Xai and Sia are newlyweds who live on the edge of a village just beyond a haunted forest. When Xai is taken by an unknown sickness, Sia makes plans to see him again on the day of his burial. Their culture and lifestyle are surrounded with lore and superstitions, so when Sia sees an opportunity to rescue her departed husband from infinite death, she follows him into the netherworld in an attempt to bring him back to the world of the living. Sia quickly learns that there’s more truth to the stories she grew up with as she embarks on more than one journey to save the man she married.
Gelid Islands
When Evan’s parents are killed by unicorns when he was a child, he is determined to be a student of the dragons, the natural enemy of unicorns.
However, any wizard wanting to study under the dragons have to become their slave, and worse, they have to pass the test of the Gelid Islands, one of the most dangeorus places in the world of Edaloa where not just your life, but your sanity is also at stake.
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Life Remains
In a world where vampires rule, a group of humans struggle to live their lives.
Mabel whose parents were killed by vampires is forced to be the ward of Frederick, one of the vampire leaders. When her latent powers as a witch is awakened, she becomes a threat to the vampires.
Ken, a hunter, has to balance his desire to help people with his desire not to antagonise Frederick. When he chooses to help Mabel, he finds himself heading towards a confrontation he doesn’t want, and a secret about himself he didn’t know.
Luke and Clint who find themselves trapped in a situation where the adults in their life have no say in the face of Frederick’s claim on them. When Ken offers to help them and disappears shortly after, they are ready to turn to anyone who isn’t Frederick.
With secrets and hidden powers threatening the status quo, both humans and vampires have choices to make. Will they plunge the world into another conflict or do they finally learn to accept one another?
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Pradyutita (Jaya! Book 1)
About Pradyutita (Jaya! Book 1):
In Hastinapura, Atiratha and Radha find a baby floating in the river. In the palace, the impotent King Pandu is forced to abdicate the throne while his bastard half brother Vidura conspires with his queen Kunti. The blind King Dhritarashtra struggles against his autocratic uncle while the sage Vyasa fights desperately to avert a power struggle within the Kuru family. This is the saga of Mahabharata, as it has never been told before.
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Bleeding Gold
Vampires and werewolves have been at odds for centuries, and the humans have been picking them off easily.
When Alvin Rayes, a vampire kingpin is resurrected after being killed, he strikes a tentative alliance with the wolves. Anything to find the whereabouts of Jason, his former boyfriend and his murderer. One thing leads to another and before he realises, Alvin finds himself leading a movement for supernatural rights.
With a crucial vote for supernatural rights coming up, Alvin finds himself in the cross hairs of assassins, and the two bodyguards he hired are his only hope of survival. With both of them hiding their own secrets, and Jason still in the wind, can Alvin trust his life and safety to anyone ever again?
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A Kingdom of Ash and Steam: The Ogress Son: A dystopian neo-dark age fantasy
About A Kingdom of Ash and Steam: The Ogress Son: A dystopian neo-dark age fantasy:
Slade’s blood stirred at the thought of defeating more of those who wreaked havoc against the people. It was a good day for a quest.
Raised in forested isolation by the dread Annearol, the Unearthly, Slade is distrustful and suspicious of his own kind. After the murder of his adoptive mother, he is determined to obtain justice, no matter the cost.
In A Kingdom of Ash and Steam….
His own desperate actions set him at odds with the crown, and he finds himself launched into fighting battles on behalf of a people he thought he was loathe to call his own. But is it justice, or is vengeance?
War is looming.
When his training and genes reveal he has combat skills well above the average warrior, he finds himself fighting for dominion over his soul as dark forces put their pieces in play to ensure a victory for themselves, no matter who is vanquished.
A gritty, neo-dark-age, steam-tech fantasy for lovers of Lindsay Buroker and Jonathon Yanez.
This work was previously published under the title, The Ogress’ Son. If you already purchased the Ogress’ Son, please do not purchase, the interior is the same. Appeals to lovers of dystopian adventures, steampunk elements, sword fighting, and smatterings of romance.
