HL Burke Books in Order

In two connected fairy tales, a knight without magical gifts helps a sheltered princess seek freedom. An invisible princess resists her parents' matchmaking, only to face an ambitious prince and a threat to her father's crown.

In a city divided by hereditary access to musical magic, common-born Leilani befriends the gifted Zebedy. Their friendship draws them into elite intrigues when a mysterious force begins silencing the magic on which their society depends.

Dragon prince Ewan and scholar Martin travel into the past seeking a cure for his transformation. Left behind and pregnant, Shannon joins Ryan's search for his missing son, facing threats from the king who opposes their efforts.

Scholar and healer Shannon Macaulay arrives in Regone to treat an injured young king. Unwanted attention from a knight and an unexpected friendship with the dragon Gnaw draw her into the kingdom's secrets and a dangerous curse.

Shannon and dragon prince Ewan answer a friend's summons to Westshire, where a winged creature abducts young women and steals their memories. Rescuing Princess Brighid becomes complicated when another prince takes an interest in Shannon.

After hiding in the wilderness, dragon prince Ewan returns home to investigate a bounty on his head and attend his brother's wedding. Threats to the throne and Ryan's courtship of Shannon force him to reconsider his choices.

A princess sets out to rescue the man she loves, encountering dangerous magic and evil along the way. Told as a traditional fairy tale, her quest puts her determination at the center of the adventure.

With their kingdom devastated by elemental invasions, brothers Karvir and Ketyl lead a desperate defense against a fiery horde. Elsewhere, Brode and his pregnant stepmother seek safety as humanity struggles to survive the destruction.

Banished from the palace after a wizard's spell, enchanted kitten Thaddeus tries to return to Princess Clarice. Befriending the solitary dragon Grandious gives him an unexpected ally, but threats to both friends demand courage beyond his size.

Toddler Claire believes she can manage whatever comes her way, until an apparently ordinary event leaves her mother crying. Unable to understand the adult problem, she tries to work out how to comfort the person who usually comforts her.

A toddler has a clear idea of the Halloween costume she wants, but expressing it is another matter. Her limited vocabulary turns an ordinary family decision into a negotiation as she tries to make herself understood.

Healer Quill fears the voices of Water Elementals entering her thoughts will endanger her family. Her estranged grandfather's search for a gateway to their realm offers a possible answer, but joining him means leaving her mother behind.

Nyssa's repair shop and new relationship seem secure until the uncle who forced her into crime returns, demanding money. With her reputation threatened and a young pickpocket caught in the situation, she struggles to protect her hard-won freedom.

A detective tracks Nyssa down abroad and threatens to return her home for a murder trial. A secret note offers evidence of her innocence, drawing her into another dangerous search she cannot share even with Ellis.

Reformed burglar Nyssa Glass hopes to work honestly as an electrician's apprentice, but her past forces her into another job. Entering an apparently abandoned professor's mansion, she confronts traps, mechanical servants, and unsettling secrets hidden among its mirrors.

Framed for murder, Nyssa flees with Ellis and stows away on a zeppelin. They meet two teenagers apparently eloping, but the couple's hidden motives threaten to turn the fugitives' escape into another dangerous entanglement.

Ellis wants their first Christmas together to give Nyssa the happy memories she lacks. While searching for his perfect present, she becomes entangled with a charming dance instructor whose interest threatens their plans for the holiday.

Bull-dancer Alancia befriends the inventor of the Labyrinth, attracting the attention of a jealous king. Their relationship puts her in danger of facing the Minotaur in this mythological fantasy set in the world of Coiled.

Princess Laidra escapes being sacrificed to a serpent and reaches an island inhabited by cursed Prince Calen. Discovering that being seen transforms him into the creature, she seeks to free him before the change becomes permanent.

Auric grieves his father while Jericho and Rill adjust to parenting twins, but a Fey creature begins abducting children. An attack fractures the family, forcing the magicians to defend those they love and confront the predator.

Auric returns from magical training to find apprentice Jericho occupying the place he expected in his father's household. When Master Spellsmith vanishes into the Fey Lands, the rivals must cooperate to rescue him and confront invading magic.

Accused of causing a magical energy crisis, Auric and Jericho travel to defend themselves amid political intrigue. An engineer's possible solution attracts a dangerous assassin, leaving the magicians caught between hostile authorities and criminals.

