Star Mage Saga Series

Dark magic meets galactic warfare. Carina Lin has found her long-lost mage kindred, but her joy is tempered with pain. One of her half-siblings is a dark mage who is planning to lead a powerful clan to galactic domination. Only mages can prevent the horrors that are about to unfold. Carina faces an impossible dilemma: should she protect her family or defeat her evil half-brother? Her decision leads her to discover secrets about mages she never imagined. Wildfire and Steel is book three in the dark, exciting space fantasy series, Star Mage Saga.

Do mercenaries and mages mix? Carina Lin has fought torturers, vengeful clans, and the forces of darkness to free her mage family, but her fight is not over yet. She returns to the planet where she discovered clues to mage history and lore, hoping to find the way back to Earth and a new home. But waiting for her is the clan she escaped, and they want nothing more than to enslave the mages and use them as weapons in never-ending clan warfare. She enlists the help of her old mercenary band, the Black Dogs, for protection and to uncover the ancient secrets she seeks. Battle-hardened men and women must work with the pampered adolescent mages, and Carina is torn between her old and new lives. The evil clan is closing in. Can she find what she needs in time to escape to the stars? Mercenary Mage is book four in the dark, exciting science fantasy, Star Mage Saga. 

A strange planet holds a dark secret Carina Lin and her family of mages are trying to get to Earth aboard the colony ship, the Bathsheba, but they have one small problem: The ship's out of fuel. Carina travels to a planet in an unfamiliar region of the galaxy, hoping to exchange one or more of the precious ember gems for enough fuel to fill the starship's tanks. A shocking revelation awaits her, which could allow her to abandon her dangerous quest. But Carina soon finds out that if something seems too good to be true, it probably is, and she must flee the false haven. If she cannot get away, the future of all she holds dear is at risk. Flight From Sanctuary is book six in the dark, exciting space fantasy, Star Mage Saga.

Exotic space holds a dire fate Carina Lin has defeated dark mages, hostile aliens, and evil smugglers to bring her family halfway across the galaxy in her search for Earth. But more obstacles stand in her way. A strange star system awaits them en route, threatening to trap them within its confines forever. Carina must face the challenges of weird space if she's ever to find a safe haven for the people she loves. Fatal Star is book seven in the dark space fantasy, Star Mage Saga.

The black is a lonely place Carina Lin, her mage family, and her mercenary band are on the final leg of their long journey aboard the colony ship, Bathsheba. But to reach their destination, they must cross a region of barren space, where habitable planets are few and friends are rare. If Carina is to reach Earth, the rumored birthplace of humankind and hoped-for sanctuary for the mage clan, she must defeat the terrors that lurk outside and within her starship. Galactic Rift is book eight in the dark, exciting space fantasy, Star Mage Saga.

Deadly arrival Life is never simple and especially not for Carina Lin. Bloodthirsty tyrants, savage aliens, and vicious adversaries are just a few of the challenges she's been forced to overcome on her galactic voyage to the birthplace of mages: Earth. Against all the odds, she's made it. Eager to discover if the planet is a safe place for her and her family to openly practice their 'magical' abilities, she travels to the surface. What she finds there confounds all her expectations. In some ways, Earth is a paradise, but in others it's a nightmare—for the new world harbors a dark secret that threatens to destroy her dream and end her life. Before she can make a home she must root out the evil, but it's going to take time, and her merc band companions, the Black Dogs, are impatient to start their new lives. If they go planetside they could ruin everything. Can Carina vanquish her final enemy before time runs out? Never War is the ninth and final book in the dark space fantasy, Star Mage Saga.