Find your might. Discover your magic. A disabled teen tracks down an elusive sea beast. A young, Indian detective finds a magical artifact. A Black teen who can see the dead solves a murder mystery. An Ethiopian girl discovers magical secrets when she is kidnapped by her teacher. A teen survivor of a deadly plague realizes she and her robot companion are not alone. Across realms, worlds, and dimensions we bring you sixteen fantasy and/or science fiction tales that explore the tribulations of growing up. Full of diverse characters and #ownvoices authors, the protagonists in these coming-of-age YA adventures will not only discover powerful magic but discover themselves along the way. Don't miss this magical collection of stories about witches, fae, ghosts, vampires, werewolves, jinn, and more! The collection includes: Heartburn by E. M. Lacey Wind and Silk by Alice Ivinya Faith by Sudha Kuruganti Grace and Ghosts by K. R. S. McEntire The Outside by C. C. Solomon Daughter of Soil and Gold by Meghan Rhine Check Yourself by Kat Zaccard A Meeting in the Woods by Nicole Givens Kurtz Pretty Young Things by LaLa Leo Funnel Cake by Amanda Ross Outcast by D. L. Howard Serenity Dawn by C. I. Raiyne The Cursed Gift by Courtney Dean Chasing Waves by Kendra Merritt Sight by Tonya Brown Memories of Magic by Ashley Ford About Diverse Books With Magic: We are an online community of speculative fiction fans. We aim to highlight #ownvoices authors and stories with diverse characters. Join us on Facebook at “Diverse Books With Magic: Science Fiction. Fantasy. Dystopian.”
Authors
LaLa Leo is the author of the Destiny series as part of the Atlantic Island saga, originally by international bestseller, Fredric Shernoff. LaLa's first complete series including Genesis, Revelation, and Micah is now available on Amazon! She has 10 titles to date. Her newest featured story Beauregard published on August 25th, 2022, shortly after her 35th birthday. Her 11th title will publish as part of a poetry anthology entitled Yonitry Volume 2 on January 31, 2023. This beautiful publication will feature 4 original poems by her. Happy New Year to all! She is also currently experimenting with Amazon Kindle Vella with her psychological horror short entitled Trapped. The pilot episode of Trapped entitled Black Raven can be read here: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/s... She has a host of free short stories available to read for Wattpad, Medium, Curensea, and Inkitt users. This includes her free-to-read poetry book entitled Survivor's Remorse which currently has over 150 pieces! She's currently working as a content moderator in tech support and admins several virtual reading communities including Diverse Books With Magic, YA Fantasy Readers, and Atlantic Island Universe Readers, and more on Facebook & Discord. Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/author/lalaleo Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/LaLaLeoAuthor Website - http://www.osdio.wordpress.com Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/LaLaLeoAuthor IG - http://www.instagram.com/LaLaLeoAuthor AuthorTube - https://www.youtube.com/@LaLaLeoAuthor Bookbub - https://www.bookbub.com/authors/lala-leo Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/lalaleoauthor BookTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@lalaleoauthor She is currently working on multiple different writing projects of varying genres.
Sudha Kuruganti writes books inspired by Indian mythology - paranormal romance and urban fantasy featuring kickass heroines and strong, feminist heroes. She's been writing since she was a kid of thirteen, first starting out by writing fanfiction of questionable quality. She loves books, anime, coffee, chocolate, manga, Beatles music, and dogs. Not necessarily in that order. If you’d like to download a free book by Sudha, then click here.
C.C. is a USA Today Bestselling author originally from Baltimore, Maryland. She has actively written fiction since the age of eleven. She is an avid “chick lit” reader and urban fantasy fan. In 2012, she participated as a writer and actress in the 48 hour film project. In her other life, she works in Equal Employment and Civil Rights for the Federal Government. Before becoming a public servant, C.C. briefly practiced law after graduating from the University of Maryland School of Law. In her free time she is obsessed with travel, horror, anime and K-dramas! For beta and ARC read opportunities, FREE books, and more insider information, join Cat's Corner on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/catsb...
