Cryos & Jade Series

Can one find life where only death reigns? Can a servant of death be turned to a servant of life? Jade is desperate to escape her meaningless existence. Raiding the abandoned keep of a long-dead necromancer is just the thrill she's looking for...if it doesn't kill her first. But something still lives in this place, something that has survived the tides of time and decay. In more ways than one, Jade must decide between life and death, between redemption and escape. And hers isn't the only life on the line. Volume 1 in a short story series by Luke T. Barnett, author of Half-Orc Redemption, Cryos & Jade is a quick read that will draw you in won't let you go. Pick up your copy today!

A kingdom under the strangle-hold of evil. A princess stalked by death. A gargoyle who is far more than he appears.   Jade and her gargoyle protector, Cryos, have found another treasure, nearly losing their lives in the process. But as she resumes her role as Princess Beverly of Thoral Island, she notices something is wrong.   The people are acting strangely, breathing conspiracy against her. Whispers that only she can hear carry on the wind. Nightmares torture her in her sleep. A dread of darkness closing in on every side plagues her mind. Something is after her.   Powerless to protect his mistress, Cryos finds his only choice is to go against Jade's wishes; a choice that will cause him to question who, and what he is. Through it all, Jade suspects the jade dagger that has been her lifeline may be the very thing seeking to consume her.   Can Jade escape what is after her and save her kingdom or will she succumb to the darkness seeking to infect her soul?   The third chapter in the Cryos & Jade saga, a short story series by Luke T. Barnett. Get it today and find out that nothing is as it seems.

How do you fight the Darkness when it exists within yourself?   Beverly has found her life. Will it be now be ripped away from her?   Under the moniker of Jade, the princess of Thoral island sets out to explore her unexplored kingdom and uncover its secrets. With her newfound gargoyle protector, Cryos, by her side, she explores a massive underground labyrinth hidden away beneath a temple forgotten by the ages.   But Jade may discover more than she intends when she and Cryos get separated. Each must come face-to-face with their own darkness, find each other, and hopefully find a way out.   But one's demons aren't so easily beaten. Jade discovers that there is far more to her discarded title than she realized and her new protector and friend may turn out to be her most feared enemy.   A treasure of immense power within their grasp, their relationship as master and servant is put to the test. Cryos must decide which master he will serve and Jade must choose whether to help her friend or save her life. And the choice may run deeper their either realizes.   Pick up Volume 2 in the Cryos & Jade Saga today.   In the end we all must choose.

Beverly is on the verge of breaking, and her past is catching up to her.   It has been over a week since the Princess of Thoral Island has given up the moniker of Jade as well as her nightly escapades. The doldrums of her courtly life are pressing on her once again as her conscience continually assaults her for neglecting her duties.   When a flood of refugees arrives fleeing the ravaging orcs of a distant land, she must find a way to fulfill her duty to them without going mad. But in order to do so, she may have to defy her father the king yet again.   In the midst of everything, a mysterious girl appears who knows some secret of her  gargoyle servant Cryos. But the girl has a secret of her own which may be more dangerous to Beverly and her kingdom than she realizes.   Can Beverly unravel the mystery of the girl's revelation? Can she escape her conscience and find a way to fulfill her role as Princess of the Greys? And what will happen when all goes wrong and her secret is exposed?   Find out in the fourth tale of the Cryos & Jade saga, Secrets.   Nothing stays a hidden forever.

An ancient rite, an eternal curse.   Beverly's gargoyle servant has been revealed. Her father, the king, forbids her to keep him, ordering his removal from the castle and from Beverly's life. In angered desperation, Beverly invokes an ancient rite of her ancestors to prevent her father's command.   But her rash behavior could be her downfall.   What terrible secret does the rite hold? Beverly must find a way to undo it before it consumes her. But is it already too late? And to what lengths will Cryos go to protect his master?   Death is coming for them both in the fifth tale of the Cryos and Jade Saga, Bound.

The Darkness has come, and nothing can stop him.   Beverly has put the moniker of Jade to rest, and with it, any danger to her and her kingdom, or so she thought.   Evil is creeping up from the depths of the world, its mind ravenous for the princess and the secrets she possesses. In the midst of her joy, darkness envelopes her land and her kingdom falls under siege.   Beverly must draw upon a power she has long denied. But can she control it? And will it be enough to drive back the Darkness and save her kingdom? Or is it already too late?   Witness the stunning final chapter of the Cryos & Jade saga, Ruined.   Everything will change.

An imprisoned woman. A ruthless gargoyle. An unlikely friendship.   Jade is suffocating. Her daily life has left her numb and without purpose. Exploring a forbidden forest offers the freedom and excitement she seeks. But on her very first night, raiding the abandoned keep of a necromancer, she encounters a still-living gargoyle bent on killing her.   Cryos is driven to protect, though his master is long dead. But when the mysterious Jade intrudes on his master's keep, his very purpose is questioned. In the midst of his confusion, a dark presence creeps its way into his home, one which threatens not only them, but the whole of Thoral Island.   Death looming over them both, Cryos and Jade must find a way not only to survive each other, but to defeat an evil so ancient, it was feared even by a the gargoyle's master.   Thus begins the saga of Cryos & Jade, an unlikely pair whose fates are more intertwined than either realizes, in whose hands rests the fate of the world. Join them in their desperate attempt to escape an underground labyrinth, fight an evil that has crept into the walls of Jade's home, defy an ancient family curse, unravel the mystery of their pasts, and come face-to-face with an evil they thought long banished and dead. These are the first six stories of an adventurous young woman and her conflicted gargoyle protector.   True friendship is forged in the crucible.