Fantasy lovers will welcome The Soul-Sung by Daniel Sheley, the first book in the Vaeritas Saga. Denny is a young boy attuned to the stars and the mysterious soul-force known as Veym, who sees his village destroyed by dragon-fire. At the same time, he is...

The Secret of Tu'ku's Peak: A Tortoise Odyssey by Randy Stollar follows a curious tortoise on his quest to discover a nearly forgotten treasure. Tyler is old enough to want more from life. He doesn't like the ancient rules that all tortoises live by or...

In Kris Nedy's The Fairy of the Enchanted Lake, Michaela is a girl from Summerscent, a mountain village. Children mock her appearance until she follows a butterfly into the forbidden forest and finds the Lake of Lacrima. A fairy grants her wish to become beautiful,...

Most of us have probably spent zero time wondering who the first unicorn was. But that's exactly the kind of question Kathleen J. Shields decided deserved a whole story, and the result is something genuinely charming. The First Unicorn: Miracle on Wonder Island drops us...

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...

In Eafin Lokdore and the Ancient Secret by R. G. Edwards, a teen sets out from his homeland on a quest to recover an ancient power meant to return light to a struggling world. Guided by the writings of his late father, our young hero,...

Indigo, The Deep by Kellye Abernathy introduces Condi, a determined 15-year-old surfer who buries her heartbreak in the adrenaline of surfing after the sudden departure of her first love. Her small beach town is completely falling apart between strange earthquakes and a shady corporate research...

In L.A. Thompson’s The Trinity Crown, three princesses, Pryn, Helena, and Ryala of Marda, face the Selection Ceremony imposed on them by the Vanshian Company, a company that suppresses elemental magic through the use of strict “authorization” protocols and surveillance pods. The sisters secretly ally...

Phase by James K. West is an impressive novella for young adults. We are transported to the office of a Washington D.C. law firm and meet twenty-five-year-old Alison Riley, a conscientious, high-performing legal secretary who values her job and the living comforts it provides. Alison...

Down to Earth is Book 2 of The Attuned series by Jessica Natalie Reino, but it can be read as a stand-alone as well. On the face of it, Sarah D’Antonio is a typical high school junior. But her home is the fictional New England...