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Once Upon a Ren Faire
“A. C. Castillo’s novel Once Upon a Ren Faire fulfills and subverts fantasy tropes while exploring themes of family pain. ”
—Lorehaven on Mar 31, 2023

Please Return to the Lands of Luxury
“Jon Tilton explores complex topics like memory loss, personal and societal responsibility in this light sci-fi story.”
—Lorehaven on Mar 24, 2023

Exile
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Door to Altharia, Martyn McGrath

Door to Altharia

In a conflict between ancient and mortal enemies, a scarred youth will emerge as a world’s brightest hope.
Reader ages: teens/YA
Fawkes, Nadine Brandes
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Fawkes

In 17th century London, Thomas joins his father’s gunpowder plot to blow up the king of England.
“Guy Fawkes’s 1605 gunpowder plot gets a color-magical twist.”
—Lorehaven review, summer 2018
“Guy Fawkes’s 1605 gunpowder plot gets a color-magical twist.”
—Lorehaven review, summer 2018
Reader ages: teens/YA
Launch, Jason Joyner
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Launch

Teens with supernatural gifts must choose what to do with them when they’re invited to a social media conference by a tech billionaire.
“The story inhabits its youthful, modern world with conviction. Fun and never airy, Launch offers a good ride.”
—Lorehaven review, fall 2018
Reader ages: teens/YA
The Wisprian World, Book I: Tears of Alphega

The Wisprian World, Book I: Tears of Alphega

Before darkness was o’er the deep, a world was whispered.
Reader ages: adults, teens/YA
Coiled, H. L. Burke
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Coiled

As the ugly twin to a perfect sister, Princess Laidra lives her life in the shadows—until her parents offer her as bait for a giant serpent.
“H. L. Burke weaves faux-mythology and complex characterization into a narrative that slithers along at a brisk clip.”
—Lorehaven review, fall 2018
Reader ages: teens/YA
Affinity, Dianne J. Wilson
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Affinity

Kai was born with the ability to see brokenness and to fix it. Then a freak accident leaves him trapped in the spiritual realm.
“Affinity is a creative and original play on old concepts, and if you’re willing to take the ride, you’ll find it goes places.”
—Lorehaven review, fall 2018
Reader ages: teens/YA
Speed of Sight, C. R. Flamingbush
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Speed of Sight

An awkward boy from a broken home discovers the power of a special comic book to defeat bullies and save lives.
“In Speed of Sight, C. R. Flamingbush presents a fun concept—comic book stories within Pete’s comic-book-style story, like plays within a play.”
—Lorehaven review, summer 2019
Reader ages: teens/YA
The Light Arises, C. S. Wachter
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The Light Arises

Rayne must face the darkness within himself, accept his calling as Light Bringer of the One, and find the golden-haired girl from his dream.
“An newly freed assassin-prince quests to reclaim lost truth.”
—Lorehaven review, winter 2018
Reader ages: adults, teens/YA
Dagger's Sleep, Tricia Mingerink

Dagger’s Sleep

In a land of mountains, canoes, and fairy tales, one princess races to wake the sleeping high prince in this gender-swapped Sleeping Beauty retelling.
Reader ages: teens/YA
The 49th Mystic, Ted Dekker
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The 49th Mystic

Rachelle Matthews begins to dream of another world so real that she wonders if Earth might only be a dream.
“In The 49th Mystic, Ted Dekker overhauls Other Earth with an adventure that’s part The Village, part Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.”
—Lorehaven review, summer 2019
Reader ages: adults, teens/YA
Elvensty, M. B. Aznoe
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Elvensty

Christianity has reached a distant planet, and our heroes’ faith will be tested in the gathering storm.
“Fastidious worldbuilding, diverse cultures, and detailed geography give the tale distinctive flair.”
—Lorehaven review, spring 2019
Reader ages: adults
The Story Peddler, Lindsay A. Franklin
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The Story Peddler

