Stephanie Cotta

The Wraiths of Arjun

Oppression no more. Vengeance is ours.

Tribute Day, the dreaded day the citizens of Arjun offer their wealth and iron to the Kingdom of Mestria, arrives. Rowan, now an Iron Baron, hopes to get through the brutal ordeal unscathed. But when he clashes with the Mestrian Enforcer, a ruthless soldier who rules over Arjun with an iron fist, Rowan faces a deadly threat.

Akaran, outraged by the Mestrians’ chokehold grip, takes action and pays a heavy price. The cutthroat Enforcer retaliates against Rowan with merciless violence, and vengeance ignites in their hearts. Rowan and Akaran join forces in a daring plan: to resurrect the Wraiths, their people’s legendary heroes. With Tahira, the Conjurer at their side, they don their iron masks and rebel against their overlords, risking their lives even if the noose awaits failure.

Available now from Monarch Press.

The Ghost’s Gambit

Are you shattered stone? Or the storm itself?

After the raid on his garrison, the Enforcer is on the hunt-and he won’t stop until the Wraiths hang from the gallows. Rowan, Tahira, and Akaran are caught in the Enforcer’s merciless pursuit and forced to flee across the wilderness in their struggle to stay one step ahead of this cutthroat soldier.

As new leaders of an underground rebellion, Rowan and Tahira fight to keep the resistance alive. Yet the cost of staying hidden grows heavier as the Enforcer and his soldiers terrorize Arjun. The body count rises, and the guilt sharpens with each brutal execution. But when the Enforcer threatens the very home they’ve sworn to protect, Rowan and Tahira must confront a painful truth-they may not have the power to stop him.

Meanwhile, Akaran and Marah stake their lives on a dangerous mission to undermine the Enforcer’s iron grip on their homeland. In their quest, they stumble upon a dark secret that could change everything, but only if they escape the enemy’s snare alive.As tensions among the Wraiths mount, and with the weight of an oppressed kingdom on their shoulders, Rowan, Tahira, and Akaran will have to decide what they’re willing to sacrifice for their people-and for each other.

The Ghost’s Gambit is a gripping, pulse-pounding tale of rebellion, loyalty, and the high cost of defying a brutal empire.

Available now from Monarch Press.

Heartsmith

It’s DICKENS X FRANKENSTEIN CHRONICLES X STEAMPUNK. Sixteen-year-old orphan Aaren Lockett leaves his rural hometown and ventures to the metropolis of Rexanberg to start his life afresh as a Tinker. But upon his arrival, he finds trouble when he interferes in a Hoch territory feud and his life is thrown into immediate peril. After the dust settles, Aaren is no longer who he was before nor is he alone.

With his life forever changed, Aaren embarks on a new mission—tinkering with hearts. Little does he know that his quest to salvage and repair the broken will lead him to investigate a dark conspiracy. Residing beneath Rexanberg’s glittering skyscrapers, someone is performing his own experiment: stitching life into the lifeless.

HEARTSMITH is an exciting romp through an industrial fantasy landscape filled with steampunk staple innovations that will keep readers enthralled and guessing throughout its twists and turns.

Available now from Monarch Press.

Picture Books

The Mountain of Gold

This fable-style Picture Book takes place in old Japan and follows a young Japanese boy named Kaeri who is restless to leave home. When he steps out his door one day to collect firewood, he meets a Raven who tells him he can make all his dreams come true. Wishing to become rich, Kaeri leaves home without looking back and follows the Raven through forests, fields, thoroughfares, and the Northern Mountains.

Will the Raven stay true to his word for Kaeri to become rich? Or will Kaeri learn a more valuable lesson: of where true riches are found? This enchanting tale, with stylistic illustrations by Stephanie Cotta, will delight readers as they follow Kaeri on this journey across old Japan.

Available now from Caterpillar Books, an imprint of Monarch Press.

Books Seeking Representation

A Clash of Kingdoms

The Immortal King rules Tarcia. Submit or die.

Under this despot, Highlady Serene Beaumont serves as a counselor beside her brutal father, the infamous Blackheart. For ten years, Serene has been his “cold blade,” suppressing her emotions to survive his brutality and earn his high regard.

Highlord Gareth Leroux, a renowned war hero, lives in the shadow of surviving the battle that claimed the lives of Serene’s brothers and his own. Though betrothed, their relationship lies in ruins. Gareth longs to win back Serene’s heart but struggles to break through her icy demeanor.

Krell, a lowborn hunter, harbors a dangerous secret: he is a Shaper, capable of “shaping” his flesh and bones. Hunted by society, his people survive by disguising themselves as humans. But when Krell and Serene cross paths again—years after he saved her life in his Shaping form—their carefully constructed lives begin to rattle.

All harboring guarded secrets, Serene, Gareth, and Krell are thrust into a whirlwind of intrigue, danger, and forbidden desires, begging the question: What price is too high to pay for truth—or for love? Packed with gripping battles, court politics, and complex relationships, this dark, epic high-fantasy is perfect for fans of The Witcher and House of the Dragon.