Fantasy Realism

Wren Vesper's life has changed dramatically in just a few short days. She and her mother have moved to their old family home in Sedgwick Cove, Maine. She discovered that she is, in fact, a witch. And rather than spending the start of her summer vacation hanging out with her friends, she spent it defeating an ancient and terrible Darkness hellbent on laying claim to her magic. Now all she wants is to have an uneventful summer, beginning her magical education and sunning herself at the beach.

This is an autobiographical account of the life and lore of an extraplanar alien named Vinnford Sansbury and his Earthy anchor, Edward Collins. The story unfolds of a life lived in the Unmade Out-Lore and adapting to existence as an "Imaginary Being" in the Remade New Lore, with a smattering of nonlinear short asides gathered from the collective knowledge of the multiverse. But in the fading of Vinny's incredible powers, a creature calling herself "Madam Z" escapes the bonds of his complex Inner World. Now they are caught in a cloak-and-dagger struggle between competing alien factions.

Jameson Innis is different. As graduation from the esteemed Academy looms near, all students must bind virtues—bestial manifestations of the twelve base elements. To each student a single virtue is given to decide their future and career. Jay, however, seeks to do the impossible: bind them all.

I was born to be forgotten. Cast down, exiled, left to rule the dead in a kingdom of frost and silence. The gods feared me from the moment I took my first breath—the half-living daughter of Loki, bound to a fate I never chose. While my brothers were chained and cast into the sea, I was thrown into the abyss of Niflheim, a world of shadows and restless souls. Here, I was meant to wither. Instead, I became queen. But even the ruler of the dead is not free. When the golden god Baldur arrives at my gates, the gods come pleading for his release. They believe I am heartless. They are wrong.

An anthology of airships and outlaws... Journey deeper into the vibrant world of Endless Frontier in this captivating collection of four thrilling tales. Ranging from short stories to novellas, these chronicles expand the rich tapestry of a realm where magic and technology collide. Follow a young Sariya Vaeliz as she executes an audacious plan to steal a marvelous airship. Witness Kasta Krane's harrowing escape into the unforgiving desert, where she rediscovers her strength. Join Deputy Raelyn Bovien in a race against time to catch a terrifying serial killer.

Female dragons have come to earth to find a safe place to lay their eggs, protected from predation by males of their own kind. They need humans to care for the eggs, keep the hatchlings from killing each other, and protect them from rival males. Unfortunately, before the dragons can leave their young in the humans' care, humans must stop killing each other. In surprise lighting-swift raids, fifty fire-breathing female dragons invisible to radar quickly disable all the world's air forces and navies, destroying any weapon that can threaten them.

Sante was a baby when she was washed ashore in a sea-chest laden with treasure. It seems she is the sole survivor of the tragic sinking of a ship carrying migrants and refugees. Her people. Fourteen years on she's a member of Mama Rose's unique and dazzling circus. But, from their watery grave, the unquiet dead are calling Sante to avenge them: A bamboo flute. A golden bangle. A ripening mango which must not fall.

Abandoned by her parents the day she was born and raised by her Sensei, Fin, Sparrow has grown up bitter and doubtful of her identity. Forced to train beside the elite “Anomalies” - a secret society of superhuman fugitives on a mission to rescue a war-torn world from the Reformed Global Militia - Sparrow fights her own powers, desperately wishing she could live like a normal teenager. But her rebellious streak comes to a screeching halt when Fin transfers her to a new school (which just happens to be a cabin in the woods) to train alongside the best of the best.

Fifteen year old Kai lived a mundane and unsatisfied life—no friends, no family. Even worse, he had no memory of his life before being dropped off at Hope Street School for Boys ten years ago. When the chance to discover his past presents itself in the form of a disheveled man wearing tattered sneakers, Kai sets aside his common sense and follows his heart to an underground village. At The Sanctuary, he meets people like him; those with unique abilities. The government has labeled them as too dangerous for society and has spent the past decade hunting them down.

In the face of dark magic and evil witches, a secret witch-hunting society works tirelessly to keep them at bay. The Malleus Maleficarum Council has strict rules and practices for eradicating magic. Due to their work, witches have been almost forgotten, relegated to myth; but rumors are starting to emerge of a new power that will throw the world into chaos.

