Promised in the Shadows

Translator Saoirse Benoit is desperate to get out from under her father’s shadow.

As a world-renowned translator of the old languages he's taught her all she knows in between travelling the continent. But it's time she stood on her own two feet, and the position at the prestigious Stormviel College of Magic is the perfect way to do it. As she starts translating, mysterious notes appear on her desk only to disappear once they are read.

Saoirse, unsure if it's a trick of the sorcerers, ignores them. Until her communicator tells her his name, and that he can teach her how to use the magic within her veins. The deeper she goes, the more she learns the ruins of Daekrahm have secrets of their own.

Will Saoirse uncover the what scares her mentor or succumb to the darkness that calls to her heart?

Threads of Betrayal (The Kane Saga #3)

the world is at stake, and only Elijah can save it.

Broken down and beaten, Elijah heads to the Elven Capital with his companions. Their plan is to teach Eli to take control of his magic, with help from a tutor assigned by the elven King Norialin. Believing they have bought themselves some time before the next attack from the Master, the king sends out scouts to spy on their foe. 

But when a betrayal of trust leads to assassination attempts, they learn there are spies in their own camp that must be flushed out. 

Elijah is in a race against time to find the assassin and get the information they need before they strike again, or worse, kill someone. Plus, Eli has a powerless Dragon Lord to contend with trying to teach him his history, though, the old man refuses to give up anything that might actually help them. 

Finally revealing the location of the last dragon's nest and the theory behind the master's plans. But where there are nests there are dragon eggs, the final thing The Master needs to fulfil his destiny, start the ritual and become a god. 

Can Elijah overcome these obstacles, control his magic and stop The Master before he executes his plan, or will the whole world fall to the rule of a mad man?

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Coming december 2023

Return of the Dragons (The Kane Saga #2)

The truth is revealed, but will history repeat itself? For dragons will rise again. And Elijah is the key.

Having grown up in Rheanydd, all Elijah wanted to focus on was entering the annual Hollom horse race. A year later, he’s one of Princess Sienna’s Elite bodyguards in Adelith, where he learns more about his hazy past every day.

King Roderick’s solution to Eli being revealed as the missing crown heir is to marry Eli to Princess Sienna and combine their two bloodlines. But when a body is found with a blood-splattered message and the queen reveals a secret about Eli’s magic, a wedding is the last thing on everyone’s mind.

Eli starts to doubt the Dragon Elders’ motives when their answers only come in the form of cryptic messages. Yet he can’t help but feel a connection between the dragons and himself. So, he agrees to fulfil their task to get the relics before The Master’s Agents of Cyran.

But the agreement between the dragons and his father is due to end soon, setting the dragons free from their human forms and able to rebuild their race. Unless The Master gains control of them.

Can Eli and the dragons work together to stop The Master from getting the relics, or will he gain control over the dragons to rebuild the world and become a god?

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Kingdom of Lies (The Kane Saga #1)

Magic is back in Adelith, and with it the return of Cyran. 

Elijah spends his days preparing for the annual Hollom horse race and working at his guardian Merrick's forge. That is, until Merrick is summoned back to Castle Aebarrow in Adelith by the king.

Unable to stay in Rheanydd without a legal guardian, Eli is forced to go with Merrick who takes up the position of captain and trains the new guards. But the more time Eli spends in Adelith, the more his lost memories resurface-and they throw up worrying questions about his past.

As a member of Princess Sienna's Elite Guard, Eli saves her life when it's threatened by the presence of a mysterious Missing Prince. Eli's heroics incur the wrath of a mad sorcerer known only as The Master, hell-bent on ending the courting prince's life.

Elijah enters a dangerous path of self-discovery where magic and secrets intertwine. The truth about his past is within reach, but can he unlock his memories and solve the riddles in time to save the true heir to the throne? Or will the castle be brought crumbling down once more?

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Tournament of the Elite

THE ELITE WILL BE CHOSEN, FOR A NEW KING MUST RISE.

For as long as possible, Hector Kane has put off the age-old Adelithian tradition of hosting the Tournament of the Elite and picking a potential wife. Content to play by his own rules, Hector would much rather have his friends, Merrick and Roderick, protect him—but unless he obeys his father's demands, he could risk losing the crown.

In order to recruit his friends into his personal guard, they must take part in the tournament—but when thieves break into the king's vault Merrick becomes disqualified.

Furthermore, the prince walks a thin line as he tries to stick to his duties, court a potential wife and prevent the thieves from coming back to take what’s not theirs.

Unless Hector can prove his worth and stop the thieves, his efforts to create a life on his terms will be seen as nothing more than selfish—and Hector can kiss the crown goodbye.

He's not about to let that happen, but even princes have no control over fate...

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The Kerradin and The Sorceress (The Leshera Chronicles: Origins)

In a world of monsters, Kerradin Killian Jedrek is tasked with hunting them down.

When he’s called to the region of Tulur to help a noble, he’s sure there’s more at work than a simple Borg looking for his next meal, and he’ll prove it. That is, providing the beautiful and insistent sorceress, looking for her own answers, doesn’t get in his way.

But when things take a drastic turn; crops start dying, people go missing and some turn up dead, the Kerradin and the Sorceress just might have to work together to stop the culprit.

