By: Manuela Soares Fantasy stories, especially magical fantasy, require several things to be successful: great world-building, a believable magic system, characters that are given room to grow and have their arcs, descriptive writing to show readers what’s going on rather than just telling us, and a decent amount of patience to bring all these things... Continue Reading →
By: Stephanie Wyatt Happy Wednesday, everyone! The year is going by so fast. Let me share my literary adventures for this week. WWW Wednesday is a weekly reading update hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next?... Continue Reading →
By: Stephanie Wyatt Magical creatures are my favorite part of fantasy; I love reading books where magical creatures exist. I feel like it adds an extra layer to a story if you see a mermaid having a coffee at the local coffee shop. You can find the full list of Friday Favorites prompts here. Bloggers,... Continue Reading →
By: Destiny Constantin Originally published on Reedsy Discovery The Twilight's Curse is a spellbinding YA fantasy novel that embraces the meaning of power and magic held in an enchanting elve realm. SYNOPSIS Zoe: All elves have magic. Mine is great for helping plants grow. But when my parents found out, they used me as their... Continue Reading →
Get it here! What really lies beneath the waves? Dive into our magical collection of short stories written by award-winning and up-and-coming authors and follow the ocean’s call. Meet murderous kelpies, hear the mermaid’s song, find a kidnapped prince, and explore the beautiful underwater kingdoms. Befriend selkie royalty, break fearsome curses, and swoon as you... Continue Reading →
Author: Jonathan DeglerGet your copy here! Princess Olive needed a break. Normally, she was a bright, devoted, and loyal princess, but she’d never known rebellion, and the idea of running away for the weekend sounded exhilarating and freeing. She expected to spend the weekend shopping and escaping the stress of her family, but unknown nefarious forces had... Continue Reading →
Author: Jessaca WillisGet your copy here! A deadly female assassin. A prince destined for the throne. And the kill order that pits them against each other. When a mortal wants someone dead, they contract a Reaper of Veltuur, an assassin born from the underrealm, with fatal magic coursing through their veins. Sinisa is one of them. For three... Continue Reading →
Author: Jessaca WillisGet your copy here! She is destined for darkness... On Eureka's sixteenth birthday, during an argument with her twin sister, her demon powers awaken. Eureka unleashes the dark magic she never knew was inside her, accidentally costing her sister her life. There's only one place to turn: the Academy of the Forsaken—a school for angels... Continue Reading →
Author: Dorothy TinkerGet your copy here! When deities take mortal form, Chaos abounds! Ferez Katani, young king of war-torn Evon, never expected to learn that the dangerous criminal known as the Ghost is actually James Caffers, a boy younger than himself. Nor does he suspect the truth: Caffers is, in fact, a girl and the... Continue Reading →
Author: Annie SullivanGet your copy here! Curses and queens. Pirates and kings. Gods and magic. The final saga of a princess cursed by Midas’s touch, a vengeful Greek god, and a dazzling kingdom in the balance. After barely surviving thieving, bloodthirsty pirates and a harrowing quest at sea to retrieve her stolen treasure, Kora finds... Continue Reading →
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