a convict, Prentice’s every moment is a struggle just to survive.
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Etania's Calling, M. H. Elrich

Etania’s Calling

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

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

Uprooted

Uprooted from home, Hest journeys to a new country where he discovers castle intrigue may doom his new-found friends.
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The Sinking City by Christine Cohen

The Sinking City

Liona Carvatti fails to realize that Venice is a city of stone in a world of water. And ruling the dark waters are the Seleni—ageless, cold, and calculating.
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Power Play by H. L. Burke
Reviewed

Power Play

Laleh and her friends must scramble to master their magical new surroundings and complete their quest if they are to have any hope of getting home again.
This lighthearted read explores deeper themes of escapism and asserting independence from parents while deepening ideas of responsibility and growing up.
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Strayblood, E. E. Rawls

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.
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Prophecy's Heirs by Emily G. Watson

Prophecy’s Heirs

Three children must go on a quest to save their father by traveling to the edge of the world and beyond.
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Curse of the Midnight King by Yakira Goldsberry

Curse of the Midnight King

Faye enters a dangerous bargain with the Midnight King in an attempt to free her sisters from a curse she helped create.
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The Sphinx's Heart by Talena Winters

The Sphinx’s Heart

Princess Calandra goes on a rescue mission through the gates of hell to save her family, her people, and maybe even herself.
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Thrice by Andrew D. Meredith

Thrice

Forced out on the road with the boy left in his care, Jovan determines to journey into the cave of the bear—to seek out those that would do him and his boy harm.
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Kingdom Lost, Dawn Shipman

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.
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The Songkiller's Symphony, Daeus Lamb

The Songkiller’s Symphony

A young adventurer seeks to conquer the demons inside him through the rigors of a heroic quest.
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Heartrender by V. Romas Burton

Heartrender

Ophidian will be almost impossible to defeat. Will Addie be able to complete her promise to Eman before darkness rules?
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Sovereign Servants: The Sending, W. C. Jasper

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?
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Pryde by E. N. Chaffin

Pryde

Havoc and shenanigans ensue when a shadow-ridden teen, a loveless Endowed, and a cranky vampire meet at a party one night.
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Legend of the Rainbow Eater, Kristiana Sfirlea

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.
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The Beauty of Magic, Rachel Ann Michael Harris

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.
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Silverblood, Jamie Foley

Silverblood

Brooke accepts a marriage alliance she knows she’ll soon regret. Meanwhile, an Emberhawk prince is seeding a rebellion.
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Truesilver, DJ Edwardson
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.
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Amok, Anna Tan

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.
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The Hâgthorn Wound, John Paul Tucker

The Hâgthorn Wound

Will’s longing for his missing father ignites a dramatic and fateful quest into the mythical country of Fairus.
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To Slay a Curse, Rae Graham

To Slay a Curse

A young woman cursed with a parasitic monster must quest within her own mind to slay it.
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Hamelin Stoop: The Ring of Truth, Robert B. Sloan

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?
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The Governess of Greenmere, Paul Leone
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.
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Power Unimaginable, Michael J. Harvey

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.
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The Third Golem, Mike Duran

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?
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Heartbreaker by V. Romas Burton

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.
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Paper and Thorns, Elijah David

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.
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An Echo of the Fae, Jenelle Leanne Schmidt

An Echo of the Fae

One young girl must outwit all the tricksters of faerie to save the sister she has never met.
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Beast of the Night, E. E. Rawls

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.
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Skate the Thief, Jeff Ayers
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
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Tales of Elhaanai, Nicole Patrice Thomas

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.
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Emberhawk, Jamie Foley
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
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Of Dragons and Doppelgangers, Chris Solaas

Of Dragons and Dopplegangers

Before he can be crowned king of a magic realm, a boy must travel around the world to retrieve the signet ring, or face a deadly war with the dragons!
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A Weight of Reckoning, C. S. Wachter

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?
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Strayborn, E. E. Rawls
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
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Valor's Worth, Rebecca P. Minor

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.
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Heartmender by V. Romas Burton
Reviewed

Heartmender

In a realm where hearts are used as currency, Adelaide Tye uses her powerful heart to save her brother from the monster who lured him away years ago.
V. Romas Burton’s Heartmender pumps new blood into the classic good-versus-evil paradigm by way of the classic Seven Deadly Sins.
—Lorehaven review, summer 2020
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Shard & Shield, Laura VanArendonk Baugh
Reviewed

Shard & Shield

An outcast officer in a magical war can save the life of his only friend, but only by betraying the innocents he swore to protect.
Laura VanArendonk Baugh’s Shard & Shield will intrigue readers with its world-building and complex relationships.
—Lorehaven review, fall 2019
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Heart of the Curiosity, H. L. Burke
Reviewed

Heart of the Curiosity

The Curiosity’s sole hope lies in a mythical power source hidden beneath the maze-like passages and trapdoors of the theater—the Heart.
Biblical themes dazzle and heroines must heal from harm throughout the wonders of H. L. Burke’s The Heart of the Curiosity.
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The Undine’s Tear, Talena Winters
Reviewed

The Undine’s Tear

Calandra is her people’s last hope for salvation, but one mistake could cost her everything … and she’s running out of time.
Calandra’s spiritual struggles and eventual awakening bring true hardship and loss, pointing to greater hope across the horizon in sequels to this rip-roaring read.
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