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Signe Pike’s The Lost Queen (4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon) is “Outlander meets Camelot,” a sweeping historical fantasy of love, power, and myth.
The Lost Queen
Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Historical Fantasy
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Signe Pike’s The Lost Queen (4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon) is “Outlander meets Camelot,” a sweeping historical fantasy of love, power, and myth. Twin sister to the man remembered as Merlin, Languoreth fights to protect the Old Way as Christianity rises. Spellbinding and cinematic, this novel reclaims the story of a forgotten queen.
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In 6th-century Scotland, a queen’s name was almost erased from history. The Lost Queen restores her story.
Languoreth, twin sister of the druid Lailoken—remembered in legend as Merlin—is intelligent, rebellious, and determined to preserve the Old Way. As Christianity rises and kingdoms clash, she is forced into a marriage that could secure her people’s survival but threatens to silence her heart.
Drawn to the warrior Maelgwn while bound to Rhydderch, son of the High King, Languoreth must walk the knife-edge between love, duty, and power. With her brother at her side and war on the horizon, she stands as one of the last defenders of a vanishing world.
Signe Pike’s The Lost Queen is historical fantasy at its most vivid, moving, and unforgettable.
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Wiley Cash’s The Last Ballad (4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon) is an award-winning, lyrical novel inspired by true events.
The Last Ballad
Literary Fiction · Historical Literary Fiction
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Wiley Cash’s The Last Ballad (4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon) is an award-winning, lyrical novel inspired by true events. In 1929 North Carolina, mill worker Ella May Wiggins risks everything to join the labor movement, defying injustice and facing dangerous opposition. A moving portrait of courage and sacrifice in the fight for workers’ rights.
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In 1929 North Carolina, Ella May Wiggins works grueling night shifts at American Mill No. 2, earning nine dollars a week to support her four children after her husband abandons them. Alongside African American co-workers, she endures dangerous conditions and a community that judges her for demanding fair pay.
When union organizers promise a better future, Ella May sees a glimmer of hope. But the mill owners, backed by powerful allies, are determined to crush the movement, even through violence. On the night of a major rally, she makes a choice that will change her life—and her family’s—forever.
Inspired by true events, The Last Ballad is a haunting, lyrical portrait of courage, sacrifice, and the forgotten heroes of America’s labor movement.
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A woman vanishes into the colonial woods and the line between escape and enchantment begins to blur.
In the House in the Dark of the Woods
Horror · Historical Literary Fiction
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A woman vanishes into the colonial woods and the line between escape and enchantment begins to blur. In In the House in the Dark of the Woods, a Puritan wife wanders deeper into a forest filled with strange encounters and unsettling transformations. As memory, guilt, and folklore intertwine, this lyrical psychological horror traces a haunting journey through witchcraft, identity, and the darker impulses hiding beneath faith and obedience.
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The eerie, disturbing story of one of our perennial fascinations -- witchcraft in colonial America -- wrapped up in a lyrical novel of psychological suspense.
"Once upon a time there was and there wasn't a woman who went to the woods." In this horror story set in colonial New England, a law-abiding Puritan woman goes missing. Or perhaps she has fled or abandoned her family. Or perhaps she's been kidnapped, and set loose to wander in the dense woods of the north. Alone and possibly lost, she meets another woman in the forest. Then everything changes.
On a journey that will take her through dark woods full of almost-human wolves, through a deep well wet with the screams of men, and on a living ship made of human bones, our heroine may find that the evil she flees has been inside her all along.
In the House in the Dark of the Woods is a novel of psychological horror and suspense told in Laird Hunt's characteristically lyrical prose style. It is the story of a bewitching, a betrayal, a master huntress and her quarry. It is a story of anger, of evil, of hatred and of redemption. It is the story of a haunting, a story that makes up the bedrock of American mythology, told in a vivid way you will never forget.
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Perfect for fans of The Queen’s Gambit and The Mercies.
The Instrumentalist
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Historical Literary Fiction
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Harriet Constable’s The Instrumentalist (4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon) tells the riveting story of Anna Maria della Pietà, an orphan turned violin prodigy under Antonio Vivaldi’s mentorship. Ambition, genius, and betrayal collide in this lush historical novel set in 18th-century Venice. Perfect for fans of The Queen’s Gambit and The Mercies.
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Anna Maria della Pietà was never meant to live, much less become the greatest violinist of her time. Born to a prostitute in 18th-century Venice, she was left at the Pietà orphanage, where most girls faced strict rules and bleak futures. But the Pietà offered one escape—music.
Under the tutelage of Antonio Vivaldi, Anna Maria’s talent becomes extraordinary. She is determined to rise above her station, mastering her craft and capturing audiences with her genius. But Vivaldi’s mentorship comes with a price, and ambition in a world ruled by men is dangerous.
From Venice’s opulent palaces to its shadowed canals, The Instrumentalist is a vivid tale of talent, betrayal, and the cost of greatness, inspired by the true story of Vivaldi’s most gifted and overlooked muse.
