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The Wonderland Trials

Follow the White Rabbit into this topsy-turvy fantasy where players become prey, a sip of the wrong tea might as well be poison, and a queen’s ways do not always lead one where they ought to go.

Although indebted to a classic, The Wonderland Trials is inventive and colorful in its own right, abundantly able to charm and to intrigue.

—Lorehaven review, 2022

fantasy for all teens+YA

Freedom’s Fight

The adventures of The Seraph and his growing band of super heroes continue as Gideon seeks the truth about the origins of his powers.

fantasy for all teens+YA, teen boys+YA

Power Up

Superpowered teen Jake escaped from his Uncle Vic’s supervillain gang to find a family, friends, and future. Now he’d rather die than go back to that old life

supernatural and beyond for teen boys+YA, teen girls+YA

Shadow of Honor

Held captive, tortured by monsters of a nightmarish alien race, Marco Dusan clings to a final goal: keep these beasts from the Quadrants, even if it means orchestrating his own death.

science fiction for all adults

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Lost Bits

Hampered by imperfect memory, an obsolete body, and limited battery life, 404 sets out to find his home.

Lost Bits boldly leads fans out of dead wastelands, exploring the nature of humankind through the lenses of a human creation.

—Lorehaven review, 2022

science fiction for all adults, all teens+YA, teen boys+YA

Rats of Dweltford

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

fantasy for all adults

The Godot Orange

Eddie and Will join Ruby Rowe to time-jump headfirst through the unstable event horizon of family, friends, myths, and mysteries.

science fiction for all teens+YA

My Soul To Take

To save earth, he needs to go to hell and back … again.

supernatural and beyond for all adults

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The Gift of Dragons

The fate of two species rests on the tip of a dagger.

Strong themes of reconciliation soar in this fantastic realm whose conflicting heroes must find forgiveness.

—Lorehaven review, 2022

fantasy for all teens+YA

Into Shadow’s Fire

On the world of Sulia, help is needed. The Union must help save the people of the city of Gal-Ganeed from being tortured and killed because of their beliefs.

science fiction for all teens+YA

The Dragon and the Stone by Kathryn Butler

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The Dragon and the Stone

A downcast girl embarks on a quest through a dream world to find hope and usher in restoration.

Kathryn Butler’s The Dragon and the Stone dreams a world of familiar yet new characters who protect the waking world from dreams that come true.

—Lorehaven review, 2024

fantasy for middle grade

Deceived

As Therese Westa uncovers the reason for one client’s request, she is faced with a choice: kill an innocent man or save her sisters.

fantasy for all adults

Transported surreptitiously to a terrifying alien world, with limited resources and only a few cryptic words to guide her, Callie Hayes finds herself engulfed in a perilous battle for freedom—and her very life.

science fiction for all adults

Kurt Nickle-Dickle Of Whiskers

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

fantasy for middle grade

March of the Free: in C Major

Khalen and the others must make questionable alliances and undertake dangerous covert missions into the heart of enemy territory.

science fiction for all adults, all teens+YA, men

A Matter of Blood

In a city where debts are paid in blood, one young man will learn that everyone needs help sometimes if they want to survive.

science fiction for all adults, all teens+YA

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?

fantasy for all teens+YA

Elaninae

Charlie finds herself trapped in no man’s land, with a shooting war about to begin and no way to get home.

science fiction for all adults, all teens+YA

Rimewinter

Guided by his flaming sword, Truesilver, Kion will go to the end of the world to save his mother from the brutish haukmarn army.

fantasy for all adults, all teens+YA

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.

fantasy for teen girls+YA, women

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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

fantasy for all adults

Maxine Justice, Galactic Attorney, Daniel Schwabauer

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Maxine Justice: Galactic Attorney

Maxine Justice is an ambulance-chasing lawyer desperate for relevance and cash when aliens hire her to represent them before the United Nations.

John Grisham meets Galaxy Quest in Daniel Schwabauer’s whimsy-gilded sci-fi tale, featuring robot judges, secretive aliens, and a truly flawed human heroine.

—Lorehaven review, 2022

science fiction for all adults

The Culling Begins

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

fantasy for all teens+YA

Power Through

g mom, Marco follows a clue that leads to a supervillain recruiting agency and allies with a supervillain who is after the same agency for her own reasons.

supernatural and beyond for teen boys+YA, teen girls+YA

Casindra Lost

Captain Sideris discovers he’s the sole human guinea pig being gated through a wormhole with an AI playing Noah to his spaceship’s ark.

science fiction for all adults, all teens+YA, men

Prentice Ash

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

fantasy for all adults

Etania’s Calling

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

fantasy for all adults, all teens+YA

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The Choice

The chase is over; the world is freed; but the law remains.