In a world where art is magic, one storyteller gets more than she bargained for when her stories spiral out of control and accuse the king of treason.
“This story spins a perfect array of delightful characters living with complex magical abilities in a truly unique world.”
—Lorehaven review, spring 2019
Reader ages: adults, teens/YA
The Caves of Fire, K. Berklund-Page
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The Caves of Fire

A spy, a nerd and a bully must find a way to destroy an ancient monster before it kills them or they kill each other.
“Can a slave say no? Fee and Daniel struggle with decisions as fully formed characters.”
—Lorehaven review, summer 2019
Reader ages: middle grade
Sword of the Broken Son, Shaun Stevenson

Sword of the Broken Son

As an unstoppable army attacks the kingdom, a young girl must journey to find an ancient weapon that may hold the key to saving or destroying the entire known world.
Reader ages: middle grade
The Rejected Princess, Katie Clark
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The Rejected Princess

If Roanna is to save herself and her future, she must stall her marriage and squelch the growing rebellion—all while discovering how deeply her power runs.
“With The Rejected Princess, Katie Clark has fashioned a cozy political thriller braided with thoughtful ambiguity and adorned with romance.”
—Lorehaven review, winter 2018
Reader ages: teens/YA
The White Forest, Aviya Carmen
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The White Forest

A fallen kingdom and a cursed forest await the arrival of their true savior and prince.
“Best for: Pre-teen readers who like fantasy stories.”
—Lorehaven review, fall 2018
Reader ages: middle grade, teens/YA
Skyrik of Landos, Giovanni Red

Skyrik of Landos

A refugee returns to his homeland to free it from its oppressive occupants, while unwittingly carrying something that his enemies will pay a colossal price to obtain.
Reader ages: middle grade
Diondray's Journey, Marion Hill

Diondray’s Journey

Can Diondray and his five companions interpret the ancient text that will heal two opposing peoples and unite Kammbia forever?
Reader ages: adults, teens/YA
Imani Earns Her Cape, Bokerah Brumley
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Imani Earns Her Cape

Imani’s mother has been kidnapped by a giant troll, and now Imani is lost in the Fae Realm with no way back home to Virginia.
“Bokerah Brumley paints a colorful urban-fantasy backdrop and peoples it with distinctive characters.”
—Lorehaven review, fall 2018
Reader ages: middle grade
Cadence, Dianne J. Wilson

Cadence

Kai is determined to reverse the damage of dark Affinity training, but his plans are thrown into chaos by the appearance of a mysterious pendant.
Reader ages: adults, teens/YA
March to Shadows, Aidan Russell

March to Shadows

Before they can go home, Reslo, Gratas, and Jerah must stop a war, or start one.
Reader ages: adults
The Lightningfall, Steve Rzasa
Reviewed

The Lightningfall

To stop an empire from burying the world under ice, Bowen must assemble a disparate cloudship crew and traverse the isle-filled skies.
“Steve Rzasa’s sequel is best for older teens and adults seeking a swashbuckling sword-and-sorcery spectacle.”
—Lorehaven review, summer 2018
Reader ages: adults, teens/YA
The Guardian, Lavay Byrd

The Guardian

An exiled prince faces a most daring task to free the enslaved horses from the capricorns of Barazar.
Reader ages: teens/YA
Phoenix Fire, S. D. Grimm

Phoenix Fire

When life changes overnight for Ava, she’ll have to fight harder than ever to keep the family and love she never thought she could have.
Reader ages: adults, teens/YA
The Seer, Erin R. Howard

The Seer

The last of the Seer’s bloodline hangs in the balance as two estranged demon and angel brothers are forced to work together to save a girl’s life.
Reader ages: adults, teens/YA
The Sorcerer's Bane, C. S. Wachter
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The Sorcerer’s Bane

Raised in darkness, called by light, a young slave boy challenges the might of a demonic sorcerer.
“C. S. Wachter flings thematic windows open to sunlight and storms.”
—Lorehaven review, summer 2018
Reader ages: adults, teens/YA