Orphaned Nyssa steals for her uncle's gang while dreaming of mechanical training and an honest life. When the gang assigns a job her conscience cannot accept, she must decide what she is willing to sacrifice for freedom.

Separated from Prince Bryce, Kit leads rebel plant magicians while a new arrival challenges her loyalty. Bryce's cousin offers a political marriage as the price of peace, entangling the lovers in rival schemes for control of the kingdom.

Dark magic leaves Bryce captive to Fire King Langstyn while Kit believes him dead. Pregnant and leading the rebellion, she pursues vengeance, but news of his survival forces a choice between rescuing him and protecting those depending on her.

Sixteen-year-old Kitrin discovers that her emotions can control plants, exposing secrets her parents have concealed. Her bond with outcast Prince Bryce offers comfort, until he realizes that the girl he loves is someone his family wants dead.

Apprentice magician Jericho secretly teaches his master's daughter Rill the craft she is forbidden to learn. When her mechanical fox is blamed for missing chickens, his effort to help uncovers a more dangerous presence in the nearby woods.

Niya survives a fatal disease with rare spice and a magical fire salamander. When the spice grove is destroyed, she and disgraced monk Jayesh must carry its last plant to safety while her illness steadily worsens.

Eight-year-old Liesel hopes to spot a Pacific Tree Octopus during a family trip to Olympic National Park. After her brother mocks her belief, she decides to build a trap and prove the creature exists.

Princess Arynne accepts a marriage alliance with a kingdom where the sun never shines, hoping to escape restrictions on her magic. Attraction to a soldier during the journey threatens the vow believed necessary to protect her new homeland.

Leodora uses emotional magic to help support her sister's dancing career at the Curiosity theater. Blackmail and financial trouble threaten their refuge, sending Leo and Paxton searching for a hidden power source beneath its passages and trapdoors.

Jericho Carver wants to celebrate ten years of marriage with a perfect gift for his wife. Encouraged by his brother-in-law to make it especially spectacular, he turns to magic and creates complications he did not anticipate.

Three stories follow cats meddling in their humans' romantic lives. A pampered pet plays matchmaker, a mysterious shelter cat brings unexpected possibilities, and a deceased feline uses supernatural means to keep her owner from remaining alone.

Banished after falling for his brother's intended bride, Prince Kajik tries to accept exile to protect his kingdom from a feared sorcerer. Learning that Arynne is endangered tempts him to return, despite the threat of execution.

Captured by fairies, knight Devin agrees to face deadly trials for Queen Agalea's hand rather than be transformed into a frog. A clever servant helps him survive, complicating his supposed courtship with feelings for his ally.

Foundling Lizbete must draw heat from outside sources to survive, making her an object of suspicion. Blamed for earthquakes, she retreats into Ash Mountain, where a growing threat forces her to try warning the town that rejected her.

Superhero Shawn Park falls for a shy barista, unaware that she is Apparition, the daughter of a supervillain targeting him. Her disguise brings them closer, leaving attraction in conflict with her determination to earn her father's approval.

Professional ghost Lazarus Bently answers another spirit’s call for help haunting an eccentric artist. Maisie seems completely unaware of his efforts, putting his reputation at risk as he searches for a way to frighten her.

Prism's rehabilitation team and marriage to Fade are flourishing when dead criminals begin attacking superhero facilities. One attacker comes from her own past, forcing her to confront an enemy she cannot easily bring herself to fight.

Prism must accept another rehabilitation subject to keep her team together, taking in troubled superpowered teenager Alma. As the group grows attached to her, the villain who drew her into crime refuses to let her go.

Superhero Prism restarts her father's rehabilitation program by taking custody of Fade, the villain whose failure ended it. New attacks linked to his erased past threaten the project and challenge her belief that he can change.

Former supervillain Fade enters rehabilitation hoping to become a hero. When a failed mission puts a valuable criminal opportunity within reach, he must decide whether his new commitment can withstand the temptation of his old life.

Magician’s apprentice Evin refuses to send a sheltering spider into a deadly winter storm. When his master demands its removal from the potion room, his search for a kinder solution threatens to bring unexpected magical consequences.

Cora dreams of becoming a dragon jockey and owning a pet dragon, but her purchased eggs usually hatch short-lived mayflies. When an unexpected egg produces something different, caring for it proves more complicated than she imagined.

Superhero Shawn Park hopes to prove himself at work and propose to Katie. When a teammate’s murder implicates him, he must evade his own agency and hostile villains while trying to clear his name.

