For over two hundred years, the Rye Empire outlawed the use of magic. Now, the empire has fallen and a new, sinister power is rising.Ambitious and corrupt, The Mountain King will stop at nothing to reach his goals. Enslaving a sorceress to do his bidding, he begins his hunt for lost talismans that can help him bring the wizards back, and harness their power.To save the Old Empire from this growing, sinister magic, seventeen-year-old farm boy Mykal and his friends begin a de...

All four books in Phillip Tomasso's 'The Severed Empire', a series of epic fantasy novels, now in one volume!Wizard's Rise: For over two hundred years, the Rye Empire outlawed the use of magic. Now, the empire has fallen, and a new, sinister power is rising. Ambitious and corrupt, The Mountain King will stop at nothing to reach his goals. To save the Old Empire from his evil magic, seventeen-year-old farm boy Mykal and his friends begin a desperate journey to colle...

After two decades in the corporate world, author Phillip Tomasso found himself tossed into the realm of public safety. He went from handling legal employment issues to working for a busy 911 Center.In this collection, Tomasso shares impactful stories from thirteen years of dispatching on the overnight shift.The work is salted and peppered with funny, heartbreaking, quirky and bizarre renditions of actual 911 calls, interactions of dispatchers between calls, as well as life ...

In 1912, a young girl is found dead. In present day, young Jeremy's parents are involved in a murder-suicide. Soon after, he is committed to an insane asylum.Years later, Jeremy turns eighteen and is released. After he returns home to live with his uncle, old memories begin to emerge, and people around him start to die in rapid succession.Slowly coming to terms with his parents' deaths, Jeremy realizes that some secrets will not stay buried. What really happened on the nigh...

Ever since the demise of the Mountain King, Hermon Cordillera’s daughters have stepped up and shared the throne as queens of the Osiris Realm. But when women go missing from the kingdom, they are unable to find whoever is responsible for the growing number of abductions.Meanwhile, Mykal - the young wizard - continues honing his magical skills with his mother, and his tactical training with Blodwyn, his oldest friend. Living in secret within the ancient library ruins, they are surpr...

A collection of three romance novels by Phillip Tomasso, D.J. Van Oss & Ronald Bagliere, now available in one volume!Before The Sun Sets: James and Charlie are haunted by their past and focused on their own futures. Fate brings them together at a diner where they work, and despite James' guilt and Charlie's struggles with illness and a dangerous ex, they fall deeply in love. Together, they dream of a future and make plans for a life together, but life's unpredictab...

After a police officer's family is taken hostage, he faces a deadly choice: one of his family members will live, and the other will die. He must make the decision, and time is running out.Homicide Investigators Vincent Falcone and Farrah Richards take the case, and a team is assembled. Every effort is made to catch the psychopath before the next murder.The killer makes mistakes; it's almost as if getting caught doesn't matter. But can they reach him in time?

To stop the Mountain King, the realms across land and sea must unify. But time is not on their side.Mykal and his friends must warn King Nabal of the Mountain King's invasion of Grey Ashland and the rest of the Old Empire. This battle will involve more than knights and swords; magic has become the weapon of choice.New to his craft, Mykal is unsure of his abilities as a wizard. His skill and resolve will soon be put to the test, as the flames of war threaten to engulf them a...

A collection of three epic fantasy series starters by Phillip Tomasso, Jennifer Ealey and B.R. Stateham, now in one volume!Wizard's Rise (The Severed Empire Book 1): For over two hundred years, the Rye Empire outlawed the use of magic. Now, the empire has fallen and a new, sinister power is rising. Ambitious and corrupt, The Mountain King will stop at nothing to reach his goals. To save the Old Empire from this growing, sinister magic, seventeen-year-old farm boy M...

When Blodwyn was a young boy, the King's Watch combed the lands in search of wizards, witches and anyone else practicing magic. When they stormed his house, it was Blodwyn's father they wanted. The self-taught alchemist was a lawbreaker in the eyes of the king, and the penalty for his art was death.Left an orphan, Blodwyn's plan is simple: learn everything he could about killing and track down the Watch. Bent on revenge, he befriends the dangerous assassin Rasheed, but soon finds h...

He was stuck living in the past. She could only focus on her future. Together, they dreamed of a happily ever after.After a tragic accident, James quits his job at a law firm and sells his house. Unable to deal with constant reminders, he also severs ties with his family. Attempting to start his life over, James takes a job as a cook at a Second Breakfast,spending his days cooking and his evenings drinking himself to sleep.On the run from a dangerous ex-boyfriend, Charlie i...

Joey Rossi cannot find comfort locked away in the psychiatric wing of a hospital. It's only a matter of time before the things outside find and come for him. Why wouldn't they keep looking? Rossi knew who they really were, and caused them far too much trouble to ever be forgiven...or forgotten. After listening to a confession, Father Daly contacts the Vatican. There is no other option. If what Rossi confided was true, then vampires run rampant within the boundaries of his parish. Although ...