Aether (as Raye Dayle)
In this 1876, the luminiferous aether is real, China controls the British Empire, and two unlikely heroes draw long-shadowed secrets into the light.
Picklock-turned-inventor Henry Smith has created a Luminometer to detect when the aether is being manipulated. Craved by the Empress and her enemies alike, the Luminometer could reveal illusion-clad spies and lightning-charged assassins. Or it could reveal Alice Townshend, who is as sweet as she is powerful, and determined to avoid her deadly legacy. To find freedom and escape the past, Alice and Henry must choose their allies carefully and face the dark truths behind the Middle Empire’s throne.
Woven between the lines of Western science and Chinese myth, Aether transports readers to a fascinating world of history-gilt adventure.
Death and Lemons (Coming Soon)
At school, Lenore Shen is known for her ridiculous ability to Summon Lemons; a reputation that conceals her double-identity as the Summoner of Death. In this YA contemporary fantasy novel, Lenore’s ruse begins to unravel when the swoonworthy star of the swim-team asks her out. For her persona, dating should be easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy, but Lenore is being hunted by some of the most powerful Summoners alive.
Alaric Cresting is one of them. He Summons Life and Lenore blames him for every murder she’s had to commit to restore balance to the world. When he comes to Lenore’s school, she has to choose whether to keep hiding or embrace a “Villain Era” that could bring the status quo to its knees.
Fans of Deadly Education by Naomi Novik and Curious Tides by Pascale Lacelle will love Lenore’s wry narrative style as it weaves through high-school dating drama, tension between families wielding powerful magic, and resilience after loss. Death and Lemons empowers readers to sink their teeth into the zest of life. After all, how sweet does lemonade need to be, really?
Chess Alive Mini-Series
The oldest recorded game of chess…personified.
Follow the Kingdoms of Castellvi and Vinyoles as they battle it out on the field, each move characterized by the honor, valor, courage, and simple humanity of the Knights, Pawns, Rooks, and Bishops who take to the field. Who are you willing to sacrifice? Who will triumph in the end?
