Lost in the Hall of the Mountain King by M. LaRose follows Laurel Grove as she spends a solo retreat in a national forest, hoping that hiking and meditation will help her figure out what she wants from life after struggling with her unfulfilling job...

Lady Ghost by Kara Jacobson follows Mike Johnston, a maintenance worker in Red Wing, Minnesota, who starts seeing a mysterious female spirit on the third floor of an abandoned hospital in 2019. Mike has a gift for sensing things others can't, and when he finds...

Love Amongst Realms by Jennifer Box caught my eye because I am immediately drawn to metaphysical, supernatural, and speculative stories, and, in this case, a cast of the most unusual and imaginative characters I've ever encountered. Marie's world, and her love affair with Hector, is...

Deanna Brownson’s Lyra: The Awakening pulls readers into a fierce battle between nature and the violent greed of mercenary forces. Left entirely on her own after the tragic murders of her parents, Lyra looks for shelter in the deep wilderness, slowly building a rare telepathic...

A grandmother meets a six-year-old boy named Jack at a bus stop as he returns from school. She promises that she will be waiting for him there tomorrow, too. Yet, unexpectedly, something changes, and the bus arrives without the boy one day. Will Bennett gets...

Lupines Bloom Where Blood Falls by Remy Renard is set in a mountain town that stays alive by keeping its secrets buried. Lorewood looks ordinary, but it’s built on old magic and monsters that never really left. When Aurora arrives, that balance starts to fall...

Lightshed is the second novel in The Gateway Trilogy by Crystal D. Grant. The story of Mason Grey continues now that he is empowered by the Shadowstone and troubled with the title of Shadowman. Driven by vengeance for his brother’s death, Mason is locked in...

Legends of Us by Lorie Rea starts when Amber observes her sister Victoria preparing a ceremonial family speech that presents their shared experiences as legendary, but senses Victoria’s wish to escape her role. The family gathering ceases with an abrupt attack by masked figures claiming...

Lonely Worlds by Joseph Russell is a captivating short story that follows Felix Aiden Lewis, a young traveler who journeys alone across different worlds. Having been on his own for a long time, he struggles to understand the purpose of his travels. One day, while...

Loy and Beyond by Todd David Gross follows two parallel storylines. In the first, Tremlo, a sensory-gifted boy with delayed speech and a fragmented sense of self, grows up under tribal care, mentored by Donan and drawn to Jormah. As whispers of dangerous Intruders grow...