Mona Awad's All's Well meets Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt in Lauren Danhof's darkly humorous debut, in which a daughter races to save her mother from a dangerous cult before it's too late.

Glinda Glass is truly trying her best. After dropping out of her graduate school program, she moves back to her childhood home with her mom—who has not only joined a cult, the Starlight Pioneer Society, but has also become enraptured by its charismatic and menacing leader, Arlon. Meanwhile, Glinda spends her days working in the Drench-the-Wench dunk booth at the local Renaissance fair with her only friend Troy—who may be falling in love with her.

When Glinda learns that the cult will be turning her family’s home into their commune, she decides to take matters into her own hands—by infiltrating the cult and taking it down from the inside. There, she realizes things are far more sinister than she could have ever imagined and that she must get her mom out from under the spell of Arlon by any means necessary.

But Glinda can’t do it on her own; to save her mother, she’ll have to confront her own history of trauma and grief and repair her relationships with her sisters and Troy, no matter the cost.

There’s a secret growing in the woods.

In Ellie Caster’s town of Bishop’s Gap, the Casters and the powerful Levy family have been feuding for generations. The families share just one thing in common—they both dread the mark, a scorch that appears at random on their doors, bringing a curse from the Burning Tree.

When the mark hits Ellie’s door, her sister Jean falls into a coma. Ellie knows the Burning Tree is to blame, and desperate to save her sister, she braves the forbidden woods to confront it. But this choice ignites a chain of unintended consequences, forcing her to work with her nemesis, Charlotte Levy.

Together, they must complete an impossible task, uncover the ancient secret of Bishop’s Gap, and end the curse before time runs out for their entire town.

Step into the whimsical world of "Out You Monsters," a delightful children's picture book by Jeannie Furlong, Ed.D., perfect for ages 4-8. Meet Dallas, a brave young child who faces the common childhood fear of monsters in the bedroom with humor and courage.

Every night, Dallas's room is overrun by Snarl, Drool, and Lumpy—three silly monsters who are more irritating than frightening. Despite her parents' disbelief, Dallas is determined to tackle the monster problem head-on. With the support of a pet fish, Baby Red, Dallas embarks on a clever plan to reclaim the bedroom and peace of mind.

Inspired by the author's own experiences with her son, "Out You Monsters" delivers an empowering message: you can do anything when you choose to be brave. This heartwarming tale, filled with charming illustrations and a touch of drama, will have kids laughing and feeling proud of their own courage.

They say heroes are forged in fire… Jessa Whitley is about to burn.

Jessa knew finishing junior year would be tough. Dodging her ex and surviving finals was enough to handle. But finding out she’s Hercules reincarnate? The gods clearly have other plans and now her ancient soul is back in the mortal realm with one colossal mission: kick demon ass and maintain the fragile balance between gods and mortals… all while needing an inhaler to breathe at every jump scare.

The god of Death is hunting her, the gates of Hell are wide open, and chaos is ripping through the mortal world. Forget training, Jessa’s life is a crash course in survival. Balancing her Herculean destiny with a “normal” life? Not a chance. Then there’s Paul, a maddeningly protective god whose presence sets her nerves (and heart) on edge. Their undeniable attraction only deepens the tension, pulling Jessa into a web of secrets she’s not sure she’s ready to unravel.

As the apocalypse ignites, Jessa must decide how much she’s willing to sacrifice. Embrace her mythic legacy? Or risk losing everyone she loves as the world burns to ash?

“To save Aetherealm, you must embrace the evil you fear most. For often, the greatest heroes are those brave enough to wear the mask of a villain.”

In Aetherealm, where magic is woven into the very fabric of the world, the fragile balance between light and dark teeters on the edge of ruin. Rooted in ancient powers, the realm’s equilibrium is delicate, and Lusa, hunted as a mage in a land where magic is now forbidden, is caught between two fates. Her powers are both her greatest weapon and her deadliest curse. Bound to a bounty hunter whose loyalty is as elusive as his past, Lusa must make a choice that will either save the realm—or plunge it into eternal darkness.

As a dark sorcerer rises, ruthlessly extinguishing all who stand in his way, he sets his sights on shattering the light and bending all magic to his will. With the mages of Aetherealm hunted and slain, Lusa is the last one left to confront him. Her Dark Magics, sentient and insidious, pull at her like a puppet master, tempting her with promises of power through terrible acts. To defeat the sorcerer, she may have to surrender to the very evil she’s spent her life resisting. But embracing that power will not only devour her soul, it will forge her into a weapon of destruction, capable of obliterating everything, and everyone, she’s come to love.

