Kathryn McConaughy's Feast of Adventures

Ginny grabbed the nearest thing to hand and brandished it. “Not a step closer, sir!” she demanded. The man stared at her weapon and blinked. “And what is that, miss?” Ginny glanced down at what she held, then lifted her chin. “The Holy Scriptures, sir.” He quirked an eyebrow, a faint half-grin flitting across his face. “You’re threatening me with the Holy Scriptures, miss?” Oh, they’re so cute together… In But One Life Wyn Estelle Owens does something that I think is very brave: she writes a version of Snow White that includes no magic whatsoever.   Despite that, it’s pretty magical.   The protagonists are funny and true-hearted, and there’s just enough historical detail to give the story a unique feel. Daughter of a revolutionary captain and an Oneida mother, Ginny Phillips wants only to serve her country.   After the death of her father leaves her in her Tory stepmother’s care, a chance encounter with a wounded revolutionary leads to her ...

Overpowered is out at last!  I can hardly believe it... After a blood crime sends Taliyah bat Shammai running from her home, she flees into the hill country.   Yet the hills are no place for a woman traveling alone.   Strange dreams of talking jackals and mysterious mists are the least of her worries—for she knows that the Avenger of Blood will be following close behind her. Barred from the Refuge by the circumstances of her crime, Taliyah thinks that her best chance of survival may lie with Cypress and his band of mercenaries: giant Cedar, hardened Thorn, boasting Vine and tidy Fig.   Unsure whether to stay or go, Taliyah is reassured by the arrival of a young man with a mysterious past and cardamom-colored eyes.   Something tells her that he is a man she can trust.   Yet when a new king rises at the city of the Dawn, Taliyah and the seven criminals are called to fight a battle they cannot win.   Will the outlaws stand fast in the face of...