Magic Epic Adventure

Listeners first met Anna Marshall in The Soprano Sorceress, when she wished to be anything other than a music teacher and singer in Iowa - this was before she was pulled into the world of Erde, where her gift of song became a gift of magic. Her musical ability has since given Anna influence, control, and the potential to be an enormously powerful sorceress. Now, as the regent of Defalk, Anna must battle two men who would destroy her and claim Defalk for their own.

The first in a saga that will span across the stars, The Crystal Keepers tells the story of Manie, a girl from a magical world of Crystals that once came down from the stars like rain; and Shawn, a teenager who stumbles upon Talmoria by accident. Backstabbing family members, invisible creatures who grow forests in seconds, magic crystals, love, and a fire-breathing monster that can bore tunnels through the Earth. Get ready for the next great adventure. Praise for The Crystal Keepers: "Manie is one of the few female protagonists I’ve read lately who behaves like an actual traumatized ...

One song to kill a king. You'd think that a rare supernatural like myself, a woman who can make magic from music, would be able to get a better job than killing people. You'd be wrong. Times are tough. I take the work I can get. But as soon as I laid eyes on my new target, I regretted my career choice. The Onyx King isn't just one of the most powerful men in existence, he's also drop-dead gorgeous. I've never doubted my abilities, but looking into King Torin's sapphire eyes unsettles me. There's something there that tells me this murderous song of mine may be my last.The Last Lullaby is the...

Wisteria is magically attuned to the world around her. Her senses relish the tastes of magic that the wonders of nature offer. But the peacefulness of her backwoods existence is shattered when her village is attacked by the raiding force of the bellicose Lord Purvis, who leaves only this twenty-something magic wielder and an adolescent lass as the inadvertent survivors. Wisteria has pledged herself to a mission. Now she and her young ward must brave the wilds beyond their home in pursuit of the ravager who destroyed everyone near and dear to their hearts.

"Outstanding read and will draw the readers in from page one" – Debbie Harris, BookBub reviewer "I highly recommend this book and this series. It’s among the best I’ve ever read." James Bates, Amazon customer Echoes haunt the land. Flames devour all light. A brutal siege grips the ancient city of Renekah. Beyond a plain of blazing pyres, dark fog shrouds deep woods where monsters watch and wait. A survivor of the latest battle, Derrik pursues Lanfareth, the woman who killed his father and stole a deadly artifact. A former logger, Derrik is like a lamb hunting a wolf, for Lanfareth ...

In a world bathed in war, a countryman with the Red Star birthmark gets his question answered with danger and unlimited power: where did I come from and why do the prophecies speak of me? Brandon Pike's life changes in one day when a mysterious man approaches him, leading him along his destiny to fight the man-hating immovable force known as the Empress while fighting alongside the alliance with the mastermind Lord Reinhold.

From Tinnstra, it took her family and thrust her into a conflict she wanted only to avoid. Now her queen's sole protector, she must give all she has left to keep Zorique safe. It has taken just as much from Jia's revolutionaries. Dren and Jax - battered, tortured, once enemies themselves - now must hold strong against their bruised invaders, the Egril. For the Egril intend to wipe Jia from the map. They may have lost a battle, but they are coming back.

Begin your journey with The Tamer of Straygrove: Book One: Soul Chosen, a gripping novelette and the prelude to a larger saga. In the quiet village of Straygrove, Brigson Tamel, a man of earth and horses, wanted nothing more than a peaceful life. But peace is fragile under King Paltrox’s iron fist, whose brutal soldiers bleed the townsfolk dry. Then, a mysterious, otherworldly horse with a fiery red mane appears, carrying an ancient locket and unreadable parchment. Her arrival shatters Brigson's world just as whispers turn to screams: villagers are vanishing, dragged away for a dark, ...

Augum, Bridget, and Leera are the first to summon dragons in thousands of years. But the ancient spell inflicts an unforeseen side effect - after every casting, it turns them against each other. As the Canterran army plunders their kingdom, Katrina Von Edgeworth uses her siege engine dragon to crush all resistance. The trio, fledglings at fighting in the air, soon find themselves outmatched. Now everything hangs by a thread, and Augum, Bridget, and Leera must somehow carve a path to victory - without gouging each other's eyes out.

Hot on the heels of Gardner Dozois's acclaimed anthology The Book of Swords comes this companion volume devoted to magic. How could it be otherwise? For every Frodo, there is a Gandalf... and a Saruman. For every Dorothy, a Glinda... and a Wicked Witch of the West. What would Harry Potter be without Albus Dumbledore... and Severus Snape? Figures of wisdom and power, possessing arcane, often forbidden knowledge, wizards and sorcerers are shaped - or misshaped - by the potent magic they seek to wield.

