Modern Day Fantasy

After the loss of her mother, a woman returns to the San Fernando Valley only to uncover a haunting secret about her childhood friend. A visiting professor at a charming but strange California liberal arts college must face her past in order to protect her son. A sister, lost in the woods, confronts the dangerous truth about her brother, her stepmother, and herself. Rose's dog Wolfie has died, and three seductive women offer to help return him to her. But only if she will pay the price.

Meadowbank: A dark fantasy thriller Meadowbank is the chilling second volume of the Shael chronicles from author Jonathan Kent. Following on from the events in 'Homecoming', an idyllic North Dorset village awakens to discover two women have mysteriously been taken during the night. As a small group of villagers rally round to unravel the mystery, all evidence begins to point to the dilapidated mansion at the end of the lane: 'Meadowbank Hall'. Uninhabited for decades and filled with an unknown host of secrets, our four protagonist's must search the deepest bowels of the house where they ...

Two men from completely different backgrounds. One chance to defeat her demon sire. Alice has a shot at completing her final trial, but the angel realm is no Wonderland. After a heartbreaking loss, Alice is mostly recovered and happier than she's ever been. Until the Devil forces her into the angel realm. Ordered to attend the Seraph Academy with other misfit students, Alice soon discovers angels have weaknesses too. There's a war raging between two factions, and Alice is caught in the middle thanks to a centuries-old prophecy. With the help of a talking weapon, Alice must figure out how ...

In an epic political fantasy unlike any other, two women clash in a world full of rebellion, espionage, and military might on the far outreaches of a crumbling desert empire. ​ Touraine is a soldier. Stolen as a child and raised to kill and die for the empire, her only loyalty is to her fellow...

It's easier than you might think for a girl to be a dragon, but for a dragon to be a girl? Well, that’s a far different story… The rumors of that night had followed Yelena her entire life: The little girl shot by her parents. The girl raised by cannibals. People had never let her forget she was different-something she already knew, deep down. Returning to Merced, California, after a disastrous attempt at college, Yelena promised herself things would be normal this time, with an apartment close to her adopted parents and a job at her friend's clothing store. If she could just ignore the ...

From the author of A Witch in Time comes a magical story spanning from Jazz Age Paris to modern-day America of family secrets, sacrifice, and lost love set against the backdrop of a mysterious circus. Paris, 1925: To enter the Secret Circus is to enter a world of wonder—a world where women...

2025 Winner Firebird Book Awards - 1st Place Urban Fantasy 2025 Winner Firebird Book Awards - 2nd Place Cross Genre "Featuring the supernatural, witches, mages, sorcerers, vampires, and even werewolves, this book spins a fantastic tale about a world unknowingly teetering on the edge of chaos" --Michael V, OnlineBookClub "I would absolutely recommend this to anyone looking for a great adventure/mystery, and an escape from the everyday!" --Augusta W, Reedsy Discovery Some people attract trouble; others seek it out. Finn isn’t sure which one he is. Once a knight in the military arm of the ...

"Guns, Guts, & Glory Days" Who says you can’t save the world on a budget? Meet Team Vortex, the last superhero team that Los Angeles didn’t exactly ask for—but might still need. Once revered and now mostly ignored, these heroes have swapped fame and fortune for a cramped apartment, day jobs, and just enough hope to keep fighting. Leading the charge is America Man, a red-white-and-blue powerhouse with twin Desert Eagles and a love for corny one-liners. His on-again, off-again girlfriend America Girl handles all things tech from her model-day-job to the team’s in-ear comms, keeping ...

Deep within the cold, primordial forest and the Algonquin people's consciousness lives the Wendigo: a towering, emaciated being with translucent skin draped over its skeletal frame like a veil of mortality. Its hollow eyes gleam like fiery coals, emanating a malevolent crimson glow that mirrors its unquenchable craving for human flesh. An extraterrestrial shifter, stranded on our planet millennia ago, assumes the forms of not only humans but also hideous creatures in order to survive. The story of the Wendigo spans millennia, entwining native folklore with modern-day mysteries.

