Chronicles of Parthalan Series

A mad king. An escaped slave. One warrior to save the realm...   Asherah doesn't want much. A former slave, she wants to live out her days in peace and enjoy her hard-won freedom…then she learns that Parthalan's king, Sahlgren, ordered not only her enslavement, but that of thousands more. Naturally, she starts a rebellion, but while she has a quick mind and a strong sword arm, she lacks both the funds and the soldiers to make her rebellion a success.   Enter Lormac, the elf king of the north. He's quickly captivated by Asherah and agrees to fund her rebellion. What's more, he wants to make Asherah his queen… but is that what Asherah wants?   Caol'nir was born to be a warrior, and he can't think of a worse way to spend his life. He goes through the motions of his role as an elite temple guard—until Alluria arrives. She's a priestess from the east, and Caol'nir can think of nothing but her bright eyes and soft voice—and the fact that he took an oath to defend the priestess's chastity.   Rules never much bothered Caol'nir, and he searches for a way to be with Alluria. Then a priestess is attacked, and another is murdered, and Caol'nir realizes that Alluria isn't safe in the temple. When Caol'nir learns that King Sahlgren himself is responsible for these atrocities, Caol'nir heads north and joins Asherah's rebellion. What Caol'nir doesn't know is that Sahlgren has promised the demon lord a woman of rare and singular beauty, a woman whose magical abilities are rumored to rival the sun god's…a woman Caol'nir knows all too well.   HEIR TO THE SUN – Book One of the Chronicles of Parthalan

A broken queen. A friendship mired in deceit. Can one man from the desert help hold the realm together?   Asherah, Queen of Parthalan and Lady of Tingu, has led her people through eight centuries of prosperity. That peace shatters when Mersgoth, the mordeth thought long dead, attacks Teg'urnan. In the aftermath a new warrior emerges: Aeolmar, a man as secretive as he is deadly.   Asherah and Aeolmar race across Parthalan in pursuit of Mersgoth, and track the beast to the High Desert. During this time they become close, and Asherah learns that Aeolmar has his own reasons for wanting Mersgoth dead—the mordeth murdered his family. What Asherah doesn't know is how important Aeolmar's parents really were, and Aeolmar will do anything to keep that secret.   While in the High Desert Asherah rescues a shopkeeper, Finlay of Cadogan, from a demon attack. Impressed and humbled by the queen's bravery, Finlay spends the next seven winters training to become one of her soldiers. When Finlay presents himself at Teg'urnan, no one is more surprised than he when Asherah admits him.   On the surface, all seems well in Teg'urnan, but Asherah senses something amiss. Unbeknownst to her, one of her closest companions is conspiring with the Dark Fae against the elves... Against Leran, king of the elves and Asherah's son in all but blood. Will Asherah learn the truth before it's too late, or will the rot at Parthalan's core be the end of her, and Leran?   THE VIRGIN QUEEN — Book Two of the Chronicles of Parthalan

A stolen girl. A legendary champion. A plan that might destroy Parthalan once and for all… Aeolmar, First Hunter of Parthalan, leads a solitary life. Having long since abandoned his quest to kill Mersgoth—the demon that murdered his family—Aeolmar moves through his days with cold efficiency. Everything changes when he leads a training mission in Brennus, where he's attacked by Mersgoth himself, and saved by an unlikely heroine. Latera, first born and heir to Gannera's throne, is kidnapped and left for dead in Parthalan's vast forests. A lone human amongst Parthalan's fae, she makes a home in Brennus, and lives a quiet life—until she finds herself defending a wounded First Hunter from a clutch of demons. Back in Parthalan, Harek warns Asherah of something called the deva'shi—a warrior loyal only to the demon lord, Asgeloth. Both Aeolmar and Latera suspect that there is more to this deva'shi than what Harek has told them, but before they can learn the truth, Parthalan's borders are attacked. Will Aeolmar and Latera be able to stop the deva'shi in time, or is it a distraction to hide Harek's true plans? RISE OF THE DEVA'SHI – book three of the Chronicles of Parthalan

