Books by Day Leitao

He was raised to resist them. Now he has to join them. 14-year-old Darian was raised in an isolated village in Whyland, among people who resisted the oppression of the King and his army. When his life takes a tragic turn, he ends up living in the King's castle, forced to train in the military academy, closer to his enemies than he has ever dreamed. His only solace is Cayla, a girl he befriends at the castle, who helps him smile and feel whole again, with whom he slowly falls in love, whose identity he ignores at his own peril. But the castle holds more dangers than expected. Darian has to thread carefully if he wants use his position to help Whyland find freedom and remain alive.Spell Speakers is a coming-of-age fantasy novella introducing characters featured in the upcoming series Portals to Whyland. Get more information at dayleitao.com

An Aladdin retelling in space. Alana's dream is to leave the poverty-stricken, government-controlled planet where she lives with her mother. But that's impossible when she can barely manage enough to eat. Her big chance comes in a well-paid mission to retrieve a golden sphere. The problem: it's in the Ghost Ship, a mysterious alien vessel abandoned for millenia. Nobody has ever set foot on it and come out alive. How will Alana manage it?Meanwhile, Jasper has come to her planet to oversee the government. His real goal? To see the mysterious dragons-if they are still alive. Destiny brings them together and thrusts the fate of the Samitri Planet and the Human Universe in their hands. The Sphere of Infinity is a standalone YA Aladdin retelling novella.

Magic has never been as dangerous.Troubled by dreams of Sian in danger, Karina opens a new portal. But instead of going to Whyland, she breaks the defenses against Lumina, an ethereal city with advanced and dangerous magic. Not only that, she ends up captured and having her mind wiped. Now powerless, alone, and without any awareness of her magic she has to fend for herself in a strange land where not even her mind is safe. Sian has an impossible task: defeat the gigantic Maris king. A victory doesn't mean a ticket home, though. In his struggle, he'll come across magic more powerful than he ever imagined. Intruders in Whyland force Cayla and Darian to go to the Light Gardens, where more truths and secrets are about to be revealed.Stranded across dimensions, how will these characters come together again?Get immersed in this action-packed, emotional conclusion to Portals to Whyland, recommended for teens 13 and up. You'll find adventure, romance, intrigue, revelations, and magic. Start reading it now!