Fantasy

When happily ever after seems impossible, a fairy godmother finds a way… Zelda Ravensdale has always wanted to be a fairy godmother, but before the training wings come off, she must convince wayward Prince Leo to keep his crown. The search for Leo’s happily ever after leads them to a magical conspiracy involving a shoemaker, elves, and a dangerous consortium of magic thieves. While running around in search of answers, Zelda soon finds herself falling for the flirtatious Prince Charming. But could love with off-limits-Leo be worth risking her role in the fairytale and losing the happily ever after she’s always dreamed of?

Lady by day Bandit by Night For six years Lady Rowan of Lockersley looked forward to the day she'd return home to the picturesque village of her childhood. But when she and her friend, Lady Jane, rode into the village, what they saw was anything but picturesque. Not only had the village fallen into poverty but Rowan learned that her beloved father, Laird of Lockersley was dead. With the help from her band of friends, Rowan devises a plan to take back the money her uncle stole through excessive taxes on the villagers under the dark of night and act the perfect lady by day. That is until her uncle announces that she is to wed the victor of a tournament held in her honor. Rowan knew she would marry but believed it would be her choice̶—marry for love or duty—not as a trophy given to a stranger. Rowan knows she belongs with her merry band of bandits, especially the one who stole her heart. But can she keep her secrets hidden from her uncle long enough to save her village and her future? Can she save her people before she's handed off as a prize? Will her heart lead her to duty or to the arms of her fellow bandit? And when masks fall away, which Rowan will remain—the lady or the outlaw? For new adults who are fans of The Forest Queen, Brave, A Knight's Tale, and Ever After.

Alexandra Owens of the Blood Red Moon pack leaves to attend college in Silver Moon territory. As an alpha female without a wolf, Alexandra never expected to find a mate until Corwin walked in. Unfortunately, Silver Moon is preparing Rebecca, a gamma warrior, to be the alpha heir’s chosen mate. Corwin finds himself caught between the wills of she-wolves when he departs on a rescue mission to aid the Harvest Moon pack in finding their taken Luna. Will Corwin be able to help mend old wounds with Harvest Moon and rescue his moon blessed mate?

I’m not that girl anymore . . . Aurora settles into her new life as a Gorgon royal in the Pearl Kingdom, but she isn’t satisfied with playing princess like her sister Polaris. Under an alias, she takes to the streets to fight crime, gaining the notoriety and admiration she’s always desired. But when a demonic minotaur appears and proves to be a part of her murky past, Aurora realizes just how in over her head she is. If that weren't perilous enough, the beast also belongs to the infamous Vipers organization that terrorized her last spring, and they now seek a Divine Stone capable of rejuvenating their sinister leader. Aurora, along with her newfound friends—Mira Lily, an amnesiac vampire with fae abilities, and Ryio Sorahi, an ex-royal half-dragon who prioritizes his own survival over all else—must stop the Vipers from restoring the world's greatest terror. . . . but I can’t beat them without that power. While Aurora is strong in her own right, pushing the boundaries of her magic will force her to rely on the power that has cost her the lives of her loved ones before. Worst of all, she risks exposing her identity as the Crimson Witch, which would not only push her new friends away, but also risk her life living with Polaris. Will Aurora have to resort to using the demonic power that would cause her to lose everything? Or will she lose everything if she doesn’t use that power?

Our luna is dead, and now I am bound to the last thing I want, her killer’s personal entertainment. Because of a deal I never should have made, his pleasure is now my prisoner, my enemy, and forever my fated mate. Rumors have spread about the she-wolves’ exploits in the cells. Leading to my role as beta to be questioned. The guards fear retribution for the laws they broke in silence, as our code demands payment. Any wolf who runs from punishment lights their own pyre. Yet I’m the one who is dealt the cost because this she-wolf is the sweetest torture. The sins of another follow her and a trip through the Woods of the Forgotten might be the final debt.

Aelyta Aurelianus expects to be coronated only for the High Priestess to perform Aelyta's Rite of Divinity instead. After the Rite, in her fluster, an assassin takes the chance to finish his assignment. Her. The problem is that, after he pierces her heart, her body rejects his dagger. Her skin heals over where the wound is supposed to be. Flustered and frantic now, she searches for answers. In her pursuit, she's battling for the right to take the Crownship but death is always following behind her like a shadow. Another attempt is made at her life and she is taken to a safe place. Outside Avelmore Castle, Aelyta learns about the true lives of the Elementals outside Ospheria. She learns the balance between the people and the weight of the crown; and the power of inner magic, poison.

