Tag: Fantasy
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The Winter Folk by Jen Julian: Dark and Mesmerizing
This is the story of Moth, who earned her name working for the Winter Folk. Every year, the mythical Winter Folk gather at a secret lodge, a place known only as Deerhaven. Moth was a housekeeper there once. A trusted confidant of Mr. Oslin, the enigmatic master of the house. But Deerhaven is dangerous. The…
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The Lord of the Wood by E.M. Anderson: Cozy Fantasy
Clockmaker Arthur Throckmorton lives a quiet life with his sister and her children, only dreaming of adventure. So when a wealthy client offers him a job that involves traversing Shiftleaf—an enchanted forest that claimed his father decades ago—he reluctantly accepts. The forest is treacherous, but the money will change his family’s lives. The journey…
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Nemesis Mine by Amy Archer: Funny and Irreverent
Fake nemeses. It’s a dastardly plan that can’t go wrong… until love crashes the act. Nobody is more surprised than Cyrus to learn that he’s no longer considered the greatest villain in the land of Athaca. Sure, he’s lying about the fact that his magical power is making flowers grow. And maybe lately he’s spent…
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Inkpot Gods by Seanan McGuire: Powerful and Brilliant
The gods live and die at our whim. More than a century has passed since Asphodel Baker refined the process allowing her to imbue alchemically created life with power in a way no one else had ever been able to achieve. More than a century since she built the Impossible City on the ruins of…
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The Reimagining of Thornwood House by Jaleigh Johnson: Cozy and Emotional
Evelyn Sharpe is accustomed to dealing with natural disasters as a land witch, but she longs for a life with a little less danger for her and her adopted daughter, Ruby. So when the opportunity to take over as Caretaker of Thornwood House—a sentient home that acts as the magical heart of the village of…
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The Unmagical Life of Briar Jones by Lex Croucher: Powerful Truths
For as long as they can remember, Briar Jones dreamed of attending the Temple School of Thaumaturgy. Behind its looming ornate gates, the elite boarding school—the place that has produced the most CEOs and Prime Ministers in British history—is whispered to be magical. Briar’s best friend, Sebastian Wolfe, never cared about Temple. He just wanted…
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The Way It Haunted Him by Laura R. Samotin: Dark and Loving
Michael Stein arrives at the Schechter Institute for Judaic Studies battered and broken, blaming himself for the tragic accident that took his boyfriend’s life. He is haunted by his guilt and grief, but is determined to repent by completing his boyfriend’s research into demonic entities. But instead of being welcomed by the archivist, Michael is…
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The Heart of the Nhaga by Lee Young-Do: Complex and Insightful
The world is divided by the Line of Limit. To the north are the Tokkebi—fire people able to manipulate flames as both weapons and illusions; Rekon—giant birdmen with immense strength and warrior acumen; and the humans—as divided as the other races are unified. To the south are the Nhaga—a reptilian people who relinquish their hearts…
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The Fake Divination Offense by Sara Raasch: Magical Romance
Orok Monroe: Half-giant. Rawball defensive tank on the Philadelphia Hellhounds. Follower of Urzoth…only Orok’s tired of following the god of aggression. Alexo Warden: Cheerleader. Human? A dancer with a stadium’s worth of secrets. When Orok saves Alexo at a bar, fans go feral for the star athlete protecting the pint-size dude-in-distress. The Hellhounds propose that…
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Strange Familiars by Keshe Chow: Slow Burn Romance
All Gwendolynne Chan needs is to get through final year at Seamere College, where she is on track to graduate as number one —as long as the pretentious prat Harrisford Briggs doesn’t beat her to it. Harrisford Briggs’s father, the chief financial officer of Magecorp, a major global distributor of magic, expects him to come…
