Legends of Cirena Series

A wind mage in a city that hates magic...   Livena is a young woman living in Maijev's southern quarters, staying ahead in life by working odd jobs. When her brother entrusts her with selling a pile of books in the undercity, it seems like another normal day.   Until she senses a dangerous storm brewing.   Most would hunker down until the storm passes. But Livena's deplorable wind magic lacks control, and weathering out a storm inside only invites trouble.   The storm won't stay outside where it belongs.   If Livena can't make it home before the storm, and her magic gets exposed, it's only a matter of time before a deadly mage hunter unravels her secret.   Brave the storm... read "The Wind Mage of Maijev" today!     ~ Each of these Legends of Cirena stories can be read stand-alone: ~   * The Wind Mage of Maijev (Livena) * The Gryphon and the Mountain Bear (Nuaka) * The Restless Sands of Neel (Ro'nor) * The Cursed Halls of Kalecen (Hahven) * The Scars of Her Past (Alia) * The Dragons of the Mist (Zynia)   ~ Crossovers (It will help to have read the previous stories involving the featured characters): ~   * The Wind Mage and the Wolf - Features Livena (The Wind Mage of Maijev) and Nuaka (The Gryphon and the Mountain Bear) * The Trial of Bells and Blood - Features Hahven (The Cursed Halls of Kalecen) and Alia (The Scars of Her Past)

A dragon without wings. A kid whose language he can't speak. And an ever-increasing amount of debt.... Troublesome raiders? Horses can outrun a raider. A kid with untamed beast magic whose fear of raiders frightens said horses? One overturned cart, countless bruises, and a bill of property damage later... Ro'nor might have descended from dragons, but he wasn't born with wings or special powers, and he can't shift into their form. No bards will sing of his heroic deeds. His only magic is a gift for scrying. But his uneventful plans to foretell weather patterns in a distant desert are thrown from a far-too-literal cart when raiders spook his horses and he finds himself the de facto warden for a terrified kid only his guide can understand. According to her, the kid's family has been kidnapped by slavers. But with Ro'nor's scrying skills and a careful redirection of the kid's beast magic, he might be able to track the slavers and rescue the kid's family. Can he evade the dangers of the desert, mount a perilous rescue, and earn a tale that rivals the songs of his ancestors? Adventure through the scorching deserts of Cirena... read The Restless Sands of Neel today!     ~ Each of these Legends of Cirena stories can be read stand-alone: ~   * The Wind Mage of Maijev (Livena) * The Gryphon and the Mountain Bear (Nuaka) * The Restless Sands of Neel (Ro'nor) * The Cursed Halls of Kalecen (Hahven) * The Scars of Her Past (Alia) * The Dragons of the Mist (Zynia)   ~ Crossovers (It will help to have read the previous stories involving the featured characters): ~   * The Wind Mage and the Wolf - Features Livena (The Wind Mage of Maijev) and Nuaka (The Gryphon and the Mountain Bear) * The Trial of Bells and Blood - Features Hahven (The Cursed Halls of Kalecen) and Alia (The Scars of Her Past)

Fooling a gryphon? Not her ideal day of treasure hunting... After a hunter cheats Nuaka in a game of cards, she's ready for payback. A few shapeshifting ribbons later, she sneaks into his room and steals a promising set of directions to the local ruins—and treasure horde. If she gets the treasure before he does, she'll be rich, and that cheater will learn his lesson: Don't mess with the shapeshifter. At first, everything goes smoothly. And then she runs into the gryphon. Can she use her wit and her magic to make it out of the ruins alive... and with her treasure? Journey through the dangers of Cirena's ancient forests... read "The Gryphon and the Mountain Bear" today!     ~ Each of these Legends of Cirena stories can be read stand-alone: ~   * The Wind Mage of Maijev (Livena) * The Gryphon and the Mountain Bear (Nuaka) * The Restless Sands of Neel (Ro'nor) * The Cursed Halls of Kalecen (Hahven) * The Scars of Her Past (Alia) * The Dragons of the Mist (Zynia)   ~ Crossovers (It will help to have read the previous stories involving the featured characters): ~   * The Wind Mage and the Wolf - Features Livena (The Wind Mage of Maijev) and Nuaka (The Gryphon and the Mountain Bear) * The Trial of Bells and Blood - Features Hahven (The Cursed Halls of Kalecen) and Alia (The Scars of Her Past)