Lost meets Stranger Things in this eerie, immersive YA thriller, thrusting seventeen-year-old Sia into a reality where the waters in front of her and the jungle behind her are as dangerous as the survivors alongside her.

Sia practically grew up in the water scuba diving, and wreck dives are run of the mill. Take the tourists out. Explore the reef. Uncover the secrets locked in the sunken craft. But this time ... the dive goes terribly wrong.

Attacked by a mysterious creature, Sia's boat is sunk, her customers are killed, and she washes up on a deserted island with no sign of rescue in sight. Waiting in the water is a seemingly unstoppable monster that is still hungry. In the jungle just off the beach are dangers best left untested. When Sia reunites with a handful of survivors, she sees it as the first sign of light.

Sia is wrong.

Between the gulf of deadly seawater in front of her and suffocating depth of the jungle behind her, even the island isn't what it seems.

Haunted by her own mistakes and an inescapable dread, Sia's best hope for finding answers may rest in the center of the island, at the bottom of a flooded sinkhole that only she has the skills to navigate. But even if the creature lurking in the depths doesn't swallow her and the other survivors, the secrets of their fractured reality on the island might.

Fractured Tide:
- Is an eerie and immersive YA thriller told through journal entries from a daughter to her father.
- Unfolds through the eyes of a narrator who keeps you guessing until the final pages
- Is a gripping mix of suspense and horror; perfect for readers ages 13 and up

A teenage psychic is drawn deep into the honeycomb of an abandoned hotel—and into a cat-and-mouse game with a predatory entity—in this riveting new supernatural horror novel.

"SO SCARY, IT GIVES DARKNESS A BAD NAME! When I finished the last page, I realized I was still shivering."—R.L. STINE, author of Goosebumps and Fear Street

Everyone in Gypsum, Texas knows the Hotel Alvarado changes at night—especially Quinn. A teenage clairvoyant, he’s been having dreams about it… dreams that call him to its dark, abandoned halls. The hotel is a monument to the town’s more prosperous past, when celebrities flocked to the mineral spas and films were shot in the desert. The Great Depression killed all of that, it killed the Alvarado, and frankly it killed Gypsum, too. Now, when the sun goes down, things no longer living stir deep within its creaking depths.

But the dreams are relentless. When Quinn braves the hotel’s darkness with his best friend June and unrequited love Selena, looking for answers, he gets only one: ghosts aren’t the scariest thing lurking inside the Alvarado (although they’re there, cold and restless and angry).

No. He’s been called by something worse: a predatory, inhuman entity that threatens to wipe Gypsum off the map, along with everyone in it. And wrongly—accidentally—he’s let it out. It takes the shape of a handsome young man. It walks. It talks. It laughs. It can even make you laugh. But its appetite for death can never be sated.

Quinn has always had the power to see the future… can he find the power to change it?

A Washington State Book Award Finalist
Named to the Spirit of Texas Reading List

"Mesmeric. Hauntingly beautiful. A must-read for anyone who dares to venture into the abyss."—Robin Alvarez, author of When Oceans Rise

"Spooky. Scary. Mysterious. Twisty."—A. Lee Martinez, award-winning author of A Namless Witch

Anne of Green Gables meets How to Train Your Dragon in Kindred Dragons, a cozy and heartfelt middle-grade graphic novel about a brave young girl and the dragon whose life depends on her.

Alice has been unhappy ever since her parents sent her to Prince Edward Island to live with her strict grandmother. Alice is fanciful, prone to telling tall tales, and absolutely OBSESSED with dragons! Fairies deliver dragon eggs to a select few, known as Kindreds, but no egg has ever arrived for Alice.

While wandering the woods alone, she finds and secretly befriends a mysterious old dragon named Brim. Alice is excited to finally have a dragon friend of her own, but when Brim suddenly falls ill, Alice must set out on a desperate quest to save him.

As Alice searches for a cure, she discovers that her connection to dragons is unlike that of any Kindred—but will her new power be enough to save her friend?

Let your imagination take flight in this heartfelt story of friendship, family, and learning to love who you are!

Women are dying and the evidence points to Megan Brooks being next on the list.

A single mother working long hours, Megan hasn’t given her ex-husband much thought since he abandoned them six years ago. Her job as a crime scene investigator keeps her too busy to travel down memory lane. That is, until one of her scenes is the apparent suicide of her ex’s first wife.

