Little Orchid's Sea Monster Trouble by Claudine Gueh

Title: Little Orchid's Sea Monster Trouble

Blurb:

What happens when a village girl comes face-to-face with a sea monster, fails to save it from being killed, and turns into it that very night? Nine-year-old Little Orchid lives by the river with her boisterous farming family in Singapore. Imaginative, curious yet also timid, she hears fascinating stories about a giant in the sea. One night at a friend's house, she finally meets the sea monster - the Giant Cuttlefish. Just minutes before its cruel death. Little Orchid freezes in fright. That night, she wakes up with boils on her face and body ... and turns into the sea monster she failed to save. Her skin peels away just as her childhood does. She cries and honks mournfully before dropping into the river to begin her troubled monsterhood. Can she survive all the dangers in the tumultuous river? Will she ever turn back into a girl? Will she ever see her family, in particular her mother and sister, again?

Genre:

Adventure
Children's Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Kid Lit

Links:

http://www.carryusoffbooks.com/blog
http://www.amazon.com/Claudine-Gueh-Yanting/e/B006YNMVHM/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1
https://www.goodreads.com/httpwwwgoodreadscomclaudine_gueh

Walking Between Worlds; Book I: Demons & Angels by Jay Norry

Title: Walking Between Worlds; Book I: Demons & Angels

Series: Walking Between Worlds

Blurb:

Meet the unsung heroes of the supernatural, those who walk between worlds to help humans battle their demons. This is the spellbinding tale of a special group of people whose lives were changed forever. Watch the ordinary collide with the extraordinary to test the mettle of their souls and the power of their love.

The first book in an exciting new series, 'Walking Between Worlds; Book I: Demons & Angels' introduces us to a new way of looking at both the natural and the supernatural worlds. Join Paul Stone and Kris Reed as they walk between worlds in search of answers and themselves.

Genre:

Fantasy
Paranormal Romance

Links:

http://www.amazon.com/author/jaynorry
https://www.goodreads.com/jay_norry
@jaynorry

The Crown of Stones: Magic-Price by C. L. Schneider

Title: The Crown of Stones: Magic-Price

Series: The Crown of Stones (Trilogy)

Blub:

Ian Troy is one of the Shinree, a fallen people with an inherent addiction to magic. Scorned and reviled for the deadly side of their spells, the Shinree are bred as slaves. Their magic is suppressed by drugs and used only as it serves the purposes of the other races.
Descended from a long line of soldiers, Ian is conscripted into the Rellan army and made to fight in their longstanding conflict against the ruthless Langorian invaders. The downfall of Rella imminent, Ian goes against orders and turns to the Crown of Stones, an ancient Shinree relic of untold power. Ignorant of its true purpose, Ian uses the crown to end the war, and pays a terrible price.
A decade later, still tortured by the aftermath of that day, Ian lives as a bounty hunter in self-imposed exile. Having renounced his magical heritage, he curbs his obsession with a steady stream of wine and regret. He struggles to put it all behind him, until a fateful encounter with a pretty assassin brings Ian’s past crashing into the present. Targeted by a rogue Shinree, and a ruthless old enemy, Ian is forced to use magic again. His deadly addiction is rekindled and his life of isolation is brought to a swift end.
With the land he gave up everything to protect once more in jeopardy, and his people’s future at stake, Ian becomes embroiled in a violent race for control of the Crown of Stones. To save the realms and those he cares for, Ian must embrace the thing he fears most: his own power.
Magic-Price is the first installment in The Crown of Stones trilogy.

Genre:

Fantasy
Dark Fantasy

Links:

http://www.clschneiderauthor.com/
http://www.amazon.com/author/clschneider
https://www.goodreads.com/goodreadscomCLSchneider

Dolor and Shadow by Angela B. Chrysler

Title: Dolor and Shadow

Series: Tales of the Drui

Blurb:

The Fae gods have fallen and the key to their return lies with those who betrayed them.
As the elven city burns, an unknown race of Seidr wielders escape with a child. Kallan, the elven witch and queen of Lorlenalin, has no idea that she is the last Drui or that she holds the secret to the Fae god’s return. But her enemies are closing in and if she is to survive the hunt, she must align herself with the one man she has sworn to kill: her father’s alleged killer, King Rune.
While battling their prejudices and each other across the lands of ancient Scandinavia, Rune and Kallan begin to uncover the truth of Kallan’s past buried beneath a web of lies and the Shadow that haunts them.

