Every time Alora goes to sleep, she wakes up on another world, a magical world, a world that's about to collide with Earth in a very big way. Alora's the only person with the power save them both, only, she's not sure she should. Alora’s life has been anything but magical. Since her parents died, she and her brother have been on the run from a creepy, doggedly determined social worker. In a few more months she turns eighteen, but until then, they're stuck hiding. It’s hardly surprising that she dreams every single night of another world, Terra, where she possesses telekinetic powers.What Alora can’t explain is how, when she breaks her arm in her dreams, she wakes up with the same (very real) injury on Earth. And if her dreams aren't real, shouldn't they be more fun? Since only men on Terra are supposed to be able to move things with their minds, Alora spends all her time there hiding her powers.But when her best friend on Terra is threatened, Alora uses her powers to save him, inadvertently killing the attacker. The next day on Earth, the exact same man she killed on Terra walks into her workplace. . .and drops dead. Suddenly, she's being hunted in both places. Alora must discover how Earth and Terra are connected and how far she’ll go to save a world that may not deserve to be saved.? Awards ?2021 IAN Book of the Year, Fantasy2021 Publisher's Weekly BookLife Prize Quarter Finalist2021 Readers' Favorite Urban Fantasy Winner2021 Whitney Award Nominee? Trade Reviews ?"The premise [of Anchored] is not only the right blend of imagination, mystery, and hold-your-breath action, but is entirely unique and leaves the reader wanting more. This is a 10 out of 10." --Publisher's Weekly."This fantasy series opener finds its rhythm early and then breezes along, keeping readers enthralled. [This] novel is a winner," --Kirkus Reviews.

War took Tomi’s father. It will not take his future.In a village struggling to survive while kings clash, Tomi grows up surrounded by hard work, fierce loyalty, and hope for better days.But hope alone won’t keep danger away.When the power of Pathos awakens within him and the peaceful life he knows begins to crumble, Tomi is thrust onto a path that will demand courage, strength, and sacrifice.If Tomi wants a future, he must forge it as a hunter’s apprentice.Perfect for fans of coming-of-age fantasy, underdog heroes, and hard-earned power.Read the complete Path of Pathos box set today!

Nominated for “Idaho Book of the Year” by The Idaho Library AssociationFirst Place Dante Rossetti Book Award for Young Adult FictionThe woods remember.The river listens.And some secrets refuse to stay buried.Landis has never stayed anywhere long enough to call it home. After years bouncing through the foster system, he’s learned to keep his head down and never get attached. But the Idaho farm he’s sent to feels… strange. The woods whisper his name. The river thrums with something alive beneath the surface. And the closer he gets to the hollow, the more it feels like someone—or something—is watching.Benji knows he doesn’t belong—because he’s dead. Caught between worlds with no memory of how he disappeared, he watches the living search for answers his fading mind can’t give them. The only thing he knows for sure is this: the woods were the last place he felt alive… and they’re hiding the truth.When Landis begins sensing a presence in the trees, Benji realizes their stories are connected. The hollow is stirring. The river is rising. And the secret that trapped Benji might be reaching for Landis next.As their paths collide across life and death, both boys must uncover what really happened in the hollow before the past pulls another soul under.Because some places remember.Some places hunger.And some places never let you go.It Happened in the Hollow is an evocative, atmospheric YA paranormal mystery perfect for readers who crave emotional depth wrapped in supernatural intrigue. Brenda Stanley delivers a haunting, beautifully layered story about grief, connection, and the secrets that linger long after the living move on. With dual perspectives from the living and the dead, this novel invites readers into a world where memory becomes its own kind of ghost—and where one truth can change everything."An enthralling and captivating anthology... Ms. Stanley masters the human paradoxes and dynamics of the secrets that are carried in the small and often divided communities of rural America." —Laron Johnson, 2026 Idaho Teacher of the Year

An Amazon Top 20 bestseller!In hiding all her life, Layala prepares for the day the wicked High Elf King Thane will come to steal her— his powerful mate. She trains to take her revenge for the wrongful execution of her parents, who died for her freedom.Now that day has come, forcing her to come face-to-face with what she’s hidden from: a dangerous, dark-haired, warrior king determined to marry her.After she’s shoved into a black carriage pulled by six ominous steeds, Layala makes plans to take her captors’ lives and free herself......but Thane has a secret that makes it impossible for Layala to slay him. She has an even darker truth that makes loving her forbidden, no matter how much Thane wants to touch.Dare to dive into this whimsical story inspired by Hades & Persephone, The Lord of the Rings, and a sprinkle of Norse mythology. A tale that will grip you from the first page and stay with you long after the last. Start reading now! Author’s note: This is book 1 in a series and ends on a cliff. This is an adult slow burn romance with plenty of banter, tension, and a touch of steam. Contains violence and mature themes.

