African Fantasy

The Rise of the Faecons Book 1 Almost 200 years ago the Fairy world turned to the Lycans for protection. Although safe, they are faced with the reality that the alliance has weakened their blood line, magic is dying. Lunah is the Fae Princess with no powers, her only royal duty is an arranged marriage to the Lycan Alpha to secure the boundaries of her lands. She enters a world that not only unlocks the secret of her lineage but a truth about her missing powers. Alpha Arn-Rah commits to helping his mate master her powers and it triggers a suppressed memory from his childhood, which revealed ...

After breaking up with her immature ex, Zenelle was supposed to find peace on a solo trip to Japan. But before she even makes it to the airport, she’s snatched up and wakes up trapped in a creepy, old mansion-turned-club called Haunt.The place is run by a powerful figure who kidnaps women to keep them “fresh” for his twisted Halloween parties, where rich elites indulge in whatever they want. It doesn’t take long for Zenelle’s rebellious spirit to get her into trouble, especially with the mansion’s self-appointed “bottom bitch,” who’s been there for years and keeps all the ...

"The adventure continues, as Hanshee and Raymond confront a web of intrigue and double-dealing in a brutal world where outrageous luxury and dire poverty exist side by side." –Jill Hand, author of White Oaks What was first thought to be a safe respite from both the winter elements and the stark brutality of man, has turned into more peril than Raymond and Hanshee could have imagined. Menace lurks in every shadowed corner and the pair find it almost impossible to tell friend from foe. Hanshee, the Maiyochi, has proven equal to every test thus far, but how much longer can even he hold out ...

“A thrilling adventure saga, featuring a duo from two very different worlds who must use all their wits and courage against formidable adversaries determined to destroy them.” –Jill Hand, author of White Oaks After an impossible escape from Stronghold Valley, and a perilous journey to Cantor, Raymond and Hanshee found King Moton IX more than willing to aid them in eluding their tireless pursuers. With the king's help, they now travel the Merchant Way, the road that links the nations of the northern plains and mountains to the prosperous southern ports on the eastern coast of the Great...

America is a barren landscape of smoldering ashes, devoid of life except for those people still struggling to scratch out some type of existence. Amidst this destruction, a father and his young son walk, always toward the coast, but with no real understanding that circumstances will improve once they arrive. Still, they persevere, and their relationship comes to represent goodness in a world of utter devastation.

Synopsis: Syren Duvall died saving the life of an innocent baby and woke up to find out she was now a sex craving succubus, with two mates that are brothers. The first two months were perfect, until her past came back to haunt her. On top of that, dead bodies of drained human men are popping up around the city and has Syren wondering if she has turned into a killer. Alpha and Omega Duvall thought they had found the woman they would share their lives with until another man claimed to be her mate. Now, they are left wondering if their dream had turned into a nightmare? Dark forces are working...

It is 1937, and Laura Ann Langston lives in an America divided—between those who work the mystical arts and those who do not. Ever since the Great Rust, a catastrophic event that blighted the arcane force called the Dynamism and threw America into disarray, the country has been rebuilding for a better future. And everyone knows the future is industry and technology—otherwise known as Mechomancy—not the traditional mystical arts.

Men do not become mystics. They become warriors. But eighteen-year-old Salo has never been good at conforming to his tribe’s expectations. For as long as he can remember, he has loved books and magic in a culture where such things are considered unmanly. Despite it being sacrilege, Salo has worked on a magical device in secret that will awaken his latent magical powers. And when his village is attacked by a cruel enchantress, Salo knows that it is time to take action.

In the stunning first novel in Marlon James' Dark Star trilogy, myth, fantasy, and history come together to explore what happens when a mercenary is hired to find a missing child. Tracker is known far and wide for his skills as a hunter: "He has a nose," people say. Engaged to track down a mysterious boy who disappeared three years earlier, Tracker breaks his own rule of always working alone when he finds himself part of a group that comes together to search for the boy.

