Love First Lessons or The Bear and the Nightingale? Try both books of this award-winning epic fantasy adventure in one omnibus edition!“A bold beginning to a series that explores gender, empathy, and the frozen north”--Kirkus“A riveting saga”—Midwest Book ReviewWomen rule in Zem’. Krasnoslava Tsarinovna is the second-most powerful woman in Zem’. Unfortunately, she doesn’t have a lot of power.

Few men walk into shadow. Fewer walk out.Giaco, famed battle hero turned bodyguard, is a Reborn man. He believes in reason, harmony, and intellect, and leaves magic for the foolish and superstitious. But when his charge, young Prince Luca, is stolen away, Giaco must set off on a search that will cause him to question everything he believes.The Rebirth is changing the face of La Città dei Fiori, but the old ways still hold sway, especially in the da...

All’s fair in war. But what about love?If you liked the Kushiel series or The Priory of the Orange Tree, check out this sweeping epic starring a bisexual warrior princess with a taste for dominance!Valya is a warrior. It is her strong will that holds the steppe, the freest, wildest, most war-like of the provinces of Zem’, and it is her strong sword that defends it from raiders. But now, as a growing demand for Zem...

The shadows are speaking. Can their riddle be unraveled?Eleven years ago, Royal bodyguard Giacomo da Prado first followed young Prince Luca into the shadows. Plunged against his will into a world of illicit magic, Giaco has tried to hold onto the rationality of a Reborn man, even as he walks the line between the two worlds.But now, called upon to serve as Prince Luca’s bodyguard once again, Giaco has to face all his worst fears. Luca has disappeare...

All are born weak. Some become strong.“A bold beginning to a series that explores gender, empathy, and the frozen north”--Kirkus“A riveting saga”—Midwest Book ReviewHonorable Mention, Epic Fantasy, 2016 Readers' Favorite AwardsHonorable Mention, Fantasy, 2015 INDIEFAB Book of the Year AwardsAfter a life of unhappy luxury, Krasnoslava Tsarinovna (Slava to her friends, if she h...

Few men walk into shadow. Fewer walk out.Giaco, famed battle hero turned bodyguard, is a Reborn man. He believes in reason, harmony, and intellect, and leaves magic for the foolish and superstitious. But when his charge, young Prince Luca, is stolen away, Giaco must set off on a search that will cause him to question everything he believes.The Rebirth is changing the face of La Città dei Fiori, but the old ways still hold sway, especially in the da...

Valya is a hero. Her people need a healer.Love the Kushiel series or The Priory of the Orange Tree? Try this sweeping epic starring a bisexual warrior princess with a taste for dominance! This omnibus edition contains the complete trilogy in one volume.Nine years ago, Valya left Krasnograd in disgrace. Now the Tsarina has called her back. Troublesome rumors are afoot, and someone must investigate them. Who better ...

“A passionate coming-of-age story.”—Kirkus ReviewsDistinguished Favorite, Audiobook-Fiction, Independent Press Awards 2023Finalist, Indies Today Book Awards 2022Finalist, Fantasy, Book Excellence Awards 2022All magical gifts are wild. The seer’s gift is the wildest of all.Dasha, Tsarinovna of all of Zem’, was expected to have great magical gifts. Wh...

Few men walk into shadow. Fewer walk out.Giacomo da Prado is La Città dei Fiori’s most renowned warrior, the hero of the Battle of Cinquevie, the man other soldiers want to be. His fame as a fighter has won him the post of bodyguard to Prince Luca, the youngest member of the dei Fiori royal family. This should be an easy assignment. It isn’t.The Rebirth has gained ascendancy in the dei Fiori kingdom, bringing with it the ideals of harmony and reaso...

Dasha is a gift from the gods. Only she’s not very gifted.Bronze Medal, Epic Fantasy, Readers' Favorite Book Awards 2018.Finalist, Golden Book Awards 2018.Official Selection, E-Book Fantasy, New Apple Book Awards 2018.Second Place, Epic Fantasy, Virtual FantasyCon 2017.Eighteen years ago, Dasha’s mother made a bargain with the gods. She would bear a gods-touched child, one who would stand on t...

“A rollicking good fantasy worthy of both leisure reading and study.”—D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book ReviewBlood magic is dark and dangerous. Is it Dasha’s only hope?When Dasha, Tsarinovna of all of Zem’, began a dalliance with her halfblood steppe guard Alik while on a mission of peace to the warlike Rutsi, she never thought it would lead to carrying his spirit in her body. But when he dies saving her from an attack by ...

Blood binds spirit and flesh. Love binds souls—or burns them to ash.Dasha’s mission of peace has taken a decidedly warlike turn. On the run from the Rutsi, she ends up in the village of Taikakylä, where magic flows strongly between sea, sky, and stone. But with the Rutsi determined to capture Taikakylä and Dasha herself, there’s no refuge to be found there.Instead, Dasha and her new allies find themselves taking desperate flight in an enspelled shi...