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  • King of Beasts (Twin Crowns, Book 5)

    King of Beasts (Twin Crowns, Book 5)

    Name: Linda Brown
    05 January 2026;

    Genre: Fantasy

    King of Beasts is the concluding book to the amazing Twin Crowns series. Even though this is a spin-off, it has the same immersive reading experience that make it clear that this talented author knows how to engage her target audience . . . King Alaric,...

  • Tidespeaker

    Tidespeaker

    Name: Clare Wilkins
    02 January 2026;

    Genre: Fantasy

    Tidespeaker is a deliciously gothic, fantasy fiction thriller set in a fractured world ruled by the Hundred - aristocratic families who have harnessed the power of the Orha. A people blessed with ancient, elemental gifts, the Orha were deemed a danger to the noble families of...

  • Owl King: Faery Realms series: The darkly enchanting YA fantasy

    Owl King: Faery Realms series

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    02 December 2025;

    Genre: Fantasy

    Ilsette has always been protected by her sister, Lyla. Being half-human, half-faery would make her an outcast if anyone in the Realm of Never Moon found out and Lyla would do anything for her sister. However, summoned by the dark, dangerous Owl King to his court, they, along with everyone else...

  • Sisters in the Wind: From the award-winning author of Firekeeper's Daughter

    Sisters in the Wind: From the award-winning author of Firekeeper's Daughter

    Name: Tanja Jennings
    01 December 2025;

    Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

    Boulley revisits key characters from her New York Times Bestseller Firekeeper's Daughter five years into the future in this explosive thriller which fizzes with action, danger and intrigue from the start. Influenced by Nancy Drew and...

  • Witchlore

    Witchlore

    Name: Linda Brown
    28 November 2025;

    Genre: Fantasy

    Witchlore, a debut YA novel, is full of magic, folklore creatures, spells and witches . . . The story follows Orlando or 'Lando' ( as they liked to be called), a shapeshifter attending Demdike College of Witchcraft in the UK. Lando is an outcast in their own community, they sw...

  • Furysong

    Furysong

    Name: Jacqueline Harris
    28 November 2025;

    Genre: Fantasy

    War has come to Callipolis and enemies are closing in. Griff is on death row in Norcia and it seems that no one is in a position to save him. Lee is unwittingly caught up in revolution and Annie struggles to become the leader everyone needs. Things are very dire and dark indeed and it i...

  • Owl King: Faery Realms series: The darkly enchanting YA fantasy

    Owl King: Faery Realms series

    Name: Linda Brown
    27 November 2025;

    Genre: Fantasy

    The kings and queens of the faery realms exchanged talismans to ensure they didn't have power over each other. The Owl King didn't realise how much of his magic he would lose and now his kingdom has become dangerous as he feeds off the magic of others. When devoted sisters Ilsette and Lyla are...

  • Ghost: A chilling story of the supernatural from the author of Witch

    Ghost

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    21 November 2025;

    Genre: Supernatural

    In 60 AD, Aine finds herself captured and enslaved by the Romans. Fleeing her new master, she hides in a tunnel where she finds an altar and unwittingly unleashes something dark. Centuries later, Sarah Gibson takes refuge in the woods after the death of her mother. Seeking to help others with...

  • Red as Royal Blood

    Red As Royal Blood

    Name: Rachel Bolton
    17 November 2025;

    Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

    No one is more surprised than Ruby herself when she discovers that the late king has made her heir to his throne, especially as she works as a maid in the royal palace. In an instant, Ruby finds herself mired in a viper's nest of suspicion, intrigue and mystery where everyone mistrusts each ot...

  • The Rebel and the Rose: Volume 2

    The Rebel and the Rose: Volume 2

    Name: Linda Brown
    06 November 2025;

    Genre: Fantasy

    Following her banishment from Fantome, Sera's journey to the remote hilltop haven of Halbracht introduces readers to a new powerful magic, and the founding of the Order of Flames. They are determined to rid the world of shade magic using the force of lightfire, which also runs through Sera's b...