“Messenger of Zitól,” he said in a booming voice, even though the girl was standing right in front of him. “Ask the gods to grant us another year of rain and sun for our crops. Beg them to protect our great city. Thank the gods for their preservation of our traditions and culture!” The Messenger’s face was composed, but Rishi could see the violent trembling […]
Will Hawkins is a simple stable boy who works in the prince’s stables. When he becomes reacquainted with his reserved yet resilient childhood friend, Ella, Will falls deeply in love with her. Ella lives a hard life. Both of her parents have died and she works as a servant in her own home, being abused and neglected by her stepmother and stepsisters. Will is about […]
“Ever since that day I had stumbled upon the old shack and the hermit everything was different. Everyone I interacted with somehow received immediate justice for the way they treated me. A chill shot up my spine. This is real. This is really happening to me. This is the power that was locked inside of me.” When Rylee encounters a mysterious old woman in the […]
WANTED: Pretend stalker. No experience required. Tall, dark, and quirky preferred. “Maybe, just maybe, if I can convince Dad that I’m in enough danger at home, he won’t mind shipping me to California for school. But there’s only one problem. If I hope to pull this stalker scheme off, I’m going to need more than just a scary story.” Sabrina has been trying to be […]
Murdering a highborn officer of the crown. Lying to King Lorron himself. Even if I make it out of this alive, retribution will surely be waiting patiently for me in the afterlife. When nineteen-year-old Ellary Dane finds herself enrobed in riches and luxury in court, all as a result of being mistaken for someone who can call people back from the dead, she can hardly […]
As Stanley got closer, he saw two figures beating on a lone man, while four others stood back to watch. “Hey!” Stanley’s voice sounded hoarse in his ears. “Leave him be!” Shadows that move on their own, a mysterious device that looks like a pocket watch, a man on the run from monsters that exist in dreams—all are connected to Stanley because he interrupted a […]
I open my hand slowly, terrified that I’m not really solid. And then I feel the rain. Not falling through my hand, but hitting it. Gathering in my palm. It’s cold and wet and heavy. My hands are now stained with a crime, but they also hold the power to help Avery. Kai Turner was always a rebel while he was alive. Since his death, […]
I, Joan Pryce, was born to treason. If I did not choose between betraying my country and betraying my conscience, I would betray them both. Just as my father had. Joan Pryce is not only a Catholic during the English Reformation—she’s also Welsh, and she comes from a family of proud revolutionaries. But when a small act of defiance entangles her in a deadly conspiracy, […]
Yesterday in Panama, ten masked gunmen assassinated the vice president of the United States. With time running out as more government leaders are killed, it’s up to expert hacker Tanner Stone to crack the only clue the police have—a note written in ancient Mayan. Not even expert hacker Tanner Stone can decode that. But when it seems that the key to cracking it lies in […]
“LL’s been murdered. I had to ID his body about an hour ago. I’m not sure…” I took a deep breath to stop my jaw from trembling. Identifying her boss’s body at the morgue wasn’t on Lexi Benson’s to-do list. She’s never been the type to go after adventure, and besides, she’s just his executive assistant. But with LL’s wife out of town, Lexi’s the […]