Page Zaplendam is a southern writer with a wide range of fiction interests. As mama to a lot of littles, she doesn’t gets her books out there as often as she’d like, but it’s not for lack of having the need to craft, create, and share new stories with the world. Besides exciting dystopian adventure tales, she also writes space opera, science fiction, and hosts a podcast on her substack, titled Hinterspace.
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Rahi
When Aaliyah embarks on a spontaneous journey to the Amazon with her friends, she is thrust into an extraordinary realm where adventure merges with fantasy. In the heart of the jungle, she encounters a captivating companion, igniting a profound connection that defies logic.
As they delve deeper into the enigmatic forest, Aaliyah confronts her fears, facing a pivotal choice that shapes her destiny. Will she cling to familiarity or embrace the unknown? Follow Aaliyah as she unravels mystical wonders, guided by the whispers of the Amazon, forging a path toward a transformed life.
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Crescent Marked by Tera Lyn Cortez
About Crescent Marked by Tera Lyn Cortez:
StarHaven Sanctuary is full of secrets, and some of them are deadly.
Strange books fill the attic. The crumbling temple hides a darkness clamoring to be released. Even the wolves the sanctuary was created to protect are far more than meets the eye.
Leah must discover the cause of her aunts death before she suffers the same fate, all while coming to terms with her own newly-discovered magic. As she races to learn all that is hidden within the sanctuary boundaries she stumbles upon some dangerous enemies, but also meets some new friends…
Together, can they beat back the evil waiting to consume them all?
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Dark River Inn : A Troubled Spirits Novel
About Dark River Inn : A Troubled Spirits Novel:
Inspired by a chilling true story…
It’s the day of his ex-wife’s wedding when Dan makes the winding mountain journey to a remote cabin for an escape from the life that another man has stepped into.
Less than 48 hours into his reprieve, the forest tranquility is shattered when he looks through a telescope and witnesses the violent abduction of a young woman.
Dan springs into action, but there’s no evidence of an abduction nor reports of a missing woman.
That is, until Dan sees the missing person’s poster for Ivy Trent.
He’s sure it’s the woman he saw get kidnapped just days before. There’s only one problem. Ivy disappeared ten years ago.
If you’re searching for a paranormal thriller that you’ll be reading with the lights on, grab Troubled Spirits today-the first in a series of stand-alone haunted mysteries inspired by true stories.
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The Shadows of Fate by Bort Patgia
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Alastor, a young mercenary hailing from the esteemed organization known as ‘Glade,’ embarks on a perilous mission alongside his trusted team of four. Tasked with uncovering the truth behind a series of baffling disappearances in Kayon City, their objective is to expose the individual responsible for these heinous acts. However, as they delve deeper into their investigation, they find themselves entangled with other factions driven by similar motives and plagued by self-doubt. In their relentless pursuit of truth, they encounter adversaries who view them with suspicion, unaware that an insidious darkness looms in the shadows. In the wake of devastating machinations that Theo laid out, they were left no choice but to cooperate with others in order. Their battle against the Arbiter has driven them to their edge.
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Firebolt
Dragons. Right.
Teenage girls don’t believe in fairy tales, and sixteen-year old Elena Watkins was no different. Until the night a fairy tale killed her father.
Now Elena’s in a new world, and a new school.
The cutest guy around may be an evil dragon, a Prince wants Elena’s heart, and a long dead sorcerer may be waking up to kill her. Oh. And the only way Elena’s going to graduate is on the back of a dragon of her own. Teenage girls don’t believe in fairy tales. Now it’s time for Elena to believe – in herself.
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Arch Recruit
The archangels are being hunted.
