Del is a thief who learned long ago to rely only on himself and to trust no one. But when stranded on an island with little food and a monster waiting for them to surrender, maybe a dishonest thief is exactly what they all need to survive and to beat the kraken.
Read More Dragon AllyWhen Ren planned to con her way into a noble family, her goal was to walk away rich and powerful. She certainly hadn’t planned to be involved with freedom fighters, vigilantes, stuck in noble parties, or caring about new fake relatives. With each mask she puts on, her original goals and dreams fall further and further away, only for new problems to take their places.
Read More The Liar’s KnotThe wild dystopian west (in Britain) with monsters.
Scarlett is a bank robber. Notorious, infamous, and younger than expected, considering all her exploits. She may be a ruthless outlaw, but when she happens upon Albert, sole survivor of some transit accident, Scarlett offers him escort to the next town over. What should have been a simple trip suddenly becomes lethally more eventful.
Read More The Outlaws Scarlett & brownIn a world where everyone has wings, one girl dreams of flying higher than she should.
Everyone from the sparrow clan works as farmers, but Ellie dreams of becoming a goldwing knight. Only problem, the knights have only ever been chosen from the high clans, like falcons or eagles. But Ellie won’t let precedents like that stop her from competing in the qualifying goldwing race. When she meets a few kids on their way to the capital, Ellie gladly joins them. Yet, as she travels from her quiet village to the capital, Ellie discovers a different side to the world that she believed in. Not all heroes live up to their legends, and not all criminals are as bad as they seem.
Fellian is an indentured slave-mage, forced to serve under the Liberationists, the very government that hanged her parents. When an opportunity arises for Fellian to escape her servitude, she ends up helping the Monarchists in their fight against the Liberationists. But neither side is entirely black or white, and Fellian will need to decide where she will stand.
Read More Servant MageMusic, magic, and memories.
Emeline is a singer, hopefully, one who is about to get her best and biggest break into the music industry. Right before that momentous event, a family emergency pulls her back home, to a small rural superstitious town that Emeline had gladly left far behind years ago. A place steeped in stories of Wood kings and magic and dangerous creatures that surely don’t exist and certainly aren’t the cause of her grandfather’s disappearance.
When Emeline returns to her hometown, she’s forced to confront stories she grew up believing, but long since outgrew. But real life events may force her to reconsider her beliefs in legends, between truth and falsehood, and most of all, to dig up curses and forgotten memories.
Read More EdgewoodLoyalties and betrayals. Family and responsibilities. War and magic
Three siblings inherit the mantel of their recently retired grandfather. Overshadowed by the legacy of a martyr father who died for their clan’s freedom, and by his grandfather, who successfully led their clan through a war and through numerous years of peace thereafter, Lan struggles to prove to his clan and his enemies that he’s a ruler in his own right. Hilo was practically born to lead his clan’s army, but perhaps their opposing clan is right in suggesting that he’s too aggressive. Shae, the youngest of the three, left her family and clan far behind to study in a foreign university. Returning years later, she can see her clan from a foreigner’s perspective: brutal and medieval, notable only for the magical jade it can provide.
Read More Jade CityThe worst thing to be, ever, is a coward. Spensa’s father was one. Not just a coward, but the most infamous coward in the Defiant’s history. He was also a top notch fighter pilot. Spensa’s dream is to become a pilot too. To prove to the world that she isn’t a coward, and that they were wrong about her father. But no one wants to give the daughter of the infamous coward a chance to fly.
Read More SKYWARDA complicated heist with lots of backstabbing.
When their crazy mob boss learns of an insane opportunistic heist, a group of criminals are put to the task. The item in question is held by one of the most powerful men in the world, is desired by kings, and hidden on an island guarded by humans with magical abilities. It’s an impossible task for a highly talented team. But while they work together to obtain the item, they each have their own agenda.
Exorcising a haunted house with minor Jane Eyre vibes.
Andromeda (Andi) is an unlicensed curse breaker. She creates amulets that fight and cleanse places infested and cursed by the Evil Eye. When she’s hired by a rich reclusive to cleanse his extremely cursed castle, Andi jumps at the opportunity for a patronage, despite the near impossibility of the task.
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