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Witty, sensual, and bittersweet, this novel is perfect for fans of Haruki Murakami and Yoko Ogawa.
The Ten Loves of Nishino
Literary Fiction
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Winner of the 2020 PEN Translation Prize, Hiromi Kawakami’s The Ten Loves of Nishino (4.4 out of 5 stars on Amazon) tells the story of an enigmatic man through the voices of ten women who loved him. Witty, sensual, and bittersweet, this novel is perfect for fans of Haruki Murakami and Yoko Ogawa.
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Who is Nishino? Ten women have loved him, each certain they knew him, each telling a different story.
He slips into their lives with feline ease, offering warmth, charm, and sentences that feel like riddles. Sometimes he stays for years, sometimes for an hour, but each encounter leaves a mark—sensual, humorous, bittersweet.
Through ten intimate voices, a portrait emerges, though never fully complete. The Nishino they remember is romantic, reckless, tender, inscrutable. Perhaps the truth lies not in who he is, but in what each woman needed him to be.
Winner of the 2020 PEN Translation Prize, Hiromi Kawakami’s novel is a wry, sensual exploration of love’s many shapes, from fleeting connections to deep bonds, and the mystery at the heart of every relationship.
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Kate Morton’s The Clockmaker’s Daughter (4.3 out of 5 stars on Amazon) is a sweeping tale of love, loss, and mystery spanning more than a century.
The Clockmaker’s Daughter
Literary Fiction · Historical Literary Fiction · Historical Mystery · Psychological Fiction
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Kate Morton’s The Clockmaker’s Daughter (4.3 out of 5 stars on Amazon) is a sweeping tale of love, loss, and mystery spanning more than a century. When a London archivist discovers a photograph and a sketch of a familiar house, she unravels a haunting story watched over by a woman forgotten by history.
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In the summer of 1862, artist Edward Radcliffe and his friends arrive at Birchwood Manor to create and dream. By the end of their stay, one woman is dead, another has vanished, a priceless heirloom is missing, and Edward’s life is shattered.
More than a century later, London archivist Elodie Winslow discovers a leather satchel containing a photograph of a striking Victorian woman and a sketch of a riverside house she is sure she has seen before.
Drawn into the mysteries of Birchwood Manor, Elodie begins to uncover the tangled stories of love, art, and betrayal hidden within its walls. Watching it all is Birdie Bell, the clockmaker’s daughter, whose name history forgot but whose voice refuses to fade.
Some secrets wait lifetimes to be told.
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A slum girl’s single act of defiance exposes a dangerous, hidden power the ruling magicians fear.
The Magicians’ Guild
Fantasy · Coming of Age · Epic Fantasy
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A slum girl’s single act of defiance exposes a dangerous, hidden power the ruling magicians fear. Hunted across the city, Sonea must survive long enough to learn control or risk destroying everything she knows. This classic epic fantasy earns 4.3 stars on Amazon and 4.0 stars on Goodreads from tens of thousands of readers.
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"We should expect this young woman to be more powerful than our average novice, possibly even more powerful than the average magician."
This year, like every other, the magicians of Imardin gather to purge the city of undesirables. Cloaked in the protection of their sorcery, they move with no fear of the vagrants and miscreants who despise them and their work—until one enraged girl, barely more than a child, hurls a stone at the hated invaders . . . and effortlessly penetrates their magical shield.
What the Magicians' Guild has long dreaded has finally come to pass. There is someone outside their ranks who possesses a raw power beyond imagining, an untrained mage who must be found and schooled before she destroys herself and her city with a force she cannot yet control.
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Perfect for fans of epic, intricate worlds and high-stakes wizardry.
Mother of Learning: Arc 1
Fantasy · Coming of Age · Epic Fantasy
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With 4.8 out of 5 stars on Amazon, Mother of Learning by nobody103 & Domagoj Kurmaic delivers a thrilling time-loop fantasy. Follow Zorian, a sharp but underestimated mage, as he dies, rewinds, and repeats—unraveling dangerous mysteries and mastering magic with each reset. Perfect for fans of epic, intricate worlds and high-stakes wizardry.
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Zorian Kazinski isn’t out to save the world—he just wants out from under his family’s shadow. A third-year student at Cyoria’s magical academy, he’s determined to graduate, get stronger, and control his own future. No time for distractions, no patience for other people’s problems.
Then he dies.
On the eve of the summer festival, Zorian is murdered and wakes up at the start of the month, alive but trapped in a time loop. Again. And again. And again.
Now, he has endless chances to perfect his skills, uncover dangerous secrets, and figure out why he’s stuck in the loop at all. But not everyone wants him to succeed, and magic can be just as deadly the hundredth time as the first.
How many tries before time finally runs out?
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Fans of Harry Potter, Throne of Glass, and Anne Bishop will love this magical adventure from bestselling author Jess Haines.