The gods won't let her forget the past...   Alia is a merchant with a dark secret—   A scar she's desperate to put behind her.   With her business partner's stall positioned in one of the most celebrated festivals in the city of the gods, she has a chance of finally earning enough money to start her own caravan and forget her time as an undercover agent.   But not everyone likes the gods, and mage-hating extremists plot to destroy the city—   And its innocent inhabitants.   When a goddess requests Alia's help in rooting out the threat, Alia plans to pass the job to the city guard.   She's no longer a soldier.   Still, when she runs into the man responsible for her past scars—and possibly for the current threat—can she afford to stand aside?   Investigate the menace to the city of the gods... read The Scars of Her Past today!     ~ Each of these Legends of Cirena stories can be read stand-alone: ~   * The Wind Mage of Maijev (Livena) * The Gryphon and the Mountain Bear (Nuaka) * The Restless Sands of Neel (Ro'nor) * The Cursed Halls of Kalecen (Hahven) * The Scars of Her Past (Alia) * The Dragons of the Mist (Zynia)   ~ Crossovers (It will help to have read the previous stories involving the featured characters): ~   * The Wind Mage and the Wolf - Features Livena (The Wind Mage of Maijev) and Nuaka (The Gryphon and the Mountain Bear) * The Trial of Bells and Blood - Features Hahven (The Cursed Halls of Kalecen) and Alia (The Scars of Her Past)

To save the life of his student, he must face the god of revenge…   When the student of a protective duelist foils a revenge plot and incurs the wrath of a deranged god of justice, can the duelist shield her from the god's harsh judgment?   Explore the dark realm of one of Cirena's not-so-pleasant gods... read The Cursed Halls of Kalecen today!     ~ Each of these Legends of Cirena stories can be read stand-alone: ~   * The Wind Mage of Maijev (Livena) * The Gryphon and the Mountain Bear (Nuaka) * The Restless Sands of Neel (Ro'nor) * The Cursed Halls of Kalecen (Hahven) * The Scars of Her Past (Alia) * The Dragons of the Mist (Zynia)   ~ Crossovers (It will help to have read the previous stories involving the featured characters): ~   * The Wind Mage and the Wolf - Features Livena (The Wind Mage of Maijev) and Nuaka (The Gryphon and the Mountain Bear) * The Trial of Bells and Blood - Features Hahven (The Cursed Halls of Kalecen) and Alia (The Scars of Her Past)

Trapped in a hidden realm of dragons...   Zynia would do anything for her god, a patron of travel. But she never expected his latest request would bring her to the lost home of the dragons—   Real dragons.   The kind who breathe fire and mist, have wings, and can shapeshift into human form at will.   When she gets tossed into their realm by a dragon intent on diversifying his daughter's clan, at least she knows her missing traveler is somewhere in the mists and the rolling moors.   But even if she finds the traveler, can she reason with the dragons to let them return?   Explore the rolling mists of the Immortal Realm... read The Dragons of the Mist today!     ~ Each of these Legends of Cirena stories can be read stand-alone: ~   * The Wind Mage of Maijev (Livena) * The Gryphon and the Mountain Bear (Nuaka) * The Restless Sands of Neel (Ro'nor) * The Cursed Halls of Kalecen (Hahven) * The Scars of Her Past (Alia) * The Dragons of the Mist (Zynia)   ~ Crossovers (It will help to have read the previous stories involving the featured characters): ~   * The Wind Mage and the Wolf - Features Livena (The Wind Mage of Maijev) and Nuaka (The Gryphon and the Mountain Bear) * The Trial of Bells and Blood - Features Hahven (The Cursed Halls of Kalecen) and Alia (The Scars of Her Past)