She brushes it off as an upsetting coincidence until the bodies of the second and third wives surface. As number four in a long line of women used and cast aside by Kurt, Megan races to uncover the truth. Who is Kurt, why did he leave, and most importantly, is Megan next?

Fans of In My Wake by Ruth Harrow and Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay will enjoy the shocking tale of Shambles.

Megan Brooks’ past has led to the ultimate punishment. And now with nothing left to lose, she goes in search of those responsible for her son’s death. Her only path to the sordid details is in seducing Rick, the manager of taboo nightclubs run by the Aryan Brotherhood. But his answers only make for more questions. Follow Megan as she weaves her way through corrupt characters while circumventing her cop boyfriend to find the truth.

When a rogue object from space is on a collision course with Earth, we naturally shoot a nuclear missile at it. Altered radiation spreads through the atmosphere, causing a lucky/unlucky few of us to develop peculiar, amazing, or downright awful abilities. They are the Adapted. What’s next?

A new government agency, of course! Popular and progress-minded President Phelps creates the Radiologically Adapted Dangers to Society Administration. RADSA is charged with helping the Adapted become a welcome part of society, but also capture those with abilities deemed too powerful or unsafe.

Four RADSA agents in North Texas, each with their own ability and secrets, go about their jobs interviewing people who can talk to beetles, sneeze ketchup, or destroy plant matter with their touch. The Adapted they encounter with abilities on the Dangers to Society list must be sent to a remote island for the safety of everyone else. No ifs, ands, or due process. One of the agents has an ability on that list.

More rogue objects strike. But when internal strife splits the team, catastrophe looms large across the planet. Can the team put their differences aside in time to stop the biggest and deadliest conspiracy the world has ever known?

*** winner of the Golden Wizard Book Prize for Children's Literature! ***

Thirteen-year-old Cammie Fields lost her arm in a car accident and thinks her life's story is already written. Even with a new state-of-the-art bionic arm, Cammie still prefers the comfort of Steelwing, her favorite video game, to the real world. But when her mom arrives home with a gift from work, moments later they’re both swept into the game.

Experiencing the game world from the inside is Cammie’s dream, even if it’s with her mom who’s a total noob. But things turn serious when they find out her dad is trapped in the clutches of the unbeatable metal dragon. The world gets even more dangerous when a shadowy villain’s magic spreads, corrupting Steelwing and even her quest. Can Cammie find a way to write her own ending to save her dad and get everyone home?

The quest timer is ticking…

The last place Cammie Fields expected to hear a dragon roar was in the middle of the school library! Steelwing is back and asking for her help, but she’s got something bigger to worry about: a new school nemesis. Cammie and her new bionic arm should have been the center of attention in class, but everyone’s distracted by Anastasia Nelson, the popular new girl who hears the dragon too.

When they’re mysteriously pulled into the game world of Illiavar together, Cammie and Anastasia stumble into the hidden laboratory of the perplexing sorcerer Malmortis Zek, who’s been creating his own game areas, weapons, and monsters to finally corrupt Steelwing. But how?

As if life wasn’t complicated enough, everyone is hiding something — wizards, classmates, parents, and even Steelwing. Cammie and Anastasia must work together to connect all the secrets and stop Zek before he takes control of Steelwing and all of Illiavar.

The fate of the world's most popular video game is at stake…

*** Judges' Top Pick for suspense Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award. ***
*** 2025 Reader’s Choice awards winner. ***

“Don’t he look like a sweet little bunny?”

The kind-hearted delivery nurse had no way of knowing that her well-intentioned words would doom Bunny Boy Potts to a lifetime of ridicule. Well, that and the unfortunate way his ears stuck out like two ping-pong paddles.

Living with his unhinged single mother, his entire life is spent apologizing for existing while scraping by for enough to survive. Food and love—neither is freely available in the Potts’ home, but the sharp sting of the strap is always on standby.

When Bunny meets Raquel, he thinks she could take him from scarecrow misfit to normal teen. Growing in the sunshine of her approval, Bunny even gets a job from his rancher neighbor, TC. For the first time in his life, Bunny can buy clothes that fit. He can eat enough to stave off the hunger that used to sing him to sleep every night. Along with a paycheck, he earns a nickname and the grudging respect of those around him as he begins to rise above the hand he’s been dealt.

But Bunny Boy Potts wasn’t meant to have a life like everyone else.