The Fire Within

Winner of Literary Titan Gold Book Award!????? “The action sequences sizzle. Emotionally, the book hit harder than I expected. It’s raw in a way that made me care.” – Literary TitanHe was never chosen. He was never ready. Now he’s all that’s left.In a world burned down to fear and ash, fifteen-year-old Finn Camlock survives by staying invisible. He has no power, no future, and no place among the nova-wielders who defend humanity’s last settlements. To them, he’s dead weight… and they’re not wrong.Until a journey to the Iron Mountain changes everything.What awakens inside Finn is dangerous, impossible—and impossible to ignore. Suddenly hunted by forces of shadow and fire, Finn is thrust into a war he doesn’t understand, carrying power he never asked for. Every step forward costs him something: safety, certainty, connection.But when the people who can’t fight for themselves are threatened, Finn must decide what he’s willing to sacrifice—and who he’s willing to become.Because if he fails, humanity doesn’t get a second chance.Perfect for fans of Red Rising, The Hunger Games, and emotionally charged coming-of-age fantasy—step into a world where survival demands everything.????? “Kennedy’s pacing is swift, balancing explosive action with introspective moments. The author skillfully interweaves themes of belonging, leadership, and sacrifice while laying the groundwork for a larger mystery. – Reader’s favorite.????? “This is the ultimate coming-of-age journey, where growing up isn’t just emotional—it’s life or death. The pacing is lightning quick, the twists are epic, and the character growth is seriously powerful.” – P.J. Hoover, Author

That Which Remains

IPPY Gold Medal, Historical Fiction, 2022This enthralling climax to the series has all the trappings of a great summer read: complex WWII history, requited love, and the chance to live through the eyes of a passionate woman as she grows into the person the reader can applaud. – Claudia Fontaine Chidester, author of Trusted Eye: Post-World War II Adventures of a Fearless Art AdvocateIn February 1946, Anna Klein and her boss Henry Cooper face major changes at the Monuments Men Collecting Point. With Cooper’s dreaded re-deployment looming and their feelings for each other intensifying, Anna has to decide between him, her family, and her marriage. A future with Cooper means giving up everything she knows and running away from her own past, which isn’t at all what it seemed. Meanwhile, a destitute artist asks for her help in finding paintings he sold before the war. But his story doesn’t pan out, leaving a despairing Anna running against the clock with more questions than she may have time to answer.

The Deadly Coaching Inn

Abigail Summers, dressmaker in life, brilliant sleuth in death, is called to investigate two murders at a paranormal weekend in the haunted Three Crows Pub in Grimbles Cross.Helped by psychic medium, Hayley Moon, her police constable husband and the resident ghosts of the inn, they need to find out which of the ghost hunters hated Tyler Drayton enough to kill him in the infamous room six. Or is the case connected to the nearby Priory?Meanwhile, a birdwatcher takes a photograph in Ridgeway Wood with unexpected consequences. After Abigail and the spectral sleuths discover the body of rich influencer, Felicity Fortescue, they suspect that the murderer could be from the village – or the nearby archery club. But are the cases really connected, and who’s the culprit?The seventh book in Ann Parker’s series of cozy mysteries set in the small village of Becklesfield, THE DEADLY COACHING INN weaves together suspense, humour and a touch of the paranormal.

Pointy Hats and Witchy Cats

Jade Rhinestone is not looking forward to her stepsister’s extravagant wedding. Her only consolation is that once the wedding was over, Bailey will be someone else’s problem.

The wedding itself promises to be incredibly dull. On the actual day, though, something incredible happens. An old woman disrupts the ceremony. Then she tells Jade that she’s her long lost grandmother and asks Jade to go away with her to an unspecified destination.

Now Jade has a choice to make.

As it turns out, there really isn’t much time for choosing, and off Jade goes to the magical town of Twinkleford, where witches mix with vampires and chameleons are as common as they are . . . anywhere.

But not everything is as it seems, and as Jade learns more about who she truly is, what that means, and who she has already lost, she realizes that keeping her newfound family might be far more difficult than she could possibly have imagined.

Fated by Fire

The thing about being a PI? You learn to spot trouble a mile away. And Caleb Craven… he’s trouble in a five-thousand-dollar suit.People say I’ve got a gift for finding what doesn’t want to be found—secrets, lies, the things better left buried. Years in this business taught me one truth: everyone has an angle. And it’s usually about the cash.I figured Craven Industries would be just another corporate gig. Follow the money. Find the dirt. Get paid.Then he walked into my life. Billionaire. Business mogul. Walking enigma. The kind of man whose steel-sharp gaze should’ve sent me running—but instead, it makes me want to play with fire.Big mistake.Something at Craven Industries doesn’t add up. The kind of something that gets people killed. My gut says walk away, but I’ve never resisted a mystery—and Caleb Craven might be the deadliest one I’ve ever met.The way he watches me sets my skin on fire when it should be raising alarms. I’ve tailed enough predators to know when I’m being hunted. But I’m used to being the shadow, not the prey.Except shadows don’t leave fingerprints, and whatever’s hidden in his corporate vault has mine all over it—literally.The impossible part? I’ve never been there before.Now, the sharks are circling as something ancient stirs in the city’s underbelly. I’m caught in the center of it all—and Caleb might be my only shot at survival. Or the beautiful blunder that finally breaks me. Because the fire between us threatens to blaze through every defense I’ve ever built.And in my line of work, letting your guard down is how you get killed.But I’m learning the truth about fire…It either consumes you. Or you become the inferno.FATED BY FIRE is the first book in the steamy DRAGONBLOOD DYNASTY series, perfect for fans of Nalini Singh and Ilona Andrews. This paranormal romance features a protective dragon shifter guarding ancient secrets, a tenacious PI searching for answers about her past, and a forbidden passion that could save their world—or burn it all down.Fated by Fire contains scenes written for mature audiences only.