Five years is a long time between drinks for old friends, Andie and Chris.
​
Shaken by a series of heartbreaks, Andie’s fear of jumping into new relationships leads her to run away and keep her distance from the possibilities of love—even with Chris.
​
After five years apart, Andie and Chris are unexpectedly thrown together, and they have the chance to re-ignite their friendship. The heady cocktail of comfort, heated conversation, and undeniable chemistry in their shared moments has Andie questioning what she really wants: friendship—or maybe even more, this time around.
​
Can Andie move beyond her deep-seated fears to finally take the leap of faith and meet Chris halfway? Is it possible that the person who knows her best might be the love she’s been missing?

After her ex-boyfriend turned into a stalker, Melissa swore off all men. Dating? Out of the question. Relationships? Absolutely not. But sticking to her rules gets tricky when Daniel walks into her life with his easy charm, wicked grin, and infuriating ability to push her buttons. And then there’s tall, dark, and delicious Grayson. One kiss from him, and Melissa has trouble remembering why dating was such a bad idea in the first place.
​
It was supposed to be a one-night stand, but for some reason, Melissa finds herself waking up between Daniel and Grayson over and over again. And believing there are no strings attached gets harder when they make her feel so damn safe and cherished.
​
As feelings get involved, Melissa has to decide will she keep running, or can they convince her to stay?

In the struggling city of Braewick, a determined 20-year-old gate guard named Ailith MacCree longs for a chance at financial stability and adventure. Little does she know, her wish is about to come true. She accepts a mission from Princess Greer that promises both: escort Princess Caitriona to the Endless Mountains to meet the enigmatic hermit for a great financial reward. Ailith jumps at the opportunity and bids goodbye to all she’s ever known. But as they journey together, Ailith discovers that Caitriona holds a dangerous secret—she possesses powerful magic in a kingdom where magic is outlawed.
​
Ailith and Caitriona face mysterious attacks and supernatural challenges. But as they delve deeper into the treacherous landscape, Ailith learns of Caitriona's tragic past and the dark curse that threatens her very existence.
​
With rebellion brewing in Braewick, and the oppressive king hot on their trail, Ailith must not only navigate her growing feelings for Caitriona, but also fight against relentless foes. As they race against time to stop the curse, Ailith and Caitriona uncover shocking truths about their kingdom, their families, and themselves.
​
Will their burgeoning romance survive the trials ahead? Can they break the curse and save their homeland from tyranny? Join Ailith and Caitriona on a thrilling quest filled with magic, danger, and heart-pounding adventure. Fans of high-stakes fantasy will not want to miss this epic tale.

Prepare for harrowing waters...
​
When Sol Vesper—a renegade sailor with a bad attitude and a penchant for fighting—boards her estranged uncle’s pirate ship, she struggles for respect in a world where women are considered a curse on the seas. But the allure of a fabled treasure guarded by the monstrous gatekeeper of the underworld has this discordant crew pulling anchor.
​
As the wrath of the gods is invoked, Sol unearths lies and long-hidden secrets about her past that could change everything. While treading these predatory waters, her choices and her life will become intertwined with the salty scoundrels aboard. Will Sol be able to rely on the very men she has been contending with or will the price of their alliance come at a far greater cost than the gold they seek?

Detroit, 1893.
​
Eighteen-year-old Amber Silverby is a recent academy graduate and a witch who conceals her magic shapeshifting powers to avoid being imprisoned or turned into a living statue by her unhinged uncle, the king. Royal law commands that all witches must wear cursed cuffs that restrain their magic. The curse is ancient and can only be defeated by an ancient weapon lost to time, a witchblade. Amber is hellbent on finding the weapon. And if she can’t find it, she will remake it with the help of her mom’s underground rebel society, the Medusa Coven.
​
When Amber mistakenly reveals her secret to Gavin Wade, her academy rival and the most sadistic witch hunter in the city, she endangers her mission and creates a rivalry that threatens her freedom. When Gavin convinces the king to arrange a marriage between them, Amber takes another vow, turning her betrothed into her mortal enemy. She will never be added to his trophy collection and she’s willing to kill to keep her vow.
​
While the monthly royal witch hunt engulfs the attention of the city, Amber races to get her hands on the witchblade. The journey takes her into the dark depths of the city and pushes her to unleash her own wicked impulses. She was born a beast. He made her a monster. She will make his nightmares come true.