Genre:

Fantasy
Macabre
Dark Fantasy
Mythology
Macabre Romance

Links:

http://www.angelabchrysler.com/
http://www.amazon.com/Angela-Chrysler/e/B00VXX0JDQ/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13818332.Angela_B_Chrysler

The Keeper Of The Wind by Mark Shaw

Title: The Keeper Of The Wind

Blub:

When a trio of high school seniors list three ancient artifacts for sale on eBay, professor and archeologist of native artifacts, Mitch Waters, believes he hit the jackpot. But is he concerned more with historical preservation or his own fame and fortune?
Author Mark A. Shaw brings together an unlikely yet entertaining trio of high school seniors, each of a different race and upbringing, who are separated from their senior class during a high school camping trip. On their own in the wilderness, they come across three authentic artifacts in a hidden cave.
The events that unfold once they return to safety and attempt to sell their newfound treasures on eBay intersect modern with ancient worlds, superstition with truth, and trust with trickery. In the tradition of children’s literature classics, The Keeper of the Wind takes readers on a magical and enthralling journey, along which three best friends learn the true meaning of friendship, teamwork, and perseverance.

Genre:

Fantasy
Teen
Young Adult
Urban Fantasy

Links:

http://www.indiebooksbeseen.com/#/
http://amzn.to/1k3MN17
https://www.goodreads.com/author/dashboard

How Maxwell Grover Stole My House by C.E. Vance

Title: How Maxwell Grover Stole My House

Series: Maxwell Grover

Blurb:

What if every fear you ever had about your creepy next-door neighbor turned out to be true?
10-year-old Zeke Langley has become the target of his nasty new neighbor, Maxwell Grover. For reasons known only to him, the unsavory stranger seems determined to make Zeke's life miserable and force his family out of their home.
Inevitably, Zeke and his best friend Winks set out on a journey to discover what Grover is hiding. What they find sends them down a road they never imagined ... and on a mission they may never return from.

Genre:

Adventure, Fantasy, Middle Grade
Humour, Kid Lit

Links:

http://cevanceauthor.wix.com/books
http://www.amazon.com/C.E.-Vance/e/B00V59CHZG/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13644502.C_E_Vance

The Crown of Stones: Magic-Scars by C. L. Schneider

Title: The Crown of Stones: Magic-Scars

Series: The Crown of Stones (Trilogy)

Blub:

Magic doesn’t wound the same as a sword. The story of Ian Troy continues in Magic-Scars, the second installment in C. L. Schneider’s riveting epic fantasy trilogy, The Crown of Stones.
Captured by his old enemy, King Draken of Langor, Shinree magic user Ian Troy was sentenced to prison. Tortured and drugged, robbed of his will, his memories, and his magic, Ian was made to do unspeakable things. Rescued, as his body slowly rids itself of the drug, Ian realizes he has returned to an unfamiliar world gripped with fear. In the wake of his fall, those he cared for were left to their own grim fates. Draken has seized control of the realms and named himself High King. His brutal rein has sparked a desperate rebellion that Ian now finds himself a part of. His one task: recover and repair the Crown of Stones, in hopes it will tip the balance in the revolution that is brewing. In pursuit of the reason behind the artifact’s strange loss of magic, Ian is driven to release an explosion of retribution and power that leaves him irrevocably scarred.
 Struggling to reconcile the man he has become with the man he once was, Ian strives to understand the growing number of magic-scars adorning his body. He searches for the truth behind his link to the Crown of Stones and uncovers shocking secrets buried for generations beneath the sand. To become the weapon the resistance needs, he must assume responsibility for his magical inheritance. But can he curb the destructive appetite that comes with it?
 The price of Ian’s magic and his addiction have never been higher.

Genre:

Fantasy
Dark Fantasy

Links:

http://www.clschneiderauthor.com/
http://www.amazon.com/author/clschneider
https://www.goodreads.com/goodreadscomCLSchneider

Wyrd Calling by Shen Hart

Title: Wyrd Calling

Series: Wyrd Bound

Blub:

In the streets of the city, someone or something is killing sirens, and the Wyrd Sisters want it stopped.
They send their bound creation Thalia, the wild-child shifter, to track the killer down. Thalia would much rather be making a quick buck or playing with the fae, but bound is bound and Thalia must turn her new pack of shifters into an effective team to try and stop the killings. Time is as short as Thalia's temper. Can she make her pack work together and find the killer, or will the killer find her first?