She inherited the magick—but can she escape the curse that comes with it? Kirsten Ward has always felt the weight of her family’s secrets. Bound by generations of hoodoo magick, she’s inherited more than just mystical powers—she’s inherited a curse that keeps love just out of reach. Determined to break the chains of her ancestral spells, Kirsten embarks on a perilous journey of self-discovery and magickal mastery. Enter Detective Robert Dunn, a ruggedly handsome investigator with a skeptical heart but an undeniable pull toward Kirsten. As their worlds collide, sparks ignite, and ...

I’m a wolf who can’t shift, and because of that, I’ve been treated like nothing my entire life. I was tired of it—tired of staying in a place where I was constantly overlooked. The night I decided to leave it all behind, I found him—broken, bloody, and abandoned in the woods. I broke the rules and snuck him back to his side of the territory, knowing it could cost me my life. I wasn’t expecting him to want to get to know me. We’re from different packs, packs that have been on the verge of war for as long as I can remember. But despite it all, I fall fast and hard for him.

The story tells of the making of the very first ball of fire. Trinidad wavers between the British and the French and SouCou is a slave, stolen from her beloved homeland. Born a Sharman in Africa she is a prized possession because of her talents, she finds love then heart break but through it all she wants her daughter to be free. She refuses to believe that her new owner Governor Yant will keep any of his promises and instead bargains with the God of Fire, Shango to grant her, her heart’s desire in exchange for her very soul ... but SouCou’s rage is so powerful that she does not die, ...

Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. This bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other infamous strategists. The 48 Laws of Power will fascinate any listener interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.

After battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Orïsha. But the ritual was more powerful than they could’ve imagined, reigniting the powers of not only the maji, but of nobles with magic ancestry, too. Now, Zélie struggles to unite the maji in an Orïsha where the enemy is just as powerful as they are. But when the monarchy and military unite to keep control of Orïsha, Zélie must fight to secure Amari's right to the throne and protect the new maji from the monarchy's wrath.

Tristan Strong, just back from a victorious but exhausting adventure in Alke, the land of African American folk heroes and African gods, is suffering from PTSD. But there's no rest for the weary when his grandmother is abducted by a mysterious villain out for revenge. Tristan must return to Alke - and reunite with his loud-mouthed sidekick, Gum Baby - in order to rescue Nana and stop the culprit from creating further devastation.

From debut author Hadeer Elsbai comes the first book in an incredibly powerful new duology, set wholly in a new world, but inspired by modern Egyptian history, about two young women—Nehal, a spoiled aristocrat used to getting what she wants and Giorgina, a poor bookshop worker used to having nothing—who find they have far more in common, particularly in their struggle for the rights of women and their ability to fight for it with forbidden elemental magic.

In a land ruled by ruthless Fae, twenty-one-year-old Lore Alemeyu’s village is trapped in a forested prison. Lore knows that any escape attempt is futile—her scars are a testament to her past failures. But when her village is threatened, Lore makes a desperate deal with a Fae lord. She will leave her home to catalog/organize an enchanted library that hasn’t been touched in a thousand years. No Fae may enter the library, but there is a chance a human might be able to breach the cursed doors.

RERELEASE!!! (FORMALLY BAYOU:KING OF THE RISING TIDES) Mermaids are disappearing at an alarming rate, and no one knows who or what has happened to them. Not to mention, the very waters they call home are now killing them and has the Merpeople facing extinction. Something or someone is out to destroy the Water Realm, and it is King Bayou Moreau’s duty to figure out what is going on and save his people. He turns to the one person he knows can help him, Rachal Porter, the woman he loves but refuses to love him back. Rachal Porter Moreau lost her mate, Samuel, who was Bayou’s brother. She ...

As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science. As a Potawatomi woman, she learned from elders, family, and history that the Potawatomi, as well as a majority of other cultures indigenous to this land, consider plants and animals to be our oldest teachers.

In the pulsing heart of New Orleans, where ancient magic whispers through cobblestone streets and neon-lit jazz clubs, Detective Jason Chalk thought he knew the score. But when a routine drug bust spirals into a grotesque tableau of ritualistic murder, Jason finds himself standing at the threshold of a world he never knew existed—one where the lines between saint and sinner, magic and madness blur into oblivion. A cryptic symbol carved into flesh becomes Jason's obsession, a key to unlocking secrets that have lain dormant for centuries. As he delves deeper, the very fabric of reality ...