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Ideal for readers looking for historical fiction with witchcraft, intergenerational stories, and multiple timelines.
Weyward
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction
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Weyward connects the lives of three women across five centuries as Altha, Violet, and Kate confront restrictions placed on them while uncovering a family connection to the natural world and magic. Ideal for readers looking for historical fiction with witchcraft, intergenerational stories, and multiple timelines.
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • USA TODAY BESTSELLER
WINNER OF TWO GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS (Best Debut Novel & Best Historical Fiction)
An Indie Next March 2023 Pick • A LibraryReads March 2023 Pick • An Amazon "Best Books of the Year So Far" 2023 Pick
"A brave and original debut, Weyward is a spellbinding story about what may transpire when the natural world collides with a legacy of witchcraft." ––Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The London Séance Society
I am a Weyward, and wild inside.
2019: Under cover of darkness, Kate flees London for ramshackle Weyward Cottage, inherited from a great-aunt she barely remembers. With its tumbling ivy and overgrown garden, the cottage is worlds away from the abusive partner who tormented Kate. But she suspects that her great-aunt had a secret. One that lurks in the bones of the cottage, hidden ever since the witch-hunts of the 17th century.
1619: Altha is awaiting trial for the murder of a local farmer who was stampeded to death by his herd. When Altha was a girl, her mother taught her their magic, a kind not rooted in spell casting but in a deep knowledge of the natural world. But unusual women have always been deemed dangerous, and as the evidence of witchcraft is laid out against Altha, she knows it will take all her powers to maintain her freedom.
1942: As World War II rages, Violet is trapped in her family's grand, crumbling estate. Straitjacketed by societal convention, she longs for the robust education her brother receives––and for her mother, long deceased, who was rumored to have gone mad before her death. The only traces Violet has of her are a locket bearing the initial W and the word weyward scratched into the baseboard of her bedroom.
Weaving together the stories of three extraordinary women across five centuries, Emilia Hart's Weyward is an astonishing debut, and an enthralling novel of female resilience.
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As the Nazis occupy Paris, Naneé, a daring and wealthy woman, joins the French Resistance.
The Postmistress of Paris
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction
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As the Nazis occupy Paris, Naneé, a daring and wealthy woman, joins the French Resistance. Known as “The Postmistress,” she risks her life to help refugees escape. When she meets photographer Edouard Moss, a man fleeing with his daughter, their lives intertwine in a gripping story of love, courage, and survival in wartime.
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When German tanks invade Paris, Naneé, a wealthy and adventurous woman, refuses to stand by. With her flying skills and quick wit, she joins the French Resistance, earning the name “The Postmistress” as she bravely delivers crucial information to those in hiding.
Photographer Edouard Moss, fleeing Nazi Germany with his young daughter, finds himself trapped in a French labor camp. When their paths cross, Naneé risks everything to help Edouard and others escape to safety, as danger looms on all sides.
Inspired by real-life heiress Mary Jayne Gold, this sweeping tale of love and courage reveals a woman’s unwavering determination to save lives during one of history’s darkest times. Can Naneé outwit the enemy and keep hope alive in a world engulfed in war?
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In 1941, young Harald Olufsen stumbles upon a secret that could shift the balance of the war.
Hornet Flight
Historical Fiction · Mystery
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In 1941, young Harald Olufsen stumbles upon a secret that could shift the balance of the war. With no way to reach England and warn them, his only hope lies in an old, rusted biplane. But with no flying experience, Harald must overcome impossible odds to prevent disaster and save countless lives.
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It is June 1941, and the war is not going well for England. Somehow, the Germans are anticipating the RAF's flight paths and shooting down British bombers with impunity. Meanwhile, across the North Sea, eighteen-year-old Harald Olufsen takes a shortcut on the German-occupied Danish island of Sande and discovers an astonishing sight. He doesn't know what it is, but he knows he must tell someone. And when he learns the truth, it will fall upon him to deliver word to England—except that he has no way to get there. He has only an old derelict Hornet Moth biplane rusting away in a ruined church—a plane so decrepit that it is unlikely to ever get off the ground . . . even if Harald knew how to fly it.