The war of old has escalated, and Lucifer—known as Luc in the new world—has taken matters into his own hands. Meanwhile, Orion Thorrsen—or Thor, to his military buddies—has served his country well, and begins a new chapter in the civilian world. After going back to school, Orion meets the angel of his dreams, and life swiftly becomes a far cry from the hate and evil he fought against in faraway lands. However, when Luc brings the fight to the souls of Earth, Orion is recruited for one last mission; one that will challenge everything he knows about life, belief, and love. There is no warlord or terrorist that he can take out in a calculated strike: this enemy is immortal, and more powerful and sadistic than any other he has encountered before.
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Smoke and Mirrors: A YA Paranormal Urban Fantasy Trilogy (Visions of Darkness Trilogy Book 1)
About Smoke and Mirrors: A YA Paranormal Urban Fantasy Trilogy (Visions of Darkness Trilogy Book 1):
An apocalyptic game of cat and mouse…
My life in New York City was good, or so I thought. Little did I know that a sinister twist awaited me in the shadows, manifested through haunting nightmares that gripped my sleepless nights. But the nightmares were only the beginning, for a greater mystery loomed over me – the unexplained vanishing of my father, leaving me with more questions than answers.
Things went from bad to worse when a wayward genius uncovered a powerful grimoire with the power to control demons. I’m the only one now who can stop his warpath towards total annihilation, thanks to my newly-endowed ability to envisage future events.
With my brother and a vengeful bounty hunter by my side, I must prevent a nightmarish catastrophe from unfolding. It won’t be easy to stop these diabolic entities, emerging from the darkness and threatening to bring about the end of the world.
Let the survival games begin.
Smoke and Mirrors is the first book of the Visions of Darkness Series. If you love exhilarating urban fantasy with thrilling action, magic, and bloodthirsty demonic forces, then don’t miss this demon-hunting thrill ride that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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Ashes and Blood
You can travel the same path countless times, but it can sometimes lead to another universe.
A mystical tree captures the attention of Megan & her friends, morphing the environment & transferring them to an exotic planet. Saved from deadly beasts by hunters, Megan finds herself stuck in a rural town still maimed by the plague. A chance encounter with a familiar face gives Megan & her friends some security during their adjustment to this new world. While settling into promising lives, they are attacked & stalked by planet Dalya’s humanoid inhabitants, who focus solely on Megan.
One dark night, after a magical attack, the Fae King’s knight is sent to fetch Megan for a reason she can’t possibly guess. When she wakes up a prisoner, she learns that there is much more to this strange place, & it is oddly more like home than she ever would have expected.
The more Megan learns, the more she realizes that finding a way home is insignificant compared to everything at stake.
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Beltane Magic: A Steamy Paranormal Short Story (Magical Midlife Romance)
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It was magic when they got together. Until it wasn’t…
Growing up as part of the infamous Rosewater family of witches is a lot of pressure, but now that Sage is on her own, she’s ready to be a “normal”. She has one incredible night with a guy she meets at a college party, but when she wakes up, suddenly she actually is a “normal”. The guy she gave her virginity to somehow drained her magic and disappeared!
Edward has been searching for his lost soulmate for four years. When he suddenly has a psychic vision of her kissing another man, he heads out to the town of Greysden to find her and claim her forever. It’s love at first sight – again – but Sage doesn’t want to be with a man who makes her lose her witchcraft, no matter how good things are between them.
Fortunately, it’s Beltane and the local coven just might have a plan to help Sage keep her magic and be with her soulmate too.
“Beltane Magic” is a funny, short, and steamy prequel to the “Magical Midlife” series. This small-town paranormal romance includes a matchmaking mother, friendly shifters, and an unconventional solution to a little…performance issue.
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The Hunt: A YA Epic Fantasy Novel (The Chronicles of Lethia Book 2)
About The Hunt: A YA Epic Fantasy Novel (The Chronicles of Lethia Book 2):
“I loved the various distinct kinds of magic introduced in this fantasy novel… I welcomed the inclusion of the new characters. It created the needed color and tension to make this book exceptional.” –Reader’s Favorite
The hunt for the Exiled has begun…
Venturing out into an unfamiliar and unforgiving world, I’m tasked with the daunting mission of tracking down and eliminating Zero’s elite. Up until recently, I didn’t even know much about deep magic—and now I’m supposed to combine my newfound abilities with my existing strengths to confront the most formidable adversaries the Academy has ever seen.
