Books published by publisher Solstice Publishing - Solstice Shadows Imprint

For rookie park ranger, Matt Holmes, life couldn’t be better. He’s met the woman of his dreams, lives in picturesque Thunderbird Falls, and spends his days working in nature’s majesty. But Matt’s picture-perfect life is about to take a turn for the surreal when his investigation into a string of accidental deaths reveals terrifying similarities with a series of fatalities seventeen years prior, including the drowning of his mother.Pagan ceremonies, unexplained occult rites, and a mysterious preacher are just a few of the difficulties Matt, girlfriend Colleen, and fellow ranger Andy Zimmerman must face as they uncover the source of an evil which has fed on the town of Thunderbird Falls for generations. The only question remaining. Can they stop it?

It's 1948. The war is over yet trust among nations is low. While Cairo is jittery with calls for revolution, American spies are murdered, and new eyes are needed on the ground.Having earned recognition for heroics in China during the war, Jack Hunter is asked to assist in gathering information. He and his best friend travel to Egypt hoping to revisit the spirit of earlier adventures. Shortly upon arrival, however, what they find is not a lively escapade but a changed world, people torn apart by grievances, dark alliances to money and power, fundamentalism, and cynical, suspicious characters on all sides. The darkness of war seems to have settled into people's bones. As a result, Jack's latest tale is his most harrowing, and could even be his last.

The Evans family has always been the Protector of the Phoenix. The heavy mantle has passed from father to oldest son for hundreds of years—until an accident in the breederies changes everything.Trank’s dreams are of Wizard Camp and teaching about his wonderful world to young wizards and witches around the world. He has plans, none of which include working at the family’s legacy. After an accident in two of the breederies, he finds himself with the heavy mantle of Protector shoved on his shoulders, a mere day after his fourteenth birthday.Not only is he thrust into the drudgery of protecting the Phoenixes, he has to continually fight to prove that he can do the job when the father of his best friend attempts to wrest the position of Protector from the Evans family. Can Trank do what is needed and prevent a reoccurrence of the accident that took so many of his family? Will he succumb to the intense work and quit to escape what he views as something that is making him so unhappy?

The past changed the future …. . . the future must salvage the past.The battle against the Rogues continues, and the outcome is uncertain. Rogues have taken over the school, and Matt joins forces against them. Hidden in a cave, Elisa and DJ try to stop the onslaught. Before these three young people can take on their enemy, they must learn to trust each other and how they can control the Gateways.

Cassandra Routhier has become notorious overnight. As Settontown’s war game champion, everyone seems to have their sights on her. Gone are the days of her quiet town where nothing happens. Everywhere she turns there’s someone from school checking on her or someone from the Chi Rho Iota Corporation looking for her to promote War Game XRI. This would be bearable if Cassie was able to dance, but the broken leg she suffered in the final battle of the simulation has left her sidelined and despondent.When Owen announces that round two will be away, the students of Settontown High worry if they will be able to be victorious for a second time. Cassie learns that the opposing school is the one her cousin attends, and the chance to find out as much as they can about their new enemy almost becomes insatiable. When Squad Treble finds out that an entire squad called the Shrewdest Faction were Woodbridge High School’s winners, the group of teens can’t fathom what they are about to face.Things get serious when the Shrewdest Faction reaches out to Cassie personally. They know things about Cassie and her teammates that are unnerving. They promise to eliminate every single member of Squad Treble and Cassie finds herself at a crossroads. She is one of the lucky few that doesn’t have to participate because of her injury, but can she sit back and let these extremists threaten and hurt her friends?Cassie has her decision made for her when she overhears something she shouldn’t. Something so serious that there’s no way she can be standing among the Chi Rho Iota Corporation and act as though nothing happened. When fighting in the simulation seems to be the wiser choice, Cassie knows that there is no going back to way things were before.

Not one… not two… not three… Four nearly impossible tasks await the Landry Ghosties. Failure is not an option. They must complete each one or face a horrible punishment.It all begins as All Hallows Eve approaches. The ghost of former gold miner, Montana Jack, is called in front of the Ghostie Council. They’re very upset at these talented teens. Yet, the council admits their particular talents are necessary with a problem in another part of the world. In order to determine if the Landry Ghosties can follow the rules, they must complete four tests before the annual festivities in their hometown.Hailey, Tink, Sly, Freddie, and Annie join forces with Rick, Suzie, and James in this tough paranormal adventure. Their ghost assistants are there for a bit of help along the way. Can they complete each task before Scare on the Square starts on Halloween?

A modern Shakespeare retelling, The Winter’s Song is the story of a boy—a college dropout who spends his days snowboarding—and a girl—a musician who gave up the viola and is trying to work her way through college.The mismatched couple creates an unlikely bond when they find a collection of unread letters addressed to a baby who died years before. Together, they uncover clues to find a mysterious prisoner behind those letters.On the brink of discovery, the two are torn apart. Will they find their way back together and solve the mystery of the puzzling letters?Full of the romance of Shakespeare while set in the 1990s, The Winter’s Song unfolds a classic tale of unexpected love and family reconciliations, leading to a signature Shakespearean ending.

Justin Madrid always considered himself an average nerdy freshman in high school, and an outcast because intense migraines prevent him from playing video games or watching television. Even looking at a phone screen hurts. But when the aliens, disguised as local librarians, started trying to kill him, everything changed. And now it is up to Justin and his cool new power to save the earth from invasion.

A month after her sister left the Katjha for the Samaxti, Alicia has been unhappy. There is a war going, not only in the Spirit Realm, but in herself: between love and honor. After a confrontation with Eden, she’s never felt so alone. Until the mysterious Trissa Ironbray arrives at the Katjha camp, when she adopts a new set of powers exclusive only to her title. Trissa is a powerful, brash girl with a tough past. She’s never wanted to get close to anyone until she joined the Katjha. But she finds herself at home with someone she never saw coming. Now she is a force to contend with as she realizes she has a unique power and a role only she can fill. Amira Randall has unexpectedly been content since she became a Samaxti. She has found two friends and possible love with Mikhail Mason and Lavinia Everlark. But after a failed mission, she finds out that the power she thought was absolute is actually beginning to change, and the changes may reveal a sinister plan that has started to unfold that could change the Spirit Realm forever. As new characters are introduced and old characters are brought to the surface, Alicia, Amira, and Trissa must partake in a race against time to save not only the Spirit Realm, but the entire world in the second book of The Spirit Realm trilogy.

No one has ever escaped from the Crater.When fourteen-year-old Charlie wakes up to find herself deep in the desert, she has no memory of how she got there. She soon discovers she’s been transported to a remote detention facility called the Crater, where she has been sentenced to a life of hard labor. Charlie and her fellow inmates try to make the best of their circumstances, but as the mysteries of the Crater unfold, it becomes evident that the facility is harboring some dark and disturbing secrets.As she copes with the brutality of life in the Crater, Charlie must also come to grips with her own painful past, including her strained relationship with her abusive mother. When the ruthless atmosphere of the prison facility comes to a boiling point, Charlie and her friends must band together to survive.An electrifying psychological thriller, and also a daring debut, The Crater makes an impact.