2025 Phoenix Award
Most humans oblivious to extra-terrestrial life, Misha (15) is recruited by U.W.A.P. – interplanetary organisation assessing stewardship on developing planets. Misha uncovers a plot to grab world-power, and must choose: family, world-rulership for herself or freedom from dictatorship for everyone.
A convict in the late 18th century discovers she is pregnant while aboard a prisoner transport ship headed to Australia and uses her expert knowledge of 1770s physics, engineering and chemistry to save herself and her unborn child.
A childhood accident gave Faer a perfect memory—and a glimpse of something not human. Now trapped in the 1960s with a ghost at his side and an alien predator in his past, Faer must solve a mystery buried in time before history resets with him erased.
A lonely young man, given weeks to live, inadvertently saves someone’s life —while attempting to snatch one of their possessions— and becomes the town’s unlikely hero overnight, a choice he must confront in a race against time.
When Al’s dream job as a journalist in London turns sour and leads her to a suicide attempt, will she find a fulfilling career in San Francisco or will her traumatic past catch up with her?
It is action all the way, as the four incarnations and the Knights of the Brotherhood of the Nine return to the Empress's realm, only to find it is a race against time to save humanity.
Trapped beside a god in borrowed skin, Scarlet must survive long enough to reclaim her truth. As ancient powers rise from the sea and her memories begin to unravel, she must face the monster who once loved her—and decide if she’d rather burn than belong.
After Sallori Tessler loses everything she values, a trip with a motley crew of pagan campers proves vital in deciding her future. When all else fails, trusting her spirituality, and her guide—a knight of the Brotherhood of the Nine, is all that counts. A steamy Romantasy
“Seeing all humans removed because of an Event I rubber-stamped... How do you think that felt?” As if an alien Reset of Earth alone isn’t bad enough, Caila must select seven companions for a human restart. And, what lies hidden in her (pilfered) DNA could spell the end of humanity altogether.
A Yandar ambassador on a human spaceship in uncharted space encounters her ancient enemy, the one with the celestial cannons—but this time, she, too, has the use of big guns.
A planet on the brink of an apocalypse. E.T.—about to remove humans from Earth's equation. Six neurodivergent teens and a whale watching boat captain—friendship and wit. A power-mad, vengeful President, remnants of the CIA—armed to the teeth. Humanity was never closer to extinction.
Allie lives with Auditory Processing Disorder, which affects the way the brain processes information and causes problems with her grades and relationships. But a meeting with an odd character named Charlie changes her life. Inspired by Alice in Wonderland and Adams' personal experience with APD.
A woman defies tradition, war, and betrayal in her relentless quest to protect her family — but survival demands heartbreaking choices.
A collection of unsaid truths capturing the quiet ache of conversations left unspoken between me as a daughter and my mother in various stages of life where my mother's presence or absence haunts me constantly. Each poem is words from my heart that never made it out my mouth.
After battling with family and leaving home, scarred-faced Sallyanne Roserie joins the British Police Service, only to find her true battle has only just begun. Only one may can save her: a humble, tai-chi practicing, bookshop owner; a knight of the Brotherhood of the Nine in disguise.
Orphan Sallie Chambers struggles to cope when murder and mayhem turn a glamourous cruise ship job into a disaster. Guided by a charming knight with hidden loyalties, Sallie must trust him, her own inner voice, and recognise the truth of who she really is… before time runs out.
In 1976, Four punk friends love the Sex-Pistols, shopping trolleys and getting wasted. When boredom is a crime and sedation is a solution how can it end well? Cue the music and roll back through a chaotic journey of friendship, love and mis-adventure over four decades.
From the dawn of man, war between Demons & Angels has ravaged the land. Two thousand years of peace has lulled the people into a false sense of security. Malach is on a journey to find his place in the world & pick a side in the war that is quickly approaching, meeting unlikely allies along the way.
Former NASA employee, turned Astronomy teacher Cory Fox , returns to his former employers with the idea of embarking on the world's first one way manned mission into space, on his own.
CLEAVED is the story of a girl with mismatched legs who loses her whole family without anybody dying - and how she finds them.
Alya is a bright nine-year-old girl, living in London. One morning her father gives her an unusual stone cylinder, left by her late mother. She tries to unfold the mystery of the stone cylinder with her best friend Ben. They meet robots, ugly beasts and Enki, the Ancient Sumerian God of Earth.
When 12-year-old Rebecca finds herself alone in the world, she takes her horse Flock and rides east, hoping to connect with other survivors like her. At Hever Castle, former home of Anne Boleyn no less, she finds new friends and gains respect from humans and extra-terrestrials alike. companion novel
Rose Blackthorn has to enter Tartarus and face five tasks across the five rivers of hell so she can face her dad and save Evan, the darkness is starting to change Rose but will she fight it or become the person she was destined to be.
