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.

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...

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 ...

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...

In the wind-swept village of Alderwick, Clara Wren has spent her life hemming gowns for other women and keeping her own hopes stitched tight beneath a quiet smile. When she is unexpectedly summoned to the great, half-shadowed house at Merefield to read to its reclusive mistress, Clara steps into a world of candlelit corridors, winter roses, and dangerous expectations.There she meets Adrian Vale—proud, reserved, and burdened by a family estate that is crumbling as surely as the old ...

A summons in the dead of night draws Shylock Holmes and his steadfast companion, Dr. Elias Vane, to Blackmere House—a lonely manor crouched above a cliff where the sea gnaws at the stone and fog devours every lamp. Before dawn, the master of the house is dead inside a locked room. No intruder is seen. No weapon is found in any hand. And every soul beneath that roof has something to hide.As whispers of an old scandal rise from the walls, Holmes must untangle a web of inheritance, bl...

A lost zebra foal. A lonely baby elephant. One magical jungle adventure that will steal your heart.When gentle baby elephant Tavi meets Luma, a brave little zebra far from home, the two unexpected friends discover that the wild Moonroot Jungle is full of danger, wonder, and dazzling secrets. Together they cross a singing vine bridge, survive a roaring storm, rescue each other from river and ruin, and learn that kindness can be the greatest magic of all.Told in a dramatic, l...

A laugh-out-loud, heartwarming adventure told by the most magnificent bird you'll evermeet.Clara is not just any peacock. She is a peacock with opinions, an eye for drama, and tailfeathers that she considers — quite reasonably — to be the finest things in the entireuniverse. When she is bundled into a crate and whisked off to live with the Hendersonfamily, she has no idea what to expect. Humans, she has heard, are peculiar creatures.In this c...

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...