Download or read book A Lake of Feathers and Moonbeams written by Dax Murray and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For as long as Katya can remember, her partner Ivan, a powerful sorcerer, has given her anything she's ever wanted. Life is simple, until soldiers escorting Princess Yi Zhen enter the magical woods they call home. When Ivan captures the princess and demands Katya watch over her, she reluctantly agrees, entering a dark web of political grudges spanning centuries. Katya soon finds herself falling for the captive princess -- and is pretty sure the princess is into her, too. To make matters worse, Yi Zhen is betrothed to a roguish princen who's made it their mission to set her free. As forces rally to rescue Yi Zhen or go to war, Katya must take measure of her own powers and decide what she is willing to sacrifice. Will she retreat to the safety of what's familiar or give up everything she knows to spread her wings and fly?

Download or read book A Lake of Feathers and Moonbeams written by Dax Murray and published by Dax Murray. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indie Ink Award Finalist 2023: Non-Binary and Trans Representation How many half-truths could loyalty shoulder before it broke from the weight of deception on its back? Strange things can be said of the forest that spans the border of two kingdoms long at war. An evil sorcerer has made it his dominion, or an elegant enchantress has claimed it as her domain and grants wishes to those who chance upon her, or maybe the forest is guarded by an ancient and wrathful spirit. But Katya calls the forest home, living a life of magic and charms with her partner Ivan. But a threat looms over their forest, some darkness and danger that Ivan swears to protect her from. Katya finds herself caught up in a web of grudges and deception spanning generations, but most dangerous of all is the beautiful princess who stumbled into their woods. A princess who sets Katya’s heart fluttering with both desire and fear. As forces rally to rescue the princess or go to war, Katya must take measure of her own powers and decide what she is willing to sacrifice. Will she retreat to the safety of what's familiar or give up everything she knows to spread her wings and fly? I loved the queer-positive fairy tale world, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that was only the backdrop for a subtle story about trust, betrayal, and new possibilities. I highly recommend it, even if you're not familiar with the original story! ~ Danika, The Lesbrary

Download or read book Stars and Soil written by Dax Murray and published by Dax Murray. This book was released on 2023-10-30 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Don’t trust anyone, Lady Caitlin. Not even me. Especially not me. You can have allies here, but this court does not allow you the luxury of friends.” The land is dying, commoners are protesting, and workers are revolting. The king is ailing, but the crown prince is not stepping in to quell the unrest. But Caitlin does not care—she hasn't cared about anything since that day—the day her world shattered and she lost everything. Then she befriends a rebellion leader and catches the eye of the spoiled prince. These chance encounters could make her the most powerful woman in the realm—the power to rule it, or the power to tear it all down from the inside. It would be easier to do the former, but all she has to do for the latter is keep the prince's interest and sow as much chaos as possible... and ignore the tug in her heart whenever she sees a certain noble lady. But there is much more going on at court than even the revolutionaries and their spies know about. She soon discovers that darker forces lurk just behind the throne, and if Caitlin is to survive with her head still on her shoulders, she will need to learn the ever-changing rules of power--or make new ones herself. Caught in a web of deception and conspiracies—militant revolutionaries, cryptic priestesses, dangerous dukes, and a secretive and seductive lady-in-waiting with a ruthless family—Caitlin must unravel the truth of a long-hidden secret or she will become yet another unknowing pawn of an enemy far more dangerous than a tyrannical king. An enemy that has been waiting in the shadows for centuries to make its next move. And it has its sights set on making Caitlin into its weapon. Stars and Soil is the first novel in the Scions and Shadows series and is perfect for lovers of fantasy full of court gossip, political intrigue, shifting alliances, and sapphic and disability representation. Fans of David Hair's Moontide Quartet, Katherine Addison's The Goblin Emperor, and Tessa Gratton's Queens of Innis Lear will feel right at home in the queer-normative world of Ahnlisen and all of its betrayal and backstabbing.

Download or read book Birthing Orion written by Dax Murray and published by Dax Murray. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Too fondly have I loved these stars; all these galaxies we once called ours. The relationship between the two goddesses is tempestuous at best. Seya is the embodiment of a galactic creation and Tia of cosmic destruction. They create and they destroy and then they do it all over again. Seya and Tia use their divine magic to make pulsars and nebula, to set planets spinning around stars and bind a galaxy together with a central black hole. But when one of Seya's favorite stars goes missing, she blames Tia. What was once a symbiotic cycle of life and death becomes a game of broken hearts and promises betrayed. These tensions and insecurities are explored in sonnets and villanelles; the arc of their love tracked in meter and verse. These poems touch on queer love, betrayal, trust, acceptance, and forgiveness cast against a backdrop of stardust and celestial detritus. A beautiful love story in verse.