Bradley Caffee’s tight prose makes The Choice a quick Empire Strikes Back–style dystopian sequel that is difficult to resist.

—Lorehaven review, 2022

science fiction for all teens+YA

The Obsidian Butterfly

To the Chicome people, an eclipse is a time of terror. Mayana and Ahkin know the full extent of the coming danger, but they must gather support or the Chicome Empire is doomed.

fantasy for all adults, all teens+YA

Unbetrothed

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

fantasy for all teens+YA

Uprooted

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

fantasy for all teens+YA

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Oathbound

Emme has spent her life avoiding pirates, but now she must partner with pirates to find a cure on an island that may not exist.

This tale of oaths and bonds steers an exciting voyage through dangerous waters. Secrets and ambition lurk at every turn, and sins bring real consequences.

—Lorehaven review, 2022

fantasy for all teens+YA

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The Magnetar

When Charlie’s homeworld is destroyed, she finds herself accidentally enlisted in the newly-formed Combined Service, serving with three alien species.

Author Jo Boone explores the dynamics of a bio-diverse spacefaring alliance and the marvels of its flagship.

—Lorehaven review, 2024

science fiction for all adults, all teens+YA

The Sword and the Song

When Conor leaves Ard Dhaimin to find the key to defeating the Red Druid, he delves into a world of shadows and danger.

fantasy for all adults

The Shimmering Ones

Could Jem Stoneheart really be the long-awaited “Gem-Stone,” who could wield the power of the great sword Azul?

fantasy for all adults, all teens+YA

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.

fantasy for all teens+YA, teen girls+YA

Aderes in Karkhana

After falling into an unknown world, Aderes struggles to learn how to live among her new companions.

fantasy for all adults, all teens+YA

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Of Fire and Ash

Ceridwen tal Desmond rides a fireborn, a steed of fire and ash, trained for destruction. How can she hope to unite instead of destroy?

Ceridwen’s repeated volatile actions and battle crescendos may threaten to overrun this kingdom, yet the Fireborn Epic’s first book also benefits from two side trails.

—Lorehaven review, 2022

fantasy for all teens+YA

Moses: Against the Gods of Egypt

Pharaoh is not the only villain Moses must face. The ten plagues are Yahweh’s war with the gods of Egypt. And those gods are not myths. They are demons.

supernatural and beyond for all adults

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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.

—Lorehaven review, 2022

supernatural and beyond for teen boys+YA, teen girls+YA

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.

fantasy for all teens+YA, middle grade

Strange City

A young man wakes up in the woods with no memory of who he is, and set out on a journey through the bizarre reality of World City to find something true to believe in.

science fiction for men

Awakened

When Cara finds herself wounded and defenseless in the middle of a battle zone, she has no choice but to use the only weapon she can find: a disabled robot soldier.

science fiction for

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Haelend’s Ballad

When a young orphan drowns and comes back to life, rumors begin to spread that the end of the world is coming.

Ian Conrey creates a fantasy that borrows from steampunk, forging a thought-provoking and richly constructed war story.

—Lorehaven review, 2021

fantasy for all adults

Jabin Kainos and the Hidden Nemesis

Jabin and the team receives their inaugural mission: track down and neutralize a threat from the Second Civil War who has ties to the rogue Manifests.

science fiction for all teens+YA, teen boys+YA

Prophecy’s Heirs

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

fantasy for all teens+YA

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.

fantasy for teen girls+YA

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.

fantasy for all adults, all teens+YA, teen girls+YA, women

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.

fantasy for all teens+YA, teen boys+YA

Head Over Tails

Jacob didn’t ask to fall in love with a mermaid, but when he seeks treatment for his “hallucination,” a very real mermaid is forced to face the human world.

fantasy for all teens+YA

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Recorder

Recorder is cut off from technology and tastes what it means to be human. But if the Consortium discovers her feelings, everyone she knows will be in danger.

Cathy McCrumb handles heavy subjects with a light touch, keeping the novel from grimness. Recorder is a creative and engaging novel that will appeal to a broad audience.

