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Featured Fantasy: The Perfect Brew Books 1 – 3 by Jo-Ann Carson

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When Cassie Black, a clumsy young witch who likes to party with vampires, inherits a sentient coffeehouse in a small Pacific Northwest town, her life turns upside down.

Cassie Black inherits from her crazy Great-Aunt Ophelia a sentient coffee-house, complete with an inter-dimensional portal. Determined to find her aunt’s murderer, Cassie becomes well-acquainted with her aunt’s life and her dream of creating a haven for supernatural beings. What Cassie finds lurking beneath the small town is a nest of infinite darkness ready to invade the world. She alone can stop it.
Warning: This story involves a seductive warlock, a tall, dark and annoying detective, and a snarky cat that may steal your heart.

When evil rises, one clumsy witch must save the world.

As this is a “cozy” there’s no sex or violence on the page but be prepared for some serious romance, mystery, and magic. 

Featured Fantasy: The Runemaster’s Daughter: A Tale of Gorsk Mountain by Lawrence M. Schoen

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Featured Fantasy: The Runemaster's Daughter: A Tale of Gorsk Mountain by Lawrence M. Schoen

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Who will succumb to the thirst sleep?

A troll invasion forced the dwarves to flee their home in Gorsk Mountain.

Now, five hundred years later, an expedition of dwarves has returned, seeking to reclaim the mountain kingdom. They have great and glorious plans as they rebuild, including brewing beer.

But most of these dwarves are young, still in their first century. Too young to have experienced running out of beer, let alone the devastating effects of the thirst sleep.

Brewmaster Shrem knows better. She grew up in the Gorsk. She’s witnessed firsthand the death that prolonged lack of beer induces. The supply of beer the expedition brought with them is running dangerously low and Shrem is forced to ration what remains. She must brew new beer but needs a source of water, one that partakes of the mountain’s strength.

Accompanied by an apprentice and a journeyman brewer, and the young daughter of the mountain’s runemaster, Shrem will follow her memories from half a millennium ago and seek out suitable pools deeper into the mountain than the returning dwarves have yet ventured. Can she lead her small group through tunnels riddled with troll blight and blocked by the ensorcelled corpses of hundreds of goblins in time? Can a young runesmith help clear the way before any of them succumb to the thirst sleep?

Featured Fantasy: The Sundered Crown Saga (5 book series) by M.S. Olney

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Featured Fantasy: The Sundered Crown Saga (5 book series) by Matthew and M.S. Olney

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From Book 1: First in a series: The Kingdom of Delfinnia is plunged into darkness after its royal family is assassinated. When Luxon emerges as the first wizard in a century, he’ll have to join a band of noble allies and fulfill his destiny as the prophesied hero. Perfect for fans of Raymond E. Feist!

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In the kingdom of Delfinnia, civil war rages as rival barons battle for the crown. But unknown to them, the rightful heir yet lives, hidden away from the conflict. As the war worsens, ancient horrors rise from the Eclin mountains, led by a dark lord intent on destruction.

Enter Luxon, a young man with magical powers and the potential to become a legendary hero. He joins forces with a monster slayer, a witch hunter, and a noble knight to search for the hidden heir and protect the realm from the dark forces threatening to engulf it.

The Heir to the Sundered Crown is a thrilling fantasy adventure filled with action, magic, and unforgettable characters. Join Luxon on his quest to save the kingdom and become the hero the realm needs.

Featured Fantasy: Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper by JL Bryan

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Paranormal investigator Ellie Jordan kicks ghosts out of haunted houses. Her tools include historical research, modern technology, and a determination to face the scary things that haunt the night.

Ellie’s not so sure about her new assistant, a recent film school graduate named Stacey with a knack for capturing images of apparitions and phantoms, but she’s training her on the job as they investigate a crumbling centuries-old mansion in Savannah, Georgia. The owners are a struggling family desperate for help with a disturbing supernatural presence that terrifies them and prevents them from restoring the historic home. Dangerous spirits from the house’s sordid past will test Ellie and Stacey’s ability to work together, confront evil, and defeat the darkness that resides within.

Thousands of readers have enjoyed the fun, spooky adventures of the Ellie Jordan series, with a new mystery in every book!

Featured Fantasy: Master of the Hunt (Huntress vs Huntsman Book 1) by Lisa Blackwood

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Featured Fantasy: Master of the Hunt (Huntress vs Huntsman Book 1) by Lisa Blackwood

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In a land of three warring kingdoms, a centaur huntsman and a warrior priestess might be the only hope for peace. If the two enemies don’t kill each other first, they might even find love.

Seira of Blackstone has fought in many border skirmishes against the centaurs of the lowlands, but when she comes upon a massacre, it’s soon apparent the centaur and human dead weren’t fighting each other. They were fighting together against a third, unknown foe.

Toryn, a centaur huntsman, is following the trail of a group of soul-mages when he encounters Seira, the most exquisite female he’s ever beheld. She’s majestic, battle-hardened, strong-willed, and her sharp tongue fires his blood more than any other female he’s ever met.

While Seira’s natural instinct is to kill the horseman, she’s also swift to see they have a better chance of success if they work together. But there is more danger than just an unknown enemy. As they come to depend on each other, Seira secretly admits she has growing feelings for her centaur partner.

That’s a problem. As a warrior-priestess of the Moon Goddess, Seira has sworn vows of obedience, loyalty, and chastity in exchange for her magic. As such, her body, heart, and soul can never be shared with another. Not even a noble centaur with equal parts desire and tender longing in his eyes.

But centaurs are renowned for their stubborn natures, and Toryn plans to claim Seira’s heart even if he risks having the warrior-priestess bury one of her blades in his chest for his troubles.

A fantasy romance.

Author’s Note: The Huntress vs Huntsman world is a fantasy romance series. If romance of the fantasy variety isn’t your thing, avoid like the plague.

Huntress vs Huntsman Reading Order:
Master of the Hunt
Night Huntress
Dragon Archer
Soul Mage (Coming Soon)

Featured Fantasy: Caffeine Before Curses (Lattes and Levitation Book 1) by Christine Pope

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Featured Fantasy: Caffeine Before Curses (Lattes and Levitation Book 1) by Christine Pope

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When a movie shoot ends in murder, a caffeine fix might be the star’s only hope.

Skye O’Malley’s grandmother always told her she inherited the Sight. But other than an occasional message from a blob of tea leaves or a vague dream, Skye doesn’t think she’s anything special, since she can’t even predict which of her coffee-shop customers will order hard-core black or fancy frou-frou with extra foam.

The only instinct she can rely on is the jangly feeling that something is about to happen. Like when her best friend (and only employee) Deanne tells her that a film crew is coming to their hometown of Las Vegas, New Mexico. The lead is Hollywood’s hottest action-movie star, Max Sullivan, who just happens to be Skye’s former “boy next door”…and her lifelong, unrequited crush.

Just having him around unbalances Skye’s carefully curated existence. But when she starts having disturbing dreams involving Max and a prop gun, she can’t ignore them. Especially when the film’s notoriously unpleasant director turns up dead, and the evidence points to one prime suspect. Max.

Max needs a miracle, not a not-quite witch. But he’s placing all his trust in Skye — and her murky tea leaves — to help him find the real culprit before the actual murderer gets away clean.