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In 1662 Boston, Mary Deerfield’s fight for freedom from her cruel husband risks more than her reputation—it threatens her life.
Hour of the Witch: A Novel
Historical Fiction · Historical Fantasy
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In 1662 Boston, Mary Deerfield’s fight for freedom from her cruel husband risks more than her reputation—it threatens her life. In a society where whispers of witchcraft lead to deadly consequences, Mary’s defiance, her secrets, and the strange events surrounding her make her the target of suspicion. The gallows loom closer with each passing day.
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Boston, 1662. Mary Deerfield is twenty-four-years-old. Her skin is porcelain, her eyes delft blue, and in England she might have had many suitors. But here in the New World, amid this community of saints, Mary is the second wife of Thomas Deerfield, a man as cruel as he is powerful. When Thomas, prone to drunken rage, drives a three-tined fork into the back of Mary's hand, she resolves that she must divorce him to save her life.
But in a world where every neighbor is watching for signs of the devil, a woman like Mary—a woman who harbors secret desires and finds it difficult to tolerate the brazen hypocrisy of so many men in the colony—soon becomes herself the object of suspicion and rumor. When tainted objects are discovered buried in Mary's garden, when a boy she has treated with herbs and simples dies, and when their servant girl runs screaming in fright from her home, Mary must fight to not only escape her marriage, but also the gallows.
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In the shadowy woods of Connecticut, 1666, an ancient force stirs, feared as a demon by colonists but known as protector to the wildfolk.
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery
Historical Fiction · Horror · Historical Fantasy · Occult Horror
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In the shadowy woods of Connecticut, 1666, an ancient force stirs, feared as a demon by colonists but known as protector to the wildfolk. For Abitha, an outcast widow, he's her only hope. Their unlikely alliance sparks a clash between Puritan order and untamed power, threatening to engulf the village in ruin.
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A USA TODAY BESTSELLER!
Set in Colonial New England, Slewfoot is a tale of magic and mystery, of triumph and terror as only dark fantasist Brom can tell it.
Connecticut, 1666: An ancient spirit awakens in a dark wood. The wildfolk call him Father, slayer, protector. The colonists call him Slewfoot, demon, devil. To Abitha, a recently widowed outcast, alone and vulnerable in her pious village, he is the only one she can turn to for help.
Together, they ignite a battle between pagan and Puritan – one that threatens to destroy the entire village, leaving nothing but ashes and bloodshed in their wake.
This terrifying tale of bewitchery features more than two dozen of Brom’s haunting full-color paintings and brilliant endpapers, fully immersing readers in this wild and unforgiving world.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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I am a Weyward, and wild inside.
Weyward
Fantasy · Historical Fiction
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I am a Weyward, and wild inside.
2019: Under cover of darkness, Kate flees London for ramshackle Weyward Cottage, inherited from a great-aunt she barely remembers. With its tumbling ivy and overgrown garden, the cottage is worlds away from the abusive partner who tormented Kate. But she suspects that her great-aunt had a secret. One that lurks in the bones of the cottage, hidden ever since the witch-hunts of the 17th century.
1619: Altha is awaiting trial for the murder of a local farmer who was stampeded to death by his herd. When Altha was a girl, her mother taught her their magic, a kind not rooted in spell casting but in a deep knowledge of the natural world. But unusual women have always been deemed dangerous, and as the evidence of witchcraft is laid out against Altha, she knows it will take all her powers to maintain her freedom.
1942: As World War II rages, Violet is trapped in her family's grand, crumbling estate. Straitjacketed by societal convention, she longs for the robust education her brother receives––and for her mother, long deceased, who was rumored to have gone mad before her death. The only traces Violet has of her are a locket bearing the initial W and the word weyward scratched into the baseboard of her bedroom.
Weaving together the stories of three extraordinary women across five centuries, Emilia Hart's Weyward is an astonishing debut, and an enthralling novel of female resilience.
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When grief opens the door to a long-buried inheritance, a woman learns that her nightmares hold more than memory.