Smoke and Mirrors
Fantasy · Teen + Young Adult · Coming of Age · Epic Fantasy · Urban Fantasy
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Fans of Harry Potter, Throne of Glass, and Anne Bishop will love this magical adventure from bestselling author Jess Haines. With 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon, Smoke and Mirrors follows an illusionist desperate to graduate, a dragon who refuses to be tamed, and a world that wants them both under control—or dead.
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Kimberly has ultimate cosmic power, but try putting that on a résumé without a diploma. Until she graduates from the secret Blackhollow Academy, she’s stuck slinging coffee, dodging bills, and living with her mom. There’s just one problem: no diploma without a familiar.
As an illusionist, summoning one is impossible. Her only shot is convincing a supernatural creature to let her bind it. And why settle for a cat or a raven when a dragon—complete with treasure hoard—might be game?
Enter a legendary, sarcastic, and very much unbindable dragon who sees through every one of her tricks.
The magi want to control her. Others want her gone for good. If she fails, her future goes up in smoke. But what if the dragon has plans of his own?
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Robert Morgan’s Chasing the North Star follows Jonah Williams, a young slave who escapes north in 1850 with nothing but courage and determination.
Chasing the North Star
Historical Fiction · Coming of Age · Historical Literary Fiction
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Robert Morgan’s Chasing the North Star follows Jonah Williams, a young slave who escapes north in 1850 with nothing but courage and determination. Pursued by hunters and shadowed by Angel, a spirited companion, Jonah’s journey is one of danger, resilience, and hope. A moving historical novel that celebrates the unyielding fight for freedom.
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On his eighteenth birthday in 1850, Jonah Williams makes a desperate choice: escape the South Carolina plantation where he was born into slavery. With only a few stolen coins, a knife, and the clothes on his back, he heads north, guided by a star and the hope of freedom.
Traveling barefoot and without a map, Jonah hides by day and runs by night, evading slave catchers and bounty hunters at every turn. Unbeknownst to him, Angel, a fellow slave with a fierce spirit, follows close behind. She sees in Jonah her own chance to escape.
In Chasing the North Star, Robert Morgan delivers a gripping, historically rich tale of courage, danger, and the unbreakable will to be free.
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A strong match for readers drawn to Greek mythology retellings, powerful witches, gods and mortals, and character-driven historical fantasy.
CIRCE
Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Historical Fantasy · Pre-History | Ancient History
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A #1 New York Times bestseller, Circe was described by The New York Times as “[A] bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story.” The novel reimagines the sorceress of The Odyssey as she discovers witchcraft, is exiled by Zeus, and must decide whether she belongs with the gods or the mortals she has come to love, with a 4.5-star rating from more than 95,600 Amazon reviewers. A strong match for readers drawn to Greek mythology retellings, powerful witches, gods and mortals, and character-driven historical fantasy.
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This #1 New York Times bestseller is a "bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story" that brilliantly reimagines the life of Circe, formidable sorceress of The Odyssey (Alexandra Alter, *The New York Times*).**
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child -- not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power -- the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves.
Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus.
But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love.
With unforgettably vivid characters, mesmerizing language, and page-turning suspense, Circe is a triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man's world.
#1 New York Times Bestseller -- named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, the Washington Post, People, Time, Amazon, Entertainment Weekly, Bustle, Newsweek, the A.V. Club, Christian Science Monitor, Refinery 29, Buzzfeed, Paste, Audible, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Thrillist, NYPL, Self, Real Simple, Goodreads, Boston Globe, Electric Literature, BookPage, the Guardian, Book Riot, Seattle Times, and Business Insider.
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A sharp fit for readers who enjoy witty literary fiction, eccentric families, unconventional storytelling, and complicated mother-daughter relationships.
Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Literary Fiction
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Called “whip-smart and divinely funny” by The New York Times, Where’d You Go, Bernadette follows 15-year-old Bee as she pieces together emails, official documents, and secret correspondence to find her missing mother, with a 4.2-star rating from more than 36,800 Amazon reviewers. A sharp fit for readers who enjoy witty literary fiction, eccentric families, unconventional storytelling, and complicated mother-daughter relationships.
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A misanthropic matriarch leaves her eccentric family in crisis when she mysteriously disappears in this "whip-smart and divinely funny" novel that inspired the movie starring Cate Blanchett (New York Times).
Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, she's a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, she's a disgrace; to design mavens, she's a revolutionary architect; and to 15-year-old Bee, she is her best friend and, simply, Mom.
Then Bernadette vanishes. It all began when Bee aced her report card and claimed her promised reward: a family trip to Antarctica. But Bernadette's intensifying allergy to Seattle -- and people in general -- has made her so agoraphobic that a virtual assistant in India now runs her most basic errands. A trip to the end of the earth is problematic.
To find her mother, Bee compiles email messages, official documents, and secret correspondence -- creating a compulsively readable and surprisingly touching novel about misplaced genius and a mother and daughter's role in an absurd world.
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