Forthright Books in Order

At a school intended to bring humans and Amaranthine together, young reaver Kimiko accidentally begins courting Eloquence Starmark. Her friends Akira and Suuzu must help her navigate the unexpected consequences of a culturally significant gift.

A young wolf leaves his pack after a celestial encounter and takes a new name. Joining weary humans and a boy seeking belonging, he helps establish the In-between and the foundations of the Starmark clan.

Tsumiko inherits a wealthy estate and Argent, a foxlike butler bound to her family for centuries. Keeping him alive requires renewing their bond, leaving her to confront his resentment and his desperate longing for freedom.

Wolf Daroo-fen works as a lawyer among humans while protecting the nearby forest. His friendship with a man and the Cooper family threatens to expose his secret and compromise his loyalties to two different worlds.

Driven from yet another village, Fira and her sister flee across the moors into a violent storm. Unexpected defenders carry them to a hidden community where the qualities others fear in them may be valued.

Elementary school principal Tamiko Reaverson hopes a revitalization project will bring Amaranthine into her American community. Two supportive janitors conceal secrets, however, and her town already shelters a hidden enclave threatened by her well-intentioned plans.

Celebrated actor Ambrose Merriman has little patience for the reavers assigned to escort him. His troupe's newest recruit, Greta Demerara, proves equally difficult, turning their encounters into an uncertain mixture of rivalry, attraction, and hidden complications.

Wyn Outler welcomes two orphaned children to a farm whose inhabitants conceal their Amaranthine identities. Alfie carefully overlooks its peculiarities, but his sister Hazel's growing romantic interests threaten the household's carefully maintained rules and secrets.

Seventeen-year-old Mikoto becomes headman of Wardenclave just before its annual summer training camps. While gifted reavers gather and matchmaking begins, he resists choosing a partner until he can speak with the girl he already loves.

Assigned to guard a sacred gathering place for the approaching Queen's Festival, Rinloo encounters a rescued human child and a troubled maid of the Luminous Court. Their meeting unfolds amid wolf traditions and unconventional courtship.

Josheb Dare recruits his skeptical brother Caleb for a camping trip with a concealed purpose: proving an elusive cryptid exists. Caleb's unusual abilities may give Josheb the advantage he needs, despite his reluctance to acknowledge them.

An elite team guarding an ancient crystal weapon takes shelter in Fumiko's cluttered home. Specialist Juuyu Farroost must concentrate on catching the Gentleman Bandit, while his host's habits and unexpected personal entanglements continually distract him.

Day laborer Junpei supports his family while painting lanterns and parasols in his spare time. Without a patron, he struggles to afford supplies, finding inspiration in the kimono patterns of a local sweets merchant's daughter.

After her television series ends, Pim Moonprowl visits a secret island resort with extraordinary promises. Meanwhile, taskforce leader Boon pursues the Rogue, and a risky move leaves him facing unexpected responsibilities involving two women.

Jacques Smythe arrives at Stately House and determinedly makes himself Lord Mettlebright's butler. Told in brief chapters, his story follows the household's changing relationships behind the events of the early Amaranthine Saga, tracing an unexpected place within its family.

Wrongly accused of insulting a superior, Batu is sent to a remote signal tower. Nearby, Qara disguises herself as her brother to escape an arranged future, finding unexpected companionship among the mountains and their isolated watchmen.

Stranded at Stately House and missing Akira, Suuzu clings to memories of a kiss and a circlet of nippet eggs. His friends distract him with stories that illuminate the birds' place in avian courtship and tradition.

Hisoka Twineshaft's disappearance deepens political uncertainty while Argent guards a secret of his own. Isla Ward hopes her writing can reach her missing mentor, and Tsumiko's sanctuary welcomes those battered by the tensions spreading through their world.

After a decade of quietly tending life at Red Gate Farm, Joe decides it is time to speak up. Unexpected visitors disrupt his modest plans, bringing changes in affection and belonging to the enclave's intertwined families.

Cursed to speak only lies, former investigator Varti Weller is confined to evidence-room duties until grisly murders bring him to Sherlock Holmes. To become the immortal detective's assistant, he must outmaneuver rivals and prove Holmes is innocent.

Sherlock Holmes and Varti Weller investigate a royal dognapping, only to discover their queen is concealing something. Varti's new ability to detect lies complicates a palace inquiry already shadowed by the renewed threat of the Hound.