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Wishtress, Nadine Brandes
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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: young adult
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: young adult
The Man He Never Was, James L. Rubart
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The Man He Never Was

Toren Daniels vanished eight months back. Then his family is shocked to see him alive. But more shocked to see he’s changed. Radically.
“James L. Rubart’s novel fleshes out the quest of a man at supernatural war with himself.”
—Lorehaven review,
Reader ages: adult

Storm Siren

In a world at war, a slave girl’s lethal curse could become one kingdom’s weapon of salvation. If the curse—and the girl—can be controlled.
Reader ages: young adult

Dream Treaders

Saving the world one dream at a time
Reader ages: middle grade

The Shadow Lamp

The search for the map of blue symbols began in a rainy alley in London but has since expanded through space and time and includes more seekers.
Reader ages: adult, young adult

Dark Halo

Brielle can’t help but see the Celestial. Even without the halo, the invisible realm is everywhere she looks. It’s impossibly beautiful—and terrifying.
Reader ages: young adult
Memory's Door

Memory’s Door

With a victory against the Evil One under their belts, the four of the Prophecy have managed to bring even greater adversity their way.
Reader ages: adult, young adult

The Judgment Stone

What if praying became a curse instead of a blessing? Those who touch the Stone can see into the spiritual world.
Reader ages: adult

Broken Wings

Brielle has begun to see the world as it really is, a place where angels intermingle with humans. But the life she’s pieced together begins to crumble.
Reader ages: young adult

Fire Prophet

What if you could actually see angels and fallen angels engaging in battle–and you were expected to join the fight?
Reader ages: middle grade

Soul’s Gate

What if you could travel inside another person’s soul? To battle for them. To be part of Jesus healing their deepest wounds.
Reader ages: adult

Sneak

Logan Langly went in to get his Mark, but he backed out at the last minute. Now he’s on the run from government agents who will stop at nothing to capture him.
Reader ages: middle grade

The Spirit Well

Kit Livingstone is mastering the ability to travel through the Omniverse using ley lines and has forged a link to the fabled powerful Spirit Well.
Reader ages: adult

Angel Eyes

Once you’ve seen, you can’t unsee. Everything changes when you’ve looked at the world through … angel eyes.
Reader ages: adult, young adult

Swipe

Everyone gets the Mark. It gives all the benefits of citizenship. Yet if getting the Mark is such a good thing, then why does it feel so wrong?
Reader ages: middle grade

Spirit Fighter

What if Nephilim — the children of angels and men — still walked the earth? And their very presence put the entire world in danger?
Reader ages: middle grade

The 13th Tribe

Since Mt. Sinai these immortals have been trying to earn their way into heaven by killing sinners. Their wrath is unstoppable.
Reader ages: adult

Alienation

Earth’s last line of defense against the coming alien invasion is a 16-year-old surfer. But before Colt McAlister can save the world, he has to survive the day.
Reader ages: young adult

The Realms Thereunder

Ancient legend tells of an army of knights that will remain sleeping until the last days.
Reader ages: adult, young adult

The Bone House

One piece of the Skin Map has been found. Now the race to unravel the future of the future turns deadly.
Reader ages: adult

Venom And Song

Now in the strange realm of Allyra, in a creature-infested forest, the Seven young lords begin a rigorous training program that makes boot camp look like Disneyland. Book 2 of The Berinfell Prophecies fantasy series by Wayne Thomas Batson and Christopher Hopper.
Reader ages: middle grade

The Skin Map

It is the ultimate quest for the ultimate treasure — chasing a map tattooed on human skin. To unravel the future of the future. Kit Livingston’s great-grandfather appears to him in a deserted alley during a tumultuous storm. He reveals […]
Reader ages: adult, young adult

Valley Of Bones

For millennia, two groups of immortals have roamed the earth in a spiritual chess game for human souls. Now they enter the time of Final Vengeance. Book 3 of the Jerusalem’s Undead paranormal/historical series for adult readers.
Reader ages: adult

