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Featured Fantasy: Mage’s Apprentice (The Mages of New York Book 1) by Sean Fletcher

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Featured Fantasy: Mage's Apprentice (The Mages of New York Book 1) by Sean Fletcher

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A human thief with no magic thrown into a Mage’s war. What could possibly go wrong…

Aspen is a Norm. A human. Something that could get her killed—or worse—in this supernatural New York City.

She didn’t plan on becoming apprenticed to one of the most powerful Mages on the Council.

She really didn’t plan on taking part in a deadly magical competition against Isak, her handsome, aggravating, dangerous opponent.

Yet as much as Aspen hates it, something sinister is going down in the magical boroughs and she’ll have to work with both of them if she wants to uncover its source. She’s been the underdog her entire life, yet nothing’s prepared her for being this outmatched and outmagicked.

But she also might be the only thing standing between those she loves and an ancient evil trying to destroy them all.

Mage’s Apprentice is the first book in the completed YA fantasy Mage’s Apprentice series. If you like snarky, fast-paced fantasies full of magical underdogs, mystery, and a slow burn enemies-to-lovers romance, this series is for you!

Featured Fantasy: Between Ink and Shadows by Melissa Wright

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Featured Fantasy: Between Ink and Shadows by Melissa Wright

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She’ll win back her freedom, even if she has to steal it.

Nimona Weston has a debt to pay. Her father’s dealings with the dark society known as the Trust cost Nim her freedom. There’s one way out of the contract on her life and that’s to bide her time and pay the tithes. But when the Trust assigns Nim to a task in the king’s own castle, her freedom is not the only thing she’ll risk.

Warrick Spenser has a secret. As king’s seneschal, he should be the last soul in Inara to risk association with dark magic, but long-hidden ties to the Trust are harder to shed than simply cutting the threads. When the Trust sends a thief to his rooms, Warrick thinks he’s finally found a way to be rid of them for good. But Nimona Weston is hiding secrets of her own.

Magical contracts, blood-debt accountants, and a deadly game. An epic fantasy with regency flair, an improper and slightly stabby heroine with a penchant for trouble, clean slow burn romance, and a dark and twisty plot that pits magic against kings, love against power, and a gothic underworld against a kingdom desperate to survive. Perfect for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and The Shadows Between Us.

Featured Fantasy: Stolen Time (The Witches of Mingus Mountain Book 1) by Christine Pope

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Featured Fantasy: Stolen Time (The Witches of Mingus Mountain Book 1) by Christine Pope

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When the past steals her future, only one man can help her reclaim it.

Devynn Rowe never asked for her unpredictable gift of time travel. But when a fall in an abandoned mine shaft hurls her back to Jerome, Arizona, in 1926, she finds herself trapped in a world where her own witch clan — the Wilcoxes — are the mortal enemy of the McAllisters of Jerome.

Rescued by the handsome and kind warlock Seth McAllister, Devynn weaves a web of lies to protect her true identity. As she struggles to adapt to life a century before her time, she can’t ignore the growing attraction between them. But pursuing a relationship could unravel everything she’s fought to keep hidden.

Seth is drawn to the mysterious woman he found unconscious in the mine, even as his duties to his clan pull him in another direction. When family obligations thrust him into a dangerous world of bootlegging and deceit, he finds himself torn between loyalty and love.

As Devynn and Seth dance around their feelings and their secrets, the truth threatens to burn away all their illusions. But time is running out. A moment of violence changes everything…catapulting them into a situation more perilous than either could have imagined.

Featured Fantasy: A Dragon Rider’s Guide to Retirement (Dragons of Safe Haven) by Julia Huni

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They survived the war. Now they just have to survive retirement.

When dragon rider William Ordell is grounded by a battlefield injury, he trades conflict for peace and purchases an abandoned lighthouse on the island of Safe Haven. But quiet doesn’t suit a man used to action. After a series of mysterious fires, William finds himself launching the island’s first fire brigade—with help from the local sea dragons.

Calantha Stormbringer has left war behind, along with the last sparks of her fading magic. She retreats to Safe Haven to rebuild her late aunt’s dusty bookshop—and maybe herself. Restoring the shop will require patience, intelligence, and gold. Calantha figures two out of three isn’t bad.

What neither of them wants? To run into each other. Again.

Old grudges, magical dragons, and one cozy, nosy village—what could possibly go right?

Featured Fantasy: A Rider’s Guide to Dragon Healing (Dragons of Safe Haven) by Julia Huni

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Featured Fantasy: A Rider's Guide to Dragon Healing (Dragons of Safe Haven) by Julia Huni

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The only thing harder than mending a dragon’s wing is softening his rider’s heart.

Tyge de Xerrist would rather face a Borgonne army on foot than trust his dragon’s life to a witch. But exiled to Safe Haven with Sundri’s wing torn to shreds, the surly rider is out of options.

Sarai Lavigne is a Tier One Healer who has spent years mending the wounds of war. She’s ready to save Sundri, but his rider is her most stubborn patient yet. Even as Sarai and Tyge clash over dragon-lore and ancient grudges, they must work together to get Sundri back in the sky and help Safe Haven’s dragon fire brigade come to full strength.

A cozy fantasy with a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance that won’t steam your glasses. Perfect for fans of Legends & Lattes, A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic, and K.M. Shea’s Magiford books—a tale of scales, soot, and second chances.

Featured Sci-fantasy: Cradle (12 Book Series) by Will Wight

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Featured Sci-fantasy: Cradle (12 Book Series) by Will Wight

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“The Cradle series is explosively fun, endlessly addictive, and it somehow manages to make reading feel like a full-contact sport. Wight makes writing this stuff look so easy.” — Matt Dinniman, New York Times best-selling author of Dungeon Crawler Carl

Lindon is born Unsouled, the one person in his family unable to use the magical Paths of the sacred arts. He uses every trick and technique he can borrow or steal to improve his life, but it seems he will never be able to join the ranks of the truly powerful.

Until the heavens descend and show him the future.

When Lindon becomes the only one who sees the approaching doom, he must leave his homeland to save it… and to see how far he can go by walking his own Path.

10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION includes a new cover and two bonus scenes!