Getting close to the king will kill him.After saving her village with the Dagger of Protection, Aldora's village hoped peace might finally return. But when a blood-gifted killer called Jules arrives with a grudge and a deadly plan, that hope shatters fast, and the village doubts Aldora’s ability to protect them.Meanwhile, Raneth (still chasing violent criminals across the kingdom) is abruptly summoned to escort the king to a crucial royal summit.Whe...

If everyone you grew up with were relying on you to save them, would you be able to do it?Thrust into the deep end, Aldora has to do exactly that. To save her village she has to find the Dagger of Protection, one of six so-called Weapons of Protection created by the kingdom's strongest sorcerer. With nobody else near enough to hunt down the thief, Aldora can't say no. Aided by the talking prince of the cats and a law enforcer hunting a murderer, failure is not an o...

One wants to rule the kingdom. The other wants to save it.Aldora stands between them.When Aldora and Raneth return to Giften, they expect celebration. Instead, they find the palace abandoned, the village destroyed, and a new ruler on the throne — Aldora’s uncle.Styling himself as the Kingdom’s Guardian, Denzel Leoma has claimed power with the backing of his Brethren — gifted enforcers with no loyalty to the crown — and a growing arm...

They saved the kingdom.But their enemy doesn’t need a blade to destroy them — just the right lie.Two weeks ago, Raneth and Aldora ended the reign of Aldora’s uncle and reclaimed Giften. Now, Raneth is acting regent, holding the kingdom together until the royal family returns. Aldora has lost the Dagger of Protection, her village, the people’s trust, and has been pushed to the edges of the life she helped protect.The kingdom may be s...

A deadly weapon. A working holiday. What could possibly go wrong?Newly promoted and repeatedly injured, Captain Raneth Bayre is drowning in responsibilities. Between continuing tensions in the Bayre-Frey Feud and his need to set a strong example for the royal officials under his command, he’s burning out fast, and all he wants is a few quiet days with the woman he loves.Dagger Bearer Aldora Leoma wants that for him too; crime across the kingdom is spiking, ...

Everyone believes Princess Lemuela died when the kingdom fell.They're wrong.Held in secret beneath the sewers by the very group that destroyed her family, Lemuela has survived, but barely. Now, after eleven months of captivity, she escapes into a kingdom she no longer recognizes. A place torn between rebellion and renewal, where allies are scarce and enemies wear her face.Because Mila, a powerful healer and traitor, has used forbidden magic ...