At the age of 16, women are subjected to a bleeding. Those who bleed red are deemed pure and serve their community, those who bleed gold are called demons and killed. But, when Deka bleeds gold, she uncovers a startling gift and is rescued from death by a mysterious figure who recruits her for anContinue reading “The Gilded Ones”
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Cast in Firelight
Betrothed from a young age, Adraa and Jatin are destined to unite two of Wickery’s most powerful territories. The problem? They hate each other. After not seeing each other for a decade, a chance encounter leads them to hide their identities while embarking on a daring mission through the seedy underbelly of Adraa’s kingdom. IfContinue reading “Cast in Firelight”
Legendborn
The legend of King Arthur meets Southern Black culture in this intricately plotted fantasy. Wanting to escape the trauma of her previous life, 16-year-old Bree enrolls in an Early College program for high school students at UNC- Chapel Hill. When she gets there, she witnesses a magical attack that reveals her undiscovered powers and sinisterContinue reading “Legendborn”
The Inheritance Games
A young woman in a desperate situation finds her fortunes changed when she is called to the reading of a billionaire’s will. Though she’s never met Tobias Hawthorne before, he has left Avery virtually his entire fortune, essentially cutting his children and grandchildren off. But, to receive her inheritance, Avery must move into the man’sContinue reading “The Inheritance Games”
Escaping Eleven
Earth is no longer inhabitable and humanity has been forced to move underground. The wealthy elite have bankrolled these underground compounds, separating each floor by wealth. Eve, a 16-year-old hobby fighter, will stop at nothing to break free of her violent compound and see Earth, even if it means death. This book is a straight-upContinue reading “Escaping Eleven”
A Court of Silver Flames
After the defeat of King Hybern, we are back in Velaris, this time with a story centering on Nesta Archeron. After being forced into the Cauldron and becoming High Fae, Nesta must face her haunted, traumatic past in order to move forward and begin living again. As she trains with Cassian and seeks out magicalContinue reading “A Court of Silver Flames”
Elatsoe
Set in America, but slightly stranger, Ellie is a Lipan Apache teen who can raise the dead. When her beloved cousin dies, his spirit visits her in a dream and she discovers that there is more to his death than meets the eye. Using her wits, her skills, and with help from her friends, EllieContinue reading “Elatsoe”
The Prophets
Samuel and Isaiah, two enslaved men on a plantation in the Deep South, find refuge in each other until an enslaved preacher causes a rift in their community by declaring their bond sinful. Alternating perspectives between slaves on the plantation, the plantation owners, and the members of an African village whose serenity is destroyed whenContinue reading “The Prophets”
Lore
Every seven years, the Agon begins and nine Greek gods are forced to walk the earth as mortals. They are hunted by the descendants of ancient heroic bloodlines, all eager to kill a god and seize their power and immortality. Seven years ago, Lore fled that brutal world, but as the Agon descends upon NewContinue reading “Lore”
Kingdom of Souls
A great evil looms in the kingdom as children begin to disappear, snatched by a magic carrier who hides in the darkness. Born to a family of powerful witchdoctors, but without her own magic, Arrah chooses to sacrifice years of her life in exchange for magic that will help her find the children. What sheContinue reading “Kingdom of Souls”
I Blame My Shelf 