The Last Dreamwalker
Fantasy · Historical Fiction
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When grief opens the door to a long-buried inheritance, a woman learns that her nightmares hold more than memory. In The Last Dreamwalker, Layla Hurley returns to her Gullah-Geechee roots and discovers she can enter and shape the dreams of others. As family secrets surface, she becomes entangled in a dangerous legacy of power, trauma, and generational reckoning.
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From Hurston/Wright Legacy Award-winning author Rita Woods, The Last Dreamwalker tells the story of two women, separated by nearly two centuries yet inextricably linked by the Gullah-Geechee Islands off the coast of South Carolina—and their connection to a mysterious and extraordinary gift passed from generation to generation.
In the wake of her mother's passing, Layla Hurley unexpectedly reconnects with her mother's sisters, women she hasn't been allowed to speak to, or of, in years.
Her aunts reveal to Layla that a Gullah-Geechee island off the shore of South Carolina now belongs to her. As Layla digs deeper into her mother’s past and the mysterious island’s history, she discovers that the terrifying nightmares that have plagued her throughout her life and tainted her relationship with her mother and all of her family, is actually a power passed down through generations of her Gullah ancestors. She is a Dreamwalker, able to inhabit the dreams of others—and to manipulate them.
As Layla uncovers increasingly dark secrets about her family's past, she finds herself thrust into the center of a potentially deadly, decades-old feud fought in the dark corridor of dreams.
The Last Dreamwalker is a gripping, contemporary read about power and agency; family and legacy; and the ways trauma, secrets, and magic take shape across generations.
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Stolen from her Ghānaian homeland, warrior Yafeu is thrust into a brutal Northern kingdom of shield maidens, rulers, and gods.
Black Shield Maiden
Fantasy · Historical Fiction
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Stolen from her Ghānaian homeland, warrior Yafeu is thrust into a brutal Northern kingdom of shield maidens, rulers, and gods. Teaming up with Freydis, a captive princess, Yafeu fights for freedom and ignites a rebellion that will burn cities and forge legends. This is the forgotten saga of a dark queen who reshaped history.
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The stories of Viking conquests echo through time, but one saga has been forgotten: the tale of the dark queen.
Yafeu, a fierce warrior from the flourishing Ghānaian empire, is stolen from her homeland and brought to a harsh, foreign kingdom in the North. Thrust into a world of shield maidens, tyrannical rulers, and enigmatic gods, Yafeu finds an unlikely ally in Freydis, a timid princess yearning for freedom.
As their bond grows, Yafeu inspires Freydis to dream beyond her chains, while Yafeu herself strives to become a legendary shield maiden. Fueled by her unyielding spirit, Yafeu’s fight for freedom will ignite revolutions, shatter empires, and transform history.
This is her story—a saga of fire, defiance, and a myth born in rebellion.
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In 1915, Adelaide Henry flees to Montana, carrying a locked steamer trunk and a deadly secret.
Lone Women
Fantasy · Historical Fiction
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In 1915, Adelaide Henry flees to Montana, carrying a locked steamer trunk and a deadly secret. The rugged frontier challenges her resilience, but it’s the darkness she brought with her that threatens everything. As danger looms, the secret Adelaide buried might be the only thing that can save her—or destroy her.
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Adelaide Henry’s enormous steamer trunk is locked tight—for good reason. When it opens, people disappear.
It’s 1915, and Adelaide has fled California in a blaze of guilt and grief, carrying the trunk and a dark secret that cost her parents’ lives. Seeking refuge, she claims a homestead in Montana, joining the “lone women” taming the unforgiving frontier. But Adelaide isn’t truly alone.
As the rugged land tests her strength, the secret she’s tried so desperately to contain may be her only chance for survival. With danger closing in, Adelaide must confront her past and the terror she’s carried across the plains.
A haunting blend of suspense, horror, and redemption, Lone Women tells the unforgettable story of a woman battling the wilderness—and herself.
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The Catenan Republic—the Hierarchy—may rule the world now, but they do not know everything.
The Will of the Many
Fantasy · Historical Fiction
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The Catenan Republic—the Hierarchy—may rule the world now, but they do not know everything.
