Books

CHILDREN'S / MIDDLE GRADE | FICTION

Raven, Romda and Ravai: The Missing

by Dave Maruszewski

This is a Middle Grade, Epic Fantasy series. It tells the tale of 3 newly knighted individuals (Raven, Romda and Ravai) who are set off on various missions for the kingdom. In this book, they have been sent to a town that has one-third of their population has disappeared. The three muddle their way through their very first missing persons case. They must find the abducted people, interrogating a sea of eccentric characters. In the end, they find something completely unexpected and a new strange adversary to the kingdom.

Sally Mitts Finds A Home (The Story Of A Shy Shelter Kitten)

by Shain Stodt

Winner -- The Golden Wizard Book Prize for Excellence in Children's Books. Winner -- Purple Dragonfly Book Award Winner -- The Literary Titan Award. Discover the enchanting world of Sally Mitts, a brave little kitten on a big adventure! This heartwarming book follows Sally's journey from a lost and lonely kitten to finding her forever home.

Frigg's Journey to Anasgar

by Deb Cushman

When trolls invade Frigg’s dwarf colony, she’s thrust into a perilous adventure in search of the legendary dwarf colony of Anasgar. Joined by a sassy faery, an enthusiastic unicorn, and a cheeky elf, this unlikely band must convince the defiant Anasgar dwarves to join their fight against the trolls in order to rescue their friends and family. Inspired by Norse mythology, Frigg’s Journey to Anasgar is packed with heartwarming and humorous friendships that help our heroes face their challenges. Surprises and thrilling twists within a vibrant and magical landscape captivate and enchant. A mystery-filled adventure perfect for middle grade readers and anyone who loves a fantastical quest, Frigg’s Journey to Anasgar is the first book of an exciting middle-grade fantasy series, Chronicles of Nadavir, that follow a group of magical friends on journeys of adventure and discovery.

GENERAL FANTASY | FICTION

Bear and Girl: In the Heart of the Canadian Rockies, a Wounded Woman Discovers Healing, Hope, and Magic with an Extraordinary Friend

by James Behr

Kirkus Reviews calls it ”Inspirational…a heartwarming tale of magic, philosophy, and love.” “I was escaping from a terrifying past when I fell, wounded and unconscious, at the feet of an enchanted Bear. He carried me to his cabin in the Canadian Rockies, where I slowly began to heal – only to discover that he had deep wounds of his own. As he introduced me to his world, and I slowly learned about his past, we healed each other and came to love one another as friends. “This is my story – and his.” Bear and Girl is the perfect book for our times: healing fiction that celebrates friendship, resilience, and hope, all wrapped in an enchanting tale of magic and second chances. With a strong woman at its heart, it offers solace and joy to anyone seeking a journey into transformation and love. At this time of year, there's no better gift for the hard-to-buy-for woman in your life.

Finding Theon

by Jordan Kelley

A missing king, rumors of war coming from the north, and a southern prince determined to preserve the peace that has lasted a generation. An agent, known only as The Traveler, is sent across time and space to protect a prince in a medieval era while keeping her true origins a secret. The prince, along with four loyal companions, journey north to find a missing king who can provide stability to a strategic realm. The Traveler must quickly earn the trust of this small group and finds herself growing attached to the one man distrusted the most. As the group heads north, it quickly becomes clear that things are not what they seem.

Huntress: Embers of Redemption

by Steve Morgan

A youthful Maya must harness her courage, cunning, and ancestral knowledge to protect her family and people in a world still reeling from an ancient apocalypse. Her unwavering determination becomes her greatest weapon in a harsh, primitive landscape where humanity struggles to survive. Maya’s elders instilled in her their wisdom, and she excels in mastering forgotten skills — combat, hunting, foraging, and wilderness survival. Yet even as she thrives in this unforgiving world, she dreams of reigniting the long-extinguished flames of human innovation. When an unexpected threat emerges, Maya becomes thrust into a perilous quest that will test the limits of her abilities and resolve.

HISTORICAL FICTION | FICTION

Remnant

by Katie Sweeting

Bridgerton meets 12 Years a Slave! Remnant is a historical novel about Olu and Joanna, Black girls born in the 1700s. Remnant will enthrall readers of historical fiction, who love a good story about real people in fascinating settings in the distant past – in this case, Nigeria, England, South Carolina, Virginia, New York, and Nova Scotia – spanning the years 1754 to 1833. Will family members separated by slavery ever be reunited?

LITERARY FICTION | FICTION

Song of a Stranger

by Philip Bentall

An English language teacher heads to Japan to help a troubled Japanese film-star prepare for a role in English. But haunted by the memory of a missing school friend, the actor is not an easy person to help. As reality begins to imitate fiction, the teacher begins to wonder who is going to disappear next.