—Lorehaven review, 2021

science fiction for all 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.

fantasy for all teens+YA

Rhataloo

My name is Sedrick. I’m a man-size, space-faring rhat. I’m also executive officer for an interstellar cargo ship. My captain and I are in trouble.

science fiction for all adults, all teens+YA

The Rise of the Raidin

An eighteen-year-old girl with extraordinary powers must defend her high school from dragons with only her friends and protectors to help her.

fantasy for teen girls+YA

Masks: The Unmercenaries

A ragtag team of vigilantes band together to save their city, Nymphis the city of Masks, from an anonymous threat threatening to undermine it all.

supernatural and beyond for all adults, all teens+YA

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Wolf Soldier

Connor Enarian and four young initiates rekindle the fires of the Lightraider Order to destroy a portal and stop an impending invasion.

Simple prose and candid heroes enjoin biblical truth, highlighting Scripture-like verses and faith as means of vanquishing external enemies.

—Lorehaven review, 2021

fantasy for all teens+YA

Rogue Shift

Two lives forever intertwined by a deadly decision and a dark secret.

supernatural and beyond for all teens+YA

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Power On

Having friends and the chance at a real family is more appealing than Jake originally thought, but going soft can cost a supervillain his life.

H. L. Burke’s Power On lights up an enjoyable superhero world, charging quickly toward themes of a man’s responsibility to himself and others.

—Lorehaven review, 2021

supernatural and beyond for teen boys+YA, teen girls+YA

The Songkiller’s Symphony

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

fantasy for all adults, all teens+YA

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That Pale Host

As her daughter grows, so does Charlotte’s fear. Whoever is watching has a message and will do anything to make her understand.

That Pale Host slips through the walls of time, exposing spectral groanings too deep for words and the hope of healing that often lingers just out of reach.

—Lorehaven review, 2021

supernatural and beyond for all adults

Marda Quincesinger, Postulate

Faced with the chance to help her family, Marda Quincesinger decides to see if she has what it takes to join the Outremers’ ranks.

fantasy for girls, middle grade

Rose Petals and Snowflakes, Kendra E. Ardnek

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Rose Petals and Snowflakes

After their father’s death, and thanks to their older half-brother’s wanderlust, two sisters find themselves caught in the politics of mysterious forest.

Kendra E. Ardnek combines Jane Austen–style storylines with fairy tales, yielding a delightful fantasy romance with callbacks to both genres while creating her own new style.

—Lorehaven review, 2022

fantasy for all adults, all teens+YA

Shadows at Nightfall

Two teens must face the darkest terrors of their world, which hide in the shadows no longer.

fantasy for all teens+YA

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Elite

Flick must decide where her allegiances lie soon, or the Triumph of Love festival might bring about her demise.

Elite explores parallels to the early Church, beautifully intertwining faith and action in this high-stakes post-apocalyptic adventure.

—Lorehaven review, 2022

science fiction for all teens+YA, teen girls+YA

The Faith to Forgive

In the wake of great personal grief, a young woman will learn the power of forgiveness for herself and those around her.

fantasy for all teens+YA

Heartrender

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

fantasy for all teens+YA, teen girls+YA

Cain’s Redemption

Once again the enemy conjures a plan to bring ruin to Alex Masters and her God given destiny, and this time no one that Alex loves will be safe.

supernatural and beyond for all adults, all teens+YA

The Gatekeeper’s Descendants

Spirited and stubborn Pipiera grudgingly accepts a task to save a fledgling earth-dwelling boy, Matthew, from sabotaging his own future.

fantasy for all adults, all teens+YA

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?

fantasy for all adults, all teens+YA

Pryde

Havoc and shenanigans ensue when a shadow-ridden teen, a loveless Endowed, and a cranky vampire meet at a party one night.

supernatural and beyond for all adults, teen boys+YA, teen girls+YA

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Secrets in the Mist

In a world where humanity lives in the sky to escape a deadly mist below, Cass dives into ruined cities, then is hired to find a way to eradicate the Mist.

Treasure hunts and zombies sail smoothly in the skies of this post-apocalyptic world, raising natural questions about why such horrors and miseries exist.

—Lorehaven review, 2021

fantasy for all teens+YA

The Rise of the Crimson King

The Crimson King is readying a decisive attack on the hapless citizens of the Fragile Lands, forever extinguishing the hope of the Song of Fridorfold.

fantasy for middle grade