Bleak Midwinter: Solstice Light by Amanda M. Blake, Victoria Clapton, Seluna Drake, S.C. Fantozzi, A.R. Frederiksen, Erin Keating, J.S. Larmore, Mary Rajotte, Sarah Von, and Jacqueline West

Hope begins at the first sign of light... The second part of a special double-feature anthology from Quill & Crow Publishing House, Bleak Midwinter: Solstice Light pulls us out of the cold, dark winter night and into the morning light. A dark fiction anthology with lighter horror elements, this anthology still honors the Gothic themes of dreadfulness and despair but ends with a dash of hope.

Manaborn by A.S. Frederiks

n vibrant pools hidden away by time and jealousy, in bright azure veins upon cavern walls, in the very air itself, emanates the power of Mana, granting powers unique and destructive to those strong enough to wield them. MANABORN is the story of three such people, unaware of their magical powers. Thrust into perilous adventures, their world unravels as the fate of a kingdom is thrown into flux due to events involving King Aradel himself and his mysterious Magus. Valory, a hard-nosed teen on the run with her father, searches for her true identity; Sir, a spirited noblewoman, leaves behind a life of nobility and abuse to become a knight; and finally, the carefree Lord Cassian Morrow and his Shieldguard Robert receive a sudden visit from the king. Bonds between friends and family are tested as their lives intertwine in the shadow of the crown. Danger looms and secrets are brought to light, but one question stands above the rest; What is honor?