Coffee for Two Book Review: Best of Fantasy Authors of 2019 & UTOPiAcon Debut Book Award Nominee

An oath betrayed. A centuries-long curse. A kingdom teetering on the edge of destruction.

In a world of magic, Nicoleta is unremarkable, except for her cursed, stuttering tongue. No special powers, no renowned apprenticeship, just the terrible, stammering aftereffects of the Lilac Plague.

Until she opens a gift from her mother — a ghostly blue vision.

Life in a small town is great, until the deity of death comes calling.

Piper Addison has only one goal: live a normal, quiet life in a normal, quiet town. All signs point to success for our local witch. Her vampire boyfriend can’t get enough of her, the ghost familiar she’s tethered to has been in a great mood, and the cafe she opened is booming.

There is only one little catch. Piper isn’t your run of the mill witch. She also happens to be Hades’ daughter. That’s right, folks! The ruler of the Underworld himself.

England, 1887

After a near-death experience in the Theatre Royal fire, Angeline wants to find love and have a family. But her mother has other plans. Marriage is overrated. Power is the only thing that matters.

Angeline is supposed to follow in her mother’s steps: become the mistress of many rich lords, collect compromising material on them, blackmail them, and make a lot of money. That’s the recipe for a happy life.

Not for Angeline.

The old order crumbles. New battle lines are drawn. With enemies at the gate, the last thing Dacia needs is a contender for the crown.

Nicoleta Aurelian’s official coronation is fast approaching, but she’s having doubts about being recognized as Empress of Dacia.

As a scholar’s daughter, she has little understanding of the machinations of the Rose Court, let alone the political skills needed to run a kingdom. With the nobility abandoning her, a possible traitor in her inner circle, and the surrounding kingdoms alert to any weaknesses, Nikka must consider her every move.

Magic-wielding warriors to the north. An ambitious empire to the south.

Which kingdoms will survive . . . and which will fall?

The heroic spirit burns hottest when all hope is lost.

Still reeling from the losses suffered defending the gathering ground from the Debru, Elian reluctantly assumes the mantle of leadership from his friend and mentor. He knows now the true power of his enemy, and knows, too, that humanity lacks the strength to fight back. The other elders, aware of their impending doom, begin to unravel the frayed threads of alliance that have held the wandering clans together.

From an exciting new voice, a world dominated by vampires, threatened by malevolent witches...

Sophie Devereaux embarks on a perilous quest to obtain an enchanted amulet with the power to eradicate the supernatural forces that hold humanity captive. As she navigates through a landscape of danger and intrigue, she must confront her deepest fears, make unthinkable sacrifices, and ultimately decide the fate of not only her people but also the supernatural beings that coexist with them, risking her own humanity as she does so.

With its unique blend of romance, action, and the paranormal, Josephine’s Tear is sure to captivate readers who crave an immersive and thrilling read.

When an ex-CIA agent and a young widow connect, a new world opens up for them both.
But so does a world of secrets.

Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes never meant to get into the family business.

But when you're the sister of Bram and the niece of Sherlock, vampire hunting and mystery solving are in your blood. And when two society girls go missing, there's no one more qualified to investigate.

Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes never meant to get into the family business. But when you're the sister of Bram and the niece of Sherlock, vampire hunting and mystery solving are in your blood, so to speak.

After the Affair of the Clockwork Scarab, Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes are eager to help Princess Alix with a new case. Seventeen-year-old Willa Aston is obsessed with spiritual mediums, convinced she is speaking with her mother from beyond the grave.

What seems like a case of spiritualist fraud quickly devolves into something far more menacing: someone is trying to make Willa appear lunatic using an innocent-looking spiritglass to control her. The list of clues piles up: an unexpected murder, a gang of pickpockets, and the return of vampires to London. But are these events connected?

Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes never meant to get into the family business. But when you're the sister of Bram and the niece of Sherlock, vampire hunting and mystery solving are in your blood, so to speak....

In this third installment of the Stoker and Holmes series, Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes have reluctantly agreed to act as social chaperones and undercover bodyguards for Princess Lurelia of Betrovia, who has arrived in London to deliver a letter that details the secret location of an ancient chess queen that's been missing for centuries.

But when the letter—which will heal a centuries-old rift between England and the Betrovians—is stolen out from under Evaline and Mina's watchful eyes, the two girls are forced into a high-stakes race to ensure they find the chess queen before anyone else does.

"Gleason has vamped up the familiar world of Holmes and Watson...to paranormally exhilarating effect." —The New York Times

The girls are back! Evaline Stoker (sister of Bram) and Mina Holmes (niece of Sherlock) return in the fourth volume of the steampunk adventure series set in an alternate Victorian London. Ever since the debacle of the Chess Queen Enigma, Mina Holmes and Evaline Stoker have laid low, trying to settle back into their quiet lives as young ladies of London. But the Holmesian deductive abilities won't remain dormant for long, and when Mina receives a strange package from a winged, midnight visitor, she is catapulted into a new, mysterious adventure: the search for The Carnelian Crow.