Independent stories from Wylie, Texas
Stories for
every stage of life.
Mystery, magic, suspense, learning, and heart—books that invite readers in and leave paw prints long after the final page.
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Reading group: Children & familiesRiot & Rexx Children’s Collection
Books 1–8 · Family, friendship, and the dogs who bring us together.
Meet the family, friends, and beloved dogs at the heart of Riot & Rexx. These warm stories celebrate belonging, everyday adventures, and the bonds that bring us together.
Reading group: Children & familiesGrief & Remembrance
Always With Us · A gentle story about love, loss, and remembering.
For families finding words for grief, Always With Us: Love Never Really Leaves offers a gentle way to remember the people and pets we love. Also Book 4 in our Children’s Collection.
Always With Us: Love Never Really Leaves
View on AmazonReading group: All agesRiot & Rexx Activity Series
Early-learning books, mindful coloring, nostalgic puzzles, and large-print activities for children, adults, and older readers.
There is something here for every generation. Young children can learn and create with Riot and Rexx, adults can unwind with mindful and cozy coloring, and older readers can enjoy nostalgic word searches, jumbo puzzles, and the collectible Good Company Gazette. Explore the collection for relaxing screen-free fun, thoughtful gifts, and activities worth returning to.
ABC with Riot & Rexx
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123 with Riot & Rexx
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My Year with Riot & Rexx
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New Puppy with Riot & Rexx
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Mindful Mandalas with Riot & Rexx
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Mindful Cats with Casper
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Good Company Gazette — Volume 1
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Good Company Gazette — Volume 2
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Good Company Gazette — Volume 3
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Reading group: All ages & familiesHome for the Holidays
Family keepsake books filled with festive games, traditions, stories, crafts, and memory-making activities for every generation.
Make each celebration more meaningful with keepsake books designed to bring family and friends together. From Thanksgiving gratitude and Christmas traditions to a more grown-up New Year’s party, every book includes entertaining activities and special places to preserve the laughter, stories, photographs, and memories you will want to revisit for years.
Our Thanksgiving Together
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Our New Year’s Together: A Friends & Family Party Keepsake, 2026–2027
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Reading group: Children ages 8–12The Rexx Mystery Files
Books 1–6 · Clues, friendship, and one unforgettable four-legged detective.
Follow Rexx and his friends through six clue-filled adventures where curiosity, teamwork, and courage turn everyday places into unforgettable mysteries.
Reading group: Ages 11+The Midnight Circle
Magical mysteries for ages 11+ where five friends face school drama, hidden rooms, dangerous rules, and powers they never expected.
For Mia, Harper, Wren, Sasha, and Ivy, everyday friendship drama is only the beginning. A spellbook hidden in a wall leads them into Moonlight Hall, the forbidden Third Door, and the mysteries of the Lantern Room. This six-book series combines relatable emotions, changing friendships, secrets, courage, and age-appropriate supernatural suspense.
Book 5
The Midnight Circle — Book Five
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Book 6
The Midnight Circle — Book Six
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Reading group: Young adult · Teen & adult readersThe Last Signal
A gripping young-adult thriller about a missing girl, a buried secret, and a mysterious signal that may be listening back.
A missing girl leaves behind questions no one can answer—and a signal that should not exist. As buried evidence begins to surface, every new clue reveals another secret someone wants forgotten. The Missing Girl launches a tense, twist-filled suspense series for teen and adult readers.
Reading group: AdultsWorkplace Psychological Thrillers
Adult psychological thrillers where ambition, betrayal, secret lives, and dangerous workplace politics follow employees long after five o’clock.
Behind polished offices and professional smiles, ordinary coworkers are hiding extraordinary secrets. After Five follows five employees whose private after-hours lives collide with a disturbing disappearance, while the upcoming Toxic Water Cooler explores manipulation, favoritism, retaliation, and the devastating cost of speaking up.
After Five
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The people behind the pages
Built from imagination, real life, and a house full of stories.
Riot & Rexx Publishing is an independent publishing home founded by Kimberly Rhodes and Kendra Gladson in Wylie, Texas. Our books cross genres and generations, but they share the same heartbeat: memorable characters, honest emotion, and stories readers want to carry with them.
Named for beloved dogs who became family, the imprint celebrates the loyalty, curiosity, humor, and hope that animals bring into our lives.
Kimberly Rhodes
Writer and cofounder whose work spans children’s stories, mysteries, and healthcare nonfiction, drawing on family life and decades in sleep medicine.
Kimberly’s Amazon author pageKendra Gladson
Owner and cofounder, author of After Five, and the author behind our growing activity, coloring, and family-keepsake collections.
Kendra’s Amazon author page
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