Download or read book Shades and Silver written by Dax Murray and published by Dax Murray. This book was released on 2021-02-12 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indie Ink Award Finalist 2023: Disability Representation by a Disabled Author Stories of identity, doubt, and belonging. A Scions and Shadows Novella The birthright of every Ástfríður is to know each metal in the earth, command it, bend it to their desires. To hear metal singing, some of it waiting just beneath the surface, so much of it deeper in the earth. If they wanted, the knew they could pluck that metal from the earth, melt it with a thought, and shape it as they pleased with a breath of air and their will. Each Ástfríður must choose which metal they would wear upon their heads, denoting the path they would walk. They craft beautiful horns to wear on their brow, forged with the metal they wish to identify with. But Britt does not know if they can choose the path they want, if they can overcome a past which has stolen their identity. The day has come for them to choose and they have no idea if they have any right to even try to. And Astrid has never felt the pull of the metal at all Wearing a forged circlet and horn, they try to navigate a world that they feel has rejected them, all the while fearing someone will learn their secret. The Veil of the Ástfríður has kept them hidden from the world and safe from intruders. Yet Britt and Astrid feel they are imposters in their own homes.

Download or read book The Magic Surrendered written by Dax Murray and published by Dax Murray. This book was released on 2017-01-30 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I haven’t been trying to build a weapon! I have been trying to prevent a war. Ellie, please don't make me do this. After generations of relentless expansion, Empress Eleanor is ready to put her family's habit for conquest behind her, content to cease her army's forward march and solidify her position as the ruler of the territories already in her possession. But these countries her fathers conquered are eager to leave the Empire and willing to resort to revolution. Amalthea grew up poor, her homeland destitute after being invaded and occupied. But her new status as a citizen of the sparkling empire gives her access to the Academy of Mages and all of their teachings. However, once there, she defies their rules and pursues her own experiments with dangerous and forbidden magics. Despite this, she catches the Empress's eye and is soon the first official Imperial Scientist and the unofficial consort. A short story about a brilliant mage and an insecure empress; of love and ethics, partnership and conflict.

Download or read book My Dearest Darkest written by Kayla Cottingham and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Bustle Best Book of March 2022 *Buzzfeed Highly Anticipated YA Novel *Lambda Literary Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ *BookRiot Best New Dark Academia YA Book Wilder Girls meets The Craft in this Sapphic horror debut that asks: what price would you be willing to pay to achieve your deepest desires? Finch Chamberlin is the newest transfer student to the ultra-competitive Ulalume Academy... but she's also not what she seems. Months before school started, Finch and her parents got into an accident that should have left her dead at the bottom of the river. But something monstrous, and ancient, and terrifying, wouldn't let her drown. Finch doesn't know why she woke up after her heart stopped, but since dying she's felt a constant pull from the school and the surrounding town of Rainwater, like something on the island is calling to her. Selena St. Clair sees right through Finch, and she knows something is seriously wrong with her. But despite Selena's suspicion, she feels drawn to Finch and has a sinking feeling that from now on the two will be inexplicably linked to one another. One night Finch, Selena, and her friends accidentally summon a carnivorous creature of immense power in the depths of the school. It promises to grant every desire the girls have kept locked away in their insecure hearts—beauty, power, adoration—in exchange for a price: human body parts. But as the cost of their wanting becomes more deadly, Finch and Selena must learn to work together to stop the horror they unleashed, before it consumes the entire island.

Download or read book Stone Cold written by Sarah Humpherys and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a kingdom where emotion is punished by death, Princess Syona is forced into a marriage alliance to stop a thirty-year war, and she must choose between her duty to the kingdom or the boy she truly loves.

Download or read book A Tale of Sun and Moon written by Kylie Murphy and published by Kylie Murphy. This book was released on 2024-01-25 with total page 643 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amara Amery's uniqueness sets her apart, even within her own family. This leaves her wondering where her place in the world is. Her life gets uprooted when during her Judgement Day ceremony, she's selected for Sigon Riding School, the highly respected Dragon Rider College. Upon entering, she's introduced to a world full of enchantment, dragons, rigorous training, and constant danger, Amara confronts revelations about her past, burgeoning magical abilities, and an unforeseen destiny that looms large. This propels her into a relentless pursuit of answers, unearthing a destiny, a past that shatters the illusion of the life she once knew. Follow Amara's journey as she navigates the intricate threads of love, peril, betrayal, surprises, and an unexpected kinship that emerges in the midst of danger.