Beauty. Nobility. Grace. Olisand’s newest, starry-eyed fairy godmother has it all and is eager to prove to her new mentor she has what it takes to be the best godmother the “home of Happily Ever Afters” has ever seen. When she learns her best friend has a crush on the crown prince, she hatches a brilliant plan to bring the pair together. The only problem: her best friend is a troll, and the prince is her childhood nemesis who wants nothing to do with magic and romance. It would be a fairytale ending for the ages, if only love were as simple as a wave of a wand. A swampy Emma x Swan Lake Retelling

The Nameless of Ginah Valley is a YA Fantasy coming-of-age story, the first book in the Keepers of Talaneamh series, filled with nature & artisan magic, prophecies, hidden identities, a sentient forest, and an endearing band of misfits. If you love fairytale retellings, underdog heroes, and whimsical settings, this enchanting story will sweep you into another world. In three days, she will turn fifteen. In three days, she will be nameless. On the edge of the wasteland, gifted landworkers sing the twelve Songs of Talaneamh, harnessing the magic of Earth and Sky to tame the rebellious land. But for giftless, stuttering Nourahna Cesaret, the Songs remind her that she doesn’t belong. When Nourahna's father is promoted, the Cesarets are faced with the predicament of presenting their nameless daughter to guild society. But before their move, a mysterious woman saves their district, and Nourahna mistakenly receives the credit, gaining a gift naming in the process. All at once, her prospects change: apprenticeships, guild parties, encounters with royalty, and new friends—to keep her family safe, Nourahna blends in, hoping she will become the gifted daughter her parents deserve. But when her apprenticeship proves too difficult for giftless hands and threats spread throughout the kingdom, Nourahna must claim her identity between two worlds. Speaking will ruin her family, but staying silent could destroy the kingdom. And the Songs—can one sing with cursed lips?

For centuries, the gods have chosen a king from the order of priests who dedicate their lives to serving them. So when the gods choose Ethyr to be king, a peasant farmer from the farthest edge of the kingdom, it upends his life without warning and thrusts him into a world that is the opposite of everything he’s ever known: spoiled with luxury and riches beyond his wildest imaginings, but trapped in a gilded cage of obligation. As Ethyr does his best to please the gods and understand the society he’s been forced into, he begins to realize there is more to the gods’ choice than hedonistic preference. Now he must navigate the treachery and deception of slippery palace politics, all while trying to unravel the enigmatic motives of the gods who made him king.

Exiled fae lord Lancelot never thought he would make it back to the Mist Lands and his ancestral home. Now that the magical realm of Avalon has ended his exile, he’s not losing out on the chance to win his throne back from his power-hungry brother, Aberlin. He just needs to convince his former ally, King Arthur, that backing Lance’s power play is the right decision. But King Arthur and his knights are not enamored with the idea of another fae war. Despite Lancelot helping them defeat the fae tyrant Mordred, Arthur refuses to provide military support. With the help of his police partner, Gwen, Lance convinces Arthur to send an armed force to fight Aberlin. Progress is made to push back enemy forces until tragedy strikes. Aberlin kidnaps Gwen. Knowing his brother’s twisted nature, Lance has only a small window in which to save the woman he secretly loves. But with the other two fae courts looking for weaknesses to exploit and his alliance with King Arthur crumbling, Lance isn’t sure who he can turn to or trust. Now Lance is on a mission to rescue Gwen and prove to the other fae courts that he is a worthy ruler and powerful enough to rebuff their invasion. Between a harrowing rescue mission and then an epic quest, Lance must decide if he will also fight for a relationship with Gwen after her romance with the human knight Orin falls apart. If Lance cannot ascend to the throne and convince the other fae courts of his power, then the Mist Lands will devolve into a full civil war. Mortals and fae alike will bleed. Lance must stop the looming conflict; otherwise, his people will be destroyed, and he will lose any chance to love the woman he so desperately wants.

When NSA quantum genius Finn Miller goes on the run after stealing proof of a global government surveillance conspiracy, he collides with Elara, a priestess from another dimension who has been magically enslaved to deliver the world's most powerful technomancer to a chaos mage intent on merging technology with ancient magic to control all realms. Though Elara fears her growing feelings for Finn are manufactured by the curse, the two forge a genuine partnership — she teaching him that magic and quantum mechanics are the same force, he helping her resist the spell's compulsion — while simultaneously exposing corruption on Earth and navigating the dimensional politics of Elysia. When the geas finally drags them both to the Realm of Shadows, Finn and Elara confront Malachi directly: Elara facing the mage who enslaved and violated her while Finn turns the chaos sea's own quantum energy against him. Elara's act of facing her tormentor breaks the curse at last, Malachi is cast through an unstable portal to Earth's Indian Ocean, and Finn and Elara return to the Moon Goddess temple — fugitive and priestess now partners in both worlds — as the government conspiracy begins to unravel and a dangerous sorcerer starts adapting his powers to a new world. If The Magicians and Snowden fell through a portal together, they'd land here: a fugitive NSA genius and a magically enslaved priestess discovering that quantum physics and ancient magic are two names for the same truth — and that the most dangerous enemy isn't the chaos mage trying to rule every dimension. It's the question neither of them can answer: Can you love freely when your soul belongs to someone else?