In an ancient, magical world Maerose of Riversbend is a valuable prize, for she is a young maiden gifted with fae, magical blood. She senses the dark night of Samhain—five moons away—will bring untold change. As the fateful night approaches she’s first kidnapped by a rogue who means her harm, then rescued by a mysterious and handsome stranger by the name of Bron. Locked in their battle for supremacy, Maerose discovers she’s the physical key capable of undoing a hundred-year-old curse threatening their land. It’s through her dormant power they can drive back the evil spirits about to rise from the dead. Seduction and magic surround Maerose, and she must pledge her true love to a gifted maji on the dark night of Samhan at the very gates of the underworld. Only true love will unleash her fae power, but who will be the one to win her heart—Bron, or Veldor?

Shares reproductions of the artist's fantasy-themed paintings along with personal insights and a discussion of her characters' histories.

In this “riveting, atmospheric thriller that messes with your mind in the best way” (Laini Taylor, New York Times bestselling author), three residents of a secluded, seemingly peaceful commune investigate the disappearances of two outsiders. Travis Wren has an unusual talent for locating missing people. Often hired by families as a last resort, he takes on the case of Maggie St. James—a well-known author of dark, macabre children’s books—and is soon led to a place many believed to be only a legend. Called Pastoral, this reclusive community was founded in the 1970s by like-minded people searching for a simpler way of life. By all accounts, the commune shouldn’t exist anymore and soon after Travis stumbles upon it…he disappears. Just like Maggie St. James. Years later, Theo, a lifelong member of Pastoral, discovers Travis’s abandoned truck beyond the border of the community. No one is allowed in or out, not when there’s a risk of bringing a disease—rot—into Pastoral. Unraveling the mystery of what happened reveals secrets that Theo, his wife, Calla, and her sister, Bee, keep from one another. Secrets that prove their perfect, isolated world isn’t as safe as they believed—and that darkness takes many forms. “As spine-chilling as it is beautifully crafted” (Ruth Emmie Lang, author of Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance), A History of Wild Places is a story about fairy tales, our fear of the dark, and losing yourself within the wilderness of your mind.

For the past two decades, fantasy artist Jasmine Becket-Griffith has entranced a worldwide audience with herpop-surrealist acrylic paintings. Exploring themes ofmagic, mystery, and historical reference, infused withgothic melancholy, her original characters always evokea sense of wonder and visceral human connection withtheir trademark large expressive eyes.This volume is an expansive monograph of full color fine art reproductions of Jasmine¿s recent paintings, andserves as an heirloom tome for lifelong collectors, while at the same time providing an exciting introductionto new fans.Featuring background descriptions and artistic insights from Jasmine herself, the artworks are alsoaccompanied by the poetry and short stories of Amber Logan and Kachina Mickeletto ¿ the artist¿s sisters¿ and author Matthew David Becket, revealing the inspiration behind some of the artist¿s most well-lovedimages.184 full-colour pages with hard-padded cover book

Legend: real or imagined? In their demon-bound minds, fearful and powerful men consider Arcina, the last Damselfly, a threat to their race. Hunted by those men, Arcina must set aside her docile nature to learn the skills of weaponry and war if she is to protect her unborn offspring and ensure the future of her race. With the help of Ilerion, an embittered nobleman, and his manservant, Nilus, Arcina races against time to stop a vicious warlord set on cleansing the world of the Damselflies' potent magick. Spanning two generations, Damselflies sweeps you into a tangled web of twisted legends and broken promises, desire and deception, fear and fallacy, and the endless struggle to control the minds of humankind.

Beware! For witches, wolves and wonders lie within!Once upon a time, wolves charmed red-cloaked witches from the path, obsidian mirrors advised immortal queens, and an abandoned brother and sister called upon the ancestors to overcome evil encountered in the dark heart of the forest.Did you ever wonder about the real magick in faerytales? Because long, long ago, faerytales were spirit-stories, tales of mystery, initiation and transformation, and they were not meant only for children.In this collection of retold faerytales, including one bewitching original, Lucy Cavendish has reimagined 11 classics, restoring to them their pagan wisdom, so that every story bubbles over with spells, potions, hexes, faeries, and all manner of magickal beings. Boys grow antlers, enchanted horses talk from beyond the afterlife, mermaid mothers call to their daughters, alchemy allows a psychic girl to spin straw into gold, spindles curse, and witches good and witches malevolent do battle within these spellbinding pages.Featuring faerytale-inspired spells, fascinating histories and the spine-tingling secrets behind the stories, this collaboration between Lucy Cavendish and Jasmine Becket-Griffith is a thrillingly witchy twist on some the world's most beloved tales.Full colour, 272 pages, hardcover book.