Local Author Showcase
As a fellow author, I understand how hard it is to get your book out into new hands and find new readers. We take joy in carrying books from local authors and have a section showcasing the talent and stories from those in our communities.
If you are a local author, reach out and chat with us about carrying your book.
Featured Books by Local, Midwest Authors
Every writer has a journey, from the stories we live, to the stories we tell, and everything in between.
Explore some of the works of local authors and become part of their journey.
Cursed by Midnight and Morning
by Harlow Ann Leroux
Finalist in the 2026 Midwest Book Awards
Cassie Marlow has always been different from other witches, feeling exhausted by daylight and energized at night, while craving foods that make others recoil. When she's suddenly abducted from her small coastal town, her carefully constructed world shatters.
Thrust into a hidden supernatural society ruled by ancient powers, Cassie uncovers shocking truths about her heritage that explain her lifelong differences. She's caught between two worlds that have been enemies for centuries, her very existence challenging the fundamental laws that keep them apart.
With her sister Claire missing and powerful factions determined to eliminate them both, Cassie must embrace abilities she never knew she possessed. Her unlikely alliance with her captor, the enigmatic Alexander Ross, complicates matters as attraction sparks between them.
As ancient hatreds and modern prejudices collide, Cassie represents both a threat and a promise to the supernatural world, if she can survive long enough to claim her birthright.
After the Enchanting
by SJ Enslow
Dragons slumber for years, often for centuries, and a deeper sleep overtook them when the world began to lose its magic. However, upon their awakening, magic in the world awoke with them.
Clawing the tapestry of time itself, the threads of so many potent lives were rewoven forever:
- From a young man skirting lycanthropy into Knighthood to a Two-Heart who walks a path of discovering the past while saving the future.
- A dragon and a priestly mage find themselves in a love that reshapes the world and themselves.
- A Piquat warrior who discovers the inner strength to lead his people finds himself aligned with a King who has magic beyond compare and a direct line to the Enchanting of the world. Goblins, cursed beyond measure, find themselves saved and saviors but no less cursed.
- Two doctors in the King’s service unwittingly change the course of the future when they encounter a mysterious woman on the road.
- A mechanic with a magical bloodline learns that a Golem is much more than the sum of its parts.
Magic, treason, curses, prophecies, love, and the quest for power lead the reader through this enchanted, steampunk alt-history look at 1600-1900 North America.