Against the backdrop of an ancient battle between the forces of Light and the forces of Darkness, Aidan struggles to control the newly awakened and enigmatic powers that seem to be his only hope for rescuing Ava, his little sister, trapped somewhere beyond the Veil. As he gravitates to Kara, the beguiling and dangerously unstable girl who helped him realize his abilities, a terrible mistake of fate is revealed that points him back toward Rebecca, whose role is becoming more critical to the battl...
Danae Baledric has outsmarted a fiend, survived a siege, even turned the tide of a war-but can she fight her way back to her family before servants of Queldurik unleash a genocidal horror? While deep in her long-coveted study of Thaumaturgy, Danae discovers her father's stabbing is merely a tiny facet of a much greater threat. And while Culduin gladly serves as Danae's guide and field medic, he never anticipated the task of operating a millennia-old relic would fall to him. Danae and Culduin's...
The Unbearable Heaviness of Remembering (Books of Unexpected Enlightenment, #5)
by L Jagi Lamplighter
Uncovering the truth could cost them their lives. Since entering the Safe Lands, Mason has focused on two things: finding a way to free his village from captivity, and finding a cure for the disease that ravages many within the walls of the Safe Lands. After immune-suppressive drugs go missing in the clinic, Mason discovers his coworker, Ciddah, may know more about the Safe Lands than imagined … and may have an agenda of her own. At the same time, Mason’s brother Levi is focused on a way to fre...
"Fyrian’s Fire is a thrilling debut. The characters are not only interesting but unique, and the story line is woven with delightful elements of the fantastical. Excited to see more from Emily!”—Lauren H. Brandenburg, Carol Award–winning author of The Death of Mungo Blackwell and The Books of the Gardener series When Tess commits a grievous error, siege befalls her land—a siege only Tess’s magic can end. The week of her wedding, Lady Tessamine Canyon is jilted by her betrothed, Prince Linden....
The Fairest Beauty (Fairy Tale Romance, #3)
by Melanie Dickerson
A daring rescue. A difficult choice. Sophie desperately wants to get away from her stepmother’s jealousy, and believes escape is her only chance to be happy. Then a young man named Gabe arrives from Hagenheim Castle, claiming she is betrothed to his older brother, and everything twists upside down. This could be Sophie’s one chance at freedom—but can she trust another person to keep her safe? Gabe defied his parents Rose and Wilhelm by going to find Sophie, and now he believes they had a...
A deadly disease. Worldwide pandemonium. Three ancient riddles. A single plateful of food could save us all. With two mysterious tablets still to discover, time is running out for the Heirs of Eden. While the ghost, Cain, delivers his deadly virus as humans sleep, Commissioner Stone, head of co-ordinating the disaster recovery, has concluded that responsibility for the worldwide catastrophe lies directly with Archie, Daisy and Isabella. With Stone’s men closing in on their remote farmhouse...
The Assassin's Daughter (The Inheritance Proclamation, #1)
by Jameson C Smith
Jaclyn and the Beanstalk (Tangled Fairy Tales, #1)
by Mary Ting
What fate awaits a girl who hears monsters at night… Sixteen-year-old Jaclyn looks up to her father. An honest man who once fought for the king, he now teaches Jaclyn how to use her wits—and her sword. But he has a secret. And his secret may have a connection to the one thing Jaclyn is hiding from him. Upon hearing “monsters” are terrorizing the small villages around Black Mountain, Jaclyn’s father and his friends head out to hunt them … but they don’t return. Armed only with her sword and thr...
Orphan's Song (The Songkeeper Chronicles, #1)
by Gillian Bronte Adams
Her solo is a death sentence.Deep within the world of Leira flows a melody that was sung at the beginning of time by Emhran, the Master Singer. Now it is broken, buried, forgotten. But in each generation, a Songkeeper arises to uphold the memory of the Song against those who want it silenced forever.When Birdie first hears the Song coming from her own mouth, her world shatters. She is no longer simply an orphan but the last of a hunted people. Forced to flee for her life, she must decide whom to...
Tanwen doesn't just tell stories, she weaves them into crystallized sculptures that sell for more than a few bits. But the only way to escape the control of her cruel mentor and claw her way from poverty is to set her sights on something grander: becoming Royal Storyteller to the king. During her final story peddling tour, a tale of treason spills from her hands, threatening the king himself. Tanwen goes from peddler to prey as the king's guard hunts her down, and they're not known for their mer...
Olivia the Brave and Autumn the Fierce (Olivia the Brave, #1)
by Jesse Jury