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Featured Fantasy: Arcane Rising (The Darkland Druids Book One) by Nicole R. Taylor

January 11, 2026 by Carolynn

Featured Fantasy: Arcane Rising (The Darkland Druids Book One) by Nicole R. Taylor

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A secret past. A forbidden power. Someone’s got some serious explaining to do.

After her secretive father dies, Elspeth Quarrie embarks on a quest across the world to discover her unknown Scottish heritage.

Landing in Edinburgh, she doesn’t count on her first day being full of creepy graveyards, several attempted abductions, and nightmarish creatures hiding behind human faces.

When fate catches up with her, a mysterious stranger by the name of Raurich ‘Rory’ Mackenzie is there to help — only Elspeth does the saving, blasting their attacker with magic she didn’t know she had. Then, as shock sets in, Rory reveals she’s a Druid — an elemental supernatural being with the power to distort the very fabric of nature.

Desperate for answers, Elspeth follows Rory into an exciting hidden world where myth is reality and dreams are within reach…but not everything is as magical as it seems.

The Druids are being hunted by the Chimera, a dark sect of Fae warriors who desire power above all else.
And Elspeth may have just blown their cover.

Filed Under: Box Set Featured Fantasy, The Box Set List Features Tagged With: Arcane Rising, Nicole R. Taylor, The Darkland Druids

Featured Fantasy: Taming of the Few (Guardians of the PHAE Book 1) by Rowan Dillon and Christy Nicholas

January 11, 2026 by Carolynn

Featured Fantasy: Taming of the Few (Guardians of the PHAE Book 1) by Rowan Dillon and Christy Nicholas

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When a bizarre magnetic shift turns ordinary talents into extraordinary magic, a team of allies bands together to protect themselves. But are these Unhidden capable of saving themselves from genocide?

Anna Taylor thought she was just a good swimmer… until she starts growing scales and working water magic. Forced to flee an angry mob, she seeks sanctuary in a rural Ireland safehouse that offers less protection than she’d hoped, and she’s thrown headfirst into a perilous mission to defuse an explosive threat.

To overcome the danger, Anna teams with a group of six unlikely allies. Max, a war-torn Vietnam vet with the power to command winds. Bintou, a linguistic genius who can decipher any language. Hiroki, a persuasive mastermind from Tokyo. Qacha, a fire-wielding chef. And Nokomis, a grandmother who can make any plant grow. The only thing they’ve got in common is the enemy.

They’re not perfect. Still, they’ve got each other’s backs. Probably. They’ll have to keep their eye on Max.

When a consortium of xenophobic zealots declares open season on their kind, Anna and her ragtag squad must combine their powers to avert their own extinction. If this unlikely team of misfits fails, more than their lives will be in danger. It could lead to the annihilation of all the Unhidden.

Can Anna and her mostly merry band divert the tide of chaos and death hurtling toward them?

Taming of the Few is the first installment of the Guardians of PHAE trilogy. Brace yourself for snarky banter, fantastic world-building, and heart-pounding tension that will keep you up all night.

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Featured Fantasy: The Exile of Elindel (The Elwardain Chronicles Book 1) by Carol Browne

January 11, 2026 by Carolynn

Featured Fantasy: The Exile of Elindel (The Elwardain Chronicles Book 1) by Carol Browne

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Banished from Elvendom and forced to seek refuge among the Saxons, young Elgiva faces a grim future – until she crosses paths with Godwin, a Briton enslaved by the people she must now call allies.

When a dark power rises to claim dominion over Elvendom, Elgiva and Godwin set off on a dangerous quest for the legendary Lorestone: the only thing that can stop the looming darkness. With a reluctant elf boy as their guide and a stubborn pony by their side, they must navigate the treacherous land and harness ancient magic before it’s too late.

As battle lines are drawn, Elgiva must embrace her true heritage, and Godwin must learn to wield the secret power he possesses. But can they find the Lorestone in time – or will Elvendom fall forever?

A historical fantasy adventure set in 6th century Britain, THE EXILE OF ELINDEL is the first book in Carol Browne’s The Elwardain Chronicles series.