Common

One person knows of the plot against the royal family and cares enough to try to stop it—the servant girl they banished.
Reader ages: teens/YA
Adela's Curse, Claire M. Banschbach

Adela’s Curse

A young faery risks everything to defeat an evil witch before she dooms an innocent human.
Reader ages: teens/YA
The Last Runner, Shaun Stevenson
Reviewed

The Last Runner

A teenage boy, enslaved to run jobs for the elite, must face the world of Abra, where monsters run free, Queens rule like iron, and death is only a breath away.
“Imagination dashes back in with the strange and even horrifying creatures intent on getting their hands, teeth, or claws on Eric.”
—Lorehaven review, fall 2018
Reader ages: teens/YA
The Tremblers, Raquel Byrnes
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The Tremblers

Branded as traitors, Ashton and Charlotte brave the treacherous floating sky ports of Outer City to hunt down an elusive inventor.
“Crack open this rip-roaring tale of post-apocalyptic steampunk peril. ”
—Lorehaven review, spring 2018
Reader ages: adults, teens/YA
The Pirate Princess, K. R. Martin
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The Pirate Princess

When her throne is taken, a girl turns pirate to save her people.
“K. R. Martin darts between a love story and political intrigue, until The Pirate Princess parries and lunges into a perfect conclusion.”
—Lorehaven review, 2021
Reader ages: adults, teens/YA
Road of the Lost, Aidan Russell
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Road of the Lost

Reslo wants nothing more than to be home in time for supper, but ancient evils want to drown his forest homeland in blood.
“Aidan Russell creates action-driven fantasy of all the good old things.”
—Lorehaven review, summer 2018
Reader ages: adults
Amber Eyes, S. D. Grimm

Amber Eyes

The hunted Feravolk are counting on Jayden, a dagger-wielding, storm-detecting orphan to save their race.
Reader ages: adults, teens/YA
The Æglet's Answer, Timothy Michael Hurst

The Æglet’s Answer

Experience the impact of walking by the Spirit on a world under demonic oppression.
Reader ages: adults, teens/YA
Keeper of Shadows, Bridgett Powers
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Keeper of Shadows

To save the Seven Lands from the Shadow Mist and its keeper, a teacher with limited vision must overcome a curse of chronic pain.
“Bridgett Powers creates something unusual in fantasy: a heroine who, physically damaged to the point of disability, can fight only through spiritual strength.”
—Lorehaven review, fall 2018
Reader ages: adults, teens/YA
White Owl: The Adventures of Fiona Clark, Book 1, Hans Erdman

White Owl: The Adventures of Fiona Clark, Book 1

If Fiona Bridget Yaleria-Clark can return to Kildare Abbey, she will gain prophesied power to defeat the Dark Druid.
Reader ages: adults, teens/YA
The Last Motley, D. J. Edwardson

The Last Motley

Can Roderick the tailor save a doomed boy from his nightmares and keep them from spilling out into the world around them?
Reader ages: middle grade
The Worlds Next Door, C. E. White
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The Worlds Next Door

The investigation of a mysterious old house leads to a world on the brink of annihilation and a dangerous journey to save it.
“C. E. White’s The Worlds Next Door is best for adult fans of inventive Christian fantasy and thoughtful theological fiction.”
—Lorehaven review, spring 2019
Reader ages: middle grade
The Awful Truth About Forgetting, L. Jagi Lamplighter

The Awful Truth About Forgetting

When Rachel runs afoul of the hidden force hiding these terrible secrets, she must face her most desperate hour yet.
Reader ages: adults, teens/YA
Flood, Brennan S. McPherson
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Flood

Will little Noah grow to be the savior the world needs? Or will bending his bow come easier than bending his knee to the God who holds his destiny?
“Strong personalities, vivid descriptions, and lifelike dialogue steady the reader amidst ravaging action and deceptively placid interludes.”
—Lorehaven review, spring 2018
Reader ages: adults
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