Curse Of The Spider King

The Seven succeeding Elven Lords of Allyra were thought dead, until tremors from a distant world known as Earth revealed that Elven blood may live among its peoples. Book 1 of the Berinfell Prophecies fantasy series by Wayne Thomas Batson and Christopher Hopper.
Reader ages: middle grade

Haunt Of Jackels

When Jesus was resurrected, ancient scripture says many rose from the grave. Today, 36 from this group of undead remain. Known as the Nistarim, they are here to watch over the world. Book 2 of the Jerusalem’s Undead paranormal/historical series for adult readers.
Reader ages: adult

Deadlock

Hutch is a newspaper columnist, single dad … and last defense against a lunatic’s high-tech killing machine. Book 2 of the John Hutchinson series, thriller/contemporary science fiction for adult readers.
Reader ages: adult

Tuck

Aided by Friar Tuck and his small but determined band of forest-dwelling outlaws, Rhi Bran ignites a rebellion that spreads through the Welsh valleys, forcing the wily monarch to marshal his army. Book 3 of the King Raven Trilogy series, historical fantasy for adult readers.
Reader ages: adult

Field Of Blood

What if Judas’s suicide didn’t end his betrayal? What if his tainted blood seeped deep into the earth, into burial caves, causing a counterfeit resurrection of the dead? Book 1 of the Jerusalem’s Undead paranormal/historical series for adult readers.
Reader ages: adult

Isle Of Fire

A thrilling high-seas adventure. As Cat’s memory returns, he realizes that he has lived two very different lives: One as the son of the ruthless Bartholomew Thorne; the other as the recipient of friendship and kindness from Declan Ross and […]
Reader ages: middle grade

Deadfall

Deep in the Northwest Territories, four vacationing friends discover that another group has targeted the secluded hamlet of Fiddler Falls for a worse purpose: to field-test the ultimate weapon. Book 1 of the John Hutchinson series, thriller/contemporary science fiction for adult readers.
Reader ages: adult

Trackers

The young men and women of the Birthright Project have pledged their lives to a risky and redemptive mission–preserving God’s original creation from human depravity and the destruction of the Endless Wars. Book 2 of The Birthright Project series, dystopian science fiction for adult readers.
Reader ages: adult

Isle Of Swords

A spell-binding adventure filled with high-seas drama where battles rage, storms brew, a long-dormant volcano awakens, and a sea creature slithers in the deep as pirates race for a cliff-top fortress. By Wayne Thomas Batson.
Reader ages: middle grade

Scarlet

Will Scarlet is in prison for a crime he did not commit. His sentence is death by hanging–unless he delivers King Raven and his band of cohorts. That, of course, he will never do. Book 2 of the King Raven Trilogy series, historical fantasy for adult readers.
Reader ages: adult

Uncharted

It was supposed to be an adventure. But when a storm rocks their plans, five long-time friends from college find themselves hurled onto a desolate island, and relief fades to fear. Are they victims of a bizarre psychological experiment? Supernatural thriller for adult readers.
Reader ages: adult
House by Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker

House

The only way out is in. One game. Seven players. Three rules. Game ends at dawn.
Reader ages: adult

Germ

The release of the virus will usher in a new era of power where countries are left without defense. Where a single person–or millions–could be killed with perfect accuracy and zero collateral damage. Where your own DNA works against you. Thriller/science fiction for adult readers.
Reader ages: adult

The Final Storm

Still staggering under Paragor’s relentless attacks, Alleble’s remaining allies flee from the four corners of The Realm to safety within the Kingdom’s walls. Book 3 in The Door Within fantasy trilogy by Wayne Thomas Batson.
Reader ages: middle grade

Hood

For centuries, the legend of Robin Hood and his band of thieves has captivated the imagination. Now the familiar tale takes on new life, fresh meaning, and an unexpected setting. Book 1 of the King Raven Trilogy series, historical fantasy for adult readers.
Reader ages: adult

The Hidden

After the botched delivery of a prized foal, psychiatrist Susan Stone rides wildly into the mountains, seeking release from consuming guilt. She tumbles into a dark ravine and makes a startling discovery–a young man, chained in the darkness. Supernatural thriller for adult readers.
Reader ages: adult
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