In early 2000s New York, two young brothers possess a power that makes demons tremble. Samuel and Elijah Strong aren't ordinary children. Raised in the projects by Elijah's mother Jackie after tragedy claims Samuel's birth mother (Jackie's best friend), these brothers have an extraordinary connection to the divine. When they pray, the impossible happens. When they speak, heaven listens. Watched over by the archangel Michael, disguised as a homeless man, and pursued by ancient demonic forces, the Strong brothers navigate a world where the spiritual and physical realms collide. Their simple ...

The Librarians and the Pot of Gold is an original audiobook based on the hit TNT television show The Librarians, by New York Times bestselling author Greg Cox. For millennia, the Librarians have secretly protected the world by keeping watch over dangerous magical relics. Cataloging and...

Since he was a young boy, Jack MacFadden's imaginary friend, Puck, has always been around, but now Jack is thirteen and Puck has still shown no sign of leaving. And, if that wasn't enough, Jack's also been targeted for assassination by a faerie death squad... Audience/Genre: Middle-grade-through-early-young-adult contemporary fantasy Word count: 25,000 words (novella)

Brought to you by Penguin. 'O what we ben! And what we come to...' Wandering a desolate post-apocalyptic landscape, speaking a broken-down English lost after the end of civilization, Riddley Walker sets out to find out what brought humanity here. This is his story. 'This is what literature is...

“Help! I’m stucked!” Okay. Not the best way to get shaken out of a deep sleep, but the little girl sounds terrified! Then again, I’m not sure I heard that. Felt more like it just popped up in my head. Maybe I just dreamed it, right? Nope. Now I have to get out from under these warm quilts, get dressed, and see if this little girl, who sounds like she’s only… like… two? I need to see if I can find her mommy, get her unstucked, and then get some sleep! Worse? I’m here at my memaw’s house way up in the woods. Yeah, my grandmother. A place I’ve been forbidden to come to all ...

“Vivid . . . These stories, in which class divisions form impassable rifts and submission to the status quo comes at great psychic cost, have much to say about our contemporary reality." —The New York Times Book Review “What a gift to have these stories translated, finally, into English...

This one-of-a-kind treasury brings together the talents of nearly two dozen best-selling middle-grade authors - including Shannon Hale, Brandon Mull, Ally Condie, and Jennifer A. Nielsen - who have created original short stories and modern-day fairy tales based on the lives and dreams of children they have met who all have two things in common: They have very big hopes and dreams, and they are all cancer patients.

The Waiting Room: A metaphysical thriller The Waiting Room is a chilling short story from Author Jonathan Kent. With no knowledge of how he got there, all Gary can do is follow the crowd and shuffle forward towards his allocated serving hatch. The only person that is paying him any attention is an annoying Scottish man in the next queue. A man that seems to know more than he is letting on. As fragments of memory return, he is swept along by the crowd until he finds himself in his allocated 'Waiting Room' to face the shocking revelations that follow. Check out Jonathan's other titles ...

The Gods of Pegana was the book that marked the transition from imaginary creatures in the real world to the gods of imaginary world. Lord Dunsany was the most influential writer in the genre that came to be known as fantasy, of which his stories set trends for that continue to this day.

Dear Reader, I just want to be clear…THIS IS NOT A ROMANCE. Heck, this isn't even a book blurb. It’s not a rom-com. It’s not a family drama. It's not a cozy mystery. That’s a lot of what it’s not. So what is Story Magic? It's about a girl who needs help. Every now and again I write a book because it nags me. The characters won’t let me not write them. You’d be right to be concerned about someone who has imaginary people nagging them, but I’m a writer so it’s okay. In fact, it’s magic. Story Magic, if you will. I guess if you were going to label this novella it would be ...

Gilmore Girls meets Wuthering Heights in Mary O'Connell's Dear Reader, a whip-smart, poignant, modern-day take on Emily Brontë’s classic novel. For seventeen-year-old Flannery Fields, the only respite from the plaid-skirted mean girls at Sacred Heart High School is her beloved teacher Miss...