The emperor of Shinyan had declared war on the island nation of Teroshi. Worse, he has made a deal with the animaru, the dark monsters invading the world to end all life.
Jia Toun needs to rectify the situation.
The emperor of Shinyan had declared war on the island nation of Teroshi. Worse, he has made a deal with the animaru, the dark monsters invading the world to end all life.
Jia Toun needs to rectify the situation.
Given the mission to go to her father’s homeland on behalf of the Hero Academy, Jia is a little wary. In Shinyan, honor is everything, and she is a former assassin for hire.
Not the most honorable of professions.
Along with a few of her friends, Jia must not only stop a war, but prevent a valuable ally from adding their military might to the very creatures who will destroy Dizhelim. All while wrestling with her own inner demons and contending with treachery and intrigue.
Some days, it’s just not worth trying to save the world.
Book four in the Hero Academy series brings us to a new nation and new challenges. Join Jia in trials that transcend time itself, with the potential to refine her…or destroy her.
Lancelot Nowlton, Viscount Lakehurst, writes gothic novels.
The widow Lady Cassandra Tidemark, Marchioness of Darkford, is living a gothic nightmare.
The young marchioness is haunted by nightmarish visions of a past she can't escape. The memory of her husband's death, shrouded in a ritualistic mystery reminiscent of Sir Francis Dashwood's notorious Hell Fire club, casts a chilling pall over her life.
By chance, Cassandra reads a bestselling gothic novel penned by the elusive ‘Anonymous’ that describes what happened that night. To her shock, she discovers that Viscount Lakehurst is the author, and she accuses him of her husband's murder.
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Gael has doubts about re-entering the dating scene. Coming out and transitioning has made her happier and healthier than ever before. But “What if?” has a way of bringing back all the old fears. And if dating is a marketplace, Gael can’t imagine she has anything anyone’s buying.
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She never should have been there.
She never should have seen what I did.
They might chase her, but no one is taking her from me.
Just let them try…
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