MYSTERIES | FICTION

Murder in the Marais: A Charles de la Forêt Mystery

by Phillip Wray

Fresh from solving the murder of a family and then saving a kidnapped merchant’s daughter, young musketeer Charles de la Forêt is assigned a new case: investigate the murder of a marquis in the wealthy Marais district of Paris. Despite the deep rivalry between the Musketeers and Cardinal Richelieu’s guardsmen, Charles is forced to work with guardsman Henri Reynard. The two men must overcome their differences if they are to determine who poisoned the marquis before forces in the upper echelon of the 17th-century French nobility put a stop to the case.

Dark Intent

by Lee Vargas

Three years after a brutal attack, Emma accepts a job in a new town. Grateful to be away from the terrible reminders of her past, she focuses on building a quiet, unremarkable life. But the past isn't so easy to put down, and a series of unsettling events has her questioning what’s real. If she can’t trust herself, who can she trust?

MYSTERIES-COZY | FICTION

Milk, Cookies, and Murder

by Misty Spellman

Christmas is Cammie’s favorite holiday, but between a ghost attached to an antique music box following her around, a murder with too many suspects, and her pushy family, can she possibly set things right and find peace this holiday season?

Twice Sold Murder

by Margaret Evans

In the first volume of the Second Treasures Mysteries, ''Twice Sold Murder,'' Margaret Evans takes us to the Mesabi Range in Minnesota, where Laura Keene returns to her hometown to dig into the past and solve the mystery of her parents’ deaths. What she finds, instead, are secrets buried in the goods of her thrift shop that entangle her in intrigue and danger, and only with the aid of an old friend and a mysterious cat does she have a chance to uncover what happened all those years ago.

Isabella and the Missing Sphinxella

by Margaret Evans

A Missing Statue, Ancient Egypt, a Camel Who Talks, and a Cat Named Isabella? Wow. Written history, oral traditions, and hieroglyphs tell us there were originally TWO Sphinxes built at Giza. More stories tell us invaders destroyed one of them. What if the story is different? Join Isabella on her captivating journey through intrigue and mystery in Ancient Egypt. You’ll laugh and shed tears as she searches for the truth behind the Missing Sphinxella.

Mistletoe, Mutts and Murder

by S.A. Kazlo

Christmas is coming and children’s book author, Samantha Davies, and her lovable dachshund, Porkchop, are caught up in the holiday festivities in beautiful upstate New York. Sam’s parents, Chuck and Barbara, who have been enjoying their retired life in sunny Florida, have flown into Wings Falls to spend the holidays with Sam and meet her new boyfriend, Detective Hank Johnson. Sam is also busy hosting this year’s Christmas party for the Loopy Ladies, Sam’s rug hooking group. The Loopy Ladies know how to party and are enjoying an evening eating, drinking, and making merry... until Santa crashes the party. Unfortunately, this Santa is Sam’s next-door neighbor who her parents have had a long-running feud with.

ROMANCE-COMEDY | FICTION

First Night

by Carol Sabik-Jaffe

Ready to kiss this year goodbye? ... A fated New Year's Eve meet-cute. An epic twenty-four-hour first date. She has a beloved family tradition to save. He's all in to help the woman he's just met. Cinderella meets The Hangover.

A Second Chance for a First Date

by Carol Sabik-Jaffe

Fate brought them together for an epic 24-hour New Year's Eve first date in "FIRST NIGHT (Book 1)". Now they want nothing more than to keep their new love story going. What will they have to do to schedule a second date? Can they do it by Valentine's Day? Mother Nature and Murphy's law would like a word. But maybe their happily-ever-after is worth waiting for in this against-all-odds tale.

The Holiday Mix-Up

by Ginny Baird

While You Were Sleeping meets The Wedding Date with a fun Puerto Rican holiday twist in NYT and USA Today bestselling author Ginny Baird's latest sweet romance, in which a diner waitress agrees to be her patron's fake date...only for him to land in a coma and her to be stuck playing his sweetheart with his family all week long.

ROMANCE-CONTEMPORARY | FICTION

The Billionaire's Christmas Baby

by Nala Henkel-Aislinn

Hunter is angry that Natalie is dictating how she'll sign their divorce papers. Natalie is counting on Hunter being angry enough to meet her face to face. She's hoping the miracle inside her will help her save their marriage.