Forced to part ways with my trusted companions, I must navigate a web of uncertainty. New allies may harbor hidden agendas, and enemies may masquerade as friends…
Thrown head-first into a world of unexpected encounters, ancestral secrets, and enigmatic time pockets, I need to delve into the past to safeguard the future. All this, with the threat of a powerful black dragon looming on the horizon. Time is of the essence, and the Exiled won’t go down without a fight.
The Hunt is the second book of the Chronicles of Lethia series. If you love epic fantasies brimming with subterfuge, secrets and ancient magic lore, then you won’t want to miss out on this unique tale told between multiple perspectives.
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The Enthrallment: A YA Epic Fantasy Novel (The Chronicles of Lethia Book 3)
About The Enthrallment: A YA Epic Fantasy Novel (The Chronicles of Lethia Book 3):
“This book is beautifully frustrating and that was the force driving me through the pages… I can hardly wait for the next book in the series.” –Readers’ Favorite
Our world is on the brink of destruction…
The magical ley lines that bind the fabric of our reality together are being threatened, and time is running out for us to save it. Dangerous enemies are lurking in the shadows – along with powerful magic that bends the nature of time and space itself.
Trust becomes a precious commodity as alliances form and break. Doubt gnaws at my mind, for the fate of magic itself hangs in the balance. Every choice becomes a tightrope walk, with the weight of the world resting on our shoulders. The stakes couldn’t be higher.
The hunt for the Exiled is still ongoing, but false leads and deception muddy the waters, threatening to undermine our efforts. And before we can perform the ancient ritual that may save our crumbling world, we must uncover the truth behind the insidious anti-magic cult and dismantle their power.
The Enthrallment is the third book of the Chronicles of Lethia series. If you love epic fantasies brimming with subterfuge, secrets and ancient magic lore, then you won’t want to miss out on this unique tale told between multiple perspectives.
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The Redemption: A YA Epic Fantasy Novel (The Chronicles of Lethia Book 4)
About The Redemption: A YA Epic Fantasy Novel (The Chronicles of Lethia Book 4):
“With Krysten Harlow’s unique writing style, the reader gets to know each of the characters on an intimate level… I felt included instead of someone just looking in.” –Reader’s Favorite
The Ley Lines are in imminent danger…
Time is running out to save Lethia. As the formidable ancient enemy reveals itself from the shadows, the crushing weight of responsibility threatens to be too much for us to bear. I’m getting stronger with every passing day… but the only caveat is having to learn from the archmage of darkness himself. Can this fragile alliance be trusted, or is it a dangerous gamble?
Meanwhile, two of my most trusted allies are taking on the rest of the Exiled, a formidable force standing in our way. But as loyalties blur and the line between friend and foe becomes indistinguishable, I am plagued with doubts. Making the wrong choice could spell disaster for everything we hold dear.
We’re the last line of defence. If we fail, the magic of Lethia will be lost forever.
And that means certain death for those that wield it.
The Redemption is the fourth book of the Chronicles of Lethia series. If you love epic fantasies brimming with subterfuge, secrets and ancient magic lore, then you won’t want to miss out on this unique tale told between multiple perspectives.
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The Stone Mermaid
He will give up everything for love.
When Victor falls for Ariana, the dark prince’s love for the sea king’s daughter brings him into conflict with his own mother, the sea witch Ursula.
Love has the power to change destinies.
The Stone Mermaid
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Warlock & Wyrm by C. M. Skiera
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Jetsam abandons his mentor Seryn to rescue the abducted princess. While Seryn struggles to cure the poisoned royal couple, Jetsam discovers a legendary warlock commands the kidnapper. Can Jetsam save the heir and warn Seryn of the warlock’s advancing horde, and will they stand a chance against the Grimlord’s forces?