20 October 2026

One more for fantasy readers: The Cloaked Saviour by Guus Kooij, a finished standalone fantasy he describes as being about "rebellion, hierarchy, institutional inequality and a masked outlaw whose actions force ordinary people to decide whether they will challenge the system themselves." Its first paperback print run is on Kickstarter now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/guuskooij/the-cloaked-saviour-a-standalone-fantasy-of-rebellion

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  The Gryphon Riders of Ramonabrae

  by K.A. Claytor

  Children's

  Peregrym Pip lives in a faraway place, beyond the hills and the vast storm-tossed sea, at the ends of the very farthest reaches of all that is known, in a place called Ramonabrae. It is a place where trees sing songs if you listen close, and the daytime sky is a million shades of blue. On the night her little sister, LunaDew, steals their neighbor’s gryphon, Peregrym tries to put things right. But instead, she puts everything wrong. Mama is mad. Daddy is disappointed. And LunaDew is lost. When the worst boy in the world, horrible Korrigan Spriggen, tells her LunaDew has gone to the Valley of Fire, Peregrym must find the courage to follow. Or risk losing her little sister forever. The Gryphon Riders of Ramonabrae is a fast-paced middle grade fantasy about being brave when you’re scared, keeping promises, and asking for a little help when you need it most.

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  happily (n)ever after: A Love Story Of One More Day

  by Jinesh Bhagdev

  Romance

  Some love stories give you forever. This one gives you one more day and makes you feel every second of it. Viyaan counts everything: the kilometres he runs before dawn, the minutes his rescue dog Goldie waits at the door, and the careful distance he keeps from anyone who might ask him to stay. Meera is quiet until it matters. Soft-spoken and steady, she answers his dares with the same words: maybe next time. Yet she is the one who takes the first step. Every time. Viyaan is a Gujju banker from Bilimora. Meera is a Kannadiga trainer from Dharwad. They are two people no one expected to fit. Goldie knows better. Viyaan has spent his life choosing dares over truth. Unless he learns to tell Meera what he wants, he may lose the woman who has been choosing him all along. Then life changes everything. The future they planned quietly begins to rewrite itself. What they build in its place is a love measured in the smallest, surest units: one more morning, one more chai, one more day. Tender, funny, and deeply human, happily (n)ever after is an emotional contemporary Indian love story about choosing each other on the ordinary days and the impossible ones. It is about the kind of happily ever after that looks nothing like the fairytale but means so much more. For readers who love a beautiful, heartbreaking story that makes them cry and lingers long after the last page. ♥ A rescue dog who chose them before they chose each other ♥ A chosen family and a devotion that refuses to quit ♥ A happily (n)ever after you won't stop thinking about Because love is more than just the good days

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  The Threat of Hope

  by Laney Stargel

  Fantasy

  Kaia Ross was a high school teacher. Until she lost her third job in four years, only to find herself with no prospects of employment in schools or otherwise. Searching for meaning, belonging, and a way to make ends meet, she’s down on her luck and suffering through worsening depression, waiting for something to finally give. When she finds a compensated clinical trial for a new anti-depressant, she decides, “why not?” and takes a deep dive into the unknown with hopes it will at least ease the pain of asking her roommates to cover rent. After a short time in the trial, she starts to discover that the side effects are not what they seem, and what she thought was helping her may be the thing tearing her apart. When desperation and depression collide, doors open that should have stayed shut. Dreams become reality, reality becomes a nightmare, and everything Kaia thought she knew can no longer be trusted. What happens when your only chance at survival becomes the very thing dragging you into madness?

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  Bubblegum Bedtime Stories - Forty Plus Two bedtime Tales

  by John Duncan MacLennan

  Children's

  Bubblegum Bedtime Stories are designed around The Interactive Pause™—a signature reading methodology crafted to transition children from passive listening to active, creative exploration. This style of gentle, imaginative collaboration is ideal when winding down at day's end. Throughout each brief story, the "bubblegum family" walks through a soft, pastel world without fixed names, defined faces, or set destinations. At key moments along the path, the narrative simply stops—inviting a brief, intentional pause before looking over a ridge or beyond a valley. We aren't meant to get to know 'Mr. or Mrs. Bubblegum'. Their family is simply the vehicle to spark a toddler's imagination to wander through dreamy landscapes while creating bubblegum bridges, clouds, mountains and more as they drift to sleep.

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