I tell them my name is Vis Telimus. I tell them I was orphaned after a tragic accident three years ago, and that good fortune alone has led to my acceptance into their most prestigious school. I tell them that once I graduate, I will gladly join the rest of civilised society in allowing my strength, my drive and my focus—what they call Will—to be leeched away and added to the power of those above me, as millions already do. As all must eventually do.
I tell them that I belong, and they believe me.
But the truth is that I have been sent to the Academy to find answers. To solve a murder. To search for an ancient weapon. To uncover secrets that may tear the Republic apart.
And that I will never, ever cede my Will to the empire that executed my family.
To survive, though, I will still have to rise through the Academy’s ranks. I will have to smile, and make friends, and pretend to be one of them and win. Because if I cannot, then those who want to control me, who know my real name, will no longer have any use for me.
And if the Hierarchy finds out who I truly am, they will kill me.
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A private investigator with a gift for finding missing children.
The Child Finder
Historical Fiction · Horror · Thriller
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A private investigator with a gift for finding missing children. A girl who vanished three years ago in the icy wilderness. As Naomi searches for Madison, the case awakens fragments of her own forgotten past. Can she find the lost child before it’s too late? The Child Finder is a haunting, suspenseful novel of survival and memory.
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A missing child. A haunted investigator. A forest that keeps its secrets.
Three years ago, five-year-old Madison Culver vanished in Oregon’s Skookum National Forest. Now, her desperate parents turn to their last hope—Naomi, a private investigator known as The Child Finder. With an uncanny ability to locate the lost, Naomi relentlessly searches the snow-covered wilderness, chasing echoes of Madison’s fate.
But the deeper Naomi goes, the more the case unearths fragments of her own buried past. She understands missing children because she was once one herself—a girl who disappeared, a girl whose story she cannot fully remember. As the frozen landscape reveals its harrowing secrets, Naomi must confront the ghosts of her past before time runs out for Madison.
A haunting and atmospheric literary thriller, The Child Finder is a gripping tale of survival, memory, and the unbreakable will to endure.
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Good for readers who like mythic fantasy, Greek-inspired worlds, monsters, war, and mortal rebellion.
Against All Gods
Fantasy · Historical Fiction
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Against All Gods begins an alternate Bronze Age epic where cruel, aging gods rule over mortals with absolute power, until a scribe, a warlord, a dancer, and a child are drawn into a conspiracy to bring them down, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 900 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who like mythic fantasy, Greek-inspired worlds, monsters, war, and mortal rebellion.
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The tyranny of the gods is absolute, and they are capricious, malevolent and almost all-powerful, playing cruel games with the fates of mortals for their own ends . . .
A vibrant and powerful epic set against an alternate Bronze Age, this tale of gods, men and monsters, conspiracy and war, is a rich, compelling and original read from a master of the historical and fantasy genres. The people caught up in toils of the gods are merely trying to survive. Victims of vicious whims, trapped by their circumstances or pushed beyond what the mortal frame can bear, a handful of god-touched mortals - a scribe, a warlord, a dancer and a child - are about to be brought together in a conspiracy of their own.
A conspiracy to reach the heavens, and take down the corrupt and aging gods . . . who are already facing troubles of their own . . .
An epic which draws on the Greek mythology of gods and heroes, this new trilogy is a must read for fans of Dan Simmons and Madeline Miller alike.
Praise for Miles Cameron:
'Utterly, utterly brilliant. A masterclass in how to write modern fantasy - world building, characters, plot and pacing, all perfectly blended. Miles Cameron is at the top of his game' John Gwynne, author of The Faithful and the Fallen series
'Cold Iron is fantastic. It shimmers like a well-honed sword blade' Anna Smith Spark, author of The Court of Broken Knives
'Promising historical fantasy debut featuring an expansive cast, an engaging plot, and a detailed eye for combat' The Ranting Dragon on The Red Knight
'Literate, intelligent, and well-throughout . . . a pleasingly complex and greatly satisfying novel' SFF World on The Red Knight
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