The mysterious, magic-wielding Druid order has existed for long ages, battling any evil that threatens the Four Lands - and struggling to be understood and accepted by outsiders. But their hopes of building goodwill are dashed when a demon’s murderous rampage at a peace summit leaves their political opponents dead - casting new suspicions upon the Druids and forcing them to flee from enemies both mortal and monstrous.

Women belong in the kitchen - everyone knows that. Not in jobs, pubs or indeed trousers, and certainly not on the front line. Nonetheless, Polly Perks has to become a boy in a hurry if she wants to find her missing brother in the army. Cutting off her hair and wearing the trousers is easy. Learning to fart and belch in public and walk like an ape takes more time. There's a war on. There's always a war on, and Polly and her fellow raw recruits are suddenly in the thick of it. All they have on their side is the most artful sergeant in the army and a vampire with a lust for coffee.

Deep under the capital city of Menos, an ancient labyrinth holds terrible secrets. None have fully solved its mysteries. Those who try risk unleashing terrors on the world above, and consigning themselves to a grisly fate. Now, a rogue elf dares attempt the maze, and the fabric of reality increasingly rips throughout the land. Percel and his team from Dungeon Corps are among the queen's best. Their job is to find the culprit causing mayhem in the depths below . . . and save the world.

Lost to the sea, bound by prophecy. Can a storm-tossed prince and a rogue assassin rewrite destiny? Caden is the forgotten heir. He is thrust into a land on the brink of collapse. Aurelia is an elven healer with an assassin’s past. Her secrets are sharp enough to cut through fate. Together, they must bridge two worlds. Only then can they stand against the empire tearing their kingdom apart. Through enchanted realms and deadly trials, they hunt for artifacts of ancient power. Fragile trust burns into unbreakable resolve as battles rage and betrayals strike deep. The Crescent Empire’s ...

The King is dead! Long live the King! Two princes and a beautiful and deadly Ranger find their lives intertwined in this action-packed epic fantasy. The kingdom of Pormanian has lost its king. Gideon's father has been killed in the war. His oldest brother is responsible for the fate of the kingdom—a realm facing an invasion from the Salric Empire. Gideon tries his best to prove useful as his brother takes the throne, but when the new king discovers a way to use magical humans as weapons, Gideon will have to decide for himself what is right for the kingdom. Could it be Gideon possesses ...

Some truths are found only in fire. When a half-orc priest steps into a conflict that wasn’t his, he ignites a chain of events that threatens peace between kingdoms. Bound by duty, chased by consequence, and joined by unlikely allies, Ofric must decide what kind of man he’s becoming… and what kind of god the world wants. Can one act of justice spark a war no one is ready for? Start a series readers are calling epic, emotional, and impossible to put down.

Glory Favors the Bold. Martius dreams of one day joining the legendary legions of the Belgadan Empire. He seeks to enlist as only a simple foot soldier, but the twists of war have another path for him. As he's thrown into the army's air cavalry and becomes a member of the famous gryphon riders, the empire's fearsome enemies mass on its borders. Martius's one chance at glory is here. With the help of veteran generals and his bond with a war gryphon, can Martius find his place in the legion and claim greatness? Or will the barbarians charging towards the gates of the empire overrun and ...

"An epic fantasy adventure, a classic sword and sorcery tale, high fantasy and magic set in a land of ice and fire." Damon Lucas is an English instructor at a Midwestern university, successful but lonely. On a bleak winter day, he enters an antique shop run by Nick, a strange, old, giant of a man. In the shop, Damon finds and purchases a rare artifact, the fire wand of the Navajos. That night, a fire mysteriously breaks out in Damon’s home. He should have died in the blaze, but instead he wakes on Iskaldr, a world of ice and fire. Damon comes to find himself a pawn in the struggle between...

It is a crucial time in the war-torn kingdoms of Wendar and Varre, a moment when even one wrong decision can tilt the balance of events into total disaster. For Sanglant - King Henry's son - and Liath - the woman he loves - the offer of both a haven from their enemies and the chance for Liath to study the ancient lore with those who claim her as their own seems like the answer they have been seeking. But no place can truly be safe for them. Both their lives and their love will be at risk when they are forced to choose which pathway each will follow.

The Sealers have activated an ancient weapon Blood Tear. Lucienne must destroy it before it kills her. But Prince Vladimir, her first love and strongest ally, has joined forces with her enemies over the one kiss she shared with Ashburn--the kiss that is denied to him by the Siren curse.