Fantasy Realism

Witches fear her. Vampires want her blood. And to complicate matters, she is in love with a human, which is forbidden by both.

I’m under the influence of centuries-old, incredibly powerful vampire Meg, and, as such, I’m wreaking havoc all over Splendor and the Netherworld. But, I can’t help it. I’m not even aware of what’s going on.

In the state of Liberty, water is rationed, free speech is hardly without a cost, and Texas has just declared itself its own country. In this society, paranoia is well-suited because eyes and ears are all around, and they are judging. Always judging. This terrifying terrain is explored via Eleanor, a young woman eagerly learning about her magic through her coven. But being a white witch is not as easy as they portray it in the books, and she’s already been placed under "house arrest" with a letch named Stan, a coworker who wronged her in the past and now exists in the form of a cat.

When Stevie vanquished her family’s greatest threat, she thought they’d be safe. Unaware of the evil surrounding her, she trains with her coven and prepares to inherit her mother’s role as queen and protector of the amulet.

A wet Arizona monsoon throws a white-knuckling, single father into a tailspin after falling into his Father's grave. What emerges is a complicated journey that confronts polarizing internal voices, superhuman responsibilities, and an insatiable desire to end human suffering while overcoming one's own mental heath issues, addictions, and suicidal ideations.

In a world of violence and injustice, freedom is both a prize and a curse. Bensin is desperate to provide for himself and his sister Ellie, but survival isn’t his only concern: he needs money to rescue Coach Steene from slavery. When two rival street gangs express interest in Bensin’s martial arts skills, he sees a chance to save his father figure at last … if he’s willing to pay the price.

A series of strange events accompany the delivery of an unusual wooden box to the bookish professor who lives on the hill, while down by the sleepy harbor, a dusty convoy of huge earth-moving machines roll into town. Soon afterwards, an expensive-looking yacht arrives, skippered by an enigmatic sea captain. The mysterious mute captain, her nose permanently buried in an old notebook, is clearly seeking something. Meanwhile, the professor’s interest is piqued by an unusually attentive congregation of praying mantises in his back yard.

August 1940. As the Battle of Britain rages overhead, a warlock leader from the Council of High Witches comes to Woodville with a ritual to repel the imminent Nazi invasion. The only catch is it involves full-frontal nudity on the White Cliffs of Dover. The Witches of Woodville are having none of it, but when more witches arrive they realise they might have a spy in their midst and it’s up to Faye Bright to uncover the traitor. But she’s got enough on her plate already with the ghost of a Polish Hurricane pilot who may hold the key to the truth.

Burt Higgins’ retirement is not going well. His children have grown, and his wife has gone off to earn a late-life degree, leaving him alone in his sprawling suburban home. With too much time on his hands, he broods on the state of the world, obsessively following the worst of cable news and the Internet. Increasingly angry at the state of affairs, he nurtures a fantasy that a dark lord from another realm has foisted these problems on humankind.

A young widow embarks on a globe-spanning quest to discover the truth about her late husband in the dazzling first novel, full of heart and magical realism, from the bestselling author of Water Moon. “A highly original and engaging mix of romance, mystery, and magic that will challenge...

A year after finding her voice and her coven, Thrash is ready to make memories with her best friends Cresca, Saki, and Em. But everyone seems to have their own vision for the trip: Em is on a mission to find summer love, Saki’s dodging romance entirely, and Cresca… might be falling into something darker. Determined to keep their coven together, Thrash signs them up for an apprenticeship at the famed Wainwood Academy under the eccentric Fae architect Fernicus Wainwood.

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.

An inventor trying to defeat a disease. A con artist looking for an opportunity. An unlikely alliance that will land them both in trouble. From the Windlebees perched in the window displays, to the Tamblers winding across the carts of street peddlers, the town of Shinar is full of strange and mysterious oddities, but none so great as the cursed black bag of Leonard Bravecci. Well - that is of course with the exception of the man himself.

Wrapped in the fierce love of Draego Darkpaw, The Wolf King of the Warrior Kingdom, Noel Featherclaw is finally coming to terms with the thought of forever-ever-after. Or at least she thought… When a startling truth strains the relationship between Draego and Noel, she’s forced to evaluate Mineartha and everything she's ever known in a new light. As Drusilla, the evil maid of Draego’s younger brother, casts a spell over Castle Blackstone in retaliation for perceived wrongs, she’s intent on making Noel pay for Killian’s disappearance.

Sprout says she’s there to help him, to guide him. Theo, an introverted, teenage boy form a large family, is not so sure about that. He’s not sure about much of anything at the moment. You see, Theo is thrown into absolute uncertainty one morning after he has showered for school when Sprout suddenly manifests herself physically in his body.

A remote island. Old secrets. And a cascade of unintended consequences. Long ago, four clans from earth's four corners were given magical abilities to help save humanity from oblivion. For generations, their descendants have lived in hidden communities and occasionally intermingled with regular humans—leading to whispers of unforeseen consequences. Now, in the present-day and for unknown purposes, one Clan quietly and desperately seeks the rumored, undiscovered offspring.

In a land where control of the Elements is key, two friends find themselves in the middle of a battle that will either maintain or destroy creation. Will Light keep the balance, or has Darkness found an advantage that will give them the upper hand? Each will follow their own path to discover the answer. Travel to a world on the cusp of war, choose your side, and choose your Champion.

God of Mercy is set in Ichulu, an Igbo village where the people's worship of their gods is absolute. Their adherence to tradition has allowed them to evade the influences of colonialism and globalization. But the village is reckoning with changes, including a war between gods signaled by Ijeoma, a girl who can fly.

After the battle at Olympus, the gods have begun to pick up the pieces and move forward toward a brighter tomorrow. Everyone except for Sekhmet that is. Bearing the guilt of her sister’s death, she has decided to travel into death’s grip and save Bastet. With the help of some unlikely gods, Sekhmet will journey into Sheol, a land lorded over by the Beast. He has never let anyone who has received his marks return from death, but Sekhmet has never been the type to take no for an answer. The only question is; how far is she willing to go to redeem her sister?

‘Twas a time of war. The Black had returned, his despicable Hoard gaining power with astonishing ease amongst those unfamiliar with their own history. Humans and the Magic-bearing Races had drifted apart since the Last Holocaust, and many chose ignorance o’er facing the truth that the Evil One was rising once more. ‘Twas no less so than with Lord Rohar, the royal leader of the Sprite Nation, upon the Island of Dreams.