by Philip Eliot | May 4, 2026 | Teen & Young Adult |
Maris lives on a beautiful, remote island where she has been welcomed lovingly by the open arms of the community that could easily be called home. Except that it isn’t home; but Maris doesn’t know where home is.Having experienced a rocky sea journey, she now suffers from a severe case of amnesia. She remembers nothing prior to the year she has spent on this island.Hopelessness about her memory is beginning to set in when a mysterious paddler appears on the island and claims she’s the lost heir of a small nearby nation under tyrannical rule. He’s desperate to bring her back to save the country, but her best friend is increasingly skeptical of the paddler’s intentions. She finds herself torn not only between her search for her identity and her love of her new home, but also between the guy who might have all the answers she needs and the guy who gave her a name when she didn’t have one.Maris finds herself doubting everything she thought she knew–which isn’t much–and worrying about what might be true–which seems unlikely. Should she choose to stay within the safety of the island in anonymity, or should she take a risk that she might be someone truly noteworthy?
by Philip Eliot | May 4, 2026 | Fantasy |
Deirdre always thought she was a human—until her destructive faerie magic was unlocked.Seventeen-year-old Deirdre leaves the orphanage behind to study in Neo-London, a city teeming with conflict between humans and Fae. She crosses paths with two brothers, Iain and James Callaghan. Iain is a soldier in the Iron Guard trying to keep his broken family together. Fourteen-year-old James is fascinated by faeries and plans to run away to find his disappeared mother.After Deirdre develops uncontrollable magical abilities, she becomes the target of their father: Alan Callaghan, an extremist general who drains faeries’ magic to fuel weapons of war. When he frames her for a treasonous crime, she and James escape together. Iain intends to bring his brother home… and capture Deirdre at all costs.Readers of Holly Black’s The Darkest Part of the Forest andclassic folklore and fairy tales will enjoy this coming-of-age series filled with epic adventure, humor, and clean slow burn romance.The Changeling’s Fortune is the first installment in a seven-book series.The other books currently out now:The Renegade Son (Winter Fae’s Blight Book 2)The Waking Magic (Winter Fae’s Blight Book 3)The Shattered Mirror (Winter Fae’s Blight Book 4)The Thrall’s Gambit (Winter Fae’s Blight Book 5)The Stolen Vow (Winter Fae’s Blight Book 6)The Queen’s Winter (Winter Fae’s Blight Book 7)
Review “If you like Holly Black or Melissa Marr, you’ll love K.C. Lannon: her books provide the same kind of gritty urban fantasy escapism.” – Scar, jeviscachee.com “A fantastic read! I love the characters in this novel and the worldbuilding. Definitely a paranormal book you want to add to your TBR!” – Touch My Spine Book Reviews, Goodreads”I have to say that I LOVED the characters.” – J.R. Schuyler, Goodreads reviewer”From the beginning of the story, the author grips your attention and doesn’t let go. First of all, the characters were so good! I absolutely loved the brotherly relationship between James and Iain *cries*. All the character’s arc/growth was very well done, too.” – Breny and Books “Any fantasy reader would thoroughly enjoy the story”. – Goodreads reviewer
by Philip Eliot | May 4, 2026 | Cooking & Drinks |
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING WEIGHT LOSS COOKBOOKMaximum flavour. Minimum calories.Low-calorie food doesn’t have to be boring . . . it can be banging! From hugely popular online recipe creator Alex Hughes comes a collection of totally delicious, quick and easy slimming recipes that will help you reach your weight-loss goals while still enjoying what you eat.Discover low-calorie ‘kitchen bangers’ like:Hot Caesar Chicken TacosCrispy Sweet Chilli Beef NoodlesMarry Me LinguineMillion-Dollar Mac and CheeseChocolate French Toast StackWith 100 recipes included, Alex is here with the slimming recipes that’ll make you do a little dance when you eat them – they’re that good.Sunday Times Bestseller July 2025
by Philip Eliot | May 4, 2026 | Fantasy |
