In Andie Holman’s first book in The Laughter of the Sun series, The Mermaid's Wrath, a warrior mermaid named Scyphozoa “Jelly” discovers that she is made for greater things when the coveted Vetula Pearl awakens in her. Her rage triggers an explosion and makes her...

Of Diamonds and Vengeance: The Chronicles of Adamah, Book 1 by Rachel Fallon is a highly entertaining fantasy story. In the realm of Gemaria, there is nothing more important than the gems from which the Elves draw their power. Jacinth, a lowly street rat and...

The Vatra Witch by G.V. Hext is a tale of love and demise that will draw you into the haunting world of Seraphina. Shunned by her mother and rejected by her coven, Seraphina has spent her whole life trying to prove that she belongs and...

When Althea “Thea” Woodruff, a hotshot attorney at Hartford Pharmaceuticals in Philadelphia, quits her job after secretly driving the whistleblowing on the company’s illegal activities, she moves back to Patton Springs, her hometown in Woodruff Mountain. However, her colleagues are left curious about the way...

In Crown of Thorns, Mimi Deipz took me on a journey through the Moonshroud and Ember Courts, both of which are in a heap of magical trouble because of the weakening of their only source of power, the Wellspring. The story follows Princess Elara and...

Midnight Ballerina is the first book in an enthralling fantasy series by Jhani Mills. The story follows a hybrid of Fae and mortal blood called Lysandra, who has endured brutal ballet training designed to suppress her magic and to be a weapon for the powerful,...

In Retrouver: The Rotters Book Two, Jordan Elizabeth returns to the captivating world established in the first book of the series, delivering a narrative that immediately drew me into the chaos and intense world that Felicity and Jack must learn to navigate. I found the...

Genies do exist, and wishes do come true in A Gift of Jacinth by Allie McCormack. Jacinth Khayyam is a Wish Bearer, a genie who chooses to be bound to a human to help them by granting three wishes. Douglas McCandliss is a hard-working veterinarian,...

Mona “Ripper” Ripple and her crew, Karcass Five, take center stage in Jarrett Brandon Early’s Lovestruck Maggot, plunging readers straight into the rugged, alien world of Kalderra. The planet itself is unforgettable: glowing subarashi trees rise from volcanic calderas, a huge violet moon looms overhead,...

Dragons’ Rebirth is a tale of magic, forbidden alliances, love, and betrayal in a world that is complex in its rules and where powerful forces are at play. The elves shattered the balance of the magical world when they tried to resurrect the last dragon,...