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The Queen’s Dark Ambition by Jessica L Scott

The Queen’s Dark Ambition by Jessica L Scott

“That wood is always in my dreams. It’s super creepy,” Miya said. “Be careful.”
Craving a contemporary fantasy escape packed with unique magic, more questions than can be answered, and a girl who has to find her fire when everything’s falling apart? Then The Queen’s Dark Ambition will pull you in and refuse to let go. It’s the kind of story that blends eerie chills with real emotional punches. Readers call it “a twisted, whimsical young adult fantasy that fuses playfulness with eeriness” (Independent Book Review).
This gripping novel follows 14-year-old Stacy, a flawed, fierce heroine who’s drowning in change. She just blew up her friendship with Jas and Anjali by dropping the bomb about switching schools… and they ghosted her. Her parents are at war with her. The new house? Total nightmare. The move? The absolute worst thing ever.
Until the woods change everything.
One jump over the stream in the eerie wood near her new home, and Stacy suddenly finds herself in a hidden fairy realm. She catches a glimpse of something unthinkable: a child about to be sacrificed. A stranger locks eyes with her, recognises her, and hisses one warning: “Stay away or you’ll be next!”
Who are these fairies who hate humans? Why are there so many missing kids? And how could anyone in the fairy realm recognise her?
Stacy can’t stay away. She dives back in, only to get trapped in a realm ruled by a cruel, ghost-like fairy. A centuries-old wizard named Bower ends up as Stacy’s reluctant guide. With Bower’s help, Stacy uncovers a chilling conspiracy: imprisoned children, a queen consumed by pure evil, and a hunger for the power of the stars that could doom the world.
Can a girl still figuring out who she is stand up to a queen who long ago abandoned love itself? If Stacy fails, the missing kids aren’t the only ones who’ll pay. The entire world hangs in the balance.
Character-driven, and packed with emotion, The Queen’s Dark Ambition dives deep into belonging, identity, self-confidence, found family, glow-ups, hidden heritage, coming-of-age grit, and jaw-dropping plot twists. Perfect if you love clean fantasy with Christian undertones, angsty heroines who grow into their power, fish-out-of-water vibes, and magic that’s as dangerous as it is beautiful. If you like the style of authors Holly Black or Melissa Marr, you may like The Queen’s Dark Ambition.
What readers are saying:
“A modern fairy tale that fuses playfulness with eeriness, The Queen’s Dark Ambition will send you to the whimsical, yet dangerous natural world and make you feel glad you came.” — Independent Book Review
“I’d recommend The Queen’s Dark Ambition to readers who like their fantasy tinged with real-life grit… It’s a good fit for teens and adults who enjoy moody, character-driven tales with a sharp edge of menace. If you like your magic beautiful but dangerous, and your heroines flawed but determined, this book will keep you turning the pages.” — Literary Titan – 4 stars
“This book has lots for readers to immerse themselves in…” — LoveReading – Awarded Indie Books We Love – LoveReading4Kids
If you’re ready for fairies who aren’t cute and a girl who refuses to stay broken, grab The Queen’s Dark Ambition today. The wood is calling… will you answer?
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Discord by H. Peter Alesso

Discord by H. Peter Alesso

The hardest thing to build is the courage to begin.

When the plant where his father has worked for eleven years announces an AI-powered automation rollout, Luke Lawson knows what it means for his town. He finds the American AI Challenge, a national competition with a fifty-thousand-dollar grant and a way to build something that matters. When he mentions it at dinner, his father sets down his fork and forbids it, quietly and completely, because no son of his will help build the thing coming for this town.

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The Montana Gold Mine (Jubilee Walker Book 4) by Tim Piper

About The Montana Gold Mine (Jubilee Walker Book 4) by Tim Piper:

In spring 1874, the American economy is descending into a depression, following the collapse of Jay Cooke’s financial empire. Amid the chain of bank and business failures set off by Cooke’s bankruptcy, Jubilee Walker struggles to keep Warner and Walker Outfitters solvent.

Jubil’s grand plans for developing Yellowstone National Park into a popular tourist destination were dashed when Cooke’s business failed, but he is still determined to help fulfill the park’s potential—not to mention his promise to his friend White Dog to end the corruption affecting the well-being of the people living on the Crow reservation.

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The Crystal Born by Ivy Woods

The Crystal Born by Ivy Woods

Kestral Wynn survives a troll warlord’s camp through forgery and math. But when a mysterious elf arrives and her secret power is threatened, survival isn’t enough anymore. She has to run, or lose everything.

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Ivy Leigh Ever After by Gael Lynch

Ivy Leigh Ever After by Gael Lynch

When Ivy Leigh’s mom dies, her life turns upside down. Another year has passed, and she wants to remain the girl she once was, mucking in the mud, hiking in the woods, chasing after frogs and butterflies, all the little girl things she did when Mom sometimes came along with her. Now, Ivy is eleven turning twelve. The past year was marked with an awful set of nightmares and a huge hole she can’t quite find a way to fill.

Even greater trouble arrives when Ivy finds out her arch nemesis, Winona, starts bullying her. Soon, Ivy will learn that like her mom had told her, even bullies have backstories too.

