Fantasy with Heart & Soul
Welcome to my magical worlds where myth, legacy, and love shine at the heart of every story. If you've been searching for fantasy and romance centering Black characters, filled with rich worldbuilding, and told from a fresh, authentic perspective, you're in the right place.
LATEST RELEASE
Save your sister.
Doom the world.
Zahara Douglass has spent four years trying to forget the day her twin sister, Annica, vanished from the world—and from everyone's memory but her own. When a hidden clue proves she wasn't crazy, the professional ballerina hires a PI and is drawn into a hidden rivalry between two factions of chaos magicians. To find Annica, Zahara must uncover the truth about her own family's power and choose a side in a conflict that will determine the fate of the world on the eve of Y2K.
Leslye Penelope is an award-winning fantasy author. Her first novel, Song of Blood & Stone, was chosen as one of TIME Magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time. Her fantasy heist novel set in 1925, The Monsters We Defy, won the Audie Award for Best Fantasy Novel. She speaks, teaches, and gives keynotes at conferences and festivals around the country.
Recent Releases
The Obsidian Curse
An enemies to lovers romantasy.
A failed Water Mage discovers a forbidden connection to a cursed Ember Fae prince, igniting magic—and passion—between long time enemies.
Daughter of the Merciful Deep
"This potent work packs a punch."
— Publishers Weekly ★
A woman journeys into a submerged world of gods and myth to save her home.
The Bliss Wars
Completed Fantasy Romance Trilogy
“A seamless blend of fantasy subgenres, wrenching action, and all-too-human characters”
—Publishers Weekly ★ on Savage City