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Featured Fantasy: Crescent Calling (The Crescent Witch Chronicles Book One) by Nicole R. Taylor

January 10, 2026 by Carolynn

Crescent Calling (The Crescent Witch Chronicles Book 1) Kindle Edition
by Nicole R Taylor  (Author)

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One reluctant witch. One hot Irishman. One epic battle to save magic from extinction.

When Skye Williams receives news of her estranged mother’s death, she must go to Ireland to claim her inheritance. But when she arrives in the tiny village of Derrydun, she isn’t prepared for what she finds nestled amongst the rolling hills of the Emerald Isle.
Lumped with her mother’s crystal shop, a moody goth girl for an employee, and a crumbling cottage, selling up sounds like a great plan…until she sees the hot Irishman she’s been crushing on turn into a fox.Thrust into a world she never knew existed, Skye discovers she’s a witch, like her mother before her, but it comes with a heavy price. She is the last of her coven, the Crescent Witches, and is on her own with a terrible burden.
Witches are being hunted—and Skye might be the only one who can stop magic dying out…before it’s gone forever.

The Crescent Witch Chronicles is a series stuffed full of Irish charm, myth and mayhem. Come on an adventure fraught with danger and forbidden romance…and the ultimate battle to save magic before it’s gone forever.

Filed Under: Box Set Featured Fantasy, The Box Set List Features Tagged With: Crescent Calling, Nicole R. Taylor, The Crescent Witch Chronicles

Featured Fantasy: Frostborn Series by Jonathan Moeller

January 7, 2026 by Carolynn

Featured Fantasy: Frostborn Series by Jonathan Moeller

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From the author of DEMONSOULED and THE GHOSTS, here is a new epic fantasy of high adventure, heroism, and daring deeds.

A thousand years ago, the last grandson of Arthur Pendragon led the survivors of Britain through a magical gate to a new world, a world of magic and high elves, of orcs and kobolds and stranger, darker creatures. Now the descendants of the exiles rule a mighty kingdom, peaceful and prosperous under the rule of the High King.

But a shadow threatens to devour the kingdom.

RIDMARK ARBAN was once a Swordbearer, a knight of renown. Now he is a branded outcast, stripped of his sword, and despised as a traitor.

But he alone sees the danger to come.

CALLIANDE awakens in the darkness, her memories gone, and creatures of terrible power hunting her.

For she alone holds the secret that can save the world…or destroy it utterly.

The secret of the Frostborn.

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Featured Fantasy: Heart Seeker (The Fire Heart Chronicles) by Juliana Haygert

January 6, 2026 by Carolynn

Featured Fantasy: Heart Seeker (The Fire Heart Chronicles) by Juliana Haygert

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“For over twenty years, I’ve been lied to—magic burns within my veins, and I’m unable to resist its call.”

Yearning to be a typical college student, I’m anything but ordinary. My veins pulse with an uncontrollable magic, a secret my mother concealed for over two decades. Descended from a powerful bloodline, I possess a sixth sense that attracts masked figures hungry for my essence and strangers urging me to join their cause.

And amidst the intrigue, a captivating man with ancient magic seeks a forbidden bond.

As bodies surface and killers roam, I’m thrust into a perilous role. My people are hunted, their existence hanging by a thread. Trapped in an unwanted life, I must find the strength to unleash my dormant power or witness my kind’s extinction.

HEART SEEKER, the first in The Fire Heart Chronicles, is an urban fantasy where romance, magic, and mystery converge. Will Mirella succumb to the shadows or rise as a force in a world on the brink of supernatural oblivion?

The Fire Heart Chronicles (series complete!)
Heart Seeker (Book 1)
Flame Caster (Book 2)
Earth Shaker (Book 2.5)
Sorrow Bringer (Book 3)
Soul Wanderer (Book 4)
Fate Summoner (Book 5)
War Maiden (Book 6)

Filed Under: Box Set Featured Fantasy, The Box Set List Features Tagged With: Heart Seeker, Juliana Haygert, The Fire Heart Chronicles

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