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Skadegamutc: Monster in the Mirror

by Diane L. Kowalyshyn

Officer Pauline McCrory arrives at Alma Wildberry’s cabin under the impression the elder died of natural causes before her hungry one-eyed cat consumed parts of her face. When the medical examiner rules the case a homicide, Pauline must determine who drained six pints of blood and removed a pound of flesh from Alma’s head and neck. The investigation brings an age-old Passamaquoddy legend, the Skadegamutc to life, and Pauline must find the ghost-witch before it kills again.

Gatekeeper's Key

by Krista Wallace

A young warrior leaves home in search of her identity. She kills a man in a duel, drawing the attention of the exiled duke of Equart, who asks her to join his company on a mission. She earns fast friends, as well as deadly enemies, while also picking up some puzzling clues about who she is.

Beyond the Stars

by Doreen D. Berger

HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO HELP A FRIEND? Mischievous sisters Diane and Robin are already in trouble with their father, Captain William Marsh, commander of the starship Polaris, for a stunt they just pulled. Their punishment (grounded…again!) is cut short with the arrival of Jannel, a soft-spoken, shy girl roughly their age, and the future ruler of the planet Lasusia. Jannel has been sent to the Polaris for safekeeping from a deadly virus running rampant on her home world. As Diane and Robin lea... more

Death & Dragon: An Epic Fantasy Adventure (The Channeler Trilogy Book 3)

by J. Steven Lamperti

Dragons and dream storms are threatening to destroy Liamec. Is Anise the only one who can save her magical land?

Anise has finished training in the magical arts at the Academy, the school where the wizards of Liamec learn to control their powers. But, one of the school’s masters, the villainous Lorenzo, has banished her to the realm of dreams, trapping her there. When she finally wakes from her years of dreaming, the Kingdom of Liamec has changed.

Dragons are raiding the nor... more

The Misadventures of Finn

by Melissa Pombo

Ever have a pixie bite you? I have, and believe me, a pixie's bite is far worse than her annoying squeak. I am Finlay Stewart, the main character in author Melissa Pombo's epic tale The Misadventures of Finn. But please, call me Finn. I have not much time before Melissa scoots me back into the story, so I will be brief. The Misadventure of Finn is a coming-of-age saga where I encounter werewolves, vampires, witches, and of course, pixies. Oh yes, certain real-life figures from long ago make a... more

House of Pain

by Karolina Wilde

A group of students at a prestigious witchcraft university decides to summon a magical guardian to help them win the deadly Game that takes place every year. When the spell goes wrong, and a demon shows up instead of a magical guardian, the group has to navigate the difficult politics of their House, while students from other Houses are gearing up to win the Game and take their group down by targeting the weakest member -- a half-witch, Alecto Black.

Drawn in Ash

by John W. Otte

FORCED TO MARRY THE MAN SWORN TO DESTROY HER KIND

The Dynasty claims to be a veritable paradise, where a multitude of races live in peace and harmony. Everys knows better. The Dynasty has been broken since it was founded, with the human nobility oppressing many of the peoples they've brutally conquered, including her own. As an illegal mage, Everys hides in a rundown corner of the capital city, running her family's electronics repair shop, afraid to risk he... more

Imprint

by Madeline J. Rose

Paige, a young bookworm, and her friend Markus must evade two mysterious men chasing them by hopping back and forth between the worlds of books and reality. But soon Paige begins to realize that the world of fairytales isn't all that it seems. And if she wants to survive, she'll need more than just her book smarts.

THE HOPE (The IN-BETWEEN series Book 3)

by Sagar Constantin

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Our world needs help. Our world needs hope. This amazing series of three books offer that hope. Read them, you won't regret it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Very interesting book especially for the times we live in. The story line would have been easier to follow if I had read book 2, but it does explain enough to catch up. Life lessons taught - trust must be stronger than fear; love more important than hate; gratitude more than greed. With these there is HOPE. If the Ring's mission is to succeed... more

Welcome to the Free World: A Novel

by Lloyd Raleigh

Ecologist Lloyd Raleigh’s debut novel, Welcome to the Free World, is an immersive plunge into a visionary, creative futurescape beyond dystopia and utopia, yet containing both. Am I just typical of my generation, overwhelmed with life in a sea of problems? Will Robin contemplates. Will has inherited a violent, controlling world, forever altered by climate change, and a metaverse orchestrated by a seductive artificial general intelligence named IRIS. His perceptive grandmother asks. Will... more

Ghosts of Randsburg, the Madame Secrets: Ghost Huntress Diaries

by Marie Mason

Unlike fiction based ghost story books, Ghosts of Randsburg: The Madame’s Secret is one in which a real ghost hunter, Marie Mason, with tangible evidence in the ghost town of Randsburg, reveals secrets from the past. Ghost hunter Marie Mason can remarkably capture a ghost in color during the day. She is known for visiting a haunted place herself to discover historical ghost stories. This Madame mystery book is where she lists down and describes all her paranormal investigation missions. She f... more

Wooded Discovery: A Coming of Age Urban Fantasy (The Spellbound Chronicles)

by B.B. Swann

Previously published as Out of the Woods by B.B. Swann. His senior year just turned magical. Now if only he can win his crush’s affections without getting killed. Seventeen-year-old Zaidyn Mitchell would rather not be weird. But nothing can be stranger than when the self-proclaimed bookworm wakes up one night, floating several feet above his bed. Still desperate to fit in after his parents unceremoniously unlocked his abilities, all Zaidyn wants is to date the girl of his dreams. With h... more

Keeper of Scales

by Anne Mollova

2024 Young Adult Winner of the Indie Author Project annual contest.

A princess with a secret. An ancient evil rising. A kingdom caught in the balance.

Alyen, crown princess of Dúramair, has trained her whole life to be queen. She’s kept her faerie Sight a secret, trusting that the Keeper of Scales will find an apprentice soon—for surely one other candidate can be found. But when news comes from the north of dark magic returning ... more

Unusual Light

by J. Elizaga

Engineering student Ana Juliet (AJ) takes a summer job as a swing-shift security guard at a hospital morgue--the same morgue once investigated by the police for unusual calls received during full moons. And the calls happen only when Matt, a guard assigned to the overnight shift, is on duty. AJ scoffs at the idea of otherworldly activities. But soon after, she witnesses a mysterious orb. The orb reveals itself to be the ghost of Binni Almond, a teenager who went missing thirty years ago. Desp... more

The Last Daughter

by Alexis L. Menard

She's cursed with a dead witch's power over fate, he's a heartless demigod born for revenge and redemption. Once her enemy, now a conflict of interest. The fate of the Nine Realms dangles on a dangerously thin thread. Fate was cruel enough by dealing Ailsa with a fatal illness. But when her father and sisters are killed at war, she becomes the Last Daughter in a long line of shieldmages. This power comes with a price, however, coincidentally getting her kidnapped by an elfin she’s only heard of... more

Clara Thorn, the witch that was found

by Don Jones

Poor Clara. On the one hand, things are going well: she’s aced her Math final, and school’s almost out for the year. Dad’s hanging in there with contract jobs, Mom’s helping make ends meet by cleaning other people’s homes, and they’ve at least got a roof over their heads. Vegas isn’t the nicest place in the summer, but it’s no worse than the half-dozen other places she’s lived in her short life. But on the other hand, she has no friends. Everyone at school is either diffident or a bully—as if t... more

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