The first three books in this loved five-book series are available for the first time in a Digital Omnibus Edition!As a Victorian clergyman’s daughter, Edith Worms has seen everything — until a mythical salamander tumbles out of the ancestral fireplace into her lap. But not all of the mysteries of Ormdale are small enough to fit in her lap...and some of them have teeth.The Secrets of Ormdale, is a bingeable cosy gothic series perfect for fans of Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries.It might be your cup of tea if you enjoyhistorical dragon loreclassic English lit referencesstrong female friendshipthe slowest of slowburn romances (it's worth it)suspense without gorea happy blended family that lives out their faith with integrity while respecting others (please note: both Christianity and Judaism are sympathetically portrayed in a historically appropriate context)overcoming generational trauma with courage, kindness, and teaQ: What age group is this series aimed at? A: This series was written for adults. It contains mature themes and peril but no explicit content. While there are (non-graphic) heavy themes present, the sensitivity and hopefulness with which they are handled has won the series enthusiastic readers of all ages, with many families sharing the stories across three generations.This digital omnibus contains the first 3 full-length novels in this completed 5-book series.Book One: WORMWOOD ABBEYWhen a letter arrives from estranged relatives, Edith is swept away to a crumbling gothic Abbey in the wilds of Yorkshire, to the hidden valley of Ormdale. But Wormwood Abbey isn't just full of curious beasts and ancient family secrets: there’s also a tall, dark, and entirely too handsome neighbour who is strangely reluctant for her to leave. An unexpected bond with her prickly cousin Gwendolyn gives Edith a reason to stay in this strange world — especially when it turns out that Edith herself may have a role in guarding her family's legacy.Book Two: DRAKE HALLAs the new dragon keeper in the hidden valley of Ormdale, Edith expects her first dragon mating season to involve venomous bites and amorous wyverns.She doesn’t expect to find herself growing closer to an inconveniently appealing suitor next door, or to stumble upon a dragon poacher lurking in the outbuildings, or to uncover a family scandal in the Abbey.Book Three: CASTLE OF THE WINDSAt Midsummer’s Eve, the Red Dragon will choose his bride. Following this mysterious invitation, Edith sets off on a quest to the Castle of the Winds to find a lost family of dragon keepers in the mountains of Wild Wales. But all is not as it seems. Edith must guard her own hidden power, or she might not return to her friends in Ormdale—including the man who has come to love her.Enjoy this deliciously cosy Victorian gothic world of dragons, family, and friendship with this digital omnibus today.

Flameborne is a slow-burn, mythical-world romantasy perfect for fans of Rebecca Yarros' Fourth Wing, and Sarah J. Maass's ACOTAR series—in which one broken woman and her dragon wage war with centuries-old tradition and the men who uphold it.They all expect her to fall. Only one man believes she can fly.Lowborn Bren never imagined she'd meet a dragonfury face-to-face. But when Ruin, her first love and a newly raised Furyknight, is sent on his first mission, Bren leaves the safety of her family's farm and stumbles through the night to surprise and farewell him. Instead, she discovers her lover's betrayal.Shamed, broken, and reeling, Bren climbs the Dragonmaw cliffs to end her life, only to be saved—and bonded—by a dragon.Now, as the first ever female Flameborne, Bren must earn her place among the Furyknights, a hallowed, all-male society of dragon riders. Her mere existence is the breach of centuries-old tradition. Yet, when the dragons embrace her, the men have no choice but to watch and wait for her to go up in flames.Her only willing ally is the fabled Battle Commander, Donavyn Arsen. Donavyn knows dragons don’t make mistakes. He agrees to train Bren in secret to prepare her for the Trials. But with so many hours alone, the pair’s mutual respect deepens into something more.Something forbidden.Author Aimee Lynn, ignites a fierce new world in which a broken young woman must find the strength to claim love—and a future no one believed she'd survive.Tropes and content include: Romantasy with spice, dragons and dragon rider romance, fated mates, forbidden love, fantasy academy romance, touch her and die, forced proximity, weak-to-strong female lead, age gap, slow burn, and much, much more! *****Genre and Series info: This Emberquell Academy duet is a romantasy book for adults / romantasy with spice (though the first volume is slow burn.) These romantic dragon books are brimming with forbidden love storylines, "Who did this to you?" and a female lead who grows from weak to strong.