A trickster cursed Alex to lose someone she loves, but her fear of loss is a curse of its own. There are a hundred ways to die on the slopes of the infamous Devil's Tail, and only one way to break the curse. The path is treacherous, and the beast is waiting.
Goddess of creation Mona is ready to wipe out humanity—until her twin sister dares her to live as one of them first. One town, one overly cheerful nature nerd, and one very inconvenient mortal heart later… the apocalypse may need a rain check.
Ash, a phoenix living on Earth millions of years ago, migrates to a grisly competition between the ninety-six species of bird, unravelling the truth of our mythology and discovering a new breed of creatures beneath the ground. Can the phoenix prevail in a war against the first race of men?
Some stories end in fire. Others begin with it. Scarlet has tasted love, loss, and the agony of being reborn. To end centuries of bloodshed, she must return to where it all began—and decide who lives, who dies, and whether to burn the world that built her… or become its god.
When a virgin schoolteacher's fall down the stairs traps her in a coma, she awakens in the mystical Land of Ludonia—unaware she is living one of four crucial human incarnations that will either save humanity or destroy it.
What if Trust were on trial and YOU were the jury? In this gripping courtroom drama, Trust stands trial for fraud and breach of contract. Through bold testimonies, spiritual depth, and raw emotion, Trust on Trial forces readers to examine their own trust issues and where they’ve placed their trust.
In The Trial of Salliniquai, schoolgirl Sally Vincent-Payne hosts Empress Salliniquai's special energy. Drawn into a magical realm she must play a deadly game of Snakes and ladders to prove herself worthy of her the monumental charge.
Detlef, a young reindeer moves with his family from Finland to Africa. He's homesick. The change of school and his environment is a huge challenge. He finds it hard to find his place. But with a strange turn in the weather and snow on the way, things are about to take a turn for the better for him.
When vengeance becomes your only purpose, how far will you go? Set in a rich universe of immortals, synthetic intelligences, and cosmic forces that bend the rules of reality, First Elite is a sweeping, emotional, and action-packed journey about love, power, and what it means to be truly alive.
When the Vietnam War thrust me into unwanted leadership, I had to surmount introversion and timidity.
The world keeps turning, but Azalea Stanton is stuck—haunted by Florence’s absence and a past she can’t outrun. Fleeing west, she lands in Winfield, a town that offers more than refuge. As grief collides with unexpected connection, Azalea must decide: can letting go lead to something even greater?
When a summer intern with a traumatic past accidentally strands her team in a magical world, she must face arrogant mages, hide from dragons, and, above all, she must guard her heart against the perfect guy who is promised to someone else.
Haunted by dreams of a long-dead queen begging for forgiveness, a fearless village girl journeys into a forgotten kingdom — where echoes of a prince’s forbidden love may hold the key to her fate.
A young woman whose personal and professional life is in tatters, is taken on a journey of self-discovery by a mysterious Advent calendar. Despite of the challenges the calendar presents her with every day, she is led to find authenticity, connection and love in the process.
A famous food writer stumbles across the secret to vitality—but it comes with a bloody price.
What if you had to betray your god to save the one you love? In this tale of passion, lust, betrayal, and death, enemies ally as they share a common goal: to restore the draconic race.
Diagnosed with an autoimmune condition, Elena Russo's looking for answers. A discovery about her late father leads Elena to India where she tracks down the place he had his future read to him from an ancient Nadi Leaf. But what good comes from knowing your future? Can Elena find her way to healing?
No one is born into this world to be a serial killer...but what if they are?
Based on Omotola's story (Parkinson’s Africa founder and mother of two) following her diagnosis with young-onset Parkinson's disease, this powerful graphic novel brings a fresh perspective to the link between PD and Lewy body dementia, while highlighting everyday ways we can improve our brain heath...
Reborn and haunted by lives she can’t remember, Scarlet discovers she’s the source of eternal youth—a living myth cursed to be worshiped, weaponized, and destroyed. Some want her blood. Others want her soul. No one wants her free.
The first book in the Purgatory trilogy follows the journey of Rose Blackthorn as she escapes one life and enters another. The reader will hear from the narrative of people who knew Rose from the life she has escaped from and learn about Roses life in Purgatory the same time Rose does
What defines a human in a world that never anticipated an A.I. with a heart? Coded to be rational and obedient, A.I.s should be void of emotions. So when A.I. Morgan, develops feelings of love, grief and bitterness and escapes her cruel owners, she must fight for her life, her friends, her freedom.
When a storm leaves Little Fluffmunch stranded in Castle Stumblestone, she must find the courage to rescue her uncle. Teaming up with Blake, a daring Stripemuch, she faces deadly creatures, uncovers castle secrets, and confronts a terrifying monster—proving that even the smallest can become a hero.
When a Harvard cryptologist decodes an ancient scroll, she unleashes supernatural forces that threaten to tear apart the very foundations of reality—and she discovers that even the darkest works of evil can never overcome the light of hope or the power of love.
