The Emperor is dead. His widow takes the throne and the Empire learns to fear a woman who knows exactly what she wants.For Wang Longwei, the Empire's troubles are nothing but backdrop. Sold by his father at nine years old, he's spent every day since making himself into someone who doesn't need anyone.Until he meets Zhou Shufang. She despises him on sight, and he knows she's right to. But then her safety is threatened, and the life he's built begins to crack.When a disgraced commander and a hunted shamaness are drawn into their orbit, four strangers find themselves bound by a forbidden magic that promises death and leaves none of them unchanged.And all along, the Empress is watching.PHOENIX RISES, DRAGON SOARS. Dark epic fantasy inspired by Imperial China. Book One of the Four Guardians Trilogy.For fans of M.L. Wang’s The Sword of Kaigen, Robin Hobb’s Realm of the Elderlings, and Andrea Stewart’s The Bone Shard Daughter—dark, character-driven fantasy where forbidden magic, loyalty, and love all come at a cost.

Perfect for fans of Mistborn, A Game of Thrones, and A Darker Shade of Magic this dark, gaslamp fantasy is certain to keep epic fantasy fans reading all night!The Dragon King holds Loom in his bloody claws, and one woman has vowed to be his demise.Arianna lost everything she once loved when the Five Guilds of Loom fell to the Dragon King. Now, as one of the world’s most notorious thieves, she uses her unparalleled gift for merging magic and machine to take on any job that will thwart Loom’s tyrannical oppressors.Cvareh would do anything to see his sister usurp the Dragon King. His family’s house has endured the shame of being the lowest rung of Dragon society for far too long. The Alchemist Guild on Loom might hold the key to their triumph, if Cvareh can get to them before the Dragon King’s assassins.When Arianna stumbles upon a wounded Cvareh, she sees an opportunity to slaughter an enemy and make a profit off his corpse.But Cvareh sees an opportunity to cut a deal with the one person the king’s assassins might fear. He offers her the one thing Arianna can’t refuse: A wish of her greatest desire, if she brings him to the Alchemists of Loom.Joined by a trigger-happy gun mage, the trio will make their way across the steely, gear-crusted, and deadly landscape of Loom, in a story of a world divided, where magic clashes with machine, and the cost of power is blood.The Alchemists of Loom is the first book in a complete, dark fantasy trilogy set in a divided world of magic versus machine, gritty adventure, brutal and bloody sorcery, enemies to lovers, and deep friendships. It is perfect for epic fantasy readers looking for a unique and deep world.

C. S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia meets clean YA romantasy in this dual POV, slow-burn romance.This bundle includes books 1-3 out of a 6-book series.DRAGON'S BLOOD (Book 1)Sarah Lind has fallen into a perilous world inhabited by a race of dragon shapeshifters. If she is to find her way home, she will have to work with their handsome Heir, Koriben, who believes she is the leader he needs to restore the broken Covenants that are the foundation of his people's existence—before the Devourer consumes their worlds.DRAGON'S HEIR (Book 2)Earth's secret guardian, the Tree of Ice, has given Sarah a way back home: if she finds and unlocks all six moongates hidden across the Six Realms, the Tree will reveal the seventh moongate to Earth. As Sarah races against all odds to find her way home, she risks something even greater than her life: her heart.DRAGON'S TEAR (Book 3)With only four days left for them to finish their quest before the Devourer's invasion, Sarah and Koriben don't have much time to find the answers to their deepest questions about their destinies and each other. Yet if they don't…the darkness could tear them apart.

An ambitious orphan. A ruthless warlord. An impossible destiny.Arya Nameless is a lowly Raider posted to an isolated fort in the most dangerous place in Dunidaen. She has few prospects, and as much as she loves her fellow soldiers, she burns for more—more control, more autonomy, more power.When her bravery during an unexpected attack leads to an offer to join the household of one of Dunidaen’s warlords, Arya finds a home and family she never expected. Yet her quicksilver temper and fierce pride put her place there at constant risk.And as her warlord embroils them all in a dangerous political game to rule Dunidaen, over the border to the west, the Nightstalker lurks. A king who wields powerful magic, the Nightstalker’s fate is inextricably entwined with Arya’s. His relentless pursuit will force Arya into a choice she doesn’t want to make, between loyalty and love, and taking hold of the destiny she was born to fulfill.Which will she choose?

The Rat Tail Inn, a secluded, unremarkable place that few guests remember and even fewer people know about, has just had its first scandal. Amory Kipp, town drunk and general nuisance, has been murdered in his room. Unfortunately for the killer, royal detective Blaise Gideon had chosen to spend the night and assumes control of the case. Before she can even get the investigation started, two of the suspects reveal themselves as pioneers in a new field: archaeology. The married pair of academics is on the hunt for the legendary artifact known as the Mercury Idol, an item considered to be a gift from the gods. The Idol, if deeming an individual worthy, would allegedly grant them the power of a god.The archaeologists believe Amory Kipp was looking for the Idol and was killed for it. Desperate, Blaise makes an agreement with them. If they help her find the killer, she’ll help them find the Idol. Skeptical at first, Blaise soon finds there might be some truth to the stories of the Idol. With mounting evidence of the supernatural, local wildlife going crazy, and seemingly no one being who they claimed, Blaise must solve the case before sunrise when all the guests check out or, worse, before there’s a new god in town.