What can you do when the thing you hate most in the world is also the only thing which might keep you alive? ★★★★★ Ryan Blackwell never wanted to have magical abilities. He’d rather leave them as far behind him as possible – and never look back! Arriving at the military college of Northshield University was supposed to be a chance to start over and build a new life for himself. One without magic, thank you very much! But Northshield holds a secret: a powerful nexus of ley lines. Where these converging lines of raw magical force intersect, strange things can happen and even stranger beings are attracted to the site. Almost overnight Ryan is faced with a choice: accept his magic or die. But even that may not be enough, because as the threats grow stronger and students begin dying, even Ryan will find his power tested to the limit. Giving up isn’t an option, and flight is impossible. That only leaves one path to survival…fight back! Read more

I am demon, hear me roar. Xoe has a problem. Scratch that, she has many problems. Her best friend Lucy is romantically involved with a psychotic werewolf, her father might be a demon, and the cute new guy in her life is a vampire. When Xoe’s father shows up in town to help her develop her magic, it’s too little too late. She’s already started unintentionally setting things on fire, and he lost her trust a long time ago. Everything spirals out of control as Xoe is drawn deeper into the secrets of the paranormal community. Unfortunately, her sharp tongue and quick wit won’t be enough to save Lucy’s life, and Xoe will have to embrace her fiery powers to burn her enemies, before her whole world goes up in flames. ★★★★★ Take your sparkly vampire and your sensitive werewolf, and shove them! ★★★★★ Best sleepless night(s) ever. ★★★★★ Fun-filled adventure that you just have to keep reading until the very last page. It is un-put-downable. If you like sarcastic heroines, teen drama, vampires, werewolves, and demons, this book is for you! Read more

A page-turning mystery laced with romance and emotional drama, The Second Window is the first novel in The Window Series duology by Erica Kiefer. “For fans of the TV Show The Lying Game and Pretty Little Liars.” ~The Phantom Paragrapher As her senior year flies by on cruise control, seventeen-year-old Olivia Cole yearns for excitement—something her upscale private school no longer provides. Her job as a grocery store bagger isn’t much help…until the day she has a bizarre exchange with the cagey town recluse. When the woman abruptly surrenders to the police, Olivia feels compelled to dig deeper into her perplexing story. But the investigation stalls when Olivia receives another piece of news—Andre Steele, the golden boy of Westmont and her previous tormentor, has unexpectedly returned from his four-year stay in Brazil—and the whole school is buzzing! All at once, Olivia’s dull and predictable life is uprooted, and she wonders if “boring” was so bad after all. Read the full story in this exciting two-part Young Adult Mystery Romance duology that is now complete! The Window Series by Erica Kiefer: The Second Window Through the Glass Also check out Erica Kiefer’s Lingering Echoes Series Lingering Echoes is a Young Adult contemporary romance perfect for fans of Lauren Oliver’s Before I Fall and Colleen Hoover’s Hopeless. Lingering Echoes Rumors Vanishing Act Read more

Wulfric only wanted a cold beverage, a warm meal, and a hot tavern-maiden to pine over, instead he was trapped in a dungeon, surrounded by evil, and precariously low on torch-light. In a world filled with snobbish elves and magical dangers, the Wailing Willow Tavern was supposed to be a warm reprieve during a cold winter journey. But Wulfric does what he always does—he gets himself into more trouble than his brother Dainn can keep him out of. Things escalate quickly as Wulfric, Dainn, and a grumpy dwarf named Angus are unwittingly thrust into an ancient mystery with sinister consequences. A tenacious evil, which refuses to die, demands its ambitions be fulfilled, and it will sacrifice anyone to get what it wants. The lives of innocent humans, halflings, dwarves and elves hang in the balance. Yet death may not be the worst thing they face. Inglorious heroes and bad decisions. What could go wrong? “Brian Cary knows how to write fantasy—intriguing characters, lots of action, and fun, quirky story telling. You’ll read ‘just one more chapter’ until you’ve lost hours of sleep just to find out what happens next.” –Ema Nymton The Wailing Willow, the first novel in this series by Brian Cary, is an entertaining romp though the fantasy genre. As an introduction to the fantasy series, The Tomes of Brynjar, The Wailing Willow introduces readers to the exploits of fascinating characters in a medieval fantasy universe through an absorbing storyline and humorous narration. Read more