I didn’t think my life could get weirder, but I was wrong… Fifteen-year-old Amelina Scott lives in Cambridge with her dysfunctional family, a mysterious black cat, and an unusual girl who is imprisoned within the mirrors located in her house. When an unexpected message arrives inviting her to visit the Crystal Cottage, she sets off on a forbidden path where she encounters Ryder: a charismatic, perplexing stranger. With the help of a magical paint set and some crystal wizard stones, can Amelina discover the truth about her family? A unique, imaginative mystery full of magic-wielding and dark elements, Bloodstone is a riveting adventure for anyone interested in fantasy, mythology or the world of the paranormal. TRIGGER WARNING: this book contains mention of self-harm, mental health issues and alludes to the potential dangers of sexual attraction, which may trigger younger/sensitive readers. Read more

There should be a law, a Universal Rule, as to how much weirdness can happen to a person. Fifteen-year-old Sara walks into the San Francisco Center for the Circus Arts determined to ignore the freaky things happening to her. As powers she doesn’t want and can’t control overwhelm her, Sara must decide if she can trust the strangers who say they are her family … descended from a common ancestor four thousand years ago. Sara clings to her contented and well-planned life as a foster kid, successfully working the system, as dreams, powers, and magical creatures drag her towards her destiny. When the ancient evil that killed her parents comes to San Francisco, Sara is forced to choose between her fears and her desire to protect those she loves. Sometimes great things are thrust upon us. Sara wishes this supposed ‘greatness’ didn’t include a new name, unicorns, and catching on fire. PHOENIX CHILD is the 1st novel in the Children of Fire series, a young adult urban fantasy series. Alica has plans for seven novels in this series, and possibly several novellas that accompany them. Currently, books 1 – 3 are available and book 4 is coming soon! (There’s also a novella available, however, if you subscribe to Alica’s newsletter you can receive Kayin’s Fire for free! For the link to subscribe, just scroll down to her biography below, or look on her Amazon Author page, or you find it in any of her books.) Read more

A gilded cage is still a cage. Will love set her free or trap her forever? Half-human, half-fae, and with rebellion in her blood, Lady Avice chafes against society’s strict rules. Climbing trees, cursing, and running through the woods with young men are all strictly forbidden. Eloping with a man she’s fairly sure she loves must be the solution to all her problems. But her white knight quickly loses his lustre when they’re chased across the country by armed men and forced to flee in a pirate ship. With the wind in her hair, sea spray on her face, and magic stirring in her veins, the pirate life might be exactly the freedom she’s been longing for. But what’s freedom when her husband is still chained to tradition? If you love adventures with magic, romance, and heroines who discover their power, you’ll love this prequel to the new adult fantasy series that’s perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas and Miranda Honfleur. Buy Across Dark Seas today and escape on an epic adventure. Across Dark Seas is the full-length prequel to Beneath Black Sails, a pirate fantasy adventure series featuring a sizzling enemies-to-lovers romance. This prequel book does not feature a HEA, however the series does. As you might expect from pirates, these stories include mild cussing and steamy encounters. Book 0 – Across Dark Seas – Out now Book 1 – Beneath Black Sails – Out now Book 2 – Against Dark Tides – Out now Book 3 – Under Black Skies – Out now Book 4 – Through Dark Storms – Out now – Series complete! Read more

Review by SCI-FI-LONDON: (…) Loton uses them all to great effect – fresh enough to hook you in, but then garnished with enough of his own brand of slick writing style and black humour to keep you reading till the end. (…) Kai-Me-Rah is really nicely written. The characters, Turo especially, are well rounded and the wry one-liners are laced with a terrific gallows humour. The plot is different enough to keep you interested and the central reveal about Turo, when it comes, is deftly handled and as unexpected as it is inevitable. (…) But this time I can happily report a novel that stands head and shoulders above the morass of self-published novels out there and I’ll happily recommend it. To read full review, go to: http://www.sci-fi-london.com/news/books/2014/10/kai-me-rah Synopsis In a gritty future dystopia, Turo is the world’s most lethal bounty hunter. This tough-as-nails mercenary survives on a toxic mix of booze, deadly narcotics, sexy women – and his gift for snuffing out human life. His only friends are the quasi-dictator who runs the city, a local drug dealer, and the artificial intelligence system in his flying car. And Turo has other big problems: He’s spent most of his life as an orphan with no memory of his father and only a silver chain and ring to remind him of the mother he briefly knew. But when a deranged military commando from his family’s past returns to exact revenge on Turo and the city he calls home, this tortured soul must confront the dark secrets of his own history and the genetic engineering experiments responsible for his superhuman powers. Can Turo stop this madman in time to save his city – and himself? Will he learn the dark secrets that shaped his desperate existence? Does he even care enough to try? In his stunning debut novel, London writer Steven Loton redefines postmodern storytelling with his gift for exposing dark truths and human pain. This dystopian, cyberpunk, action packed thrilling sci-fi adventure of a novel will have you laughing out loud with great comedy value and witty lines. In the vein of masters like Philip K. Dick and Kurt Vonnegut, Loton weaves a white-knuckle tale of death, destruction… and the ultimate redeeming power of love and romance that can save us all. Read more

What is Arcadium? Florence knows but she’s not telling anyone, and it could just be the key to the survival of the human race. Sixteen-year-old Florence West must journey across a disease ravaged Melbourne with her nine-year-old sister Liss, and she’ll do anything to survive. Mostly that means staying clear of all people, the healthy ones on the run and the infected ones hungry for human flesh. But when she meets a man that speaks no English and a defiant set of brothers, Florence will be forced to question her ways. Because there’s only so far you can go alone, right? Arcadium is a heart-stopping journey of hope across a ravaged urban land where survival always comes at a heavy price. Read more