Ancient Secrets

Ten years after escaping a life of servitude behind the Veil, Wren is dragged back into the shimmering, cruel world of the fae. Her captor is Fionn, a silver-tongued bastard prince from her past who remembers the magic in her blood better than she does herself. Fionn is crafting a masterpiece of manipulation to usurp the throne, and he needs Wren’s rare, touch-based mind-reading to harvest the secrets of his treacherous brothers. Forced into a secret coven of gifted women, Wren must master forgotten, ancient magic to survive a world where every smile is a snare. Caught between her hatred for the monsters who stole her life and a growing, dangerous desire for the prince who promises to change everything, Wren must decide if she is Fionn’s greatest weapon, his equal partner, or merely the latest sacrifice in his climb to the crown.

Vika is enjoying the off-season when there are no tourists to crowd her bookshop. But an early pink-blossomed tree and a viral ghost video kick up something older. With Ben’s practical magic and her basset hound's uncanny nose, Vika sets out to solve the mystery of the orchard bride. Dahlia Vale is no tragic bride. She once was a powerful witch who stayed behind to protect what she loved. But, now her binding is loosening, the knot she protects is unraveling. The violence of the past is seeping through. To save the orchard, Vika must untangle the truth that the town erased, but first she must win Dahlia’s trust. As shadows of the past bleed into the present, the knot Dahlia protects is unraveling. When it does, the past will come through hungry.

"In his latest fantasy, Kambitsis crafts a tale of small-town weirdness that would tickle Stephen King." - Kirkus Reviews Something evil is hidden in the woods outside of the beautiful town of Sparkle, PA, the kind of thing Peter Huffy, newly arrived in town, does not believe in. Little does he know that something is happening in Sparkle, something that hasn’t occurred on Earth since the destruction of Camelot a millennium and a half before, and the forces of good and evil are going to collide. Twelve-year-old Derek Windward is the sole keeper of Sparkle’s oldest secret. He is the only one who has witnessed the evil hiding in the darkest part of the forest, and how terrifying the power it wields truly is. It is the Bunyine - a giant, tormented creature born eight-thousand years ago in the Garden of Eden and harboring an ancient grudge for the betrayal of its masters, whom we call Adam and Eve. One morning, Derek receives a cryptic message carved into a tree. A message from the beast itself. Though what the Bunyine wants is unclear, what it would do to get it is unthinkable. Sparkle brings together the charm and wonder of fantasy and the thrills of horror, creating a unique experience for readers of both genres, and all ages.

Benedicta Hicchecok is an immortal witch who values order, privacy, and control—especially over her dangerous old barn, which houses her family grimoire and the spellwork that anchors her power. When the township threatens to condemn the barn as unsafe, Benedicta faces losing both her livelihood and her magical legacy.\ Her carefully managed life is further disrupted by the arrival of her younger sister, Temperance—called Tempe—a chaotic, bohemian witch with a talent for trouble. Tempe brings with her an enormous Samoyed dog and Alexandros Papadopoulos, a polite but banished vampire fleeing supernatural politics. Though Alex’s presence is risky, his considerable wealth offers a possible solution to Benedicta’s mounting problems.\ Before plans can be made, faulty wiring sparks a fire that destroys the barn. Alex risks his unlife to retrieve the family grimoire, earning Benedicta’s reluctant gratitude. With no barn left to save, Benedicta allows Alex temporary refuge in exchange for funding a new, modern magical workspace.\ As the new arrangement settles, Benedicta pushes Tempe to contribute meaningfully to the family business. Tempe agrees to handle sales and deliveries—until Benedicta deliberately includes a stop involving Coyote, a trickster god from Tempe’s past. Tempe’s encounter with Coyote reveals that old supernatural entanglements are far from resolved.\ Meanwhile, Alex receives a package from his vampire progenitor, signaling that his banishment is temporary and that larger vampire politics may soon threaten Benedicta’s carefully warded territory.\ By the end of the opening arc, Benedicta has lost her old barn but gained a stronger foundation, an unreliable yet useful sister, and a vampire ally whose presence brings both opportunity and danger. Forced to abandon isolation, she begins navigating a future where family, magic, and supernatural politics are deeply—and messily—intertwined.

***What was buried is awakening…*** Do not question the Paladins.\ Do not cross into the Wilds.\ Do not seek the Magic. Tara has spent her life following those rules. On an island where obedience is survival, she’s learned to swallow her doubts, hide her powers, and pretend Eden is the paradise everyone claims it to be. But a secret always has a pulse. And Eden’s secrets are starting to beat louder. When Tara is chosen to train as one of the isle’s revered Paladins, she believes she can make a difference. But the moment she steps inside the Paladin stronghold, her whole world turns upside-down. Tor, the man she confessed her love to, is haunted by secrets he refuses to share. Rune, another trainee, starts to awaken feelings in her that are both thrilling and terrifying. And there are whispers of rebellion and forbidden passageways that lead to dangerous secrets. So when Tara discovers something she wasn’t meant to find, it shatters the foundation of everything she believes. Now she’s trapped between loyalty and truth, two men with different agendas, and an island she swore to protect. Darkness is rising. Magic is awakening. But her people are dying. Tara must become the Paladin she was destined to be or lose everything she loves.