A queer, seaside, cozy fantasy, equipped with a bookstore cat.After falling for one another as adventurers, Arileas Damaris and Finnean Goldmark begin a life together travelling around the realm. Almost a year later, they decide to take a vacation in a town called Arrowmount, where the sea and sun calls to them.Once there, they fall in love with the place and its people. Ari and Finn take a leap together and buy the local bookstore and start a life amidst the sun-so...

Margot Merry is prepping for a quiet, lonely Christmas without her grandmother to keep her company - Grandma Rudy has retired down south, leaving Margot to run her bookstore Rudy's. As a huge winter storm settles in outside, Margot's holiday plans consist of shutting her bookstore up tight, heading home, and curling up with a large book (or a few) to get through the days.As the storm creeps closer, Jack Bright's holiday plans are ruined as all planes are grounded. Dejected...

East-ward I lived, near the waves glimmerin' gold, Singing for my people, the stories and tales of old...After the biggest job of her life goes sideways, magical artifact thief Lottie Luck is out of, well, luck. With no job on the horizon and only the clothes on her back, she makes a snap decision to head to Arrowmount, where her estranged sister lives, to regroup and figure out where she's going next.Kirandir Dulra, a favored Arrowmount town bard, is happy enough w...

A reclusive fey, a townguard, and the creature that brought them togetherFor the past few decades, Meriwen has created a life for herself tucked away in the forest bordering Arrowmount surrounded by her lush garden and many creatures; both mundane and magical. She chose a life tasked with managing and balancing the magic flowing through ley lines that have bundled themselves into powerful nexuses.Zanve is a town guard perfectly content with his life. He has his fri...

In this magical mix-up of fairy tales and murder, Little Red Riding Hood solves the mystery at the heart of Beauty and the Beast: what does it take to overcome a curse?Traveling alchemist Red settles into life as a shopkeeper in rural Belville and expects to focus on her potions. But crime stops for no woman. Neither does Red's friend, police officer Thorn! When a beastly criminal escapes to a nearby abandoned castle and is found murdered, Thorn immediately suspects Luca, ...

The rumours should have been enough to send her running, but when the opportunity to study magic under the Lady Elliane presents itself, Korinne can't say no. Even if people do think the lady sorceress has terrifying fangs, fearsome claws, and a tendency to eat hearts.She'd planned to focus upon her studies, but life at the sorceress's castle isn't what she'd expected. Though she hides herself away, Elliane doesn't live alone. There's Arycelle, a spirited girl fro...

Why steal a potion when you can steal a potioneer?Grumpy potioneer Ambrose Beake has only one social event marked on his calendar: the country's three-day Potion Convention. Alchemists from all over the world pour in to discuss their life's work, and Ambrose eagerly dives into the excitement. Greeting old friends, speaking on panels, hopping into heated debates…And getting kidnapped by an underground crime syndicate.The criminals demand that Ambrose...

‘Oh, I adored this!… Had me kicking my feet and squealing… Just so adorable… Absolute perfection… Delightful… The perfect summer read’ ★★★★★‘[A] sweet and sexy romance… the perfect book to bring to the beach’ Laurie Gilmore, #1 New York Times bestseller***In the sun-soaked street of Athens, Will might find that his love story might not be the one he’s expecting…Three years ago, Will turned down Olli...

What would you do if you found a rare magical animal?Nico, who has just begun passing as a transgender man, relishes the quiet life working as a bonsai bodyguard. But during a chance encounter one night amidst the aftermath of a territory dispute, he meets Brant, an excitable, good-natured cookie guard, and the two strike an instant friendship. They form an irresistible bond with Gustopher, a baby gargoyle in need, setting off on a thrilling 3-day adventure to rescue the creature a...

Seaside, the town of choice for beachgoing vacationers across Beyond, has just weathered the storm of the century. When the rain and waves recede, a giant otter is found injured on the old fishing pier.As a marine biologist and perpetual student, Sunlit Haven has the skill to help the injured otter heal. Whether she has the strength to determine her own future remains to be seen . . .Sunlit arrives in Seaside planning to heal a giant otter and be back at her university in t...

The first in a new epic fantasy series from David R. Slayton—author of White Trash Warlock—Dark Moon, Shallow Sea is a powerful story of divine betrayal, ghosts, and self-discovery, perfect for fans of the Dark Souls series or Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson.When Phoebe, goddess of the moon, is killed by the knights of the sun god, Hyperion, all who follow her are branded heretics. With Phoebe gone, the souls of the dead are no longer ferri...

Sian's world thinks she's dead. Trillin's dimension wants to make sure of it. And the place they escaped to together just threw a dragon at them.All Sian wanted was a quiet moment to make out with her new girlfriend. Instead, she and the adorably monstrous Trillin find themselves trapped by a world whose fairytale magic has very strict ideas about who gets a happily-ever-after. Princesses exist to be rescued. Heroes do the rescuing. And monsters?Monsters ge...