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Danny North knew from early childhood that his family was different-and that he was different from them. While his cousins learn how to create magic, Danny worries that he will never show talent-but he's wrong.

When Runnel leaves his mountain valley to head for the great city of the water mages, he has no idea of his own magical talents, which soon complicate and endanger the lives of everyone he comes to know and care about. 

When the Lady Ijada slays Prince Boleso in defense of her virtue, it falls to Lord Ingrey to bring her to court for judgment. But his road is fraught with danger, and his prisoner may turn out to be the only one he dares trust.

Once a courtier and captain, Lord Cazaril is now but a crippled ex-galley slave, who is suddenly promoted to the exalted and dangerous position of tutor to Iselle, the beautiful sister of the heir to the throne.

When soldiers arrive to claim a pagan girl for the king's blood sacrifice, the powerless Évike is surrendered. But when monsters attack, Évike and a one-eyed captain will have to rely on each other.

A young woman must be sacrificed to the legendary Wolf of the Wood to save her kingdom. But not all legends are true, and the Wolf isn't the only danger lurking in the Wilderwood.

Lara Barnes is on top of the world. But when her fiancé disappears on their wedding day, every plan she has for the future comes crashing down. Desperate, Lara's search for answers unexpectedly leads to her great-grandmother's journals. They sweep her into a story of a dark circus and ill-fated love, as secrets about Lara's family history come to light and reveal a long-time curse on the women in her family. It's a curse that might be tied to her fiancé's mysterious fate.

Renata Viraudax is a con artist recently arrived in Nadezra. She has one goal: to trick her way into a noble house and secure her fortune. As corrupt nightmare magic begins to weave its way through the City of Dreams, the poisonous feuds of its aristocrats and the shadowy dangers of its impoverished underbelly become tangled, with Ren at their heart. And if she cannot sort the truth from the lies, it will mean the destruction of all her worlds.

One woman will either save an entire continent or completely destroy it in a captivating epic fantasy bursting with intrigue and ambition, questioned loyalties, and broken magic.

After the old gods warred and drove themselves to extinction, the cataclysm of their fall shattered the land of Vigrio. As whispers of war echo over the plains and across the fjords, fate follows the footsteps of three people: a huntress searching for her missing son, a jarl's daughter who has rejected privilege in pursuit of battle fame, and a thrall who has cast off his chains and now fights alongside the famed mercenaries known as the Bloodsworn. All three will shape the fate of the world, as it once more teeters on the edge of chaos.