Download or read book Taylenor written by Anne Marie Lutz and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book We All Fall Down written by Rose Szabo and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book in a dark fantasy YA duology by Rose Szabo, the author of What Big Teeth, about the power and danger of stories and the untold costs of keeping magic alive, perfect for fans of Rory Power and Marie Rutkoski. In River City, where magic used to thrive and is now fading, the witches who once ruled the city along with their powerful King have become all but obsolete. The city's crumbling government is now controlled primarily by the new university and teaching hospital, which has grown to take over half of the city. Moving between the decaying Old City and the ruthless New, four young queer people struggle with the daily hazards of life—work, school, dodging ruthless cops and unscrupulous scientists—not realizing that they have been selected to play in an age-old drama that revives the flow of magic through their world. When a mysterious death rocks their fragile peace, the four are brought into each other's orbits as they uncover a deeper magical conspiracy. Devastating, gorgeous, and utterly unique, We All Fall Down examines the complex network of pain created by power differentials, even between people who love each other—and how it is possible to be queer and turn out just fine.

Download or read book Backpacker written by and published by . This book was released on 2000-05 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Backpacker brings the outdoors straight to the reader's doorstep, inspiring and enabling them to go more places and enjoy nature more often. The authority on active adventure, Backpacker is the world's first GPS-enabled magazine, and the only magazine whose editors personally test the hiking trails, camping gear, and survival tips they publish. Backpacker's Editors' Choice Awards, an industry honor recognizing design, feature and product innovation, has become the gold standard against which all other outdoor-industry awards are measured.

Download or read book The Grimrose Girls written by Laura Pohl and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Bestseller Four troubled friends, One murdered girl... and a dark fate that may leave them all doomed. Once Upon a Time meets Pretty Little Liars in this queer, dark academia story about four reimagined fairy tale heroines who must uncover their ancient curses before it's too late. After the mysterious death of their best friend, Ella, Yuki, and Rory are the talk of their elite school, Grimrose Académie. The police ruled Ariane's death as a suicide, but the trio are determined to find out what really happened. When Nani Eszes arrives as their newest roommate, it sets into motion a series of events that no one could have predicted. As the girls retrace their friend's final days, they discover a dark secret about Grimrose—Ariane wasn't the first dead girl. They soon learn that all the past murders are connected to ancient fairytale curses...and that their own fates are tied to the stories, dooming the girls to brutal and gruesome endings unless they can break the cycle for good. Perfect for fans of: Cinderella is Dead and GRIMM Dark Academia Fairytale Retellings LGBTQ Rep Media Buzz for The Grimrose Girls: Buzzfeed called it "a book definitely worth picking up" One of Book Riot's Top New YA Paperbacks for Fall A Buzzfeed Top LGBTQ+ YA Book to Devour A Culturess Thrilling New YA Release Featured on Tor as a new Young Adult SFF A Barnes & Noble OUR MONTHLY PICK for November 2021!!

Download or read book The Dancing Feather written by Joseph Holt Ingraham and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Silver in the Wood written by Emily Tesh and published by Tordotcom. This book was released on 2019-06-18 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2020 World Fantasy Award! From Astounding Award winner and Crawford Award finalist Emily Tesh An ALA RUSA Reading List Selection "A true story of the woods, of the fae, and of the heart. Deep and green and wonderful.”—New York Times bestselling author Naomi Novik There is a Wild Man who lives in the deep quiet of Greenhollow, and he listens to the wood. Tobias, tethered to the forest, does not dwell on his past life, but he lives a perfectly unremarkable existence with his cottage, his cat, and his dryads. When Greenhollow Hall acquires a handsome, intensely curious new owner in Henry Silver, everything changes. Old secrets better left buried are dug up, and Tobias is forced to reckon with his troubled past—both the green magic of the woods, and the dark things that rest in its heart. Praise for Emily Tesh's Silver in the Wood "A wildly evocative and enchanting story of old forests, forgotten gods, and new love. Just magnificent."—Jenn Lyons, author of The Ruin of Kings At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book A Captive of Wing and Feather written by Melanie Cellier and published by Beyond the Four Kingdoms. This book was released on 2019-09-06 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Princess Adelaide has been missing for years. And that's how she wants it. Haunted by her past, not even the curse that entraps her makes her long for home. But a handsome prince from her childhood finds her anyway. In this reimagining of Swan Lake, the princess must find the courage to overcome her past to turn a tragedy into a happy ending.

Download or read book The Princess Companion written by Melanie Cellier and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-06 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second Print Edition (US spelling) of The Princess Companion: A Retelling of the Princess and the Pea by Melanie Cellier