Fiana is back to her trickery with one goal in mind: trap her lost love, Rowan, and steal all of his magic, making her an unstoppable force of evil. She appears to Rex, Cullen’s former foster brother, as an angel and convinces him to steal Rowan’s wand and bring it to her. She traps her former servant, Moody, now the guardian of Cullen and his sister, Aidan, and binds him to her will calling on an oath he pledged long ago. Read More »

In Fire of the Fey book three of the Rowan of the Wood series, Cullen is still trying to figure out how to share his body with Rowan. His friends, Maddy and April, get caught by their parents in the lies that they told when they were off rescuing their teacher and, for Maddy, that means being confined to home and school and being kept away from her friends. Her mother also discovers that Maddy has been cutting herself and removes any possible tool for this from Maddy’s reach causing Maddy to spiral out of control emotionally. Read More »

In this third book, Leslie is excited to try the key that Fallon gave her before he died. She believes it is the key to his castle, and she is anxious to show it to her handsome Prince. She is planning to live there with him after they marry. Unfortunately, she discovers that the key does not open any of the castle doors and the weapon she carries is becoming dangerous and unpredictable. Read More »

Tails of Wonder and Imagination is a collection of stories inspired by felines in all forms—mythical creatures, tigers, shape shifters and your average housecat. The stories are collected from the works of legendary authors such as Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Tanith Lee, Graham Joyce and Joyce Carol Oates.
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As the Imperial Princess, Celeste knows that she has a duty to the empire, but when her brother Lucien springs the ideal of a political marriage to the crown prince Rayn of Inya to cement an alliance and trade agreement, she cannot help but be wary. Damaged from past political machinations and romances gone wrong, Celeste still has every intention of honoring her brother’s wishes, but the taciturn Rayn is certainly making it difficult to reach an agreement.
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Desperate to save his country, crown prince Janto of Mosar has infiltrated the Kjall Imperial palace intent on finding a missing spy. Acting as a palace slave puts him close to the Imperial Princess Rhianne and hopefully the intelligence he needs to save his home. What Janto did not count on was being thoroughly enchanted by Rhianne…or the terrible choices he would have to make for the sake of his kingdom.
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And the plot thickens, or so the old saying goes. Shadowrise is a perfect example of that old saying, too. This third installment in the Shadowmarch series sees Princess Briony and her brother, Prince Barrick, in deep trouble, both very far from home. Trouble, however, is not following just the royal family, either. Everywhere in Eion, it’s lurking in the shadows. Is there no safe place in all the world? Not right now there isn’t…
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Grieving the death of her father and the end of her relationship, Abby Randall can barely handle it when she finds that someone close has betrayed her. Emotionally distraught, she finds herself transported to the magical land of Jastain. There, she meets Avant, who through the power of Implanting she learns that the Kingdom of Light is under attack and Avant thinks she must be the Chosen One sent to save Jastain. Read More »

The Western Star, arriving home after a three year journey, full of nothing but the corpses of her crew and chests of sand, heralds the beginning of an unbelievable journey that will take one family to the ends of the world. Sixteenth century England is a place of alchemists, religious upheaval, and political intrigue. Stephen Parris is the king’s own physician, but a series of unfortunate events find Parris financing another grand voyage aboard the Western Star, led by the charismatic alchemist, Christopher Sinclair. Read More »

Untoward is an epic fantasy novel told from the view point of several different characters with abilities for magic that are pivotal to this story. Daumis Mucker is a farm boy who suffers guilt over his mother’s death at his birth and a sense that he doesn’t belong where he is. Cewyn Shirad is the scholarly son of a an important ducal family who feels rejected because of his magical ability. Both boys are long-prophesied wielders of incredibly strong magic. Tadrec Teyan is an accomplished magician who left the Citizen’s Academy in Horizon under a shadow of controversy. He is unexpectedly called to escort the two young bright talents, Daumis and Cewyn, safely to Horizon and to protect them from evil magicians called Denizens. Rilliam Woodcutter is a Denizen who has a very personal reason for locating the two boys. Read More »

