Tag: Young Adult

The Tale of the Young Witch

When the age of witchcraft and sorcery died out, the world moved on, and most people believed they would never see its magical influences ever again. But it wasn’t so. The past has an uncanny habit of reinventing itself in the present, and the magic surrounding witchcraft cannot easily be undone.
Now in 1901, 450 years after the perceived death of witchcraft, an unsuspecting teenager, Amelia Twigg, is about to discover that not only does magic and witchcraft still exist, but it has found in her a vessel in which to manifest itself.
When a floating broom in her cellar makes it clear that magic is still around, Amelia is initially skeptical. But when it becomes apparent that she is indeed a witch, with powers that she could scarcely believe, she is hesitant to use them, fearful of the consequences and the future.
All that, however, is quickly put aside when she becomes the target of a secretive cabal who are intent on unlocking the secrets of witchcraft for their own uses once more.
Now, relentlessly hunted by this group, Amelia must find a way to stay one step ahead as she comes to terms with her abilities. But can she evade them long enough to learn how to use the powers she has been granted? Or will they find her before the magic inside of her can truly become effective?

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Petals in the Hail, Volume 1

Princess Nebati Dar Rasheba must chart her first steps as an adult while a horrific rakshasa brings more death to her already warlike world. At first, she is only her parents’ conflicted pawn for a political marriage. As allies around her fall, though, Rasheba embraces a path to real power and her first real lover, Lyrabei: stubborn, sensuous, and primal. Then, given the chance to turn the tide against evil, Rasheba strikes like a storm, but it may not be enough. Unseen enemies want the fires of slaughter to keep burning.

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So You Survived the End of the World: 3

Bandits are deadly, but the past is a jerk…
Two things Sebastian Yun never in a million years would have put on his bucket list: Sneaking into the Bandit Queen’s stronghold and dredging up his less-than-awesome past. And yet here he is.
It’s just his luck that his rushed heist coincides with an unusual bandit competition. But when he’s caught mid-theft, inserting himself into their fierce contest may be his only chance of escaping this mess with his head still attached to his neck.
But while cut-throat raiders are scary, it’s confronting a blast from his past that he’d bend time and space to avoid. Because there’s only one person with the power to decimate him, and she’s determined to see him again…

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So You Survived the End of the World: 2

When a groupie takes “fanatical” to a monstrous level…
Not everyone stans Sebastian Yun’s self-imposed mission to spread good music across the post-apocalyptic land. After an unappreciative mob chases him away from town (totally not his fault BTDubs), even his long-suffering traveling companion may have had enough of his wilin out. Especially when their narrow escape leaves them stranded in the middle of nowhere in the dead of night.
He should be thrilled by the sudden appearance of an excited admirer who clearly appreciates his genius. Too bad this diehard comes in the form of a gruesome body-snatching creature of evil who preys on mankind.
Sebastian thought that a town without 90s hip hop had him shook, but he’ll have to think fast and shoot faster or it’s deuces for any hope of seeing morning.

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So You Survived the End of the World: 1

Earth may be a nightmarish landscape, but that’s no reason to stop the music.
Post-apocalyptic life ain’t all doom and gloom for Sebastian Yun. The eighteen-year-old lives for broadcasting his music to the end-of-world-weary masses from behind the wheel of his sweeeeet, double-decker ride. But when making a pit stop at a small, dusty town, the self-made radio DJ runs into a shady old nemesis who totally kills his good vibes.
This seasoned flimflam woman claims she can send the bloodthirsty creatures that prey on mankind back to hell. When Sebastian’s completely-not-selfish attempts to unmask the phony hit the wrong note, the very real danger is cranked all the way up to 11.
Will Sebastian live to share more of his dope tunes, or will it be dead air from here on out?
If you like charismatic characters, offbeat humor, and killer monsters, then you’ll love this YA twist on a post-apocalyptic future perfect for fans of Zombieland.

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Secrets of the Sorcery War: Ruarnon Trilogy, Book 2

Secrets lie across the seas.
Heir Ruarnon seeks allies to free their parents from unpredictable sorcerer-king Nartzeer. The reclusive Urai are not who they had in mind but can offer far more than Ruarnon anticipates. However, negotiations are interrupted when Nartzeer’s murderous grey-hided damars are sighted sailing towards Tarlah.
The damars’ human handlers are lost Aussie Linh’s chance to confirm that her gateway home —and sorcerers able (and hopefully willing) to operate it— lie in the dangerous West.
When Linh sets sail to confront the handlers, she learns that magic is very much still wielded on Umarinaris. That some of the Sorcery War’s deadliest weapons survived. And that Nartzeer somehow knows all of this, and has his own plans for those weapons.
But is Nartzeer the villain everyone in the East believes? What do his fleets truly seek in the Eastern Seas? And why have the damars become so formidable that they threaten to sink Ruarnon’s ship and overrun all of Ruarnon’s potential allies?