Genre:

Fantasy
Urban Fantasy

Links:

http://shenhart.wordpress.com
http://www.amazon.com/Shen-Hart/e/B00OZF6P1Y

A Perfect Curse by Shereen Vedam

Title: A Perfect Curse

Series: The Rue Alliance

Blub:

Who needs a prince, when you’ve got a huntsman?
Nevara Wood is desperate to change her life. Plagued by shifting sight, which skews her normal vision and shows her disturbing visions, she’s always felt odd and unlovable. And she greatly wants to be loved—especially by Mark Dimas, the man she has hero-worshiped since the day he saved her life. Her only chance at happiness lies in breaking the curse that afflicts her—and all clues to the source of her torment point to a town in Southern Spain. Unfortunately, her every attempt to travel to that war-ravaged continent is impeded by the very man whose love she wants to win . . .
Miles Dimas Alvaro is the last in a line of wizards charged by his ancestor, a magical huntsman, to secretly protect Nevara's family. But Mark chafes at his role because it has cost him everyone he loves, most recently his beloved brother. He is certain that if Nevara would simply stay in England and not create any unnecessary magical waves, they could both survive for another generation. Instead, his stubborn charge’s persistent investigation into her past lands Nevara in imminent danger. Mark instantly prepares to wage a magical war to protect the woman he has sworn to protect . . . and has come to deeply love.
But Nevara's innocent probing has awoken an ancient evil that has held a grudge against her charmed family for three centuries. And it will do everything in its power to ensure that this princess never gets to live happily ever after . . .

Genre:

Fantasy

Mystery

Romance

Coming of Age

Historical Romance

Paranormal Romance

  

Links:

http://www.amazon.com/Shereen-Vedam/e/B005A53Q10/
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3415603.Shereen_Vedam
@ShereenVedam
https://www.pinterest.com/shereenvedam/

A Scorching Dilemma by Shereen Vedam

Title: A Scorching Dilemma

Series: The Rue Alliance

Blub:

HE'S NOT EXACTLY PRINCE CHARMING . . . Fire shifter Daniel Trenton has only nightmarish memories of his mysterious past. As an orphan, raised on the streets, he does not have much in the way of prospects, but he is fine with that . . . until he falls in love with the daughter of a duke. Unfortunately, pursuing her would mean her social destruction. So he promises himself to leave her alone for her own good. But when her safety is threatened, Daniel has no choice but to become the hero she so desperately needs. Heiress Faith Rosemary Went always believed she would be given the choice of who to marry. So why is her father demanding she wed a man she's never met, a man whose family terrifies her? But when she resists the match, her prospective bridegroom's family kidnaps her and whisks her away to Gretna Green. Having no one but herself to rely on, she sets off to rescue herself before she's ruined, or worse. Luckily, she discovers Daniel is already there. Daniel's investigation into Faith's disappearance unravels two decades of lies, multiple murders, and a fire-shifting family history that spans three centuries. His newfound discoveries put him in the position to proudly and rightfully proclaim his place in society and, more importantly, proclaim his love for Faith. But will he be able to prove the truth before Faith is forced to choose the wrong man?

Genre:

Fantasy
Mystery
Romance
Coming of Age
Historical Romance
Paranormal Romance

Links:

http://www.amazon.com/Shereen-Vedam/e/B005A53Q10/
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3415603.Shereen_Vedam
@ShereenVedam
https://www.pinterest.com/shereenvedam/

Cloak of Shadows by CK Dawn

Title: Cloak of Shadows

Series: The Netherwalker Series

Blurb:

What if all you've ever known of King Arthur's legend was a lie to mislead you from the truth? What if Camelot truly existed, but was destroyed to keep its secrets? What if there were descendants of the Knights of the Round Table defending us today from the creatures that lurk within the shadows? If the gloaming came looking for you would you answer its call?

Fourteen year old Abigail Thorne answered the gloaming and it turned her life upside down. Along with her mentor Lourdes Reese, a seasoned hunter in the King's Court, she now banishes the evil shadows while most dociles sleep in their beds.
Fighting hidden creatures that feed on humans, glimpsing fractures that lead to another world, and wielding magical weapons all before geometry? That's a normal day for Abbey now, and she loves every minute of it. But, she has no idea that being sent to Britain for her last hunter trial will unleash a chain of events that will change everything and everyone she loves forever.
A life will be lost, a life will be taken, and an unexpected new romance will emerge all while the fate of two worlds balances on the edge of a hunter's blade.

