Two powerful men. Two bitter enemies. One chance at love.Tav Cyrdath, a powerful wind adept and a brilliant general, leads the last free humans in a war against the Boa Visk, monsters who have enslaved most of humanity. But when the man who rules Illunvia refuses to surrender, Tav is forced to take the city by sword and magic. Victorious, he intends to execute the human traitor who has done so much harm by defying him. But when the defeated ruler, Duric Darmain, begs him t...

Only love can break this captive's chains.Valon Argris has lived alone in the crude wasteland fortress for longer than he cares to remember. He watches from the tower for enemy ships or spies, his only goal to keep a hidden seaside colony of escaped slaves safe from the Empire of Rysar. The empire destroyed everything Valon loved and left him scarred and hunted. While he prefers to hide his chilling visage in the isolation of the fortress, he will allow nothing to endanger...

Save the land, or follow his heart?Time has run out for Lord Domlen. The Fortress of Rain has been cursed by the enemy Boa Visk, his people trapped as phantoms within its walls, and the rain ever falling across his lands. If he does not break the curse soon, the trapped spirits will become revenir, ghosts that feed upon the life force of the living. He needs a miracle. And he gets one. He learns of a ritual that can break the curse and free his people. But nothing comes wi...

A dark curse makes it impossible for him to love without pain...Coris Illiand has a secret. He's been marked with a curse rune for no other reason than he is attracted to men. Whenever Coris feels desire or thinks about a man that way, the dark magic activates, crushing him with pain. His father, Duke Illiand, intends for Coris to marry the woman he's chosen and has paid to curse his son to ensure it happens. With one last act of defiance, Coris escapes his repressive nobl...

A ruthless warrior, a curious mage, and an ancient secret that could destroy them both...When Tamas discovers the long-forgotten ruins of the Nystrean Mor—an ancient and powerful civilization—he's certain the incredible find will lead to fame and respect. Instead it leads to the end of a Boa Visk sword, its poison blade biting his throat. Tamas, a scholar mage without the power to defeat the Boa Visk warriors that surround him, is certain he'll die unnoticed in the haunted...

To master this man, he must fight for his trust...Mikel Vaughn became a slave the night the Boa Visk burned the Grand Library of Amberseth and locked him in chains. The Boa Visk, brutal overlords who have conquered much of humanity, bring the young librarian to Gesh and sell him to the highest bidder. After he's purchased by a Boa Visk noble, Mikel fears he'll be forced to submit to the cruel whims of a vile master. Instead, he's given as a reward to gladiator Bastion Hask...

Kill the dragon, or rescue his heart?Rycard Serod's band of hunters is in dire straits. Deep in the borderlands overrun with plague, starvation, and the brutal Boa Visk armies, the hunters are out of money, out of food, and half a continent away from their winter camp, with storms close on their heels. Their only chance of survival is the bounty Rycard has accepted, the largest they've ever been offered. The downside--they'll be working for the Boa Visk. The other downside...

When love competes, will anyone win?Harry has just begun his career as an architect with a well-known Chicago firm, but when he runs up against the talented, successful, not to mention stunningly handsome Garrett Reed, he quickly loses both his cool and his first big contract to the other man. Now a second job has just come up for bid, a huge project that can make Harry's career. And Garrett is after the same prize.Garrett is fascinated with Harry. He admires the man's driv...

When the barrister Ashley Tempest is called in to assist the trustees of the late Sir John Rellingham, he finds himself faced with a tantalising mystery: why has Sir John established a trust to safeguard £20,000 of his inheritance, without telling the trustess for whom, or for what reason the money is to be protected? Tempest is convinced that the answer is connected to the mysterious death of Evangeline Stableford - a death whose circumstances bear an uncanny resemblance to a suicid...

Colonel Mauleverer's sons are being murdered. Each month one of the five young men is found killed with a noose placed grotesquely around the neck after death. With only one son remaining, the Colonel calls upon the services of Dennis Yardley, the private detective, to keep the boy safe. His investigations lead Yardley to a woman whom he believes to be the guilty party. But defending counsel Ashley Tempest is not so sure. Together, the two men set out to discover the truth - and possibly s...

When Captain Nevile is found dead in his rooms, the barrister Ashley Tempest investigates, assisted by private detective Dennis Yardley. All the evidence points to suicide, but the pair are not convinced. Soon their investigations uncover a long-buried family conspiracy.First published in 1907, this is a complex and densely-plotted mystery, set against the background of Edwardian London.

A looming war. A pirate's revenge. A young noble caught in the middle…Dradin Sharlain is the youngest son of the most feared family in Malseenia. Scorned by his father and tormented by Vax, his sadistic brother, Dradin is seen as weak and vulnerable, despite his talents in diplomacy. When his carriage breaks down in a remote area known to harbor pirates, he soon falls prey to Captain Rastay, the merciless commander of the pirate ship Siren. Captain Rastay kidnaps him, intending to ...