With a family and friends-Ivy is surrounded by a small circle of people who love her. She remembers what her mom always taught her-to spread that love, to be kind and compassionate above all else, no matter what challenges in life arise.

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The Door In the Carnegie Library by VC Williams

The Door In the Carnegie Library by VC Williams

Seventeen-year-old Julie believes she’s failed at everything in her 1967 world of miniskirts and popularity. Unnoticed at school, even her parents have little time for the shy girl. While taking shelter in the town library during a rainstorm, a friendly Native American spirit “pushes” her back in time. Finding herself in the Elks Opera House, an attractive teenage stagehand, Ren, reveals she’s landed in 1907. Taken in by a strangely familiar woman and her deputy sheriff husband, the frightened girl learns that if she wants to get home, she must step out of her comfort zone. Ren and a new friend at school help her take those first steps. But when the Apache Kid hears about the Yavape′ Apache magic, Julie faces her biggest challenge. Survival. Without the magic of bravery, trust, and inner knowledge, she may never get home again.

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Deluge: The People That Melt in the Rain 1 by Carolyn Watson-Dubisch

About Featured Book: Deluge: The People That Melt in the Rain 1 by Carolyn Watson-Dubisch

12 year old Laura was just a normal girl from Seattle when her mother decided to move to a mysterious town in the mid-west. The moment they arrive in their new home hundreds of frogs rain from the sky. Her quirky new neighbor has a house full of knickknacks and odd tiny creatures beckoning from the shadows, and there's a terrible curse on the town that makes every summer storm a life threatening event. Welcome to the town of Deluge.

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The Montana Gold Mine by Tim Piper

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When Jubil solicits support from the highest levels of government, he sets off a chain of events that puts not only him but the ones he loves most in grave danger. What is the nature of the secret Jubil’s nemesis is hiding? And how far will he go to protect it?

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The Neverknown: A Young Adult Dystopian Novel by BB Brighton

The Neverknown: A Young Adult Dystopian Novel by BB Brighton

In 2049, Hawaii, being Neverborn means you’re already marked for death. Canyon’s family just gave him a reason to come back from it.
Separated from the family that raised him, hunted by Shipley, and carrying secrets that could change everything, Canyon discovers that being brave doesn’t mean you’re not afraid. It means you keep fighting—even when the cost is unbearable. Will faith and courage be enough?
The stunning conclusion to the award-winning The Never Trio Trilogy. If you loved the first two books, prepare for a finale that will break your heart and put it back together.
Perfect for readers who loved:
• Dystopian fiction with heart
• Stories of faith under fire
• Underdog heroes who refuse to quit
• The Giver, Unwind, and The Hunger Games
Book 3 in The Neverborn Trilogy
Book 1: The Neverborn (Readers’ Choice Award Winner)
Book 2: The Neverseen (ChristLit Award Winner)

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The Northern Pacific Railroad (Jubilee Walker Book 3) by Tim Piper

About The Northern Pacific Railroad (Jubilee Walker Book 3) by Tim Piper:

In 1872, six hundred miles between Bismarck and Bozeman were to be surveyed for the Northern Pacific Railroad. But Sitting Bull is gathering strength to resist this incursion into the tribes’ hunting grounds. Citizens and politicians question the need for the rail line and doubt that it can ever be guaranteed safe from Indian raids. But financier Jay Cooke is willing to risk his financial empire to build it.

When Cooke summons Jubilee Walker to his mansion and presents a proposition for completing the survey, Jubil finds it impossible to resist. But the stakes are high, both financially and personally. How much will Jubil risk to turn his adventure travel tours into a major business? Can he do it without losing the respect of the people he loves? And will he even survive the attempt to complete the survey?

Book 3 in the Jubilee Walker series is based on actual events of the 1872 and 1873 railroad surveys, and the ensuing financial turmoil as investors lose faith in Cooke’s vision.

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The Yellowstone Campaign (Jubilee Walker Book 2) by Tim Piper

About The Yellowstone Campaign (Jubilee Walker Book 2) by Tim Piper:

Fall 2024 The BookFest Second Place Award for Young Adult Historical Fiction
For decades, mountain men told tales of the exotic geography surrounding the source of the Yellowstone River, and Jubilee Walker, to the dismay of his fiancée, Nelly Boswell, can’t resist the opportunity to see it for himself. When Jubil joins an expedition to explore the region, he and his companions brave an unforgiving wilderness to find that the truth is even stranger than the legends.

But a year later, when Jubil returns with a survey crew, he finds ruthless men exploiting the region for profit. Will Jubil’s commitment to preventing the despoilment of Yellowstone’s geographical wonders get him killed?

Based on events of the 1870 Washburn Expedition and the 1871 surveys by Dr. Ferdinand Hayden and Captain John Barlow, the second installment of the Jubilee Walker series chronicles events leading up the passage of the bill that designated Yellowstone as America’s first national park.

