Welcome to the Nightshade Publishing library! Here you’ll find all of our published works, arranged by category, and then date.
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Magic Like Fire
by Hailey Huntington
The crown killed his father; he will not let it take his sister.
Liam and Enya have not seen eye to eye about the crown in years. Liam’s hatred for the nobility burns hotter than any forge, but working for the barony that covertly aided in Da’s death is the only way to keep food on his family’s table. Now, the secret he swore to keep threatens to harm his sister.
Enya’s greatest dreams come to life when she is chosen to serve the princess as a handmaiden. Why she was selected is beyond her wildest imagination—but she is ready to embrace palace life with arms wide open, despite what her brother may think.
With Spring’s Nigh fast approaching, bringing the seasons to a violent change, Liam will use any means necessary to save Enya from the murderous hands of the crown… even the magic that consumed their father.
Tricks and legends lie in wait. If Liam cannot rescue Enya, more than just their own lives will be at stake.
Published May 2026
Down with the Prince
by Xanna Renae
The infamous Prince of Catol won’t live to inherit his dead father’s crown without her.
Hollis Avayana wants nothing to do with the Kingdom of Catol. Not for any resentment about her people’s tormented history with the kingdom, no. She doesn’t care about the bloodshed that traces her lineage. Hollis wants to remain where she cannot be seen. To live a life floating about the world like a piece of dandelion fluff.
When the handsome Captain of the Royal Guard breaks into her cottage and demands she come to the castle to heal an unnamed person, Hollis’ first instinct is to throw herself off her balcony and into the sea. When he makes an offer she can’t refuse, Hollis decides anything could be done for a price.
What she didn’t expect was her patient being the Crowned Prince of Catol himself. His name infamous on every tongue in the Kingdom. And rooted deep within him? An illness, unlike anything she’s ever treated before.
Something intentionally cast.
Published December 2023
The Giant’s Blade
by L.J. McArtor
The Seeking has begun.
For five days in winter’s harshest depths, serfs are free to seek the Sword of Goliath—that fabled relic brought back from a crusade long ago. Legend says whoever claims the sword is blessed with supernatural favor. No person has found the blade in generations, but that doesn’t stop the desperate from trying.
Nor does it stop the queen.
Francesca, unwillingly wed to the wicked, yet powerful, King Kazimir, is desperate enough to try and claim the giant’s blade for herself. If she can steal the divine favor that has long blessed her abusive husband’s lineage, she might be able to save the people she loves the most. With the cold, the king, and the other seekers against her, Francesca knows that to fail in her quest will mean death—and not just her own.
Published February 2026
To Ponder
by Finn Riles
To be lost in thought is to travel through time without realizing it. Sounds absurd doesn’t it, or at least a literal understanding of the statement does? I thought so too until my friend Jimmy Marston managed it.
He’s gone again, but whether I have his permission or not, I need to reveal his story-especially if he doesn’t come back again.
Published November 2025
The House Built Between the Branches
The House Built Between the Branches dives into the world we find deep within the woods. What mystical, or terrifying, things do we stumble across as we tiptoe over branches and dried leaves? What is it that goes snap in the trees?
Published October 2024
Balloon Children
Balloon Children is an anthology filled with magical stories and poems inspired by childhood joy and Ghibli-like aesthetics. Stories include grand adventures such as “The Dragon of Twilight Glade” and “Pirate Piper” and dream-like poems with “Howl’s Duet” and “Moonlit Play.”
Published September 2023
Of Ink & Paper
Of Ink and Paper is a meaningful collection of short stories and poems with themes surrounding the power and magic that words and writing have on an author and the world around them. Inside these pages you will find characters who long to heal their pain with words from the heart, a witch struggling with the power her words hold, and stories about the pull to dive into new worlds and ideas. This anthology is best enjoyed with a hot beverage and a nice view.
Published May 2023
The Willow Tree Swing
The Willow Tree Swing takes a look into the different meanings we attribute to the color green through short stories and poems. From the beginnings of a sapling, to magical settings with sleeping princesses, to sorrowful hearts healing from grief. This anthology delves into every phase, and shade, of green.
Published July 2022
