In Aurora Vale, dawn arrives inside a lantern.Every winter, the Great Dawn Lantern is lit atop Frost Tower, and morning spills across the snow like gold. But on the longest night of the year, the Storm Queen rises from the ice, steals the light, and traps brave Elara in a frozen spell. Suddenly, the kingdom is locked in endless night.Only Mira—small, quiet, and often overlooked—hears the last ember of dawn still singing. With a tiny lantern, a loyal snow fox, and a heart mu...

When Marianne Vale arrives in the county of Dorset with a modest dowry, an ailing mother, and a wit too sharp for easy admiration, she has no expectation beyond keeping her household intact and her younger sister safely launched into society. The last thing she requires is the notice of Mr. Julian Ashcombe—master of Ashcombe Hall, a gentleman of formidable reserve, inconvenient kindness, and a pride the neighborhood mistakes for arrogance.

Armaan should have stepped back. He knew that. Instead, he reached up and brushed one damp strand of hair from her cheek. His hand lingered for the briefest moment, the air between them turning molten."Mira…"She lifted her face. "If you say my name like that again," she whispered, "I won't be responsible for what I do."His restraint snapped with a violence that shocked him. He drew her to him, and she came willingly, as though she had been waiting for weeks for him ...

Meet Sissy, a small striped cat with a big heart and an even bigger imagination, in this cozy illustrated adventure for young children. Told in Sissy’s own gentle, funny voice, Sissy Finds Home begins on the day he leaves for a brand-new house and follows his emotional, heartwarming journey as he learns to trust, explore, play, and belong.With loving humans, a rainy-day blanket fort, softbedtime moments, and a world full of curious smells and surprising discoveries...

"She said the house was alive. The courts said she was not well. Liza believed the courts — until the house came looking for her.""Her mother wasn't crazy. She was the only one telling the truth."Liza Bensam has built her life on the perfect image. A six-figure Instagram following. A clientele that includes celebrities and socialites. A stunning apartment in the city, far, far away from the crumbling house on Aldwick Road where she spent three years of her...

When thirteen-year-old Iris Vale follows an ember-eyed fox through a locked railway door, she enters Lhovarre—a world of midnight trains, listening forests, and mirrors that remember what has not happened yet. Beneath its beauty, something ancient is waking.To stop it, Iris must cross a land where names can be stolen, shadows can wear familiar faces, and a sleeping crown lies buried beneath a frozen sea. With only a sly fox, a frightened boy, and a lantern that burns on truth, she ...

The Broken CrownChronicles of Aeloria — Book OneCast of CharactersKAEL ASHVANE: 27, human warrior, second son of King Aldric of Valdris. Dark-haired, grey-eyed. Carries Dawnbreaker, his dead brother's sword. Protagonist.LYRA SILVENITH: 312-year-old elf ranger (appears mid-20s). Copper hair, storm-grey eyes. Proud, sardonic, secretly lonely. Kael's love interest.BRONN IRONMARK: 140-year-old dwarf shie...

The first thing I noticed about him was his mouth.Not in the way you'd notice a stranger's mouth at a work conference or a dinner party—politely, briefly, before moving on. No. I noticed his mouth the way you notice a car accident: with full-body awareness, a sharp intake of breath, and the sinking knowledge that you probably should have taken a different route.It curved at the corner when he caught me staring. Slow. Deliberate. Like he'd been waiting for it."You're...

The restaurant was called La Rosa Notte, though most people on that old corner of the city simply called itRosa's. At dusk the windows gathered the last gold of evening, and by nightfall the whole place glowed withcandlelight, polished wineglasses, and the scent of basil, butter, and warm bread. Inside that amber hush,Elena Moretti moved with the unstudied grace of a woman who had learned to make exhaustion look likeeleganceShe was beautiful in the w...

Jack Calloway stood behind the zinc-topped bar, polishing a crystal coupe glass with the kind of focus usually reserved for dismantling bombs. He was thirty-two, with dark hair that refused to stay entirely neat and eyes the color of good hazelnut liqueur. He wore his vest and rolled-up sleeves like armor.The heavy oak door swung open, admitting the Friday night Hollywood breeze and two women. One was tall, striking, and dressed like she was ready to start a riot. The other was Viv...

PrologueThe Girl Behind the Crown — Elena's gilded cage Chapter 1The Pub on Pier Street — The Driftwood, the spilled drink, and a man named Grant Chapter 2Borrowed Sunsets — PCH drive, Malibu tacos, the almost-kiss Chapter 3The Weight of a Name — Falling hard, a sunrise confession, their first real kiss Ch...

A Story of Competition, Cooking, and Unexpected LoveTABLE OF CONTENTS#TitleWhat Happens—Prologue: The NoticeMarisol reads the email that changes everything — one spot, one apartment1The Parking Lot of DestinyShe taps his truck. They shake hands. The rivalry begins.2The TastingTh...