Amanah knows all-too-well the dangers of catching the attention of the upper class of Arruk. Using her position as a guard to steal secrets of healing and help other lower class people means she must remain unnoticed, working from the shadows.Fellow guard Taunos is boisterous, laughing, larger than life-and always around. He attracts attention as easily as breathing, which makes being associated with him dangerous. Better to stay far away, regardless of her attraction to him and his...

Never leave the path.It’s sacred law, punishable by exile.When her son goes missing in the perilous mountains, Kaemada defies the law to search for him. She enlists the help of her hero brother, a priestess berserker, and a fire-wielding friend.But the law exists for a reason.When the search party is captured by the mythical Kamalti, they learn that Kaemada’s son was sent to an ancient prison city. As they battle for freedom, they discover a horrible truth t...

When dragons fight, mountains weep.In nests high in the mountains, dragons and dragonbonded share their lives, thoughts, feelings, and ambitions.Palon and her partner, the dragon Windward, are renowned among their nest for their flying skill. Their days are filled with everything she loves, especially riding the wind. Even being tasked with teaching their way of life to Tebah, a rebellious newly bonded teenager, can't bring her down too much.But when treasures from the...

The priestess searches for her faith.The fire-wielder wrestles with her past.The psion dreams of peace.And the hero is torn between his heart and his duty.While grief scatters the four protectors to the winds, outside forces write history according to their own whims. The fate of the Rinaryns lies twined with that of the boy, Eian, caught in a tug of war the heroes are unaware of.But the evidence lies waiting for Taunos and the others to see, if only th...

It's not easy growing up part of a famous family. Twelve-year old Palon's magic isn't strong compared to the rest of her family's, she has no special talents, and she's constantly falling short of the mark. Desperate to stand out, she leaves home and bonds a dragon, Windward.But life among dragons and other dragonbonded is not easy. Palon's refusal to admit to mistakes makes it hard for her to fit in. She's so worried about proving herself, she pushes people away. When Palon sees a...

The novella is arranged as a series of seasons with one short story vignette from each of the four main point of views. These stories are set approximately three years before Between Starfalls begins.Taunos attempts to get into the library of Far Dahutad.Takiyah balances her love of learning with the judgements of her community.Kaemada struggles mind to mind.Ra'ael faces challenges on her path to becoming a priestess.

From the author of Gloaming and Wyrde and Wayward comes a sparkling wonder tale about a gentle widow, an eccentric wizard, and a wardrobe of magical hats…Meg Lavender has been alone since her husband died – well, mostly. There’s a trio of widows in Ravensby Od; you can find them every Wednesday at Foxley’s, absorbing syllabub, and tea.It’s a quiet life in a quiet town; a sensible town, where tea is always at three o’clock sharp, and the trains arri...

Magic will transform you. Power could destroy you. Actions will define you.Kiera Vandyer told herself she’d only agreed to this scheme for the money, that nothing else had drawn her to this venture, but you can’t lie to the truest parts of yourself. For sixteen years, she’s hidden her burning curiosity for magic, knowing that one misstep would mean certain death at the hands of Atterah’s merciless leaders: the all-powerful Ruling Board.Just when Kiera is on...

When artilects, the world's most advanced synthetic beings, begin reporting the same impossible vision—a Lady in White descending an infinite stair with a message only they can hear—governments call it a hoax, and the markets shrug. When one of these "unhackable" minds belonging to the wealthiest man in Africa walks into the Basilica of Our Lady of Nigeria, the artilect named Thierry calmly announces it is possessed, and asks for someone by name: Fr. Gabriel Serafian. A brilliant exorcist,...

* A stand-alone adventure set in the Amaranthe universe *“Can I ask where we’re going?”“Someplace safe…as safe as anywhere on this broken, fallen world can be.”A first contact encounter isn't supposed to kick off with a dead body.Ambassador Marlee Marano has been dispatched to Belarria as part of a Concord initiative to meet new species and build alliances. But when an assassin murders her counterpart in front of her eyes a...

In this paranormal world, her death is just the beginningRiley’s seventeenth birthday should have been fun, but when a knife-wielding psycho attacks her best friend, of course Riley tries to stop him.Turns out, taking a knife through the heart isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.Neither is death.Instead of pearly gates, Riley wakes up alive and ensnared in a witch’s curse with twelve paranormals known as the Outcasts—including the inhumanly beau...

Fifty years ago, civil war fractured the United States. Ever since, Harmony "Bibi" Cain has isolated himself: from society, from technology, from family. A powerful empath weary from the intrusion of others' emotions, he's cloistered in his rural Wisconsin retirement community. He hopes to find, if not peace, then at least a little quiet.But when four impossible-seeming killings shake North America, Bibi is drawn into an investigation he wants nothing to do with. The victims were k...