The first book in The Leshera Chronicles: Origins

Twice Upon A Name: Tales of Mix-ups and Mistaken Identities

Double the name and double the magic, mystery, and mayhem

Once upon a time, a fairy tale name generator issued a challenge to a group of authors. Volume Two of these quirky stories brings double trouble.

In this clean YA anthology, spy on thieves discovering their princely identities, accompany villains seeking redemption along with accident-prone geese, and rejoice in the reunion of siblings separated at birth. Side with twins split between good and evil, giggle over mistaken identities, and discover the secrets of royal doppelgängers. When fates are intertwined by a namesake, mayhem and mischief are sure to follow.

Venture into this collection of adventurous stories by award-winning and up-and-coming authors and see if what happens once . . . happens twice!

Pssst…some characters from Once Upon A Name might make a comeback, but the two sets and all stories in them can be read as standalones.

All proceeds donated to charity in support of reading and literacy.

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Once Upon A Name: Tales of the Strange and Unusual

What’s in a name?

Names have power, names have magic, names can set the course for a great destiny.

Once upon a time, twenty author friends accepted a challenge by a fairy tale name generator. Now, twenty new characters have adventurous tales to tell.

In this clean YA, anthology meet goddesses, empresses, countesses, wannabe sorceress apprentices, female leaders of wolf packs and guardian frog side-kicks. Search for missing persons with a hunter turned detective. Swoon over the gypsy sultana who must prove she is fit to rule. Cavort with our demons, wraiths and demigods and lose your soul to the Bone Marsh. Root for a genie’s freedom or bite your nails as you pray for the witch to get the spell right. And yes, feel your heart palpitate at unexpected romance.

Escape into our strange and unusual collection of short stories written by award-winning and up-and-coming authors. Join us in far-off lands and learn...what is in a name.

All proceeds from this anthology will be donated to charity to support.

Stories

1. Soulless by Lynn Rush

2. Goddess of Smoke and Steel by Alice Ivinya

3. Forged in Fire by Marie Reed

4. In The Mist by Jo Holloway

5. Darkbow: Death on Hollow Clouds by Alex Stubblefield

6. Ghost of the Night Dolls by Sarina Langer

7. Salty Sweet by Bekah Burge

8. Baroness of Blood and Bone by Lyndsey Hall

9. Sultana of the Deathly Stars by D. M. Taylor

10. Twisted Destiny by MS Weaver

11. Oceans Crown by R. S. Williams

12. Prove Me Wrong by Dani Hoots

13. The Killer Countess by Bethany Hoeflich

14. In The Nick of Time by CC Sullivan

15. Maiden of the Bone Marsh by Susan Stradiotto

16. Sultana of the Mist by N. D. T. Casale

17. Yumiko and the Battlefrog by Sky Sommers

18. Sever by Arielle Willow

19. A Lesson in Refinement by Ashley Steffenson

20. The Enchanted Feather by Elena Shelest

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Victorian Myth

BLURB:

When pushed to the edge, sometimes the rules have to be broken to save the world. 

Tilly finally feels at home again as a fully fledged member of The Collective. Then she discovers she has a special ability and a connection to her past. Not only is she now on the Regent’s radar, but faces from the past start to reappear in the present day, forcing her to question who she can trust. 

Jenny is eager to get stuck into her new duties as a Collector, but her nerves sky-rocket when she’s given her first solo mission in Victorian London. Thrust into a world of corsets and male dominance she learns her local Regent is keeping secrets from The Collective. Secrets that may just have the answers she seeks about her parents. 

Getting coerced into breaking the rules is far from either girl's mind. But when it comes to saving their friends from someone they believed to be dead, there’s nothing these two won’t do for eachother. Even if that changes the past beyond the point of no return. 

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Egyptian Curse

BLURB:

A feuding Pharaoh. A complacent Priest. And a trap set for revenge.

Jenny’s dreams of becoming a Collector within the secret organisation she works for is in sight. Provided she doesn’t get distracted by her ex-boyfriends plot to bring The Collective to its knees. 

Tilly’s being inducted into The Collective and she couldn’t be happier. Except her initiation test turns into a real mission and she, along with Jenny, get stuck in Ancient Egypt, with no way to contact the present. 

Navigating through a tangled web of deceit, an ancient curse and a little sister hell-bent on revenge, the girls aren’t sure what’s real anymore. Discovering a way home may cost them a lot more than they are willing to pay - but pay they must. 

The only question is: how much of a sacrifice are they willing to make?

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The Collective

BLURB:

Kidnapped, betrayed and stuck in the 1700s.

Tilly Gregson has spent all of her life thinking she was ordinary, her focus solely on finishing her dissertation and getting her degree to make her father proud. Then a handsome man comes crashing into her life and he takes her back to the golden age of piracy. At the mercy of the man who brought her here, Tilly's hopes of getting home get smaller with every passing day.

Jenny Monroe is an agent of The Collective, an organisation of time protectors who make sure the timeline isn't compromised, only wanting to follow in her parents footsteps and rise through the ranks. Even though they are no longer with her, she still wants to make them proud of who she has become. In a bid to prove herself ready for a promotion, she accepts the Regents' offer to save Tilly and stop the culprit from altering the past. As she gets closer to her goal, Jenny quickly realises that not everything is as it seems.

Nothing prepared either of them for the adventure they are about to endure. Under the pressures of surviving and finding friends in the most unlikely of places, betrayal is lurking around every corner. Will they both be able to stop him before he tears Jenny’s society to the ground?

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