Faelin Keetley has kept secrets all her life: she can read, a skill that none but the Conjurers are allowed. And she has taken over bookbinding jobs from her father, when women on the Bridge are forbidden professions.Her father’s death leaves Faelin with even more dangerous secrets. His last words were a spell, and all his life he’s been hiding a room full of hundreds of spellbooks.Worse, his death leaves her to the mercies of the Conjurers and the traditions of the Bridge....

At sixteen Kara Fonti still has no magic. But Mage Guild, the most powerful of all the Guilds in Tregella, has a use for her – they will force her to bear children for men who do have magic. Arabella Fonti, to protect her own status within the guild, pushes her daughter to do the unthinkable – run away to live outside the guild system.But unguilded are not welcome in Tregella, especially on the magical chain of islands of the capital Rillidi. In increasing danger of being arrested ...

Aric Rawlings is the first man of the Riverman village in generations to inherit Shaman powers. Still trying to control his new gifts, Aric and his lover, Faelin, a true Conjurer, must work together to combat their new enemy, Burrage, another true Conjurer.Burrage has the spell and the ability to complete the curse placed on the Rivermen. With the people of the Bridge turned against them, Aric and Faelin will have to save themselves and protect the Rivermen . . . no matter the cost...

Busy. Content. Still mistrusted by the neighbours. Magic has changed Barbara Baker’s life mostly for the better.Barb’s newfound magical ability to find lost things through gift-wrapping has given her a lot: a new job, new friendships, and the chance to right some of the wrongs committed by her husband. She even does a favour for her daughter-in-law and agrees to pet sit Prince Hairy, a handsome cat with an ugly collar.While balancing the demands of the new job and ...

Brenna Trewen learned how to heal from her mother. But after Duke Thorold murders her mother, she must learn how to steal on the streets of Kingsreach.Forced to live in the shadows, she’s caught stealing from the Church of the One-God Brenna now finds herself the unlikely focus of the two-thousand-year-old secret society, the Brotherhood of the Throne. The Brotherhood, who still follow the old gods, are led by Captain Kane Rowse of the Kingsguard and his uncle Feiren. They believe ...

Homeless. Broke. Shunned by friends and neighbours. This was not what sixty-two was supposed to look like for Barbara Baker.As a member of Toronto’s exclusive Rosedale society, Barb was a fixture on charity committees and an accomplished hostess whose dinner invitations were coveted by Toronto’s elite. Her comfortable life ended when her husband’s criminal activity was discovered—he’d been stealing from everyone for decades, using her exceptional hostess skills to reel in new victi...

Faelin’s secrets are catching up with her, and the Conjurers will do anything to discover them.The Conjurers Duology: coming-of-age fantasies about discovering yourself in a world of magic and intrigue.Book 1: The Bookbinder’s Daughter – When Faelin’s father dies, his legacy is a dangerous secret: his last words are a spell and he has a hidden room full of spellbooks. Worse, his death leaves Fae to the mercies of the Conjurers. Facing an arranged m...

Timo Valendi’s place in Mage Guild—the most powerful of all of Tregella’s guilds—seems secure. His mother is a magically formidable and politically important Mage and he’s apprenticed to the Mage Guild Primus, the head of the guild and the most influential man in the country.But Timo has a secret, one neither his mentor nor his mother want to know. Like Kara Fonti, the half-sister he is forbidden to see, Timo has unmagic—a rare ability that allows him to see and manipulate the spel...

Mage Guild wants to enslave her. Can Kara survive among the Unguilded?The Mage Guild trilogy, coming-of-age fantasies about discovering yourself in a world of magic and intrigue.Book 1: Unguilded – At sixteen, Kara Fonti still has no magic. Arabella Fonti, to protect her own status within the guild, pushes her daughter to do the unthinkable – run away to live outside the guild system. On Old Rillidi, Kara discovers true friends, makes a home for herself, an...

The Intelligencers SeriesDagrun’s Trait, which allows her to discover secrets, serves her well as an undercover agent of the Intelligencers, the investigative organization of the Fair Seas Treaty Alliance. But when she uncovers a plot threatening the safety of the Fair Seas and its people, Dagrun will have to partner with those determined to keep their secrets from her, if the Fair Seas Alliance is to be saved.The first three books in the Intelligencers ser...

Dani Norris found him: the dead guy. She was on her way home from her job in the PATH, the huge underground mall in downtown Toronto that connects hundreds of office towers, so it wasn’t like he’d been there long. Even though he looked like he had.After that weird things kept happening. Ro Parks from Sentinel Security seemed to have some answers but Dani didn’t want answers. She just wanted things to get back to normal.But they didn’t: things just kept getting weirder. And ...

A fantasy reimagining of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey.Caroline Morris, along with her brother Jack, needs to form a team for the Endeavour, the magical competition that happens every fifteen years. It's the most important decision she's ever had to make and could affect the course of her life.The charming siblings Iona and Sean Smith seem perfect. And then there's Ella and Henry Townsend, whose father is an Administrator.The Endeavour is a dangerous compe...