Genre:

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Young Adult
Paranormal Romance

Urban Fantasy

Links:

http://www.ckdawn.com/
http://www.amazon.com/CK-Dawn/e/B00NETXDB2/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8382362.CK_Dawn

@CloakedCKDawn

The Shadow Rises by K.S. Marsden

Title: The Shadow Rises - Book 1

Series: Witch-Hunter

Blurb:

Witches are real, and to be blunt, they’re all black-hearted, and evil. These are not wiccans, bored housewives and teens that wore too much black, playing with candles and poems; witches are a different breed that use magic with devastating effect.
Charged with stopping the witches, taking whatever measures necessary, there are witch-hunters, all reporting to the Malleus Maleficarum Council (MMC). For hundreds of years witches have been persecuted and when the powerful Shadow Witch rises again, they have their opportunity for revenge.
The best the MMC has to offer, the talented seventh-generation witch-hunting Hunter Astley has his own part to play. In his own way.

Genre:

Fantasy
Mythology

Links:

http://thenorthernwitchbooks.blogspot.co.uk/
http://kellymarsden.wix.com/home
http://www.amazon.com/K.-S.-Marsden/e/B00PESLZ5M/
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6905238.K_S_Marsden
@KSMarsden

Cara's Twelve by Chantel Seabrook

Title: Cara's Twelve

Blub:

Cara, a young headstrong woman raised in the backwater province of Crowthorne, finds her fate bound to a system she despises and a goddess she no longer believes in. When it becomes clear that the heir to the Elbian throne has found disfavor in the eyes of the goddess Annul, Cara is ordained by blood and required by law to take her cousin’s place as heir apparent.
One man from each of the twelve provinces are chosen by the royal council to pledge their lives and swords as champions and consorts of the future queen. From these men, Cara must choose the future king of Elbia. Before she is able to take her place on the throne, Cara and her Twelve must visit each province and perform a sacred ceremony, one that will make Cara question everything she thought was real.
Cara soon realizes that not all of the men who swore to protect her are what they seem, and there are those who would use her as a tool to gain power.

Genre:

Fantasy
Romance

Links:

http://www.chantelseabrook.com
http://www.amazon.com/Chantel-Seabrook/e/B00ZRNQFHC/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14106658.Chantel_Seabrook

Spirit of the Lone Horse by Ani H Manjikian

Title: Spirit of the Lone Horse

Series: Stars of Heros

Blub:

Stars of Heros spans from the 19th Century to the 26th Century and beyond. The series title is a tribute to, and a word play on, the main themes in the books: horses, space, family, and heroes. Whether ordinary people or aliens, these heroes try to make a difference on their home world.
In Spirit of the Lone Horse, the first in the Stars of Heros series, we are introduced to Jo Mason and her family. Jo is the commanding officer of a large mounted band base. Thanks to a horse almost killing her, she is terrified by the noble creatures she once loved. Meeting the rogue stallion's son, she is faced with the choice of running away from her fear or taking back control of her life. Her decision begins an adventure that weaves a tapestry through past mistakes and regrets, present circumstances and consequences, and future hopes and dreams.

Genre:

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Contemporary
Drama

Women's Fiction

Urban Fantasy

Links:

http://www.starsofheros.com
http://amazon.com/author/ahmanjikian
https://www.goodreads.com/lonehorseend

Roderick Roach by Vinicio Murillo

Title: Roderick Roach

Blub:

Roderick Roach is an eleven-year-old student at his school, Wentworth Academy for Children with Special Abilities. He is shadowed by his best friend, the world-famous Ezra Stone, but gets the chance of a lifetime when he must face a dangerous dragon.

Genre:

Fantasy

Kid Lit

Links:

http://sbpra.com/VinicioMurillo/ 

http://www.amazon.com/Vinicio-Murillo/e/B00JL2OC8O

Arcane Awakening by JT Williams

Title: Arcane Awakening

Series: Saints of Wura

Blub:

Elinathrond burns. But the book of magic is safe from the grasp of The Order... For now.
Shipwrecked onto a rocky island, the Saints of Wura find help from unexpected quarters. Learning that their purpose is to return magic to the world, they must travel south in search of two relics crafted by the elves and dwarves just before the curse was unleashed in the age before.
With storms of rebellion brewing and old evils closing in, the Saints learn that the Legions are marching across the northern realms kidnapping the innocent and tightening their grip upon society. A rift is erupting across the lands, a change is coming to the world, and at every turn they are hunted.
Even among the Saints, disunity disrupts their course and threatens all they hold dear. If they are to remain true to their ordained tasks, they must resist their personal desires or a greater darkness will consume them all.