Waking from a coma, Adanya finds herself alone and betrayed. Everything she knew is gone… ​
​
The Northern Kingdom has long sought the annihilation of Rydell. In a desperate bid to stop them, Adanya and the Council of Sorcerers craft a spell to defend their people. But Adanya’s sacrifice was supposed to leave her in a magically-induced coma for a few months—not seventy years.
​
Now, her kingdom is destroyed, and her betrayer rules the continent with more magic than anyone should be able to possess. Adanya must find and work with the descendants of the people she loved to discover the magic within herself—and the confidence to stand against someone who once meant so much to her.
​
Faced with overwhelming odds, can Adanya find the strength she needs?

Aurelia is the only child of the head of the noble House Marszalek, and has spent most of her eighteen years locked in her bedroom from sundown to sunup, hiding a beastly secret to protect her father’s reputation. Kasper dutifully leads the band of thieves known as Shadow’s Bastion–alleged to be the most vicious criminals in the city of Skala, thanks to a collection of rumors and half-truths spread by the Shadows themselves to keep people looking in the wrong direction.

A jewel heist gone awry puts Kasper and his team at the mercy of the young head of House Zuraw, Tytus, who coerces him into participating in a staged kidnapping scheme to help him win Aurelia’s hand in marriage. Auri, however, sees this as a perfect opportunity to escape her father’s clutches and live life on her own terms, leaving Kasper stuck striking ill-advised bargains with a lonely dragon, a mob boss’s son, and Aurelia herself to fulfill his end of the deal with Tytus and get the rest of his crew back unharmed.

In a realm haunted by incomprehensible gods and monsters, with Auri’s previously well-kept secret complicating matters, the thief and the noble have to learn to trust each other–and fast–if either of them are going to get what they want.

The hard part is figuring out exactly what that is.

Corporate tells the public the mermaids aren’t dangerous, but that’s a lie.​
​
When the superpredator Mer kill another trainer, Finnegan Jarvis finally sees his opportunity to become a superstar trainer. No more scrubbing tanks and cleaning blood: he’s gonna be in front of the audience showing off his brand-new, fully-trained mermaid. If only he can get her to do the tricks she’s supposed to.
​
That mermaid is Erie, an ocean-princess ripped from her home when she pushes another Mer out of the way of the net. She doesn’t understand why she’s there, but she’s determined to learn air-words to find out.
​
While Finn trains Erie, she teaches herself air-words. And when she finally speaks, Finn breaks the number one rule at Oceanica: Never Humanize The Mer.

As the immortal First Woman, the world has not always been kind to Lilith. She lives in the shadows, hunting evil men and monsters alike. A routine life of darkness until she meets Mallory, a pregnant mortal and anything but routine. In a moment, Lilith turns from monster hunter to fierce protector.

The duo must fight just to keep Mallory alive as she is hunted for the supernatural baby in her womb. Time is of the essence for the fragile mortal as unseen forces bring out the darkest parts of Lilith.

Will she be able to keep Mallory and the baby alive or will she fall victim to her own darkness?

FIVE STAGES OF LOVE marks a delectably powerful poetic debut by author and artist Aridam S. Dojie, blurring the line between poetry and picture book with its highly emotive visual narrative.

Each illustrated, black-and-white spread whispers a solemn secret as art weaves through words and rhymes caress ink, holding heartbreak prisoner while you witness a woman fall in love with her worst enemy, her nemesis — herself.

Sitting with her grief, intellectualizing it, even as she forced herself to feel the pesky little thing through its five dreaded stages of denial, anger, bargain, depression, and finally, acceptance, brought the author face to face with another, far more formidable emotion that required processing in its own right: love
​
Surely, it must have its own logical stages too. Because how else do you even begin to process love through an intense, generations-old war, where it’s always you against you — your nemesis number one? And also because what is love but the other side of grief? Especially the love that blooms after it. The love that originally belonged to the despised child in a now adult body, abandoned for far too long for her to even be acquainted with the emotion anymore.
​
And so, this story begins at the end: a five-stage, slow burn, enemies-to-lovers saga in verse. You think you've hit rock bottom. But it gets darker, and it gets worse, before it gets better. But it does get better. Only, we need to process some stubborn sh*t first.