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The Powell Expeditions (Jubilee Walker Book 1)

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After his mother’s death, seventeen-year-old Jubilee Walker asks to join a scientific expedition led by Major John Wesley Powell, a family friend. Powell initially refuses, but Jubil’s persistence and resourcefulness eventually win him a place on Powell’s crew.
However, Jubil’s plans for a life of adventure are complicated by his deepening feelings for his best friend, Nelly Boswell, who is reluctant to spend her life with a man who insists on such a dangerous lifestyle. How will Jubil navigate the hardships and lawlessness of the American West? And will he be forced to choose between a life of adventure and the girl he loves?
Jubil’s story draws on the real-life adventures of naturalist, college professor, and one-armed Civil War veteran Major John Wesley Powell during his Colorado River Exploring Expeditions. Powell became the first explorer to summit Longs Peak in the Colorado Rockies and navigate the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, fixing his place in history as one of America’s great explorers.

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All the Memories We Never Had by M.P. Anderfeldt

All the Memories We Never Had by M.P. Anderfeldt

One perfect day together. Months of messages across an ocean. Then Liu returns for good—to be with Finn. She arrives too late. He’s gone. What he left behind: a vintage tape recorder, his voice on the reels, and some tasks.
The memories they never had.
Experiences they would have shared.
Memories they never made.
Now she has to choose: complete them, or say goodbye forever.
Some love stories don’t get their ending. This one never even got its beginning.

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Sour Apples by Paul Jantzen

Sour Apples by Paul Jantzen

The year was 1975, and that summer would prove epic for Jimmy Hamilton. Imagine, an eleven-year-old boy with an imagination so powerful that he uses it like others would use a compass. Jimmy Hamilton sets out for the adventure of a lifetime. But summer, with all its promise, throws him a curveball, and he loses his fort on three separate occasions to unwanted squatters. He comes to discover each new unwelcomed tenant proves more difficult to evict than the last. His plans have a modicum of success but each comes with unintended consequences.

Add to that mix, the prettiest girl his age, a baseball diamond, a groundhog, a snapping turtle, a boy with a heightened olfactory acuity, and the town vagrant and Jimmy soon finds his summer adventure is more than he expected.

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Watch Us Begin

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Watch Us Begin is a coming-of-age poetry collection which follows the journey from adolescence into early adulthood. Written between the ages of fifteen and twenty-two, these poems give voice to the emotions of growing up: love and loss, nostalgia and change, mental health and identity.

The collection is arranged in eight sections, each one marking a stage of growth. From The Stillness to The Reflection, the poems move through moments of clarity and confusion, discovery and doubt, joy and reckoning. Together, they create a map of what it means to begin again and again, whilst learning who you are becoming.

Each poem is accompanied by a hand-painted watercolour illustration, adding another layer of intimacy to the words. The pairing of art and poetry creates an immersive experience, in which the reader can feel the emotion captured in both.

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R.A.P.E.D. by Pam Betts

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Seventeen-year-old Erica receives an intriguing invitation to a party that promises to alter the course of her life in ways she never could have imagined. As she steps into the vibrant atmosphere, the music pulsates with energy, and the laughter of her peers fills the air, but she quickly realizes this gathering holds deeper secrets than mere celebration.

This compelling book chronicles Erica’s transformative journey of self-discovery as she navigates the intricate web of high-stakes relationships, uncovering the thrilling yet perilous situations that accompany them.

With each heartbeat, she learns to trust her instincts, grappling with tough choices that could impact her future and the well-being of those she holds dear.

As the story unfolds, readers will be captivated by the exhilarating twists and unexpected turns, keeping them on the edge of their seats and eagerly anticipating what fate has in store for Erica next.

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Pintsized Pioneers at Play: Homemade Frontier Fun and Danger by Preston Lewis and Harriet Kocher Lewis

Pintsized Pioneers at Play: Homemade Frontier Fun and Danger by Preston Lewis and Harriet Kocher Lewis

Pintsized Pioneers at Play: Homemade Frontier Fun and Danger explores the forgotten world of how kids lived, laughed—and sometimes limped—through their childhood years in the Old West.
While their parents settled the land, these pintsized pioneers explored it, creating their own adventures with homemade toys, daring games, wild animal encounters, and risky escapades. This engaging sequel to the award-winning Pintsized Pioneers: Taming the Frontier, One Chore at a Time shines a spotlight on the joys and perils of play in a land still being tamed.
From exploring the prairie and wrangling critters to celebrating frontier holidays and watching traveling circuses, this book reveals how children carved out fun and entertainment in a rough-and-tumble world. Learn how railroads and mail-order catalogs brought new toys, how schools and churches doubled as social hubs, and how a simple game could end in laughter—or injury.
Written for young adults but fascinating for readers of all ages, Pintsized Pioneers at Play is packed with history, heart, and a hint of danger. Written at a tenth-grade reading level perfect for curious minds, Pintsized Pioneers at Play includes a glossary of related terms.
Perfect for fans of Western history, educators, homeschoolers, and lovers of untold American stories!

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When We Walked in Shadows

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I will not let the Darkness take me.

In this electrifying first book in the Dark Bound series, Molly Jane creates a separate reality filled with an unforgettable heroine, an overarching evil, survival, found family, and romance. When We Walked in Shadows is a fast pace, contemporary, dark fantasy that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

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