Khalakovo: the epicenter of everything worth anything in the Grand Duchy. But all is not well in the promised land, what with the blight affecting crops and fishing and the wasting disease slowly killing off the population. In honor of Prince Nickandr’s upcoming wedding, the Nine Dukes are all present in one place, just in time for disaster to strike and their entire world to be thrown into utter chaos. And at the center of it all, one young boy… Read More »

Lynn Kurland writes romances for fantasy lovers. Her Nine Kingdoms novels are excellent for fantasy fans that want a tinge of romance with their epic fantasy, and Gift of Magic is a perfect ending to the second arc in this series.

Sarah and Ruith have been through a lot together, and luckily their adventure is about to finally finds its end. To get there, though, they will have to use Sarah’s ability to see spells to find all of Ruith’s father’s evil spells that have been spread throughout the land. As always, their journey Read More »

While the first book of the first story arc in Lynn Kurland’s Nine Kingdoms series did not really compare with the novels in the second story arc, the second book, The Mage’s Daughter, sure does. This is definitely where Kurland found her voice for the Nine Kingdoms.
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Alliance Forged, the second installment in the intriguing Light Blade series, picks up a few months after the events at the end of book one. The half-Na’Reish/half-human Na’Chi have been living in their settlement outside of the Light Blade city of Sacred Lake, and when the story opens, a contingent of human rebels attack the village. Thankfully, some scouts spot the invaders early enough to warn the people so they are able to flee in time. However, Kymora, the Temple-Elect priestess who has been living with the Na’Chi, remains behind due to her blindness. Some of the warriors, both the Na’Chi and the Light Blades who have been training with them, are also away from the village, and by the time they get back, most of the livestock has been needlessly slaughtered, some of the homes burned, and worst of all, the rebels have taken Kymora as hostage. Read More »

In book 3 of the ongoing Dhulyn and Parno series, this Partnered duo gets recruited to intervene in a diplomatic crisis between seafaring Long Ocean Nomads and the Mortaxan Empire. The problem is that Dhulyn has suffered from recurring visions of her Partner, Parno, drowning at sea. She has worked very hard to keep him off ocean voyages, but this is unavoidable for their latest mission. Parno seems to bond with the Nomads, a telepathic link awakening between himself, the people, and the mysterious and revered creatures of the ocean, the Crayx, which are a huge part of the Long Ocean Nomads’ culture. Read More »

Reading Agatha H and the Airship City was like stepping into another world. This is why I read fantasy, to leave behind the mundane, and to enter a place that doesn’t always make sense but I can appreciate because it feels very different from my usual reality. When it comes to that aspect of fantasy I enjoy so much, Phil and Kaja Foglio succeeded very well. This book of steampunk science fiction and fantasy was very entertaining.
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Wonderland is under attack. The battle between the Redd Queen and her niece, the current ruler of the land Alyss Heart, escalated to an all time high with the loss of Imagination thanks to King Arch of the Read More »

Guided by an ancient tome, Lady Merewen find herself at the river’s edge to summon the Warriors of the Mist. The legend of the Warriors is her last hope to save her people and her land from the abuses of her uncle and the creeping darkness that is spreading in Agathia. Captain Gideon and the other Warriors sworn to serve the Lady of the River never know what cause will bring Read More »

Having been summoned from the river by Lady Merewen, the cursed group known as the Warriors of the Mist have won their first battle against the dark Duke Keirthan’s forces. In an effort to understand the magic they are facing, Duncan travels to an abbey rumored to house long forgotten knowledge that could give the warriors the edge in the coming war.
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Colton Falcon was eagerly awaiting his manhood ceremony, longing for the enlightenment and badge of honor carried by those young men who accepted their destinies and forged their way in the world. Colton’s grandfather was a wise and powerful man, able to interpret the young men’s visions and direct them towards their future. Read More »