Enchanting Young Adult Epic Fantasy Adventure filled with Magic, Discovery, and Dragons Catrin Volker dreams of a peaceful life training horses. It’s not to be. Comets appear in the night skies, announcing the return of a goddess. While trying to save her friend from bullies, Catrin unknowingly triggers powerful, ancient magic, and fulfills a prophecy that says she will destroy entire nations. Her quest for peace captures the imagination with fantastical landscapes, magic, and dragons who might be friend or foe. The Dawning of Power trilogy: Call of the Herald, Inherited Danger, Dragon Ore The Balance of Power trilogy: Regent, Feral, Regal The Artifacts of Power trilogy: The Fifth Magic, Dragonhold, The Seventh MagicThe World of Godsland Epic Fantasy Series includes the following fairy tales & folklore titles:The Dawning of Power trilogyCall of the HeraldInherited DangerDragon OreThe Balance of Power trilogyRegentFeralRegalThe Artifacts of Power trilogyThe Fifth MagicDragonholdThe Seventh MagicDragons of Dawn prequel trilogyAscensionOninDragon AirwaysKnown for his terrible dragon jokes on social media, Brian Rathbone brought some of that same brand of humor to an otherwise serious fantasy adventure with magic, gods & goddesses, and intrigue. Rathbone’s experience as a professional horse trainer also comes into play as he explores relationships with creatures with whom you can’t fully communicate and whose desires only sometimes align with their companions. A love of reading the best epic fantasy books as a young man inspired Brian to write the kinds of for boys and for girls that he liked reading in his young adult years. Getting older never dampened Rathbone’s enthusiasm for a good epic fantasy adventure, and his books are widely enjoyed by readers young, old, and those somewhere in between.In the two other prequels to The World of Godsland Epic Fantasy Series, Brian Rathbone teamed up with writers Jack McCarthy and Morgen Rich to flesh out story lines that were not fully told in the main series. The collaboration between these writers resulted in three new entry points into Godsland ranging from dark fantasy to fantasy romance and contemporary steampunk adventure with dragons and other monsters.Ascension focuses on the story of Gwendolin and her journey from simple farm girl to the leader of a powerful order of monks and druids. Along her metaphysical journey, she learns a great deal about her world and herself–some magic must come from within.Onin explores the history of Onin of the Old Guard and and his dragon, Jehregard. In a world where dragons are bred for size, Onin finds himself standing in opposition to thousands of years of dogma and tradition, as he fights for the life of a dragon no one else would save. There is something different about this dragon–something special. Bearing a “watch eye”, like that of a prized horse, Jehregard does everything he can to prove Onin both right and wrong.Dragon Airways explores a time when magic is a thing of the distant past and technology has come to dominance in its place. In a steampunk, dieselpunk, dragonpunk twist, Dragon Airways shows what happens when a group of misfits put their mind to something. The feral dragons and those who seek to dominate them, have other plans. Airplanes, airships, and battle balloons are no match for dragons and magic, and Emmet knows just how to solve the mystery of where to find them.These books are suitable for fans of epic fantasy, young adult epic fantasy, steampunk, and paranormal adventures. While the content appeals to older readers, its kept clean to make it accessible to younger readers as well.
by Philip Eliot | May 4, 2026 | Science Fiction |
Siobhan Dunmoore was losing the war one ship at a time. The Shrehari Empire had burned more hulls out from under her than any other officer in the Fleet. Some said she was too aggressive. Others said too reckless. The enemy called her something else—something they spat with fear. None of it mattered. Not all her enemies wore Imperial uniforms. And the only reputation she had left was for bad luck.She was dragging another wreck home, crew half?dead, systems failing. This time she’d bluffed her way out by the skin of her teeth. She wanted rest. The Admiralty wanted her back in the fight.They gave her Stingray. The Fleet’s cursed frigate. Captain disgraced, crew broken, ship rotting. The last of her kind still limping through the war. Admirals whispered about scrapping her, breaking up the jinx. But the war was bleeding ships, and anything that could still fire had to fight.So Dunmoore went from staring down the Empire’s finest on a battleship’s burning bridge to commanding a crew ready to mutiny, admirals sharpening knives, and a mystery that stank of death. Stingray’s curse wasn’t just sailor’s talk. Something was wrong. The crew kept their mouths shut. Politics pressed in. Her own demons clawed at her.Taking that frigate into battle was suicide. But Dunmoore had never walked away from a fight. Failure wasn’t an option. Defeat wasn’t acceptable. Death was just a hole in the ground. Victory was the only honor left. She’d drag Stingray back from hell—or go down damned forever.