Grumpy Bad Boy Santa

by Aria McDow

He’s a hot, grumpy mall Santa. He’s also the man I love and wrongly convicted. Some loves never get a second chance...unless you're both on the naughty list. It was my job as assistant district attorney to help prosecute the man I loved. He said he didn’t do it. The evidence said he did. I thought I was doing the right thing. But two years after his release, I found out I made a terrible mistake. Nick Kelly’s innocent, and I'm the one who has to tell him. He's back in town, working as a mall Santa. And he's not happy to see me. One look at Nick’s glaring hazel eyes, rugged good looks, and broad-shouldered, perfectly-muscled body and I realize everything my heart and body have always wanted is in front of me. Between us stands his bitterness, and my district attorney career ambition. But I'm determined to make things right ...

Grumpy Bad Boy Santa

by Aria McDow

He’s a hot, grumpy mall Santa. He’s also the man I love and wrongly convicted. Some loves never get a second chance...unless you're both on the naughty list. It was my job as assistant district attorney to help prosecute the man I loved. He said he didn’t do it. The evidence said he did. I thought I was doing the right thing. But two years after his release, I found out I made a terrible mistake. Nick Kelly’s innocent, and I'm the one who has to tell him. He's back in town, working as a mall Santa. And he's not happy to see me. One look at Nick’s glaring hazel eyes, rugged good looks, and broad-shouldered, perfectly-muscled body and I realize everything my heart and body have always wanted is in front of me. Between us stands his bitterness, and my district attorney career ambition. But I'm determined to make things right ...

ROMANCE-HISTORICAL | FICTION

An Unlikely Arrangement: Brides of Biltmore

by Cindy Patterson

In 1902, Abigail Dupree is but a breath away from her grand societal failure. To save her family from humiliation and financial ruin, Abigail becomes a bargaining trade in her mother’s eyes. A bargain that will extinguish Abigail’s last hope of a happily-ever-after. If only she could return to the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, she might have a chance to reunite with the only man who has the power to save her reputation.

The Cornish Widow

by Fil Reid

A vulnerable young widow falls for a charming but ruthless smuggler. When Harriet Penhallow is left widowed, she and her two children are forced to accept the charity of her late husband’s aunt. Having uprooted themselves from their life in Bath, they move into a comparatively isolated and rundown cottage on the south coast of Cornwall, nestling above a little inlet known as Prussia Cove. Little does Harriet know, but it’s the center of Cornish smuggling. One of the ringleaders is the charismatic Jack Trevelyan, captain of The Fly and only son of Harriet’s kind new neighbor. It doesn’t take her long to work out Jack is a smuggler, despite him being a gentleman and despite the fact that she’s beginning to have feelings for him. For his part, Jack, even though he’s immediately attracted to her, suspects she might have been sent to spy on his activities.

My Lady

by Diane David

Meghan knew it wasn’t right for a blacksmith’s daughter to be treated like a lady, but Lord Aurick would hear none of her objections. She had saved his life, after all, but he didn’t know that such treatment was making it harder for her to leave, even as he wrestled with his own conflicting demands of duty and desire for a woman he couldn't let go.

ROMANCE-PARANORMAL | FICTION

Pirate Queen's Curse

by Isolde Holyoake

Sun, surf, sass, sorcery and sexy, sexy pirates. Welcome to the Caribbean... This time last week, I didn’t believe in curses, but that was before I got mutinied on, marooned, and captured. Now I’m the captain of a cursed ship, and there’s a bounty on me so huge, even I’m tempted to cash myself in. My cabin's also taken up with three hot men who are varying levels of insufferable, and not all of them find me as charming as they ought to. One's an ex. One's a mysterious stranger. And there’s the Commodore: my nemesis, my prisoner, and he's real hot on the idea of killing me instead of hot on me I was hoping for. There’s a lot of love-hate going on, as well as a lot of hate-hate. I just want to steal gold, drink and get laid. Instead, I’ve got to deal with this curse and this bounty, before they get me killed.

The Kraken's Prize

by Luna Joya

A cursed kraken discovers the ultimate prize—his enemy’s daughter. The Kraken Pirate King A witch cursed me to roam the seas in my monstrous kraken form. For years, my crew and I have sailed in search of the key to break her spell. But this pirate has found the most valuable treasure of all…the witch’s daughter. The Unsuspecting Human Looking for adventure, I followed a hunch. It got me kidnapped and taken aboard a ghost ship with a kraken for a captain. How could I have guessed magic was real? Or that I was born to wield it? Will these fated mates find their way to happily ever after? Or will secrets force them apart? With vengeance curses, a sea monster masquerading as an otter pup, naughty tentacle fun, and a heroine with a serious sticker-obsessed planner addiction, The Kraken’s Prize is a steamy, slow burn in the Matchmaker Monster Romance series. Each book promises a HEA.