Captured teenage supervillain Jake Lucas expects prison but lands at Camp Sable, a rehabilitation program. Planning escape, he reluctantly works with other troubled teens and discovers friendships that challenge his loyalty to his uncle’s criminal gang.

Laleh Ashe’s mother plans to remove her from Camp Sable and send her abroad. A role-playing game offers a distraction with friends, but new camper Rian’s reality-bending powers make their imagined adventure unexpectedly dangerous.

Former supervillain Fade believes his heroic career and family have secured his new life. Discovering that his biological father is the assassin Syphon makes loved ones targets, forcing him to confront a dangerous connection he never wanted.

Retired superhero Aiden Powell hopes to concentrate on civilian work and romance. His supposedly dead mother suddenly appears from the past, forcing him to protect her from a returning villain without destroying the timeline of his life.

Superhero Henry Nichols retreats to his grandfather’s town after his powers malfunction. Disgraced reporter Lara Landis recognizes a potential scoop, but growing affection complicates her plan to expose the secret identity of her unusual new acquaintance.

Stranded on a frozen sea, a sailor spots an icebound trawler that seems to offer a chance of survival. What awaits aboard may be more dangerous than the waters he is trying to escape.

Aspiring superhero Juliet is captured by a villain syndicate, only to find unexpected protection from Sandstorm. As she uncovers a scheme to hold cities hostage, she must decide whether her defender can be trusted to help her escape.

Teenage fire wielder Marco Reyes believes his missing mother has been abducted, despite his guardians’ doubts. Leaving Camp Sable, he investigates a supervillain recruiting agency and accepts an unlikely alliance while his friends pursue him.

A trafficking ring captures Jake’s adoptive father, Fade, while targeting superpowered youths. Jake’s criminal uncle offers a rescue in exchange for his permanent return to the gang, forcing him to weigh family against his hard-won freedom.

Superhero Glint is ready to marry Lara, but the day before their wedding keeps repeating. With everyone else unaware of the loop, he suspects a villain may be hiding among the guests and threatening their future.

Abigail prefers her ordinary office life until latent powers erupt during a superhero showdown. Villain Thunderstruck blackmails her into a heist against her employer, leaving her to question his motives and the innocence of his target.

After years undercover in a villain gang, Jake wants to rebuild his life with Juliet. A vigilante targeting former gang members threatens that future, while Juliet’s hostile brother makes forgiveness and family acceptance harder to secure.

Former slacker Brayden returns home as a superhero and reconnects with Rachel, his high-school sweetheart and now a single mother. As her son’s father causes trouble, they must decide whether their old relationship deserves another chance.

Goblin custodian Basher tends Lady Eviscera’s evil lair through a day of monsters and mischief. The story is paired with a tabletop role-playing adventure that lets players and game masters enter the same fantasy setting.

Teenage Ruby enters a televised superhero competition to prove herself beyond her famous parents. Teammate Oliver hides a serious medical history, and their chances depend on surviving rivals willing to cheat while keeping his secret concealed.

Designer Mira needs a superhero boyfriend to impress her wealthy family and secure funding. Shapeshifter KC accepts the role while secretly planning a theft, complicating their bargain as a convenient deception begins to feel like love.

Traumatized superhero Slam takes refuge in volunteering at a cat rescue, where fugitive cat-shifter Bea is hiding from her former gang. Their growing trust becomes complicated when he discovers his fellow volunteer and favorite rescue cat are one person.

Superheroine Nixie helps sick children meet their heroes, but one boy asks for notorious villain Switch. Working together to grant his wish, they face enemies on both sides of the law and secrets from Switch’s past.

Reformed villain Switch plans to propose to superhero Nixie, but her father refuses his blessing during a Christmas visit. As family tensions grow, anonymous harassment threatens Nixie’s younger brother and gives Switch another challenge to face.

Oliver’s promising superhero future falters when a deadly attack is blamed on his father, reformed villain Switch. Convinced of his innocence as evidence mounts, Oliver risks his opportunities and friendships to investigate on his own.

Former soldier Cas meets Jael at his mentor’s funeral and intervenes when villains attack her. Pursued by criminals and government agents, they travel together while her unstable powers make both their safety and growing attraction uncertain.

Widowed superhero Mal faces villain attacks and a custody challenge over his daughter. A marriage of convenience with programmer Charlie offers practical help, but her secret powers and investigation into a conspiracy make their arrangement increasingly dangerous.