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SHORN by Larissa N. Niec
The land of Avelos is beset by enemies conspiring to destroy her--and killing winds that confound her wisest seers. But the greatest danger may lie with the Avelune, once the rulers of Avelos and now an abused minority. Their oppression, and the truth suppressed by those who fear them, may prove the country's undoing.
Anointed by Zachary Steele
The Christ Corporation's newest CEO, Timothy Webb, doesn't want the job--but he can't allow himself to quit. Wedged between the demands of a corporate driven religion and an Anti-Christ bent on ruling the world, Timothy finds his last hope in an unlikely alliance with the misrepresented angel known as Satan.
Forthcoming Books
Secrets of the Sands by Leona Wisoker
Book One of Children of the Desert
Cafad Scratha, a powerful desert lord with a persecution complex, believes everyone is lying to him. When his obsession collides with the king's efforts to rebuild the shattered realm, the orphaned street-thief Idisio and the king's emissary Alyea become pawns in their multilayered game. The secret world into which Idisio and Alyea are drawn will not only change their lives: it will change them.
Cael's Shadow by Larissa N. Niec
Book Two of The Sky Seekers
Jhared Denaban rejected the treasonous demands of his fellow Shorn, but he can't escape the conspiracies crippling Avelos. As he searches for the secret of the killing winds, a terrible power haunts him. Perhaps the evil in his soul makes him prey to the darkness--or maybe all of Avelos is falling under the curse of Cael's Shadow.
The Shadow of the Sun by Barbara Friend Ish
Book One of The Birai Cycle
Ellion would be a man of honor; but his taste for black magic has already destroyed his life. When the heir to the vacant Danaan throne is marked for death by a renegade wizard, protecting her may become Ellion's last chance for redemption--or his final descent into evil.
The Soldier's Banquet by W.B. Shanley
Magic swells in Kel'dess; through its burgeoning power a corrupt emperor and his shadow sorcerers are gaining a stranglehold on the land. The wizards of the Watchtower of Kaldarell stand against the flood of shadow, but the hardest battles fall to disgraced soldier Martin Kelly as he follows a mysterious magician across a war-torn land.