A clever D&D parody set in a world where 'Questing Adventurer' is a legitimate career. Five misfits—each with their own problems and conflicting agendas—are thrust together by prophecy and forced to adventure through portals and dangerous gates. Eddie Skelson packs in humor, character-driven plotting, and absurd fantasy logic that captures the charm of a chaotic tabletop campaign without game mechanics bogging down the narrative. Perfect for readers who love the social dynamics of adventuring parties.
Twin Peaks meets Stars Hollow in this paranormal suspense novel about a boy who can reach inside people and steal their innermost things—fears, memories, scars, even love—and his family’s secret ritual that for centuries has kept the cliff above their small town from collapsing.
Aspen Quick has never really worried about how he’s affecting people when he steals from them. But this summer he’ll discover just how strong the Quick family magic is—and how far they’ll go to keep their secrets safe.
With a smart, arrogant protagonist, a sinister family tradition, and an ending you won’t see coming, this is a fast-paced, twisty story about power, addiction, and deciding what kind of person you want to be, in a family that has the ability to control everything you are.