The scion of Tingu. The daughter of the deva'shi. Together, they will either reunite Tingu and Parthalan, or tear them apart.   Leran has not had a peaceful life. Abandoned by his mother as soon as he was weaned, he was raised by his father Lormac, the legendary Lord of Tingu, until his untimely death during the Battle for Teg'urnan. That left Leran's sole surviving family as his father's mate, Asherah, his second mother whom he loved more than the woman who bore him.   For the good of Tingu, Leran kept Asherah at arm's length. He needed to prove himself as a worthy successor of his father, and the only way he knew how was on the battlefield… and he needed to do it alone. When he's invited to a mating ceremony in Thurnda he almost declines, but to do so would show weakness. Therefore, Leran arrives at the frivolous event—and learns things that shock both his mind and his heart.   It's not easy being the daughter of famous parents, and a second daughter at that. All of Ember's life has been lived in her family's long shadow, and she sees their journey to Thurnda as a way to finally be herself. She wasn't expecting to meet long lost family members, or face down a horde of orcs with little more than a borrowed sword. She definitely wasn't expecting to meet anyone like Leran.   And as for Asherah, Queen of Parthalan and Lady of Tingu, she finally regained her memory. She almost wished she hadn't.   ELFSONG—Book Five of The Chronicles of Parthalan

A hero near death. A warrior's greatest challenge. Old enemies resurface as Parthalan's guardians are at their weakest…   When Latera Demon-killer, the deva'shi of legend, finally slew the mordeth-gall she thought that would be the end of demons in Parthalan. Instead they took a moment to lick their wounds, then the monsters attacked in greater numbers than ever before—but Latera can only watch as she recovers from a near-death experience of her own.   After Latera almost died bearing their third child Aeolmar swore he'd never let anything harm her again—then an old secret came to light and threatened to drive Latera away for good. As he struggled to regain his mate's trust their eldest child was taken by one with a grudge against his parents, and his grandsire, the sun god Olluhm. Forced to leave Latera behind in Teg'urnan, Aeolmar races across Parthalan to find his missing daughter and discover what it really means to be descended from the gods.   Meanwhile, Asherah the Ruthless, Queen of Parthalan and Lady of Tingu, is dependent on sleeping herbs procured from Mallia, the palace healer—herbs that allow her to sleep but not rest, as memories of the past and imagined threats from the future haunt her every moment. As the queen descends into madness the old king's children, sensing Asherah's weakness, make a play for Parthalan's throne.   As the queen's paranoia threatens to overtake her an old enemy resurfaces, one with closer ties to Asherah and Aeolmar than anyone suspected. With Aeolmar away and Asherah close to insanity, will Latera be able to protect her family and the rest of Parthalan?   GOLEM – Book Four of The Chronicles of Parthalan

Six all-new stories from in and around Parthalan!  We all know the main stories of Asherah and Aeolmar, but what happened between the main novels? What went on before Caol'nir met Alluria, and why did Latera make the choice to never return to her homeland of Gannera? Within these pages you will read about…   A young soldier serving at the Southern Border, dreading his return to Teg'urnan How a nymph from the northern woodlands became a huntress for the queen And how Aeolmar actually routed those orcs (as if he hasn't told that story a hundred times over) And an added bonus: the original introduction to Rise of the Deva'shi!

    One god's memories are restored. Another's deceit becomes known. It is time for Asherah to fulfill her role as The Deliverer. Finn's life should have been one of comfort. As a royal child of Parthalan he has access to great wealth and status, and every pleasure one could wish for. Everything, except a relationship with the one person who has always held his heart: Mara, the eldest daughter of the First Hunter and the deva'shi. Mara has always seen Finn as nothing more than a friend, but in the aftermath of the orc attack on Tingu they grew closer… close enough for Finn to realize that Mara is hiding a very big secret, one that could undermine his mother, Queen Asherah, and her final victory. After a lifetime of heartache and confusion, Asherah has finally regained all of her memories. She is The Deliverer, Parthalan's first defender, and the last of the old gods to stand against Olluhm. Now that Olluhm's treachery is common knowledge, Asherah sets about removing him and restoring Parthalan to its former glory. In order to do that Asherah will need to call upon allies old and new, and artifact that was hidden away long ago in a different realm. The key to her victory rests with her first love, Torim, who has known who Asherah is all along: Parthalan's savior. And as for Latera, the deva'shi of legend, she's found where Iruna—the mastermind behind her and her daughter's abductions, and the orcs in the north—has been hiding, and resolves to make her pay. Sunfall, book six of The Chronicles of Parthalan