Winner of the Maiden Voyage Award for best first speculative fiction novel. If you want to survive, mind your caste… Rani Trader was born a merchant in her class-bound society, but her family paid handsomely to place her in the prestigious stained-glass-makers’ guild. When Rani witnesses the murder of the Crown Prince, she’s accused of being the killer, and the entire glasswrights’ guild is destroyed. Now she must move through her kingdom’s castes, trying to discover the assassin’s true identity to clear her name and redeem the reputation of her lost guild. As she rises from city slums to the royal palace, Rani meets true friends and false leaders. When she discovers a secret brotherhood, she is forced to judge who is right and who is wrong. Lives hang in the balance. How can Rani stay alive long enough to expose the Prince’s true killer? If you like stories set in medieval times where characters challenge their caste and claim their birthright as they experience coming of age, all while wrestling with prophecy, destiny, fate, power, intrigue, and betrayal, then you'll this book! The Lost Guild Series includes: The Glasswrights' Apprentice The Glasswrights' Progress The Glasswrights' Journeyman The Glasswrights' Test The Glasswrights' Master 121322mfm

This debut fantasy series begins when the daughter of a merchant family gains a prestigious apprenticeship in the Glasswright's Guild. Soon, Rani finds herself in the middle of a terrible conspiracy, where she is forced to uncover an elusive brotherhood with a deadly venom that threatens to destroy her family and her king.

Choose wisely! Alana wasn’t ready to forfeit her carefree life as a village maiden, but the Great Tree chose her to be its honored woodsinger. Now, she communes daily with the Tree, conveying its ancient wisdom to her people on the Headland of Slaughter. Alas, even the Tree fails to recognize the threat when Duke Coren arrives from the mainland. Soon, two innocent children are kidnapped, carried off to distant Smithcourt for reasons unknown. Alana wastes no time provisioning a rescue party, giving them a treasured woodstar so she can observe and guide their progress. But a trio of fishermen is no match for a wily inland noble—especially one capable of manipulating the captured twins’ emotions until they no longer want to be saved. What must Alana—and others—sacrifice to bring the children home? If you like fantasy novels with magic, mystical trees, kidnapping of innocents, children in danger, sword and sorcery, epic stories, sagas, power, intrigue, and betrayal, then this is the book for you! 011823mfm

A land in ruin... Rani Trader's beloved homeland of Morenia has been destroyed by fire. The only hope for rebuilding is for King Halaravilli to marry a wealthy princess from distant Liantine. Rani must set aside her own feelings to journey with the king, to negotiate for his bride. In Liantine, Rani soon discovers a tangle of powerful entities: the wealthy Spiderguild with its monopoly on trade in silk and the brutal royal family, who have turned away from worship of the Thousand Gods. Even more intriguing, Rani finds the Players, traveling entertainers who have hoarded glassmaking secrets, guild-based knowledge that Rani craves. Knowledge, though, always has a price. Can Rani strike a bargain that will save her homeland, her king, and her own heart?

When she unleashes a genie from an old lantern, Kira Franklin, after making her three wishes, discovers that you really should be careful for what you wish for, and that moxie, not magic, is the key to making all your dreams come true.

His grandmother’s ultimatum was that he marry, not become a dad.

“[A]n irresistible tale of power and love, friendship and acceptance… Charming and insightful.” — Romantic Times Jane Madison has a problem. Or two. Or three. She has a desperate crush on her Imaginary Boyfriend, a man who doesn’t know she exists. Her doting grandmother insists she meet her long-absent mother. She’s working as a librarian, trapped in absurd costumes and serving up lattes in a last-ditch effort to keep her employer solvent. In lieu of a well-deserved raise, Jane is allowed to live in an ancient cottage on the library grounds. She soon discovers a hidden chamber filled with magical books that awaken her inner witch. Her first spell releases a smart-mouthed feline familiar. Her second makes her irresistible to men. Those witchy workings draw a compelling astral enforcer, David Montrose. Will magic—and David—solve Jane’s problems? Or only bring her more disasters? If you like romantic comedy, romcom, chicklit, or humorous and funny stories about libraries, librarians, witches, witchcraft, magic, fantasy, supernatural or paranormal events—like The Ex Hex, Payback’s a Witch, or Practical Magic—you will love this book! Magical Washington includes The Washington Witches Series, the Washington Vampires Series, the Washington Warders, and the Washington Medical: Vampire Ward Series: Girl's Guide to Witchcraft Sorcery and the Single Girl Magic and the Modern Girl Single Witch's Survival Guide Joy of Witchcraft Capital Magic "Dreaming of a Witch Christmas" "Nice Witches Don't Swear" Fright Court Law and Murder High Stakes Trial “Stake Me Out to the Ball Game” The Library, the Witch, and the Warder The Witch Doctor Is In Fae's Anatomy The Lady Doctor is a Vamp 110122mfm

Sarah Kozloff's breathtaking and cinematic epic fantasy series The Nine Realms, which began with A Queen in Hiding, comes to a thrilling conclusion in The Cerulean Queen. The true queen of Weirandale has returned. Cerulia has done the impossible and regained the throne. However, she's inherited a council of traitors, a realm in chaos, and a war with Oromondo. Now a master of her Gift, to return order to her kingdom she will use all she has learned—humility, leadership, compassion, selflessness, and the necessity of ruthlessness. The Nine Realms Series #1 A Queen in Hiding #2 The Queen of Raiders #3 A Broken Queen #4 The Cerulean Queen At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

“A fast-paced adventure series featuring a passionate, heart-winning heroine.” — Booklist Fight for the future, no matter the cost… Eighteen-year-old Rani Trader is trapped. Her city has been ravaged by fire and plague. Her king has rejected her aid as he negotiates for power and funds from the shadowy Fellowship of Jair. And now that same king is forcing Rani to broker his marriage to the wealthy princess of Liantine. Strange powers control that distant land. The prosperous spiderguild—and its seductive apprentice Mareka—hold a monopoly on the valuable silk trade. An upstart religion threatens the Thousand Gods. And a mysterious troupe of traveling players gathers secrets from low- and high-born alike. Those same players harbor glassmaking secrets that Rani craves. How can Rani balance her loyalty to her king, the pull of her heart, and her desperate desire to rebuild her lost glasswrights’ guild? The Lost Guild Series includes: The Glasswrights' Apprentice The Glasswrights' Progress The Glasswrights' Journeyman The Glasswrights' Test The Glasswrights' Master 121322mfm