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The Lost King Frazier Alexander (FyreSyde Publishing) Publication date: November 10th 2020 Genres: Adult, Fantasy In an ancient place, in an ancient time… King Athan vanishes at sea. His children, prince Thalos and princess Thara, drift apart with age, their kingdom falling into ruin. Thalos stubbornly clings to the past; Thara, resentful of her father, looks to the future. In the wake of this decline, a beautiful enchantress usurps the throne from the estranged siblings. She exiles Thalos to the edge of the world and slowly enslaves Thara’s mind. In his exile, Thalos finds another castaway—an old comrade of his father. Together they begin a voyage in search of the lost king. Thara, meanwhile, resists the new queen’s coercive spells and finds a resistance of creatures still loyal to her father. With a vast world of enchanted islands and beings between them, Thalos and Thara struggle to restore their family and rekindle the hope of the true king’s return. Add to Goodreads

The Skald’s Black Verse by Jordan Loyal Short Series: The Dreadbound Ode (#1) Published: Re-Release Available August 6, 2020 Genre: Epic Grimdark Fantasy Age Group: Adult Book Blurb When a soldier’s murder sparks rebellion in the tiny village of Skolja, Brohr’s past marks him as the prime suspect. Haunted by his brother’s ghost, and drawn into a web of dark pacts and tangled loyalties, Brohr must choose between the path of vengeance set before him, and a chance to forge his own fate. From the shadows, an all but extinct race of alien demigods have begun the end game of their millennia-spanning war, and one has chosen Brohr for his closing gambit. But Brohr’s grandfather harbors a dark secret that will change everything. Above it all, a dread portent looms in the sky, spelling the death of Brohr’s world. With doom spiraling toward them, Brohr must lead an unlikely rebellion, unearth disturbing family secrets, and tame the raging ghost that

The Story of Evil – A Hero’s Downfall  by  Tony Johnson Published:   March 4, 2020 Genre:   Epic Fantasy Age Group:   Adult Pages:  483 During an entertaining jousting tournament, a mysterious villain attacks the capital with his army. Because of this disastrous event, Stephen Brightflame, a nineteen-year-old who aspires to become a knight, embarks on a quest to save the kingdom from further destruction. He joins up with a convicted felon, an arrogant warrior, and a Halfling woman, but quickly learns their pasts are just as dark and disturbing as his own. Experience the first book in an epic fantasy trilogy that’s been called, “fascinating and captivating” featuring “well-rounded, enjoyable characters, intense action scenes, and riveting twists” (The US Review of Books and Self-Publishing Review). Goodreads / Amazon ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Hero's Downfall left me numb upon completion. Just emotionally drained. Any author that leaves me with with a 'book hangov

Arms of the Ocean Jamie Webster, M. Dalto Published by: Parliament House Publication date: July 7th 2020 Genres: Fantasy, New Adult, Young Adult Nineteen-year-old Tristaine lived a life of bitterness. When her mother abandoned her family, and her father began drinking, Tris discovered the only thing that truly brought her happiness: the sea. It called to her like a lover and flowed through her like a life force. When her only peace is threatened to be taken away, Tris realizes there is nothing she wouldn’t do to remain with the ocean. Even if it means taking her own life to do so. But the sea isn’t done with her -not yet- and Tris soon finds herself submerged in a world where love, betrayal, and honor stand stronger than any other force of nature. Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo / Google Play ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review: *Just a fair warning that there are triggers within the pages of this book. Warnings: Rape, Sexual assault/violence, alco

Voice of War by Zack Argyle Published: March 19, 2020 Genre: Epic Fantasy Age Group: Adult Pages: 370 Blurb: While preparing for the birth of his first child, Chrys Valerian is tasked with uncovering the group responsible for a series of missing threadweavers—those able to see and manipulate threadlight. With each failure, the dark voice in his head that began during the war grows louder, begging to be released. Laurel lives in Zedalum, a secret city in the center of the Fairenwild. During her most recent messenger run, Laurel veered off course to explore the streets of Alchea. She never expected that her journey would end in chains. When Chrys learns who is responsible for the missing threadweavers, they come for him and his family. He must do everything in his power to protect those he loves, even if it means trusting a strange girl or the dark voice in his mind              Goodreads /  Amazon ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review:  Ok so phew we have

The Invention of Sophie Carter Samantha Hastings (Swoon Reads) Publication date: July 14th 2020 Genres: Historical Romance, Young Adult Blurb: Identical twin sisters take turns swapping places over the course of a summer in order to pursue their secret ambitions in Samantha Hastings ’ Victorian YA romance. 1851.  Bounced from one begrudging relative to another their whole lives, orphaned identical twins Sophie and Mariah Carter have always relied on each other for love and support, even though the sisters couldn't be more different. Brash Sophie wants to be an inventor, and demure Mariah wants to be an artist. Both long to visit London for the summer—Sophie to see the Queen ’ s Great Exhibition and Mariah to study the world ’ s finest collection of paintings. But when their cantankerous aunt answers their letter pleading for a place to stay, she insists she only has time and room to spare for one of them.

Shadow of a Dead God: A Mennik Thorn Novel by Patrick Samphire Published: May 27, 2020 Genre: Fantasy Age Group: Adult Pages: 460 Blurb: A dead god. A brutal murder. One second-rate mage. It was only supposed to be one little job – a simple curse-breaking for Mennik Thorn to pay back a favour to his oldest friend. But then it all blew up in his face. Now he’s been framed for a murder he didn’t commit. So how is a second-rate mage, broke, traumatized, and with a habit of annoying the wrong people, supposed to prove his innocence when everyone believes he’s guilty? Mennik has no choice if he is going to get out of this: he will have to throw himself into the corrupt world of the city’s high mages, a world he fled years ago. Faced by supernatural beasts, the mage-killing Ash Guard, and a ruthless, unknown adversary, it’s going to take every trick Mennik can summon just to keep him and his friend alive. But a