"Absolutely riveting." -Midwest Book Review. First, 17-year-old Sierra Mendez finds the dead body of the water district manager floating down the river behind her house. Soon everyone in town has caught a baffling illness that turns them into mindless automatons -- except for Sierra and a handful of her friends who have avoided the town’s water supply. Phone and internet access are cut off, and the sinister new police chief further isolates them by declaring a quarantine. Someone or something is taking over their town and perhaps, the world. It’s up to Sierra and her friends to stop the hidden mastermind behind this deadly plot before it’s too late. LAST GIRL STANDING is a sci-fi adventure with humor and heart that features a smart female protagonist and diverse characters. Themes of determination, resilience, and loyalty to friends and family run through the narrative. “Fast-paced, entertaining, and exciting, with a fresh, believable voice.” -Kirkus Reviews

Last Girl Standing

Teen & Young Adult

Kaptanoglu, Marjory

Literature & Fiction

Leschenault Press

When an alien creature menaces two scientists marooned on a desert island, Rose, who has lost her memory, must rely on Thomas, though his behavior is suspicious. In California, Kailey is pressed into a life of crime by her corrosive lover, following a psychologically abusive past. As each woman faces invaders of different sorts, the questions mount. What is their underlying connection? What is Thomas trying to hide? And when will the beast strike next?

Invader

Genre Fiction

Dreadmarrow Thief (The Conjurer Fellstone)

BOOK ONE of the bestselling, award-winning Conjurer Fellstone series that continues with GRAVENWOOD.Sixteen-year-old Tessa Skye, a locksmith’s apprentice, loves to shapeshift into a sparrow using a windrider—a forbidden magical amulet. During one of her outings, she accidentally reveals herself to the Conjurer Lord Fellstone. The tyrant sends his knights after her, resulting in the murder of her father. Driven to reverse his fate, Tessa and her two companions embark on a perilous quest seeking love, revenge, and a cure for death.Praise for Dreadmarrow Thief:For "...those who enjoyed Harry Potter but who seek a feisty, determined female protagonist." -Midwest Book ReviewSilver Medalist, SPR Book Awards: “A stellar entry into the genre of YA fantasy.”Bronze Medalist, Wishing Shelf Book Awards: “A gripping fantasy adventure, highly recommended.”"The quest narrative is exciting and compelling... a work of classic fantasy." -The BookLife Prize“Celebrates life and love the way only the best fantasy tales can." -Kirkus Reviews“

Marjory Kaptanoglu

"A novel that celebrates life and love the way only the best fantasy tales can." -Kirkus Reviews When Tessa Skye shapeshifts into a sparrow using a forbidden amulet, she can't imagine it will lead to the death of her beloved papa. Or that it will launch her and two companions on a journey seeking love, revenge, and a cure for death. 16-year-old Tessa embarks on a perilous quest to restore her papa to life by stealing the most prized magical artifact of the wicked conjurer, Fellstone. She's joined by Calder, searching for his lost love, and Ash, whose growing attraction to Tessa distracts from his plan to avenge his murdered twin. Tessa learns that all good magic comes at a price in this enchanting coming-of-age fantasy.

Historical Fiction

BOOK TWO of the bestselling, award-winning Conjurer Fellstone series that began with DREADMARROW THIEF. Desperate to cure her mother of the delusion that she's a bird, Tessa appeals to the conjurer lord in neighboring Blackgrove. Everything goes wrong, however, when he takes Calder hostage and refuses to help until Tessa and Ash bring him the Gravenwood. They set out to steal this magical tablet while romance blossoms between them. But none of them may survive the treachery of the rising despot -- unless Tessa can conquer her inner doubts and unlock the secret to becoming a true conjurer. Praise for Dreadmarrow Thief: For "...those who enjoyed Harry Potter but who seek a feisty, determined female protagonist." -Midwest Book Review Silver Medalist, SPR Book Awards: "A stellar entry into the genre of YA fantasy." Bronze Medalist, Wishing Shelf Book Awards: "A gripping fantasy adventure, highly recommended." "The quest narrative is exciting and compelling... a work of classic fantasy." -The BookLife Prize "Celebrates life and love the way only the best fantasy tales can." -Kirkus Reviews

Gravenwood: The Conjurer Fellstone Book Two

The award-winning trilogy that began with DREADMARROW THIEF is now complete.Ash is missing and must be found. Confounding the matter, the Conjurer King Slayert launches an attack against the remaining free cities. Saving the world falls to our three heroes, who reunite to steal Slayert's own crown, called the Kingshackle-a magical artifact that makes him invincible. But their success depends on Tessa winning the King's Challenge, the ultimate test of her intelligence, valor, and heart.Praise for Book Two, Gravenwoood:"Kaptanoglu's prose is crisp and purposeful, charged with feeling, and always attuned to what will engage readers in each moment." -The BookLife Prize"Grounded, likable characters with complex emotions anchor this excellent series installment." -Kirkus ReviewsPraise for Book One, Dreadmarrow Thief:For "...those who enjoyed Harry Potter but who seek a feisty, determined female protagonist." -Midwest Book ReviewSilver Medalist, SPR Book Awards: "A stellar entry into the genre of YA fantasy."Bronze Medalist, Wishing Shelf Book Awards: "A gripping fantasy adventure, highly recommended.""The quest narrative is exciting and compelling... a work of classic fantasy." -The BookLife Prize"Celebrates life and love the way only the best fantasy tales can." -Kirkus Reviews

Kingshackle: The Conjurer Fellstone Book Three

Blood and Veil: A Novella

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

A time-travel tale of love and murder?In the summer of 1973, 19-year-old Cassie returns to her home town on the Massachusetts coast after her first year away at college. The next day, her boyfriend, Julian, is implicated in a brutal killing.Seven years later, a freak occurrence gives Cassie the ability to travel through time without altering it. Revisiting Julian in the past has her falling in love all over again. Convinced of his innocence, she goes back to witness the murder and the events leading up to it. Afterward, she struggles to find a way to prove what really happened, while the killer stalks her past and present lives, determined to silence her.

Before the Killing (The BEFORE Series)

After an appeal to the Conjurer Lord Queshire of Blackgrove to help cure Tessa's mother, the lord takes Calder hostage and demands Tessa and Ash bring him the Gravenwood, a magical wooden tablet owned by the ruling family of neighboring Fairlace, now headed by Tessa's uncle, Mace Eldred and his wife, Odelia Catwick. But our heroes have no idea how they will steal it. No one has ever managed the feat before, despite that many covet the Gravenwood's unique power, which can make its owner invincible.

A time-travel tale of abduction and redemption?In book two of the Before series, when twenty-five-year-old Rebecca Danser hikes a remote trail in California, a spark from an unusual-looking rock gives her the ability to travel through time without altering it.Her life is a mess due to unresolved feelings of guilt over the long-ago disappearance of her younger sister Sadie when they were both children. Determined to find out who was responsible, Rebecca travels back in time to her six-year-old self and sets herself up to be taken in place of Sadie.Flowing between past and present, Rebecca pursues the villain who stole her sister, knowing full well that justice for Sadie may come at the cost of her own life.

Before She Was Taken (The BEFORE Series)

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Last Girl Standing

Invader

Dreadmarrow Thief (The Conjurer Fellstone)

Dreadmarrow Thief (The Conjurer Fellstone)

Gravenwood: The Conjurer Fellstone Book Two

Kingshackle: The Conjurer Fellstone Book Three

Blood and Veil: A Novella

Before the Killing (The BEFORE Series)

Gravenwood: The Conjurer Fellstone Book Two

Before She Was Taken (The BEFORE Series)