Book number two of the award winning Brooke & Abby cozy mystery series, where clues from the past help solve modern murder cases. Why does Abby tarot card her way back to Ancient Rome when there’s no need to? After all, the recent death in town has been declared by the local pathologist to be simply an accidental, epileptic tragedy and nothing more. Or is it?

With no memories of his past, 18-year-old Seren awakens in the forbidden Godless City held captive by a scientist. After a daring escape alongside a hired mercenary, Seren finds himself the target of a relentless pursuit by the Novem Council, the rulers of the city. Forced to flee, Seren sets out for his so-called homeland, Lumina, accompanied by the mercenary and a runaway princess from the sinister Sanguine Sisters. Their path is unexpectedly derailed, entwining Seren in the perilous fate of the princess.

The tales collected in Julie Rogers's Seven Shorts can be compared to a wintry landscape: what lurks beneath is cloaked by deceptive beauty. They hold literary garments elegant and genteel, belying curves and forms patiently waiting at any moment to shock, or even enlighten. Cover your eyes, spin you a few times, and shove you into a room with . . . never mind.

Kai odia su trabajo, comparte piso con sus dos mejores amigos y no sabe qué hacer con su vida. Denis vive controlado por una dictadura marcada por los avances tecnológicos y futuristas. Bahari aspira a convertirse en la mejor centinela de su promoción en una antigua sociedad donde la magia parece existir. Las pesadillas tan realistas que tiene Kai, un complejo conflicto entre dos sociedades muy distintas y unos extraños fenómenos meteorológicos son los elementos que dan el pistoletazo de salida a una serie de catástrofes y sucesos que van a cambiarlo todo para siempre.

Anthropologist Calliope Santiago awakens to find herself in a strange and sinister wasteland, a shadow of the New Mexico she knew. Empty vehicles litter the road. Everyone has disappeared - or almost everyone. Calliope, heavy-bellied with the twins she carries inside her, must make her way across this dangerous landscape with a group of fellow survivors in search of answers. Long-dead volcanoes erupt, the ground rattles and splits, and monsters come to ominous life. Calliope will be forced to reconcile the geological record with the heritage she once denied.

Jericho's failure to subdue Imperial has led to Lucien Arcane becoming an Earthly deity. Far from ending his bid to ascend, Lucien initiates his two-phase plan to eliminate Michael and his Archs as well their only mortal hope, Jericho Bane from existence. Under orders, the De-Mon Painell will embark on an emissary mission to the outer most reaches of the Sadohedranicverse to learn if the ancient legend of the mythical Monarchs are real and if they can be weaponized all while Imperia's plan of eradicating Earth's peace coalesces into the beginning pangs of war.

Still grieving her father's recent death and the loss of her comfortable biracial nuclear American family life, fourteen-year-old Ari struggles to adjust to her new life in Portland, Oregon, with a loving but unfamiliar extended Indian family. When Ari steals her mother's necklace and escapes to the forest, she accidentally plunges into a terrifying world of wild birds in the underbelly of Portland's Forest Park trails.

After her narrow escape at the burning of Bedlam, Eliza Braxton's world has been turned upside down. The Illustratum's hold on the Riftborn is slipping, but so is Eliza's fragile hold on who she is. She is left facing a terrifying choice; continue her role as spy in the powerful Hallewell household, or join in open rebellion against the Illustratum. All her life, Eliza has been cautious, but now that her eyes are open, it is clear that the time has come to throw caution to the wind and embrace the power that has kept her repressed since childhood.

Paul Armstead is your average American senior citizen and electrical engineer. He's 61 years old, unremarkably unattractive, and a self-proclaimed science fiction nut. He's lived the American dream in drab, typical fashion. So how does he end up fleeing from one end of the world to the other, dodging government dragnets; evil, nightmarish monsters known as the Oni; good wizards; bad wizards; beautiful women; spies; and wizardly spells? Well, it is entirely the genie's fault....

She can speak all languages. He can smell evil intent. They're enemies. They crave each other. Secret magic, international settings, a conspiracy plot, star-crossed lovers, and sharp writing The Demon in Business Class is a stunning debut novel spanning continents and genres. Zarabeth travels the world for a shady executive, laying the groundwork for global war. Gabriel offers a second chance to the criminals that a visionary leader sees in dreams. One rainy night in Scotland, they meet...Now, it's complicated.