Genre:

Coming of Age

Dark Fantasy

Short Stories
Fantasy

Horror

Links:

http://www.authorjtwilliams.weebly.com
http://www.amazon.com/J.T.-Williams/e/B00MGWXJCQ
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/12116543.J_T_Williams

Winemaker of the North JT Williams

Title: Winemaker of the North

Series: Saints of Wura

Blub:

Sviska is an assassin questioning the sanctity of his lifetime of bloodshed in service to an ancient sect. Perceiving their acts have become random and senseless, he refuses to murder a young child. He wishes to leave his life with the Order, but they have another assignment for him and if he refuses this too, he will be killed.
Sent to an isolated mountain city called Elinathrond, Sviska finds a place where a plague is rampant; a wine used to prevent the ailment has run out. Sviska's task is to ferment a medicinal wine for the people and it is here he discovers that magic, an extinct force in his lands, is very much alive. But why the Order would send him here to procure this life saving elixir for those they wish dead, confuses him.
In this last refuge for magical peoples, a weakening spell exposes more of them to the sickness with every moment. Rumors are spreading that the city is no longer safe, and a malicious evil is growing beneath the streets. If he fails to procure the wine, Elinathrond faces desolation, but the death of the last winemaker was no accident, and Sviska may be next.

Genre:

Coming of Age

Dark Fantasy

Short Stories
Fantasy

Horror

Links:

http://www.authorjtwilliams.weebly.com
http://www.amazon.com/J.T.-Williams/e/B00MGWXJCQ
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/12116543.J_T_Williams

The Black Conspiracy by Ken Magee

Title: The Black Conspiracy

Series: Ancient Magic Meets the Internet

Blurb:

Ancient magic has infected the Internet… is this the end for civilisation?
The ancient magic which transported Tung, a young thief, and Madrick, a has-been wizard, across a millennium has now infected the Internet and civilisation simply can’t handle the consequences.
To make matters worse, evil wizards have followed the pair through time. They’re determined to hunt them down, steal the great magic scroll and use its power to destroy our modern way of life.
Saving the world has just got a whole lot harder.
The Black Conspiracy is book two of the spellbinding 'ancient magic meets the Internet' trilogy.

Genre:

Adventure
Fantasy
Humour
Time Travel

   

Links:

http://www.kenmageeauthor.com/
http://www.amazon.com/Ken-Magee/e/B006ISWTR0
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2896070.Ken_Magee

Dark Tidings by Ken Magee

Title: Dark Tidings

Series: Ancient Magic Meets the Internet

Blurb:

What happens when ancient magic meets the internet? One thing is certain, modern life will never be the same again.
A thousand years ago, a young thief, Tung, and a disgraced wizard, Madrick, are thrust together in an executioner’s dungeon. In the darkness, Madrick reveals an incredible secret about a legendary spell. The great spell helps them escape their prison cell... and eventually their century.
Catapulted into the present day, their lives collide with Michael, a computer hacker who plans to destroy the world’s largest bank. But sinister people are tracking their every move and they will stop at nothing to steal their spell.
Funny and frightening, Dark Tidings is book one of the spellbinding ‘Ancient magic meets the Internet’ trilogy.

Genre:

Adventure
Fantasy
Humour
Time Travel

Links:

http://www.kenmageeauthor.com/
http://www.amazon.com/Ken-Magee/e/B006ISWTR0
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2896070.Ken_Magee

Altaica by Tracy M Joyce

Title: Altaica

Series: The Chronicles of Altaica

Blurb:

“Look at her – she’s Hill Clan. Even the Matyrani don’t like them…” Isaura – little is known about her race, but much is whispered.
Born to refugees, she grows up enduring racism and superstition within a community that fears her. She has few friends, and those she treasures. Trapped, she longs for escape to a different life.
Escape is only the beginning of her troubles. Having fled an invading army with her friends, Isaura is faced with heinous choices in order to survive. Secrets from her past emerge to torment her and threaten to destroy all she holds dear. Her struggles forge a bond with an ancient power – a power which may transform or consume her. Old hatreds and superstitions are renewed and at her most vulnerable she learns the true nature of those around her.
Her only hope lies in a foreign land – a land rich in tradition; ruled by three powerful clans. A land with a history marked by warfare; where magic as we know it does not exist. Instead what is here, in abundance, is a more primal power.
Survival carries a high price.
Welcome to Altaica.

Genre:

Adult, Fantasy
Young Adult

Links:

http://www.tracymjoyce.com/
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00KXI9X5M
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8125317