A hidden obstacle in the tall grass. Between the human zealots, demons, and other dark creatures roaming Lasniniar, Barlo never expected to get taken down by some stupid piece of wood. But the dwarf and...

Assassins, danger, intrigue… The Dharakmeni Empire does not welcome the faint at heart. (Or anyone else, for that matter.)But fear not, dear reader! The Shining Kingdom's foremost adventurer, Yarden the...

The jewel of the continent... The Shining Kingdom draws visitors from all over the known world—mystical mages, wandering warriors, and everything in between.But every foreign land has its perils and peculiarities....

I have never put much stock in prophecy. I may serve as the goddess's loyal daughter, but I make my own way in this world.In an empire beset by violence and intrigue, to put your faith in anything beyond...

Some memories, you can never outrun. The blood on my hands, the ringing shouts on the air, the sound of booted feet pelting against the cobblestones somewhere on the twisting streets behind me...I knew...

An unplanned homecoming turns to homicide...Zee never expected to move back to her hometown to live with her parents. (And definitely not at the age of forty.) Then again, she never expected to stumble...

A fictional murder turns deadly...Zee writes mysteries under a secret pen name. No one knows—except her best friend, Tara. (Aside from her two cats, that is.)But the small town of Ashwood, Ontario has...

A fictional murder turns deadly... Zee writes mysteries under a secret pen name. No one knows—except her best friend, Tara. (Aside from her two cats, that is.) But the small town of Ashwood, Ontario...

Deep sapphire, flecked with silver. Iarion's eyes mark him from any elf ever born.A strange, physical anomaly? Or a sign of his unique condition? Even after thousands of years spent wandering the lands...

Half human. Half feline. All warrior.Her very existence a crime, Nofret lives in a hidden refugee village—safe from the magic and might of the Lion Folk who rule the island in the name of their cruel...

Solstice Eve. An unexpected side trip. Barlo and Iarion find themselves looking for a room in the human city of Nal Huraseadro to take shelter from the snow.During their journey, Barlo only seeks the...

Ground walker. Wingless worm. Freak.The only Sky Elf ever born without wings, Arinwyn does her best to ignore the taunts and slurs. Bad enough she can never know the thrill of flying. Must she suffer...

A dwarf apart. Barlo knows he no longer fits in among the people of Dwarvenhome. His secret past looms over him.He longs for a chance to set the heavy burden aside. To feel like himself again. A secret...

A high-priced thief who can't turn down a challenge. A cocky, young mage whose power has caught the attention of the local Mage-Lord. A royal scribe who stands on the brink of an imperial invasion.Three...

Kira Brightwell hates to lose—in the MMA cage or outside of it. But her failure to capture the serial abductor known as the Procurer rankles most of all.Four months. Four months spent obsessing over the...

Local hero and problem solver for hire, Kira Brightwell finds herself on the run. Again.Her running shoes pound the crowded sidewalk. A trickle of sweat slithers down her back in the California heat....

A crowded mall, the week before Christmas. Definitely not Kira Brightwell's idea of a good time.After a long year of difficult—and often dangerous—cases, the bustle and noise jangle her nerves. She resists...

Barlo wanders the underground streets of Dwarvenhome with only the wildcat Sinstari for company.His days of adventure seem long behind him. He misses the thrill of battle, the journey to strange new places...He...

No matter where their journeys take them, Barlo and Iarion always seem to find trouble.The eve of the Harvest Festival. The dwarf and elf pair find themselves potentially lost on the way to the closest...

Halloween. A time for costumes and crime.Neither hold interest for Kira Brightwell. She only wants to find a way to move on with her life after the trauma she endured three months ago. (That, and track...

No one in the entire Wood Elf tribe understands Golvanyar, aside from his mother. Until he meets Iadrawyn.Golvanyar knows the moment he first spies her from the shadows that they share some kind of connection....

An unspeakable act. Iarion flees with Barlo in a useless effort to outrun the heinous crime his dwarf friend committed under desperate circumstances.Meanwhile, the rest of Lasniniar marches to war. Would-be...

Admon's Bastard. Assassin apprentice. Trained spy.My mother named me Raziel—'Hidden Truth' in the old tongue. Did she know what hidden destiny awaits me in this goddess-forsaken empire of forbidden magic...

Felara's obsession with Iarion knows no bounds.Barlo knows the Unborn woman would do anything if she thought it in his elf friend's best interest. Absolutely anything. And Barlo can do no less.With Lasniniar...

The sky to the north of the Light Elves' wood remains empty. Only a chain of mountains marks the horizon.Iadrawyn keeps watch from the cover of the ancient trees and waits. The forest hums with life around...

The Fey Wood. Iarion stares at the looming forest of ancient oaks and pines and tries not to feel nervous.A few trees should not intimidate him. But the Wild Elves do not welcome strangers.Even attractive...

Iarion never meant to free the Unborn.Now the humans of Lasniniar worship the host of lawless, magical entities as gods—fueling the Unborn spirits' insatiable hunger for power while sowing the seeds of...

Kira Brightwell knows how to take a punch. (Actually, she prefers throwing them.)Abduction, theft, murder… She faces all these crimes and more on her own terms as a private detective for hire.She also...

Kira Brightwell knows where to find the Procurer.Finally, after four long years, a level playing field. But the serial abductor knows how to cover his tracks. And any animal can become even more dangerous...

Hero of Lasniniar. Dwarvenhome's Chief of Clans. Barlo can claim both these titles, and more. (But never 'Master Chef.')Brave, stubborn, and loyal to a fault, he takes pride in his judgment of character....