A reluctant mage, a shapeshifting rogue, and the cruel lord they must thwart… In Maijev, the practice of magic—and slavery—is forbidden. But after Livena's wind magic is exposed and she gets saddled with a truth curse, she flees from home with an ex mage hunter as her guide. His plan for her is simple—she'll swallow her distaste for the new region's magical gods, he'll get her to a temple where she can get the curse removed, and together they'll figure out how to control her magic so she can return home. But the coastal city where they arrive is a nightmare. Magic runs rampant and its citizens have no concept of equality among fellow mortals. When Livena spots a cruel lord taunting children with slave collars, her untamed magic sends him flying across the busy street. Unfortunately, he recognizes her guide in the aftermath, and they have a less-than-cordial history. After her guide goes missing, it's clear he needs rescue. But trying to navigate the magic-infested city? Livena can't save him alone. Reluctantly, she enlists the help of a shapeshifting rogue. The rogue's plan involves a lot more magic, trickery, and trouble, than Livena wants. But if the rogue can help Livena wield her wind magic without telling her guide's enemies more than they need to know, Livena might not only rescue her guide, she might overcome the city's apathetic streets. Sneak through the streets of Ashan… Read The Wind Mage and the Wolf today!   ~ Each of these Legends of Cirena stories can be read stand-alone: ~ * The Wind Mage of Maijev (Livena) * The Gryphon and the Mountain Bear (Nuaka) * The Restless Sands of Neel (Ro'nor) * The Cursed Halls of Kalecen (Hahven) * The Scars of Her Past (Alia) * The Dragons of the Mist (Zynia) ~ Crossovers (It will help to have read the previous stories involving the featured characters): ~ * The Wind Mage and the Wolf - Features Livena (The Wind Mage of Maijev) and Nuaka (The Gryphon and the Mountain Bear) * The Trial of Bells and Blood - Features Hahven (The Cursed Halls of Kalecen) and Alia (The Scars of Her Past)

A deranged god of justice, a duelist who reluctantly serves him, and an ex-soldier turned merchant who dares fight back. To protect an innocent student from a vengeful god, Hahven took their place in being judged. He expected to die in the resulting duel, not be chosen as the god's newest champion. Now he's forced to serve the god's crooked sense of justice or risk negating the deal to protect his student. He dreads what his god might eventually ask of him.   The god cursed him with a chesnathé horn that intrudes on his thoughts with the desire to kill those he deems guilty, or grant immortality to those he finds worthy. Elsewhere in Cirena, Alia is burdened by a mistake she hasn't forgiven herself for, despite her determination to forget her past as a soldier and make the most of her new life as a merchant. She's about to set out on her own when an old enemy makes a plea to the god of justice to destroy her for her past crimes. Intrigued, the god sends Hahven to convince Alia to serve him instead. If Hahven succeeds, he'll be permitted to live a human lifetime before being called again to his god's service. But then Alia would be trapped for eternity with the god, the same as him. Luckily for Hahven, the decision isn't his. Alia must willingly make the pledge. And the choice she makes will test Hahven's increasingly irritable horn, and force Alia to reconsider whether or not she's really done protecting the innocent from those who mean harm. Preorder The Trial of Bells and Blood today!   ~ Each of these Legends of Cirena stories can be read stand-alone: ~ * The Wind Mage of Maijev (Livena) * The Gryphon and the Mountain Bear (Nuaka) * The Restless Sands of Neel (Ro'nor) * The Cursed Halls of Kalecen (Hahven) * The Scars of Her Past (Alia) * The Dragons of the Mist (Zynia) ~ Crossovers (It will help to have read the previous stories involving the featured characters): ~ * The Wind Mage and the Wolf - Features Livena (The Wind Mage of Maijev) and Nuaka (The Gryphon and the Mountain Bear) * The Trial of Bells and Blood - Features Hahven (The Cursed Halls of Kalecen) and Alia (The Scars of Her Past)