In The Bounty, Jaz’s story feels almost hopeless from the first page. She’s a slave-gladiator, forced to fight because society sees her life as "entertainment." When a match nearly kills her, the escape that follows doesn’t feel heroic or clean. It is born from desperation....

The Wrath of Order by Glen Dahlgren follows Eve after the fall of the gods, as she tries to settle into a routine life at the temple of Charity. Her life turns again when she discovers that some orphans can enter the Dreaming, a strange...

The Australian Shepherd Scheme by Simon Drayton is a short young adult mystery set in Little Rock. The story begins when Penny arrives at the Novel Detective Agency. Her Australian Shepherd puppy, Pumpkin, was missing, and she needed help finding him. John Smith, an 18-year-old...

The newest book in the Honor of Dragons series, The Peace of Minds by Robert Jones, launches into a war where dragon clans, led by Cobalt, attack the kingdom ruled by King Donald and King Henry. The dragons want to control ports and sea routes,...

David R. Beshears’ riveting The Serpent's Keep Trilogy consists of three novels. Jake (Jacob) Quigley is the principal character. In Book One: Serpent's Keep, Jake inherits his uncle Tobias Quigley’s estate and mansion in the village of Serpent’s Keep. Tobias is presumed dead when he...

The Mystery of the Lightning God by K. Mafikeng follows teenage detective Elena Crawford as she investigates the disappearance of soccer star Mark Evans. With no ransom, no clues, and rising tension in the community, Elena steps in after receiving a request from a retired...

Finding Ramanata: Daughter of the Summit and Sea by Robyn Dabney follows Klarke Ascher, a talented young climber from the kingdom of Ectair. A harsh king rules the kingdom, so Klarke, like most women, has very few rights. She constantly has to prove herself in...

T.X. Troan’s thrilling YA fantasy, Sophia Freeman: The Complete Series, consists of five books. In Book 1, Sophia Freeman and the Mysterious Fountain, young Sophia arrives for the first time on Pandilone Island with her billionaire father. Sophia is almost immediately plunged into a terrifying...

Reveries of an Heir (13th Heir Book 1) by A. D. Aelin introduces Saekonari Raajali, who is destined to become the Empress one day. For now, all she wants is to be the perfect daughter. One night, she finds her father dead, and it feels...

Children of Nemia by Michael Goe follows fifteen-year-old Van as he prepares for the sacred Journey of Patronage. It is a rite of passage meant to prove his worth to his tribe and to his demanding chieftain father. Hoping to return as a blooded warrior,...